A Southern Maine Publication Since 1958
Current Issue
June 19, 2025
Catch the Wave, Feminine Firepower, Graves Library says Goodbye to Mary Lou Boucavalas, Coastal Jewelers Has a New Owner, Through the Lens, A Shed Raising at Hope Woods, Kitchen Talk, Cooking with Salmon, Saltwater Fishing Report, Calendar
Cover Artist: James Nelson Lewis
Latest Magazine
Spring & Summer 2025
Our Publications, Team T&T, Through the Lens, Editor's Note, Local Fare, Local Arts, Local Roots, Local Finds, Local History, Field Notes of a Maine Birdwatcher, Local Beauty, It's Like This
Cover Artist: Lobster car, Cape Porpoise by Chris Becker
Our Local Reach
Tourist & Town is proud to offer the highest and widest circulation of any newspaper in York County, distributed to several hundred locations from Kittery to Portland. Looking for a particular issue? We've got you covered with our archive!
Looking for a particular issue? We've got you covered with our archive!
Who We Are
Founded in 1958, Tourist & Town (formerly Tourist News) is currently owned by Kingsley Gallup, who operates the business out of the old train depot in Kennebunk. Tourist & Town is an independent publication and is not affiliated with any other newspaper or media group.
Tourist & Town is a good will publication dedicated to informing and entertaining its online and in-print readers, supporting local businesses, and telling the stories of the people who live, work and visit here. We strive to capture the essence of this unique part of the world that has attracted visitors for 200+ years.
Our Coverage
Whether you live in southern Maine year-round, spend part of the year here in your seasonal home, vacation here regularly or are about to make your first visit, Tourist & Town is your indispensable guide to places to visit and things to do.
The coastal communities of Kittery, York, Ogunquit, Wells, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport, Cape Porpoise, Goose Rocks, Biddeford Pool, Biddeford, Saco and Old Orchard Beach are covered in this lively arts and entertainment newspaper, as are the inland towns of the Berwicks, Eliot, Lyman, Alfred and Sanford and other small towns that comprise rural York County.
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