tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812Thu, 24 Oct 2024 10:44:21 +0000Bar HarborMaineAcadia National ParktouristvacationPajama saleAcadiaQueen Victoriaainefall foliageislandresorttouristsvRuminations on life in a tourist town on an island in Maine and in Acadia National Park. Some observations on the amusements tourists provide the locals and the pulse of this town, Bar Harbor.http://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-4129348346428085002Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:03:00 +00002009-11-29T11:28:37.614-05:00Acadia National ParkBar HarborMainePajama saletouristAfter reading the papers about Black Friday sales, it made me think of our own Pajama Sale in another light. As I read about people waiting outside stores for hours to wildly rush in and grab whatever they could before items disappeared off shelves and altercations over who was in line first, it made me think that our walking around town in PJs is not so crazy after all.Our Pajama Sale has a http://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/11/sequel-to-bar-harbor-pajama-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-5720219492440022700Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:41:00 +00002009-11-28T20:41:34.794-05:00Acadia National ParkBar HarborMainePajama saleSo what do we do in Bar Harbor now that all the tourists are mostly gone and the shops and restaurants are closing to escape to warmer weather? Well we take over the town and create our own amusements that still draw people outside of town.The Saturday before Thanksgiving we have our annual Pajama Sale- in fact this year we celebrated our 15th! The stores open at 6 AM and offer discounts to http://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/11/local-amusement-now-that-tourists-have.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-3269760356763622262Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:01:00 +00002011-02-11T14:48:13.727-05:00Acadia National ParkBar HarborMaineI am behind in my postings- work on my house to get ready for winter has kept me busy. To bring you up to speed, we are now in the official season of returning the town to the locals and closing up most shops and restaurants. But to recap some happenings, on Halloween people come from miles around to go trick or treating on mainly one street in Bar Harbor, the one I live on. Now the population http://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/11/closing-down-town.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-6546169516598840838Sat, 03 Oct 2009 17:08:00 +00002009-10-03T13:33:47.165-04:00Acadia National ParkBar Harborfall foliageMaineQueen VictoriaThis week the Queen Victoria sailed into Bar Harbor on her maiden voyage. And the town threw her a party fit for royalty. The local high school band was there as well as officials to greet the passengers as they came ashore. There was splendidly decorated cake to woo the crowd. Antique cars lined the streets and people spilled from the sidewalks onto the streets to join in the festivities. http://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/10/cruising-in-bar-harbor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-9034258113964881407Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:01:00 +00002009-09-03T15:21:35.009-04:00Just as the tides recede and expose the gravel path to Bar Island, so too are the waves of tourists as the school season starts. First the New Hampshire schools go back the last week of August and Massachusetts follows the week before Labor Day with Maine close behind. Bar Island- which Bar Harbor gets its name from- is an island off of the harbor that is only accessible at low tide when a gravelhttp://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/09/tides-and-tourists-receding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-1875508949592691580Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:46:00 +00002011-02-11T14:44:07.461-05:00Acadia National ParkBar HarbortouristvacationLocals have learned certain tourist survival skills and pay the consequences when they do not abide by them. One of them is to never shop on a Sunday morning in the local supermarket which I made the mistake of doing. Actually anytime during the summer is a challenge but Sundays are the worst. Weekly renters usually arrive either late Saturday or early Sunday and all flock to the supermarket to http://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/08/survival-skills.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-8423324561402205695Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:45:00 +00002011-02-11T14:42:25.334-05:00Acadia National ParkaineBar HarborMainetouristv Well summer weather has finally arrived after a very wet season and Bar Harbor is overflowing with the tourists who have arrived in droves. Now I guess people must think because they drove so far to get here that they have reached the end of the world and all laws and conventions don't exist in this mythical town of Bar Harbor. After all we used to be called Eden so why have rules in Paradise? http://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/08/tourist-crossing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-2577279315742649331Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:39:00 +00002009-08-06T23:19:42.997-04:00Acadia National ParkBar HarborMainevacationFor old fans of Hill Street Blues, you know this was an admonition to be careful out on the tough city streets. Well the same can be said for vacationing here as well. People often come to Acadia National Park unprepared for hiking our mountains and trails and go about climbing them like they would a stroll through a city park. Now we don't have mountains like they do out West but you do need http://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/08/lets-be-careful-out-there.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-1756112765388523550Wed, 29 Jul 2009 01:25:00 +00002009-08-16T19:03:41.451-04:00Bar HarborMainetouristvacationOk- no tourist rants - just enjoying a beautiful day in Bar Harbor. The sun was out all day- it may have even hit 80! The evening is a typical Maine summer night that we all thought was lost to global warming- pleasant night, slight breeze, not humid and makes everyone want to be out and friendly.I hit my favorite local hangout- McKay's- kinda like a Cheers in the winter but always great foodhttp://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/07/sun-shines-on-bar-harbor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-1714063809579275318Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:21:00 +00002009-08-16T19:02:06.452-04:00Bar HarborislandMaineresorttouristsvacationOne of the best ways to enjoy living in Bar Harbor is to live within walking distance of town. Not all can be so fortunate but I put up with other inconveniences for the privilege. This also means that you can mostly dodge the traffic that clogs our streets which were never meant for RV's that resemble Greyhounds ( buses, not the dogs), Hummers ( towed behind said RV's), real buses and the losthttp://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/07/braving-downtown-bar-harbor-during-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6263744203361230812.post-4443564420584795494Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:12:00 +00002009-08-16T18:55:28.097-04:00AcadiaBar HarborMainetouristvacationLiving in a small town on an island In Maine that also happens to be home to a very popular national park, Acadia, presents interesting observations of people on vacation. Our small town of Bar Harbor is very quiet from November through April, dead in fact some people may say. But from May through October there is an increasing buzz of activity that becomes a loud roar in July and August.I http://tourbarharbor.blogspot.com/2009/07/bar-harbor-tourist-mecca-or-oblivion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0