MDI lobster pier co-owner to open tavern in vacant Bar Harbor building

MDI lobster pier co-owner to open tavern in vacant Bar Harbor building

A Connecticut financier who co-owns a popular Mount Desert Island lobster pier is expected to open a tavern this summer in a Bar Harbor building that has been vacant for several years. Russel Bernard, who was the managing principal of a real estate private equity firm in Westport, Connecticut, will open Bear Creek Tavern in the former Log Cabin Restaurant’s building on Route 3, offering customers local seafood paired with craft drinks and live m…