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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 29 O C T O B E R 1 7 , 2 0 1 6 "Centennial merchandise has been much more successful than I anticipated," he says. Working with Artforms Inc., a Brunswick screen printer, on one type of Woodside re-ordered one centennial-themed shirt at least three times, 300 shirts per order, he says. Pins, patches, hats and the like all fl ew out the door. Last spring, Woodside expected to sell perhaps $25,000 worth of centennial merchandise. A fi nal tally isn't in, but it's turned out to be in excess of $100,000. Centennial spirit in Bar Harbor A walk through Bar Harbor's downtown reveals centennial support from businesses that deployed promotional materials — tags, display card, window clings, and the like. e materials were created by an Acadia Centennial Task Force, a working group spearheaded by Friends of Acadia that included chambers of commerce and businesses. A portion of proceeds benefi tted Acadia. Early on, "We weren't sure what kind of response we would get from businesses," says Friends of Acadia Conservation Director Stephanie Clement. But sup- port was great. Clement paints a picture: " e fi rst clue are the window clings," she says. "Some res- taurants designed products, like drinks or ice cream fl avors, as their centennial product. Some stores — Windowpanes and Acadia Corp. are good examples — put together displays of centennial items." Many designed centennial-themed products. Sagegrass Gallery created a sea bag with the cen- tennial logo. Hemporium and Cool As A Moose made special T-shirts. Udder Heaven whipped up an Acadia Sunrise ice cream. Atlantic Brewing Co. produced CentenniALE, using a hop that's actually called the Centennial. "We were only going to make 50 barrels, but we made 100," says Doug Maff ucci, who owns and runs Atlantic Brewing with his wife Barbara. "Certainly there was lots of press about Acadia and the National Park Service's centennial, and I think that generated interest," Clement says. "But also Acadia is within a day's drive of huge populations around the Northeast, and that helps drive people to Acadia." Impact of cruise ships grows Cruise ships and Cadillac sunrises — growing numbers of passengers and pre-dawn-risers, respec- tively — also contributed to increased business activity. e long-time Epi's Pizza and new Pork Nation, both owned by Des Bousquet and Mick Majka, saw tons of foot traffi c, Bousquet says. "Epi's is always high-volume, year after year," Bousquet says. " is year was even stronger. At Pork P H O T O / L A U R I E S C H R E I B E R C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » PRESEN T ING SP ONSOR Join us on December 8 as we reveal live the 2016 Fastest Growing Companies at this year's awards ceremony. Help us celebrate the top three dynamic and successful Maine companies who have exhibited tremendous growth over the previous three years. Who Are the Top 3? FOLLOW US @MBEVENTS #MBFast16 Award winners revealed live on December 8 Register to attend at: mainebiz.biz/Fast16 AAA Energy is proud to support organizations in the communities we serve. Like Maine Real Estate Development Association and their annual Bowlathon event at Bayside Bowl in Portland to support MEREDA's high school scholarship program. Over $18,000 was raised in this spring's Strikes for Scholars night which we were happy to lead for the 4th year in a row. Serving Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts Call 207.883.1473 or email info@aaaenergy.com aaaenergy.com Building Community And Eciency! HEATING AIR CONDITIONING REFRIGERATION MAINTENANCE DESIGN/BUILD F O C U S P H O T O / L A U R I E S C H R E I B E R Stephanie Clement, conservation director for the Friends of Acadia, worked with businesses to help promote the National Park Service's centennial celebration.

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