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Bar Harbor

American  

noun

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


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With a little effort and some decent publicity, Widow’s Bay could be the next Bar Harbor or Martha’s Vineyard!

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

From Slate ● Jun. 13, 2026

Among the best-known sites to suffer damage were the century-old Shore Path in Bar Harbor and Pemaquid Point lighthouse in Bristol, depicted on the Maine commemorative quarter.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

Earlier Saturday in Bar Harbor, Maine, the touristy gateway to Acadia National Park, a whale watch vessel broke free of its mooring and crashed ashore.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 2023

The words "Bar Harbor, Maine" were painted in the sky.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies

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