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July, August and September 2009
F e at u r e s
Staycations:
20 North Maine Woods
The first in our series of trips county residents can take close to
home. We offer someb tips and ideas for visiting the North Maine
Woods as a non-sportsman.
24 Bouchard Family Farms
For generations the Bouchard Family has been milling
a unique light buckwheat flour in order to prepare
“Ployes,” a recipe based on the one created by the
French Acadian exiles who settled in Northern Maine.
36 County Towns Turn 150
We check in with the communities of Presque Isle and Caribou to
see what they have planned for their sesquicentennial year and
Fort Fairfield gives us a review of the very busy 150th year they had
in 2008.
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Wind & Higher Education
Wind power seems to be a hot topic lately, UMPI and
NMCC let us know how this renewable energy source
plays a role on their campuses.
Departments
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County Events
Health Matters
County Critters
The County Eats
Focus on Business
Our Communities
Higher Education
Inland Fisheries & Wildlife
Local Artists
Our Farm by Holly Hardwick