Cars fill the parking spaces at the top of Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park.

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Reservations for Acadia visits top proposal in plan

A reservation system for visiting Acadia National Park is among the top proposals in the National Park Service’s draft transportation plan, released April 26. The plan has been in the works since 2015, due to traffic congestion from increased visitation. On the weekend of July 4, 2017, for example, the… SEE MORE
A crew member cleans balconies on a cruise ship docked at Portland’s Ocean Gateway in 2014.

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CruiseMaine evaluating potential, impact

The cruise ship industry’s growing interest in visiting Maine’s harbor towns is being hailed as opportunity by some, and branded as threat by others. While communities like Bar Harbor and Rockland are debating the relative merits of this part of the tourism economy, there’s no denying its size and impact.… SEE MORE
Volunteers work at burning fields on Swan's Island.

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Swan’s Island fights ticks with fire

By Jennifer Helman  There is no shortage of information about the trouble ticks bring into our lives. They lay thousands of eggs at a time, live parasitically off animals, spread Lyme and other diseases, and are yucky little critters. Various methods have been employed to reduce the number of ticks… SEE MORE