Contact: Kevin Taschereau, kevin.taschereau,@umit.maine.edu. ORONO — Maine Day, a University of Maine tradition now in its 76th year, is scheduled for Wednesday April 27. President Arthur Hauck started the Maine Day tradition in 1935, setting aside one day late in the spring semester for campus clean-up activities.  Over the years, the format has evolved to read more Traditional UMaine Day of Service Events Scheduled for April 27