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Presque Isle (/ p r ɛ s k / PRESK) is the commercial center and largest city in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.The population was 8,797 at the 2020 Census. [2] The city is home to the University of Maine at Presque Isle, Northern Maine Community College, Northern Maine Fairgrounds, the Aroostook Centre Mall, and the Presque Isle International Airport.
Aroostook Centre Mall is a shopping mall in Presque Isle, Maine, United States. It opened on November 1, 1993. Shortly after its opening, the U.S. government announced the closing of nearby Loring Air Force Base, the region's largest employer. The mall contains J. C. Penney and Harbor Freight Tools as anchor stores.
WBPW (96.9 FM), branded as "Big Country 96.9", is an American radio station in Presque Isle, Maine. It is a country music -formatted station and is owned by Townsquare Media . The station carries NASCAR races from the Motor Racing Network .
Hypermart USA (or Walmart's USA after 1990) was a demonstrator project operated by Walmart in the 1980s and 1990s, which attempted to combine groceries and general merchandise under one roof at a substantial discount.
The Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library, named after local philanthropists Mark and Emily Turner, is a public library in the City of Presque Isle, Maine, United States.. The library provides resources to the city's residents including periodicals, books, audio books, computers with internet access, and wireless internet throughout the libr
Aroostook State Park is public recreation area within the southern municipal boundary of the city of Presque Isle in Aroostook County, Maine. The state park's 898 acres (363 ha) encompass Quaggy Jo Mountain and sit adjacent to Echo Lake. "Quaggy Jo" is an altered version of the mountain's Native American name, "Qua Qua Jo", which means "twin ...
When the United States Air Force closed Presque Isle Air Force Base in 1961, the former Air Force Base was redeveloped. A business park, which includes Northern Maine Community College (which is closely integrated with the nearby University of Maine at Presque Isle), [10] was developed on one side of the base, while the other portion became Northern Maine Regional Airport, now Presque Isle ...
Maine School Administrative District 1 (MSAD 1) is an operating school district within Maine, covering the towns of Castle Hill, Chapman, Mapleton, Presque Isle and Westfield. [2] The district is headquartered in Presque Isle. [3] The elementary schools are Pine Street and Zippel in Presque Isle and Mapleton in Mapleton.