Oct 4, 2026
Bar Harbor SourceLocal news for Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Island and Acadia

Bar Harbor Source — Mount Desert Island's local news publication

Bar Harbor Source covers Bar Harbor and the rest of Mount Desert Island — Mount Desert, Southwest Harbor and Tremont — along with Acadia National Park and the Hancock County shore it shares with Ellsworth and Trenton. We report on the Town Council and town meeting, the school system, the harbor and the cruise-ship question, the park and its seasons, the Jackson Laboratory and College of the Atlantic, MDI Hospital, housing and the working waterfront, and the seasonal economy that brings millions of visitors a year to a town of about 5,000 year-round residents.

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