Table of Contents
Features
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Going to Extremes
For one Georgetown couple, the best way to preserve their seaside dream home was in pieces. 48
Radical Transformations
Three outdated buildings have found new lives at the hands of some ingenious Maine renovators. 52
How to Hire a Contractor
Here are ten tips on finding the right builder for your own Maine makeover. 54
Breaking All the Rules
Portland designer Angela Adams has hit the big time by following her own eccentric muse. 58
On the Rocks
A Maine quarry enjoys a second act, thanks to one determined gardener. By Rebecca Sawyer-Fay.62
Portland's Big Boom
The biggest wave of development in years is about to hit the city's East End between the Old Port and Munjoy Hill. 64
Where in Maine?
This picturesque piece of the Maine coast is awash with controversy. Can you identify it?66
Blank Slate
Mining put the North Woods town of Monson on the map -- in more ways than one. Departments
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North by East
Two Maines in Winter. Up in the County, three feet of snow is just another flurry. Plus opinions, advisories, and musings about the expletive deleted from the IF&W snowmobile handbook, the gender gap at the University of Maine, and a hot-dog stand in Lewiston that got wired.15
The Talk of Maine
Wretched Refuse. Should Mainers worry that the state is becoming a dumping ground for out-of-state waste? 19
The Maine Viewpoint
Bold Education Reform. Tinkering isn't enough to fix what's wrong in Maine's schools, states an editorial from the Kennebec Journal. Plus the water tax war on Poland Spring, Bar Harbor's world-class port, and the continuing argument for windmill power.23
Inside Maine
Pizza Perfection. The mad geniuses behind Café Miranda and Borealis Breads team up to make pies. Plus an animal tracking workshop in York, a kids' toy library in Rockland, indoor golf for duffers in Bangor, and the PMA's virtual museum. 25
Dining Down East
Beale Street Barbeque. Ten years ago, Michael Quigg gambled that Mainers would embrace Memphis BBQ. Guess he was right. 29
Down East Bookshelf
Home Sweet Homicide. The latest whodunit from an Eastport author combines home repair and a coven of witches. 33
Calendar of Events
March Highlights. A flower show and a film festival foretell the return of spring to Maine.120
I Remember
Fear of Old Houses. My father was not only unafraid of old homes, he embraced them.
