MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • June 12, 2022
Kris McClure opens his Maine Donut Tour talks with a point of pride that surprises tour goers and partly justifies his new business launch, if justification were needed to feed visitors some of the city’s best doughnuts on an educational stroll through the Old Port. “Maine actually invented the doughnut,” he told the five people gathered on the corner of Fore and Exchange streets on a recent Friday morning for the start of his 90-minute walking tour that blends local history with doughnut discussion, along with stops for samples. McClure smartly hedged. “A few more people want to claim they invented the donut, but we’re sticking with that for today,” he said and moved on. Since launching in April, the Maine Donut Tour has run two tours each morning from Thursday through Sunday. McClure expects later in the summer to add tours Monday through Wednesday as well.