Supply chain issues delay opening of Aroostook’s 1st bowling alley in decades
Contractors are still working inside Evergreen Lanes, featuring the Rendezvous Restaurant. Located on 60 Access Highway, the new bowling alley is now slated to open in early December. Credit: Melissa Lizotte / Aroostook Republican
CARIBOU, Maine —The first 10-pin bowling alley in Aroostook County since Loring Air Force Base closed in 1994 has delayed opening alongside an accompanying restaurant until December due to supply chain and contractor issues.
Both Evergreen Lanes and Rendezvous Restaurant, which serve as throwbacks to businesses of the same names once located on Loring Air Force Base in Limestone, have faced delays due to the late arrival of building materials and limited availability of local contractors. They were supposed to open in July, then in late fall and now are postponed to December.
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