PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 21, 2025
Gov. Janet Mills reiterated a warm invitation to Canadian visitors this summer during a roundtable discussion Wednesday with local business owners, who shared with her both concern and cautious optimism as the start of tourist season fast approaches. “Maine has a brand, and I think it’s a good one,” Mills told a group of 10 Kennebunk-area business people. “We want to protect it.” Mills said that although President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian products and his dismissive rhetoric toward the United States’ northern neighbor have been damaging, that doesn’t mean the upcoming season will be a bust. She pledged to continue supporting businesses and encouraging visitors not to blame Maine — or boycott us.