Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 2 : Fall 2010 | Page 36

the family business.

The Pelletier’s latest endeavor has taken
them in a completely different direction. Last year
Eldon placed the winning bid on the Down Town
Restaurant formerly know as the Theater Grille in
Millinocket. The restaurant also has an adjoining
Laundromat. The building’s interior has been
completely gutted, renovated and outfitted with
new restaurant and laundry equipment. Eldon states
that the family will hire someone to manage the
facility but he will still oversee the operation. The
restaurant is slated to open late fall as the American
Loggers Bar & Grille.

Another diversion from the family business
is Pelletier Pride. For the past 28-30 years Eldon and
his father, Gerald (until he passed away on April 15,
2002), competed in four wheel drive modified truck
pulling as members of the Maine State Pullers, the
Northern Penobscot Pullers and the National Truck
Pullers Association. When there’ s time to play they
can be seen competing at venues in Skowhegan and
Presque Isle.

Pelletier Brothers Inc is part of the
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), members
of the Maine Forest Products Council and the
Professional Logging Contractors of Maine.