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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Curtis Cheryl D   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES [BHB] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Senior Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 82 MAIN STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 01/23/2007 (Street) BAR HARBOR, ME 04609 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Common Stock

$ 27.75

01/23/2007

A(1)

0

02/22/2006

02/22/2015

Common Stock

3,000

$ 0

3,000

D

Common Stock

$ 26.99

01/23/2007

A(2)

0

10/18/2006

10/18/2015

Common Stock

7,000

$ 0

10,000

D

Common Stock

$ 33

01/23/2007

A(3)

2,400

01/23/2008

01/23/2016

Common Stock

2,400

$ 0

12,400

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Curtis Cheryl D 82 MAIN STREET BAR HARBOR, ME 04609			Senior Vice President

Signatures

Cheryl D. Curtis		01/24/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Grant of Incentive Stock Options to acquire 3,000 shares of Bar Harbor Bankshares common stock under the Bar Harbor Bankshares (and subsidiaries) Stock Option Plan of 2000. Options become exercisable with respect to 444 shares on 02/22/2006 and in 6 annual increments of 426 shares beginning on 02/22/2007 at an option price of$27.75. These options expire on 02/22/2015.
(2)	Grant of Incentive Stock Options to acquire 7,000 shares of Bar Harbor Bankshares common stock under the Bar Harbor Bankshares (and subsidiaries) Incentive Stock Option Plan of 2000. Options become exercisable with respect to 1,000 shares on 10/18/2006 and in 6 annual increments of 1,000 shares starting on 10/18/2007 at an option price of $26.99. These options expire on 10/18/2015.
(3)	Grant of Incentive Stock Options to acquire 2,400 shares of Bar Harbor Bankshares common stock under the Bar Harbor Bankshares (and subsidiaries) Incentive Stock Option Plan of 2000. Options become exercisable with respect to 800 shares on 01/23/2008 and in 2 annual increments of 800 shares starting on 01/23/2009 at an option price of $33.00 per share. These options expire on 01/23/2016.

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