Three from MDI head to world sailing event

John Joseph of Northeast Harbor and Rowan Fraley of Seal Harbor are part of the eight-member Maine Maritime Academy crew that headed out on Oct. 18 for the 31st Student Yachting World Cup off the shores of La Trinite-Sur-Mer, France. Heading up the team is MMA sailing...

Trojan boys in, girls out of postseason tourneys

As expected, the Mount Desert Island boys have earned a playoff spot, while the Trojan girls will fall short of their quest to participate in the postseason. After weeks of hard work and battling opponents tooth and nail on the pitch, the MDI boys have qualified for...

Neighbors negotiate, land uses clash

Property owners from along Flat Iron Road in Bass Harbor were able to come to at least some degree of understanding with the owner of a new boat storage facility on what is called “the triangle” and is bordered on one side by Flat Iron Road and on the other by Route...

Fright at the Fort: Prepare to be scared

Fright at the Fort returns the last two Friday and Saturday nights this October at the Fort Knox State Historic site, in Prospect, where the 19th century bastion is transformed into a bad nightmare designed to put a chill into the bravest of living souls. Visitors are...

Nature’s art…

The late-afternoon, autumn sun lends beauty to a beat-up dinghy reflected in the waters of Blue Hill Bay.
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