Maine tourism officials optimistic about summer

ROCKLAND, Maine — The sky was blue, the sun was out — and tourists on Saturday were thronging midcoast hot spots like the North Atlantic Blues Festival in Rockland and the Maine Celtic Celebration in Belfast.

Judy Hart of Rowley, Mass., wore a sparkly cowboy hat as she danced to the raucous music of Lil Ed and the Blues Imperials at Harbor Park in Rockland. It’s the fifth year she’s traveled north for the festival weekend.