The Hometown School

Regularly ranked as one of the top twenty liberal-arts colleges in the nation, Bates College has embraced its hometown with a passion. Image subjects:

Regularly ranked as one of the top twenty liberal-arts colleges in the nation, Bates College has embraced its hometown with a passion.
Image subjects: Bates College campus
Bates College campus
Bates College campus
Bates College campus
Bates College campus
Bates College campus
Donald W. Harward presiding at graduation

Location: Lewiston

By: Patrick Morris

Photography by: Benjamin Magro

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Our New Books
	Maine ABC \| Illustrated with distinct Maine icons, such as moose, lobster, and Katahdin, this book has a rhyming verse that will have children singing the words, asking for it to be read again and again, and learning the alphabet in no time.
	Fairy House Handbook \| A fun craft and lore book that guides readers on how to go about building a fairy house.
	Take Heart \| In this collection of verse, Maine Poet Laureate Wesley McNair has collected the work of Maine poets from his popular “Take Heart” column, featuring a poem each week in thirty newspapers across the state and reaching a quarter of a million readers.
	Mr. Rockefeller's Roads \| This updated version of the 1990 best-seller has new photography, more archival photos, and descriptions of recent improvements to the 51-mile carriage road system.