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A couple walks on Sandy Beach in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island in the morning on July 15, 2010. The national park encompasses 47,000 acres, and on the fringe sits The Jackson Laboratory. Greg Kahn/Staff

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A couple walks on Sandy Beach in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island in the morning on July 15, 2010. The national park encompasses 47,000 acres, and on the fringe sits The Jackson Laboratory. Greg Kahn/Staff

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  • A car drives up a winding road to the top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park on July 17, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Roger Keene, a sixth generation Bar Harbor native, finishes breakfast at Testa's restaurant in Bar Harbor, Maine, on July 15, 2010. Keene's grandmother and brother's wife both worked for Jackson Laboratory. Keene has been driving the Acadia tour bus for more than 30 years. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Neal Currier, 41, who works for the whale watching tour boats in Bar Harbor, Maine, said Jackson Laboratory is a well respected business in the community, and that they keep shops open throughout the harsh winters when tourists head south to warmer weather. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • A couple walks on Sandy Beach in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island in the morning on July 15, 2010. The national park encompasses 47,000 acres, and on the fringe sits The Jackson Laboratory. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Vacationers walk onto Sandy Beach in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine, on July 15, 2010. The national park encompasses 47,000 acres, and on the fringe sits The Jackson Laboratory. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • The side of Geddy's Pub on Main Street in Bar Harbor, Maine, is covered in license plates from across the country, showing the variety of tourists that populate the island every summer. While the winter population of Bar Harbor is about 5,000, in the summer it swells to more than 40,000. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Clouds engulf an island in Bar Harbor as lobstermen head out early. Maine Lobster is one of the biggest attractions in Bar Harbor. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Bar Harbor shops and boutiques stay open late in the summer to accommodate the thousands on vacation. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Jackson Laboratory is seen from the side of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park on July 17, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • An island in Bar Harbor is shrouded in fog on the morning of July 17, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Francis Fortier exits the Criterion theater in Bar Harbor, Maine on July 16, 2010 after finishing their nightly music festival throughout July. Fortier has worked closely with the Jackson Laboratory to offer cultural programs to employees. 'They give the community a sense of prestige,' Fortier said about Jackson Lab. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Jacob Bor, left, and his fiancee Marsha Parrilla, who were going to be married in the morning, dance at The Carmen Verandah Club in Bar Harbor, Maine on July 16, 2010. Bor who had visited the island since he was a child with his family, said it was the only place that he would think about having his wedding. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Patrons at The Carmen Verandah Club hit the dance floor as a live Cuban Salsa band plays in Bar Harbor, Maine on July 16, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Tourists and locals alike pack the sidewalk trying to catch a glimpse of Barack Obama and his family as the President visited Bar Harbor, Maine on July 16, 2010. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Five-year-old Max, left, lifts a large rock while his father, Doug, center, looks for a stone to skip in Bar Harbor, Maine on July 16, 2010. While the winter population of Bar Harbor is about 5,000, in the summer it swells to more than 40,000. Greg Kahn/StaffGreg Kahn/Staff
  • Five-year-olds Rylee Goller, left, and Abby Tibbetts, climb over historic cannons mounted in a park overlooking Bar Harbor, Maine on July 16, 2010. While the winter population of Bar Harbor is about 5,000, in the summer it swells to more than 40,000. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Carol Dolphin, center, decides on what activity to do first in Bar Harbor with Cathy Labinski, left, after their cruise ship docked for the day. While the winter population of Bar Harbor is about 5,000, in the summer it swells to more than 40,000. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Visitors sprawl out in a park overlooking the harbor in Bar Harbor, Maine on July 16, 2010. While the winter population of Bar Harbor is about 5,000, in the summer it swells to more than 40,000. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Visitors walk around downtown Bar Harbor, Maine on July 15, 2010. While the winter population of Bar Harbor is about 5,000, in the summer it swells to more than 40,000. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • A Bar Harbor firefighter washes a vehicle in Bar Harbor, Maine on July 15, 2010. A blaze nearly destroyed the whole mouse reproduction facility at Jackson Laboratory in 1989. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Roger Keene, a sixth generation Bar Harbor native, finishes explaining the layout of Acadia National Park to tourists in Bar Harbor, Maine, on July 15, 2010. Keene's grandmother and brother's wife both worked for Jackson Laboratory while Keene has been driving the Acadia bus for more than 30 years. Greg Kahn/Staff
  • Jamie Young of Ben & Bills Chocolate Emporium, fetches licorice for a customer in Bar Harbor, Maine on July 15, 2010. Young was a former fork lift operator at Jackson Laboratory before being let go for what he called personal reasons. His wife still works at the Lab. Greg Kahn/Staff

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