Houlton Plaza Shopping Center — Local services in Houlton

The Houlton shopping plaza has just a few stores. Marden's is a surplus store that you never really know what they will have in stock. Andy's IGA is a fair sized grocery store. Label Shopper is a small clothing store with decent prices. Pizza Hut we all know. There is also a bank with a drive-through and ATM. There are 3 locations that are no longer open. The Sears location, which primarily sold lawn mowers and snow blowers, has been closed for a couple of years. Burger King closed its doors around 2 years ago. There is a small location at the corner of the main shopping plaza. Many businesses have tried to make a go at that location, but there is just not enough traffic to sustain anything there.

The issue with this plaza is the parking lot. This is one of the most chaotic and dangerous parking lots I have ever driven in. Vehicles coming from each store take their own route leaving the plaza. There are no separators or directions, so cars come at you from 3 directions all at once. Be wary of cars cutting across the parking lot. It can be difficult to see them through the parked cars and 18 wheelers often at the beginning of the lot resting and...

Love to go to Label Shoppe. Caroline is such a sweet person that works in the store. She is so friendly and always has a smile on her face. She told me about the Label Shoppe in Eden,N.C. and Elkins,N.C. because I live around the area. If I come again to Houlton,Maine I will look for Caroline when I shop again in the Label Shoppe. She is so likeable. She really makes a good sales person. Enjoy coming into the store because Caroline is a nice employee. I live in...

Went into Marden's to peruse their fabric section for something to make a surcoat for my husband for an upcoming renaissance fair. I found exactly the colors I was looking for and some double fold bias tape to boot - which I wasn't expecting. Now to...