Sen. Susan Collins, center, crosses Water Street with Skowhegan business leaders and staff Friday during a business tour downtown.

Sen. Susan Collins checks in with Crooked Face Creamery at the Grist Mill on Friday in Skowhegan.

Sen. Susan Collins greets Shaw Sprague, senior director of government relations for the National Trust, Friday during a visit in Skowhegan.

Sen. Susan Collins crosses Kennebec River over the pedestrian bridge near the Weston Dam on Friday with Kristina Cannon, executive director of Main Street Skowhegan in Skowhegan.

Paula Phillips, a local artisan at Maiden Maine on Water Street in Skowhegan, greets Sen. Susan Collins during a visit Friday.

Sen. Susan Collins waves to supporters Friday from the doorway of Maiden Maine on Water Street in downtown Skowhegan during a visit.

Sen. Susan Collins, center, tours downtown Skowhegan on Friday with Kristina Cannon, executive director of Main Street Skowhegan, left, and other business leaders and staff.