A “significant drop” in Canadians visiting the U.S. this summer has resulted in a drop in business of nearly 20 percent for the seasonal ferry that operates between Bar Harbor and Nova Scotia, according to the ferry operator. Continue reading Fewer Canadians Are Coming to Maine This Summer on the CAT
Ellsworth American, Mount Desert Islander, and sister paper will print in South Portland instead Apr 22, 2025 Share by Bill Trotter/BDN ELLSWORTH—The last remaining newspaper printing press in eastern Maine will close down as Reade Brower — the owner of the Ellsworth American and other weekly papers — shifts their printing operations to a facility in South Portland. As part of the shift, the Ellsworth American … Continue reading Last Newspaper Printing Press in Eastern Maine Is Closing Down
Scheduled for opening this season Apr 03, 2025 Share by Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News BAR HARBOR—Three years after a dramatic fire destroyed a building at the Bluenose Inn in Bar Harbor, the owner has rebuilt it with a new design and plans to open it for guests this summer. The new $9 million Eden Building at the Bluenose Inn was constructed with roughly half as many units as its predecessor … Continue reading Bluenose Inn About To Open New Building After 2022 Fire
MAY 17, 2024 Share By Bill Trotter/Bangor Daily News MOUNT DESERT—One of the few remaining hotels on Mount Desert Island built before World War II is undergoing a major $10 million renovation that will keep it closed this summer. The Asticou Inn, overlooking Northeast Harbor in the town of Mount Desert, is not expected to reopen until 2025, according to the inn’s website. The inn is one … Continue reading Historic MDI hotel closed this year for $10M renovation
FEB 15, 2024 Share by Bill Trotter of the Bangor Daily News MAINE—Federal officials have determined that the fishing rope wrapped around the tail of a dead juvenile right whale that washed up on Martha’s Vineyard last month was from Maine, marking the first time the state’s lobster industry was linked to a whale’s death. The announcement will likely add new fuel to the push by conservation groups and … Continue reading Feds Tie Right Whale Death to Maine Fishing for the First Time
