Should it all be on the shoulders of the individual businesses? Is there a community role? What happens to the housing during the off-season? As a follow-up to our Food For Thought program by David Edson on how Acadia National Park is addressing this problem, we'll consider the role of businesses. We will be following Angus King's maxim to look not for a silver bullet, but silver buckshot. Coffee and conversation begin at 8:30am, the program is from 9-10am.
It's Cabin Fever Season
Join us for food and fun! Rob Collins' Jazz Band will bring the live music, You will bring the food.
No RSVP Required
BRING A FINGER FOOD TO SHARE (Savory or Sweet)
BRING A BEVERAGE TO SHARE (Alcoholic or Not)
Crowds, traffic, and NO VACANCY signs are the familiar modern markers of Bar Harbor's seasonal trade, but historic patterns of tourism reveal how evergreen these problems truly are on MDI. Transportation, accommodations, and wider economic challenges have shaped or reforged Bar Harbor's relationship to tourists over time, demonstrating that the "new" problems we grapple with today mirror Islander dialogues of the past.