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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… the store was “a very swank establishment…as he catered to the carriage trade. How deliciously the place smelled of freshly ground coffee and of…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… for children, a huge fireworks display, and even catered meals. The theater itself was an open air pitched roof design with a square open stage."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"They held auctions, catered, had food sales, sold lunches at the mills, had booths at the county fair, and sold chances on quilts and other donated…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"… goods on the island, though seasonal businesses cater to the increased population in summer. Vacationers can now visit the island for a week or a…"

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"His market was Maine, therefore he catered to Maine readers with an emphasis on Maine news and politics."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… “big holiday celebration!” Three-course dinners, catered by C. W. Lutz, were served at the park for twenty five cents, and a Sunday menu offered a…"

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Lobster Trap Gift Shop opens – first gift shop catering to tourists 1962 • Roosevelt International Bridge opens linking Lubec and Campobello Island…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"The farmers in the area catered to the lumber industry by growing grain, hay and potatoes which were needed for the lumber camps to survive."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Jane Drinkwater Buxton and family after 1796 and catered to stagecoach passengers, drovers, and peddlers."