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Feds award $2.5M to BigRock Mountain for new chairlift

Laurie Schreiber August 18, 2022

The existing lift is over 50 years old. The new lift will feature technology such as a touchscreen interface that eases system operations and maintenance. 

  • Maine's restaurant and lodging industry tops $3.6 billion

    March 28, 2017

    Restaurant and lodging sales in Maine reached another record high last year. The Maine Restaurant Association and the Maine Innkeepers Association said combined sales exceeded $3.6 billion in 2016, a jump of nearly 7% from the previous record in

    March 28, 2017

  • Sea Bags opens 10th and largest store in Portsmouth

    March 28, 2017

    Sea Bags, the Portland-based company that makes nautical-themed totes from reclaimed sailcloth, opened its 10th and largest store along the Portsmouth, N.H., waterfront.

    March 28, 2017

  • Maine Brew Bus acquires Maine Beer Tours

    March 27, 2017

    The Maine Brew Bus LLC has acquired Maine Beer Tours LLC, a similar company providing all-inclusive tours to breweries, wineries and distilleries in Greater Portland.

    March 27, 2017

  • Investment group agrees to buy Scarborough Downs

    March 27, 2017

    A group of investors led by a Massachusetts developer has signed an agreement to purchase Scarborough Downs.

    March 27, 2017

  • Dawn of a new 'Aura' for music and mixers in Portland

    Renee Cordes March 24, 2017

    With a little more than a month to go until the unveiling of Portland's newest music and entertainment venue, business is already booming at Aura.

    Renee Cordes March 24, 2017

  • Oxford Casino yields bonanza for town, county

    March 24, 2017

    A “cascade of revenue” distribution system from the Oxford Casino yielded $1.6 million for the town of Oxford and just over $800,000 for Oxford County in 2016.

    March 24, 2017

  • Maine Office of Tourism promotes Marsden Hartley exhibit in NYC

    March 23, 2017

    An exhibit of paintings by a Maine native that opened in New York City last week is getting some additional promotion from the Maine Office of Tourism.

    March 23, 2017

  • 'Queen City' among '24 coolest towns in the U.S.'

    March 20, 2017

    Matador Network, the world's largest independent travel publisher, ranks Bangor among “the 24 coolest towns in the United States.”

    March 20, 2017

  • Bayside Bowl completes multimillion-dollar expansion

    March 17, 2017

    Bayside Bowl has completed its 10-month, multimillion-dollar expansion in Portland that includes new amenities and a rooftop solar system.

    March 17, 2017

  • Sunday River Golf Club sells at auction

    March 17, 2017

    Newry Holdings of Portland purchased the Sunday River Golf Club at auction Wednesday for $700,000.

    March 17, 2017

  • Visitors spent $6B in Maine last year

    March 16, 2017

    Visitor spending was up 6% last year, with $6 billion being shelled out by an estimated 35.8 million visitors.

    March 16, 2017

  • Auburn medical tourism stalls for lack of investors

    March 10, 2017

    A $40 million proposal to create a Chinese medical tourism facility in Auburn has stalled, with its backers saying the project is still looking for investors to proceed.

    March 10, 2017

  • Winterstick Snowboards opens R&D site near Sugarloaf

    Staff March 9, 2017

    Winterstick Snowboards, a Carrabassett Valley company, opened its West Mountain R&D Lab at Sugarloaf to do R&D and design hand-crafted retail and custom boards “tailored to meet respective mountain conditions and styles of today's riders.”

    Staff March 9, 2017

  • Arena trustees: Two groups want to bring pro hockey in Portland

    March 9, 2017

    Two groups have expressed interest in bringing an ECHL professional hockey team to Portland, trustees of Cross Insurance Arena announced Wednesday.

    March 9, 2017

  • Ski industry taps technology, diversifies to expand its $300M yearly impact

    Laurie Schreiber March 6, 2017

    Tourism in rural Maine relies heavily on the ski and snowmobile industries. For Maine's $300 million skiing industry, investing in energy-efficient snowmaking equipment is an essential part of staying strong.

    Laurie Schreiber March 6, 2017

  • Proposals submitted for returning pro hockey to Portland

    March 2, 2017

    Trustees of the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland are scheduled to meet next week to review four proposals for returning professional hockey to Portland.

    March 2, 2017

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Today's Poll

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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