Maine saw a slight rebound in Canadian tourism traffic in June over the previous year, according to U.S. Department of Transportation data.
The number of personal vehicle border crossings rose to 119,970, compared with 108,934 last June.
Kim Howard, the executive director of Old Orchard Beach Chamber of Commerce, said businesses are noticing the increase.
“I’ve definitely been answering questions with more Canadian accents … the past few weeks. So yeah, I believe we are seeing a few more than we had last year,” she said.
But the Canadian government reported this month that Canadians spent $2.3 billion less on trips to the U.S. in 2025 compared with the year before. And crossings are still well below the nearly 155,000 Canadians that visited Maine two years ago.
“There were several layers to it. The tariffs [were] a part of it. The Canadian dollar also was weaker than it had been too, so that definitely impacted Canadian travel as well,” Howard said.
As of mid-July, the Canadian loonie dropped to a little over 71 U.S. cents, its weakest since April 2025.
This story appears through a media partnership with Maine Public.