Our petition has taken off in the last 12 hours! I think one of you--and I can't see who you are--has given a large donation to promote the petition on change dot org. I am beyond thrilled. THANK YOU--your kindness has been noted and is working wonders. And THANK YOU to all you tweeters and retweeters, you Facebook sharers and you Instagram likers--every time you comment, share, tweet and like, more folks find out about this danger to our American treasure that we love so much. And people want to help. This is a national issue, and it will take a nationwide effort to combat the dangers of uncontrolled cruise ship visits. It is crucial that Bar Harbor retain control over its own waters. So continue the fight, send donations to our petition and to Friends of Frenchman Bay, POB 533, Mt Desert, ME 04660 or to the GoFundMe page. No amount is too small, and as I found out last night, has great effect. Our seal friend pokes his head out of the waters to THANK YOU, too!