The bar scene at Free Street Restaurant and Cocktail Bar is a zoo. A Maine-themed zoo, to be precise. The wildlife tableau that runs along the top of the wood-paneled bar sets the tone convincingly. In it, a dozen or so mounted animals from Maine's woodlands – with the exception of a warthog in the mix – stand in startling still life, arranged as artfully as a natural history exhibit. A beaver gnaws wood, while a black bear guards the honey inside a beehive. Foxes snoop and coyotes range in a still life interspersed with ducks, raccoons and a rare white porcupine.

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