In pictures this week

PROUD SERVICE … Warren Worcester of Southwest Harbor greets a friend Saturday after giving a presentation at the Jesup Memorial Library about his service in the Pacific during World War II. Worcester, a radio operator, spent almost 200 days in constant combat in the Philippines and Guam. Nat Fenton of Bar Harbor also spoke at the event, sharing stories of his father’s service around the same time, in the war in Europe. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE JESUP MEMORIAL LIBRARY

WILD WEATHER … Thick ice on the flooded Jesup Path in Acadia National Park supported ice skaters just a few weeks ago, but the floodwaters have receded significantly, as shown in a photo taken this week. Large blocks of ice remain. PHOTO COURTESY OF ALICE CLAIR

FANTASTIC FIDDLERS … Conners Emerson string students from grades three through eight played Friday as the opening act for fiddler Sean Heely at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church in Bar Harbor. Heely, center, is a member of the Acadia Trad School faculty. He spent part of the day Friday coaching the string orchestra and the Swallowtail Fiddlers at the school. PHOTO COURTESY OF REBECCA EDMONSON

HIGH WATER … Rain and melting snow combine to create a torrent of water in Duck Brook in Acadia National Park. ISLANDER PHOTO BY DICK BROOM

DANCE FESTIVAL … Sierra Cast of Bar Harbor, a junior at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, participated in the college’s 2017 Fall Dance Festival. Students and faculty in the Simon’s Rock dance program presented their work to the community in a celebration of dance. PHOTO COURTESY OF READMEDIA NEWSWIRE

UNSUNG HERO … Photographer Barry Gutradt, also known as “Walter Churchill,” was presented with an Unsung Hero Award Feb. 8 at the Senior Night basketball games at Mount Desert Island High School for his support of the school’s programs. Chris Popper of WDEA radio also was honored. ISLANDER PHOTO BY MIKE MANDELL

FROZEN SKY … A view of Long Pond in Acadia National Park on a clear day in January, taken from the pumping station at the south end. ISLANDER PHOTO BY SHAYLA WHITE

FOUR DECADES OF SERVICE…Ada Hatch, left, of Bar Harbor was honored Friday by the Mount Desert Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) for 40 years of active membership. She has held a number of offices in the organization and is involved in other community service organizations. With her is Kerry Zimmerman, regent of the DAR’s MDI chapter. ISLANDER PHOTO BY DICK BROOM

THAT’S DEDICATION … Wendy McKim, Kim Davis, Leslyn Shea, Wendy Littlefield and Tammy Dow were presented with Mount Desert Island High School Service Awards last week to honor their years of volunteer service to athletics and other school programs. The awards were announced during Senior Night celebrations between basketball games. ISLANDER PHOTO BY MIKE MANDELL

NEW BEGINNING … The Rt. Rev. Stephen Lane, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, officiates at the reconsecration service for St. Mary’s Chapel in Northeast Harbor on Sunday. Four years ago, it was discovered that the chapel, built in 1986, had serious structural problems. A $723,000 restoration, which included replacing the roof and second floor and completely renovating the first floor, was recently completed. St. Mary’s is one of three churches of the Parish of St. Mary and St. Jude. ISLANDER PHOTO BY DICK BROOM