TAKING THE WINTER OFF … Row upon row of lobster traps lie stacked on a wharf in Bernard last week before Mount Desert Island was hit by a series of major winter storms. The gear will be back in the ocean come spring as another fishing season gears up to meet peak summer demand. ISLANDER FILE PHOTO
WINTER’S REVENGE … The passenger ferry Miss Lizzie is covered in snow while waiting for its crew to arrive and clear it off on Tuesday morning in Northeast Harbor. The vessel serves the Bar Harbor to Winter Harbor route in summer. PHOTO COURTESY OF AMANDA BRACY
WINTER’S BURDEN … This car in Bar Harbor looks the way most residents felt after dealing with more than three feet of snow that fell over just a few days this week on Mount Desert Island. All snow was removed from the vehicle before driving on public streets. PHOTO COURTESY OF LORI BARTLETT
This view of Cottage Street shows just how deep the snow got in Bar Harbor. PHOTO COURTESY OF MATTHEW HOCHMAN
PICKING A WINNER … Missy Higgins, left, watches as a Tremont Consolidated School student picks another winner for the many raffle prizes awarded Saturday during the school’s annual ice fishing derby. Safety concerns cancelled the fishing, but activities did take place in the school gym. More than $8,000 was raised for the school. The school’s parent teacher organizations raised another $4,000 in a boat raffle. ISLANDER PHOTO BY MARK GOOD
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