Patrick Wright, executive director of Gardiner Main Street, shown in this 2014 file photo, said the city wants to celebrate small business owners.

John Callinan, owner of the Craft Beer Cellar store on Water Street in Gardiner, recently marked his first full year in business and is part of what city officials hope is a downtown with a variety of shopping amenities.

Mary Ann and Pete Johnson behind the counter of Brunswick Trading in Gardiner on Thursday.

A woman walks across Water Street in Gardiner in this 2014 file photo.