Bar Harbor Story

Bar Harbor Story Digital newspaper featuring the people, events, & news of Bar Harbor, Maine & the Mount Desert Island region. So, come hang out!

The Bar Harbor Story is an alternative news and features site that focuses on the people, places and events of Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, and Mount Desert Island. Sometimes we even venture to the rest of Hancock County, Maine. Bar Harbor Story is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. It’s just me here, Carrie Jones, and I’m doing this to make sure local people have free access to information, and I am far from perfect and far from everywhere, but if you have a story idea or event you’d like me to cover, let me know! But if you’re worried about credentials, I’ve reported for the Bar Harbor Times and Ellsworth American and edited the Ellsworth Weekly, winning numerous Maine Press Awards for reporting (features, spot news, arts, sports, columns) and photography. And let me know if there’s something you’d like me to cover!

One Last Welcome Back at Conners Emerson.Conners Emerson teachers and staff returned Monday to a red-carpet welcome from...
09/01/2026

One Last Welcome Back at Conners Emerson.

Conners Emerson teachers and staff returned Monday to a red-carpet welcome from students and parents, beginning the final school year in Bar Harbor’s old elementary school buildings.

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Conners Emerson teachers and staff returned Monday to a red-carpet welcome from students and parents, beginning the final school year in Bar Harbor’s old elementary school buildings.

08/31/2026
What Tremont Is Doing For Its Kids.After one kickball game exposed a need among local children, Tremont residents began ...
08/31/2026

What Tremont Is Doing For Its Kids.

After one kickball game exposed a need among local children, Tremont residents began building something that could last beyond a couple of Sundays.

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After one kickball game exposed a need among local children, Tremont residents began building something that could last beyond a couple of Sundays.

THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.And some ongoing events.Free to read, just click through.
08/31/2026

THINGS TO DO IN THE MOUNT DESERT ISLAND REGION THIS WEEK.

And some ongoing events.

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And some ongoing events.

ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That ...
08/31/2026

ON THE AGENDA: Town & School Meetings This Week.

It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.

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It's our round up of upcoming government meetings. All are public. That means you can go and be involved.

It's our second batch of photos from the Tremont Kickball Game (of Awesome), which was today and the community turned ou...
08/30/2026

It's our second batch of photos from the Tremont Kickball Game (of Awesome), which was today and the community turned out to have fun, to support each other, and to just be together.

That, of course, is what community is all about.

There were tons of donations of food, ice, drink, and time. And time and being together? That's kind of the greatest donation of all.

There were also collections for the Closson Family whose boat sunk last weekend and also for the brand-new Tremont Youth Community Assistance Program.

Some people from Trenton and Bar Harbor (and maybe other towns) came out to support everyone, too.

Jayson Clough Town of Tremont

The Tremont Kickball Game (of Awesome) was today and community turned out to have fun, to support each other, and to jus...
08/30/2026

The Tremont Kickball Game (of Awesome) was today and community turned out to have fun, to support each other, and to just be together.

That, of course, is what community is all about. There were tons of donations of food, ice, drink, and time. And time and being together? That's kind of the greatest donation of all.

There were also collections for the Closson Family whose boat sunk last weekend and also for the brand-new Tremont Youth Community Assistance Program. Jayson Clough Town of Tremont.

We'll be adding a few more photos to this post and probably have a second post of photos, too.

They Made a Wish and Then They Let the Butterflies Go.At Frost Farms, a day of monarch releases brought children face-to...
08/30/2026

They Made a Wish and Then They Let the Butterflies Go.

At Frost Farms, a day of monarch releases brought children face-to-face with a species whose survival depends on places like this one.

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At Frost Farms, a day of monarch releases brought children face-to-face with a species whose survival depends on places like this one.

People We’ve Lost.Claudette R. Boggs. Jan MacQuinn Gee. Roberta Wallace Longsworth. Ann Mudge Backer. Mary Ruth Murphy. ...
08/30/2026

People We’ve Lost.

Claudette R. Boggs. Jan MacQuinn Gee. Roberta Wallace Longsworth. Ann Mudge Backer. Mary Ruth Murphy. Richard S. Smith. Alfred “Neil” McCombs.

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Claudette R. Boggs. Jan MacQuinn Gee. Roberta Wallace Longsworth. Ann Mudge Backer. Mary Ruth Murphy. Richard S. Smith. Alfred “Neil” McCombs.

08/30/2026

The Eagle Lake Road in Bar Harbor is open again after being closed for an accident at 8:50 a.m. It was closed from a time before 8:30. Many thanks to a community member for letting us know about the closure.

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