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Tourism & Recreation

  • Strong Maine outdoors brand seen as key to attracting more young people to live here

    Maureen Milliken November 21, 2017

    A 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.

    Maureen Milliken November 21, 2017
  • Ragged Mountain conservation effort wins $500K Land for Maine's Future grant

    November 21, 2017

    The Coastal Mountains Land Trust's Round the Mountain Collaboration has won a Land for Maine's Future grant of $500,000 to support the conservation of Ragged Mountain in Rockport, Camden and Hope.

    November 21, 2017
  • Rockland grapples with impact of increasing cruise ship traffic

    November 20, 2017

    Rockland, which has seen a steady increase in numbers of cruise ships in recent years, is beginning to grapple with related infrastructure issues for a waterfront that wasn't designed to handle hundreds of people disembarking on the city's narrow

    November 20, 2017
  • Sugarloaf, Sunday River ranked among top ski resorts in U.S.

    Staff November 17, 2017

    Two Maine ski resorts made it into the top 30 destinations in TurnKey Vacation Rentals' ranking of more than 260 ski resorts in the United States.

    Staff November 17, 2017
  • Committee recommends that Bar Harbor buy ferry terminal

    November 16, 2017

    Bar Harbor's Ferry Terminal Property Advisory Committee recommended that the town buy the former ferry terminal for $3.5 million in order to split cruise ship traffic between the downtown wharf and the terminal.

    November 16, 2017
  • Fast-paced arena football franchise coming to Portland

    November 16, 2017

    Portland is one of four expansion cities that will join the National Arena League when its second arena football season begins next spring. Arena football is played indoors on a smaller field than the traditional gridiron field. resulting in faster-

    November 16, 2017
  • 2017 BikeMaine added $660K to state's economy

    Maureen Milliken November 14, 2017

    The direct economic impact of the 2017 BikeMaine event in Maine was $660,000, organizers said this week, bringing the event's five-year total to more than $2.3 million.

    Maureen Milliken November 14, 2017
  • Boothbay appeals board halts $30M Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens' expansion

    November 13, 2017

    The Boothbay Board of Appeals rescinded the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens' permit for a $30 million expansion that has already begun.

    November 13, 2017
  • Mixed signals on whether Saddleback will reopen this ski season

    Staff November 10, 2017

    As Sunday River and Sugarloaf take advantage of cold temperatures for an early launch of the ski season this weekend, there are mixed signals about whether Saddleback Mountain Resort in Rangeley will be able to open this season.

    Staff November 10, 2017
  • Bay Ferries may resume Bar Harbor service

    November 9, 2017

    Bay Ferries Ltd., former operator of ferry service from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia, has notified the town of Bar Harbor of its interest in resuming that service.

    November 9, 2017
  • It's 'snake eyes' for York casino proposal

    November 8, 2017

    Question 1, a proposal to build a casino in York County, was defeated Tuesday with 17% voting “yes” and 83% voting “no,” according results reported by the Portland Press Herald based on 90% of the state's precincts reporting.

    November 8, 2017
  • Six-story hotel proposed for Portland

    November 3, 2017

    Miel's Development Group in West Palm Beach, Fla., has filed an application with the city to build a six-story, 128-room hotel at 203 Fore St. in Portland, on an existing parking lot and next to the downtown Hampton Inn.

    November 3, 2017
  • Newry real estate broker partners with global vacation firm

    Laurie Schreiber November 2, 2017

    Mountain Real Estate Co., formed four years ago in Newry, has partnered with Portland, Ore.-based Vacasa, a vacation rental management company.

    Laurie Schreiber November 2, 2017
  • Lakeside lodge in Millinocket hits the market for $2.4 million

    Laurie Schreiber October 31, 2017

    The 5 Lakes Lodge in Millinocket, with direct views of Mount Katahdin, has been listed for $2.4 million.

    Laurie Schreiber October 31, 2017
  • York casino proponents outspend opponents $9M to $600K

    October 30, 2017

    Proponents of Question 1, the statewide ballot initiative seeking voter approval for a casino somewhere in York County, have spent more than $3.8 million, according to new campaign finance reports filed with the state and posted on Friday.

    October 30, 2017
  • Downeaster plans extension of passenger rail service to Rockland

    Staff October 25, 2017

    The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, the public transportation authority created in 1995 to oversee the Downeaster passenger rail service between Maine and Boston and points within Maine, is exploring a seasonal and weekend-only

    Staff October 25, 2017

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Do you patronize farmers' markets in Maine?
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Maine has over 100 farmers' markets offering a range of local food products.

Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets reports that unseasonably cool temperatures and a rainy early summer have not only caused issues for some crops but also for local farmers' markets. Strawberries, for instance, had a bad season. Around the state, sales at farmers' markets have been down this summer.