In this episode of our series on Bar Harbor’s Hayseed Ball, we dive a little bit more into the 40 Hayseeders who are in charge of planning the dance every year. Poorva and Mazie speak to past and present Hayseeders about the traditions which these 40 mysterious misters practice and the ways in which the ball has, or has not, changed over the last 127 years. 

Tune in next time for the final episode in the three part series, where our hosts will discuss the ramifications of exclusivity and how this tradition is trying to change with the times to keep itself alive.