Chris and Suzanne Gamvroulas peruse the shelves at Longfellow Books in Portland during Small Business Saturday – a shopping day that promotes buying from local merchants as an alternative to the national retail-focused Black Friday holiday shopping event.
Beth O'Malley of Portland shops at Simply Scandanavian on Temple Street.
Colin Cundy, right, helps Qadeera Seabrooks at Longfellow Books.
Joe Babich, left, and Jeff Torino check out a selection of rock star-themed coffee mugs at Pinecone + Chickadee on Free Street in Portland.
Edward Miller and Katie Guilliani shop at Pinecone + Chickadee.
Small business Saturday involves a twist in the Kennebunks, where they celebrate the fifth annual Pajama Shopping Day. Judy Stark of Kennebunk, dressed in her leopard onesie, is helped by owner Elysa Cooper at Junebug's Beach House in Kennebunkport.
Sarah Yerxa of York, left, and Rachel Orciani of Kennebunk shop at Toys in the Attic in Dock Square in Kennebunkport.
Danielle Warren of Kennebunk crosses the Kennebunkport drawbridge after shopping in Dock Square.
Shoppers enter a store in Lower Village in Kennebunkport.
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