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“An Acadian Winter” with Bob Thayer   PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB THAYER SOUTHWEST HARBOR — Photographer and naturalist Bob Thayer will give an online presentation titled “An Acadian Winter,” hosted by Southwest Harbor Public Library, on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 5:30 p.m.     Thayer’s photographs will highlight why we choose to ‘endure’ the short and cold days of a Maine winter, and why many of us love winter in Maine. After all, the spring is sweeter after you’ve survived the winter.       A native of Maine, but for 30 years a teacher in Massachusetts sch...

You Can Visit Acadia National Park For Free On These Days In 2021 On these six days, you can visit any national park for free. Here's some dates to remember. The first fee-free day is coming up. The National Parks Service has announced free entrance days for 2021. On six select days this year, anyone can visit national parks for free. According to the NPS, "fee-free days provide a great opportunity to visit a new place or an old favorite, especially one of the national parks that normally charge an entrance fee." 2021 Fee-Free Days: Fee-free days do not cover amenities or use fees for activ...

January 1st, 2021 | by: Stu Marckoon Trenton Withdrawal (Trenton) – A group studying school funding in Trenton has urged the town to withdraw from AOS 91 which includes the four towns on Mt. Desert Island.  The Ellsworth American reports the town’s School Evaluation Options Committee made its recommendation to the Board of Selectmen this week, and also urged the Trenton School Committee to take a no confidence vote against the superintendent of schools.    The group is not an official town government committee, and says it is looking for ways to try to save money on edu...

Acadia National Park free buses will run in 2021, but with limited service The Island Explorer did not run at all in 2020, but will be back shuttling visitors around the park beginning in June. By Dick BroomMount Desert Islander Read Article ACADIA NATIONAL PARK — The fare-free Island Explorer bus system, which did not run at all in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to operate on a limited basis this coming season. “We intend to run Island Explorer for a full season (June 23 to Oct. 11), but it will be greatly simplified; it will look very different from our traditiona...

Island Explorer will run in 2021 with fewer routes, 12 people per bus  ACADIA NAT’L PARK — The fare-free Island Explorer bus system, which did not run at all in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to operate on a limited basis this coming season.   “We intend to run Island Explorer for a full season [June 23 to Oct. 11], but it will be greatly simplified; it will look very different from our traditional service,” said Paul Murphy, executive director of Downeast Transportation, which operates the Island Explorer.  “We don’t have everything finalized y...