Brooklin

Brooklin Boatyard

…an epicenter of wooden boatbuilding.     (building) In 1960, E. B. White’s son, Joel White, took over a boatyard built inside the Ramsdell Fish Packing Plant, a sardine cannery… Continue reading →

People: Joel White

Portland

Back to the Future

FEATURE By Peter A. Smith Photographs by Nathan Eldridge Walk into Bubba’s Sulky Lounge in Portland on a Friday night and you’re bound to hear Depeche Mode’s “Just Can’t Get… Continue reading →

People: Vince Clarke

Waterville

Randy Regier

…the letters and tacks them up behind his workbench, under the sixties-era science kits, under the old microwave panels that his dad salvaged for him in Oregon, under the pipes… Continue reading →

People: Randy Regier

Ira Sadoff

…the whole God question comes up like a knock on the door from Jehovah’s witnesses— no, not like them, but really them and their stack of newspapers and questions, swirling… Continue reading →

People: Ira Sadoff

Portland

48 Hours In…Portland

…TBD. Check Portlandgreendrinks.com for details. The coda is simple: all are welcome, there’s no agenda, and BYOV (vessel). See you there. When it comes to Portland, my own stomping ground,… Continue reading →

Westbrook

Brothers Tranchemontagne

…in the paper mills, how they are the youngest of six brothers, and how their mother kept a garden, canned her own vegetables, and raised them on “timeless” American food…. Continue reading →

Kittery

The Black Birch

…concrete floors give the aforementioned industrial farmhouse feel, as does the stunning communal table—built out of masterfully finished eastern white pine—at which my dining companions and I are seated. A… Continue reading →

Jacob Augustine

…an exemption from the dull routines and daily complaints that hound the rest of us. The pathos and beauty in his music led me to expect a sage of sorts—someone… Continue reading →

People: Jacob Augustine

Portland

Zapoteca

…wooden bar, constructed from materials salvaged from old barns, gives the space a rustic feel. A collection of Zapotec masks, accumulated over several years, adorns the walls to, I assume,… Continue reading →

Steve Vose

…to understand that. We do have a garden, though. They dig holes and water the tomato plants, and understand that things need to be cared for and nurtured in order… Continue reading →

People: Steve Vose

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