Exhibit 23.1


                   Consent of Independent Public Accountants



     As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation
by reference in this Form 8-K of our report dated January 22, 1999 on our audit
of the consolidated financial statements of Camden National Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998 and to all references
to our Firm included in this Form 8-K.

     We also consent to the incorporation by reference in this Form 8-K of our
report dated January 21, 1999 on our audit of the consolidated financial
statements of KSB Bancorp, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1998, which
report is included in the 1998 Form 10-KSB of KSB Bancorp, Inc. for the year
ended December 31, 1998.



                                           /s/ Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker, LLC



Portland, Maine
December 30, 1999