Success Stories

Welch Farm – A Journey Through Time

Welch Farm: 186 Roque Bluffs Road, Roque Bluffs, Maine 04654 | lhanscom1@gmail.comhttps://welchfarm.com/ Wouldn’t it be nice to get into a time travel machine and go back to the 1800s to experience life when things were simpler? You don’t need the time-travel machine. Use your car instead and visit the beautiful six-generation Welch Farm in Rogue […]

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Hog Bay Pottery

From Clay and Wool: The Life Threads of Charlie and Susanne at Hog Bay Pottery in Rural Maine Located in a quiet corner of Franklin, Maine, surrounded by ten acres of spruce, lupine, and the salty sea, Charlie and Susanne Grosjean have been crafting a life of creativity, artistry, and community for over five decades. […]

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SEED Economic Development Project with Fort Fairfield

SEED stands for sustainable ecosystem economic development. The model provides a framework for remote rural communities to work collaboratively with various stakeholder groups, including government agencies, businesses, non-profits, and education/academia, to name a few. It assists such communities in developing and maintaining healthy, sustainable, and thriving economies and ecosystems. To implement the model, our student […]

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Helen’s Restaurant

Helen’s, located at 111 Main Street, in Machias is a quaint restaurant perfect for families and friends to gather. Helen’s was established in 1950 by Helen and Larry Mugnai with the goal of building a reputation for great homemade food and outstanding pies! Bob and Joan Carter, customers of Helen’s, bought the restaurant in 1983 […]

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Trip to Cobscook Shores Park- Lubec, ME

Cobscook Shores is a must-see stop in Downeast Maine if you are there between May and October. There are fifteen beautiful parklands twisted along the shores of Cobscook Bay. We had the pleasure of visiting Farm Point nature preserve. This was the perfect short hike for us to stretch our legs, walk the dog, and […]

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Catherine Hill Winery in Cherryfield

Catherine Hill Winery Update: 2024: Sadly, the owners decided to close this lovely winery, but the story still shows the entrepreneurial spirit in Maine!  Route 182, from Franklin to Cherryfield, is known as the Black’s Woods Road in Downeast Maine, with a long and mysterious history. It isone of those desolate country roads reminiscent of […]

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Mandala Farm

Mandala Farm– Gouldsboro, Maine    During our tour of Mandala Farm, Sara and Genio told us about the story of how the farm began. Their story begins at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. Neither Sara nor Genio studied farming, agriculture, nor business at school, but both were interested in making change. […]

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Small Business Success Story, MaineStone Jewelry

MaineStone Jewelry:  346 Main Street, Wilton, ME 04294, 207-778-6560, info@mainestonejewelry.com This was a really fun visit.  The owners have mined the famous Maine tourmaline stones for many years and Ron uses his great artistic talent to create beautiful exquisite jewelry from the stones. Tourmaline comes in all colors and every piece he creates is unique! They also […]

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Small Business Success Story, Sewall House Yoga Retreats

Donna Davidge, the creative mind behind Sewall House Yoga Retreats, describes it as a place where people can find healing, both physically and emotionally. Sewall House rose with the Aroostook County town of Island Falls when it was founded in 1845. Owner Donna Davidge’s great grandfather, William Sewall, built the home, and history immediately began […]

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Rolling Fatties Food Truck

Rolling Fatties

Rolling FattiesRolling Fatties Food Truck Partners Polly and Rob MacMichael met while working at a restaurant, and after pursuing divergent career paths they decided to start their own restaurant business so they could work together, spend more time together, and have fun together! Given the challenges of starting a new restaurant, they decided to start […]

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