Who says business news is always cut and dried? From a retail first at the Maine Mall in South Portland peddling stuffed creatures called Squishmallows to a new Jellystone Park in central Maine featuring Yogi Bear and his pals, there was plenty of unusual news in 2022.
To refresh your memory and perhaps even tickle your funny bone, here’s a recap of 10 offbeat stores and headlines published by Mainebiz this year.
Squishmallows, Dope Slimes and Bobbleheads find home at new Maine Mall store
Up in the air: Treehouse vacation rentals proposed in Ellsworth
Hey, hey, hey Yogi: Buyer to turn Maine campground into Jellystone resort
Regulator dials ‘e’ for extension on Maine’s 207 area code
Cannabis is legal in Maine and now there’s a museum about it
Pizza boxes wanted: Old Town paper mill asks local residents for cardboard
Early Portland building once in famed poet’s family sells off-market for $1.2M
‘Hopeful’ artist Charlie Hewitt launches NFT collection
Chew on this: Veterinary dentist opens in Windham
Maine-made baseball bat to star in Major League Home Run Derby
