Main Street
noun
1
: the principal street of a small town
2
a
: the sections of a country centering about its small towns
b
: a place or environment characterized by materialistic self-complacent provincialism
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Visitors can head out on a boat or whale watching tour, visit the Japanese-style Asticou Azalea Garden on Mount Desert Island, and explore Main Street’s shops, boutiques, and restaurants.
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
Main Street Hazel Park, part of the national Main Street America program and aligned with Main Street Oakland County, is helping strengthen the corridor’s economic vitality and eclectic character.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Main Street has a bookshop with a large children’s section, a toy store, and a general store to poke around in, while Smugglers’ Notch offers seriously cool climbable rock formations and unbeatable fall foliage.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 6 Dec. 2025
Crews set up the Candlelight stage beneath the Main Street train station and arrange hundreds of folding chairs in Town Square between Disneyland City Hall and the Opera House.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025
Main Street Hazel Park, part of the national Main Street America program and aligned with Main Street Oakland County, is helping strengthen the corridor’s economic vitality and eclectic character.
—Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025
Main Street has a bookshop with a large children’s section, a toy store, and a general store to poke around in, while Smugglers’ Notch offers seriously cool climbable rock formations and unbeatable fall foliage.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 6 Dec. 2025
Crews set up the Candlelight stage beneath the Main Street train station and arrange hundreds of folding chairs in Town Square between Disneyland City Hall and the Opera House.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Main Street.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Main%20Street. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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