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Sustainability

  • Portland Region Food Foundry finds home at Saint Joseph's College

    Staff May 31, 2018

    The Greater Portland Council of Governments announced Wednesday that the Institute for Local Food Systems Innovation at Saint Joseph's College in Standish will take on the role of steward and convener of the Portland Region Food Foundry.

    Staff May 31, 2018

  • Conservation group reaches deal to protect wild Atlantic salmon

    Staff May 31, 2018

    The Atlantic Salmon Federation has joined with the North Atlantic Salmon Fund to close a deal with Greenland and Faroe Island fishermen to protect wild Atlantic salmon from commercial fishing.

    Staff May 31, 2018

  • Bowdoinham farmer tackles Maine's challenge of farmland access and transfer

    Staff May 30, 2018

    Abby Sadauckas, a farmer and agricultural service provider of Bowdoinham, has joined the regional group Land For Good, a New England-wide nonprofit whose mission is to ensure the future of farming in the region by putting more farmers more securely

    Staff May 30, 2018

  • Seven top family-owned businesses honored at awards gala

    Staff May 16, 2018

    Tuesday's 19th Annual Maine Family Business Awards gala in Portland drew a drew a record crowd of more than 400 to celebrate companies large and small from around the state. From a record 186 nominations, 39 semi-finalists competed to receive seven

    Staff May 16, 2018

  • Portland gears up for Bike to Work Day

    Staff May 16, 2018

    Friday is National Bike to Work Day, and the Bicycle Coalition of Maine, with help from Portland Gear Hub, will welcome Portland's bike commuters in Monument Square in the morning.

    Staff May 16, 2018

  • As Gulf of Maine warms, will black sea bass make up for declines in lobster?

    May 14, 2018

    The Gulf of Maine's warming waters could mean that new fisheries, such as Jonah crab and black sea bass, are coming to Maine.

    May 14, 2018

  • Nonprofits host talk on ‘Legacy and lessons of Rachel Carson’

    Staff May 9, 2018

    Sandra Steingraber, an internationally recognized author and environmentalist, will speak at Maine Audubon later this month about Rachel Carson's legacy and how the work Carson did and the challenges she faced inspire and teach those who ground

    Staff May 9, 2018

  • Ecomaine taking steps to address 'contamination' of its recycling stream

    James McCarthy May 4, 2018

    Portland-based ecomaine put out a call today for customers in its member communities assist the company in preventing contamination in recycling in order to address a dramatic cost shift in the global mixed-paper market, which has hit historic lows.

    James McCarthy May 4, 2018

  • Conservation group acquires almost 18,000 forested acres Downeast

    Staff May 3, 2018

    The Conservation Fund of Arlington, Va., acquired three forested properties totaling 17,881 acres in Hancock and Washington counties.

    Staff May 3, 2018

  • Two Portland-area businesses win SCORE Champion Award

    Maureen Milliken April 25, 2018

    Two Portland-area businesses are state winners in the the 2018 American Small Business Championship by SCORE earlier this month. Fyood Kitchen, of Portland, and Dental Lace, owned by a Cape Elizabeth woman, are among 102 businesses nationally to get

    Maureen Milliken April 25, 2018

  • Cumberland eyes $1.1M municipal solar array at its landfill

    April 25, 2018

    The town of Cumberland plans to work with ReVision Energy on the potential installation of a municipal solar array on top of capped landfill on Drowne Road.

    April 25, 2018

  • Bowdoin College achieves carbon neutrality ahead of schedule

    Staff April 20, 2018

    Bowdoin College has reached its goals of becoming “carbon neutral” at its Brunswick campus two years ahead of time.

    Staff April 20, 2018

  • Mechanical rockweed harvesting sparks concerns on Deer Isle

    April 19, 2018

    Residents of Stonington and Deer Isle expressed concern about noise from the machinery used to harvest rockweed in their area, as well as the potential for bycatch and the impact of harvesting on biodiversity.

    April 19, 2018

  • Mainebiz Food Insider: GrandyOats, Wicked Joe waking up granola with new product

    Maureen Milliken April 11, 2018

    Two Maine businesses known for their natural products, environmental awareness and business acumen have teamed up on a product that one says is “waking up” the granola category.

    Maureen Milliken April 11, 2018

  • Vermont, trailing Maine in median age, seeks to turn visitors into residents

    Staff April 6, 2018

    Vermont ranks just below its northern New England counterparts in median age, at 42.7 — versus 44.6 for Maine and 43 for New Hampshire. It also deals with the twin problems of a shrinking workforce and low unemployment.

    Staff April 6, 2018

  • EDA’s $1.9M grant to Hartland will help local tannery preserve 175 jobs

    Staff April 4, 2018

    The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration has awarded $1.9 million to the town of Hartland to make critical water infrastructure improvements needed to support the region's business community.

    Staff April 4, 2018

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How was the 2025 summer tourism season?
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Sponsored by: Kennebunk Savings Bank

With the official end of summer this past weekend, we're taking a look back at how the season unfolded.

Back in early August, we asked how the summer tourism season was going — and at the time, the majority of respondents told us it could be better. And remember, the season started very rainy and ended amid a drought. 

Now that the season has wrapped up, we're checking in again to see how things ended. Did things improve? Did tourism pick up later in the summer, or did the season fall short of expectations?

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