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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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New site off Maine coast could make it easier, safer to dredge the state's harbors
September 29, 2020A new federally created site for disposing dredge material will replace one slated to close next year, and may offer some advantages. Meanwhile, Portland Harbor has been denied federal funds for its own dredging project.
September 29, 2020
Portland’s Lio Restaurant closing for good as owners press on with other ventures
Updated: September 28, 2020Owners Cara and Cecile Stadler will focus their other restaurant in Portland, as well as a restaurant, cafe and year-round aquaponics operation in Brunswick.
Updated: September 28, 2020
Commentary: The arts mean business, and Maine’s performing arts are in trouble
Updated: September 27, 2020Maine’s performing arts organizations are in trouble. And their closures, furloughs, and layoffs are negatively impacting downtowns, small businesses, and communities — for all of which the performing arts mean business.
Updated: September 27, 2020
Developers see residential as next step to Portland eastern waterfront's future
Updated: September 25, 2020A MEREDA Morning Menu panel with developers David Bateman, Jonathan Cohen and Ara Aftandilian discussed the need for more residential projects in the rapidly developing area, but warned changes proposed in Portland ballot questions would hurt it.
Updated: September 25, 2020
After industry pleas, Mills lifts quarantine-or-test rule for Massachusetts visitors
September 24, 2020As the tourism industry prepares for fall and winter, Gov. Janet Mills adds Massachusetts to the five other states whose residents aren't required to quarantine for two weeks or show a negative COVID-19 test before entering Maine.
September 24, 2020
Historic hotel in Southwest Harbor sold to Kennebunkport hotelier
September 23, 2020The Claremont becomes part of a portfolio that includes the Tides Beach Club, Cape Arundel Inn & Resort, Hidden Pond Resort and Ocean Woods Resort.
September 23, 2020
Nautical distancing: Pandemic revs up boat-rental business
September 22, 2020For some, the boat rentals created a floating office — with nice scenery and built-in social distancing. Marinas and boat dealers around Maine report upticks in the rental business.
September 22, 2020
Portland Water District, nonprofits get $8M in federal funding for Sebago Lake conservation
September 21, 2020The money will support forest conservation, land stewardship and other natural resource preservation in the Sebago Lake watershed, which supplies drinking water to over 200,000 Mainers.
September 21, 2020
Saddleback developers say proposed solar is key to resort's sustainability
September 18, 2020With a $7 million high-speed quad chairlift being built, and enhanced snowmaking, the new owners of the ski area say solar generation will offset high energy costs and help make the mountain economically viable.
September 18, 2020
Lent out as director of Maine Maritime Museum
September 18, 2020In an unusually public dispute, Amy Lent, who led the museum for 14 years, says she was fired. The museum said it parted ways with Lent after she sought a "lengthy and legally binding financial commitment."
September 18, 2020With a summer season on the line, fast-thinking entrepreneurs find solace in ‘vanlife’ trend
September 17, 2020With the cruise ship season shut down, a Portland tour operator pivots by converting a passenger van to a camper — and sees business take off.
September 17, 2020
Acadia Gateway Center's $23M phase 2 construction nears groundbreaking
Updated: September 17, 2020The full-service intermodal facility and Acadia National Park information center is expected to benefit local and state economies, as well as address severe transit deficiencies in the region.
Updated: September 17, 2020
Ellsworth group hopes to position city as 'model green community' for next decade
September 16, 2020A 10-year plan is in the works to guide an approach to growth that is sustainable and environmentally informed.
September 16, 2020
With Outdoors Act funding, Acadia puts infrastructure at top of to-do list
September 15, 2020With $66 million in deferred maintenance and federal funding on its way, Acadia’s top priority is replacing its deteriorated maintenance building. But other work is pressing too.
September 15, 2020
Chris Fogg, prominent chamber and tourism leader, dies unexpectedly at 54
Updated: September 15, 2020Fogg led the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce and later the Maine Tourism Association, where he was a staunch advocate for the industry.
Updated: September 15, 2020
$2.1M in federal funding will help Downeaster get back on track during pandemic
Updated: September 15, 2020The money, from the federal CARES Act, will help cover operating and preventative maintenance expenses that are now necessary because of COVID-19.
Updated: September 15, 2020
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