Features
Bangor in its Day
In a letter to his granddaughter, a former newsboy recalls the Queen City at the close of the nineteenth century. Location: Bangor
- By: Mark Wallace
Finding Mount Blue
The state park in the woods of Weld may be a bit unusual – but it’s more popular than ever. Image subjects: Webb Lake town of Weld house with views and flowers canoeing camping, tents on shore of lake distant views of lakes and hills Location: Weld
- By: Andrew Vietze
- Photography by: Richard Procopio
Lemon Balm, Lavender, and Chamomile
Deb Soule’s fascination with plants that have medicinal values has grown into an herbal business that reaches across the country. Image subjects: Deb Soule in Anena garden herb garden Location: West Rockport
- By: Meadow Rue Merrill
- Photography by: Richard Procopio
Testing The Waters
I was all in favor of getting rid of Edwards Dam, but I didn’t really know what sort of fish or fishing I’d find in the newly liberated, seventeen mile stretch of the Kennebec. Image subjects: fishing from boat on river author with a striped bass Kennebec River in downtown Location: Waterville
- By: Paul Guernsey
- Photography by: Richard Procopio
The Folks Who Helped Me Milk My First Cow
These days you don’t have to own a farm to get a taste of farm life. You just need to find a Maine farm B&B that will let you be part of the family for a while. Image subjects: Kendall and Flossie Howard with cow Location: Blue Hill
- By: Elizabeth Peavey
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro
Callie’s First Violets
I’d never really looked at these little heralds of springtime until my daughter turned me on tho them. Image subjects: close-up of a purple violet
- By: Richard Grant
- Photography by: Sara Gray
Maine’s Official Noticer
Like the historic preservation movement he helped launch in the Pine Tree State, Earle Shettleworth is beginning to turn his eye to structures of more recent vintage. Image subjects: Earle Shettleworth Old Port from above downtown – main street street – historic homes green Location: Portland and Old Port
- By: Wayne Curtis
- Photography by: Richard Procopio
- and Benjamin Magro
Rebuilding Maine’s First Ship
A sizable crew based in Phippsburg is determined to launch a replica of the first ocean-going boat that was built here 400 years ago. Image subjects: The Virginia of Sagadahoc at sea Location: Phippsburg
- By: Matt Scease
- Photography by: Bev Bevilacqua
What If?
Maine would be a very different place today if ten key decisions of the past thirty years had gone the other way. Location: Eastport
- By: Jeff Clark
Departments
Launching Season
Students at the Landing School in Kennebunkport will launch five boats in June. The ceremonies are up to the perspective owners. Location: Kennebunkport
- By: Ken Textor
Maine’s Maelstroms
The Old Sow whirlpool near Eastport is considered on of the world’s five most significant tidal eddies. Location: Eastport
- By: Ken Textor
Pointing the Way
You can get there from here – in minutes.
The Maine Scene
photo of sign in field of flowers. Image subjects: photo of sign in field of wild flowers
- Photography by: Michele Stapleton
Backyard Politics
The City of Ships slips its moorings. Location: Bath
Summer Help
Increasingly the kids are from away – way away.
Killing Home Health
Maine’s home-health care agencies are facing bankruptcy; thanks to a huge federal snafu.
- By: Jeff Clark
Name Misspelled
Article ‘Perkins Island Daffodils’ misspelled the name Skolfield.
- By: Raymond Blair
Muddled Millage
Distance between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is more like 325 miles. Location: Las Vegas
- By: E. D. Pushard
Ripe for the Pickin’
Maine is filled with farms where visitors can pick their own berries depending on season. Here is a list of farms and the berries they offer.
Briefly Noted
Books reviewed include: “Sister: the Life of Legendary American Interior Decorator Mrs. Henry Parish II” by Apple Parish Bartlett and Susan Bartlett Crater; “Something in the Water” by Peter Scott; “Johnson’s Kingdom: The Story of a Nineteenth-Century Industrial Kingdom in the Town of Wayne, Maine” by Edward L. Kallop.
- By: Paul Doiron
She Took to the Woods
The long-awaited first biography of Louise Dickinson Rich both intrigues and disappoints.
- By: Elizabeth Hand
To Market, To Market
In parking lots across Maine you’ll find fresh produce straight from the farm. A list of farmer’s markets and their hours follows. Image subjects: buying vegetables at a farmers market
- Photography by: Jennifer Smith-Mayo
Rafting on the Wild Side
It was inevitable that a company would come up with an ‘extreme’ form of white-water rafting.
- By: Andrew Vietze
Gathering of the Guides
Maine guides will meet again at the Maine Guide Rendezvous in The Forks and at the Northern Outdoor Center in Bingham. Location: Bingham
- By: Andrew Vietze
Paper Company Trust
Bangor Daily News: Just closing down paper mills is not helping how Maine views the industry. IP should either keep the mills open or sell them.
Star-Spangled Moment
Kennebec Journal: The anthem began – not on tape, but from the spectators.
Saving Sanford’s Schools
Something is lost when neighborhood schools close. Location: Sanford
Lewiston Lawsuits
The city lost $18,000, but gained $30,00 in economic development savings and kept Lewiston’s fifth largest employer in the city. Location: Lewiston
Battling Sprawl
Courier-Gazette: If sprawl is to be effectively battled, Maine policy and lawmakers need to create positive final incentives.
Super Sandwich
Few sandwich shops can top Winslow’s Big G’s. Location: Winslow
- By: Andrew Vietze
First Watch
From the Swiss timepiece I picked up in the navy, I learned time flies. Location: Five Islands
- By: Thom Hanna
Lake House
Some of the finest meals in western Maine are served at this Waterford inn. Image subjects: Michael Meyers and Doreen Sullivan in dining room of Lake House Location: Waterford
- By: Elizabeth Peavey
- Photography by: Randy Ury
June Highlights
Art exhibits, plant sales, and family events kick off the summer months in Maine.
Historic Dedication
Photo of Governor Ralph Owen Brewster in front of Bath’s Harbor View Hotel in 1928 dedicating the new Carlton Bridge Location: Bath
- By: Ellen MacDonald Ward