I have just returned from the other Portland, Portland OR. While there, Portlanders experienced a very warm week, temps in the high 90’s and a day over 100. Although temperatures can flare tempers, I was impressed at the level of customer service the city offers, everywhere! Perhaps what was most...
Hello from High Street and Happy July! How did that happen? We all know how fast Summer seems to slide by; we wait all year and its gone in flash! So, my first advice to you all is take a day, a long weekend or an afternoon to enjoy what...
Hello from High Street! Wow! If you did not attend the Chamber’s Annual Award and Event night, you missed a great evening. From the fabulous food by Flexit, Pugnuts, Patticakes and Momo’s, to the special Top-Drawer Award cocktail, by the Bar Harbor Catering company, we were all treated! Barbara’s flowers from...
Hello from High Street, Welcome 2018! I always look forward to a new year and what it has to offer, with an empty slate, as well as a few quiet weeks in January after the rush of December. Speaking of December…what a wonderful day we had on National Ugly Sweater Day....
Hello from High Street! Summer is here and with it the activities, traffic and tourists! We are lucky. We get to wake up every day in an area of the country that people pay a lot of money to come and spend precious few days in. We also know summer is...
Hello from High Street, The office parking lot is getting full lately and the license plates are not from Maine! Memorial Day is on our doorstep and the month of June is ahead. The Visitor Center is full of maps, guidebooks and menus! Are yours in here? Everyday someone comes in...
Hello from High Street, It’s Celebration Season! May always brings special events for many businesses and schools as they wrap up the year, before the summer begins. The Chamber is no exception. Our calendar is full of ‘yearend’ events, and graduations and we invite you to join us in the celebrations. Leadership...
Hello from High Street! As I write this, the calendar has turned to Spring. I am not sure it looks or feels like it but we in Maine will take a sunny day, any day! I am also hurriedly trying to get work done so I can leave town for few...
Hello from High Street, Greetings March. March means spring is not too far off , at least in most parts of the country. Ok, we can dream, right? It’s a busy season at the chamber as we try to offer a lot of educational programming, March Dine Around month, Member Breakfasts...
Hello from High Street 2017! It's here, and I am always amazed at how quickly the end of a year slides into the next. January of course has always been a month to not only look ahead but also look back at where we have been. The winter pace becomes a...