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New Moxie Books Ready for Pre-order!
MOXIETOWN by NEMC Senator Jim Baumer 

Highlighting his home town, Lisbon Falls, ME...focal point for the now famous Moxie Festival celebration, Jim takes a fresh look at the history of the unique beverage which is now Maine's official soft drink.

For more background and ordering information for this limited-edition publication, click HERE

 

 COOKING WITH MOXIE by NEMC Senator Sue Conroy (note: picture above is NOT of the actual book cover; will be published when we get a good copy - ed)

Gathering Moxie-related recipes from many Festival contests over the years, and from other local sources, Sue has compiled some mouth-watering dishes with a lotta Moxie!

Available for sale during Moxie Weekend (price: $7.95), Sue will take on-line pre-orders and hold them until 1pm on Saturday 7/12. Email her at lisbonmoxielady@aol.com. 

Jim introduced his book to the members of the Lisbon Historical Society on June 11. Pictured below with Jim (center) are Sue Conroy, Cookbook Author and Chairperson of the Moxie Festival (left) and Merrill Lewis, President of NEMC (right). 

 

The oldest, newest, and one in between:

Senator Steelman has submitted the earliest known ad (in the New York World) for the Moxie Horsemobile, circa 1916:

AND...Senator Markey is in the process of building a new one to replace the one he sold in auction last year. Progress as of January '08 (pix submitted by Senator Gross):
And...a Moxie horsemobile in Ohio, c:1949...
Chris Hall sends in this family-treasured photo believed taken by his grandfather Tom. Location is Main Street in greater downtown Newcomerstown. The lad enjoying a Moxie while sitting on the horsemobile is good ol' Jim Fillman, and his sidekick to the left is his buddy Gene Lyons.

Collectors Corner

Jenuine or Junque? You be the judge....