PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 15, 2025
After an abnormally wet May and June — with more than a dozen rainy weekends in a row — the sunny and hot weather in July and August has been a boon to many of Maine’s tourism businesses and attractions. And while cruise ship numbers are down, in part because of Bar Harbor’s 1,000-passenger cap on visitors from cruise ships, and border crossings from Canada continue to fall after President Donald Trump hurled insults and imposed tariffs on Maine’s northern neighbor, visitor numbers are up at Acadia National Park, the Portland International Jetport and on the Maine Turnpike.