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Greater Fort Kent
Wintervill Plantation to the town of Allagash
and North East to St. Agatha

Christmas in Fort Kent? Imagine coming to November 29 for a chance to win $250 in crazy cash.
Fort Kent to celebrate the holidays or at least shop for The Crazy cash is redeemable for merchandise at the
them. Fort Kent provides the ultimate winter setting participating businesses. A name will be drawn from
for anyone wanting to embrace this year’s holiday each business for a chance to win and the winner
season. With the snow blanketing the lamp posts will be announced on Monday, Nov. 30th.
and trees, Christmas music playing in the quaint
The Greater Fort Kent Area Chamber of
little shops, and some of the friendliest service you Commerce will be hosting the 29th Annual Arts and
will ever find. Sounds to me like the perfect setting Crafts Fair on November 28 and 29 at the University
to do all your holiday shopping.
of Maine at Fort Kent Sports Center. This is one of

Our holiday season starts off with the 16th Fort Kent’s longest running community events and
Annual Dickens of a Christmas on Sunday, November it is a huge success year after year. Come check
22, from 12-4 in the
out over 100 of
afternoon.
What
the area’s talented
is Dickens of a
crafters and artisans.
Christmas
some
After you’re done
might ask? It is
shopping for your
a holiday open
homemade gifts stay
house where local
in town to eat, visit
merchants are decked
our local merchants,
out for the holidays,
and check out the tree
offering
great
lighting ceremony
deals, giveaways,
Saturday evening in
and refreshments.
Monument Square.
Come see our local

The Greater
businesses as they
Fort Kent Area will
roll out the red carpet Bangor Daily News photo by Gabor Degre
be bustling this
to help make your
holiday season. We
holiday shopping a better experience. The economy hope that everyone will come celebrate and support
is tough on all of us, so you need to come and check our efforts to make this season a special one.
out the savings in downtown Fort Kent.

Dickens of a Christmas also kicks off
customer appreciation days in the Greater Fort
Kent Area with the Green Ribbon raffle. Sign up
at a participating business from November 22 till

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