Historical Image:Potato Import Protest, Presque Isle, 1982
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Vowing to stay until Christmas to get their demands met, a group of Aroostook County potato farmers filled the parking lot of the Presque Isle Agricultural Center on December 16, 1982, to protest the import of Canadian potatoes. The Canadian potatoes were entering the Maine market at lower prices due to the value of the Canadian dollar. Protests also took place in Houlton and Mapleton. Eventually, the Maine Potato Council filed a petition against 350 shippers in New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Ontario. View this image online.
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Celebrate the Season at Maine Historical Society
Longfellow House Tours
Tours offered Friday, Saturday, and Sunday until December 24, and daily from December 26 through December 31.
Holiday Shopping Our Holiday Bazaar is open with hundreds of great gifts! Our Vintage Maine Images Holiday Sale runs through December 31 (order by 12/17 for shipping on 12/20). Music in the House Pianist David Maxwell will play the restored 1843 Chickering piano on Saturday afternoons during tours of the Longfellow House: December 21 from 1-3 pm. Visit our Celebrate the Season page for details!
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MHS Book Group: Making Sense of the American Civil War
 Tuesday, January 21 - Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Presented in partnership with Maine Humanities Council
Facilitator: Candace Kanes, MHS Historian and Maine Memory Network Curator
Join us this January through May for our fifth annual MHS reading group--a great opportunity to engage in discussions about history and connect with members of the MHS community. Click here for more information, including dates, location, and books.
Sign up deadline is January 7, 2014; space is limited. E-mail us to to save your place! There is no charge for this year's group.
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