100 Years Ago: 1921
The free camping grounds for motorists, established this summer at the Maine State Fairgrounds by the Lewiston Chamber of Commerce, are proving a great success and incidentally a big boost for this city. “Tourists from all over the United States and Canada have availed themselves of Lewiston‘s hospitality and are carrying far and wide great advertising ‘copy’ for the “Industrial Heart of Maine.” Automobile parties from as far away as San Diego, California, El Paso, Texas and Ormond, Florida have spent one night or a week-end on the campgrounds, and it Is safe to assume that every traveler they meet headed for Maine will be told of the best way to drive thru the state — “and don’t forget to hit Lewiston! They have got free camping grounds there and fine accommodations provided. Clean, dry, level ground in a grove of trees; brick oven and stove; running water, toilets and everything! Couldn’t ask for a better place to spend the night.”
50 Years Ago: 1971
Members of Senior Girl Scout Troop 399 are busily making preparations for a lawn and bake sale scheduled for Thursday and Friday from 10 o’clock in the morning until 4 in the afternoon. The event will be on the lawn at the William Brimigion home on East Ave., Lewiston. Featured will be back to school clothing, both new and used, and various household items. Mrs. Stanley Bernard is the girls’ adult advisor.
25 Years Ago: 1996
When Jennifer Moes moved to Maine, her first thoughts were how beautiful it is, and how friendly the people are. Her hometown, now “booming and built up” in Clinton, New Jersey, once was like Farmington, she said. Moes left New Jersey, attended the University of Maine at Farmington and worked in a small store on Front Street called Butterfly McQueen’s Boutique. Little did she know what a large part of her future this would become, but she bought Butterfly McQueen’s four years ago, moving it to a larger storefront on Broadway. She isn’t one to knit her brows over long winters in Maine, compared to New Jersey. Instead she’s so busy with her life that she wishes she had more time to enjoy the seasons here. The clothes in her shop reflect the changing seasons, the colors and textures. Her love of style and fashion takes Moes to New York every few months, to search out the latest styles and bring them back. “It’s New York City where you see everything. I look everywhere. I watch people on the streets and I do my buying for my store there. I come back with new ideas and ask myself, will that work or not?” said Moes. To find the styles and clothes to purchase, she attends a large boutique show four times a year in New York City
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