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  • What will happen to Addison farmers' iconic Wild Blueberry Land?

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📰 News we're reading

• Maine's 'endangered' blueberry theme park is up for sale (boston.com) — Addison blueberry farmers Dell and Marie Emerson are selling their beloved Wild Blueberry Land attraction on Route 1 in nearby Columbia Falls, a quirky dome-topped park that draws up to 20,000 visitors each season. The site, recently named one of Maine's most endangered historic places, could shape future tourism and blueberry pride for Addison-area residents depending on who buys and preserves it.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Machias

  • UMaine System unions call for review of administration spending before proposed cuts (bangordailynews.com)

Hancock

  • Former Deer Isle nursing home reopening as housing for seniors, workers (wabi.tv)
  • Lady Wildcats have offensive outburst, but remain winless (threeriverspublishing.com)
  • As heating oil prices hit record highs, Mainers are eyeing winter with growing trepidation (mainepublic.org)

Bar Harbor

  • From shorts to sweaters: Bar Harbor shifts gears for fall tourism (wabi.tv)

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