Shuffling along the lane, her fancy new snowshoes leaving a distinctive pattern in the new-fallen snow, Lucy headed towards the warm yellow glow coming from the window in her grandfather’s ramshackle workshop at the edge of the harbor. Surrounded by stacks of fishing gear, and an old set of wooden oars half buried in snowdrifts, …
Ookpik glided silently over the quiet fishing village, unblinking eyes drawn to the warm glow streaming from windows in the tiny buildings far below. A thick, white coat of feathers, freckled with hints of brown, held back a night so cold that even the brightest stars refused to twinkle. The Milky Way arced across the …
BAR HARBOR — This year’s cruise ship season may be more than half over as far as the calendar is concerned. But it really is just getting started. A total of 92 visits are still scheduled between now and Nov. 1 out of the 171 originally scheduled. That compares to last year when 120 visits …
MOUNT DESERT — Sailors from International One Design (IOD) sailboat fleets from around the world have assembled on Mount Desert Island this week for the World Championships hosted by the Northeast Harbor Fleet. The World Championships got underway Sunday afternoon with a practice race and welcome reception. Races were held on Monday and Tuesday, and …
MOUNT DESERT — Several of the most desirable ocean-front, luxury properties on Mount Desert Island have been placed on the market in the last month or so. Ranging in price from $6.2 to $19 million, some, if sold for the asking prices, will set new records for the most expensive residences in Maine. At the …
TREMONT — Moving to preempt the cruise ship industry from bringing passengers ashore at Bass Harbor, Tremont selectmen Monday voted unanimously to call a special town meeting to consider a moratorium on such maritime uses. Several members of the public addressed the board, urging the town to take action in the wake of a similar …
TREMONT – The possibility of using the town’s former landfill for a solar energy installation was entertained by selectmen here Monday. A Climate to Thrive (ACTT), an organization that has set the goal of making Mount Desert Island energy independent by 2030, had filed a request that the town allow a 414-kilowatt array of 1,300 …
ACADIA NAT’L PARK — Seven people who were in a minivan that ran off the Lower Mountain Road here and ended up on its roof at the bottom of a 30-foot embankment Friday escaped without life-threatening injuries. According to ranger reports, the Honda Odyssey van was heading north on that section of the Park Loop …
BAR HARBOR — An estimated 10,000 people, or more, turn out to watch the annual fireworks display in Bar Harbor on July 4. Getting them all quickly on their way home after the show is as much an art, as it is a science. Bar Harbor Police can usually have traffic flowing smoothly again within …
There’s a revolution of sorts happening in the housing industry in America. In a nation whose residents have long flocked to residential subdivisions filled with artificially ornate McMansions, many people are now turning their backs on the mantra “bigger is better” when it comes to a place to live. All hail the arrival, as the …
