How many green tomatoes hanging on your vines will have any chance of ripening? Rather than taking a chance on no frost in September, those hard green underachievers should be plucked, tossed into a basket and taken into the kitchen for the first batch of piccalilli of the season.

It’s here – it’s here the first week of school! School clothes, check. School supplies, check.

Reluctantly, we bid farewell to this beautiful summer. Swimming, sunning, hiking and entertaining houseguests must give way to huddling, shivering and whining.

Summer in Bar Harbor is going fast but with this beautiful weather, there is still a lot more time for outdoor activities, picnics and swimming at the beach and lakes.