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Maine Moments: Camden & Dahlias

CHARMING CAMDEN Earlier this week, we drove up to Camden, another pretty town on the Maine coast.  Incorporated in 1791, Camden is on the Penobscot Bay and running through it is the Megunticook River.  Early industries took advantage of power from watermills and included shipbuilding and textiles.  Beginning in the 1880’s, Camden attracted wealthy folks from Boston, Philadelphia, …

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Tidbits from Maine

TOUCHSTONES For many years, we began our summer stay in Maine with a day or two in Portland. The pandemic changed that, and we had not been overnight there in several years. This year, we returned to the historic Portland Regency Hotel, formerly an armory, for one night. Its location on Milk Street is perfect …

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