Mount Desert News

The MPA's Fall Conference will be held Oct. 10 and 11 at the Atlantic Oakes Resort in Bar Harbor.

Christiaan and Cody van Heerden lost more than a building in the fire that leveled three Main Street structures here last month.

ACADIA NAT'L PARK - Rangers broke up an early morning beer bash involving more than 40 people on the summit of Day Mountain at about 2 a.m. Monday morning.

Feeling the pinch of high fuel costs, low prices for their catch and other economic pressures, lobstermen are looking for ways to protect their livelihoods.

Marjorie attended the First Baptist Church of Bar Harbor. She is survived by her father, Donald Stark of Florida; her soul mate, friend and companion, Dan Walton of Seal Harbor; one daughter, Angela Hall of ...

Imagine a natural pool with hot tub attached, where rustic walking trails carve their way through woods along a soothing bay.

A Mount Desert woman had to be flown by helicopter Sunday evening from the top of Sargent Mountain after she fell and hit her head, according to a park ranger.

For the first time in 45 years, the Mount Desert Festival of Chamber Music will have a mini-fest of three concerts in three days, running from Sunday, Aug.

On June 12 I posted the following item: I've come across the name LANGLOIS. He was in the service of the absentee landlords, the De Gregoires, just prior to or including 1792.

A South Carolina man is facing numerous charges including assault and drunk driving following a July 25 melee in Northeast Harbor.

On paper, the development here in eastern Maine sounds like a dream for people looking to get away from it all.

Located on 3,300 acres of remote wildlands on pristine Schoodic Peninsula, the proposed project is described as a green community where homeowners and visitors would enjoy views of the ocean and of mountains rising up from the sea five miles away on Mount Desert Island.

'The vision is to figure out how to re-establish the connection between individuals and their natural environments _ and reconnect families in the process,' said Mike Saxl, spokesman for the Winter Harbor Properties investment group that's proposing the development.

Firefighters from across the county worked through the morning to contain a fire that ravaged three Main Street buildings and damaged two others in Northeast Harbor on Tuesday.

A structure fire and resulting explosion in the local village of Northeast Harbor has destroyed three buildings on Main Street.

Firefighters spray water onto the smoldering remains of three buildings that burned in downtown Northeast Harbor Tuesday morning, July 29, 2008.

A structure fire and resulting explosion in the local village of Northeast Harbor has destroyed three buildings on Main Street.

A structure fire and resulting explosion in the local village of Northeast Harbor has destroyed three buildings on Main Street.

A structure fire and resulting explosion in the local village of Northeast Harbor has destroyed three buildings on Main Street.

Police in Mount Desert tell NEWS CENTER there is a fire at Northeast Harbor. It started around 3 a.m. At least five surrounding towns responded to the fire that affected at least two builds.

Each year, local librarians review thousands of new books for children and young adults.

The Swan's Island Library burned to the ground July 24 after it was hit by lightning during an early morning thunderstorm.