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One Historical Inn Near Bangor, Maine, Has a Chillingly Haunted History
Countless people have traveled along Route 1A in Maine from Bangor on their way to Ellsworth and Bar Harbor. Through twists and turns, you'll come up to a picturesque hilltop with a majestic Colonial building at the top, known as the Lucerne Inn. The inn has been maintained since it...
Hancock July 4th Hot Dog Cookout and Concert
Here's what's happening in Hancock on Thursday, July 4th. The Hancock Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual July 4th Hot Dog Cookout Fundraiser from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on Hancock Point. Grilled hot dogs, chips, and sodas will be available by donation at the Hancock Point Boathouse on the corner of Wharf Road and Bay Avenue. The fundraiser supports the Fire and Emergency Medical Services provided by the Department to Hancock and surrounding communities. A Hancock Point Community 4th of July Parade will precede the fundraiser.
Contemporary classical music comes to Bar Harbor
BAR HARBOR — Join DownEast New Music as it kicks off a second season, with two concerts happening right here in Bar Harbor and Northeast Harbor. Over five performances and two weeks, DownEast New Music will celebrate pieces that speak to the lives and experiences of modern audiences. The...
Island's newest roastery serves a cleaner cup
Town Hill — For Cristobal Marcial and his partner Cristina Devora, owners of Coffee Matter at Mother’s Kitchen, roasting their own coffee beans was a natural next step in their business evolution. Enter Coffee Matter Specialty Roasters. The couple founded Coffee Matter in Bar Harbor in 2019 and...
Talk highlights first recorded visitors to Mount Desert Island
SALSBURY COVE — The island's first recorded summer visitors is the focus of a July 11 talk at Garland Farm and on Zoom at 4 p.m.. The Beatrix Farrand Society welcomes photographer and publisher John Bigelow Taylor for a discussion about the Tracy family and their friends' 1855 visit to Mount Desert Island.
Tour the Sunbeam V on Fridays in Northeast Harbor
MOUNT DESERT — Join Maine Seacoast Mission this summer and tour the Mission’s 74-foot service boat, the Sunbeam V. Each Friday from July 5 to Aug. 28 at 1 p.m., the public is welcome aboard the boat in the Northeast Harbor marina. Visitors will learn about the organization’s history and its programming on unbridged islands and in the Downeast region.
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