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The Bacon Tree, Winterport's Town Seal |
| Incorporated March 12, 1860, once home to far-ranging sea captains, Winterport retains a 19th century charm that blends well with 20th century conveniences. Located just 12 miles south from the city of Bangor on Route 1A, Winterport faces the deep and fast-flowing Penobscot River. From a thriving downtown, where people can find everything from gas and groceries to overnight accommodations, hardware, and video rentals, visitors can walk the short distance to the Winterport waterfront where boaters and swimmers recreate in the spring, summer, and into the autumn. |
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| Older homes, many built for Winterport sea captains, stand along the downtown roadways. Sidewalks encourage people to stroll through the town; a special meeting place for townspeople is the Union Meeting House, built in 1834. This building shelters a bell cast by Paul Revere, a belfry clock installed in 1861, and a Masons and Hamlin hand-pumped reed organ installed in 1859. Winterport retains a 19th century charm that blends well with 20th century conveniences. From a thriving downtown to a heavily utilized waterfront, |
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What's Happening Around Town! |
State Election - Tuesday June 11, 2013 at the Wagner School 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. / Town Meeting - Thursday June 13th at the Wagner School Cafeteria 7:30 p.m. |
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The Winterport Business Association is Back! We want to encourage all businesses in Winterport, Frankfort and Monroe to attend. We hope to see everyone there. Please bring your ideas for guest speakers and fundraisers. Even if you can't attend meetings, send us an email.
If you are a new business in Winterport, Frankfort or Monroe please contact us to get listing on our businesses page. For more information please contact the Winterport Business Association. |
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The is a reminder that next Wednesday May 8, at 7:00PM Winterport Area Business Association is having a meeting at the Winterport Winery. The guest speaker is Mary Brooks of Courtyard Marriott and she is speaking about branding and how to make it work for you.
Light hors d'oeuvres will be served. Feel free to contact me if you have questions.
Come and have a good time! |
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We are writing this letter to share our good news and to ask for support for our Destination ImagiNation “DI” Team because we won second place in the state finals! Now we have the opportunity to go to the Global Competition in Tennessee, representing Maine.
We are the “Smooth Criminals” and our names are Kelsea Faulkner, Gracie Farrar, Johannah Philbrook, Carly Philbrook, Megan Deans, and Renee Drake. We are third and fourth graders at Leroy H. Smith School in Winterport.
Destination ImagiNation, is a non-profit group that helps kids around the world discover their creativity! www.destinationimagination.org
We need to raise about $8,000 for our team “Smooth Criminals” and our chaperones to go to the Global Competition and Celebration in Knoxville, Tennessee this May. We would appreciate any donation you could make to help us reach our goal.
A variety of fundraisers are in the planning;
• Yard Sale @ Town Library—the Saturday, April 27th
• Family Fun Game Night @ Wagner Middle School—May 9th
• Mother’s Day Plant & Bake Sale—May 11th
If you are willing to make a tax-deductible donation to our team, checks can be made out to Smith School DI. The school’s mailing address is 319 South Main Street, Winterport, Maine 04496. Thank you for reading this letter and thinking about donating to our team as we journey to the Global Competition representing our great state of Maine.
FMI contact Team Managers; Erica Farrar @ 223-2501, or Nicolle Philbrook @ 356-0828 |
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Let's Support the Winterport Fire and Rescue Association
If you drop off your bottles at the Town Transfer Station you can support our great team. They are taken there by people donating them to the Winterport Fire and Rescue Association. So the employees of the transfer station hold the bottles and cans and then JCM Redemption Center, picks up the bottles and cans and periodically will bring a check to the Fire and Rescue Assn. So far they have collected over $8,500 for the Winterport Fire and Rescue Association over the past couple of years. what a great community effort! |
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WINTERPORT’S 150TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
View the full ceremony and all the activities and see what you may have missed.
Click here>> |
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