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Room With A View

By Dale W. Kuhnert

Letters to The Editor

Glorious Glazes

The colors that distinguish the pottery of Cathy Hammond were inspired, she says, by the natural world she?s observed in Maine.

By Edgar Allen Beem.

Studies in Black and White

Between the villages of Rockport and Camden lies a remarkable farmstead that has been charming photographers for decades.

By Richard Grant

Great Maine Pizza

Sometimes nothing else will do. Here are ten places guaranteed to satisfy your craving.

By Andy King

The Little Town That Loves a Parade

Nothing about picturesque Round Pond suggests that it might be home to the most outrageous Fourth of July celebration in Maine, as ardent flag-waver Elizabeth Peavey found out.

By Elizabeth Peavey

Fine Feathered Scapegoat

Fishermen have long blamed the common shag for woes of all sorts, but now they want permission to shoot it. Ken Textor looks at the brewing controversy.

By Ken Textor

Alex Katz's Maine

Although he?s renowned for his work in Manhattan, his iconic paintings of summer up here showcase this artist?s genius.

By Paul Doiron

The Outsider

Homespun cosmetics tycoon Roxanne Quimby may become Maine?s greatest benefactor since Percival Baxter ? despite threats and ugliness that have forced her to move out of state.

By Gerry Boyle

Behind the Scenes at Acadia

Most of the visitors who pour into Maine?s only national park each summer have no idea that the pristine ?natural? splendor is kept up by a veritable army of workers.

By Abby Zimet

Calming The Motion Of The Ocean

Is your fear of seasickness keeping you from setting sail this summer? Our own Joshua F. Moore ? a schooner captain himself ? explains how easy it is to beat this maritime malady.

Sweet Pea Revival

A Surry woman and her family are working overtime to meet the burgeoning demand for these old-fashioned flowers.

By Rebecca Martin Evarts

July Highlights

Garden tours, concerts, and antique shows make for a lively summer.

Blue Spoon, Portland

A neighborhood restaurant on Munjoy Hill might be the city?s most buzzed-about.

By Andy King

Murder in New Sweden

A new book about the infamous church poisonings bungles the story.

By Agnes Bushell

Maine from A to Z

An Insider's Guide to Summer in the Pine Tree State

Trolleys and Treats

Here?s a bargain for families vacationing in or anywhere near Wells.

By Andrew Vietze

At Sea in South Freeport

I might have been homeless in Casco Bay, but I wasn?t friendless.

By Ken Textor

In A Fog

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.

Bilking Government Workers

The state employees? union just received a $700,000 annual windfall from the governor.

Methadone Madness

Across the state, Mainers are panicked over the possible spread of addiction treatment clinics.

By Jeff Clark

Catch of the Day

By Joshua F. Moore