Mount Desert Islander

BAR HARBOR - Now in its 49th season, the Guild Fine Craft Show, produced by Shop Maine Craft, returns to College of the Atlantic with a dynamic indoor/outdoor event Aug.

CRABERRY ISLES - When I tried to come up with one word to describe artist, author, performer Ashley Bryan, what first popped into my head was exuberant. But the words

BAR HARBOR - Barton Seaver argues that seafood is one of the most powerful tools we have for rebuilding balance between people and the planet. His new book, "The Blue

SOMESVILLE — On Friday, July 24, at 7 p.m. at the Somesville Union Meetinghouse, acclaimed soprano Michele Kennedy and local pianist Christina Spurling offer a collaborative recital, "Songs of Otherness and Belonging" — an intimate and timely program exploring identity, exile, longing, homecoming and the universal human desire to belong.

BAR HARBOR — Accomplished carpenter and woodworker John Geraghty recently joined A.B. & J.R. Hodgkins as a subcontractor, bringing over 40 years of experience to Mount Desert Island. Geraghty began building at a young age, using his Lego sets to explore his creativity and fascination with crafting. “As a child, that’s all I wanted to do,” said Geraghty. When he was six years old, Geraghty’s grandfather gifted him a toolkit that opened up a world of craftsmanship for him.

TOWN HILL - State officials have determined the cause of the three-alarm fire that ripped through a commercial building at 11 West Eden Ave. on June 23, destroying the property

Clifford Andrew Manchester died after a brief illness on June 28, 2026, at age 101. Other than his overseas service during World War II and a stint in Vermont during the Covid epidemic, he chose to live his life in Maine, where he shared his love of nature and the people of Maine with family and friends. Born in Bar Harbor on September 20, 1924, he grew up in Northeast Harbor, Maine, the oldest of Russell and Mona Manchester’s five children.