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Bar Harbor

American  

noun

  1. a town on Mount Desert Island, in S Maine: summer resort.


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A few days of monitoring the situation from Bar Harbor would be necessary.

From Slate Jun. 13, 2026

In high school, Baltimore enrolled in a summer program at the prestigious Jackson Laboratory at Bar Harbor, Maine, where he made a discovery that altered his life and set him on the path to science.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2025

Accustomed to ceding the spotlight to showy spots like Bar Harbor, some in the county are not sure how they feel about its fleeting status as the place to be.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 2024

“There’s going to be huge white rollers coming in on top of 50- to 60-mph winds. It’ll be quite entertaining,” Bar Harbor lobsterman Bruce Young said Friday.

From Seattle Times Sep. 15, 2023

The Sea Coast Mission in Bar Harbor has a food pantry, though no overnight accommodations.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

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