Voters in Bar Harbor, Maine, a tourism hot spot in the state known as Vacationland, are set to soon decide whether to turn back incoming waves of cruise passengers.⁠ ⁠ If the ballot question passes on Nov. 8, it would require Bar Harbor to limit the number of disembarking cruise-ship passengers to 1,000 a day. Today, ships with a capacity of roughly 4,000 guests regularly anchor there, sending thousands of people into the small downtown’s streets or vehicles bound for nearby Acadia National Park.⁠ ⁠ Some days feature multiple ships of varying sizes. Charles Sidman, a 72-year-old investor behind the citizen’s petition, said cruising passengers are clogging the small town of roughly 5,200 people and have become off-putting for locals and visitors alike.⁠ ⁠ “We are overrun,” Mr. Sidman said. “We think tourism is a good thing, we like to share it. But too much of a good thing turns into a bad thing.”⁠ ⁠ The cruise volume is typically heaviest in September and October as leaf peepers arrive to see the heavily forested state’s colorful foliage. And numbers have been growing, with the ships back in force—167 are expected to call on Bar Harbor this year, and there are sometimes multiple ships a day—after a temporary pandemic halt.⁠ ⁠ Bar Harbor has tried some measures to manage cruise-volume concerns. The town’s primary ship anchorage is now tucked behind a small island near the downtown area, obscuring ships there from view. The town also reached an agreement with the cruise industry this year that would cap monthly passenger volume at 65,000 in September and October, a reduction of about 30% from current limits. Read more at the link in our bio. Photos by @ashley_l_conti for @wsj.