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One of the state's best-known gallery owners is also one of the very few artists who have painted the Maine winter and gotten it right. Image subjects: Tom Crotty and his winter paintings painting titled "Pleasant Hill Road painting of rocks in winter titled "Snow Ledges painting of snow covered coast
- By: Ron Spomer
- and Meadow Rue Merrill
Never-before-published photographs by Brian Venden Brink capture Maine's most menacing relic of the Cold War - the bunkers in Limestone once held enough nuclear weapons to wipe out much of the world. Image subjects: Loring Air Force Base - weapons bunkers Loring Air Force Base - weapons bunkers Loring
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
More people are learning each year that Kennebunkport in February can be a delightful Winter Haven. Image subjects: Dock Square in winter snow closed summer home on coast in snow harbor in winter Old Colony Hotel in winter Location: Kennebunkport
- Photography by: Sara Gray
Showing you care for your feathered and furry friends in the winter involves more than just tossing some bead crusts on the ground. Image subjects: birds, animals etc. 8 photo in all
- By: Martin Manning
- and George Bird Evans
- Photography by: Leonard Lee Rue III
Everything you ever wanted to know about what goes on inside the smelt shacks. Image subjects: smelt shacks on river's ice Location: Bowdoinham
- Photography by: rgbpixels
Departments
Along the Waterfront Endangered Islands Along the Waterfront Busy Shipyard Along the Waterfront Swordfishing Author Calendar of Events February Highlights Down East Bookshelf Municipal Family Albums Down East Bookshelf Briefly Noted Getting Married in Maine Capturing the Moment Getting Married in Maine
Washburn and Doughty shipyard are busy building a casino boat.
The growing popularity of the Maine Island Trail is caused for celebration - and concern. Image subjects: kayaks on beach
- By: James P. Brown
- and Steven Dodd Hughes
- Photography by: Tim Wilson
Linda Greenlaw discusses the possibility of a second book. Location: Isle au Haut
- By: Bill Buckley
- and James P. Brown
Mainers dread Augusta's rotaries - for good reason.
At last, The County is capitalizing on its nippiness. Location: Aroostook County Fort Kent
In Maine, you still can't buy a car on the Sabbath.
Appalachian Trail officials are locked in a land battle that has Mainers shaking their heads. Image subjects: skiing in the Saddleback Ski Area. Location: Saddleback Mountain
- By: Barry G. Davis
- and Jeff Clark
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Personal tale of the night the 'Portland' went down.
- By: Tom Hennessey
- and Mary H. Falt
More than one place to stay in Dover-Foxcroft. Location: Dover-Foxcroft
- By: Lois Nelson
- and Dick Eades
Books review: "Fairfield Porter: A Life in Art" by Justin Spring, "The Dead of Winter" by David Corssman, "Maine Winter Trails: The Best Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Trails" by Marty Basch, and "Inventing Acadia: Artists and Tourists at Mount Desert" by Pamela J. Belanger.
- By: Stuart Williams
- and Paul Doiron
A New Hampshire publisher has quietly compiled a 100-volume pictorial history of Maine. Location: Westbrook Bangor
- By: Thomas Oro
- and Edgar Allen Beem
Kennebec Journal: Maine retains it's single area code.
The Market Basket in Rockport offers cooking classes. Location: Rockport
- By: Galen Winter
- and Andrew Vietze
Times Record: Sales of Tri-State Lottery tickets are falling.
Answer those questions about Portland's history with a new class - Portland History 101. Location: Portland
Bangor Daily News: MBNA announces that it will build a University of Maine center in Belfast. Location: Belfast
Portland Press Herald: Mainers property tax burden is the fourth highest in the country.
Where I grew up, you could eat all you wanted and still lose weight. Image subjects: three little flower maids helping bride get dressed Bride and groom on the beach Bride and groom tossing bouquet in air at waters edge Bride and groom waking down wooded path bride and groom indoors bride and groom outside
Maine offers a wide range of photographers who can capture your wedding any way you want. Image subjects: three little flower maids helping bride get dressed Bride and groom on the beach Bride and groom tossing bouquet in air at waters edge Bride and groom waking down wooded path bride and groom indoors
- Photography by: J. Felice Boucher
- and Bonnie Farmer
Hiring an expert to choreograph your special day can take all the hassles out of planning. Image subjects: wedding party on porch in the summer Location: Boothbay
- Photography by: Tonee Harbert
Every corner of Maine offers stores for brides. Image subjects: three little flower maids helping bride get dressed Bride and groom on the beach Bride and groom tossing bouquet in air at waters edge Bride and groom waking down wooded path bride and groom indoors bride and groom outside
Tips and ideas for would-be Maine brides and grooms.
Winter carnivals gladden communities across the state this month.
Family and horse outside their home in circa 1800's Buckfield. Location: Buckfield
- By: Ellen MacDonald Ward
- and Priscilla Buckley
