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Special Supplement • Kennebec Journal Tuesday, June 20, 2017

By WANDA CURTISCorrespondent

The Winthrop Lakes region is a great place to visit in the summertime. The many lakes, ponds, and streams provide a multitude of opportunities for boating, fishing and other recreational activities. There are also shops, eateries, his-toric landmarks, and festivals for those who prefer to stay on shore. Like other waterfront communities, the town of Winthrop’s population doubles during the summer.

Winthrop was once home to the Winthrop Mills Company which, according to the Maine Historic Preservation Commis-sion, was one of the top manu-facturers of woolen blankets in the U.S. Many residents were employed there. The Winthrop Mills Company Historic District has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Another landmark in Win-throp listed in the National Register of Historic Places is the Ladies Delight Light-house, which is a small lighthouse on Lake Cobbossee-contee (one of the longest lakes in Maine). The lighthouse was erected with the help of two oxen transported to the island. The story is told that only one oxen could fit on the barge that was used to transport it. As the mariners went back to retrieve the second oxen, they reportedly found the first oxen swimming back to the mainland. (It was thought to be lonely for the other oxen). The mariners finally got both oxen there and the lighthouse was constructed. It’s the only Maine lighthouse on a fresh water lake. It’s been maintained over the years by the Cobbosseecon-tee Yacht Club.

While some people are inter-ested in the history found in the Winthrop Lakes area, others are more interested in the lakes, ponds, streams and the natural beauty of the region.

Columnist George Smith reported last year that, at one time, there were 39 camps for kids and inns for tourists in the Winthrop Lakes region. Win-throp is still home to a number of camps and lodging places today.

For those visitors looking for a nostalgic place to eat, Fast Eddie’s Drive In Restaurant and Ice Cream Parlor (located on Route 201 in Winthrop) will revive a lot of memories. Burg-ers, fries, and homemade ice cream are served by a car hop at the drive-in or inside where the walls are filled with memo-rabilia from the 1950s. The res-taurant is open April-October.

Every Fourth of July, the Winthrop Lakes Region Cham-ber of Commerce sponsors the Fourth of July fireworks display at Norcross Point on Maranacook Lake. That event draws several hundred into town each year. There is also a 5K race that day sponsored by the Friends of the Cobbossee Watershed. It’s open to all runners, joggers, and walkers. Most of the course follows the scenic eastern shore of Maranacook Lake. All proceeds are used for conservation of the Cobbossee Watershed. The registration deadline is July 3 at 12 p.m. See runsignup.com/Race/ME/Winthrop/Friendson-theFourthAnnual5K for more details.

Later in the summer, the Chamber sponsors an annual Sidewalk Art Festival each year. That will be held on Main Street in Winthrop on Aug. 19 this year. It will begin at 9 a.m.

Chamber Director Barbara Walsh said that the show is growing every year and has several new artists and high-end crafters. In the past, there have been dozens of artists and crafts-people who set up booths on the sidewalks with painting, pottery, jewelry and photographs.

In conjunction with the Side-walk Art Festival, there will also be a Winthrop Summer

Festival on Aug. 19. A sched-ule of activities has not yet been released but in the past, there have been bake sales and children’s activities. The day usually concludes with a Family Barbecue and Gum-bo Festival to End Hunger hosted by the Winthrop Rotary Club. That has also drawn a large crowd.

The Bailey Library in Winthrop will offer a number of groups during the summer months including an open ukulele group, an acoustic (open music) group, a crea-tive express writers’ group, an open cribbage club, and others. They also offer clubs for children, including a Lego club every Wednesday at 3:30

p.m. There’s a youth craft hour every Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. There will be a library

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By WANDA CURTISCorrespondent

One of the industries that’s thriving in today’s economic slump is the used merchandise store industry, according to national and online reports.

That industry is surviving and do-ing well in Winthrop, a community that has its own cluster of resale stores and antique shops that draw hundreds of visitors into town.

One of the oldest is Becky’s Second Time Around at 125 Main Street.

The original owner, Becky Lucas, first opened the shop in Oakland about 30 years ago and later moved the shop to Winthrop.

Her daughter, Laurie Tompkins, assumed ownership when her mother retired and the business is still thriving. Tompkins plans to retire in the near future and hopes that someone will buy the business, along with the building (including two apartments inside), and move the business forward.

“It’s become a destination point in town,” Tompkins said.

All year long, customers travel from near and far to check out Tompkins’ lines of new and used clothing for men, women and teens, as well as prom gowns, wedding attire, health care scrubs, shoes, handbags, hats, jewelry and fashionable accessories that fill two floors.

Name brands that have filled the racks over the years have included American Eagle, Hollister, Louie Baton, Christopher & Banks, American Eagle, Hollister, Louie Baton and Coldwater Creek. She also has carried leather and Harley Davidson items. She currently has brand new Patricia Buck wedding gowns on consignment on the second floor.

“I have over 300 consigners,” she said. “I’m always looking for more.”

According to Tompkins, many customers stop in the shop to visit her mentally-challenged half sister, Laura, who helps out in the shop. Laura was the first Special Olym-pian in history to take the plunge into Maranacook Lake during the Ice Out Plunge this past Febru-ary.“Everyone knows Laura,” she said.

Becky’s Second Time Around is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays. Customers may also

shop by appointment. More infor-mation is available on Facebook or by calling 377-6143.

Another destination point in Winthrop is Everything Kids at 41 Main Street.

Owner Shandra Rubchinuk start-ed the business in her home sever-al years ago because she wanted to be at home with her two young children. She quickly outgrew the space and begin searching for a building that could accommodate her rapidly growing supply of infant and children’s clothing, furniture, books, toys and other items. She later moved into the current build-ing and the business continues to grow. She said that she frequently has to turn away items because her shop is full.

Rubchinuk said that she carries female clothing size newborn all the way up to juniors, and male clothing all the way up to young men’s. She also carries maternity clothes.

She said that she takes in cloth-ing on consignment, but many of her customers want to leave with some profit in hand. So she allows her consigners to exchange cloth-ing dollar for dollar and take home a bag of clothes or other items from the store.

“If they bring in a bag of clothing valued at ten dollars, then they can leave with a bag of clothing worth that same amount,” Rubchinuk said.

Another thing that’s unique about the clothing at Everything Kids is that the owner washes and dries all of the clothing. She also inspects

all of the clothing for rips and tears. “That’s different than the Salva-

tion Army or the Goodwill,” she said.

Something new at the shop is the addition of sporting goods and ap-parel. Rubchinuk said that sports are very popular in Winthrop, so she realized there was probably a market in that area for used sporting goods. She said that she hates to see any child not be able to participate in sports because they can’t afford the equipment.

She has a very small profit mar-gin and tries to make her prices on everything in the store affordable.

“My motto is to treat others like I’d like to be treated,” she said.

In addition to the used items, Rubchinuk also takes in Made in Maine products on consignment. She stocks Rossignol Farms all natural soaps, tick balm, melting tarts and chapstick®. She carries Pickles potions & lotions from Wayne. Other Made in Maine items include bow and head bands made by a stay-at-home deaf mom and Bath Bombs made by a Maine mom.

Also found at the shop are Strider Balance Bikes. Rubchinuk said she’s Maine’s largest dealer for these bikes, which help to eliminate training wheels. She’s also certified to inspect car seats through the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. She said that she offers free car seat checks anytime the shop is open.

A variety of other items and sales can be found on Facebook. Rubchinuk welcomes consigners

shoppers to stop in during her regular business hours from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. She’s also available by calling 395-8086.

A third destination point in Win-throp is Main Street Mercantile at 220 Main Street. Owner Darlene Steele sells unique secondhand and consignment goods, fabric, antiques, housewares and gifts. She said that she takes in many arts and crafts on consignment from female entrepreneurs who are trying to survive on a limited income, whether they are stay at home mothers or retired wom-en who have recently lost their husbands.

She said that she wants to give back to her community, which she thinks is a great place, and hopes that many people will visit there. Steele is an artist herself and creates many unique home deco-rations from recycled items, which she also sells in the shop.

“It’s all about recycling and upcycling, taking something that’s discarded and turning it into some-thing fantastic,” Steele said.

The hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. For more information, see their Facebook page or call 557-4252.

Another destination point in downtown Winthrop is the thrift

store Shopper’s Basement Un-limited at 5 Union Street.

The shop has more than 5,000 square feet of space filled with used furniture, clothing, jewelry, electronics, household items, tools, knives, antiques and collectibles. Owner Ann Nault said that she tries to have something for every-one. She opened the shop about four years ago in another location, moved to the current location two years ago and her business is booming. The summertime hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Fri-day and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. More information is available on Facebook or by calling 377-4000.

Vintage Collectibles & Indoor Market at 129 Main Street is a multi-vendor antique boutique that specializes in vintage treasures and hand-painted furniture. They currently have five dealers display-ing items there.

They sell Annie Sloan chalk paint® and offer chalk painting ® classes. The paints can be used on furniture, walls, floors, wood, glass or plastic.

“There are only five distributors of the paints in Maine,” said owner Cindy Gervais. “I offer classes when a group of people approach me asking for a class. People bring in their own furniture and I supply the paints. The classes usually last about three hours.”

The hours of operation at Vintage Collectibles & Indoor Market are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. For more information, see the Facebook page or call 441-3092.

Route 202 Antiques & Flea Market at 2541 Route 202 is home to about 30 antique dealers and flea market vendors and crafters. The business, formerly Lakeside Antiques, recently changed hands.

The new owners are John and Sherry Pillsbury. The dealers and vendors have a large selection of antiques, including primitive items, collectibles, furniture, old tools, glassware, flea market items and crafts on display.

There will be an outdoor flea market all summer long this year. The hours of business are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.

“We’re changing every day and we have something new every week,” said Sherry Pillsbury.

“We rent flea market spaces by the day or for the weekend. We’re always looking for more vendors.”

The Pillsburys are holding a grand opening from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 24. They’re planning a large outdoor flea market that day. Vendors, crafters, and antiquers are invited to participate. They can register by calling 377-2616.

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By NANCy P. MCGINNISCorrespondent

Along with the mouth-watering smells wafting from the kitchen and from the enormous smoker outside, there’s a new energy and new attitude prevailing these days at Peppers Garden & Grill in Winthrop.

The restaurant, at the end of a strip mall off Main Street just a stone’s throw from U.S. Route 202, has been a local fixture for almost three decades. Over those years it has seen new ownership and relocation, but the most dramatic transformation has taken place in the past year or so.

“It’s been quite a ride,” said proprietor and chef Jonathan Russell, reflecting on his personal and business story over the past decades. He smiles broadly now, though freely acknowledging there have been challenges and trials, and lessons learned along the way. He is grateful beyond words for the support of his family members, friends and loyal staff who literally pitched in and kept the business afloat.

They made all the difference over the past two years, while Russell endured no less than nine surgeries, and came to terms with his life-threatening obesity as well as drug and alcohol abuse. “I’ve now lost 237 pounds, and finally gotten my head straight,” he said with pride.

As a result, Russell has discov-ered new enthusiasm and upbeat appreciation for life. Now that he has renewed his investment and engagement, Russell and his staff of 18 exude their passion for good food that is well prepared, along with their determination to go above and beyond to please their customers. It makes for a winning combination for dining patrons.

“Regular customers comment that it’s just like “ ‘Cheers,’ where everybody knows your name,” Russell said with a grin. Some of them skip the menu and simply leave it up to Russell — who trained in the Southern Maine Community College culinary arts program — to “fix me something good.”

Russell is happy to oblige, and en-joys the chance to creatively build an appetizer or entrée around ingredients such as fresh-cut pork ribs or beef tips, and fresh produce

from Farmer Kev’s, Stevenson’s and other local sources whenever possible.

Russell describes the menu as “a little bit of everything,” including Mexican, seafood, pasta, hand cut steaks and specialty salads. “We butcher our own meat. Barbecue is a big hit in the summertime, espe-cially with the outdoor patio dining, and the smoker out back.”

Russell’s right-hand man for all things culinary is chef Bjorn Coyne, who learned the art of smoking from his late father Dan, remembered as the legendary maestro at Little Dan’s Barbecue. Dan Coyne’s massive, custom-built smoker, resembling a locomotive, is now set up near the patio.

Part of the restaurant transfor-mation, Russell said, is that “we’ve shifted from serving prepared food, to making food to order.” He is equally at ease in the front of the house as out back, having started out at Peppers learning on the job as head chef in 2001, and taking over ownership from Jim Remley 10 years ago this summer. “2019 will mark the 30th anniversary of Peppers; that’s a long time for a restaurant to be in business. We’re

already making plans to celebrate the legacy of founder Jim Preble and, later on, Jim Remley, by offer-ing retro specials every month for that whole year.”

Fortunately, for those who don’t want to wait till then, some favorite old standbys already appear as specials on the current menu. These include occasional offer-ings of Peppers’ popular seafood fettuccini and seafood pie, chicken pie night on Tuesdays, and pizza on Wednesdays.

In addition, there are daily flatbread specials, salads, and surf and turf dinner specials, as well as heart healthy and vegetarian offerings.

“We’re happy to accommodate dietary needs or preferences,” Russell said. “Just ask, and I can prepare something suitable for ve-gan, gluten free, lactose intolerant, or any other restrictions. ”

If customers simply have a hankering for something they don’t see on the menu, Russell said

they shouldn’t hesitate to make a request.

“If we possibly can, and we’ve got the ingredients on hand, we’ll be glad to,” he said, smiling. More than once Russell said he has been known to prepare steak bombs and French dip sandwiches, for instance, even though they are not listed on the menu.

Peppers also offers a full bar, with daily draft specials and Happy Hour, featuring $2 domestics and $3 micro/imported beers, from 3 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

Groups also are welcomed at Peppers, which offers a function room that accommodates up to 40 people for a buffet, appetizer platters, or full meals ordered off the menu. In addition to company and family gatherings, the 25th re-unions of Winthrop and Cony High Schools reunions will take place at Peppers this year.

In season, a 20-foot-by-40-foot tent can be set up outside for special events. Last month, Peppers

hosted 85 motorcyclists and their passengers who participated in Marlee’s Ride, enjoying a barbecue feast and live music under the tent after completing a 60-mile “poker run” memorial event to benefit Julia Clukey’s Camp for Girls.

Russell also shows his communi-ty support by partnering with local schools and organizations, such as the Winthrop girls’ and boys’ basketball teams, Project Gradu-ation, and the Autism Society of Winthrop’s awareness initiative.

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Doris Tremblay, a regular customer who has been coming to Peppers Garden & Grill for “23 or 24 years now,” can’t say enough about the food, the ambiance and her affection for proprietor/chef Jon Russell, who sat down at her customary booth to chat with her for a moment.

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4 Tuesday, June 20, 2017 Advertising Supplement • Kennebec Journal

By WANDA CURTISCorrespondent

One of Maine’s fastest grow-ing RV businesses is Scott’s Recreation at 746 Western Avenue in Manchester. Scott Lanpher started the business in 1994 as a used power sports dealership.

In 2006, Lanpher expanded into the current 5,000-square-foot showroom, where he begin selling RVs (Recreation Vehicles) after he had a difficult time finding one locally for his own family at a reasonable price.

“I went to buy my family our first camper,” Lanpher said. “I did not like the way I was treated or the prices I was offered. I thought there might be an opportunity to get into the business and sell a lot of units at small margins.”

Eleven years later, Lan-pher said that his business is booming. He said that custom-er reception and interest far exceeded his expectations. He said they exceeded their first year’s sales goal during the first three months. Soon other RV manufacturers contacted him about adding their lines.

Today, the product line has been expanded to include, among others, Heartland, Forest River, Keystone, Lance, Cherokee and Gulf Stream travel trailers and fifth wheels along with XLR, Vengeance, Cherokee and Cyclone Toy Haulers.

They also sell Chateau Class C motor homes by Thor Motor Coach. Recently, Lanpher add-ed Pro Lite Ultra Lites that are made in Quebec. Their horse and livestock trailer lineup includes Frontier (made in Maine), Bison and Sierra. They also sell docks and boat lifts.

In addition to RVs, Scott’s Recreation Center also offers a large selection of trailers.

Lanpher said they sell hun-dreds of trailers each month —

dump, utility, equipment, horse, ATV, UTV and snowmobile trailers.

The business offers the newest models from Sure Trac Trailers, Mission Trailers, Car-go Pro Trailers, EZ Haul Trail-ers, Stealth Trailers, SnoPro Trailers, Downeaster, Covered Wagon and N & N Galvanized Trailers.

“We are the largest trailer dealership in the Northeast and the only one in Maine to offer aluminum, galvanized and steel trailers,” Lanpher said. “Many of these trailers are made right

here in Maine.”Trained personnel at Scott’s

Recreation will help to maintain travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers, motor homes and trail-ers at the service department right on the premises. They have a large parts department right on the premises too.

Lanpher’s entire family works in the business. He manages the stores. His wife, Holly, works in the accounting office and on the lot in sales. Their daughter, Emily, helps in the office and their son, Reid, man-ages the Turner location.

“It’s truly a family owned and operated business,” Lanpher said. “We sell fun, so it’s a fun business. Seeing people come back and buy their third and fourth campers from us is very rewarding.”

The hours of operation at Scott’s Recreation on U.S. Route 201 in Manchester and at their store located at 2239 Auburn Road, Route 4 in Turner are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

As if they weren’t busy enough already, Lanpher and his fam-

ily also own a car dealership, YourPriorityAuto.com. He said that they import vehicles from Canada and pass on the savings to the customer. They also own Houlton Power Sports & RV Center, where they sell Arctic Cat, Suzuki and Yamaha products along with campers and trailers.

Lanpher’s business is keeping pace national trends.

According to a Recreational Vehicle Industry Association press release www.rviaa.org, RV sales are booming. The RVIA’s president, Frank

Hugelmeyer, recently an-nounced that the RV industry’s shipments will reach 472,200 units this year, which is an all time high.

“Our industry is in an era of unprecedented growth,” Hugelmeyer said. “We are poised to record an eighth consecutive year of shipment gains, mainly due to product innovations that appeal to re-tiring baby-boomers as well as younger buyers. The recession is in the rear view mirror. This is a new era for the RV indus-try.”

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Scott’s Recreation at 746 Western Avenue in Manchester carries a wide variety of product lines in-cluding the newly added Pro Lite Ultra Lites that are made in Quebec. Other RV lines include, among others, Heartland, Forest River, Keystone, Lance, Cherokee and Gulf Stream travel trailers and fifth wheels along with XLR, Vengeance, Cherokee and Cyclone Toy Haulers, and Chateau Class C motor homes by Thor Motor Coach.

“We sell fun, so it’s a fun business. Seeing people come back and buy their third and fourth campers from us is very rewarding.”

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Wanda Curtis photosTrained personnel at Scott’s Recreation will help to maintain travel trailers, fifth wheels, toy haulers, motor homes, and trailers at the service department right on the premises. They have a large parts department right on the premises too.