Bar Harbor Inn

Bar Harbor Inn's History Hall

Take a stroll around the Bar Harbor Inn's new "History Hall".  Here are a few pictures of the "making of the hall".  Cathy, our Dining Room Manager has found and reframed historic pictures of the Bar Harbor Inn's past. For other information on our past, please visit our website history page http://www.barharborinn.com/history.html.  We will add to this collection as we are able, in the meantime, please take a look when you are here.

September Events in Bar Harbor Maine

3rd Annual Downeast Sea Kayaking Symposium	Bar Harbor	09/05/2008 to 9/8/2008
Bar Harbor Food & Wine Classic	Bar Harbor	09/05/2008 to 9/14/2008
Downeast Dog Scouts Troop 159 September Meeting	Mount Desert	9/7/2008
Lulu Lobster Boat Ride Local Fire Department Fundraiser	Bar Harbor	9/11/2008
Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce Art Show, Art in the Park	Bar Harbor	09/20/2008 to 9/21/2008
Canine Carnival	Ellsworth	9/20/2008
Downeast Dog Scouts Troop #159 Fall Walkathon	Bar Harbor	09/20/2008 to 11/1/2008
MDI YMCA Half-Marathon & Fall 5k	Bar Harbor	9/20/2008

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, Emilie, one of our Servers has won that honor.  Congratulations Emilie, you certainly do deserve it!!

Pictured:  Innkeeper Wil Gaines, Server Emilie Gierhan, Terrace Grille Hostess Carrie Tooley (who incidentally is Emilie's Mom) and in the back is Food and Beverage Director Betsy Johnson.

A Mystery Ship in Bar Harbor in 1914

I was talking about cruise ships in another post and went to look for some history I had heard about, but had forgotten.  The following information was taken from this webpage: http://webpages.charter.net/suzuya/Liner.html

Kronprizessen Cecilie - Picture from an old website: Liners of the Golden Age

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The Kronprinzessen Cecilie (Crown Princess Cecilie), a virtual sister to the Kaiser Wilhelm II, was the largest of the four NDL ships: 19,360 tons, 707 feet long, steam quadruple-expansion reciprocating engines, twin propellers drove her at over 23 knots, as fast as her sisters. The most obvious difference between two older ships, the Kaiser Willhelm Der Grosse; Kronprinz Willhelm and the two newer ones, the Kaiser Willhelm II and Kronprinzessen was the two newer vessels had two Promenade Decks rather than just one.

Kronprinzessen Cecilie's moment of fame was in August, 1914.

Cruise Ship in Bar Harbor

Yesterday, August 5th, we had a cruise ship out in the ocean near the Bar Harbor Inn.  What a beautiful site, the ship "The Explorer of the Seas", is one of Royal Caribbean's and is 1020' long, carries 3114 passengers and 1185 crew!  I'll never understand how they can get them to float!

Reminds me of a story I have heard of here that one morning people woke up to find a ship in the harbor without any warning! Please go to the history category to learn more.

My friend and I had to go out in the early morning to take a look and a few pictures.  The ship is quite impressive. She was a little more on the creative side with the camera... take a look: