Central Maine business briefs: Waterville Creates’ Serena Sanborn honored
People & Places: Bangor Savings Bank receives the highest ranking in customer satisfaction
Share
Serena Sanborn, Waterville Creates’ education and outreach coordinator, was honored May 1 with the Art Educator of the Year Award by the Maine Art Education Association.
Serena Sanborn
Contributed photo
Sanborn received the Art Educator of the Year Award in the Supervisory category. A formal, statewide recognition ceremony took place virtually. The association is a statewide professional organization whose members are committed to excellence in visual arts education.
Waterville Creates develops and delivers a wide array of arts education and outreach programs that serve Waterville area residents and their families. It works with a host of organizational partners to maximize its reach and ensure access for a broad array of community members.
The Maine Tourism Association (MTA) has inducted Chris Fogg into its Hall of Fame. Fogg was inducted posthumously as he passed away unexpectedly last September.
It was March 5, when the state announced a timeline easing out-of-state visitor and capacity limits.
“That timeline for lifting restrictions was a huge game-changer,” Cameron, CEO of the Maine Tourism Association, says.
After a year of uncertainty, potential visitors to Maine could finally make plans.
“It is incredibly important,” he says. “It’s one of the things that’s had the biggest impact on how things will go this summer.”
A survey the Maine Tourism Association did a week after the March 5 announcement found the majority of members were optimistic about this year’s tourist season 69% said Maine tourism will do significantly better this year than last and will start to recover from the pandemic and 67% said their business is in the process of recovering.
Maine tourism industry expects boost after travel restrictions end Saturday
Residents from all U.S. states will be allowed unrestricted travel to Maine, signifying a potentially booming summer tourism season this year.
Share
Dylan McKay and Vanessa Cremeans of Salt Lake City, Utah, take a selfie from Dyer Point with Cape Elizabeth Light in the background on April 17. Leaders of Maine s tourism industry are looking forward to the lifting of some travel restrictions on Saturday. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer
For the first time in more than a year, all U.S. residents soon will be allowed unrestricted travel to Maine, offering a likely boost to the state’s recovering tourism industry.