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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.

Saddleback plans bird protections with development of new lodge

Staff August 3, 2021

The ski resort’s new lodge includes bird-safe glass and a sod roof with native berries and grasses. The project is the latest development at the resort, which reopened last December after a five-year hiatus.

Staff August 3, 2021
As national parks face overcrowding, Acadia chief says new reservation system working well

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 29, 2021

Cadillac’s summit has about 150 parking spaces. Before the new May-to-October reservation system, it wasn’t unusual to have 500 cars up there on a summer’s day.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 29, 2021
Rockland mulls impact of proposed three-fer property sale on working waterfront

Jessica Hall July 28, 2021

Three pieces of the Rockland waterfront, totaling nearly nine acres, are being marketed as a single commercial offering. Some worry a sale could result in longstanding businesses getting crowded out, but the city says it's looking for balance.

Jessica Hall July 28, 2021
UMaine advances $17M proposal to convert two campus buildings into hotel

Staff July 27, 2021

The public-private development partnership is one of several new investments at the flagship campus of the University of Maine System.

Staff July 27, 2021
Sugarloaf to announce family-focused expansion plans this week

Catie Joyce-Bulay July 26, 2021

An expansion totaling 460 acres, focused on the West Mountain area, is part of Sugarloaf ski resort’s 2030 plan announced last February. Construction is planned to begin in the summer of 2022.

Catie Joyce-Bulay July 26, 2021
Half of Bar Harbor survey respondents enjoyed 2020 tourism season without cruise ships

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 20, 2021

The survey drew far more respondents than expected. The objective is to provide data to guide the Town Council in setting limits on cruise ship visitation over the next seven years. Ship and passenger numbers have grown tenfold over the past two

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 20, 2021
Canada may reopen to Maine, US by mid-August, Trudeau says

Staff July 19, 2021

Fully vaccinated U.S. citizens might be able to resume trips to Canada as of mid-August for nonessential travel, if discussions on reopening plans between the two nations go well. About half of the populations of each country are fully vaccinated.

Staff July 19, 2021
Songwriter-sound engineer applies the lessons of Nashville to launch music studio in Portland

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 19, 2021

The centerpiece of the studio and training program is the “Rolls Royce” of recording consoles, and the studio was purpose-designed for acoustics. The goal of the studio reboot is to provide production services and to help students enter the music

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 19, 2021
Bigelow Lab leads project to connect deep-sea research worldwide

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 15, 2021

Humans have seen only about 1% of the sea floor, yet deep-sea minerals and other resources are generating startup industries there. A new global network will allow stakeholders to share information and decrease the potential for harm.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 15, 2021
Maine tourism business is up, but staff shortages, closed border have hurt

Maureen Milliken July 12, 2021

Nearly half of respondents to a Maine Tourism Association survey said business over the Fourth of July weekend was better than in a normal year, but many also expect to lose revenue because they can't find workers and aren't seeing visitors from

Maureen Milliken July 12, 2021
Another Kennebunkport resort proposed for major renovation

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 12, 2021

Renovation of Ocean Woods Resort proved infeasible after a review of the property. A new proposal calls for demolition and construction of guest cottages and a restaurant, “which given COVID … should be more desirable,” wrote the developer.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 12, 2021
Acadia National Park sees big jump in visits, even compared to pre-pandemic levels

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 9, 2021

May’s number was up 100,000 over that month in 2019. The park and surrounding towns remained busy through the Fourth of July weekend, and a new vehicle reservation system is now in place at one hot spot to mitigate traffic congestion.

Laurie Schreiber Updated: July 9, 2021
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle to join Maine's belated bicentennial celebration

Staff July 7, 2021

The former German navy training vessel is today a world-touring goodwill ambassador homeported in New London, Conn. The visit is expected to spotlight Portland’s waterfront and Maine’s boatbuilding heritage — and could bump up summer tourism.

Staff July 7, 2021
Ogunquit lifeguards quit over management change

William Hall July 6, 2021

As the summer beach season gets underway, the town's 35-member lifeguard service is short-staffed, and no resolution to the labor dispute is in sight.

William Hall July 6, 2021
History in the making: UMaine mulls $17M plan to convert iconic buildings into campus hotel

William Hall Updated: July 7, 2021

Two of the University of Maine's oldest structures could become an 87-room boutique hotel, if University of Maine System trustees approve a plan that's been in the works since 2019.

William Hall Updated: July 7, 2021
On the Record: For GM of the Lockwood Hotel in Waterville, the role was too good to ignore

Maureen Milliken Updated: July 12, 2021

Jordan Rowan leapt at the chance to lead operations at the hotel, even in the midst of the pandemic. He and his wife bought a home in Winslow, sight unseen. "There is something really exciting going on in Waterville right now," he says.

Maureen Milliken Updated: July 12, 2021

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Today's Poll

Poll Description

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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