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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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'Surf' war in Camden: How many daysailers are too many?
June 25, 2018Town officials in Camden are trying to figure out how many day-only trips to allow local windjammers to offer without negatively impacting trade by strictly daysailer operations.
June 25, 2018
'New' Kennebunkport Festival seen as big success
June 22, 2018In its first season as a grassroots-run event, the weeklong Kennebunkport Festival raised $81,194 for local charities. The June 4-10 festival included seven public events and seven “art of dining” dinners at local residences.
June 22, 2018
Saddleback suitor charged with fraud in Australia
June 22, 2018Sebastian “Seb” Monsour, the Australian who announced last June his plans to buy Saddleback Mountain ski resort, was arrested as part of a long-running investigation into a $5 million investment fraud.
June 22, 2018
10 Maine communities evaluating impact of cruise ship traffic
June 21, 2018CruiseMaine, an organization created in 2002 to promote “sustainable cruise ship tourism,” plans to work with 10 Maine communities to evaluate the potential of growing cruise ship traffic and evaluating its possible impact on destination communities.
June 21, 2018
Iconic Yarmouth seafood market finds new owners
June 19, 2018Day's Crabmeat & Lobster, located on Route 1 in Yarmouth, has finally sold after a lengthy period on the market.
June 19, 2018
Pop-up 'Play Kiosk' deployed in Congress Square Park
June 19, 2018Entrepreneurs Ben Davis and Emily Davis, sibling owners of the Portland Container Co. in South Portland, have deployed a “Play Kiosk” in Portland's Congress Square Park.
June 19, 2018Trek Across Maine starts today with 1,500 cyclists
June 15, 2018Trek Across Maine, the American Lung Association's largest fundraising event, kicked off today from Sunday River in Newry.
June 15, 2018
Developer, broker, buyers finding magic at Smithfield camps
June 12, 2018A longtime 22-unit summer retreat in the Belgrade Lakes region is getting new life after Freeport developer Matt Wogan bought the property in 2016.
June 12, 2018
Fast sale of Old Saco Inn unusual for the hospitality sector
June 10, 2018The Old Saco Inn, located in Fryeburg, was purchased by Jon Hendrickson and Bruce Moffit for $1.35 million after being listed for less than six months.
June 10, 2018CMP to invest $22M in western Maine conservation, tourism projects
June 7, 2018The Somerset County-based nonprofit Western Mountains and Rivers Corp. and Central Maine Power Co. announced Wednesday an agreement in which the utility company will invest in conservation and nature-based tourism projects in western Maine as part
June 7, 2018Second-round worker visas seen as a ‘Band aid’ by tourism businesses
June 7, 2018A second round of H-2B visas was made available by the Department of Homeland Security on May 31.
June 7, 2018Airbnb reports it paid Maine $5M in 2017 taxes
June 6, 2018Airbnb, the San Francisco-based online lodging service, said this week that it has paid $5.3 million in taxes on behalf of Maine's host community since its tax agreement with the state went into effect last year, several media outlets reported.
June 6, 2018
Skowhegan grabs economic potential of moose lottery by the antlers
June 5, 2018Main Street Skowhegan is sponsoring Moosefest this weekend to capitalize on Skowhegan being the host site of this year's moose lottery drawing, when roughly 2,000 names are drawn for permits.
June 5, 2018
Portland-Nova Scotia ferry service at risk if Bar Harbor route returns
June 4, 2018If Bay Ferries Ltd. renews ferry service from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia, it will likely mean discontinuing the Portland-to-Nova-Scotia route, CEO Mark MacDonald to the Mount Desert Islander.
June 4, 2018
Pilot shortage forces PenAir to abruptly end service to Presque Isle, Bar Harbor
June 1, 2018PenAir has suspended, effective today, its flights to and from Bar Harbor and Presque Isle.
June 1, 2018South Portland motel closures go before judge Friday
May 31, 2018A judge will listen to arguments Friday on whether South Portland can shut down two motels on U.S. Route 1 because of complaints of illegal activity by customers or others on the premises.
May 31, 2018
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