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Bar Island, located in the Town of Gouldsboro, is counted as one of the six Porcupine Islands of Frenchman Bay. It is the eastern enclosure of the harbor of Bar Harbor.
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Sunset view of Bar Island from COA pier
Sunset view of Bar Island from shore
The Porcupines, Frenchman Bay, Gouldsboro, Hancock County, ME
A group of six islands that lie in Frenchman Bay near Bar Harbor, but are actually located in the Town of Gouldsboro. Sheep Porcupine Island, Burnt Porcupine Island, Rum Key, Long Porcupine Island, Bald Porcupine Island, and Bar Island com…
reference work - Annotated Rodick Homstead Photo, Bar Island, 1900
Birdeye view of Bar Island, 1900. Reference only; this item not accessioned into History Trust members' collections (See: https://www.loc.gov/resource/det.4a09283/).
Bar Island shore with Bald Porcupine Island on the right
Stretch of unspoiled shoreline. MDI League of Women Voters celebrated the Year of the Coast with an informal picnic and hike to Bar Island on August 23, 1980. Pictured is Bar Island shore with Bald Porcupine Island on the right.
Louise Filbert and Hollis Piatt
Two women standing in a meadow with a giant oak tree beyond. MDI League of Women Voters celebrated the Year of the Coast with an informal picnic and hike to Bar Island on August 23, 1980. Pictured are Louise Gilbert and Hollis Piatt.
Bar Island
Black and white photo of a large tree in a meadow on Bar Island. Notaion on back reads: The meadow of Editor's Note reads: Mag 3 Bar Island 3 Col E Aug 11
Bar Island
Figures walking on beach at low tide. MDI League of Women Voters celebrated the Year of the Coast with an informal picnic and hike to Bar Island on August 23, 1980. In this photo they are heading across at low tide.
Bar Island
Black and white photo of the entrance to Bar Island in Acadia National Park. Notation on back reads: The Entrance. Editor's Notes read: Mag 3 Bar Island 3 Col B Aug 11
Woman and child on picnic blanket, MDI League of Women Voters picnic,1980
Woman and child seated on picnic blanket. MDI League of Women Voters celebrated the Year of the Coast with an informal picnic and hike to Bar Island on August 23, 1980. Seated are Gail Wright and daughter.