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This entry was posted on 12/17/2006 10:34 PM and is filed under uncategorized.

Navarre is East of Spring Park, and is really part of the City of Orono. It was the home of the old Navarre Lanes and its Crib Lounge. There was also Rick's Super Value, now a Lund's, and Magic Cleaners. D'Vinci's and Navarre Hardware seen on the left, have been there awhile.

Picture of: Southern side

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12/18/2006 11:40 PM Ray Salazar wrote:
This is a nice picture of a lovely little town. This is representative of the beauty and quaintness of this area. Thank you for the photo.
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