Artists with a connection to Mount Desert Island are invited to submit work for the 26th annual Mount Desert Island Open, a non-juried community exhibition at Shaw ...

Maine Coast Heritage Trust has sold an acre of marshland to Acadia National Park and donated 3 adjoining acres to the Island Housing Trust to create year-round workforce housing. The land is fronted ...

It was raining. The wind was blowing. The seas were rolling. We’d come to Southwest Harbor, Maine, dubbed “the quiet side” of Mount Desert Island, for its promise: gorgeous scenery without the ...

From left, Mike Barton, Marty Grohman, Joe Porta, John Laliberte and Tom Watson plant a tree for the Eddy. PHOTO / COURTESY REVELER DEVELOPMENT The nonprofit Island Housing Trust launched the final ...

The Asticou’s $28-million renovation has brought modern comforts to its guest rooms and has also added new spa suites and family-friendly cottages. Its location in the quiet village of Northeast ...

In 2021, Mount Desert Island High School purchased and deployed the first electric school bus in Maine. Many students and parents in the community advocated for the project, and a Maine Department of ...

Summer heat stretches into fall and Mount Desert Island is still well stuffed with visitors. Not as busy as the crazy hectic summer was, I’m told by one local business owner. But downtown Bar Harbor, ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Landscape sketch showing a view of Mt. Desert Island, Maine, from nearby Sutton Island looking northeast. The ...