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North Star Orchards

https://m.facebook.com/NorthStarOrchards/photos/a.398628096836051/2739809016051269/?type=3&source=54Sugar Shack, where the sap is boiled The coronavirus has put a halt to production and purchasing power around the world. In Madison, North Star Orchards is dealing with sudden changes. Jennifer Dimock, who runs the orchard’s store, said, “we are feeling it in our jam sales since we usually wholesale 8,000 jars to businesses […]

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Kennebec River white water rafting

Northern Outdoors

Northern OutdoorsWhitewater rafting on the Kennebec River with Northern Outdoors Located in The Forks along the Kennebec, Penobscot, and Dead Rivers, you will find Northern Outdoors, Maine. Here lies a resort, brewery, and adventure all packed into one. Founders Suzie (AKA the Queen of the Kennebec) and Wayne Hockmeyer started Northern Outdoors in the spring […]

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Houlton Farms Dairy

Houlton Farms Dairy

When driving through the town of Houlton, you likely will only notice this company’s dairy bar on Military Street. But a few turns and side roads later, you might find yourself at their production facility surrounded by the homes of many local families. But this was not always the case. The land this local dairy […]

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Lubec Maine

April 17, 2020 Lubec

Us Mainers experienced a couple of pretty bad storms over the past week, resulting in quite a few power outages. Certainly not ideal given the current situation, but nearly everyone is now back on track, and life is starting to somewhat return to normal. Thank you to all of our lineworkers for working day and […]

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44 North Coffee

44 North Coffee

Megan and Melissa Ten years ago, Megan Wood and Melissa Raftery began looking into a way to help support their local community on the peaceful Deer Isle in Maine’s mid-coast region. Both avid coffee drinkers, Wood and Raftery, settled on the idea of a local coffee roastery and café called 44 North Coffee. Starting a […]

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Kingfield-Carrabassett Valley

March 9, 2020 Kingfield

Maine is filled with so many hidden gems just waiting to be discovered! The focus of this blog post will be the town of Kingfield, out in our western focus area. Kingfield has a rich history and is of great cultural significance to this part of the state; the locals cherish the surrounding mountain ranges […]

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February 20, 2020 Van Buren

While we still have a good two months left of winter before the spring season comes about, now is as good a time as ever to plan spring trips to get out of the house and shake off the winter blues! Head up to Aroostook County and stop by beautiful Van Buren! Van Buren, a […]

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Deer Isle

Now that all of our Undiscovered Maine team is back from winter break, the semester is in full swing and we have work to do! We will be continuing to find new hidden gems and undiscovered places to feature on our website. We would like to welcome a few new team members to the group, […]

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Snowstorm in Easton Aroostook County Snowmobiling

Easton

Happy New Year to everyone! Now that we are in a new decade, now is as good a time as any other new year to get out and explore some of Maine’s hidden gems! Winter break has been upon us students here at the University of Maine for a while now. Many of us are […]

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Aerial view of Stratton

December 13, 2019 Stratton-Eustis

Today was a noticeably warmer day than yesterday, and the last rainstorm we had melted away almost all of the snow in most parts of the state. One of the exciting things about Maine, though, is that one area can be completely barren of snow while another area might have several feet! Today, the Stratton-Eustis […]

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