<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000743367-19-000126.txt : 20191209
<SEC-HEADER>0000743367-19-000126.hdr.sgml : 20191209
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20191209111348
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000743367-19-000126
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	3/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170113
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191209

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			THEROUX STEPHEN R
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001241369

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		3/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13349
		FILM NUMBER:		191274637

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O NEW HAMPSHIRE THRIFT BANCHARES INC
		STREET 2:		9 MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 9
		CITY:			NEWPORT
		STATE:			NH
		ZIP:			03773

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000743367
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				010393663
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			ME
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		82 MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 400
		CITY:			BAR HARBOR
		STATE:			ME
		ZIP:			04609-0400
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2072883314

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		82 MAIN ST
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 400
		CITY:			BAR HARBOR
		STATE:			ME
		ZIP:			04609-0400
</SEC-HEADER>
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<TYPE>3/A
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 3/A
<TEXT>
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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3/A</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2017-01-13</periodOfReport>

    <dateOfOriginalSubmission>2017-01-23</dateOfOriginalSubmission>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000743367</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>BHB</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001241369</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>THEROUX STEPHEN R</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O BAR HARBOR BANKSHARES</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>82 MAIN STREET, P.O. BOX 400</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BAR HARBOR</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>ME</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>04609</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Supp. Exec. Retirement Plan</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reporting person's original Form 3, as amended on November 15, 2017, inadvertently reported beneficial ownership of Bar Harbor Bankshares' common stock of which the reporting person was not thebeneficial owner. This error was carried forward in the reporting person's subsequent Forms 4.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Olivia Erickson, as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-12-09</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
</XML>
</TEXT>
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