Build a gingerbread house, help the Southwest Harbor firefighters

The Southwest Harbor Firefighters Association is hosting a Gingerbread House Silent Auction, an event that is expected to become an annual event. “We are looking for spectacular gingerbread creations from local businesses and individuals,” said firefighter and...

Light a Candle Festival to aid charities

The fourth annual Light a Candle Festival will be held from Dec. 2-4 at the Masonic Hall on High Street in Bar Harbor. Festival organizer Bobbie Lynn Hutchins said she is looking for a few more storytellers for the storytelling contest, which was added to last...

Acadia National Park annual passes on sale in December

The Acadia National Park annual pass sale will be held Dec. 1-30 at the winter visitor center at park headquarters on the Eagle Lake Road (Route 233) in Bar Harbor. Acadia National Park annual passes are valid for one year from the month of purchase. Eighty percent of...

New library director selected for emerging leaders program

Brook Minner, the new library director in Northeast Harbor, has been selected by the American Library Association to participate in the Emerging Leaders Program in 2012. Seventy-seven participants from across the country, all 35 or younger, were chosen out of 240...

Southwest Harbor/Tremont Chamber closes for the season

The Southwest Harbor/Tremont Chamber of Commerce announced this week its office will be closed for the season and not reopen for regular hours until late spring. The Chamber Board continues to meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 a.m. at Harbor House and...
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