Ownership Submission
FORM 5
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Form 3 Holdings Reported
Form 4 Transactions Reported
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL 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. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2005
(Street)


BAR HARBOR, ME 04609		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 12/31/2005   J(1) 8.74 A $ 0 18.74 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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option $ 27.75 12/31/2005   M(2) 0   02/22/2006 02/22/2015 Common Stock
3,000
$ 0 3,000
D
 
Incentive Stock Option $ 26.99 12/31/2005   M(3) 0   10/18/2006 10/18/2015 Common Stock
7,000
$ 0 10,000
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 02/08/2006
**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) Shares purchased through regularly scheduled salary deferrals through the Bar Harbor Bankshares 401(k) Plan f/b/o Cheryl D. Curtis.
(2) Grant of Incentive Stock Options to acquire 3,000 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 444 shares on 2/22/2006 and 6 annual increments of 426 shares beginning 2/22/2007 at an option price of $27.75 per share. These options expire on 2/22/2015.
(3) Grant of Incentive Stock Options to acuire 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. These options are at a price of $26.99 per share and expire on 10/18/2015.

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