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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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Piscataquis County: The under-the-radar hot spot in Maine real estate
March 12, 2019A combination of county-wide economic development, focus on destination tourism and low prices have boosted house sales in the sparsely populated region.
March 12, 2019
Chicago firm invests in historic Boothbay Harbor resort
March 10, 2019Stonehouse Capital, a private investment firm headquartered in Chicago, bought Spruce Point Inn in a private sale.
March 10, 2019
Colby College announces architect, management firm for downtown hotel
March 7, 2019Colby College has named an architect as well as a management company for the hotel it plans to build on Main Street in Waterville.
March 7, 2019
Maine Maritime Museum launches $3.3M ‘first impressions’ upgrade
March 7, 2019Maine Maritime Museum broke ground this week on what it says will be a “transformative” $3.3 million renovation of its Bath grounds.
March 7, 2019
Maine Tourism CEO elected to trade association board
March 5, 2019Maine Tourism Association CEO Chris Fogg was elected to the U.S. Travel Association's board of directors as an at-large director for 2019-21.
March 5, 2019Steep decline in January visitation at Acadia blamed on several factors
March 1, 2019Visitor numbers at Acadia National Park took a steep dive in January. According to the National Park Service's monthly report, there were 5,832 recreational visitors in the Mount Desert Island section of Acadia in January, a 37.1% decline from
March 1, 2019Guess which Maine beach made TripAdvisor’s Top 25 list?
February 26, 2019TripAdvisor, the world's largest travel site, today announced the winners of its Travelers' Choice awards for the 25 best U.S. beaches.
February 26, 2019
Sugarloaf tops 200 inches of snow before March — first time in 20 years
February 26, 2019Sunday's snowstorm deposited 12 inches of snow at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley, pushing the resort's cumulative snowfall so far this winter to 201 inches.
February 26, 2019
FAME financing propels development of Rumford hotel
February 25, 2019A 63-room Best Western hotel, that's intended to serve area lodging needs and help revitalize downtown Rumford and River Valley area, will get loan backing from the Finance Authority of Maine, whose board of directors approved 75% commercial loan
February 25, 2019
Portland Jetport sets all-time passenger record
February 22, 2019More than 2.13 million passengers used the Portland International Jetport in 2018, making it the all-time busiest year in the jetport's history. Overall traffic at the jetport was up 14.6% year-over-year, surpassing the then-record 1.86 million
February 22, 2019
Fall day trips to Maine up, but overnight visitors are spending more
February 21, 2019Fall day trips in Maine in 2018 were up significantly from 2017, with overnight visitors spending more, according to a report from the Maine State Office of Tourism.
February 21, 2019
BikeMaine route will span Waterville area and midcoast
February 20, 2019The 2019 BikeMaine route will begin and end at Waterville's growing hotspot, Head of Falls.
February 20, 2019Portland is nation's 25th healthiest city in WalletHub ranking
February 13, 2019Portland was listed as the nation's 25th healthiest city out of 174 ranked by the personal finance website WalletHub.
February 13, 2019
Senate passes Acadia bill protecting intertidal 'economic asset'
February 13, 2019The U.S. Senate passed a public lands package on Tuesday that addresses concerns of communities near Acadia National Park about boundary issues, protects the use of intertidal zones by harvesters of clams and worms, and permanently reauthorizes the
February 13, 2019
Boothbay region's chamber plans a visitor center for Route 1 in Edgecomb
February 13, 2019The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce plans to open a visitor information center on one of the most heavily traveled stretches of U.S. Route 1, in Edgecomb, across the Sheepscot River from Wiscasset and Red's Eats.
February 13, 2019
Portland arena football team pulls plug on 2019 season
February 7, 2019Owners of Portland's professional arena football team, the Maine Mammoths, have informed season ticket holders that they will suspend play for the 2019 season.
February 7, 2019
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