Some rando on Reddit told us this place was the store in Bangor most worth visiting, and it turns…read moreout that person was right. It's the kind of wild esoterica shop that you don't see around much, selling everything from coyote skulls to cheeky postcards. I also want to mention that the proprietors told us to be sure to check out Mexicali Blues (a similar shop a block down) and the cashiers at Mexicali Blues told us to be sure to stop by Rock & Art. So clearly they are good neighbors as well!

What a wonderful store! This place is exactly what I'm looking for when visiting a town. They have…read moreeverything from fun notepads, to back packs, plants, stones, and some jewelry. My son enjoyed looking at the taxidermy and my daughters loved the stones. We only had time to visit one shop while in Bangor and this was it.

We had a great experience with Downeast Auctions recently - Mark and Cindy were efficient, great…read morecommunicators, and such a pleasure to work with. The sale was an estate auction, and it was not an easy task! They tackled it with aplomb and I was very grateful for their help and expertise. Would highly recommend!

I have started collecting Christmas Village pieces to display. A friend told me about The Thrifty…read moreNook and said they had some of those things. I sent Jay a message and told him what I was interested in. He went above and beyond and took individual pictures for me. He boxed my items up an held them aside until I could pick them up. Each piece is almost brand new. They have excellent quality items at prices you can't beat!!

The selection is expansive and continuously changing. With a good number of vendors selling, they…read morealso have some pretty remarkable deals and a clearance section worth browsing. It's always an enjoyable stop in Bangor. They have a second location as well, but I have not visited it.

This antique shop mostly has fantastic pieces - I've gotten some great furniture and antique…read morescientific devices from here. I was sad to find they are allowing one of their vendors to sell a framed reproduction photograph of a KKK March from the 1920s. I understand when dealers are selling actual historic artifacts (I still think it's weird to profit off of racist histories, but I understand there are complex perspectives about archival value). This was not that - the back of the photograph showed that it was printed last year at Walmart, but it was being sold as a framed photo. It felt celebratory and exploitative, not historical or educational. When I asked the owners why they allowed that, they said it is illegal to prevent the dealer from selling the photo, and that it is "free speech." This is not true - antique malls are legally allowed to have guidelines that dictate what can be sold. I think it is incredibly distasteful and unethical that the owners are choosing to profit off of images of such a violent, disgusting organization. I sadly won't return, and I hope the owners will take accountability for their decisions.

I can't say enough good things here. Best gun shop around. Pricing is the best in the area. Fred is…read moredefinitely my go to when needing a new firearm.

Small shop with a great selection. If he doesn't have it, he can order it most of the time. Best…read moreprices around, beats online when you add shipping and FFL. Found Freds shop a few years ago and now is my go to. I've seen what he offers for trades, very fare. His website is always up to date, a gun is sold, it's off the site. Incredible hard worker, it's a one man show. Be patient, if he's got 2 or 3 customers. Very knowledgeable on firearms, especially older guns. Usually has unique old firearms for sale on Gun Broker with honest pictures and descriptions. Honest, fair businessman.

I was waiting in a doctor's office, and happened to see Bangor Metro on the table. I read it, and…read morewas impressed. The articles were pertinent, well written, and interesting. When I finish this review, I'm going to get a subscription to it. Dick Krause

Bangor Metro is a high quality magazine that covers interesting and relevant topics affecting the…read moregreater Bangor area. It allows me to stay up to date on cultural, policial, community, and business activities and increase my awareness of the people and events that shape the region.

This is a quaint shop on Main St that has a lot of specialty rocks and gem stones. It is a nice…read moreplace to browse. I was in need of some obsidian to help with a problem I am having. They have a very nice assortment of healing and protective gems. I found what I was looking for and felt better when I left the store able to wear the purchase instantly.

This shop was a pleasant surprise. I thought I was going to step into a basic rock shop but it is…read morenot that at all. There were unique and common gems and minerals but also lovely modern artwork, butterflies, skulls, bones, teeth, journals and soaps. Everything I loved was in this store. A must stop in Ellsworth or on your way to Acadia.

So I went here for my very first wedding dress experience. I would never recommend this place to…read moreanyone. I walked in and they had suits laying all over the dirty floor. I don't care if you are spraying them for dry cleaning or just hitting them with fabreeze before hanging them back up again, it was gross and no one should have to step over clothes on the floor to go try on dresses. The girl I had was nice enough but very new so I heard more about her wedding then I told her about mine. Next the heat in there was outrageous! They wouldn't turn it down and couldn't offer a fan due to no plugs.... Anywhere. It's fun trying on dresses while sweating. . Also what's this no water while in a dress and you have to drink it in the front lobby? ITS WATER!! And half the dresses and stained and ripped anyway. My friends were the biggest help fluffing the dress and doing all the things I thought the employee was supposed to do. After I tried on all my dresses I wanted to go thru a few of my faves and even a few I didn't like because one of my bridesmaids showed up late. The girl told me she put them back because she didn't like them on me.... Not her decision it's mine, give me the dress. The only good thing here is the selection. Tons of dresses. I'd recommend Lady Js in Hollowell! AMAZING EXPERIENCE!!! The whole 9 yards. Fan, nipple covers, sweat shields, wipes, deodorant, perfume, lotion, and a mimosa that you can drink in the dress and have it with you in the dressing room! You wanna feel like a princess? Talk to Lady J!

After having such an amazing initial visit at Henry's, I feel like an update is needed now that the…read moredust has settled on the wedding. I had my dress altered with Lai, their in-house alterations person. Though Lai is clearly very knowledgable and talented, she had a large task having to take in my dress that was initially 1-2 sizes too large and then had to be taken in even more after I lost 30 lbs. During the first fitting, we had the dress pinned and discussed our options. As I mentioned, I live in Boston so getting a fitting done takes me 8 hours of travel time round trip. Our second fitting came a month before the wedding and i thought would be the last fitting thanks to a busy schedule heading in to the last month. Unfortunately there were a few issues that still needed to be resolved so Lai asked me to come back a third time. Given the timing, there was just no way to do that so I had my mother pick up the dress and bring it down the weekend of my shower, two weeks before the wedding. When I tried it on the third time I realized not only was the top so tight I could not take in a full breath, but one of the front seams had been cut crooked. The dress was satin and paneled, so there was no way for this to be fixed. A gap in the attached belt was also left hanging and only one hook held the too-stressed zipper together, which made the buttons running down the back flap open instead of laying flat. Given the fact that the dress had to be taken in 6 inches, I had no idea how it had gotten to be so tight across my chest and ribs. It was a disappointment to say the least, and I ended up having to take it to my local tailor to have hooks added to the top and front of the zipper so the buttons would lay flat in the back and the dress wouldn't burst open with how stressed the zipper was. While I admit that some of these issues could have been resolved with a third fitting (and that is totally my fault I couldn't swing it) the tightness and cooked seam could not have been fixed. My mom ended up writing a letter to Henry's to let them know that perhaps Lai is a little busy and the response was to ask me to come in the weekend of my wedding for them to fix it. Why even bother responding at all? No one in their right mind would ask someone to travel another 4 hours for a repair the weekend of their wedding, so I was a little disappointed in the response in general. Overall, a great place to get a dress, but after dropping that kind of money on a dress, perhaps paying $350 for alterations which ultimately made me hate a dress I loved is not worth it and brides should go else-where.