The story behind Smokinannie in Waldoboro Maine is an inspiration for those who are struggling in this flailing economy of a Waldoboro Maine town know for it Clams. SMOKINANNIE CORPORATION have made a thriving business, hand-blown glass jewelry, firewood, Beef flavors and all natural dog treat of 100% fish and A wonderful 100% oil from the fish and other products to hundreds of customers throughout Maine, Massachusetts and online. Our Prouducts can be purchased through the SMOKINANNIE.COM online store (www.smokinannie.com), In.. 2007 came out with the coco dog treats and 2008 the all natural dog treats as well as the fish oil for dogs. In 2009 The work was done to research the Fish oil for people, but the road to success was uphill and took a lot of work. Anna Duquette is a self taught Maine woman how she has dug clamsas a young child and  for Waldoboro as a resident and as a non-resident for St. George's River for 10 years. She said she dug clams for Spinney Creek for roughly seven years, purifying clams. She operated a cosmetology business and cleaned and maintained people's houses for over 30 years. Anna also has 20 years experience in custom cabinetry, she said. Anna said she and her husband have both fought disabilities that made it difficult to work for other people. Anna, 53, has struggled mightily with health issues, combined with the challenge of finding employment. She chose to re-educate herself, ultimately becoming able to build her own home in Waldoboro. I began the fish business in 2006 with help from Maine Rehabilitation Services in Rockland. The Duquette said they both worked with the center to find employment they could perform and support themselves in spite of their disabilities. Thanks to grants and other assistance from the Rockland center, they were able to jump start their business. They began to buy and sell elvers and then larger eels in 2006. They were forced into the business of smoking eels when a Canadian company backed out of a deal. She said they had a verbal contract with a company that agreed to pay them $2.75 per pound for eels they had been purchasing from local fishermen for $2 per pound. The Canadian company dropped their price to $2.00 and wished the couple "good luck" in selling their eels elsewhere. "Well, we said, 'you're not getting our eels.' We'll smoke them," Duquette said from the front door of her thriving business, laughing. "So, we started smoking eels and that's the beginning." She said they also started to smoke scallops at the same time. We do an internet order every day," Duquette said They are certified by the State of Maine to buy, process and sell all varieties of fish products. The couple will also be processing and selling dog and cat treats made of fish. Duquette said that her dog, Zek, had hip dysplasia and could only walk on three legs. Duquette implied that by giving the fish treats to Zek cured that painful problem. She said that over time, her dog started to trot around on all four legs again. The product, "Coco's Dog and Cat Treats," is available to customers. The dog and cat treats had to go to Northeast Laboratories to comply with the needed guaranteed analysis. All of the packages must have a guarantee analysis (ingredient listing) in order for the product to be sold. The Duquettes have taken steps to make sure that their food product is safe for consumption. Officials from the Food and Drug Administration and the Dept. of Agriculture have inspected their facility located in Waldoboro. There are framed certification documents on the walls entering the processing room. The processing and drying rooms gleam. The walls are made of a smooth, white synthetic material, the seams of which are sealed tightly and look water-resistant. The stainless steel counters, tables, sinks and other work surfaces shine. There is a digital monitor on the wall nearest the sealed-off drying room. They use it to measure temperature, humidity and time. They chart the entire process on paper and leave this information on clipboards by the door. She said the food for human consumption must be sent every three months to the University of Maine's Food and Nutrition Dept.

I am very rich because I am loved and beautiful with a great smile and shine, I have taught how to love,  I am brilliant because I learn and I can teach others, I am respected because I show respect, and treat other the way I want to be treated, to they owns self be true. I am blessed because I share my life with others in my path and have learn from others with love. I am devoted because I have given my best and all to need, I am honored to be called a MOM! To have love, define the value of love. Love is the most valuable commodity in the whole world that no money can buy. We all need love just like a plant seeds need water. Life would be sallow and small and not be worth living without love. With the ones we love in our lives, we are empowered beyond belief. It is truly amazing; we will shrivel up and die a slow, painful and lonely death without love in our lives. Love is the very essence and core of human being and nature. It is the spiritual energy that sustains who and what we are or to become. People in this life have a deep-rooted desire to love and be loved. Most people recognize love in its emotional form. We express our emotional feelings. However, love is a lot more than just what we feel. Love is a spiritual form of energy freely given or received in physical, emotional, or mental form. Love usually starts in our mental thoughts, and then spreads to the physical actions, and then it will produce the emotional feelings. Love can last a lifetime and has for the Duquettes one day at a time.