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Gen Z is ditching internet orders to shop locally in Aroostook

Gen Z is ditching internet orders to shop locally in Aroostook

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – Aroostook County holiday shoppers are saying goodbye to the one-day Black Friday frenzy, canceling internet orders and buying locally. Businesses from Houlton to the St. John’s Valley have seen strong sales this season, with cold-weather clothing, decorations and jewelry among the top sellers. Inflation and increases in fuel oil and electricity …

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Our local grocery is water, said Shadrach Misanes, a Lummi fisherman.

The tribe tests the waters for locally sourced traditional foods

Searching for chum salmon under the cool, windy skies of a late fall, Shadrach Misanes zigzags his boat away from shore, casting fishing nets into Lummi Bay, nestled in the northwest corner of Washington. Once the lines are in place, Misanes, 28, waits for the buoys strung across the net to jerk off. Seeing movement, …

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