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Princeton Municipal Airport (Maine)

Princeton Municipal Airport (IATA: PNN, ICAO: KPNN, FAA LID: PNN) is a town-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) south of the central business district of Princeton, a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. Facilities and aircraft Princeton Municipal Airport covers an area of 420 acres (170 ha) at an elevation of 265 feet (81 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,004 by 100 feet (1,220 x 30 m). A second paved runway designated 06/24 is abandoned. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 2,250 aircraft operations, an average of 187 per month: 98% general aviation and 2% air taxi. At that time there were 9 aircraft based at this airport: 78% single-engine and 22% ultralight. See also List of airports in Maine References External links FAA Terminal Procedures for PNN, effective July 9, 2026 Resources for this airport: FAA airport information for PNN AirNav airport information for PNN ASN accident history for PNN FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for PNN
Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium

Ben & Bill's Chocolate Emporium is a chain of ice cream parlors and confectioners in New England, United States. History The company was founded, as Trahan's Candies, in 1956 by Paul and Mary Trahan. Their original location was inside Ben Franklin's Store in Vineyard Haven on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Two years later, the Trahans opened their own retail location in the town of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts. They expanded into the Massachusetts towns of Falmouth and Hyannis, operating during the summer months. They then opened two locations in Florida — in Palm Beach and West Palm Beach — which stayed open during the winter. Each location made its own candy and chocolates. Other expansion locations opened and closed. One, on Main Street in Bar Harbor, Maine, opened in 1980 and is still in operation. After the sale of the Oak Bluffs store on Martha's Vineyard in 2004, it became the company's headquarters. In 1983, the stores introduced ice cream to their products. The Bar Harbor location began with sixteen flavors, adding more as demand dictated. Today, that location has 64 hard-serve ice cream (including a lobster flavor, introduced in 1988) and twelve gelatos. The Bar Harbor location, at least, also offers vegan ice cream. The lobster flavor was created as a joke after a challenge from a customer, but it remained on the menu. It is made by folding chopped, cooked and buttered lobster meat into vanilla ice cream. After 32 years in operation, the business was sold to the Trahans' nephews Ben and William Coggins, who renamed it Ben and Bill's Chocolate Emporium. A location was opened in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1991, followed three years later by the Oak Bluffs store. The Northampton store closed in 2017. With an estimated 90% of its business sourced from out-of-state visitors, the Bar Harbor location launched a GoFundMe campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic, having seen their 2020 sales drop to 43% of that of the previous year. Current locations Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts Bar Harbor, Maine Appearances in popular culture The Bar Harbor store is visited by Charlie Parker, the main character in John Connolly's The Killing Kind (2001), part of the Charlie Parker series. It is also visited by Jack in Jennifer Richard Jacobson's book Small as an Elephant (2011). Gallery References External links Official website Ben and Bill's Falmouth Ben and Bill's Martha's Vineyard
Rockland Ferry Terminal

Rockland Ferry Terminal is a public ferry terminal and intercity bus stop in Rockland, Maine. It is the mainland terminus for ferries to three island communities in Penobscot Bay: Vinalhaven, North Haven and Matinicus. Concord Coach Lines provides bus service to Portland, Bangor, Boston, and nearby towns. State law requires the Maine Department of Transportation to operate the ferry routes as part of the Maine State Ferry Service. Ferries to Vinalhaven and North Haven depart several times per day, year-round. Matinicus sees 12 to 36 departures spread throughout the year. These islands are popular summer colonies that often see their populations quadruple during the tourist season. All ferries allow passengers, bicycles, motor vehicles, and freight. Reservations are recommended for cars and trucks. History In December 1958, the Maine Port Authority (MPA) solicited bids for construction of a new ferry terminal in Rockland. The following month, the Rockland City Council granted approval for the MPA to build a new slip at the site for use by the Vinalhaven ferry. Though harbormaster Bertram Snow warned the new slip would be vulnerable to storm damage, the MPA agreed to accept the liability. The current terminal building was built in the mid-1990s. In August 2011, a man accidentally drove a car through the outer wall of the terminal building, causing a minor injury. In March 2012, the Captain E. Frank Thompson was delivered to Rockland Terminal to serve on the Vinalhaven route, replacing the Governor Curtis. The 154-foot (47 m), 494-short-ton (448,000 kg) vessel was built by C&G Boatworks in Mobile, Alabama, on a $9.25 million contract. It was the first addition to the Maine State Ferry Service fleet in 19 years. The Governor Curtis was retained as a backup ferry and has been used when other vessels experience mechanical issues. In a fall 2012 project, workers installed an automated ticketing system for the parking lot and backup generators for the motorized ferry ramps. A fall 2018 project added 12 parking spaces, upgraded the drainage system, and improved the traffic flow. In March 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the North Haven Select Board voted to block non-full-time residents from traveling to the island on the ferry. In March 2021, the terminal building was closed for several days after an employee tested positive for COVID-19, though ferry service was not suspended. Ferry routes Transit connections Concord Coach Lines serves the terminal, providing year-round intercity bus service on a route between Boston South Station and Bangor. The stop is part of the Amtrak Thruway network—riders can make ticketed transfers between the bus and the Downeaster at Portland Transportation Center. References
Old Baptist Cemetery

Old Baptist Cemetery is a historic cemetery in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. Dating to the late 17th century, it stands on Hillside Street (formerly named Brimstone Hill or Byram's Hill), adjoining the North Yarmouth and Freeport Baptist Meetinghouse, a National Register of Historic Places property, on its southern side. It is the only burial site in the town attached to an extant church building. The meetinghouse was completed in 1796, but there are burials in the cemetery dating to the late 17th century and early 18th century. The earliest discovered burial is that of Jacob Mitchell Sr. (1643–1675). In 2011, the previously unmarked 1870 grave site of Private William Johnson was formally dedicated at the cemetery. Johnson, of Saco, Maine, served in the 1st Maine Cavalry Regiment. The location of his grave remained unknown until a descendant of his, 91-year-old Dick Johnson, of McMinnville, Oregon, discovered via research that his great-grandfather was a Civil War veteran. In October 2021, the gravestone of Mary Pratt (wife of David), who died in 1810, was found in the middle of Methodist Road in Westbrook, Maine, and was turned over to the local police department. It had been removed from Old Baptist Cemetery. Hill gravestones Immediately inside the gate, on the left-hand side, are a billboard-style trio of gravestones (of members of the Hill family) – one of two in the cemetery and of around forty known to have been found in Maine. Notable burials Ammi Ruhamah Mitchell (1762–1824), town physician Cushing Prince (1745–1827), owner of the Cushing and Hannah Prince House, a National Register of Historic Places property Thomas Green (1761–1841), first pastor of the church William Stockbridge (1782–1850), prominent merchant, ship owner and town treasurer Nathaniel Foster (1781–1853), potter Captain Sylvanus Blanchard (1778–1858), sea captain, shipyard owner and former resident at the Capt. S. C. Blanchard House, although it is named for his son, Sylvanus Cushing Blanchard (1811–1888). Son-in-law of Cushing Prince Ammi Storer (1811–1874), merchant Ebenezer D. Lane (1814–1879), ship captain Frederic Gore (1860–1930), chemist and manager of the Forest Paper Company References
Knight's Pond Preserve

Knight's Pond Preserve is a nature preserve and public park located in Cumberland and North Yarmouth, Maine, United States. Geography and usage With a total size of 213 acres, it is the largest undeveloped single property in Cumberland, and is managed by the Town of Cumberland and the Chebeague and Cumberland Land Trust. Since its introduction as a managed public park in 2015, the park has seen increased use including walking, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, hunting, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and ice skating. The preserve is also home to Blueberry Hill, which hosts an FAA ASR-11 radar tower used to monitor air traffic in the area surrounding Portland, Maine. History Knight's Pond was originally created by private landowners in the late 1950s who dammed Mill Brook flooding the surrounding wetland for recreational use. The pond area was privately owned but open to the public until 2015, when it was bought by the towns of Cumberland and North Yarmouth for preservation. The forested area north of the Greely Road Extension parking area contains stone rubble from Portland's Union Station, demolished in 1961. The preserve has hosted the annual Knight's Pond Survival Challenge fundraising event since 1971. Knight's Pond was the site of several alleged UFO sightings throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In February 2023, the Blueberry Hill radar tower was used to assist in locating unidentified flying objects over the northeastern United States. During the post-pandemic housing affordability crisis in 2023 and 2024, Knight's Pond Preserve was identified in Cumberland Town Council documents as a potential future location for construction of subsidized affordable housing projects. Ecology The Preserve's combination of a large undeveloped forest, wetland, vernal pools and hilltop environments has allowed a number of rare biomes and species to exist, including flying squirrels, endangered amphibians, the northern pitcher plant, and rare oak-hickory forest typically found much further south. The pond is a habitat for migratory geese and ducks as well as a steady beaver population. References
Jameson Tavern

Jameson Tavern is a historic building on Main Street in Freeport, Maine, United States. It was completed in 1779 as a home for physician Dr. John Anglier Hyde, a decade before the town was incorporated and when it was part of North Yarmouth, then in Massachusetts. It stands across Justin's Way from L.L.Bean's flagship store. It became an important meeting place during the discussions regarding the District of Maine's separation from Massachusetts in the early 19th century. It is believed that representatives of the Joint Commission of Massachusetts and Maine met on the second floor of the building ("in its northeastern corner") in 1820 to sign the final papers giving Maine its independence, thus giving it the claim that it is the "birthplace of Maine." The Daughters of the American Revolution installed a plaque on the property in 1914 which describes these events. The Freeport Historical Society, however, says that it has found no record that the commissioners ever met in town. Poets Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and John Greenleaf Whittier are said to have visited the tavern, as well as President Franklin Pierce. The property was built by Dr. John Anglier Hyde. Shortly after the home's completion, it was sold to Captain Samuel Jameson (1766–1814) who ran it as a tavern between 1801 and 1828, when his widow sold it. The tavern became Codman's Tavern in 1828. Richard Codman was the proprietor for 28 years, at which point it was purchased by John Cushing, a local shipbuilder. It later became known as Jameson Tavern once again, although the main building is now a Mexican restaurant. The tavern closed in 2013, but later reopened. It was put on the market in 2019. In November 2024, owner Tom Hincks announced its closure. Later occupants As of 2023, the beer and wine store Double Barrel occupies the Jameson Tavern's former formal dining room. In 2025, King's Head, a sister pub of that in Portland, opened in the former tavern space. Gallery References
Harraseeket Inn

The Harraseeket Inn (officially The Harraseeket Inn & Event House) is a historic inn on Main Street, U.S. Route 1, in Freeport, Maine, United States. Although today's business was established in 1984, the building it occupies was built in 1854. History Nancy Dyer Gray established the Harraseeket Inn in 1984 in an old Cape Cod-style structure, dating to the late 18th century, known as Conant Farm. It was used a stage station, for travelers between Portland and Brunswick, and run by Deborah Rose Dillingham and her husband, a blacksmith. Gray redeveloped the property into an eight-room building now called the Carriage House. The main inn, situated adjacent to the north, was built in 1854 and originally had fifty-four rooms and included a Greek Revival building formerly called the Sullivan House. This building is now the Broad Arrow Tavern, one of the inn's two restaurants. Its southern wing was built in 1997. The inn's other restaurant is the Maine Harvest Dining Room. It has ninety-four rooms, including nine townhouses. References
Printers' Exchange Block

The Printers' Exchange Block is a historic commercial building located at 103–107 Exchange Street in the Old Port of Portland, Maine. The building, which was designed in 1866 by Charles Q. Clapp, was built the same year. It wraps around the block that stands at the intersections of Exchange, Federal and Market Streets. Its alternative addresses have been given as 174–178 Federal Street and 114–116 Market Street during its history. Description and history The block was built by Horatio N. Jose in 1866, in the wake of Portland's great 1866 fire, to Charles Q. Clapp's design. Deacon Brown Thurston moved his business here after his previous one, at the corner of Fore Street and Union Street, burned. The building was originally known as the Printers' Exchange, and was the home of the Eastern Argus and the Portland Daily Press, among other newspapers. In 1924, the building was owned by Clinton W. Davis Agent. By 1965, it was the home of Dow and Pinkham Insurance Company. Interior References
Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops

Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops (formerly Sherman's Book Store) is a book and stationery retailer operating in Maine, United States. It is the oldest bookstore in the state, having been established in 1886, and is one of the ten oldest bookstores in the United States. The chain's flagship store is on Main Street in Bar Harbor, opened by William Henry Sherman. That store remains open, and as of 2022, eight other stores are in operation. They are located in Damariscotta, Boothbay Harbor, Freeport, Rockland, Topsham, Windham, Falmouth and Portland. A store in Camden opened in 2004, but closed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. History In 1866, William Henry Sherman, a native of Sullivan, Maine, established a printing press, W. H. Sherman, Printer & Stationer, in Bar Harbor. It printed the town's newspaper, the Bar Harbor Times, as well as his own works and that of some of Bar Harbor's year-round and summer residents. At the turn of the century, when the books and stationery branch of the business was the emphasis, Sherman's four daughters began running the company. William Sherman died in 1928, aged 62. The quartet sold the business to the Curtis family in 1962. A third generation of the family became involved in the business in 2013. In 2016, the company changed its name to Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops after purchasing Maine Coast Books in Damariscotta. In April 2025, it was announced that a tenth location will open in Saco, Maine, by Memorial Day. See also List of bookstore chains References External links Official website
Parafia św. Ludwika w Portlandzie

Parafia św. Ludwika w Portlandzie (ang. St. Louis Parish) – parafia rzymskokatolicka położona w Portlandzie, Maine, Stany Zjednoczone. Parafia położona w hrabstwie Cumberland, podlega terytorialnie pod diecezję Portland. Jest ona jedną z wielu etnicznych, polonijnych parafii rzymskokatolickich w Nowej Anglii. Parafia została dedykowana św. Ludwikowi. Ustanowiona w 1915 roku. Historia 12 maja 1915, o. Jan Ściskalski, CM z Zgromadzenie Księży Misjonarzy Świętego Wincentego à Paulo, został upoważniony przez Biskupa Diecezji Portland do zorganizowania nowej parafii spośród polskich imigrantów zamieszkujących zachodnią cześć Portlandu. W 1924 roku zakończono budowę kościoła parafialnego na rogu Danforth st. i Emery st. Kościół przyjął za swego patrona św. Ludwika a ojciec Piotr Pojnar, CM, został oficjalnie mianowany pierwszym proboszczem nowej parafii. 22 kwietnia 1952 o. Piotr Pojnar, CM, powołał przykościelną organizację kobiecą o nazwie St. Louis Women's Society. Proboszczowie o. Jan Ściskalski, CM (1915–1918) o. Piotr Pojnar, CM (1918–1959) o. Walerian Czywil, OFMConv. (1959–1976) o. Charles Porada, OFMConv. (1976–1982) o. Ronald Sermak, OFMConv. (1982–1988) o. Herbert Skurski, OFMConv. (1988–1992) o. John Bambol, OFMConv. (1992–1998) o. Ireneusz Chodakowski, MIC (1998–2009) ks. Louis Philips (2009–2021) ks. Seamus Griesbach (2021-obecnie) Bibliografia The 150'th Anniversary of Polish-American Pastoral Ministry, Webster, Massachusetts: St. Joseph Basilica, 11 września 2005 (ang.). Linki zewnętrzne Strona parafii. stlouischurch.net. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2011-07-24)]. (pol.) Diecezja Portland (ang.) Cluster configuration (ang.) St. Louis Parish – Diocesan information (ang.) St. Louis Parish – ParishesOnline.com (ang.) St. Louis Parish – TheCatholicDirectory.com. thecatholicdirectory.com. [zarchiwizowane z tego adresu (2011-07-16)]. (ang.)
Longfellow Square

Longfellow Square is a public square in Portland, Maine, United States. Named for the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, it is one of the three main squares on the city's Congress Street — the others being Congress Square and Monument Square, both located a short distance to the northeast. A monument to the poet, erected in 1888, stands in the center of the square, with the seated subject looking east. The square is bounded by Congress Street to the north and State Street (which intersects Congress Street) to the west and south. Adjacent to the square is One Longfellow Square, a small performing-arts center. See also Portland Railroad Company References External links
Old Town High School

Old Town High School is a public high school in Old Town, Maine. It also serves the nearby towns of Alton and Bradley. It is part of RSU 34. OTHS sports teams are known as the Coyotes. As of 2020 it takes high school students who graduated from Indian Island Elementary School. Linda McLeod, at one point principal of Indian Island, then the superintendent of Maine Indian Education (MIE), stated that some graduates of Indian Island School encountered problems at Old Town High, to where she said "when they go to Old Town High School, they are lost." Notable alumni Danny Costain, state legislator Chad Hayes, American football tight end Andre Miller, American football player Gary Thorne, sportscaster References
Harpswell Cattle Pound

The Harpswell Cattle Pound is a stone enclosure in Harpswell, Maine, United States. It was used to hold stray animals until they could be reunited with their owners. It was kept locked until the owners paid for the animals' release and it was determined that the animal had not caused any damage to local farmland. It was built in 1793, and its remains are still visible as of 2023. Located on Harpswell Neck Road, the pound was one of the first built in New England. A bronze plaque, donated by the Brunswick Rotary Club, was added to the site in 2023. References
Waterville Senior High School

Waterville Senior High School, also known as Waterville High School or WSHS, is a public high school in Waterville, Maine, United States, serving students in grades 9–12. Waterville Senior High School replaced the Old Waterville High School in 1964, when the Waterville Junior High School moved into the old high school building. History Waterville High School has had three campuses since its founding in 1876. The first building served the community from 1876 until the completion of the Old Waterville High School (also known as the Gilman Street School) in 1913. WSHS remained in the Gilman Street School until the completion of the current high school in 1964. 2007-2018 District Consolidation Until 2007, Waterville Senior High School and the other Waterville Public Schools were part of their own, independent district. However, a bill signed into law by former Maine governor John Baldacci required communities to seek to consolidate their school districts or else face monetary penalties. Waterville Public Schools consolidated with the towns of Vassalboro and Winslow, Maine, to form Kennebec Valley Consolidated Schools to avoid the penalties laid out under the new law. In 2018, voters from all three towns within the consolidated district held town referendums to dissolve the district and return to the original independent districts. Athletics Classification Waterville Senior High School participates in the following Maine classifications: Class A/Class A North: Drama Class B/Class B North: Baseball, girls' basketball, cheerleading, cross country, golf, ice hockey, boys' soccer, girls' soccer, softball, swim, tennis, indoor track, outdoor track Class C/Class C South: Boys' basketball 8-Man Large (Football) State sports championships Waterville has won numerous Maine high school sports championships. Baseball: 2010, 2011 Boys' Basketball: 1944, 1945, 1949, 1985 Girls' Basketball: 2007–2009 Field Hockey: 1979, 2007 Football: 1962, 1974 Boys' Golf: 1969, 1976, 1996, 2006 Girls' Golf: 1995–1998 Ice Hockey: 1927, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1938–1941, 1969–1973, 1979–1981, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2009, 2016, 2017 Skiing: 1975 Boys' Soccer: 1983, 2000 Girls' Soccer: 1980–1984, 2008, 2014 Boys' Tennis: 1986, 1998 Girls' Tennis: 2021 Boys' Indoor Track: 2014 Girls' Indoor Track: 1980, 2000–2002, 2007, 2009, 2011–2015 Boys' Outdoor Track: 2006–2008 Girls' Outdoor Track: 1976, 2002, 2007-2015 New England Championships Waterville won one New England sports championship with boys' basketball in 1944. Demographics Race or ethnicity American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.6% Asian: 1.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2% Hispanic: 7.6% Black, non-Hispanic: 1.2% White, non-Hispanic: 83.4% Two or More Races: 5.7% Gender Male: 265 Female: 247 Notable alumni George J. Mitchell - Former U.S. senator for Maine References External links Official website Waterville Public Schools website
Portland Star Match Factory

The Portland Star Match Factory is a historic industrial building on West Commercial Street in Portland, Maine, United States. From 1870 to 1908, approximately 75-100 workers, mostly women, produced matches at the factory. Company The Portland Star Match Company was incorporated in 1866 and its original owners sold the company in 1869. In October of that year, a fire burned at the factory's facility near Back Cove. Damage totaled $20,000 and nearly destroyed the original building. The company relocated to West Commercial Street, where it built a new facility. The company's factory, which was rebuilt in 1870 to a structure 60 feet wide and 110 feet long, was lengthened by 40 feet in 1872, and by an additional 80 feet in 1875. The tracks of the Boston and Maine Railroad ran to the factory, allowing pine logs to be loaded directly from the train cars onto the manufacturing floor. In 1903, the Portland Board of Trade Journal called the company "one of the most successful industries in the Forest City." References