Can InDesign CC open PageMaker files?

I'm trying to open some old PageMaker files using InDesign CC and it doesn't seem to work. Do I need a plug-in?

I was not able to open a Pagemaker File directly with InDesign CC. We got the same message that you did that you need a plug-in to open the file, but there is no plug-in available. None of that Ctrl+D or place stuff that Adobe told us to try worked on the macs. We never tested their support suggestions on Windows
However we were able to open the very same file with CS6. Fonts and a very simple relinking of the Images were all we had to do, then save it as a CS6 InDesign file and then open it with CC InDesign.
An example of a feature that was in CS6 InDesign and gone from CC.
Hope this real answer based upon a real person's experiences help.

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