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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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Bar Harbor OKs visits by small cruise ship, but questions remain about larger ones
May 5, 2021American Cruise Lines will sail its 100-passenger ship Independence in Maine starting late May. Many larger ships have kept bookings from Aug. 26 onward, but the 2021 season remains uncertain.
May 5, 2021
Promising numbers spell reason for optimism, Maine tourist industry members told
May 4, 2021Maine's visitor satisfaction rates during the pandemic, the number of new visitors, and national travel trends all bode well for the coming year, attendees at the annual Governor's Conference on Tourism were told Tuesday morning.
May 4, 2021
Lewiston may soon be looking for a 'loo,' and other cities are too
May 3, 2021Public restrooms are in short supply, especially during the pandemic, but the city of Lewiston has been dealing with the problem for several years. Now the City Council may consider a pilot project offering a solution.
May 3, 2021
Hospitality’s newest hiring crunch: Maine businesses tout incentives to rebuild workforces
Updated: May 3, 2021While they may be recovering financially, Maine restaurants and hotels still face a heavy lift when it comes to staffing up. As the clock ticks toward the key summer season, that task is taking on greater urgency.
Updated: May 3, 2021
With travelers looking for open spaces and outdoor dining, Maine's summer forecast is — hot
Updated: May 3, 2021Indications so far call for a busy summer tourism season, or at least better than the one in 2020. After a year of uncertainty, potential visitors to Maine are starting to make plans. Business travel, however, remains a question.
Updated: May 3, 2021
Kennebunkport cachet: York County resort area sees a surge of lodging investment
Updated: May 3, 2021Kennebunkport has always been a Maine attraction, even before it became famous as the location of the Bush family's retreat. But over recent months, sizable investments in local resorts are bringing the town a new sense of vitality.
Updated: May 3, 2021
Climate change may hurt Maine's wild blueberry industry, but growers can lessen the risk
Updated: April 27, 2021Growers will need to be prepared for future warming and water loss as the climate warms, according to a new study. Strategies could include irrigation, soil amendments, predictive production models and remote sensing techniques.
Updated: April 27, 2021
How a Cumberland travel and events planner pivoted when travel and events crashed
Updated: April 26, 2021Suddenly without clients, Rachel Sağıroğlu shifted corporate giftboxing to online retail, then expanded concierge services to the burgeoning vacation rental market. Now she’s opening a “Maine-made” store.
Updated: April 26, 2021
Lawsuit renews decades-old battle over Maine public beach rights
April 23, 2021Residents and people who make a living from seaweed and clamming have filed a lawsuit that seeks to overturn a 1989 court decision giving beachfront land owners property rights to the low-tide mark.
April 23, 2021
Marketing group partners with Kennebunkport hotel to promote Maine lobster
Updated: April 23, 2021The goal is to generate positive crustacean coverage and “to educate people about the Maine lobster fishery and to inspire them to eat more lobster,” said the industry group’s chief.
Updated: April 23, 2021
Legislation would create recovery fund for Maine hospitality businesses
April 22, 2021The bill calls for a grant fund for businesses in tourism and hospitality that lost revenue in 2020 because of the pandemic. But some in the industries also question restrictions that would keep certain businesses from applying.
April 22, 2021
FAME approves $135M bond financing for Moosehead area ski resort
April 21, 2021The four-season resort north of Greenville would create 380 full- and part-time jobs once fully built out, and have a significant impact on the economy of Piscataquis County and the state, the finance authority said.
April 21, 2021
Seasonal small businesses could get federal relief under proposed bill
April 20, 2021The Seasonal Business PPP Parity Act aims to provide funds for seasonal businesses that applied in the early days of the federal Paycheck Protection Program but were unable to access further relief because their loans had already been forgiven.
April 20, 2021
Newly acquired 27 acres of conservation land in Portland also protects current preserves
April 20, 2021The charitable arm of Central Maine Power’s parent company donated 85% of the land's appraised value. Development would have meant a loss of value for adjacent conservation lands. “This is a big deal for Portland,” said a city official.
April 20, 2021
Federal restaurant fund will focus on businesses that have been overlooked in relief efforts
April 19, 2021The $28.6 billion program for food-related businesses will be open for three weeks. The aim is to help businesses that have been overlooked.
April 19, 2021
If internet searches are an indication, Maine will have a busy summer
Updated: April 16, 2021Airline search tracker Hopper says Portland is the top-searched destination in the country and Bangor is 10th. Airbnb last month said southern Maine is its top search, and this week said that searches for more rural areas of the state are
Updated: April 16, 2021
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