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An international border marker stands outside the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Derby Line, Vt., Friday, June 22, 2007. Built as a symbol of friendship between two nations, the building has roots that run deep in Canada and the United States. The 103-year-old building houses a 20,000-volume library that has served generations of locals and a rococo theater upstairs that has its own resident theater company. The Haskell's most distinctive feature is a skinny black line that runs across the floor of the building signifying the international border. It has taken on added significance this year as border officials contemplate a crackdown on three unguarded streets linking Derby Line and Stanstead, Quebec..

A place where the travel ban doesn’t matter

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House sits on the border between Canada and the United States. You don’t need to clear customs on either

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December 20, 2018

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