A cruise ship as seen from Cadillac Mountain.

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Expect record-breaking number of cruise ships in Bar Harbor

The cruise ship business must have been hit by the Great Recession, as were other sectors of the tourism economy. So the news, reported by the Mount Desert Islander, that the schedule for cruise ship visits to Bar Harbor for this spring, summer and fall shows "the town on track… SEE MORE

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Fishermen unload their catch at one of Stonington's buying stations last September.

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Stonington tops in lobster, LNG returns Downeast

It may have been lost in the news of the high volume and high value of the 2014 lobster catch, but it's worth noting: Stonington was once again the top grossing lobster port in the state. The Island Ad-Vantages newspaper reports that in the $457 million value statewide, Stonington… SEE MORE

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