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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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Running the Migis Lodge is a 'labor of love' for third-generation operator
August 6, 2018Jed Porta went to work at Migis Lodge when he was 12. The lodge, built in 1916, has been in the Porta family for 50 years. He's now the third generation operating the South Casco lodge.
August 6, 2018
Beach to Beacon taps solar generator built by two Maine companies
August 1, 2018As an expected 6,500 runners navigate Saturday's TD Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race, a solar generator built by two Maine companies will be powering operations at the finish line.
August 1, 2018
Skowhegan's $4.9M Run of River whitewater park lands key grant
July 31, 2018Funding for Skowhegan's planned $4.9 million Run of River whitewater park got a boost this week with $50,000 in grant money and designation as an Outdoor Institute Community Partner.
July 31, 2018
Isle au Haut's Keeper's House Inn on the market for $1.975 million
July 25, 2018The Keeper's House Inn, six miles off the mainland on Isle au Haut, went on the market July 9 for $1.975 million.
July 25, 2018
Bar Harbor agrees to negotiate with Bay Ferries to renew CAT ferry service
July 20, 2018After meeting with Bay Ferries Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Mark MacDonald and Atlantic Fleet Services Corp. owner Annette Higgins on July 17, the Bar Harbor Town Council voted to negotiate with Bay Ferries regarding its proposal to reinstitute
July 20, 2018
Owners of historic midcoast restaurant-inn looking for the right buyer
July 17, 2018MaryAnn and Manuel Mercier have listed The Youngtown Inn & Restaurant in Lincolnville for sale as a turnkey operation at $1.395 million.
July 17, 2018
Bar Harbor to mull $1M, 5-year deal restoring CAT ferry service
July 17, 2018The Bar Harbor Town Council is scheduled to take up at its Tuesday night meeting the proposed $1 million, five-year lease of a town-owned marine terminal by a Prince Edward Island company interested in restoring high-speed ferry service to Yarmouth
July 17, 2018Maine tourism weathering U.S.-Canada trade war
July 16, 2018The trade war and tough talk between the United States and Canada don't appear to be dampening Maine's tourism business, according to reports from the Bangor Daily News and the Associated Press.
July 16, 2018
Manager of new boutique hotel says Portland is a 'complete hospitality town'
July 9, 2018Jeff Lidinsky, general manager of the brand-new AC Hotel Portland Downtown/Waterfront on the city's eastern waterfront, explains why the best is yet to come for city's hospital sector.
July 9, 2018
CAT operator eyes daily trips to Bar Harbor
July 5, 2018The high-speed ferry that once shuttled daily between Bar Harbor and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, could soon be plying the route again.
July 5, 2018Northern Maine carbon offset project to help combat climate change
July 5, 2018Mark Berry, the Nature Conservancy's Maine forest program director, sees a bright future for carbon offset projects in the fight against climate change, like the one his group is launching on 124,000 forested acres along the St. John River.
July 5, 2018
Portland’s Danforth Inn listed for $2.6 million
July 3, 2018Portland's Danforth Inn, a West End luxury establishment that avoided foreclosure earlier this year when its owners filed for bankruptcy, has gone on the market for $2.595 million.
July 3, 2018
The Lodge at Moosehead Lake goes on the market
July 3, 2018The Lodge at Moosehead Lake listed for sale for $2.495 million by owners who are planning to retire.
July 3, 2018
Strong May puts Acadia National Park on track for record year
July 2, 2018Lousy weather lingering into April decreased visitation at Acadia National Park by nearly 16,000 through the first four months of this year, compared with the previous year. But visitations increased in May, putting the park on track for a record
July 2, 2018
Conservation deal protects 10,000 acres in Western Maine
June 28, 2018The Trust for Public Land, partnering with the Maine Appalachian Trail Land Trust and the U.S. Navy, announced that more than 10,000 acres along the Appalachian Trail in the mountains of Western Maine will be protected through conservation easements
June 28, 2018
Aroostook County to reap economic benefits from BikeMaine ride
June 26, 2018BikeMaine's annual ride, slated this September for Aroostook County, is expected to inject hundreds of thousands of dollars into local communities.
June 26, 2018
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