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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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Baxter State Park director retiring
December 29, 2017Jensen Bissell will retire after 12 years as director of the 210,000-acre Baxter State Park.
December 29, 2017New midscale hotel opens near Portland jetport
December 22, 2017Hilton's new, midscale hotel brand, Tru by Hilton, opened today its newest property, Tru by Hilton Portland, at 369 Maine Mall Road in South Portland.
December 22, 2017
Botanical Gardens pursues lawsuit over rescinded $30M expansion permit
December 21, 2017Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens says a lawsuit is one option it will pursue after failing to persuade the Boothbay Appeals Board to reconsider the Nov. 9 decision to rescind the permit for a $30 million expansion that is already underway.
December 21, 2017
Naples Golf and Country Club decides to close and liquidate 18-hole golf course
December 20, 2017After almost a century of being in business, the shareholders of the Naples Golf and Country Club have voted “to close, liquidate and dissolve the corporation.”
December 20, 2017
Cross Insurance Center passes one milestone on way to another
December 15, 2017The Cross Insurance Center in Bangor recently reached its 1,000th event since opening in the fall of 2013.
December 15, 2017
Maine Brew Bus acquires R.I. brewery tour company
December 13, 2017Zach Poole, founder of The Maine Brew Bus LLC, announced today he has acquired the operations of The Rhode Island Brew Bus LLC, a company providing all-inclusive tours to breweries, wineries, and distilleries in Rhode Island and parts of Connecticut.
December 13, 2017
Millinocket Marathon: A race where runners pay their own way
December 11, 2017Millinocket's marathon is only three years old, but already it's become emblematic of the Katahdin region's can-do spirit as it works to rebuild a local economy devastated by permanent closure of its paper mills in recent years.
December 11, 2017
Veteran conservationist joins Schoodic Institute as president and CEO
December 11, 2017Schoodic Institute, a nonprofit partner of Acadia National Park, named Don Kent as its new president and CEO. He succeeds Mark Berry, who was the Schoodic Institute's leader for three years.
December 11, 2017
Bar Harbor resolution seeks full funding of Acadia's maintenance needs
December 11, 2017The Bar Harbor Town Council agreed to sign a congressional resolve that opposes a peak-season rate increase at 17 national parks, including Acadia.
December 11, 2017
Future remains uncertain for Katahdin Woods and Waters
December 6, 2017Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's call for "active timber management" within Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is the sticking point for its supporters, who otherwise were relieved he wasn't recommending the 87,500-acre outdoor recreation
December 6, 2017
Unveiling of Maine Mariners logo launches merchandise sales for new hockey team
November 30, 2017The future Maine Mariners hockey team became more real on Wednesday with the unveiling of a logo and the first T-shirt sales at the arena where they'll be playing.
November 30, 2017
Visits to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument quadruple in 2017
November 30, 2017By the end of 2017, visits to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument are expected to quadruple what they were during its first short season in 2016.
November 30, 2017
Sunday River to debut its new $2.2M chairlift on Saturday
November 29, 2017Sunday River Resort will debut its new $2.2 million Doppelmayr three-passenger chairlift, the Spruce Peak Triple, on Saturday.
November 29, 2017
Mainebiz Food Insider: Shipyard partners with Three Rivers Whitewater on Sugarloaf Brew Haus
November 29, 2017It’s a partnership made in Maine — Three Rivers Whitewater, located primarily in West Forks and known for warm-weather outdoor adventures that include whitewater rafting, is taking several steps west for the winter and joining forces with the Ship
November 29, 2017Longtime Mount Desert Island hotelier dies
November 29, 2017David Witham, the multimillionaire owner of nine Bar Harbor hotels, died of complications from Parkinson's disease on Saturday. He was 77.
November 29, 2017
Strong Maine outdoors brand seen as key to attracting more young people to live here
November 21, 2017A coalition of outdoor business and entrepreneurs in Maine is collaborating on a branding effort they hope will lure young people to live and work in the state, which they see as an essential step toward strengthening the state's economy.
November 21, 2017
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