From Santa to S’mores, a Witham Family Hotel’s Charitable Christmas Tradition Brings Holiday Magic to Nearly 1,000 in Bar Harbor.

How a Maine Hotel Has Turned Giving Into an Annual Holiday Celebration. Carrie Jones Dec 14, 2025 BAR HARBOR—The lights came first, then the ornaments, then the sound of children laughing as parents lingered near craft tables, many realizing—perhaps all at once—that they had stepped into a tradition that had quietly become part of their family’s winter. “This is a really beautiful thing,” one woman … Continue reading From Santa to S’mores, a Witham Family Hotel’s Charitable Christmas Tradition Brings Holiday Magic to Nearly 1,000 in Bar Harbor.

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Witham Family Hotels Breaks Ground on New Home2 Suites by Hilton in Ellsworth, Maine

New project will bring 30 full-time, year-round jobs Carrie Jones Jun 10, 2025 Share The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by Paradis Ace Hardware. ELLSWORTH—Witham Family Hotels has begun construction on its new Home2 Suites by Hilton in Ellsworth. On Tuesday morning, Ellsworth officials, representatives from Witham Family Hotels, and Wright-Ryan all gathered with the media on a somewhat muddy site, smiling despite the drizzle … Continue reading Witham Family Hotels Breaks Ground on New Home2 Suites by Hilton in Ellsworth, Maine

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Hotel Workers Bring a Decade of Christmas Magic

Witham Family Charitable Christmas brings joy, kindness, warmth, and toys to families in Bar Harbor and beyond Carrie Jones Dec 15, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—Some of the 800 or so people on Saturday came with a plan. “We’ve got to find the donuts. We’ve got to take a photo with Santa,” one mom told her family in the Candy Cane Lane hallway of the Atlantic … Continue reading Hotel Workers Bring a Decade of Christmas Magic

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For These Siblings and Their Charitable Fund, Giving Back Has Become a Million Dollar Purpose

Gift to Island Connections Brings Sum of All Gifts to One Million CARRIE JONES MAY 25, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—When their dad, David Witham Sr. died, David and Christine Witham knew that they wanted to do something to honor their father’s memory. While some might have put up a plaque or named a building, the siblings wanted to do something that would continue, something that … Continue reading For These Siblings and Their Charitable Fund, Giving Back Has Become a Million Dollar Purpose

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Kebo Street Employee Housing Hosts Its Tiniest Fans

New housing will be seasonal home to over 80 CARRIE JONES MAR 29, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—One of the town’s first large, shared accommodation buildings in downtown Bar Harbor hosted a ribbon cutting celebration on Thursday afternoon at 3 p.m. The Witham Family Hotels hope that the building will help address the shortage of affordable workforce housing in Bar Harbor. It is meant to house … Continue reading Kebo Street Employee Housing Hosts Its Tiniest Fans

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For Hotel Workers, a Time to Create Christmas Magic

Witham Family Charitable Christmas brings joy, kindness, and toys to families in Bar Harbor and beyond CARRIE JONES DEC 10, 2023 Share BAR HARBOR—Christmas tunes crank out of speakers while families gather on the asphalt parking lot outside the Atlantic Oceanside Hotel and Event Center Saturday morning. Twinkling white lights hung from rafters greet visitors at one of Bar Harbor’s most joyous traditions: Witham Family … Continue reading For Hotel Workers, a Time to Create Christmas Magic

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Community Comes Together To Bring Christmas To Kids

Witham Family Hotel’s Free Charitable Christmas Celebration Brings Full On Cheer To Locals and Continues to Provide Long After Event Is Over BAR HARBOR—“Are those reindeer?” one mom crooned to her newly walking toddler as they came down the stairs of the Atlantic Oceanside. “Yeah,” her daughter whispered. “Are those Santa’s reindeers?” the mom asked as they came to the bottom of the steps. “Ye-ah.” … Continue reading Community Comes Together To Bring Christmas To Kids

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