TRANSCRIPT

Bar Harbor is on the east side on Mount Desert Island which is home to wildly beloved Acadia National Park. The coastal town is roughly 3 hours north of Portland  and the road trip is well worth it, especially if you take the long way via Historic Route 1. In true road-tripping form, you might add an extra day to visit a nationally recognized art museum, eat at an iconic pit stop and treat yourself to handmade Maine craft.  Once you arrive on Mount Desert Island, the island itself provides an open invitation to get comfortably lost (only one way on and one way off). Scout the island to check out several communities,, each offering their own distinctive personality. After exploring the national park, you’ll want to head into the heart of Bar Harbor. Skip the tourist traps and head to Rodick Street AKA “Music Row” where you’ll find an off the beaten path selection of restaurants with live music and local talent of many sorts.

The musical anchor in town is Lompoc Cafe which was started by Doug Mafucci in the early 80’s who later went on to start Atlantic Brewery, Maine’s first craft beer company. In this episode we’ll hear more from Doug and what it was like opening a radical venue in a little tourist town and also from Jenna Young, the co-owner of Side Street Cafe and The Annex who talks about her process of creating a vibe as well as the allure of Rodick Street.
​Photo by Carky Blankfein

SHOW CREDITS

CREATED AND PRODUCED BY @ KYLE LAMONT 
This is a GOOD TO GO STUDIOS PRODUCTION
RESIDENT MASTERMIND is MARK TEKUSHAN
EDITED & ENGINEERED BY PETE MCCGILL
Special Thanks To:
Doug Mafucci of Atlantic Brewing
Dobbs Productions
Jena Young at The Annex
The Mallet Brothers Band