UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20549


                                SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Rule 13d-101)

         INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
     RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

                           (Amendment No. ______)*


                            BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
______________________________________________________________________________
                               (Name of Issuer)


                                COMMON STOCK
______________________________________________________________________________
                       (Title of Class of Securities)

       
                                 066849 100
______________________________________________________________________________
                               (CUSIP Number)


                            John Sheldon Clark
                        1633 Broadway, 30th Floor
                         New York, New York 10019
                              (212) 707-8771
______________________________________________________________________________
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices
and Communications)


                             February 14, 2005
______________________________________________________________________________
          (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g),
check the following box [ ].

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule,  including all exhibits.  See Rule 13d-7(b) for
other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*    The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
     person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class
     of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
     which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).



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1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON 
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS

    John Sheldon Clark
    134-36-9452
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2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                                 (a) [ ]
                                                                 (b) [ ]
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3   SEC USE ONLY

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4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*

    PF
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5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS
    2(d) OR 2(e)                                                     [ ]

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6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    United States
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                 7   SOLE VOTING POWER

                     160,156
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NUMBER OF SHARES 8   SHARED VOTING POWER
 BENEFICIALLY
 OWNED BY EACH       2,000
REPORTING PERSON -------------------------------------------------------------
     WITH        9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                     160,156
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                 10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                     2,000
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11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    162,156
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12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [ ]

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13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    5.27%
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14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

    IN
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Item 1.  Security and Issuer.
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     The securities as to which this Schedule 13D ("Schedule") relates are
the shares of common stock ("Common Stock") of Bar Harbor Bankshares (the
"Issuer").  The address of the Issuer's principal executive office is 82 Main
Street, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609-0400.

Item 2.  Identity and Background.
---------------------------------

     (a)  John Sheldon Clark ("Reporting Person").

     (b)  The Reporting Person's residence address is 305 Lakeshore Road,
Shady Shores, Texas 76208.  The Reporting Person's office address is 1633
Broadway, 30th Floor, New York, New York 10019.

     (c)  The Reporting Person's principal occupation is as an individual
private investor.

     (d)  The Reporting Person has not, during the last five years, been
convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar
misdemeanors).

     (e)  The Reporting Person has not, during the last five years, been a
party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction as a result of which he was or is subject to a judgment, decree
or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating
activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or a finding of any
violation with respect to such laws.

     (f)  The Reporting Person is a United States citizen.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
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     The Reporting Person owns 75,600 shares of Common Stock which are held
directly.  The Reporting Person's spouse owns 12,000 shares of Common Stock.
In addition, two trusts for which the Reporting Person serves as sole trustee
hold 84,556 shares of Common Stock. All purchases by the Reporting Person were
made with personal funds.  No part of the consideration obtained for the
purpose of acquiring, holding, trading or voting the shares of Common Stock is
or will be borrowed.  The total consideration for all of the shares of Common
Stock acquired to date by the Reporting Person, his spouse and the trusts is
approximately $3.6 million.

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Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.
--------------------------------

     The Reporting Person believes that the shares of Common Stock are an
attractive investment and purchased the shares of Common Stock for investment
purposes and not for the purpose of influencing the management of the Issuer
or exercising control.  The Reporting Person will continually evaluate the
business, financial condition and business prospects of the Issuer as well as
conditions in the economy and the banking industry in general with a view
toward determining whether to hold, decrease or add to his investment in the
Common Stock.

     The Reporting Person currently has no plans or proposals which relate to
or would result in (a) the acquisition by any person of additional securities
of the Issuer or the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) an
extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or
liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries; (c) a sale or
transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of its
subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present Board of Directors or management
of the issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term
of directors or to fill any existing vacancies on the Board; (e) any material
change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) any
other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure; (g)
changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto
or other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by
any person; (h) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted
from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted
in an inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities
association; (i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible
for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or (j) any action similar to any of those
enumerated above.

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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     (a)  The Reporting Person beneficially owns 162,156 shares of Common
Stock which represents approximately 5.27% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock (based upon 3,079,649 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31,
2004 as reported in the Issuer's press release issued on February 7, 2005
reporting the Issuer's results for the year ended December 31, 2004).

     (b)  The Reporting Person has sole voting and dispositive power with
respect to 160,156 shares of Common Stock which includes 84,556 shares of
Common Stock held by trusts for which he serves as the sole trustee. The
Reporting Person has shared voting and dispositive power with respect to 2,000
shares of Common Stock deemed beneficially owned by his spouse.

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     (c)  The Reporting Person had the following transactions in the
Issuer's securities during the last 60 days:
           

         Date                  Amount                Price Per Share
--------------------   ----------------------   ------------------------

      12/14/05                 15,200                    $27.60



     (d)  Not Applicable.

     (e)  Not Applicable.

Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.
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     The Reporting Person is not a party to any contract, arrangement,
understanding or relationship (legal or otherwise) with respect to any
securities of the Issuer.

Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
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     Not applicable.

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                                 Signatures

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of
the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in
this Statement on Schedule 13D is true, complete and correct.





                                     /s/ John Sheldon Clark
                                     ---------------------------------
                                     John Sheldon Clark




                                     Date: February 23, 2005