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Bar Harbor

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bar Harbor town (1990 pop. 2,768), SE Maine, on Mount Desert Island and on Frenchman Bay; settled 1763, inc. 1796. It was a famed New England resort during the 19th cent. Bar Harbor is a port of entry, with ferry connections to Yarmouth, N.S., during the summer. In 1947 a large part of the town was destroyed by fire. Jackson Memorial Laboratory for biological research and the College of the Atlantic are there. Nearby Acadia National Park is a major tourist attraction. Author not available, BAR HARBOR. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
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bar 1 / bär / • n. 1. a long rod...substance formed into a regular narrow block: a bar of chocolate gold bars. ∎ ...a sandbank or shoal at the mouth of a harbor, bay, or estuary. 2. a counter across which...refreshments or providing a service: a dairy bar. 3. a barrier or ... Read more
Nelson (Aldrich) Rockefeller
(born July 8, 1908, Bar Harbor, Maine, U.S.—died Jan. 26, 1979, New York, N.Y.) U.S. politician. A grandson of John D. Rockefeller , he worked for several... Read more

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Pricey Bar Harbor loses customers to Bangor, County
; ...July Fourth holiday is any clue, Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park could be...America's latest low-carb diet craze. Bar Harbor has long been Maine's No. 1 tourism...supervisor, said Monday from the Bar Harbor village green. "At 10 a.m. [Monday... Read more
Bar Harbor to host ship bigger than QM2
; BAR HARBOR - Three years ago, the enormous cruise ship...500 more than the QM2. Its first visit to Bar Harbor is scheduled for Sept. 5. That day and Sept...080 cruise ship passengers tromping around Bar Harbor's seaside village at the same time. That... Read more
Cruise-ship season opens amid high security Armed Caost Guard officers escort liner into Bar Harbor
; BAR HARBOR - The cruise ship Rotterdam was not easy...meet the 750- foot vessel as it approached Bar Harbor for a daylong visit. "I love watching the...Rotterdam and its 1,300 passengers safely into Bar Harbor. Since the terrorist attacks in the United... Read more
Bar Harbor to welcome record number of cruise ships Swell attributed to Americans' yen for trips closer to home
; BAR HARBOR - More cruise ships than ever will drop...the Rotterdam makes its maiden voyage into Bar Harbor with 1,600 passengers, and will continue...what Maine is," Clare Wood, director of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce, said Friday. Wood... Read more
Bar Harbor expects record cruise ship visits
; BAR HARBOR - Last year's record has yet to be broken...time, the number of cruise ship visits to Bar Harbor, the most popular port in the state for...is expected to top 100. Charlie Phippen, Bar Harbor's harbor master, said recently that cruise... Read more
Bernard 'Sonny' Cough dies at 79 Bar Harbor 'hotel mogul' helped found local Chamber, College of the Atlantic
; BAR HARBOR - A former local "hotel mogul" who was instrumental...Gray said. "We lost a good man here in Bar Harbor." His son Dick Cough said Monday that his...Saturday at Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor. He was born July 12, 1927, in Danbury... Read more
Bar Harbor gained $10.3M from cruises
; BAR HARBOR - Even as the town prepares for a record...bill nicely, Clare Bingham, director of the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce, said Monday. As indicated...town and say they're likely to return to Bar Harbor in the future. "How much more perfect could... Read more
DEP restricts shore paths Bar Harbor officials feel trail plan improves environment
; Around 1880, officials in Bar Harbor took a step that many of their counterparts...their desires to be near the water. Bar Harbor's shore path, which connects Wayman...constructed shore paths will force Bar Harbor and other towns to pull their proposed... Read more
Bar Harbor disputes 'beach bum' label
; BAR HARBOR - Not enough is being done by local officials...Resources Defense Council, however, and insisted Bar Harbor is actively involved in making sure its...annual report released last week, NRDC cited Bar Harbor as a "beach bum" for not doing enough to... Read more
Bar Harbor cruise ship tally likely to be record high
; BAR HARBOR - The local cruise ship season is expected...ship visits to Frenchman Bay this year, Bar Harbor harbor master Charlie Phippen said Monday...the last cruise ship scheduled to visit Bar Harbor in 2007. "I thought it was fairly successful... Read more

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