Business is booming for pool dealers as people trade travel for a way to cool off in their backyards. Hot tubs are hot too.
recreation
Indoor recreation businesses proceed cautiously toward reopening
How Maine can have groups of people socialize safely under the same roof is a question without an agreed-upon answer.
BikeMaine cancels its annual cycle around the state
The organization said it was impossible to host the event safely in the middle of a pandemic.
George Smith: There’s no excuse not to get outdoors
It’s confounding that nearly half of all Americans do not participate in outdoor recreation.
Woman injured in Waterville tubing accident
Tami Paquet of Unity was sliding down a hill at Quarry Road Recreation Area when the inflatable tube she was on apparently struck a bump and she was ejected and taken to a hospital complaining of lower back pain.
New program director, ski coach steps into role at Quarry Road Trails’ fall festival
Saturday’s festival will host family-friendly games and a new Riverside Loop Botanical Trail set up by Colby College as the organization welcomes its new program director.
Dog lovers drawn to canine events in southern Maine
Thousands turn out for Dog Days of August in Freeport and Ales for Tails in Portland.