Even when itâs still cold out, Acadia has a lot to offer
Late winter and early spring mean parking spots, serenity, and a great escape.
By Diane Bair and Pamela Wright Globe Correspondent,Updated March 17, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
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Sand Beach, one of the most popular stops along Acadia s Loop Road, has plenty of space to roam in winter.Pamela Wright
It was a cold, crisp day, and the sand crunched under our boots as we walked the beach. There were few people. A young couple was walking a very energetic puppy. A mother and her teenage son scattered bocce balls, the bright-hued orbs sitting like foreign sea creatures amid the tendrils of bladder wrack and crushed seashells. Pink granite boulders, crusted with frozen sea spray, lined one end of the cove. The Great Head cliffs, its towering rock wall covered in rolling sheets of ice, bordered the other. We were nearly alone here on Sand Beach, one of the most visited destinations in Acadia National Park. In summer, you
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Relaxed restrictions and increased capacity has Bar Harbor business owners excited
Gov. Mills Moving Maine Forward reopening plan brings life into the upcoming tourism season after tourist towns were hit hard last summer Author: Sam Rogers (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 6:13 PM EST March 5, 2021 Updated: 10:10 AM EST March 6, 2021
BAR HARBOR, Maine It s not unusual for Bar Harbor to be quiet during the first week of March businesses and restaurants are still weeks away from the typical tourism season. But Gov. Janet Mills Moving Maine Forward plan, announced Friday, sparked life into the idea of having a typical summer in town and across the state.
The planned return of the CAT high-speed ferry service from Maine to Nova Scotia, Canada, is canceled for 2021 because of the pandemic, the province of Nova Scotia announced Monday.
The 2021 season would have run from May to October. Last year s season was also called off due to public health concerns about COVID-19.
“It is a disappointing decision to have to make, but given the ongoing uncertainty, it is really the only choice we have. We must keep Nova Scotians safe,” said Lloyd Hines, Nova Scotia s Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal Minister, in a statement.
“The province remains committed to this service in the long term. It will resume when circumstances allow, he added. Many Nova Scotians invest time, effort and money based on this ferry service, and many highly skilled people work on it. We are appreciative of their service and effort and know they will understand the circumstances.’’
“We closed on March 18, Hopkins recalled. It was a Wednesday. I will forever remember that date.
As a new business owner, she said she hadn’t started taking an income yet. I was right on the edge of doing that in March when everything kind of turned upside down, she added.
So, Hopkins, like others in her position, immediately applied for the PPP loan and other grants. While she was able to get funding through the PPP, she was able to support her two employees but ran into other issues.
Hopkins said her monthly rent is three times more than her monthly payroll expense and added the loan wasn t as helpful as it was for other businesses.
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