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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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Opposition voiced at hearing on Irving’s Fish River rezoning proposal
May 25, 2018At a public hearing hosted by the Maine Land Use Planning Commission, all but one of 15 Aroostook County residents who gave testimony opposed J.D. Irving Ltd.'s proposal to rezone for development 1,923 acres within the Fish River chain of lakes.
May 25, 2018
Maine tourism businesses gear up for busy summer season
May 23, 2018With Memorial Day and the summer travel season just around the corner, the Maine Office of Tourism anticipates another good year for the tourism industry in Maine, amid national reports of optimism for domestic leisure travel in the United States.
May 23, 2018Help wanted at Maine's parks and historic sites
May 21, 2018Maine's labor shortage is affecting the state's parks and visitor sites.
May 21, 2018
Maine Coast Heritage Trust launches campaign to buy midcoast island
May 17, 2018Maine Coast Heritage Trust has launched a $4.4 million campaign to buy the 175-acre Clark Island, off the St. George peninsula.
May 17, 2018
Poland Spring Resort owner inducted into Maine Tourism hall of fame
May 15, 2018The Maine Tourism Association has inducted Cyndi Robbins, owner of Poland Spring Resort, into the its hall of fame.
May 15, 2018
Maine markets arts and culture in bid to entice visitors to look beyond lobsters and lighthouses
May 14, 2018While Maine's top visitor attractions are related to food, shopping and sightseeing, according to the Maine Office of Tourism, there's an increasing effort to market arts and culture as part of the state's appeal.
May 14, 2018
Boyne Resorts completes purchase of Sunday River, Sugarloaf
May 10, 2018Michigan-based Boyne Resorts closed on its purchase of six mountain resorts, including Sunday River and Sugarloaf, completing the deal with Ski Resort Holdings LLC, an affiliate of Oz Real Estate.
May 10, 2018
Rockland councilors consider limits on cruise ships
May 9, 2018The Rockland City Council is considering placing an advisory referendum on the November ballot to get input about potential large cruise ship regulation.
May 9, 2018
Acadia National Park visitors spent $280M last year
May 8, 2018A National Park Service study says that visitors to Acadia National Park spent $284 million in 2017, a $10 million increase over the previous year.
May 8, 2018Portland to get its first hostel this summer
May 7, 2018Portland will soon be getting its first hostel, when Heather Loeber opens her four-story 12-room Black Elephant Hostel at Hampshire and Newbury streets early this summer.
May 7, 2018
Bar Harbor airport selects airline for summer season
May 7, 2018Silver Airways was selected to serve as the season carrier for the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport.
May 7, 2018'Grassroots' coalition steps in to save Kennebunkport Festival
May 3, 2018Business owners, hoteliers and restaurateurs were among those who stepped up to resurrect the popular food-based Kennebunkport Festival, which will go ahead next month as originally planned.
May 3, 2018
Shipyard Brewing to develop beer-themed hotel in Portland
May 2, 2018Shipyard Brewing Co. aims to build Portland's first beer-themed hotel, or 'brewtel,' as part of a $65 million redevelopment plan submitted to the city and made public on Tuesday.
May 2, 2018Breaking: Kennebunkport Festival 2018 is a 'go' after all
May 1, 2018A grassroots coalition stepped up to resurrect the popular food-based Kennebunkport Festival, which will go ahead next month as originally planned.
May 1, 2018
Maine Media Collective severs ties with owner, cancels festival
May 1, 2018Hours after canceling this year's Kennebunkport Festival in the wake of eight-year-old allegations of sexual harassment against its owner that became public last week, Maine magazine severed ties to its owner and former publisher Kevin Thomas.
May 1, 2018
While ski resorts cope with climate change, condos are still in demand
April 30, 2018Evan Hackel, a management consultant who lives year-round in Reading, Mass., has skied with his family at the Sunday River ski resort in Newry since 1996.
April 30, 2018
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