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BACKSPACE: When North Penobscot was the heart of a community

Area’s second-oldest church, which was moved eight miles away, was among the buildings that included a schoolhouse and Grange Hall

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THE U-TURN: Reminders of our maritime history

Big Jim has arisen in Searsport; Angelique sails by Cape Rosier

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The newly stored sign—a 40-foot-tall fisherman—honors Maine’s historic sardine fishery

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Traveling the Peninsula in her Model A in the early 1900s, Evie Barbour ran a prolific postcard business

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Anchoring a dory was once a signal from fishermen that they had staked out where they would fish the next day for herring.