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Class News 1975 REUNION Kevin Bubriski published his latest book of photographs, Nepal: 1975-2011 (Peabody Museum Press and Radius Books, 2014), a collection of his favorite images documenting daily life in that country during its progression from Hindu kingdom to republic. Bubriski first began taking pictures in Nepal while building water systems as a twenty-yearold Peace Corps volunteer in the country’s remotest and most economically depressed region, and maintained his connection with the area and its people for nearly four decades, documenting his time in thousands of photographs. Selections of the
photos went on display for the first time in the exhibit Shadows of Shangri La: Nepal in Photographs at the Harvard University Asia Center; other works are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the International Center of Photography, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris. From a Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard Magazine article, July-August 2014. In the wake of April’s devastating earthquakes, National Public Radio featured Bubriski and his photos: NPR.org.
1976
Peter J. Blodgett published Motoring West, Volume I: Automobile Pioneers, 1900-1909
Heather Potholm Davis Bowdoin Class of ‘95 Owner of MaineStay Vacations
Kinsale by the Sea--Orr’s Island This turn-of-the-twentieth-century family home rests at the edge of the Backshore of Orr’s Island with endless easterly views from the large wraparound deck. With eight bedrooms and a lovely aged wooden interior, this large coastal Maine cottage will be the home of many fond memories for the whole family. Eagles Nest--Harpswell Neck Situated on Middle Bay, this completely renovated vacation home offers beautiful hardwood floors, cherry cabinets, Viking appliances, a private dock and mooring, and incredible sunsets. You’ll love the three en-suite bedrooms, spacious deck, and pocket beach. Little Harbor--Bailey Island Superbly located on the ledges overlooking Little Harbor, this classic Maine cottage boasts spectacular ocean views and the serene sound of crashing waves. The interior offers two bedrooms, but you’ll find most of your time spent on the deck letting the ocean take you away.
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(University of Oklahoma Press, 2015), the first book of a planned multi-volume series documenting the very beginning of Americans’ love affair with the automobile and motoring travelers’ visions of the burgeoning West in the first decade of the twentieth century. “Blodgett’s sources range from forgotten archives to company brochures to magazines such as Harper’s Monthly, Sunset, and Outing. Under headlines touting adventures in ‘touring,’ ‘land cruising,’ and ‘camping out with an automobile,’ voices from motoring’s early days instruct, inform, and entertain.” From a University of Oklahoma Press press release, March 2015.
1977 Portland, Maine’s Mercy Hospital physician Benjamin Russell was chosen for inclusion in the January issue of Down East Magazine’s “Maine Top Docs Physician Survey 2015.” The doctors recognized were selected through a peer review in which medical professionals in Maine are asked who they would see if they or their family members had health issues in the specified areas. Russell was acknowledged in the category of general surgery. From a Portland, Maine, Mercy Health Care System press release, January 13, 2015.
1978 John McNabb: “On September 22, 2014, I was awarded the Dexter Bracket Award by the New England Water Works Association (NEWWA) for the most meritorious
Debbie Davis Rentals Manager MaineStay Vacations
Ledgemere Cottage--West Bath Ledgemere welcomes you to the perfect waterfront vacation home. Sited on the tip of a peninsula surrounded by water between Mill and Back Cove, this classic, rambling ‘Summer Cottage’ sits in absolute privacy on 4.5 acres, is well-equipped and beautifully decorated. Well-known for barefoot days and firefly nights, it’s the perfect home for family reunions and happily accommodates up to twelve in six separate second-floor bedrooms for peaceful summer dreams. Compass Rose--Harpswell Down a private road and through the trees comes Compass Rose. This newly-renovated, three-bedroom ranch located in Harpswell, Maine, sits among forest and grassland with views of the opening of Quahog Bay. Enjoy the brand new deck on the front of the house to lounge and relish the tranquility or family activities. This onelevel house provides easy, open access to a large, modern kitchen, living room, and all three bedrooms. Mingo Cove Retreat--Harpswell New for 2015, we are pleased to offer this comfortable, four-bedroom, three-bath home located in Harpswell. Enjoy panoramic views of Harpswell Sound from this stylish home, with 300 feet of oceanfront and a fourseason heated solarium. The house has a casual and relaxed feel to it with its coastal decor.