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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 19 A U G U S T 2 5 , 2 0 2 5 G R E AT E R B A N G O R / N O R T H E R N M A I N E e location near the waterfront was a big draw. Customers flow in from the Waterfront Concerts and from the downtown's nightlife. "It's all got to flow together," he says. And the name? "Salt is the most important ingre- dients in all of food, in all of life," he says. Side gig Miriam Davidson and Jeremy Richardson offer vin- tage clothing and accessories at Log Jam Vintage. Residents of Jonesport, 80 miles east of Bangor, both have day jobs: Davidson is a psychiatric nurse practioner and Richardson a fisherman and carpenter. Six years ago, they bought the Moose Peak Lighthouse on Mistake Island off Jonesport. e store's proceeds go toward restoring the lighthouse. "It needed quite a bit of work," Davidson says of the lighthouse. ey were in Bangor in February for a basketball tournament, walked by 8 Harlow St. and wondered what it would cost to rent there. "Right now we're just trying to get the name out," she says. "We're excited for when the students come back. Our best selling time is fall and winter. We do a lot of flannels and jackets." Bigger digs Earlier this year, Rhoda Burke bought a floral busi- ness, Lougee & Frederick's, and moved it from a 958-square-foot space to a 10,000-square-foot, more visible location at 21 Washington St. in Penobscot Plaza. Neighbors include Henry's Bridal and Quality Jewelers, making Penobscot Plaza something of a "wedding central," Lundy notes. Lougee & Frederick's is the only florist in Maine with two American Institute of Floral Designers florists on staff. Burke began pursuing floriculture in the 1980s and owns another shop in Blue Hill. She bought Lougee C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » P H O T O / L A U R I E S C H R E I B E R P H O T O / L A U R I E S C H R E I B E R Miriam Davidson and Jeremy Richardson offer vintage clothing and accessories at Log Jam Vintage. I fell in love with Maine and decided to move here. — Dane Morgan Salt North Tap Room F O C U S Rhoda Burke moved Lougee & Frederick's to a larger, more visible location in Penobscot Plaza.