Acadia Senior College

Instructor

Earl Brechlin

Now retired, Earl D. Brechlin of Bar Harbor was the founding editor of the award-winning Mount Desert Islander. He was inducted into the Maine Press Association Hall of Fame in October of 2022. A Registered Maine Guide, Brechlin is a former Maine Journalist of the Year and is the author of eight books including a Maine bestseller and a book of Northwoods essays that won the John Cole Award for Maine-themed nonfiction. He served as an adjunct faculty member in Journalism at College of the Atlantic for 17 years and is a former board member of the Island Housing Trust and former board member and instructor for the Acadia Senior College. He is the recent past President of the Bar Harbor Historical Society and currently serves on the Bar Harbor Town Council. He has also served on the Bar Harbor Planning Board, Warrant Committee and the Conservation Commission.

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