Not on Board: In a State that Thrives on Tourism, Why Do Cruise Ships Still Leave So Much Discord in Their Wake?
Date
8-2017
Volume Number
64
Pages
32-33
Abstract
Bar Harbor voted to construct a new cruise ship terminal but not before town officials and residents engaged in a frothy debate over the issue. Residents argued that there is too much overcrowding in the area and that cruise ships would increase tourism by 5 times the average.
Subjects
tourism, local economy, cruise ships, Acadia National Park, increase, Change.org petition, frustrated locals, defunct ferry dock, new cruise ship terminal, construction
Recommended Citation
Grunewald, Will, "Not on Board: In a State that Thrives on Tourism, Why Do Cruise Ships Still Leave So Much Discord in Their Wake?" (2017). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 4841.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/4841