Category: Contributed by Emma Bouthillette

There is much to do in this city by the falls! Biddeford native Emma Bouthillette offers up an idea for a day downtown with your family, but there is so much more to discover. Find your own adventure by exploring HeartofBiddeford.org.  Picture it – you’re sipping freshly brewed coffee as you greet the morning and...

There is much to do in this city by the falls! Biddeford native Emma Bouthillette offers up an idea for you to take your honey out on a date night to remember, but there is so much more to discover. Find your own adventure by exploring HeartofBiddeford.org.  Biddeford’s beverage and food scene has garnered national...

There is much to do in this city by the falls! Biddeford native Emma Bouthillette offers up several adventures to enjoy, but there is so much more to discover. Find your own adventure by exploring HeartofBiddeford.org.  From woods to the water, there is plenty outdoorsy to do without leaving Biddeford. Every adventure needs fuel at...

There is much to do in this city by the falls! Biddeford native Emma Bouthillette offers up a guide to shopping downtown, but there is so much more to discover. Find your own adventure by exploring HeartofBiddeford.org.  I grew up listening to my Mémères and Pépères talk about how downtown Biddeford had all they ever...

Enjoy this special post from Biddeford native, Emma Bouthillette.  She is a marketer, yoga teacher, and author of A Brief History of Biddeford. Coming of age as the city’s Main Street was mostly vacant, she has fully embraced the downtown renaissance. If you don’t see her supporting small businesses, you’ll probably find her on the...

Clothing & Luxury Items Trillium Trillium has these beautifully soft alpaca scarves, clothing, and gifts for all ages and genders. Suger Suger is home to local designer Roxi Suger’s clothing line angelrox. (Check out this article in DownEast Magazine). Find the beautiful wool hat shown above, jewelry, clothes and cool items for the men in...

As Biddeford continues its renaissance, the downtown has found its foodie niche. The city’s oldest establishment — Reilly’s Bakery — serves up donuts, pastries and cakes to generations of loyal customers, while continually building a new fan base. Same goes for the Italians from George’s Sandwich Shop and the personal-sized pies from Pizza by Alex....