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Where Sled dogs meet Sawdust
Where Sled dogs meet Sawdust Where Sled Dogs Meet Sawdust: Can-Am Crown Brings Logging Heritage to LoggerFest 2026 Fort Kent Chamber of Commerce | Community Feature Where Sled DogsMeet Sawdust Can-Am Crown Brings Northern Maine’s Logging Heritage to LoggerFest 2026 ✦ ✦ Fort Kent, Maine | May 15–17, 2026 Northern Maine has always been a…
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A Century of Stories Worth Saving Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce • Member Spotlight Member Spotlight — Fort Kent Historical Society A Century of StoriesWorth Saving Some organizations exist to preserve the past. Others become part of it. The Fort Kent Historical Society, now celebrating its 100th anniversary, has managed to do both.…
Read MoreSix Generations in the Allagash Woods
Member Spotlight Six Generations in the Allagash Woods The Pelletier Family, Syl-Ver Logging, and the Heritage of Northern Maine A Loggerfest 2026 Heritage Feature presented by the Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce Vernon, Greyden, Bennett, and Marty Pelletier on the job in Allagash, Maine, during filming of the Loggerfest 2026 commercial airing on…
Read MoreWashington County Locations Added to Walk-In Wednesdays for Heating Assistance Applications
Washington County Locations Added to Walk-In Wednesdays for Heating Assistance Applications Walk-In Wednesdays for Heating Assistance Applications Washington County Locations Added to Walk-In Wednesdays for Heating Assistance Applications Ellsworth, Maine — As heating oil prices continue to rise and households face the highest home energy costs of the season, Community Action in Aroostook, Washington and…
Read MoreDiscover Local Magic at the Handcrafted in the Valley Arts &Crafts Fair
Discover Local Magic at the Handcrafted in the Valley Arts &Crafts Fair Handcrafted in the Valley Arts & Crafts Arts and Crafts FORT KENT, Maine — As the landscape begins to thaw, the St. John Valley prepares to celebrate its vibrant artisan community. The Handcrafted in the Valley Arts & Crafts Fair will take place…
Read MoreLogger Fest 2026 returns to Fort Kent, Maine
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Logger Fest 2026 returns to Fort Kent, Maine Three-day festival celebrates the logging industry and the people who built northern Maine FORT KENT, Maine (AP) — The Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the return of Logger Fest 2026, a three-day celebration of the logging industry and the…
Read MoreAcadia Federal Credit Union Opens New Branches in Presque Isle and Brewer
Acadia Federal Credit Union Opens New Branches in Presque Isle and Brewer For Immediate Release Aroostook County-founded Credit Union Expands Statewide with Two New Locations PRESQUE ISLE and BREWER, Maine — April 2, 2026 Acadia Federal Credit Union is proud to announce the opening of two new branch locations in Presque Isle and Brewer, further…
Read MoreLogger fest- A celebration of heritage and hard work
Logger fest- A celebration of heritage and hard work Life in the Woods: How Logging Shaped Life in Northern Maine In Northern Maine, the story of the land is inseparable from the story of logging. Long before the conveniences of modern life reached the communities of the St. John Valley, the forests defined both survival…
Read MoreDiscover the Greater Fort Kent Area: Northern Maine’s Best Kept Secret
Discover the Greater Fort Kent Area: Northern Maine’s Best Kept Secret There is a place at the very top of Maine where the rivers run cold and clear, the forests stretch for miles without interruption, and the people who call it home would not trade it for anywhere else on earth. That place is the…
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