Bar Harbor
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PublishedMarch 21, 2025
It’s a mystery, for now, why a Maine salvage company wants this sunken ship
U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen will unseal court records in 6 weeks, identifying the schooner that sank off the coast of Bar Harbor in the late 1890s.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2025
Appeals court takes up challenge to Bar Harbor’s cruise passenger limit
Businesses claim a voter-approved cap on the number of cruise passengers that can visit the town near Acadia National Park is unconstitutional.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2024
Two victims identified after small plane crashes at Bar Harbor airport
The single-engine plane arriving from New Jersey with 2 people aboard crashed during its approach, the FAA said.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2023
Coast Guard calls off search for missing Down East lobsterman
Top Gun, 18-year-old Tylar Michaud's lobster boat, was found Friday night with no one aboard.
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PublishedMay 28, 2023
Mainers divided over rise of glamping
Some communities are pushing back on plans to develop 'glampgrounds' that seek to offer an outdoor hotel-like experience.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2021
More than 125 boats participate in protest on Frenchman Bay
Sunday's 'Save the Bay' flotilla was a demonstration against plans by American Aquafarms to place an industrial salmon farm off the coast of Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2021
Acadia, other national parks exploring options after being ‘loved to death’
Maine Sen. Angus King led a congressional subcommittee hearing to discuss options for addressing overcrowding at national parks.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2021
Ferry service linking Bar Harbor and Nova Scotia canceled again
The Cat high-speed ferry is scratched for the third straight year, and for the second time because of the pandemic.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
Bar Harbor hospital sounds warning on undetected COVID-infected visitors
With long testing delays in other states, some learn they tested positive after starting vacations in Maine.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Bar Harbor cancels cruise ship visits through end of year
The Town Council acted after rejecting a plan from a small ship line to make port calls.