Carolann Ouellette is the Director of Maine’s Office of Tourism Department of Economic & Community Development & Franklin County Tourism Network invited her to the Stratton Community Building on Thursday Sept. 22. (more…)

Mike Moreau lends his expertise in describing how the bridges & other aspects of Irene’s damage such as the radical slippage in the “S” turns, are being addressed from a geological perspective, with additional information from the other DOT reps at the Sept. 15 meeting. (more…)

And that’s not bad: that’s GOOD!  Maine Dept. of Transportation’s Bridge expert Mike Wight gives the details (more…)

How to make things happen fast! Maine Dept. of Transportation had temporary bridges in place in nine days, now the permanent structures are underway with a November 18 projected opening date! (more…)

And the Quad Cam is fixed & on its way back to Carrabassett, so will be remounted soon to see foliage & first snow on the peaks!

Proceeds from this annual tournament at the Sugarloaf Golf Course help to fund scholarships for area students. (more…)

News Release for August 31, 2011

For more Information:
Mark Latti, MaineDOT Public Information Officer – 624-3030

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The day after Irene dropped several inches of rain in  Carrabassett Valley, closing rt 27 and stranding 100s of people on Sugarloaf, we get out to take a look at some of the aftermath. The bridge just north of the access road and the bridge just north of Carrabassett Valley Academy on rt 27 did not fair well… (more…)

On July 24th the first ever Carrabassett Backcountry Cycle Challenge was held from the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center. This was a 60 mile endurance race and a huge success! (more…)

The Tour de Farmington on Oct. 1, 2011 was the point of discussion during this Mountain Report show when Tanya Swain & Jeremy Smith spoke of this bike rideat the height of foliage season in Franklin County with a tasty twist at harvest-time!

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Locavore Dinners at the Shipyard Restaurant in the Sugarloaf Inn (more…)

On June 25th 2011, the High Peaks Alliance for the Maine Department of Conservation and the Bureau of Parks and Land held the “All Trails Celebration” (more…)

Click here to view a glimpse of this year’s Kingfield Festival Days “Heroes vs. Villains” Parade. (more…)

The Polar Blast is an annual celebration of winter put on by Flagstaff Area Business Association & the Arnold Trail Snowmobile Club in Stratton/Eustis with weekend-long festivities indoors & out for the whole family. (more…)

Summertime in the Western Maine Mountains is just as fun as when the snow is flying. There are lots of events bringing communities together for great causes. Check out the annual Kingfield Pops… (more…)

The first meeting of the Franklin County Tourism Network held on October 21st at the Sugarloaf Outdoor Center…. (more…)