MOUNT DESERT ISLANDER • December 31, 2020
The fare-free Island Explorer bus system, which did not run at all in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, is expected to operate on a limited basis this coming season. There will be far fewer routes. The buses normally carry up to 43 passengers. During the 2021 season, there will be a limit of about 12 people. The Island Explorer is expected to run its normal schedule on the Schoodic Peninsula. In 2019, the Island Explorer carried 647,098 passengers.