EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

   PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)

The undersigned executive officer of Bar Harbor Bankshares (the "Registrant")
hereby certifies that the Registrant's Form 10-Q for the period ended September
30, 2003, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained therein
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results
of operations of the Registrant.

                                                  /s/ Joseph M. Murphy
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Date: November 13, 2003                           Name:   Joseph M. Murphy
                                                  Title: Chief Executive Officer