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Places to stay
Within the Colony
- Tangle Ridge Inn, Perham,
207-455-4377
- Fieldstone
Cabins and RV Park, Madawaska Lake
- Aunties
Cabin, New Sweden, 207-896-7905
- Up North Cabins, New
Sweden (+camping & trailer sites) 207-896-3328
- Paul Bondeson camping,
New Sweden, 207-896-5553
Caribou
(about 10 minutes south
of New Sweden)
- Caribou
Inn and Convention Center, 73 rooms,
207-498-3733,
1-800-255-0466,
498-3733
- Crown
Park Inn 207-498-3311, 59 rooms
- Russell's Motel, 207-498-2567,
14 units
- Old
Iron Inn B&B, 207-492-4766, 4 bedrooms
- Riverside Court Motel
207-498-6071, 20 rooms
Presque Isle
(about 30 minutes south
of New Sweden)
- 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
rooms
- Hedrich's Motel 207-768-5741
- Northeastland Hotel
1-800-244-5321, 207-768-5321, 51
rooms
- Northern Lights Motel
207-764-4441, 14 rooms
Long Lake Area
(about 30 minutes north
of New Sweden)
- Cozy
Log Cabins, St. Agatha 207-543-6349
- Long Lake Motor Inn,
St. Agatha 207-543-5006
- Ginny's Lakefront camping
207-543-9387
- Long Lake Camping 207-543-7563
- Long Lake Camps 207-543-6390
- Lakeview trailer sites
207-543-6331
Other locations
- Peggy's Bed and Breakfast,
Limestone 207-325-4675
- Trafton Lake Campground,
Limestone, 207-325-3439
- Malabeam
Campground, Loring 207-328-4643
- Brookside Manor Motel,
Van Buren 207-868-5158
- Rum
Rapids Inn, Crouseville 207-455-8069
Lists
Places to eat
Caribou
- Bailey’s Deli,
Bennett Drive, 207-493-7858
- Burger Boy, Sweden Street,
207-498-2291
- Burger King, Bennett
Drive, 207-498-3500
- Cindy’s Sub Shop,
Sweden Street, 207-498-6021
- Frederick’s South
Side, South Main Street, 207-498-3464
- Greenhouse Restaurant,
Rt. 1 & 164, 207-498-3733
- Houlton Farms Dairy
(Ice Cream), Bennett Drive, 207-498-8911
- Jade Palace Restaurant,
Skyway Plaza, Bennett Drive, 207-498-3648
- McDonald’s, Bennett
Drive, 207-498-2181
- Par & Grill, Bennett
Drive, 207-492-0988
- Pizza Hut, Bennett Drive,
207-498-8523
- Reno’s Family
Restaurant, Sweden Street, 207-498-8559
- Subway, Bennett Drive,
207-493-4520
- The Gathering, Van Buren
Rd. Rt. 1, 207-493-4567
- Tim Horton’s,
Bennett Drive
Madawaska Lake
- Stan’s, Lake Shore
Drive, 896-5645. After 45 years, Stan has retired.
We all miss him very much. The store is under new management and
is closed for renovations.
Stockholm
- Eureka Hall, Center
of Town (reservations suggested), 207-896-3196
Stockholm 125th Anniversary
Food
- Jul 1-Saturday Legion
supper
- July 4 , Swedish Pancake
Breakfast
- July 4, hotdogs and
hamburgers lunch at Legion
New Sweden
- Northstar Variety, Rt.
161, 207-896-3239
Midsommar food
- Saturday: Breakfast-
5:30-9:00 AM Thomas Park- (Lutheran Men)
- Lunch- Hot Dogs, punch,
ice cream Capitol School Grounds (MSC)
- Sandwiches, coffee
Museum Grounds (NSHS)
- Supper- 5-5:30 Swedish
Smorgasbord School- West Road (Covenant Women)
- 5-5:30 Family Swedish
Supper Lutheran Church Svea Hall(MSC)
- Sunday: Luncheon: 11:30
Thomas Park (NSHS)
- Stockholm 125th Food
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Thanks to Shelly Timber
for these driving directions.
- If you are south of
New Sweden, Maine, get to Interstate 95 from wherever you are,
Be prepared for tollbooths and turnoffs to stay on rte. 95 all
the way north.
- Take exit 62, "Houlton,
Rte. 1." Turn left. (north)
- Stay on rte. 1, through
Presque Isle, all the way into Caribou. At the 2nd traffic light,
turn left to stay on rte. 1 (after you turn, a Ford dealership
will be on your right).
- Continue for about 6
miles till you see the historical sign for the "Swedish Colony"
on your left. Just after it, turn left onto Emond Rd.
- Continue on this winding
country road for about 4 miles. It will take you to New Sweden,
and the Midsommar Festival will be on your right.
Try Yahoo's directions
to the New Sweden,
Maine, Historical Society Museum. Includes detailed maps.
Maps
Colony
Map from the Colony Guidebook. There are some miscellaneous maps
on the links page.
Please suggest a link to
be included here.
Send email to: Bill Duncan, duncan@ainop.com.
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