Bar Harbor
Americannoun
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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
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
“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
In Bar Harbor, there were only two lobster boats in the water compared with 20 to 25 on a normal day.
From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2023
So now Molly does—she swallowed her pride, asked Ralph for money, and bought almond butter, organic honey, and nutty bread in the health food store in Bar Harbor.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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