It was early March and Nancy White, general manager at the Cliff House in Cape Neddick, was at the top of the reception area watching guests at the resort interacting, enjoying a late-winter vacation.
While COVID-19 was in the news, shutdowns, mandatory masks, state restrictions, social distancing and more were yet to come.
The guests may have been were oblivious to what lay ahead, White says, but starting that day, things happened fast at the 226-room hotel and resort.
The spa and then the resort closed, as state restrictions requiring lodging to shut down came out.
In Kennebunkport, the Nonantum Resort, which is traditionally closed from mid-December into spring, was getting ready for its April 22 opening. That was delayed until June 1, when the state allowed hotels to open up to Maine residents.