For many families the late summer months are a time when they head to the stores in search of back-to-school supplies. This past week community members stepped up to ensure that more children experience the joy of walking into school with a brand new backpack and other tools they need to succeed.
Summer 2019 marks the first year that both the brand new splash pad and community playground have been open to the public at the Riverside Bicentennial Park in Presque Isle, leaving residents and city officials excited about the greater variety of recreational opportunities.
Downtown Fort Fairfield was filled with lively fiddlers and young circus acts on Wednesday evening as part of many mid-week activities during the 72nd annual Maine Potato Blossom Festival.
Visitors to Main Street in Fort Fairfield were greeted with this patriotic stack of potato barrels during the kick-off to the Maine Potato Blossom Festival on Saturday.
The Frontier Heritage Society owns and maintains many former railway cars of the Bangor and Aroostook Railroad and Canadian Pacific Railroad at the former site of the BAR.
On Tuesday, July 30, Presque Isle will become the first city in Maine to commemorate the state’s 200th anniversary with special events that will include a visit from Gov. Janet Mills.
The 72nd annual Maine Potato Blossom Festival kicked of Saturday, July 13, in Fort Fairfield with a town-wide yard sale and the new barbecue cook-off.
Ever since they became the new owners of County Kettle Corn, formerly known as West Mountain Kettle Corn, Dustin and Stephanie Graham have worked to maintain the tradition of creating tasty kettle corn while putting their own stamp on the popular treat.
Officials from Aroostook Agency on Aging are welcoming folks in the Presque Isle region who would like to provide companionship to isolated or homebound senior citizens.
Just minutes from Arnold Brook Lake in Presque Isle sits the James School, a former one-room schoolhouse that community members have preserved for the past three decades as an historical landmark.
