Colder weather has arrived and Maine's ski areas are getting ready. Sunday River Resort in Newry will be the first to open. It has been busy making snow and said it will open for skiing and snowboarding Nov. 23.
Aero-Vederci to Joey Kramer's Rockin' and Roastin' Cafe and Restaurant that opened at Sunday River in December 2015: the Aerosmith drummer's café will not reopen next season after closing in April.
Two of Maine's most popular ski resorts, Sunday River and Sugarloaf, are being acquired by a New York City hedge fund as part of a wider deal, after being on the market for a least the past year.
Sunday River is gearing up for the upcoming ski season as the Newry ski area began snowmaking operations on Monday, but the company says it will be down one ski lift this winter.
This Saturday, Sunday River and the Portland-based kitchen studio O'Maine Studios have partnered to bring the first annual New England Chef Summit to the popular ski resort located in Newry.
With 64 craft breweries already in the state and the Maine Brewers' Guild predicting upwards of 80 by the end of 2016, an ecosystem of support services and products is growing up around the industry, which is capital-intensive and subject to legal restrictions and liabilities.