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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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In Maine and elsewhere, camping businesses are already booked for fall
August 4, 2021After trending upward before and during the pandemic, the camping industry sees more growth ahead, driving interest in campground rentals and RV sales.
August 4, 2021
Saddleback plans bird protections with development of new lodge
August 3, 2021The 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.
August 3, 2021
As national parks face overcrowding, Acadia chief says new reservation system working well
Updated: July 29, 2021Cadillac’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.
Updated: July 29, 2021
Rockland mulls impact of proposed three-fer property sale on working waterfront
July 28, 2021Three 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.
July 28, 2021
UMaine advances $17M proposal to convert two campus buildings into hotel
July 27, 2021The public-private development partnership is one of several new investments at the flagship campus of the University of Maine System.
July 27, 2021
Sugarloaf to announce family-focused expansion plans this week
July 26, 2021An 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.
July 26, 2021
Half of Bar Harbor survey respondents enjoyed 2020 tourism season without cruise ships
Updated: July 20, 2021The 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
Updated: July 20, 2021
Canada may reopen to Maine, US by mid-August, Trudeau says
July 19, 2021Fully 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.
July 19, 2021
Songwriter-sound engineer applies the lessons of Nashville to launch music studio in Portland
Updated: July 19, 2021The 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
Updated: July 19, 2021
Bigelow Lab leads project to connect deep-sea research worldwide
Updated: July 15, 2021Humans 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.
Updated: July 15, 2021
Maine tourism business is up, but staff shortages, closed border have hurt
July 12, 2021Nearly 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
July 12, 2021
Another Kennebunkport resort proposed for major renovation
Updated: July 12, 2021Renovation 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.
Updated: July 12, 2021
Acadia National Park sees big jump in visits, even compared to pre-pandemic levels
Updated: July 9, 2021May’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.
Updated: July 9, 2021
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle to join Maine's belated bicentennial celebration
July 7, 2021The 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.
July 7, 2021
Ogunquit lifeguards quit over management change
July 6, 2021As 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.
July 6, 2021
History in the making: UMaine mulls $17M plan to convert iconic buildings into campus hotel
Updated: July 7, 2021Two 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.
Updated: July 7, 2021
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