tourism

Published
January 3, 2023

Bar Harbor businesses sue town over limit on cruise ship visitors

The ordinance adopted by voters in November puts a 1,000-person cap on the number of passengers who can come ashore daily.
Published
December 12, 2022

Maine Voices: Trail networks, while popular, aren’t for everybody

Maine is an aging state. My partner and I don’t believe we’re the only people who feel rail would be better than trail.
Published
September 7, 2022

Letter: New York columnist didn’t encounter real Mainers
Published
September 2, 2022

Travel rebound expected for Labor Day weekend

The Maine Turnpike may break traffic records set three years ago as low gas prices bring travelers back to the state.
Published
August 20, 2022

The humble Farmer: Times change. The memory of our B&B will live on.

‘Bills evolved when Maine innkeepers started charging people from Massachusetts so much that they couldn’t look them in the eye.’ A lot else has evolved, too.
Published
August 10, 2022

Maine Voices: Time to expand our concept of ‘Maine’ and the people who bring it to life

By thinking of our state as a vast network of people and ideas, we can fuel its economy.
Published
August 3, 2022

Short-term rentals to be focus of new state housing commission

The legislative panel will collect data to see how much of a role short-term rentals play in the housing crunch. It also is expected to consider statewide regulation.
Published
July 22, 2022

UK blames France as travelers face hours-long port delays

France denies that its border officials were unprepared and blames an unforeseen 'technical incident' in the Channel Tunnel.
Published
July 21, 2022

Advocate for New Hampshire’s ‘Old Man of the Mountain’ memorial dies at 86

Dick Hamilton led the Old Man of the Mountain Legacy Fund after the iconic granite rock formation crumbled in 2003.
Published
July 14, 2022

In a summer of national division, U.S. governors meet in Portland and find some common ground

The National Governors Association is hosting its semi-annual meeting in Maine for the first time in 39 years.