Majestic coastal town invaded by 'dirty little cruise ship tourists'

A charming coastal town in is in uproar after being overrun by tourists.

The town of Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island has attracted increasing numbers of visitors in recent years, with crowds often arriving in huge cruise ships and flocking to see to the stunning Acadia National Park nearby.

Resident Charles Sidman, 74, who is among those leading the Bar Harbor's anti-cruise movement, told he thought the first ship to arrive in the tiny town in the late 1980s was 'the coolest thing in the world'.

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