Potato king
I'm Lurking on Maine Town's Facebook Page
Everyone in the Fort Kent, Maine, Facebook group is talking about my great-grandfather, ‘Potato King’ Jake Etscovitz. And I’ve been lurking all day.
8 Things You Didn't Know About Jewish Maine
There’s nearly 14,000 members of the tribe up there and the oldest Jewish camp in the nation. Two-thirds of its bucolic resorts refused to take Jews in the ’50s.
The True Story of Maine’s Potato King — My Great-Grandfather’s Rise and Fall
Josh Nathan-Kazis journeyed to a tiny Maine town in search of his roots. He found Jake Etscovitz, who dressed for Fifth Ave on potato wealth!
