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In one courageous strike, Kent Wommack, of the Nature Conservancy, has secured a chunk of the North Woods almost as large as Baxter State Park. Image subjects: Kent Wommack shoreline along the St. John St. John River Kent Wommack sitting on the shore of the St. John Location: St. John River
- Photography by: Bill Silliker Jr
- and Benjamin Magro
Sure, Maine has a springtime. You just have to know where to look to find it. Image subjects: moss and ferns at springtime
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
The meticulously rendered Maine paintings of artist Jerri Finch are at last winning the recognition they deserve. Image subjects: Jerri Finch in her studio Painted quilt depicting Belfast Harbor artist Jerri Finch using an airbrush patchwork on painting painting of Sutton Island bridge painting of bridge
- By: Meadow Rue Merrill
- and Steven Dodd Hughes
- Photography by: Greg Morley
That's what everyone in Bridgton was asking after my husband's would-be scarecrow became a local celebrity. Image subjects: 7 photos of Henry, a scarecrow/dummy dressed and posed at various tasks around the house Location: Bridgeton
- Photography by: Barbara Jenni
At the Portland Boxing Club, winning an occasional match is only one of the rewards for training hard. Image subjects: inside the Portland Boxing Club Chad Powell inside the Portland Boxing Club Skip Neales inside the Portland Boxing Club fighter Mario Andelic inside the Portland Boxing Club fighter
- By: Charles Fergus
- and Sarah Goodyear
- Photography by: Tonee Harbert
Despite its near-perfect camouflage, the woodcock's outrageous courting ritual makes it one of the spectacular sights of springtime. Image subjects: woodcock nest with young and eggs adult woodcock
- Photography by: Bill Silliker Jr
Springtime now marks the start of the season at this often overlooked village in southern Maine. Image subjects: overview of York Harbor with boats at anchor house and flowering tree in spring two large houses on the water houses and picket fence boat tied up at dock Location: York Harbor
- By: John Falk
- and Andrew Vietze
- Photography by: Sara Gray
Recognize this mill town once known for its papermaking? Image subjects: the falls in Livermore Falls Location: Livermore Falls Jay
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Departments
Along the Waterfront Boatbuilding Boom Along the Waterfront Let George Do It Calendar of Events May Highlights Down East Bookshelf Finding Maine Down East Traveler Historic Homes I Remember Summer of '51 Inside Maine Bird is the Word Inside Maine Animal House Letters to The Editor FDR on Campobello Letters
George Emery has just finished his first new boat after years of repairing old ones. Location: Tenants Harbor
- By: John Falk
- and James P. Brown
All along the coast, boatyards can barely find enough boatbuilders to handle all the orders. Image subjects: three motor yachts at Lyman-Morse Boat Building Co.
- By: Ed Gray
- and James P. Brown
- Photography by: Kim Baker
A maritime salvage expert thinks he has discovered the final resting place of the paddle-wheeler 'Portland', that sank in the storm of 1898 off Cape Cod.
Joyce Petit's home is filled with Red Sox memorabilia, a tribute to her favorite baseball team. Image subjects: cartoon of animals playing baseball
- Photography by: Michael Ricci
The "Maine Times" closes down after 30+ years and the Sunday edition of the Sun Journal is voted the best in its class.
A determined cadre of deisplaced Mainers honors their forebears at Gettysburg every year. Image subjects: monuments at Gettysburg National Military Park Location: Gettysburg
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Much more information about FDR and the Roosevelt family's use of Campobello after 1921.
Readers identify the February 'Where in Maine?' photo as Thunder Hole on Mount Desert Island. Location: Thunder Hold Mount Desert Island
- By: Gary Kramer
- and Donald Rogers
A sampling of the state's finest old houses open to the public.
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
In two out of three new novels, the "Maine" setting doesn't ring true.
- By: John Falk
- and Agnes Bushell
Anyone interested in birds should look into attending the first-ever Maine Spring Migration Bird Festival and Conference. Location: Portland
- By: Andrew Vietze
- and John Brindle
The Maine Wildlife Park in Gray is home to many animals that are recuperating from injuries or are orphans. Location: Gray
- By: Andrew Vietze
- and Robert Jones
Sun Journal: Should big corporations have to pay property transfer taxes when they sell property in Maine?
Courier-Gazette: The state and private researchers need to put more resources into determining what is killing Maine's lobsters.
Maine Sunday Telegram: A railroad connecting Brewer with Eastport, the deepest port south of Valdez, Alaska, and Calais is proposed. Location: Eastport Brewer
If only I could make Westbrook's Little League team, I knew I'd have a career to rival Jackie Robinson's. Location: Westbrook
- By: Rebecca Gray
- and Gene McClure
Lewiston's art auction and Portland's Fiber Arts Festival are spring headliners.
Circa 1880 photo of the Biddeford Pool Life Saving Station. Image subjects: Biddeford Pool Life Saving Station cira 1880. Location: Biddeford Pool
- Photography by: Baldwin Collidge
