1870 -2010 Maine Swedish Colony MIDSOMMAR 18-20 June, 2010 Friday-Sunday Maine Midsommar Festival m n.co unca lliamLD 1870 ©2009 Wi Free Souvenir Calendar, Guide, and Map Maine Swedish Colony: New Sweden, Westmanland, Madawaska Lake, Stockholm, Woodland, Perham, & Caribou PB Local Banking since 1936! Keep your money at Home, where it helps build AROOSTOOK our Community. Monday-Saturday • Swedish Specialty Foods SAVINGS & LOAN 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM • Scandinavian Sweaters [email protected] • Crystal Dinnerware Aroostook County Federal • Clogs • Jewelry • Platinum Troll Beads Dealer Your Home Bank Savings and Loan Association • Table Linens • Bridal Registry FDIC Insured Equal Housing Lender PB 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 Dust on the Rista Road. Historical and Cultural Sites in NewSweden,Maine W.W. Thomas, founder of the Maine Swedish Colony, takes the stage one hundred years ago at the 40th anniversary. = PARKING •Stockholm Historical Museum, 6 mi. •Madawaska Lake, 6 mi. •To RT. 1 •Upper St. John Valley historical sites, 30 mi. •Acadian Village Historical Museum, Van Buren, 20 mi. Rt. 161 Jepson Rd. New Sweden Rd. Station Rd. Lars Noak Old 1870 E New Sweden Cemetery Blacksmith a Lindsten Shop s School Stuga t Stuga R Ladan R Baptist Capitolium Larsson/ dd Church New Ostlund Museum Cemetery 2-Story Log Home New Sweden Town Thomas Park/ Covenant Office Capitol School Music Shell & Vacation Rental 342 Sweden Street & Gift Shop Westmanland Rd. Church Station Rd. Dining Hall New Made to Order 3 Premium Grades of LAN OOD D Station Road, On the ATV trail ITS83 Hot Sandwiches Citgo Gas and much •W Lutheran D Welcome N Välkommen Church A $600 weekly much more. L N N A Maine’s E Call Dennis Anderson Pizza Rt. 161 Capitol Hill Rd. M W Rt. 161 T S Historic S E New Sweden Rd. W 207-896-3060 Fried Chicken Cold Sandwiches E W D • E E Fresh Baked Goods Breads N K or Dean 207-484-8958 • A L S Frozen Foods Ice Cream T A where O See photos and details: K C S 1870 cultures K A H W meetO A Grocery Items Beer, Liquor and L D M A • M www.vacationhomerentals.com/vacation- •Lagerstrom House Museum, Woodland, 2 mi. rentals/New-Sweden-Maine-vacation-rent- Hot Dogs Wine •Snowman School Museum, Woodland, 5 mi. •Lyndon School Historical Museum, Caribou, 14 mi. al-home-proID-48900.html Illustration by Bill Duncan 17 March 2003.-Not to Scale •Salmon Brook Historical Museum, Washburn, 14 mi. PB 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