PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — The Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce introduced Light Up Central Aroostook! this year to provide 22 communities with the opportunity to celebrate Christmas in a festive and safe way by lighting up their homes and storefronts.
“Residences and businesses registered for the contest,” LaNiece Sirois, chamber executive director. “Doing so qualified them to be judged and to be placed on a map for families to use to light peep this season.”
The winners of the contest are as follows.
In the category of Most Original: first place, Trevor Parent, 24 Blake Street, Presque Isle; second place, Pat and Galen Good, 91 Washburn Rd., Presque Isle; third place, Ashley Hall, 7 Turner Street, Presque Isle; fourth place, Andrew Marquis, 45 Lombard Street, Presque Isle.
In the category of Traditional Presentation: first place, Jasmine and Jason Cote, 271 State Street, Presque Isle; second place, Susan Tweedie, 636 Robinson Rd., Blaine; third place, Sally and Curtis Lewin, 77 Mechanic Street, Presque Isle; fourth place, Jeremie Raymond, 362 Home Farm Road, Caribou.
In the category of Best Use of Lights: first place, David and Dawn Collins, 33 Village Court, Blaine; second place, Nick Michaud, 56 Sunrise Circle, Mapleton; third place, Melissa Libby, 25 West Limestone Rd., Fort Fairfield; fourth place, Shawn Bugbee, 1664 Parsons Rd., Mapleton.
In the category of Business: first place, Machias Savings Bank, Presque Isle; second place, City of Presque Isle City Hall; third place, NorState FCU, Presque Isle.
“The judges spent a week of evenings visiting all the registered residences,” said Craig Anderson, chamber director and chairman of Light Up Central Aroostook. “We walked the properties to ensure we saw all there was to be seen in order to rate a fairly as possible.”
Maps are still available in CACC’s kiosk and in local grocery stores. To view the entries and the map online, visit the Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce Facebook page, the event page or by searching #CACCLights.
Anyone, registered or not, may use this hashtag to share their beautiful light displays with those who are inbound so they may share in the joy.
