Voters in Bar Harbor, Maine, a tourism hot spot in the state known as Vacationland, are set to soon decide whether to turn back incoming waves of cruise passengers. If the ballot question passes on ...

Maine’s cruise season is set to open Thursday with the first ship docking in Bar Harbor at a time when the town seeks to reduce the number and size of cruise ships visiting. The Norwegian Pearl, a 965 ...

WASHINGTON (WABI) - Bar Harbor topped U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Small Towns to Visit in the USA for 2026, the publication announced Tuesday. U.S. News evaluated places with populations ...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (WABI) - Bar Harbor is one of Maine’s quintessential summer tourism towns, but a proposed ordinance is looking to decrease population size, specifically for those visiting on cruise ...

Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island is one of the top spots to explore and visit in Maine. Known as the gateway to Acadia National Park, there’s so much to explore in the area. For those visiting, you ...

For the first time in more than two years, a large cruise ship sailed into the harbor at Bar Harbor, ME. Last Thursday, Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Pearl arrived at the New England port with ...

A bit of nostalgia is the perfect addition to a relaxing summer vacation. That’s a concept Bar Harbor Motel Owner David Witham is an expert on—when you step inside his newly renovated, impossibly ...

When you think of fall, cool weather, crisp air, and vibrant foliage come to mind. Maine, particularly Bar Harbor, is the poster child for a stereotypical New England autumn. In its early days, Bar ...

Princess Cruises' Sky Princess sits behind Bar Island while in port in Frenchman Bay, Maine last month. (Ashley L. Conti for The Wall Street Journal) Residents in Bar Harbor, Maine, easily passed a ...