Mike Duffy is a favorite of young artists from across MDI having instructed classes throughout our community for years. While Mike has offered instruction at The Neighborhood House during the past several winters and springs, our current situation means we can host some of his classes during the summer as well!

Upon careful review and lots of discussion, The Neighborhood House has determined that implementation of all of the requirements in this first version of the checklist is not possible for our space at this time. Therefore, our gym will still remain closed to the public. It’s worth noting that checklists for other industries have been amended periodically and we will follow the situation closely. If and when the requirements change and allow us to open the gym to our community in a safe and practical manner, we look forward to doing so.

Divine Play Yoga with Mike Bouscaren returns every Wednesday and Saturday starting June 17. We’ve take extra measures to keep students safe and adhere to all State standards concerning Covid-19. One major change will be the requirement to register online prior to class. For all of the details, check out our Divine Play Yoga page right here…

Yes, staff members have returned to the building and will be working limited hours for the time being. If you need to reach us with any questions or for information, the best way is still via email or at 276-5039. You can certainly stop in to say hello as well (we’d be happy to see you!), but we just ask you do your best to remember a face covering.

Our first ever “UNcookout” is in the books! We missed our annual “Community Cookout” gathering on Memorial Day, but can think of no better alternative than still celebrating the holiday and unofficial start of summer with some of the amazing restaurants, fishermen, and farmers who call our island community home.

We're encouraging everyone to support these local eateries over Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-25). Order a meal (or more!), snap a photo and upload it to Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter with the hashtag #uncookout2020. We'll gather and share all of your photos as a way of showing we can still celebrate together and support our community and the small businesses that help make it so special.

It’s amazing what happens when you mix together a little too much “safe at home” time, an iPhone, and a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

This whole pandemic thing really put a squeeze on our annual Memorial Day Community Cookout. We explored the options to do it safely (hot dog launchers, cheeseburger delivery via drone, etc), but ultimately settled on something way better-- an "Uncookout."

Our paramount concern is for the health and well-being of our campers, their families AND the adults and seniors within our small community. At The Neighborhood House, we have a responsibility to protect friends and neighbors of all ages throughout our town.

Over the past few weeks we’ve been updating our Facebook and Instagram feeds daily with “flashback photos.” The current health situation has forced us to take a little break in the action for now, so we thought this might serve as a nice reminder of all the fun we’ve had in the past as well as all that’s in store for the future (hopefully the near future).

While on a recent video conference with members of our Fundraising Committee, those members who were joining in from out-of-state expressed a desire to see “whats’ going on” around town. After all, sitting at safely at home following CDC guidelines from hundreds or even thousands of miles away doesn’t diminish a love for Northeast Harbor and Mt. Desert. Knowing that their trips “home” will be delayed indefinitely, it was suggested that some photos or a video of NEH could be posted to share with those eagerly awaiting when it’s safe to return.

We have always joked about the “secret” nature of this hot fudge recipe, and honestly never expected to share it. As we’ve all recently learned, however, times change. At the moment, while we’re all doing our best at “social distancing,” we thought sharing the recipe would be a great way to bring us all together and also give families a fun cooking project at home. We hope everyone enjoys it, and look forward to sharing sundaes again someday soon!