PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 8, 2021
As a small-business owner and a regular small-boat sailor in Frenchman Bay, I am writing to say I’m worried about the recent proposal to put sea pens in Frenchman Bay. My business depends on Acadia National Park, with unspoiled scenery of the ocean next to mountain peaks, miles of trails, trees and wildlife attracting millions of people to our Island. This will be the biggest salmon farm in the state covering 100 acres. Let us keep the 5,000 jobs that Acadia National Park already supports and not spoil what already works. Big industry does not belong superimposed on a billion-dollar natural masterpiece. ~ Jim O’Connell, Bar Harbor