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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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Stonehedge, popular event venue in Gray, destroyed by blaze
March 13, 2024Stonehedge, at 342 West Gray Road about 3.5 miles from the center of Gray, is a former family farm whose barn has been a gathering place for decades. It sits on a 100-acre homestead owned by Russell Jeffords.
March 13, 2024
Watch out, Fenway Frank: Luke's Lobster scores concessions deal at Boston's Fenway Park
Updated: March 13, 2024The Maine seafood wholesaler and restaurant chain will have a location inside Fenway Park, on the first-base concourse, and another just steps outside the park on Jersey Street.
Updated: March 13, 2024
A Somerset County town OKs development plan for Kennebec riverfront
March 8, 2024The park’s geography and history as a manufacturing site are some of the reasons the open space is so valued by the town of Fairfield.
March 8, 2024
A Mainer is the first American woman to sail solo, nonstop around the world
March 7, 2024The Boothbay native completed the Global Solo Challenge, a single-handed, nonstop 26,000-mile race considered one of the most difficult contests in sports.
March 7, 2024
With addition of Kennebunk, Freedom Boat Club of Maine now has seven locations
Updated: March 11, 2024Founded in 1989, the Florida-based company today has hundreds of franchises. The Maine locations have steadily expanded along the coast.
Updated: March 11, 2024
Judge in lawsuit says Bar Harbor can limit visitor influx from cruise ships
March 1, 2024The 1,000-person daily cap advances local interest in lessening congestion and reduces “the particularized excesses of modern cruise tourism,” the lawsuit ruling reads.
March 1, 2024
The Great American Eclipse is more than a month away, but northern Maine is getting ready
February 29, 2024The next solar eclipse is due on Monday, April 8. Northern and eastern Maine are considered prime spots to witness the eclipse (safely, with special glasses, of course).
February 29, 2024
Maine businesses may be barking up the wrong tree when dealing with service animals
Updated: March 22, 2024There's growing confusion about who is a legitimate service animal. A Maine nonprofit, Pine Tree Guide Dog Users, says the misunderstandings can be costly.
Updated: March 22, 2024
Experienced franchisees add swim school facility in Portland
Updated: March 4, 2024As one of more than 150 franchises across the U.S. and Canada, the new location includes brightly colored walls and surfboard benches. The owners say they plan to add 40 jobs.
Updated: March 4, 2024
A USDA grant to Waterville got a helpful push from Maine businesses
February 28, 2024Gorham Bike and Ski, Bixby Chocolate Cafe, the Lockwood Hotel, Silver Street Tavern and Sunrise Bagel all sent letters of support for Waterville's grant proposal, which sought funds for recreational planning.
February 28, 2024
For winter recreation industry — now more than ever — ‘climate change is top of mind’
Updated: February 26, 2024Snowmaking has become the cost of doing business. “If you have that, you’re ensured of a good, long season," said one expert. "If not, you’re at the mercy of Mother Nature. I think that’s become even more existential now.”
Updated: February 26, 2024
Bar Harbor hotelier maintains momentum with 13th property
Updated: February 26, 2024A Bar Harbor hotel group with a growing number of properties took on its 13th in an off-market deal with a Massachusetts group that has a large number of Maine properties.
Updated: February 26, 2024
Maine's outdoor recreation economy is finding a new roadmap to growth
February 20, 2024"Through a baseline analysis, strategic identification of growth drivers, and expanding partnerships, we’re laying the foundation for a thriving future,” said Carolann Ouellette, director of the Maine Office of Outdoor Recreation.
February 20, 2024
Tiny midcoast dining ‘club’ makes USA Today's go-to restaurant list for 2024
Updated: February 20, 2024The Black Goat Test Kitchen + Supperclub in Warren is the only Maine establishment on the nationwide “Restaurants of the Year” list.
Updated: February 20, 2024
Massachusetts hotelier Giri adds two Ogunquit properties to Maine portfolio
Updated: February 19, 2024Giri Hotel Management, which owns 49 hotels in five states, now has five properties in Ogunquit.
Updated: February 19, 2024
Sugarloaf opens West Mountain terrain as part of resort's $104M expansion
February 16, 2024The expansion increases Sugarloaf's skiable acreage by nearly 10%, and is part of a 2030 “road map,” which includes development of housing and amenities.
February 16, 2024
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