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This couple is keeping a 120-year-old Aroostook general store alive

by Melissa Lizotte
3 years ago
Cashier Karla Dunchus helps snowmobile rider Kim Shelley of Gray purchase fuel during a stop at Coffin's General Store. (Staff photo/Melissa Lizotte)
Coffin's General Store opened in 1902. It's the busiest spot in one of Aroostook County's quieter towns.Read more.
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