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Submitted to Contest #221
I grew up in Cutler, Maine. My great grandfather, Vincent Dennison, used to own the only store in town, but its no longer in operation. I think there is an unwritten ordinance in this town that all school aged young men are required to dig clams. My family lived on the Little Machias Road and across the street from our home was a narrow dirt road that led down to the shore called, “The Schoolhouse Road.” So named because it used to be the location of Cutler’s one-room schoolhouse. The small building was torn down long before my time, but I ...
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