1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (240+ words) LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR As the summer turns to fall, the Bar Harbor Historical Society continues to embrace the idea of community stories and learning from each other. Over the past few months, we showcased programs on new books…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (613+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Don & Beth Straus Center at Birch Bay Village. ACADIA NATIONAL PARK—Year-to-date visits to Acadia National Park is down in 2026 as opposed to last year’s numbers. The National Park Service’s August…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (946+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. MOUNT DESERT—The town’s Selectboard meeting, September 8 was a quick one, clocking in at under 17 minutes, but Town Manager Alex Kimball said to expect that not to be…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1393+ words) The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by First National Wealth Management. TREMONT—As the governing bodies of AOS 91 member towns are authorizing placing a question regarding school reorganization on town ballots for the November 3 vote, discussion surrounding the merits,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (109+ words) BAR HARBOR — There are just two days left to purchase tickets for the Kids’ Corner Early Learning Center Basket Raffle. The drawing for a plethora of prize baskets is set for September 11. The group is close to its fundraising goal....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (255+ words) BAR HARBOR — MDI Health and Birch Bay Village, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, will offer a free three-part Empowering Caregivers Series this fall for individuals caring for someone living with dementia. The series will be facilitated by Sandy Hatt,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (298+ words) Bar Harbor Story | Carrie Jones | Substack Healthy Acadia Selected as Shaw’s GIVE BACK WHERE IT COUNTS Reusable Bag Program Beneficiary for September ELLSWORTH - Healthy Acadia’s INSPIRE Recovery Community Center in Ellsworth has been selected as a nonprofit partner in the…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (153+ words) Bar Harbor Story | Carrie Jones | Substack Healthy Acadia Invites You to Explore Mindfulness and Movement: Breathe, Posture, & Yoga Off the Mat MAINE—Healthy Acadia will host “Mindfulness and Movement: Breathe, Posture, & Yoga Off the Mat” with Samantha Williams on Thursday,…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (196+ words) Bar Harbor Story | Carrie Jones | Substack Otter Creek’s Lost Waterfront with Durlin Lunt Thursday, September 24th at 5:30pm at the Jesup Memorial Library BAR HARBOR – On Thursday, September 24 at 5:30 pm, the MDI Historical Society and Jesup Memorial Library will host Durlin Lunt…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (145+ words) All you have to do is keep your eyes open for deer anywhere in Maine through September 30, then report any you spot using our quick and easy online form including: The number of bucks, does, and fawns Our biologists will…...