Home This Week in So. Maine Local Events Ongoing Local Events Maine Events Nightlife Agricultural Fairs Beaches Golf Summer Fun for Kids Tide Chart Saltwater Fishing Amusements Sightseeing Museums Summer Theater Movie Theaters Maine in Film Boating Marinas Kayaking & Canoeing Landmarks Lighthouses Great Outdoors Take a Hike Land Conservation Gardens and Parks Bird Watching Galleries Shops Antiques Restaurants Libraries Books to Buy Screensavers Places of Worship So. Maine Towns Chambers of Commerce Emergency Numbers Contact Us Advertise Tourist News in Print     Maine's area code   statewide is 207     Founded in 1958, the Tourist News is a three-season arts and entertainment newspaper circulated throughout Maine’s south coastal region. It is enjoyed by year-round residents, seasonal residents The cover of our current issue and vacationers.   The Tourist News is distributed free at more than 450 locations in Saco, Biddeford, Old Orchard Beach, Kennebunkport, Cape Porpoise, Biddeford Pool, Kennebunk, Wells, Ogunquit, York and Kittery. Please see list of major distribution sites below.   Our summer circulation is 17,000 copies weekly. Spring and fall circulation is 12,000. A printing of 20,000 copies of the Holiday Issue is distributed during a six-week period from mid-November through December.   The Tourist News is packed with stories about events, galleries, businesses, people, landmarks and local history. Our calendar pages offer an indispensable guide for things to do and places to go.   2012 Publication Schedule - Our 54th year! April 5 – Spring issue Featuring: Patriot’s Day is Monday, April 16 (Ogunquit Celebration April 13-15) Easter is April 8 May 3 – Gardening Issue Featuring: May Day (Kennebunk Celebration is Saturday, May 5), Mother’s Day is May 13 May 17 – Memorial Day is May 28 May 31 – Summer Calendar Issue Note: We do not publish the week of June 3-9. There is no June 7 issue. June 14 – Father's Day is June 17 June 21 June 28 – 4th of July Issue July 5 July 12 July 19 – Open Farm Day Issue July 26 August 2 August 9 August 16 – Lobster Issue August 23 August 30 – Labor Day is Sept. 3 Note: We do not publish Labor Day week. There is no September 6 issue. September 13 – Lighthouse Issue - Lighthouse Day is 9/16 September 20 – Fall Foliage season September 27 – Fall Festival Issue October 4 – Columbus Day is October 8 October 11 – Halloween and Harvest Festivals November 15 – Holiday Issue   The Holiday Issue includes events throughout Maine’s south coastal region from November 15–January 1. (Thanksgiving Day is November 24. Kennebunkport’s Christmas Prelude is Nov. 29–Dec. 9. Ogunquit’s Christmas by the Sea is Nov. 30–Dec.2 and Dec. 7–9.)   Interested in advertising? Click here for a PDF with complete MEDIA KIT with ad rates, deadlines and specifications. Want to send us a calendar listing or press release? Click here for a PDF list of issue dates with publicity deadlines. Please note: There is no charge for listings in the Tourist News calendar. Lisitngs are included, at the editor’s discretion, in both in Tourist News in print and on touristnewsonline.com.   Pick Up a Copy of the Tourist News! The Tourist News can be found at all southern Maine chamber of commerce centers, libraries, museums, motels, campgrounds/ RV parks, most restaurants and many retail and convenience stores.   KITTERY I-95 Visitor Information Center Coachman Inn   YORK Anthony’s Food Mart Cat n Nine Tails Cape Neddick Post Office Garfield’s Long Sands Store York Chamber of Commerce   OGUNQUIT Café Amore Village Food Market Norseman Motel and Store Ogunquit Chamber of Commerce   WELLS Bull n’ Claw Congdon’s Donuts DJ Morgan’s Country Store Maine Diner Reny’s Tully’s Beer and Wine Well’s Public Library Wells Post Office (outside box) Moody Post Office (outside box) Downeaster Train Station Wells Chamber of Commerce   KENNEBUNK Hannaford Supermarket Mail-It & Shopper’s Village Gifts Kennebunk Free Library   KENNEBUNK LOWER VILLAGE Federal Jack’s Brew Pub H. B. Provisions Graves Library Kennebunk-Kennebunkport     Chamber of Commerce   KENNEBUNKPORT Cape-Able Bike Shop Flaherty Imports Kennebunkport Arts Patten’s Berry Farm Union Square   CAPE PORPOISE Bradbury Bros. Market Cape Pier Chowder House Wright Gallery   GOOSE ROCKS BEACH Goose Rock Beach Gift Shop Ocean Woods Resort Tide’s Inn by the Sea BIDDEFORD POOL Goldthwaite’s   BIDDEFORD Wiggle Weigle’s Books Pool Street Market Sea Star Market McArthur Public Library   SACO Stone Soup Artisans Vic and Wit’s Dyer Library Downeaster Train Station Biddeford-Saco   Chamber of Commerce   OLD ORCHARD BEACH Coastal Convenience Radley’s Market Rite Aid Log Cabin Convenience Store Downeaster Train Station OOB Chamber of Commerce   OCEAN PARK Library Community Center We welcome additional distribution locations. To request delivery of the Tourist News at your business in our circulation area, call 207-468-9791. Outside Boxes Available!     Contents of this web site are © The Tourist News