Bar Harbor Rotarians Making A Difference at Home and Around the World

Carlos, 13, hunkered in his father’s arms in the club house of Rotary 2030 in Panama City. His voice came out in a guttural cry as Rotarians from foreign clubs gathered around, taking pictures, making friends, and learning about Carlos’ story. Carlos has cerebral palsy, diagnosed when he was six months old. “He was a normal baby and then ….” The Panamanian Rotarian struggled to … Continue reading Bar Harbor Rotarians Making A Difference at Home and Around the World

Smokey’s BBQ and Lobster is the Most Beautiful Place

A lot of people claim that the coast of Maine is one of the most beautiful places in the world, and they might be right. Beauty is subjective. We all get to decide what our own personal “Most Beautiful Place in the World is.”   For some of us the winner might be Smokey’s BBQ and Lobster, a small no-frills place right across from the … Continue reading Smokey’s BBQ and Lobster is the Most Beautiful Place

ArtWaves Building Community and Connection

Good art, good community, is all about connections and insight, creating and glimpsing into things a little bit more deeply than might make us normally comfortable. It’s about stained-glass nippers, felted rocks, stack upon stack of unfinished projects, the smell of turpentine and glue, the feel of a chalk pastel against the skin. There is something vulnerable about creating, but there’s also something so joyous … Continue reading ArtWaves Building Community and Connection