Bar Harbor Inn

Queen Victoria For A Day!

On Queen Victoria's maiden voyage, the beautiful ship stopped in Bar Harbor Maine for a visit! 

The ship, on her way up the Maine coast, came into the Bar Harbor harbor at approximately 7:30 am this morning. The weather cooperated and we had a clear sunny day to view the ship and to show off our beautiful coast line and village. We had a welcome party for the Captain and passengers and Janice Strout, Celebration Cakes, who bakes many of our Wedding Cakes, baked a beautiful sheet cake in honor of the ship!

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September 2009 Employee of the Month at the Bar Harbor Inn

Each month during our season we vote on and pick an employee that has shown exceptional workmanship, is a team player and offers to the guests an added value.

For the month of September, Robin Dee, our Staff Accountant has won the honor.  Congratulations Robin! You have have done a fabulous job and deserve this award! 

Pictured are:  Donna Mitchell, Accounting Department Manager, Robin Dee, Staff Accountant and Wil Gaines, Bar Harbor Inn General Manager.

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August Employee of the Month at the Bar Harbor Inn

Each month during our season we vote on and pick an employee that has shown exceptional workmanship, is a team player and offers to the guests an added value.

For the month of August, Karen Benore, Housekeeping has won the honor.  Congratulations Karen! You have have done a fabulous job and deserve this award! 

Pictured are:  Wil Gaines, General Manager, Karen Benore, Housekeeping, and the Housekeeping Manager, Ginny Harkins.

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July Employee of the Month at the Bar Harbor Inn

Each month during our season we vote on and pick an employee that has shown exceptional workmanship, is a team player and offers to the guests an added value.

For the month of July, Kris Churchill, our Chef de Cuisine has won the honor.  Congratulations Kris! You have have done a fabulous job and deserve this award! 

Pictured are:  Wil Gaines, General Manager, Kris Churchill, Chef de Cuisine, and the Reading Room Restaurant Executive Chef Louis Kiefer

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The Bar Harbor Inn Recipe Collection

Coming Soon....August 200

It has arrived! - order yours today through the Bar Harbor Inn Gift Shop

www.bar-harbor-inn.com

The Bar Harbor Inn Recipe Collection,  Volume 1

by: Executive Chef Louis Kiefer, Jr.

Call the Bar Harbor Inn Gift Shop to have them reserve a copy for you 

207-288-3351.  Soft cover $21.99 or Hard cover $31.99.  44 pages 

 

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Fourth of July in Bar Harbor!

THE FOURTH OF JULY IS A SPECTACLUAR EVENT IN BAR HARBOR EACH YEAR!  SEE BELOW FOR A LIST OF THE ACTIVITIES PLANNED 6am Blueberry Pancake Breakfast MDI Rotary Club, Bar Harbor Athletic Field, Park Street. Blueberry or plain pancakes, sausage, juice, milk and coffee. A fun morning feast for the whole family! 9:00am-3:00pm Craft Fair/Marketplace The Island Arts Association will be hold a Craft Fair/Marketplace at the YMCA, 21 Park Street, Bar Harbor, Maine. We will have a wonderful selection of Maine crafts, including jewelry, quilts, photographs, pottery, and porcelain dolls. Please join us for a joint fund raiser for the YMCA and the YWCA. Please call Kathy Norwood 207-288-5246 for additional information. 10am Independence Day Parade The community shows off its patriotism and good humor. Parade route winds through downtown Bar Harbor from Main St to Cottage Street to Eden Street to Mt Desert St to Ledgelawn Ave. This year's theme is “Past, Present and Future”. Grand Marshall is the current Cadillac Award Winner, Jill Goldthwait. Sponsored by the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce and Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. 11am Seafood Festival MDI Rotary Club, Bar Harbor Athletic Field, Park Street. Enjoy lobster, mussels, corn, strawberry shortcake and more! After the Parade, MDI YMCA Annual Lobster Races! Bar Harbor Athletic Field, Park Street. Watch local businesses put their lobsters to the test in a high-speed crustacean contest where guts and determination will reign supreme. Proceeds benefit the MDI YMCA Scholarship Program. For more information contact Don Ashmall, 207-288-3511 x108 or development@mdiymca.org.  7:30-8:30pm Bar Harbor Town Band Free concert on the Bar Harbor Village Green, Main & Mt. Desert Streets. For over 100 years the Town Band, comprised of amateur musicians from around the region, has entertained thousands of locals and visitors.   9:15pm (approx.) Fireworks Over Frenchman Bay Enjoy the spectacular display on the waterfront, downtown Bar Harbor.

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Leaving work one day from the Bar Harbor Inn....

As I was leaving work at the Bar Harbor Inn yesterday, I passed by the Atlantic Oceanside (formally Atlantic Oakes) and look at what I saw.... I could see one each day and I would still feel like a child inside!  What a beautiful thing!

 

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June Employee of the Month at the Bar Harbor Inn

Each month during our season we vote on and pick an employee that has shown exceptional workmanship, is a team player and offers to the guests an added value.

For the month of June, Kelly, our Spa Receptionist, has won the honor.  Congratulations Kelly! You have have done a fabulous job and deserve this award! 

Pictured are:  Wil Gaines, General Manager, Kelly Wilder, Spa Receptionist and Cynthia Parady, Spa Manager

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A few previous employee's stop at the Bar Harbor Inn's History Hall

We had a wonderful visit today from four of our previous employees! 

A group of University of Maine students worked at the Bar Harbor Inn between the years of 1951 - 1955.  Hugh Keeve was one of them, and has donated to the Inn some very special photos! 

The photo's are part of the new "History Hall" at the Inn, one of them even includes an American film actress "Veronica Lake"!

We were fortunate to learn of their visit and took the following photo's of them admiring themselves a few years ago!

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Free Entry to Acadia National Park!

Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor Maine will waive entrance fees on three weekends this summer as part of the National Park Service's effort to encourage more Americans to visit national parks!

The "free" weekends are:  June 20-21, July 18-19 and August 15-16, 2009.

If you haven't seen the park, you really should!  There are so many beautiful spots in the park that I can't possibly tell you my favorite - I will have to just say I love the whole park!

Check out their website to plan out your visit - www.nps.gov 

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Fine Arts Festival at the Bar Harbor Inn

The 2009 Bar Harbor Fine Arts Festival will be held at the Bar Harbor Inn over the August 14 - 16, 2009 weekend. 

Local artist Marc Fink will produce and direct the festival.  Marc remarked that "moving the festival to the Bar Harbor Inn will be one of the finest locations that I have seen in the last 10 years of participating in art festivals from Maine to Miami!"

Marc is still signing up artists who want to participate in this show.  For additional details go to http://www.marcfink.com/bhfaf/show.asp  or call Marc Fink at 207-244-9107 for more information.

I am certainly looking forward to the festival, I hope you will be able to join me

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