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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 * LEACKFELDT STEPHEN M   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) RR1 BOX 293 MILL ST 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/17/2005 (Street) HARRINGTON, ME 04643 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 Common Stock 05/17/2005 05/17/2005 M(2)   100 A $ 15.4 100 D   Common Stock 05/17/2005 05/17/2005 M(1)(2)   530 A $ 15.4 630 D   Common Stock 05/17/2005 05/17/2005 S(2)   180 D $ 26.78 450 D   Common Stock 05/17/2005 05/17/2005 S(2)   350 D $ 26.6 100 D   Common Stock 05/17/2005 05/17/2005 M(1)(3)   350 A $ 18.5 450 D   Common Stock 05/17/2005 05/17/2005 S(3)   350 D $ 26.6 100 D

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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

Incentive Stock Option (Right to buy) (1)

$ 15.4

05/17/2005

M

100 (2)

06/20/2002

06/20/2011

Common Stock

100

$ 0

4,570

D

Incentive Stock Option (Right to buy) (1)

$ 15.4

05/17/2005

M

530 (2)

06/20/2002

06/20/2011

Common Stock

530

$ 0

4,040

D

Incentive Stock Option (Right to buy) (1)

$ 18.5

05/17/2005

M

350

08/20/2003

08/20/2012

Common Stock

350

$ 0

3,690

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
LEACKFELDT STEPHEN M RR1 BOX 293 MILL ST HARRINGTON, ME 04643			Senior Vice President

Signatures

Stephen M. Leackfeldt		05/18/2005
**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 Bar Harbor Bankshares Common Stock under the Bar Harbor Bankshares (and subsidiaries) Incentive Stock Option Plan of 2000.
(2)	Options become exercisable with respect to 630 shares on 6/20/2002 and 1420 shares in 6 annual increments starting on 6/20/2003. These options expire on 6/20/2011.
(3)	Options become exercisable with respect to 350 shares on 08/20/2003 and 600 shares in 4 annual increments starting 08/20/2004. These options expire on 08/20/2012.

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