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Tourism & Recreation
Feds award $2.5M to BigRock Mountain for new chairlift
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.
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Virgin Voyages cruise ship makes maiden call to Eastport, the brand’s first Maine visit
Updated: September 22, 2025The Eastport stop was part of the ship’s maiden voyage from New York City to Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was Virgin Voyages’ first visit to Maine.
Updated: September 22, 2025
Let the Mayhem ensue: Portland has new ‘rage room’ and paint-splatter business
Updated: September 22, 2025Mayhem Rage Rooms LLC leased 3,128 square feet of retail space from RD 65 Hanover LLC. Peter Gwilym of Porta & Co. brokered the deal.
Updated: September 22, 2025
Hotel at Thompson’s Point on track to open for summer 2026
Updated: September 16, 2025The 148-room Residence Inn / Moxy Hotel by Marriott Portland Thompson's Point is under construction next to the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine.
Updated: September 16, 2025
Frontier Airlines to end flights from Portland Jetport
Updated: September 12, 2025"We value our partnership with PWM and will continue to evaluate a return in the future," a spokesman for the low-cost carrier told Mainebiz.
Updated: September 12, 2025
Extended stay hotel opens on Mussey Road in Scarborough
Updated: September 11, 2025Utah-based LivAway Suites has opened a 110-room extended stay budget hotel on Mussey Road in Scarborough, the company's first in New England.
Updated: September 11, 2025
A tiny portion of Acadia National Park is a big driver of this summer's visitor boom
September 8, 2025The Schoodic district encompasses just 5% of the park. But it’s seeing a record number of visitors this summer.
September 8, 2025
Acadia National Park visitors will be greeted by a new 'Gateway' welcome center
Updated: September 8, 2025To greet the park's 4 million annual visitors, the $27.7 million Acadia Gateway Center is situated on the main thoroughfare to Mount Desert Island.
Updated: September 8, 2025
Monson’s moment: A northern Maine town with an arts community and a James Beard Award-winning restaurant
Updated: September 1, 2025Photographer Fred Field, a Mainebiz contributor, made several trips to the Piscataquis County town of Monson to see its progression as an arts community and home to a James Beard Award-winning restaurant.
Updated: September 1, 2025
More than books: Maine’s libraries have a storied history, but they’re living in the present
Updated: September 1, 2025Photojournalist Jim Neuger spent the better part of a year visiting libraries across Maine for this photo essay.
Updated: September 1, 2025
If you're hitting the road this Labor Day weekend, you'll be in good company
August 29, 2025The Maine Turnpike Authority expects more than 1.12 million toll transactions this weekend on a stretch of 109 miles — a 1.5% increase in traffic from a year ago.
August 29, 2025
Historic Naples inn gets $700,000 reboot from new owner
August 26, 2025Following a thorough refurbishing and modernization, the 160-year-old Naples landmark known as the Augustus Bove House has reopened under new ownership as the Hamilton House.
August 26, 2025
In taking on Kennebunk's White Barn Inn, new owner touts 'iconic status'
August 25, 2025The buyer targets high-growth, supply-constrained markets to identify underutilized assets and create value for partners and investors.
August 25, 2025
Ahoy! Moosehead Lake’s fabled steamship Katahdin still chugging
Updated: August 25, 2025Mainebiz contributing photographer Jim Neuger spends an afternoon on Moosehead Lake's historic "steamship" Katahdin, known to fans as the Kate.
Updated: August 25, 2025Editor's note: Putting the ‘process’ in food processing
Updated: August 25, 2025For many years, products grown and harvested in Maine were sent out of state to be processed. But that's changing.
Updated: August 25, 2025
Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens plans $32M expansion
Updated: August 20, 2025The Edward and Gwendolyn Asplundh Horticulture and Plant Science Center will add 40,000 square feet of labs and offices along with additional greenhouses and growing spaces.
Updated: August 20, 2025
New hotline will field calls for trash, needle and graffiti removal in downtown Portland
Updated: August 13, 2025In an ongoing effort to address vandalism and sanitation issues in and around the Congress Street corridor, Portland Downtown is implementing a 24-hour hotline for calling in cleaning and maintenance needs, utilizing staff from the new Downtown
Updated: August 13, 2025
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