Mention the state of Maine, and most people envision things like lobsters,
lighthouses, and lumber mills; "publishing shop" probably wouldn't spring to
mind. Yet in the sleepy hamlet of Surry, along a picturesque inlet not far
from Bar Harbor, The Borealis Press greeting card and gift business thrives.
Content to be far removed from the publishing centers of New York and other
metropolises, The Borealis Press produces unique and humorous cards for
holidays and special events as well as related journals, refrigerator
magnets, note cards, and other specialty gift items. The company's products
are found in numerous bookstores, gift shops, stationery stores, and
boutiques around North America and beyond. It operates from a former general
store built in the 1890s, with overf... (more)