🌱 When and where to spot whales off Bar Harbor this season

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• When and where to spot whales off Bar Harbor this season

Today's riddle: What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 62 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunshine mixing with clouds, temps: high: 77, low: 56.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 74 and low of 57 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• 12 Best Places to Watch Whales in the U.S., From Icy Fjords to Warm Lagoons (onlyinyourstate.com) — Bar Harbor gets a prime spotlight here as one of the top whale-watching spots in the U.S., with naturalist-led boat tours running April through October. Locals and visitors can spot humpback, finback, and minke whales offshore, or try their luck from Acadia’s coastal trails. The piece also compares Bar Harbor’s experience to 11 other whale-watching destinations nationwide.
   

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📸 Around Bar Harbor

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bar Harbor

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Wednesday July 15

• Seaside Cinema Movie Nights
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce Agamont Park, Bar Harbor, ME, 04609
  8:00 pm
• 2026 Seaside Cinema: Wallace & Grommit: Vengeance Most Fowl
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce Agamont Park, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
  8:00 pm

Thursday July 16

• Woodburning Workshop
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce Wendell Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor, MDI
  10:30 am
• Figure Drawing
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce ArtWaves 1345a State Hwy 102 Bar Harbor, ME 04609
  12:00 pm
• MDI Mah Jongg
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce The Neighborhood House 1 Kimball Road Northeast Harbor, Maine
  12:00 pm
• Carving and Woodburning a Bird for Beginners
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce Wendell Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor, MDI
  1:30 pm
• Trivia Night at Fogtown Brewing Company Bar Harbor
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce 33 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor
  6:30 pm

Saturday July 18

• Marbling on Stationery with Tempered East
  Bar Harbor & Acadia National Park Chamber of Commerce 1345-A State Highway 102 Bar Harbor, ME 04609
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday July 15

• Simon Trail Outdoor Adventure Storytime →
  Simon Trail Frenchmen Bay Conservancy
  9:30 am

Friday July 17

• Introduction to Contemporary Marbling Intensive: Paper and Fabric →
  ArtWaves, 1345 ME-102, Bar Harbor
  5:30 pm

Saturday July 18

• Jeanine Deas - Children's Author →
  Winter Harbor Public Library, 18 Chapel Ln, Winter Harbor
  11:00 am
• Currents with Anni and the Rainmakers — HOME OF... →
  Currents Seafood & Spirits, 1192 Bar Harbor Rd, Trenton
  7:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• American Cruise Lines posted a job opening for Lead Line Cook in Bar Harbor. Apply here.
• The Castro Animal Hospital, Inc. posted a job opening for Veterinary Technician in Bar Harbor. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bar Harbor here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hancock

• Emerson Hancock has X-Rays Come Back Negative (rotoballer.com)
• Playing the Changes (sboplus.net)
• Maine Air Quality Alert: Ground-Level Ozone Reaches 'Unhealthy' Levels for Sensitive Groups on July 1 (einpresswire.com)

Blue Hill

• Bagaduce Music House Party features Indian-Roots Fusion duo Aditi Sethi and Jay Brown (mainepublic.org)
• The other Graham Platner crisis for Dems (inquirer.com)
• Music fest at Lavender Farm to benefit domestic abuse survivors (bangordailynews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter “R.” (Thank you Manuela A. for sending it in!)
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