Early Bird 2014 is another rousing success

SUZI THAYER, Staff Reporter
Sat, 11/22/2014 - 11:00am
Vicki Hogen, Ginger Rickerman and Kathleen Humphrey weren’t having too much fun at Early Bird – or were they! SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
Eleanor McLaughlin, right, came up from Brentwood, New Hampshire to join her friend Terry Plante for Early Bird. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
Westley Swope brought his dad along for the Early Bird sales. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
Gretchen Gimbel, left, brought friends from grad school in Boston to experience Early Bird. Next to Gimbel, left to right: Molly Cassella, Jessica Fernandes and Amy Fritt. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
Nicole Lyons, right, is joined by her twin mom, Karen, for some shopping. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
Henry Pinkham brought mom Alexandra along to help shop. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register
Diane Schberg, left, and friend Melissa Thornton were in town early for the best deals. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register

    It was cold at 6 a.m. on Saturday morning, Nov. 22. It was 26 degrees Fahrenheit in Boothbay Harbor to be exact.

    But that didn’t keep a lot of early risers, or “early birds,” from venturing out in their pajamas to get a head start on their Christmas shopping.

    They were out in droves to get the best deals — the earlier the better — at the Early Bird sales in the harbor. Most stores were offering 20 to 50 percent off storewide, and the cold weather didn’t seem to be a deterrent.

    Hot coffee was being served on the library lawn by Sarah Morley, Kathy Frizzell and Danielle Driscoll of the Boothbay Register. Driscoll was also offering 25 percent off discounts on new subscriptions to the Boothbay Register and Wiscasset Newspaper.

    All in all, it was a fun time, and a successful Early Bird morning for Boothbay Harbor retailers and restaurants.

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