UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K


CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):    October 29, 2010

Commission File No. 001-13349

BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(207) 288-3314
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Inapplicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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 ITEM 2.02 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION     

On October 29, 2010, Bar Harbor Bankshares issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)       Exhibits No.                     Description

           99.1  Copy of Company’s press release dated October 29, 2010, furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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