Jon Grant places pies in the oven Monday at Grant’s Bakery in Lewiston. The bakery opened in 1956 and has been owned and operated by the Grant family ever since. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Casey Glover, left, and Chantel Bublak prepare lemon meringue pies Monday at Grant’s Bakery in Lewiston. The basement kitchen of the family business has been preparing 2,500 to 3,000 pies that are expected to sell by Thanksgiving. The bakery has been so busy that the retired former co-owner, Ron Grant, and Laural Grant, the wife of co-owner Don Grant, have been helping get ready for Thursday’s holiday. Thanksgiving is tied with Easter for the third busiest time of the year at the bakery, Don Grant said. The two days before Christmas are the two busiest, by far, he said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Ron Grant shuffles fruit pies Monday at Grant’s Bakery in Lewiston. The basement kitchen of the family business has been busy preparing 2,500 to 3,000 pies that are expected to sell by Thanksgiving. Grant is a retired owner of the bakery but helps during busy holiday seasons. Thanksgiving is tied with Easter for the third busiest time of the year at the bakery, Grant’s brother, Don, a co-owner, said. The two days before Christmas are the two busiest, by far, he said. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal