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Places to stay Places To Eat Caribou Within the Colony Burger Boy ...... Sweden Street . . . . .498-2291 * Fieldstone Cabins and RV Park, Madawaska Lake Burger King ...... Bennett Drive . . . . . 498-3500 * Aunties Cabin, New Sweden, 207-896-7905 Delivering on Cindy’s Sub Shop . . . . . Sweden Street . . . . .498-6021 * Up North Cabins, New Sweden (+camping & trailer sites) 207- Far East Kitchen ...... Bennett Drive . . . . . 493-7858 896-3328 SM Farm's Bakery ...... 118 Bennett Drive . . . 493-4508 * Paul Bondeson camping, New Sweden, 207-896-5553 A promise. Frederick’s South Side ...... South Main St...... 498-3464 Greenhouse Restaurant . . . . . Rt. 1 & 164 ...... 498-3733 Caribou Houlton Farms Dairy (about 10 minutes south of New Sweden) (Ice Cream) ...... Bennett Drive . . . . . 498-8911 * Old Iron Inn B&B, 207-492-4766, 4 bedrooms Jade Palace Restaurant . . . Skyway Plaza, * Russell’s Motel, 207-498-2567, 14 units ...... Bennett Drive . . . . . 498-3648 * Caribou Inn and Convention Center, 73 rooms, McDonald’s ...... Bennett Drive . . . . . 498-2181 207-498-3733, Napoli's ...... Downtown ...... 492-1102 1-800-255-0466, Ouellette's Variety . . . . . Sweden St...... 498-6768 * Crown Park Inn 207-498-3311, 59 rooms Par & Grill ...... Bennett Drive . . . . . 492-0988 * Riverside Court Motel 207-498-6071, 20 rooms Pizza Hut ...... Bennett Drive . . . . . 498-8523 Reno’s Family Restaurant ...... Sweden Street . . . . .498-8559 Presque Isle Subway ...... Bennett Drive . . . . . 493-4520 (about 30 minutes south of New Sweden) Tim Horton’s ...... Bennett Drive . . . . . 492-0363 * Budget Traveler Motor Lodge 1-800-958-0111, 207-769-0111, 62 rooms * Presque Isle Inn/Convention Center 1-800-533-3971, 764-3321, 151 Stockholm rooms Eureka Hall ...... Center of Town Custom Homes * Northeastland Hotel 1-800-244-5321, 207-768-5321, 51 rooms (reservations suggested) . 896-3196 * Northern Lights Motel 207-764-4441, 14 rooms * Hampton Inn 207-760-9292 New Sweden Northstar Variety Long Lake Area (hot dogs & snacks) . . . . . Rt.. 161 ...... 896-3239 (about 30 minutes north of New Sweden) * Cozy Log Cabins, St. Agatha 207-543-6349 * Long Lake Motor Inn, St. Agatha 207-543-5006 Carroll Gustafson * Ginny’s Lakefront camping 207-543-9387 Finish Carpenter * Long Lake Camping 207-543-7563 * Long Lake Camps 207-543-6390 New Construction & Remodeling * Lakeview trailer sites 207-543-6331

C. Gustafson’s Custom Homes Other locations * Peggy’s Bed and Breakfast, Limestone 207-325-4675 156 Rista Road * Trafton Lake Campground, Limestone, 207-325-3439 New Sweden, ME 04762 * Malabeam Campground, Loring 207-328-4643 * Brookside Manor Motel, Van Buren 207-868-5158 207-896-3100 phone and fax * Rum Rapids Inn, Crouseville 207-455-8069 www.cgustafson.homestead.com Lists Antique place settings in the Lindsten Stuga, historic * Do a lodging search at Caribou Chamber of Commerce. log cabin. Built in 1894 restored in 1982 * mainerec.com a commercial web host; includes lodging. Caribou Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Martha J. Mahoney, Broker Next Year Midsommar Festival Graydon M. Mahoney, Broker 24 Sweden Street, Suite 101 154 High Street, P.O. Box 38 Friday 17 June, 2011 Caribou, ME 04736 Caribou, Maine 04736 (207) 498-6156 phone www.MahoneyRealEstate.net (207) 492-1362 fax [email protected] Midsommar 2011: 1-800-488-6571 Toll Free Maine Swedish Colony; plan to attend; E-mail: [email protected] 207-498-6571 Office FMI: Debbie Eustis-Grandy, 207-896-5240; Lodging and dining links at 207-492-3231 Home Host: New Sweden Historical Society www.cariboumaine.net 207-492-9281 Fax Martha J. Mahoney, Broker Graydon M. Mahoney, Broker 154 High Street, P.O. Box 38 Caribou, Maine 04736 www.MahoneyRealEstate.net [email protected] 1-800-488-6571 Toll Free 207-498-6571 Office 207-492-3231 Home 207-492-9281 Fax PB

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berships available; donation; FMI: Swedish ancestors. Drop by the The Original Capitol before it Debbie Eustis-Grandy, 207-896- New Sweden museum and visit burned in 1971 and before the 5240; Host: New Sweden Histori- with Lynn, but make sure you monument was moved from cal Society bring whatever information you already have on the ancestors for the center of the intersection. • 9 am Lindsten Stuga tours: whom you searching!! ; She’s al- behind museum; traditional Swed- ready found over 1500 immigrants ish Colony home; donate at the that came to the New Sweden area. museum; FMI: Connie Bondeson, Maybe one of them is yours!! Also 896-5590; Host: New Sweden His- Friday 1-3 pm and Sunday 2–3:30 torical Society pm; donation; FMI: Lynn Johnson, 18-20 June, 2010 • 9 am Gift Shop/Capitol School email: newswedengenealogy@ Museum: Capitol School; until 2 gmail.com; Host: New Sweden pm; new items, many Scandina- Historical Society Calendar of Activities vian gifts, local arts and crafts; new • 10 am Larsson/Ostlund house one-room school house displays tours: Station Road; 2 story log and artifacts; donations; FMI: Wil- house; until 4 pm.; walk down to Farm pond and fields with your • 1 pm Sled Dog Kennel Tours: your Family in Sweden, Research- [email protected]; Host: New fee; FMI: Herb Ketch, 207-498- liam Duncan, 207-896-3461; Host: the pond behind the house, Sun- picnic lunch; geocaching; walking Heywood Kennel, 141 S. Main St., ing the Swedish records, Common Sweden Historical Society 8430; Host: Sportsmen Inc. Maine’s Swedish Colony, Inc. trail at Thomas Park; Nylander Stockholm; Learn the history of mistakes that may be keeping day by appointment, shuttle bus • 5 pm Community Choir Prac- • 7 am Midsommar Frukost: Museum and the Caribou Histori- Dog Sledding in Sweden; see a you from finding your family, • 9 am Arts/Folk Life Displays: stop; donations; FMI: Gerald Nel- tice: Baptist Church; open to all, Thomas Park; (Midsummer Break- cal Center in Caribou; please make professional racing kennel set up; and many more; $12 to NSHS; near Museum; until 4 pm.; exhibi- son, 207-896-5789; Host: Maine’s Friday time and location may change, call fast) until 9 am; proceeds to benefit suggestions; FMI: Bill Duncan, Lindy and Kevin will answer all FMI: email Lynn: newswedenge- tors please call to reserve a space; Swedish Colony, Inc. to confirm; Swedish hymns; sing food pantry; donations welcome; 207-896-3461; questions about demonstrations/activities are 18 June, 2010 on Sunday; FMI: Brenda Jepson, $5 adults, $3 children; FMI: Ste- • 10 am Kubb, Viking lawn bowl- their racing and encouraged; no fee to display only; • 12 pm Caribou Historical Soci- 207-896-3416; Host: First Baptist phen Burden, 896-0930; Host: ing: near Capitol west side; fun dog sled rides; $20 per site; FMI: Doug Anderson ety Museum opens: Presque Isle Church, New Sweden Lord’s Pantry and Friends and relaxing; FMI: John Erickson, free; FMI: Lindy 896-5807; Host: New Sweden His- • American Girl Doll Raffle: Road; displays of local history, ; ; Host: New Sweden Historical Howe, 207-896- • 6 pm Stockholm Legion supper: • all day Parking is restricted: on torical Society Near museum; Swedish-American until 4 pm; open Saturday too; Society 3038; Host: Hey- Stockholm Legion Hall; Swedish Museum grounds; museum yard is Girl doll “Kirsten Larson” in her donation; FMI: Dennis Harris, • 9 am Help In Finding Your wood Kennel meatballs, mashed potatoes, rolls, reserved for handicapped parking • 10 am Photo Display and Swed- handmade Swedish National Cos- 207-498-2556; Host: The Caribou Swedish Ancestors: NSHS Mu- vegetables, carrot jello, homemade and the bus stop; park only on the ish Translations: Capitol School; tume;; Value $250; Tickets: 1 for $2 Historical Center & Museum • 2 pm Stock- seum; Lynn Johnson would love 1870 -2010 desserts, bar service; $10 reserva- north side of the Station Road, a Anders Tidstrom returns with or 3 for $5; tickets available at the holm Museum to help you find your missing • 12:30 pm Nylander Museum tions or at the door; FMI: Kathy bus is available between the sites New Sweden photos he took in New Sweden Museum afternoons; open: Stockholm; in Caribou opens: Main Street, Robinson, 207-896-7909; Host: and parking areas; Host: New Sweden Historical So- large collections Maine Swedish Colony Caribou; displays of local natural American Legion, Stockholm ciety; costumes made and donated genealogy, pho- • 9 am Mini bus shuttle: between history and collections by Swedish by Judy Holmquist tos and artifacts, • 7 pm Swedish dance & enter- the Museums and parking areas; Colony naturalist Olof Nylander; veterans room, tainment: Stockholm Legion Hall; until 2 pm; please park only on • 9 am Flower gathering: meet at until 4:30; donation; FMI: Jeanie “Annie’s Shop” we are looking for local talent; $2 the north side of the Station Road; New Sweden Historical Museum McGowan, 207-493-4209; Host: or on Carlstrom Hill, Rt. 161, above country store MIDSOMMAR suggested donation for entire handicapped parking only at mu- Nylander Museum Madawaska Lake; volunteers recreation, his- family; FMI: Bill Duncan, 207- seum; a bus runs continuously to bring garden clippers, waterproof • 1 pm Help In Finding Your tory on the mills; 896-3461; Host: Maine’s Swedish parking areas: Town Hall, Lutheran shoes, and 5 gal buckets; 4-5 ve- Swedish Ancestors: NSHS Mu- a great place to Colony, Inc. Church, behind North Star Variety, hicles needed; meet at Museum; seum; Lynn Johnson would love to stop in before the Baptist Church, Thomas Park, and FMI: Debbie Eustis-Grandy, 207- help you find you’re your missing Legion Supper Blacksmith shop; cosponsored by 896-5240; Host: New Sweden Swedish ancestors. Drop by and across the street; Maine Swedish Colony, Inc.; bus Historical Society visit with Lynn, but make sure donations; FMI: Saturday $1donation for the day; FMI: Deb- you bring whatever information John & Rose- bie Eustis-Grandy, 207-896-5240; • 11 am (after flower gather- you already have on the ancestors mary Hede, 207- 19 June, 2010 Host: New Sweden Historical ing) Set up museum grounds: for whom you searching!!; Want 896-3177; Host: Society/Maine’s Swedish Colony, New Sweden Historical Museum; to know where they came from in Stockholm His- Inc. roustabout volunteers are needed Sweden? Did other family mem- torical Society • 4:30 am Fishing Derby: Cross • 9 am Välkommen-Bievenue- to help setup tents, tables, chairs; bers immigrate too? Were they • 3:30 pm Swed- Lake Landing; must have ticket to Welcome table: at entrance to Ralph might cook a hot-dog; meet buried in an unmarked grave? Do ish Genealogy qualify; breakfast and lunch avail- grounds; stop by to join or renew at Museum; FMI: Debbie Eustis- you have unknown relatives still Class: New Swe- able; until 6 pm.; any Fish River your membership; raffles include Grandy, 207-896-5240; Host: New living in the New Sweden area? den School; Lynn lake; prizes: 2 biggest trout $100 & American Girl doll; donations Sweden Historical Society Also Saturday 9 am – 1 pm and, Johnson will be $50; 2 biggest salmon $100 & $50; accepted; FMI: William Duncan/ Sunday 2–3:30 pm; donation; FMI: • afternoon Suggestions for teaching a 2 hour Lucky ticket draw: $100 & $50; $1 Kathy Robinson, 207-896-3461; Lynn Johnson, email: newsweden- Friday afternoon: visit Stockholm class in basic and e n t r y Host: New Sweden Historical [email protected]; Host: New Museum, self-guided tour of i n t e r m e d i a t e Society/Maine’s Swedish Colony, Sweden Historical Society Colony using guidebook map; Swedish Genea- Maine Inc. New Sweden Cemetery; drop by • 1 pm NSHS Museum open: ; logical Research. • 9 am Capitolium Museum the museum and get help finding artifacts from the Swedish Colony; Reservations re- open: Museum; raffles include: your Swedish ancestors or take a Regular time; FMI: Debbie Eustis- quested.; Topics class in Swedish Genealogy at the American Girl doll Kirsten Lar- .com Birgitta Andersson Whited ncan Grandy, 207-896-5240; Host: New LDu to be covered will William 1870 ©2009 son; T-shirts on sale inside; mem- New Sweden School; visit Ostlund Sweden Historical Society include Finding PB

1970. He is also available to trans- • Noon Lagerstrom House Mu- Heywood Kennel, 141 S. Main St., ryn Larson and Karen Soderberg pleasure of Swedish Dancing; live Park: From Capitol Museum on Johnson, email: newswedenge- new items, many Scandinavian late your Swedish documents.; seum open: Corner of Beckstrom Stockholm; Learn the history of Hinchliffe; no onlookers allowed; music; suggested $2 family dona- Station Road to Park; come down [email protected]; Host: New gifts, local arts and crafts; new FMI: Jean Duncan, 207-896-3461; Road and Sealander Road, Wood- Dog Sledding in Sweden; see a time and place details are not fi- tion to instructors/musicians; FMI: to the Museum and walk back to Sweden Historical Society one-room school house displays land; well-preserved Swedish professional racing kennel set up; nalized; check back; suggested $2 Bill Duncan, 207-896-3461; Host: park; traditional Swedish walking and artifacts; donations; FMI: Wil- • 10 am Dala Horse painting: • 2 pm Capitolium Museum Colony home from 1896; furnish- Lindy and Kevin will answer all donation to instructors/musicians; New Sweden Historical Society music; Host: New Sweden Histori- liam Duncan, 207-896-3461; Host: behind museum; family activity open: Museum; after the program; ings, artifacts, tours; go south questions about their racing and FMI: Bill Duncan, 207-896-3461; cal Society Maine’s Swedish Colony, Inc. ■ until noon; roosters and hearts • 8 pm Dance: New Sweden donation; FMI: Debbie Eustis- 1.3 mi. from Capitol, turn left dog sled rides; free; FMI: Lindy Host: New Sweden Historical too; small fee; FMI: Debbie Eustis- School; family activity; dance • 1:00 pm Noak Blacksmith Shop: Grandy, 207-896-5240; Host: New on Sealander Rd, 1.3 mi.; open Howe, 207-896-3038; Host: Hey- Society Grandy, 207-896-5240; Host: New music by The Swedish Meatballs; half mile east from museum on Sweden Historical Society until 4 pm; donations; FMI: Linda wood Kennel Sweden Historical Society • 4 pm Community Choir Prac- dance instruction before; $2.00 per Station Road, look for the sign; Norsworthy, 207-498-3081; Host: • 2 pm Capitol School Mu- • 2 pm Video Screening: New tice: Baptist Church; open to all, family or donation; FMI: Debbie demonstrations and displays in • 10 am Hair wreaths: Lindsten Woodland Historical Society seum/Gift Shop: Capitol School; Sweden First Baptist Church; time and location may change, call Eustis-Grandy, 207-896-5240; Host: carpenter and blacksmith shops; Stuga; make-your-own; bring • Noon Snowman School Muse- Biathalon Comes to the County to confirm; Swedish hymns; sing New Sweden Historical Society open until 4 pm, donations; FMI: small flowers, florist’s wire, and um open: Woodland Center Road featuring Ralph Ostlund and on Sunday; FMI: Brenda Jepson, Matt Grandy, 207-896-5240; Host: cutters to share; donation; FMI: • after the dance Bonfire:Thomas (Rt 228), Woodland; one-room Russell Currier; about 30 minutes 207-896-3416; Host: First Baptist Maine’s Swedish Colony, Inc. Gusty Anderson, 207-896-3077; Park; ; FMI: Sven Bondeson, 896- schoolhouse from 1895; open until in length; many of Brenda Jepson Church, New Sweden Host: New Sweden Historical 5590; • 1:00 pm Sunday Program: 4 pm; displays, artifacts, tours; videos contain scenes from Maine Society • 4:30-6:00 pm Swedish Sup- Thomas Park; arrival of the about 7 miles from Capitol; dona- Swedish Colony; donation; FMI: Russell's Motel per: at Svea Hall, Gustaf Adolph Majstång (Maypole); Little Folk • 10 am Noak Blacksmith Shop tions; FMI: Linda Norsworthy, Brenda Jepson (2010 Huey Award Lutheran Church, Capital Hill Dancers; music and entertainment 207-498-2567 Visa, Mastercard, tours: from museum, half mile east 207-498-3081; Host: Woodland Winner!), 207-896-3416; Host: Rd.; meatballs, ham, mashed po- Silas Gustafson, Birgitta Anders- 357 Main Street Amex, Discover from museum on Station Road, Historical Society Crown of Maine Productions Sunday tatoes, rotmoss, pickled herring, son Whited; honoring Eloise and look for the sign; demonstrations Caribou, ME 04736 Air Conditioned • 2 pm Baptist Church Open • 2:30 pm Cleanup museum casseroles, salads, desserts, bever- Edmund Anderson and John An- and displays in carpenter and 20 June, 2010 Cable TV House: First Baptist Church; ; the grounds: New Sweden Histori- ages; no reservations; two settings; derson; donate in the Viking hel- blacksmith shops; open until 4 pm, Donna Murchison Wireless Internet first church in New Sweden wel- cal Museum; volunteers needed; raffles; $10 adults, $5 children met; FMI: Debbie Eustis-Grandy, shuttle bus stop; donations; FMI: - Inn Keeper Easy access to ITS 83A comes you; learn about our min- roustabouts help take down tents, under 10; FMI: Gordy Compton, 207-896-5240; Host: New Sweden Matt Grandy, 207-896-5240; Host: • 4:30 Fishing Derby: Cross istry starting in 1871, a year after put away chairs and tables and 896-1009; Host: Gustaf Adolph Historical Society Maine’s Swedish Colony, Inc. Lake Landing; must have ticket to the Colony was founded in New cleanup museum grounds; pitch Lutheran Church qualify; breakfast and lunch avail- • 2 pm Lagerstrom House Mu- • 10 am Coffee: beside Museum; Sweden; visit our sanctuary and in anywhere; FMI: Debbie Eustis- • 5 & 5:30 pm Smörgåsbord: New able; until 6 pm.; any Fish River seum open: Corner of Beckstrom coffee, homemade sweets, and food pantry; Swedish hymnals Grandy, 207-896-5240; Host: New Sweden School, Westmanland lake; prizes: 2 biggest trout $100 & Road and Sealander Road, Wood- sandwiches (11 am) for sale; FMI: and Bibles; light refreshments; free; Sweden Historical Society Rd.; heritage recipes from church $50; 2 biggest salmon $100 & $50; land; until 4 pm; well-preserved Gloria Ringdhal, 207-896-5574; FMI: Stephen Burden, 896-0930; • 3 pm Birgitta Andersson Whit- members; two settings; always a Lucky ticket draw: $100 & $50; $1 Swedish Colony home from 1896; Host: New Sweden Historical Host: First Baptist Church, New ed Concert: New Sweden Baptist; sell-out; reserve your tickets early!; entry fee; FMI: Herb Ketch, 207- about 3 miles from Capitolium Society Sweden our favorite soprano returns this $20-advanced tickets only; FMI: 498-8430; Host: Sportsmen Inc. museum, furnishings, artifacts, • 10 am Ice cream: near Capitol • 1 pm Nylander Museum in year for informal concert of sacred Judy Holmquist, 207-498-3525 • 9 am Baptist Church Service: tour; donations; FMI: Linda School; homemade; for sale; FMI: Caribou: Main Street, Caribou; music sung in Swedish; sing- after 5 pm. 27-A Park Street., Cari- at the Church; worship out of the Norsworthy, 207-498-3081; Host: Janet Erickson, 896-5692; Host: displays of local natural history along; accompaniment by TBA.; bou, ME 04736; Host: Covenant weather; scheduled early so you Woodland Historical Society Lutheran Happy Followers and collections by Swedish Col- donation; FMI: Kathy Robinson, Church Women can also attend the service in the • 2 pm Help In Finding Your ony naturalist Olof Nylander; 207-896-7909; Host: • 11 am Hot dogs: near Capitol • 7:30 Dance Lessons: New park; time may change, call to Swedish Ancestors: NSHS Mu- until 4:30; donation; FMI: Jeanie School; hot dogs and punch for • 4 pm Hambo Dance Workshop Sweden school; instruction by confirm; offering; FMI: Stephen seum; Bring information on the McGowan, 207-493-4209; Host: sale by Ralph Ostlund family and (tentative): tentatively at New Kathryn Larson and Karen Soder- Burden, 896-0930; Host: First Bap- ancestors for whom you searching; Nylander Museum Don Peters; Host: Maine’s Swedish Sweden school; instruction in the berg Hinchliffe reintroducing the tist Church, New Sweden also Friday 1–3 pm and Saturday Colony, Inc. • 1 pm Sled Dog Kennel Tours: Swedish Hambo dance by Kath- • 10:15 am Church Service: 9–1 pm; donation; FMI: Lynn • 11 am Majstång (Maypole): by Thomas Park; Interfaith wor- Museum; family activity, trimming ship; special welcome to New the Majstång, music & dancing; Sweden Baptist congregation; New Sweden Little Folk Dancers, bring a hat; bleacher seating bring your own seating and sun or bring your own; rain loca- hat; gather bouquets and give tion: Gustaf Adolph Lutheran them to the decorators; every- Church; offering goes to New one dances around the pole; the Sweden Historical Society; FMI: maypole celebrates the colony’s Gordy Compton, 896-1009; Host: Swedish heritage and the start GA Lutheran of our short summer; donate at • 11:15 am Lunch in the Park: entry; FMI: Debbie Eustis-Grandy, Thomas Park; turkey, salads, and 207-896-5240; Host: New Sweden fixings, New Sweden Historical Historical Society Society members are asked to • Noon Swedish dance lessons: bring a dish; rain or shine; $8 Museum; everyone participates; adults, $5 children ≤12; FMI: instruction by Kathryn Larson Jerry Nelson, 207-896-5789; Host: and Karen Soderberg Hinchliffe New Sweden Historical Society to introduce you to the fun of • 12:45 pm Carrying the Swedish Dancing; donations to Majstång (Maypole) to the muscians and instructors; Host: New Sweden Historical Society PB

Contacts Stockholm American Legion Midsommar Hosting Rudy St. Peter Organizations Main Street Stockholm 207-896-3455 Evangelical Covenant Church Woodland Historical Society Dan Clayborne Linda Norsworthy 40 Westmanland Rd. 1149 New Sweden Rd. New Sweden Woodland 207-896-5202 207-498-3081 Northstar Gustaf Adolph Lutheran N Church Variety Gordy Compton PO Box 54 •Notes If it rains on Saturday, out- 204 New Sweden Road 48 Capitol Hill Rd. door activities move to Sun- New Sweden, Maine 04762 New Sweden day, 12 noon, Thomas Park. If it rains on Sunday: church Jepson Financial 207-896-3239 service at the GA Lutheran First Baptist Church, New Church, lunch at the Park Advisors, PA Sweden dining hall, program is at the Registered Investment Advisor Dave and Sara Anderson (Steve Burden, 896-0930) NS School. Hunting and Fishing Licenses 17 Westmanland Road • Parking is limited, do not block the north side road Investment Consultation & Hunting, Fishing & Camping Supplies New Sweden sides. Please use the mini bus. Portfolio Management Services Sportswear, Souvenirs, 207-896-3392 • Midsommar Volunteers needed, Contact Debbie 24 Sweden St., Suite 103 Live Bait (seasonal) Crown of Maine Producti- Eustis-Grandy, 207-896-5240, Caribou, ME 04736 • 207-492-2222 ions email: [email protected] • Brenda Jepson invites chil- Brenda Jepson dren, grades 1--5, to join little 645 S. Shore Rd. folk dancers: 896-3416. Stockholm • Contact the Caribou 896-3416 Chamber of Commerce about CrownOfMaineProductions. accommodations. “Your Full FTD Florist” com Midsommar Committee mem- Maine’s Swedish Colony, bers: Inc. Doug Anderson William Duncan Debbie Eustis-Grandy AIRPORT MALL, 1129 UNION ST. 120 Station Road Carolyn Hildebrand BANGOR, MAINE 04401 PO Box 50 Ray Hildebrand P.O Box 937 213 Main St. 207-947-6860 New Sweden Judy Holmquist BERT JOHNSON 207-896-3461 Caribou, Maine 04736 Presque Isle, Maine 04769 Elinor Hjulstrom www.MaineSwedishColony. 207-496-3111 207-764-4129 Brenda Jepson info Jerry Nelson New Sweden Historical Kathy Robinson Echoes Magazine Bill Duncan Society Caribou Debbie Eustis-Grandy, 207- If you would like to be a 896-5240 Midsommar partner for PO Box 33 The Old Iron Inn Station Rd. � BED � BREAKFAST � New Sweden 207-316-7306 Maine

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