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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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King bill would provide $120B in relief for restaurants hurt by pandemic
March 2, 2021The bipartisan Restaurants Act would allow owners to apply for grants of up to $10 million to cover eligible expenses retroactively to February 15, 2020, and ending eight months after the legislation is signed into law.
March 2, 2021
UMPI receives grant to market an astronomical attraction in Aroostook County
Updated: March 2, 2021The Maine Solar System Model is unique to Aroostook County and as a tourism attraction because it’s a naturally socially distanced activity. New marketing materials will include brochures for all 62 chamber offices across Maine.
Updated: March 2, 2021
Bar Harbor-Nova Scotia ferry company earns $1M a year while ship sits idle
March 1, 2021Bay Ferries Ltd. receives a management fee for the CAT high-speed ferry service, even when the ferry isn't operating. It's been idle for the past two years and the 2021 sailing season is also canceled.
March 1, 2021
Maine tax revenues are rosier than expected, state officials say
February 26, 2021Forecasts had been downgraded last year after the onset of the pandemic, but General Fund revenue since July is now 6.6% higher than expected.
February 26, 2021
Ogunquit's beach makes the top 10 list in US, up from last year's ranking
February 25, 2021The pristine beachfront in this York County town, about 45 minutes south of Portland, received rave reviews and ratings in the annual list from travel website Tripadvisor.
February 25, 2021
As more RVs take to the road, Windham dealership is selling to national chain
Updated: February 24, 2021Business has been booming at Lee's Family Trailer, especially since the start of the pandemic, and attracted the attention of the country's largest RV retailer.
Updated: February 24, 2021
$6M, 101-room South Portland hotel planned amid its own competition
Updated: February 24, 2021The TownePlace Suites hotel would occupy a vacant lot between two other hotels, owned by the same group of companies proposing the new one. Two years ago, the owner planned to use the site for a hotel under another name.
Updated: February 24, 2021
Couple completes long-planned purchase of historic Rockland schooner
Updated: February 22, 2021The husband-and-wife team, both licensed captains, recently took ownership of Rockland schooner J.&E. Riggin, dating back to 1927. After the shutdown last summer, the windjammer fleet plans to embark on this season under COVID-19 guidelines.
Updated: February 22, 2021
Octagon-shaped B&B in Oakland changes hands
February 19, 2021Built in 1850, the inn features an octagon-shaped house and attached post-and-beam barn on the shore of Messalonskee Lake. One suite was carved out of the octagon’s granite foundation. The pandemic-driven real estate market resulted in multiple
February 19, 2021
State seeks marketing agency to work with Office of Tourism on promoting Maine
February 19, 2021The current contract ends June 30, and the request for proposals seeks an agency that will help promote Maine tourism across the country and Canada, with a budget based on taxable sales from the restaurant and lodging industry.
February 19, 2021
Portland Sea Dogs ready to play ball amid talks on hosting fans
February 19, 2021After 2020's canceled season because the pandemic, the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox prepares for its return to baseball with a 2021 schedule released on Thursday. The home opener at Hadlock Field is scheduled for May 4.
February 19, 2021
On the Record: In Gorham, Kevin Jensen urges businesses to take a walk in the park
Updated: February 22, 2021A year after becoming the town's economic development director, the New York City transplant discusses what's drawn him to Maine and what might draw companies to Gorham and a planned industrial park.
Updated: February 22, 2021Thomas student's startup aims to modernize Maine snowmobile tourism
February 18, 2021Entrepreneur Jake Ward, frustrated at the lack of convenient information on the state's extensive snowmobile trail network and amenities, has created a website to boost an industry that draws 30% of its participants from out of state.
February 18, 2021
Camden considers affordable housing, maker spaces for old tannery site
February 18, 2021Town officials cited affordable housing as a key consideration for the redevelopment proposal of a century-old tannery site. One proposal calls for 35 to 50 affordable housing rental apartments.
February 18, 2021
Yarmouth Clam Fest canceled for second year in a row
February 17, 2021The festival was scheduled for July 16-18, but the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce and other organizers said there are too many uncertainties about the pandemic to hold the event, which in recent years has drawn as many as 150,000 visitors.
February 17, 2021
UMaine launches $110M plan to expand, upgrade Orono sports facilities
February 17, 2021The 10-year project, largely funded by a $90 million gift last fall from the Harold Alfond Foundation, will add new arenas and fields while upgrading current infrastructure. The university says the improvements will also have benefits beyond the
February 17, 2021
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