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Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"What most people don’t know is that the fair described in the book is the Blue Hill Fair! E.B White lived just down the road in Brooklin."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"Now the Fair is nine days. The Fair has and will always be one of Presque Isle’s favorite entertainments for old and young people."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"1912 Blue Hill Historical Society The Blue Hill Country Club, on the west side of the inner harbor, began at the turn of the twentieth century."

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Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The golf course was renamed The Blue Hill Country Club in 1928. The Blue Hill Country Club hosted and continues to host social functions."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… Sheila Varnum Internet Sources Blue Hill Country Club The Jonathan Fisher Memorial Jonathan Fisher - Wikipedia *All sources used for Blue Hill’s…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"General depression swept the country. Some mines never got started. In the end, even the strong companies dwindled with diminishing markets and…"

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"Guilford Fair Guilford Fair - 1929Guilford Historical Society Guilford Fair - 1954Guilford Historical Society In the early part of the…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"The Bangor State Fair is one of the oldest fairs not just in Maine, but also in U.S., next to the Skowhegan State Fair, which is the oldest State…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The North New Portland Fair was one event that children saved their money for. They would pay 10 cents to get on a ride and the favorite was the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"In 1938 the Fair Labor Standards Act made the minimum age to do certain work fourteen years old. When the child is sixteen years old its an option to…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"His first show was at a local health fair. Once he graduated from the University of Maine at Farmington in 1992, he continued his career in comedy."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… citizens of Rumford are shown at the many craft fairs during the holiday season, and summer festivals."

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Phippsburg Historical Society, Phippsburg, Fair to the Wind, 1995, Penmor Lithographers, Inc., Lewiston, Maine."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… that amount of money is the Wire Bridge, it seems fairly certain that is what the item refers to. Whether the information in Mr."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… a school orchestra, agricultural clubs, a senior fair and drama production, public speaking contest, and a girl's club."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Since that time, the Farmington Fair has been the county’s premier autumn social event. “Throughout its history [the farmington fair] has proved of…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"During the Annual Sewing Circle Fair, residents are given the opportunity to visit the many displays of their handiwork and make purchases for…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… of the building itself, the Music Hall was a fairly large, rectangular structure designed for large social functions."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… their importance in running the New Portland Town Fair. Other groups included the Odd Fellows, the Fernwood Grange, the Farm Bureau, and the…"

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Acadian Archives

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… those persons who may wish to attend the State Fair at Augusta. August 25, 1870: Up to Tuesday night, 20th, the Railroad Company had driven about…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… to Jehovah’s Witness; the Northern Maine Fair is still an important rite of summer, WAGM transformed itself from an AM radio station to a…"

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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