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| Downtown Norway Maine |
Norway which has both Pennesseewassee Stream and the Lake of the same name was founded in the late 1700's by two men from Norway the Country. The Pennesseewassee Stream and Little Androscoggin River provided power for the mills the men built and the Town was underway.
Home to former woolen mills and shoe factories the Town is quieter now with less people than in the "New England Glory Days" of textiles and shoes, now history. Norway also was once the proud home to the Tubbs Company, a firm that made Norway the Snowshoe Capital of the World. New Balance Athletic Shoes still have a factory in Norway. The Town also was home to companies that made dowels and pegs for the furniture factories in the Carolinas, also all now gone, both the wood working mills and the furniture factories gone to China for low wages and bigger profits - none of which help the working American.
Down from my soapbox now: Norway has been voted as "..one of the Countries Best Places to live.", so should you be looking for a new home, Norway would be happy to host you. It is a great place, even though I haven't been there for 30 years and the Banjo Restaurant is probably gone too, that was one of my Moms favorites.
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| A lake in Norway - click to enlarge, it's really big thanks to the Boston Post. |
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| Just so you know where to go, on Maine Route 26 |
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| Maine towns. |
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