Hotel Ursa

10/01/2026

Happy October! 🍂✨Take the scenic route and let the fall colors lead you to your next adventure ✨🍂

09/29/2026

On campus at the Collins Center for the Arts!
Keep those announcements coming Waterfront Concerts!

JUST ANNOUNCED! Daughtry fans! Join us for Daughtry 20 years Unplugged at the Collins Center for the Arts in Orono on March 1st!

This special acoustic experience dives deep into the vaults with your old favorites and a few surprises along the way! To celebrate 20 Years Unplugged, a limited number of $20 tickets will be available for each show while supplies last!

Don't miss out on this special acoustic experience, tickets on sale Friday at 10am🔥
🎟: https://events.wfconcerts.com/030127

09/25/2026

Who’s ready for this weekend’s Riverfest at Downtown Old Town? Let’s celebrate 30 years! 🚣

09/23/2026

🍂✨It’s a beautiful fall day to welcome UMaine CareerCenter’s CareerFEST visitors to our lot to check out the General Dynamics Bath Iron Works trailer of opportunities! ✨🍂

09/09/2026

🧸✨Happy National Teddy Bear Day! ✨🧸

We celebrated with our annual teddy bear drive donation to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital peds floors! Happy to spread a little extra comfort and joy in our community to the children who need it most!

A small bear can make a BIG difference! 💕
Northern Light Health Foundation

08/26/2026

The Fall 2026 edition of The Polaris Papers is officially live! 🍂

✨From University of Maine move-in dates and Maine Black Bears game days to immersive planetarium shows at Versant Power Astronomy Center & Jordan Planetarium, community traditions with Town of Orono, and outdoor adventures near Hirundo Wildlife Refuge, your ultimate autumn guide to Central Maine has arrived.

🔗 https://hotelursa.com/about-us/blog/the-polaris-papers

08/21/2026

Thank you Head Coach, Ben Barr and Loïc for bringing the “Coffee with Coach” LIVE podcast to Hotel Ursa in our MajorMinor Café this morning! 🐻☕️🏒
It was such a pleasure hosting this great group of loyal University of Maine Men's Hockey fans, of all ages, as we look forward to the upcoming season!
Go Maine Black Bears! ✨

08/21/2026

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08/15/2026

August night lights. 🌌

📸: Roger Merchant

08/11/2026

What can Mainers expect during tomorrow's partial solar eclipse? A UMaine expert explains:

☀️ When can Mainers see the eclipse?
In the greater Bangor area, viewers will see the partial eclipse between 12:54 and 2:49 p.m., according to Shawn Laatsch of the University of Maine’s Versant Power Astronomy Center.

🔭 Where can you watch it?
The Versant Power Astronomy Center will welcome members of the public to view the eclipse for free from the Historic Clark Telescope Observatory from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 12.

👓 How can you watch safely?
“You should never look directly at the sun for more than a second or two without protection,” Laatsch said. “Solar eclipse glasses and solar filters block out 99% of the sun rays.”

📅 What if you miss it?
The next partial solar eclipse in Maine will occur in 2045, Laatsch said. The next total solar eclipse visible in Maine will occur on May 1, 2079.

“People with any interest in astronomy will enjoy seeing this partial solar eclipse, especially if they can’t travel across the world to see the total solar eclipse,” Laatsch said.

Read the full story on UMaine News: umaine.edu/news/2026/07/what-can-mainers-expect-during-the-aug-12-partial-solar-eclipse-a-umaine-expert-explains