Welcome to The First Coast’s Bar Harbor Soundwalk.
Explore a selection of Bar Harbor stories and sounds in a unique way! This immersive soundwalk winds through Bar Harbor, revealing histories, personal stories, and insights about the town and its residents.
The Bar Harbor Soundwalk was created by Camden Hunt in the Winter and Spring of 2024.
The First Coast is supported by The Fund for Maine Islands, The Island Institute, College of the Atlantic, Maine Sea Grant, and Maine Sound and Story. This soundwalk contains stories from interviews conducted in 2019 by Galen Koch, 2023 by Tiegan Paulson, and 2023 by Camden Hunt and Katie Culp.
Please pay attention to roadways while you walk, and to other travelers on your course.
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Featured Voices (in order or appearance):
Kaitlyn Mullen, Bill Horner, David Paine, Robert Collier, Charlie Phippen, Angela Johnston, John Schmeltzer, Josh Kane, Becky Cole-Will, Joanna Fogg, and Chris Petersen. This soundwalk also features a poem by Reverend W.A. Luckey, read by Maya Mcdonald, Joe Grubb, Emily Fetter, Ly Dillon, Abby Jo Morris, and Isabella Wellman-Webster.
To access the entire Bar Harbor Soundwalk script, click here.
Bar Harbor Soundwalk map by Kristina Buckley © 2024
This soundwalk was created by Camden Hunt with editorial support from Galen Koch. This soundwalk contains stories from interviews conducted in 2019 by Galen Koch, 2023 by Tiegan Paulson, and 2023 by Camden Hunt and Katie Culp. Thank you to everyone at the Bar Harbor Historical Society. Thank you also to Elle Gilchrist, Sophie Joyce, Celia Morton, Jess Bonilla, and Abby Jo Morris for support and feedback throughout the process of building this, as well as to Galen Koch for being a wonderful mentor, and for all the time and support. © 2024
This project is funded in part by the Fund for Maine Islands in partnership with the Island Institute, College of the Atlantic, Maine Sea Grant, and Maine Sound + Story.