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Wayne Davis. James ‘Jimmy’ F Morrison. Susan Tyler Ingram. David Vincent Mastropaolo. Lisa Rosebrook. Gregory Wayne Lawson. Ricky Ryan. John Burrill…
 • Carrie Jones
Reading Isn’t Quite Over Yet. At Least Not Here.
While national studies show Americans reading fewer books, MDI’s annual library sales offered a weekend-long argument for the enduring appeal of the…
 • Carrie Jones
Bar Harbor’s Tourism Debate Is More Complicated Than ‘Businesses vs. Residents’
A survey of 55 businesses found common ground on housing, tourism, and infrastructure, even as many respondents raised concerns about housing and costs.
 • Carrie Jones
Baker Island Lighthouse Has Weathered Almost Everything. Can It Survive Time?
Friends of Acadia has raised more than $400,000 to begin stabilizing the historic Baker Island tower.
 • Carrie Jones
It's All the Briefs and Press Releases.
There's so much good community news (and helpful things) in here.
 • Carrie Jones
Bar Harbor: Notice of Upcoming Public Tennis / Pickleball Courts Temporary Closure for Line Striping
BAR HARBOR—The Bar Harbor public tennis/pickleball courts located on the Athletic Field next to Cromwell Harbor Road will be temporarily closed for…
Senator Collins: I Oppose the Administration’s Strategy that Would Allow the First Ships in New Classes of U.S. Navy Vessels to be Built…
Press release.
Stories of Art, Loss, and Survival with Historian Suzanne Loebl
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Join us on Monday, August 24 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
 • Carrie Jones
Poetry Reading with Rebecca Weiner Tomkins: King of the Fireflies and New Work
SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Join us on Tuesday, August 25th from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
St. Saviour’s Downeast Summer Music Series wraps up on Tuesday, August 25, with local musician Gordon Falt performing from 5 - 6 pm.
BAR HARBOR—St.
 • Carrie Jones
Historic Declaration of Independence Broadside to Visit Abbe Museum Alongside Wabanaki Perspectives
BAR HARBOR—The Abbe Museum is proud to announce that it has been chosen to host a rare copy of the Declaration of Independence as part of a statewide…
Equine Safety Course
September 24, 2026, 8 AM to 4:20 PM
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