His toddler was sitting off to one side on the store counter. Several of his daughters were helping him and also doing their schoolwork. The Amish gentleman manning the store was exceptionally friendly. It was very dimly lit with propane lights. There was only a small section that had homemade items like pickles, pasta sauce, cookies. They have wood cooking stoves on display and lots of oil lamps, etc. My husband was relieved that there was such a high quality hardware store right there because there wasn’t a Home Depot in sight. The Market would remind you of a small version of Lehman’s. There was an elderly woman there who was watching this going on and said pretty loudly, “….I haven’t seen that done in about 70 years.” ![]() There was a lot of activity going on outside with several Amish men using a chainsaw to cut ice from a pond and using the horses and buggies to haul it off somewhere. The Community Market is still under construction and is located at the base of what looks like the central point of Community activity and endeavors and the large fields look like they grew a lot of product this past growing season. We went around to where the Amish farm is to take a look and it is also the location of the “Community Market”. ![]() The parcel we are most interested in is located near the Amish farm where it looks like a good deal of activity in the community *seems* to take place. My family was up in Maine this past weekend looking at land to purchase in Unity or Thorndike. ![]() A reader recently visited the settlement at Unity and had the following story and photos to share. Being a bit off the beaten path, we haven’t had too much on this site about Amish communities in Maine.
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