Walkabout: PI
Happenings in the Star City
Editor’s Note: This new column was inspired by reader requests, and is our collection of some of the latest occurrences and observations around town.
Back for seconds
Seems like deja vu — but it’s all brand-new, again. Domino’s Pizza once graced Main Street (mid- to late-1980s?) and will soon join the community once more, this time at the former Amato’s space.
A customer service representative at Domino’s corporate offices confirmed that a location in Presque Isle will be opening at a future date, although an exact timeline for the project and an opening date were unavailable.
Headquartered in Ann Arbor Charter Township, Mich., the company has approximately 109 other storefronts in Maine.
Get your haunt on
The Presque Isle Historical Society is serving up some Halloween spirit with the upcoming Haunted Lantern Tours around the city. Two options are offered: one on foot, the other via Molly the Trolley.
Join members Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23 and 24, for walking tours at 6 and 7 p.m. and trolley tours at 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., all starting from the historic fire station at 11 Church Street.
The cost is $5 per person. Trolley trips are by reservation only and must be prepaid as seats are limited.
Fabulous foliage
Local leaf peepers don’t need to schedule faraway trips to see autumn’s beauty. A glimpse out the kitchen window or along any street or road is all it takes to see fall at its finest.
Though weekend wind and snow flurries hastened local leaf drop, there is still plenty of color.
According to the Maine Fall Foliage website, color is at peak in central Aroostook County (zone 7), which includes the Presque Isle/Caribou area and up to Fort Kent. The rest of the state was also listed at peak with the exception of the Bar Harbor/Machias area (zone 2), listed as high.
The site’s weekly foliage report for Oct. 14 states, “Forest Rangers in all tracking zones are reporting 70-100 percent color and moderate leaf drop of 50 percent.” Additionally, unseasonably warm conditions last month mean the color is expected to stay a bit longer than normal. Fall foliage coordinator Gale Ross stated the unusually warm September extended the foliage season through to late October.
