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Tina has painted a sensitive series of local landscapes and a very compelling still-life series of salt and pepper shakers. Several works in this series were featured in the recent Bates College Museum of Art show entitled Eloquent Objects. Paintings by this important contemporary artist exude a quality of softness while clearly stating the subject and her complex use of color and design demonstrate an uncanny expertise.

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The MOOSEHEAD LAKE REGION “Maine’s Inland Sea” Nestled among the tree covered mountains. Moosehead Lake is the largest lake east of the Mississippi in one state.

Moosehead Lake’s island studded waters stretch as far as the eye can see until its blue is swallowed by the dark green of the surrounding forest.

Located at the doorstep of Maine’s great north woods. Moosehead Lake is steeped in history. 1-70111 Henry David Thoreau’s explorations with Native American guides in the mid- 1800s to a century ago when fashionable visitors arrived by train and summered at the grand hotels on the shores of Moosehead Lake’s clear blue w aters to escape the heat, noise, and crowds of city life. Moosehead Lake has lured those seeking the beauty and serenity of the pristine wilderness.

Until recently. Moosehead Lake was an insider’s secret, a place known to Maine families, hard-core sportsmen, and downhill skiers. Summer places were passed down through generations in families that cherished and protected the lake. Today, Moosehead Lake is quietly becoming the destination for eco-tourists, nature lovers, and those seeking a refuge from the bustle and stress of their busy lives. The pristine waters draw those wishing to explore nature by kayak or canoe, fly fish, relax on a scenic cruise on the historic steamship Katahdin. or feel the adrenaline rush of shooting the rapids on our w orld class white water rivers.

Our beautiful mountains offer hiking experiences for all abilities (including a stretch of the Appalachian frail), as well as bird watching, scenic vistas, mountain biking, skiing, snow boarding, and ice climbing. And. of course, some of the finest moose watching in the country is right outside our door!

With the wilderness of Alaska, yet only one and a third hours from Bangor and two and a half hours from Portland, Moosehead Lake is closer than you think. Prom camping on the lake's shores to a room in a world class inn, Mooschead Lake is for everyone. In any season, treat yourself and your family to a vacation that you’ll always remember.

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Editor 19 Letters

By Leigh Donaldson

\120 Dining 121 Review: Rolandeau’s

33 More Than Zero

By Diane 1 hidson

By Colin Sargent

41 Papa In Maine

81 Summerguide Calendar 2001

By Colin Sargent

49 Dream Islands PHOTO OF SOME CURRENT GUN & ROD CLUB MEMBERS COURTESY OF JAMES BROWN

By Jessica Vaile

57 Shell Games

By Liz Darling

61 The Ramp

By C.D.B. Bryan

67 You Bad To Be There

By Bob Marley

73 The Shipping Mews

By Colin Sargent

77 Stairway To Heaven Photos By Diaire I ludson

141 The Moment

By Barbara F. L^fcowitz

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Cover: Navigate Your Summer

Background by Skip Brown, Outside Images; City: Dennis Griggs; Imaging: Colin S. Sargent. Table of Contents: Interior, Stairway to the Cupola, The Danforth, by Diane Hudson

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don't know whv everyone's so shocked. Coca-Cola filmed a multimillion-dollar spot featuring a couple of’bros’ on dawn patrol caught in an act of gcn-Xistcnlialism shot in California. Nothing new here. Oh. 'Ilie bows arc surfing in “Kingston Countx, Maine.’'

Wlierc, the outraged sax', is Kingston Countx ? W ell. I'll tell xou. It’s just a little north of Cabot Cox e, east of Castle Rock, south of Pcxton Place, and northwest of Salem’s I ,ot.

That’s right - there’s no such thing as Kingston Countv. It’s adxcrtising. It’s TV. It's fiction. 1 lang on: the doctors in those commercials are reallx’ actors, and 1 lollywood’s Andre the Seal is play cd b\ a sea lion. Lake Murder She Wrote (which asked for copies of Portland Magazine for its set designs in the 1980s), this ad was shot entirely in I a la land and depends on our imaginations for a leap of faith.

It’s part of the larger geography of Maine.

MCI Worldcom. What city and state?

I'.gypt, Maine. What listing? The Peans of Egypt, Maine. One moment please.

Please hold for vour number. Hi. That’s E-g-y-p-t? Nothing comes up under a city like that. 1 don’t have a citv coming up like that in Maine.

There’s alwaxs been something about Maine which makes it more a part of "the continuous dream" that makes fora good stoiv.

Remember Kurt Vonnegut’s concept of being “unstuck in time”? Like it or not, I think we Mainers arc a little “unstuck in place.” That's wlw xxc can't get there from here! Collectixek , these fictional hamlets reallx- are Maine. The Maine I lor e includes Mirthful Haven. Mary’s Neck. And 1 still park my rustx' 1966 Mustang carapace, like an old lobster shell, in suburban Egx pt.

These fictional push-pins on the noumcnal mercator (new ones include Richard Russo’s Empire Rails, Maine, and the town of Sunrise, Maine, a.k.a.

Eastport, host of a recent 'I A' pilot) ca]> ture the wax' we hold our hat, the wax' we sip our tea. Thcv’rc part of the cerebral landscape that we hold most dear, no matter hox\’ far awa\' we are from home.

Or how close. Eastidious nitpickers of Maine, it’s time you suspended your disbelief and tunneled xour wax' into Shawshank. The mythical Maine in my head makes it possible for me to lixe here in mud season as well as blueberry season.

You can’t take that awa\' from me.

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More Of The Same

I just read the article about Ri Ra (April 2001. by Diane Hudson) from Portland Magazine on the TimcWamer Roadrunner home page, and 1 noticed there was no mention to the fact that the Portland Ri Ra is not the only Ri Ra. The first Ri Ra I enjoyed was in Burlington, Vermont, last fall. Then another about a month ago in Providence, Rhode Island. Most recently visited was the Portland version, and I love all of them - cheers! There could even be more of these jew els for all 1 know.

I’m sure Portland readers, mvself included, would be interested in knowing more background on Ri Ra and its origins, w hich arc not in Portland or Ireland.

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I am a native Mainer, born and raised in .Augusta. But I went to college at the Universitv of Southern Maine in 1988 and have been in lose with the ci tv of Portland ever since. I read your magazine for the first time a couple of w eeks ago i April 2001 issue). I reallv enjoved the articles and ads but was frustrated with the lack of captions for the illustrations in all of the articles. For example, in “The Young Man and the Sea” article in vour April 2001 issue, 1 would have much appreciated descriptions of each captivating photograph. Instead.

I was left guessing as to where specific i shots might have been taken (i.e., the breathtaking view in the photo in the lower right corner on page 13/. Was that of Barcelona?

Just some food for thought. Thanks for listening.

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On behalf of Peabody 1 louse, 1 want to thank you for being generous enough to donate a three year subscription to Portland Monthly to our Six Years of Caring auction. Despite the snow-sleet-rain-storm, the event was a huge success. Six Years of Caring raised over $17,000 for Peabody House. Kate Roberts and Jess Knox were high bidders on the subscription.

The)’ will contact you directlw As s ou max’ know, Pcabodv House is still the onlv assisted living facility in the State of Maine that provides services to people living with AIDS. We remain committed to providing quality holistic care, supportive services, housing and education to persons 1 iving with and affected bv HIV and AIDS. We would not be able to fulfill our mission without the generosity of our friends. Your support is decplv appreciated.

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Amazing State

My friend, Christopher Woods, who is a subscriber to Portland Magazine, recently lent me some copies. Since I am from Texas and have not traveled much in the Northeast, it was fascinating to learn about vour amazing state and its outstanding citizens. I particularly enjoyed the article about Dr. Carroll Ross (December 2000).

Martha Everhart Braniff 1 louston, Texas

But It’s Fiction

1 was appalled at the piece of "fiction” you put in sour magazine called "Fetch” by Al Sim. What was the

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This turned me against sour magazine and 1 ssill newer read it again.

Pam Gauthier pgauthierC'ss'olfcomm.com Al Sim may recommend that you also steer clear ofThe Call of the Wiki, by jack Umdon, and The Yearling, bv Marjorie Rawlings. -Ed.

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One exquisite form of torture is to get excited about a place s ou has e read

about, or friends are raving about, to go there, and then discover vou cannot get into the structure!

Mv husband, who uses an electric wheelchair, and 1 have lived in Maine for eleven years. There has been a noticeable improvement in the accessibilitv of services and businesses over the s cars, but the progress is slow and motivation seems lax. Kspcciully in winter, we feel the need to periodicals drive to Boston to supplement the recreational opportunities available to us.

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Dr. Du Bois founded the Niagara Move

To Maine, as a member of a unique summer retreat and gentlemen’s club called I lie Cambridge Gun & Rod Club. Not Rod and Gun? Nope. Like so many things about the club, its title breezily flouts convention. he club, which thrives today, was originally an interracial group of about 14 members. It is now a gentlemen’s club of exclusively professional African-American men with a membership of 35.

"We’ve been around a long time,” savs James L. Brown IV. 63, the club’s historian and a historic preservationist by profession who winters in Philadelphia.

“Right now, we’re trying to get the lodge on the National Register of I listoric Places, because where else could a group of black intellectuals congregate and share experiences during a time when shadows of slavery itself still darkened the national experience?”

Maine has had an arduous, uphill civil rights struggle that continues to this dav.

But, paradoxically, the Pine Tree State has maintained a reputation as a hiatus for those in search of quiet, natural beauts' and a kind of cultural simplicity; ‘the wav life should be.’

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"It’s not a debating team or a brainstorming session,” laughs Brown.

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influential and controversial leaders in the 20th century. I lie first African-American to receive a PhD from 1 lanard, W.E.B. DuBois was one of the original founders of the \A\CP, taught at University of Pennsy lvania and Atlanta University, where he studied under William James and George Santavana. Ue won a fellow ship to the University of Berlin, where he was trained in 1 legcl’s approach to philosophy. I Ie was the first African-American to be admitted into the National Institute of Arts &• Letters. hi 1909, he co-founded the NAACP and continued his career as a protean w riter of breakthrough works such as I he Philadelphia Xegro, t he Souls of Black Polk, Black Reconstruction. uBois was also one of the first male civil rights leaders to address gender discrimination, particularly with respect to black women, and actively support the yvomen’s suffrage movement in an effort to integrate this largely yy hite struggle.

“It is important to understand that blacks yvere divided intellectually then as they continue to be now,” notes Brown.

"Wliile others like Booker T. Washington believed in blacks learning trades as a tool toward social advancement, DuBois insisted that blacks cultivate their oyvn aesthetic and cultural values.”

As the story goes, when DuBois first arrived at the lodge in Maine somewhere around the early 1930s, according to surviving Goodyvin family member Boger Goodwin. “there was no room for him.He graciously set up a tent on a bed of pine needles near the lodge and yvaited for a vacancy. 1le apparently never made a big deal about little things.”

Perhaps it is this generosity of spirit that so moved the very- b’Bl agents - otherwise keeping such close tabs on his activities that they closed their notebooks and gave him his privacy' for two yveeks every summer for 30 years.

1 lere, beside the blue mirror of Cobbosseccontee, “he mav have come up yvith his famous concept of The Talented Tenth,’” speculates Broyvn. “Certainly he yy orked on it here, especially when you consider the nature of his fclloyv campers, who yvere considered part of the Talented Tenth."

As one of the most literate men of his age, DuBois could charm one and all.

Consider the folloyving, yvherc he identifies spirituals - “The Sorrow Songs” - as

singularly powerful historical narratives of the black experience. “'Ilicy are the music of an unhappy people, of the children of disappointment; they tell of death and suffering and unvoiced longing toward a truer world, of mistv wanderings and hidden ways... through all the sorrow of the Sorrow Songs there breathes a hope - a faith in the ultimate justice of things. The minor cadences of despair change often to triumph and calm confidence. Sometimes it is faith in life, sometimes a faith in death, sometimes assurance of boundless justice in some fair world beyond. But whichever it is.

Often, FBI agents would begin their assignment with prejudice and then be profoundly turned around by DuBois. the meaning is always clear: that sometime, somewhere, men will judge men by their souls and not by their skins.”

Often, b’Bl agents would begin their assignment with prejudice and then be profoundly turned around bv DuBois.

But still the investigations continued.

The summer of 1958, when he was 89, was particularly controversial, since that was the year he was presented with the international I ,eniii prize along with fellow winner Nikita Kruschcv (in fact, Maine artist Rockwell Kent presented the award. $25,000). But whatever your yardstick is, DuBois was an incredible humanist, and an even more accomplished writer.

Du Bois continued a nearly unbroken string of summer visits until his death in 1963.

“But if he were here, the first thing he’d do is introduce sou to the other members of the club,” says Brow n, noting that a host of other notables, including boxer Joe Ixiuis, have staved at least a week or so. Current dubmembers include jazz great Billy Strayhorn’s nephew, doctors, dentists, and a prominent religious leader from the Boston area.

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Bruce Kornbluth, owner of Monroe Saltw orks gallcrv in Portland, lias been a Mostel familv friend for decades.

“We’re friends from ,Monhegan. Josh and 1 still go there, still own houses there. The Mostels first went there early in the 1950s while Zero s career was rcallv on the rise - he co-starred with Humphrev Bogart - and then Zero got blacklisted, so thev were completely broke and messed up. You vc got to understand, his career was taking off. 1 Ic’d made a few movies, made a success as a standup comic, and then “My real name is Samuel Joel Mostel. being blacklisted threw him for a loop.

The kids in school started calling me “It must have been strange coming Zero because I was always cutting up in back here, years later. He’d won a 'Pony class and appeared to be a hopeless stufor "Rhinoceros,” and then there was dent. I weigh two hundred and thirlv-fiv< “I Hysscs at Nighttown.” A Funny Thing pounds now; as a kid, 1 was terriblv skinHappened on the Wav to the Forum, and nv.... My father, who Fiddler on the Roof. died in 1945, never 11c came back to Every summer, Zero came to sec me on the Monhegan as a brought his big, sad eyes celebritv. He was stage, or w hen I worked in night clubs just a New York up here, to paint on or in movies. Being an artist hpc before.

Monhegan Island. entertainer of that kind “You just know came under the headwhat the w orld was ing of making fun of human beings, like in the 1950s. I mean, people which is objectionable in the orthodox believed that stuff. And here comes Zero Jewish religion. Both my parents had great in the 1960s, back w ith all kinds of monhumor. Mv mother was a wit. but never a cw I Ie took up a lot of space and sou sentimental one. Once, when somebody knew he was there. Herbie Kallem, who in our house stepped on our cat s paw, she lived in New York on 28th Street, sort of turned to the cat and said sternly, ‘I told brought Zero back to Monhegan. We s ou not to go around barefoot.’” alreadv had one celebritv, Jamie Wveth, Zero’s dad didn’t think much of showand then we had a second. There were business, either. "When I kept asking mv some great parties at Zero’s house. Mv father to give in and come to sec me wife was one of the live models thev entertain, he alwavs said, ‘I don’t want painted. They’d just put on jazz records the publicity.’ and paint. Anne Dolan, who today is the But his familv did come together on postmaster at the Biddeford Post Office, one lose: Maine. Every summei.Zcro was another of the live models there. brought his big, sad ewes up here, to I Icrbie was an artist, too; he’d built a cot-

tage there, and I lerbic kept the connection with Zero during the blacklisting period. Zero was not a Sunday painter.

I le always saw himself as an artist, as a painter. ero and his wife, Kate, built a house and studio on the island in 1967. It's a beautiful two-storv gambrel roofed Shingle Shle house - big living room, big kitchen, and three guest rooms right on the south mouth of the harbor. Josh owns it now, and he’s fixed up Zero's original studio, w hich is attached by boardwalk to the original house. The studio is 20 feet bv 30 feet, and Josh paints in it now.

“The main house has a fabulous porch, a killer million-zillion porch. If sou sit on one side vou rc looking into the harbor, and on the other side you’re looking sort of tow ard Boothhav. It's one of the real 1 lolhwood type houses on Mouhegau.

There’s a big, huge open format Us ing room with a big fireplace, with an ell going off in the back, which is like a den.

Thcv los cd to cook and eat.

“When I first met Josh and his brother Toby, I was 18, 19, earls in college. I’m still friends with both of them, so I've got to watch what I sass Thcs- were Ness Yorkers, sen New York. Thcs' still are.

Josh mas- hase been at Brandeis back then, and Tohs' was at Rhode Island School of Design.

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there. 1 Ie could take a cigarette and move it all over his mouth, even get it into his car with his tongue without moving his hands. I Ic would alwavs hold court there in front of the post office.

“Josh is an actor like his father; he was Michael Douglas’s assistant in Wall Street. 1 Ie was his lackey there, manning the phone. I Ic had a big part in Tilly Madison. 1 Ie was in Big Daddy as the bad guv, the social worker, l ie was in Great Expectations, with Gwvncth Paltrow, as the intermediarv. I Ie’s evenvvhere vou turn around in the movies; he was even the dentist in Compromising Positions. I Ie was in Brother from Another Planet, the John Sayles movie. I Ie draws, paints, loves to cook, and goes for walks with his girlfriend. Hiev both love Maine.

Toby lived in Manhattan for the longest time, married, and moved to the I lamptons. When Kate, his mother, died, he moved to her house in z\nnagansctt. then thev moved up to Eastport. Maine, in a big house.

Then he moved to the West End on the corner of Pine and Emerv, in that big Victorian house. Thev put the picket fence up and restored it. Now he lives in North Florida where his wife's from. I le s a painter, pianist, loves opera, and works in ceramics.

“Zero just had a huge pcrsonalitv, verv brilliant. The familv went through so much together - growing up, the kids

were scared the EBI was going to come to them in the night and take them away.

Tough on little kids. It traumatized the entire family.

“Zero would have all kinds of friends come and visit, writers and stuff, l ie was real good friends with Sam Jaffe and Jack Guilford, but I don’t ever remember them coining to Monhcgan. he Vietnam years darkened Monhcgan. Josh and Toby never spent summers here during those s ears.

The house, which Tobv nicknamed 'Ilie Palazzo, was built in 1967. at the peak of Vietnam. Some of us started up a left -wing newspaper on Monhegan. z\ kid on the Coast Guard Reserve published an article about how he wasn’t going to Reserve meetings anymore. There were left-wing artist types and fishermen, fairly conservative, so there was a little tension there. It never got nasty or anything. Zero did a cover for our paper. So did Jamie W etli.

“Zero was always on, s en; very brilliant, an enormous wealth of knowledge about history, religion, he spoke several languages, a Broadway guy, making movies, I was always in awe of him when I was in my 20s.

“Kate had dogs. The first dog was Ookic, then there were a bunch ofYorkies.

My father took Zero fishing once. I Ic was more interested in smoking cigars, drinking, and painting. 1 Ie caught a fish and just couldn’t believe it.

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“W e were sitting in Zero’s studs , in a great luxurious studs in Central Park W'est with enormous balconies and s icws that go on fores er of the park.

Ernie Kosacs had liscd in this building.

1 ,ongtime friends of Zero's like Charlie Martin, who did the New Yorker covers.

Nick Louisi, and Joe DiMartini were there. I hen someone picked up a humidor and said, "‘Oh. does Zero smoke?’

Josh looked at him thoughtfullv. “He doesn’t anymore."

"Zero died an atheist and was cremated. 1 lis ashes w ere just put in a can.

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"It was sometime between Annagansctt and Eastport. Tobs ’s best guess is he’s somew here at the East Hampton dump.

Before Kate died she said “I want to be

buried in ms , 1976] Mercedes,” so thes put her in the car’s ash trass. Wliat can I sas? I lies were bohemian.”

Reached in Ness York, Josh differs with Bruce on a fess points. “It was because of the blacklisting that thes' did go there in the 1950s, because it was pretty cheap. Zero didn’t ‘return in triumph’ in the 1960s - he went in triumph ss hereser he w ent. 11c was alssass in triumph.

"I lose Maine. I lease my childhood there in the winter. Everv time I cross the bridge from Ness I lampshire in the summer I’m alssas s in a good mood. It just smells better. But I like the off-season a lot. too. 1 especially like it when there’s no people there. My girlfriend’s family lives w ith me, so we go at Christmas and I hanksgiving. It’s plentv weird in the winter, so it’s a different kind of w eird. But on Monhegan the summer is weird, too.

“Wliat do I do out there? I do a sport called butt sitting. It’s a special sport - I invented it. I also do aerobic cooking.

The thing about .Monhegan, when we were soung, there used to be ball games, a tennis court, vollev ball, it’s all kind of

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stopped. It’s very strange. I tool around with Bruce a lot in Portland. I like staving at his house, 'i on know, in Maine, vou can explore stuff. I ,ast year my girlfriend and 1, we went B & Bing all along the coast. It was great, finding new parts of Maine. But that’s the fun part, exploring doing something o’ o o different. Good old Maine.

“Then, when they moved out to Annagansett, they lost Zero.”

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illy Madison gets me recognized an awful lot hv voungsters. May 1 was a great movie, though. I sure had fun doing Cih’ Slickers. Six months in Santa be riding a horse - how bad could that be? Wall Street was senhard. I had a lot of lines cut. Michael Douglas would be flying through these lines perfectly as Gordon Gekko and then I’d have a single line, and I’d miss it. "Ilie bozers are blaring fort.’ I onlv had a couple davs work, but proportionatclv I screw ed up more than anvone else on the cast.”

Did painting make Zero a better actor?

Was the reverse true? Zero told Lillian Ross, “1 suppose because I’m a painter I’m automaticallv guided in acting bv things that influence mv painting. W’hen I plaved in ‘'Rhinoceros” and was su|>posed to turn into a rhinoceros, at first the director wanted me to run offstage, stick a horn on mv forehead, and become a rhinoceros that wav. I preferred to do it all in front of the audience. That's a painterk thing to do.”

W’e’rc grateful that's also the wax he performed his vacations in Maine.

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But Maine? Did 1 lemingway ever bring his moveable feast up here into blue water lobster eonntn ?

Surprisinglv, the answ er max be yes. briefly.

just after World W ar IL and we find it very satisfactory' indeed to be able to launch the beginnings of an anecdote about Maine as a I lemingwax hangout for our readers along with Papa’s other international destinations.

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\ laine - as a baby during one of his visits just after the war to see my grandfather (artist and I lemingwav pal 1 lenrv Strater)." sass Ogunquit attorney Nicholas S. Strater of Strater &• Strater.

"My father told me about it many times.

People have asked me about it since, but I have no recollection of meeting him; after all, I was born in 1944, and he came up here immcdiatelv after the war!”

In all likelihood, if 1 lemingway did visit Strater’s talented grandfather (who according to legend appears as fishing buddies Bill and Mike in some of the author's finest passages in his 1926 novel The Sun Also Rises), he probably stayed with Strater “at his cottage between Perkins Cove and Bald I lead Cliff."

A check of the Carlos Baker Papers at Princeton Universih Librarv reveals no existing documentation of a 1 lemingway stop in Maine, though there's no wav to rule out a weekend visit.

‘There’s a lot of correspondence between Hcmingwav and Strater from 1923-1931," says Princeton research librarian Margaret Sherry, "but that's from their carlv friendship in F rance. We also have no record of Hcmingwav being in Maine in 1944-194 -. So we're not able to help from here."

Michael Culver, a I lemingwav aficionado and curator of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (built and founded by 1 lenry Strater). recommends caution as well, since "I taped 60 hours of interviews w ith Henrv Strater before he died, and 1 don’t remember him mentioning it. Not only that, there was a rift between 1 lemingway and Strater that started around 1933. I ’or a long time thev didn't talk with each other." z\ rift ... about a woman?

"No!" Culver laughs. "A fish!”

Still, the 1 lenringwav/Strater friendship is so vivid and turbulent that at the verv least, Nick Strater’s account deserves further studv.

1 landsome, suntanned Henry Strater, known to Mainers as the builder, founder, and first benefactor of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. was a card-carrying member of the I ,ost Generation, and, during his davs in Paris and Ifapallo. Italy, famous among literarv foxes such as Ezra Pound, I lemingwav, James Joyce, and E. Scott Fitzgerald.

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w ere instantly modulating their tastes to match w hatever had just been hung at the Paris Salon.

In fact, one of Strater’s works was hung at the Salon d’Automne. 1922. so he enjoved considerable popularity at the time. According to art w riter Sarah I iinsdell in a later Strater retrospective, "Ninety percent of the [other | paintings on the line were still-lifes of apples in imitation ot Cezanne. Spanish painter

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“The Quick & the Dead,” by Henry Strata Zuloaga commented in disgust: ‘Wliat are thev running, a salon or a cider factory?' Strater’s big canvas was a strong pattern of dark and light tones. 'Ilie Paris Edition of The New York Herald Tribune reported: ‘Henn -Strater of 1 zmiss illc, Kentucky. is represented by a large painting of a nude with a black and white terrier.’”

In those early days, “Mike” Strater and his first wife, Maggie, were friends with I lemingway and his first wife, I ladley, when the Hemingways lived near the Luxembourg Gardens on the 1 ,eft Bank.

I ladlev 1 lemingwav remained friends with Strater and Maggie even after Strater took sides against Hadley after she lost a suitcase full of Hemingway’s short stories, along with their carbon copies, while rushing to meet 1 lemingwav at a conference he was covering in Lausanne, Switzerland.

She’d brought them along as a "surprise" for the voting author to show to cditor/critic I .incoln Steffins, who had just started to help I lemingway in his career and who was attending the conference.

Starting off at the Gare de Lvon station, Hadley left her train to “buy a newspaper and a bottle of Evian water from one of the pushcart vendors w ho patrolled the quay. For about half an hour, she strolled up and down past the peddlers hawking sandwiches and flasks of cognac and others offering pillow s and blankets to rent.

She spotted several newspaper reporters who were also on their wav to the conference, and she chatted with them for a while. Then Hadley heard the conductor call out ‘All /Kboardf She hurried back to her compartment, sat down, and glanced

absentiv at the luggage rack. 'Hie valise was gone.”

1 Ictningwav sulked with Strater soon afterward: "You know. Mike, if sou had had those manuscripts in sour trunk, vou w ould not have left them to go and get something to read.’ In other words. 1 was a fellow artist and if he had given them to me I would never have left them in an exposed position. 1 le was ven- upset because it showed how little she valued w hat he was doing.”

The event was the beginning of the end for the Hemingways’ marriage.

When the 1 lemingways and Straters travelled to Rapallo, Italy, together, Strater painted two portraits of I Icmingway and one of I ladlcv. which has since been lost (now there’s a nice little item to discover on cBav!).

Both of Strater’s portraits of 1 Icmingway. one in profile and one while boxing, are part of the permanent collection at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art (see our Calendar of Events section in this issue for visiting hours).

I he fact that the Princeton 1 library, which has the Scribner Papers and the voluminous research of I lemingway biographer and scholar Carlos Baker, has no letters from Hemingwav to Strater after 1931, is hardlv a surprise to Nick Strater.

“My uncle stole the letters out of the house when my grandmother died, gave them to Princeton, and took a charitable deduction! We never knew about it.

I hen we found that Princeton had them.

My grandparents split up during the war. so any correspondence after that could

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have gone Cod know s w here. \ Iv grandfather was married and divorced tw ice after nn grandmother."

Nicholas Strater is w ell know n to Maine art lovers as the president of the Ogunquit Museum of American Art. Other I lemingwav lovers will be surprised to learn that 1 lemingwav's biographer. Carlos Baker, grew up in Biddeford. Maine, and w ent to Thornton Academv here. Born in 1909, Baker grew up in a home that once stood where the Biddeford MacDonald's nowstands. The house has since been moved a mile to the north and is being restored bv Steve I-’cnnell. According to a July 18, 1999, article in the Maine Sunday Telegram bv Jack Beaudoin, Baker’s mother’s familv owned a hardw are store on Main Street in Biddeford, f rom there. Baker “went on to Dartmouth College. where he won top literarv prizes.

After a brief teaching stint at Thornton Academv, he returned to scholarship, earning a master's degree at I larvard and his Ph.l'). in literature at Princeton."

Phe gruff correspondence betw een the fastidious Baker, a fine writer himself, and the adventurer, who shook off biographers the wav a dog shakes off fleas and who never met with Baker, is still something of a marvel. Baker's exhaustive 564-page authorized biographv remains at the pinnacle of I lemingwav studies.

So there are delicious connections, but there’s more. Just after 1 lemingwav is supposed to have stopped in Maine to see Strater, he w ent to Venice and began to vv rite about... lobsters.

In fact, lobsters are a sub-motif of Across The River & Into The Trees, 1 lemingwav's novel about Venice, a work so underappreciated that some have suggested that it is svmbolized bv the giant marlin in 1 lemingwav's follow-up The Old Man & The Sea. with the sharks who whittle it down to a skeleton representing the critics w ho so savaged I lemingwav's earlier novel.

Across- 7 he River & Into The Trees is about a 50-plus-vear-old U.S. Army Colonel who falls in love with an 18v ear-old Italian countess (and von wonder, in spite of W oods Allen’s Manhattan, why the novel wasn’t popular! ). The mismatched couple hang around a lot at Plorian and the Piazza San Marco and Ham’s Bar in \ enice.

But it isn’t meant to be. The crustv old Colonel is going to die, like the lobster

the lovers buv in the market together: “'lire lobster was imposing. 1 Ie was double the size a lobster should be. and his unfriendliness had gone with the boiling, so that now he looked a monument to his dead self; complete with protruding eves and his delicate, far-extended antennae that were for knowing what rather stupid eyes could not tell him.

"11c looks a little bit like Georgie Patton, the Colonel thought. But he probably never cried in his life when he was moved. “’Do vou think that he will be tough?’ he asked the girl in Italian. “’Xo,’ the Gran Maestro assured them, still bowing with the lobster. ’I Ie’s tmlv not tough. 1 Ie’s only big. You know the txpe.”’

Liter, thev eat the lobster: "...It was tender, with the peculiar siipperv grace of that kicking muscle w hich is the tail, and the claws were excellent; neither too thin, nor too fat.

"A lobster fills w ith the moon,’ the Colonel told the girl. ‘When the moon is dark he is not worth eating.’ ”1 didn’t know that.’ ’’ ”1 think it mav be because, with the full moon, he feeds all night. Or maybe it is that the full moon brings him feed. ”' Wc hope some Maine fishermen will write to us and tell us whether or not that’s true. In any case, the crustacean sul>motif is beautifully w ritten and slithers capably along the floor of this grand, uneven novel.

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On July 13,1957, Ezra Pound, from St. Elizabeth’s hospital, wrote to Hemingway in what Hemingway “laughingly referred to as the ‘Unknown Tongue,’” ‘wotever THE hell evur beKom of Marse Henry Stretter” meaning Henry Strater, the artist.

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aturally, the importance of finding Ernest in Maine as an academic pursuit is dubious scholarship but real fun. The coincidence of Carlos Baker’s coming from Biddeford and I (enry Strater’s living just 10 miles to the south in Perkins Coxe certaink sustains the spirit, if not the prepossessing phvsical bulk, of I lemingwav in Maine. And the lost painting of Hadlcv? It's probably still on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, beside the frozen carcass of the snow leopard. In the meantime, if anv Maine stories connected to I lemingwav have come vour wav. let us know at www.portlandmagazine.com.

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To archaeologists, ancient trash piles are know n as middens, from the Danish word for trash heap. In Maine, middens are composed mainlvof discarded mollusk shells - soft-shelled clams, scallops, blue mussels, quahog and whelk - remnants, in part, of prehistoric clambakes, hi the mid 19th century, the field of archaeology began to flourish in North America. And guess what? Right from the ven' get-go, archaeologists w ere digging in Maine shell middens.

What’s intriguing about middens is what’s found buried among the shells. 1 liddcn within the shell lasers are bones, tools, and ornaments, the onk things we have to reconstruct w hat people ate. how thev caught their food, what their rituals were, and how their habits changed through the ages. As populations waxed and waned through the millennia, midden piles built up, some 2000 of which sunived to tell the often-draniatic storv of prehistoric Maine.

The clues may be subtle and sparse, but shell middens spin tales of sword-fishermen wielding harpoons in the open ocean before Ilies' suddenly disappeared without a trace. They tell us about coqxses stripped of their flesh before burial and hunters who lised out their lises by the sea without taking adsantage of its bounty. "There’s quite a bit of sariabilits' in the way these people lis ed,” sass Dr. Bruce Bourque of the Maine State Museum in Augusta. “As an archaeologist. you can’t imagine cultures more different than these.”

Alien people inhabited a particular location. they left their own discernable las er of shells. ’Ilie next inhabitants might estalilish their own trash pile in the sen same place, adding their own las er of refuse’ in a kind of layer cake of occupation”, sass Dr. Arthur Spiess, archaeologist at the A laine Historic Preservation Commission.

Or, the new residents might use the location for other purposes. "Wliat might hase been a dumping area in grandmothers time mas- base later become a place to lisc,” says Dr. Dasid Sanger, Professor of Anthropologs at the f hi is ersity of Maine.

The earliest know n inhabitants of Maine were a maritime hunting group specializing in cod and sword fishing.

“There arc sery few cultures in the world that specialized in sword fishing because it’s s cry dangerous," says Bourque. But

the swordfish were apparently quite abundant, and that made it worthwhile.

These people were, and sometimes still are. ealled the Red Paint People, because of the red ocher they placed in grave sites.

Bourque and other archaeologists refer to these people as the Moorhead tradition, after archaeologist W arren K. Moorhead, w ho excavated mans' of the sites.

The bones found buried in the middens make it clear the Susquehanna People had a bizarre pattern of burying their dead. One method involved removing the flesh from the skeleton before burial. “You can tell because they got the bones wrong. Sometimes they switched the legs of the corpses or put bones in the wrong place in the gravesite.”

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Along with the hooks, the .Moorhead people left elegantly whittled and shaved tools such as ceremonial slate bavoncts. chisels, plummets, gouges, and daggers.

Ihev also appear to have been an artistic group of people, leas ing "all kinds of fancy symbolic stuff, little animal figurines, crescent shaped pendants,” Bourque sas s.

But with all their art and thris ing fishing culture. the Moorhead People sanished msstcriousls" 3,800 s ears ago.

"Quite suddenls, thes just disappeared."

Bourque sas s. One possible explanation for the disappearance of the people is the disappearance of swordfish, possibls brought about bs a cooling of the water.

“I think these guss mas base been fairls specialized in that lifestyle, and thes kind of fell apart." sas s Bourque.

Just as suddenls; a new group of people appeared in Maine. Referred to as the Susquehanna People, this group probably migrated to Maine from the Appalachians. “No more fanes bone tools, no more long slate bayonets, no more sw ordfish hunting, hardly any codfish at all." Bourque sass. What the middens do rcseal arc bones, human and animal, as ssell as hide scrapers, awls, Continued on pa^e H5

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his is a store about perception - or rather, a misperception. It took place roughly >0 years ago along a narrow, isolated road surrounded by deep woods on the w ay to Mooselookmeguntic I «ike. ,\ fellow w riter whom I had known during the three y ears we had lived in Iowa and I were driving to the lake for a fiv-fishing trip. It was so long ago I had to call him this past w eek to ask

him w here it was we had been going and when he told me it was a lake I was surprised; in mv memory, it had been one of those fast-moving, slippery, rock-bottomed trout streams w here there was just enough chance of stepping into a hole, having one’s waders fill up and pull you under, for the odds to favor the trout. H he kind of flv-fisherman I w as, and am, the odds favor the trout in am case. 1But. as I said, this is SlMMERGllDE • PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE • 61

to our country, to the young a storv about misperception, not trout men and women who were fishing. being sent to Vietnam. I had Thirty sears ago. the Vietnam War was served in the Arms’. I had still raging. So was I. In April. 1969, the been an intelligence officer month before mv then-wife and I had left in Korea in 1959 and I960, the Writers’ Workshop in Iowa to return and had been b’ast. President released from the Xixon visiting “At the time of that service only to have \ ietnam told fishing trip to been recalled to some American infantry troops Mooselookmeguntic, active duh’ during the Berlin Crisis in about to go out I was one year into 1961. Korea soured on patrol, "I me.

Oser 55,000 the first draft of think history Americans had died w ill record that in that country, for this mav have a non-fiction book what? Wlide I had been one of about an Iowa farm been there, its /America’s finest dictatorial hours because family whose son had corrupt, President, Svng we took a been killed on Man Rhee, had difficult job and been forced to w c succeeded.”

February 17,1970, resign and had fled I low was one to by his own artillery to I lawaii in a U.S. respond to a in Vietnam.”

Air f orce plane w ith misperception his Austrian wife like that? and what was rumored to be W'rite another angry letter? March in S28 million in gold. Vietnam another protest demonstration? Sign seemed to be just more of another antiwar ad? Been there.

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'I'lie ten years prior to my friend and I bouncing in Ilis old I and Rover up to Mooselooknieguntic had been a decade of brutal and heartbreaking political assassinations and iniprisoi iment.s, of escalating "protective reaction" bombing raids, of denied military incursions into Cambodia, of militant minority confrontationsand torched inner-cities.

It had been a decade of racial and generational polarization culminating so despicably in senseless campus killings at Kent and Jackson State. It had been a decade of atrocities both military and governmental, both porcine and Panther, both publicized and suppressed. It had been a decade of mcgacorporationa! arrogance and indifference tow ard the environmental and ecological disasters they had wrought, a decade of Presidential chicanery and Congressional inesponsibility. And what was 1 doing about all this? I, by C<xl, was writing a lxx)k\ At the time of that fishing trip to Mooselooknieguntic. 1 was one year into the first dralt of friendly 1'ire, a non-fiction book about an Iowa farm family whose son had been killed on

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February 17, 1970, by his own artillery in Vietnam. I lis parents bad been so radicalized as a result that thev had taken out a half- page advertisement in the Des .Moines Register on Sunday, /April 12th, two months after their son’s death and two weeks after Easter. Under the banner: A SILENT message to fathers and mothers of Iowa. We have been dying for nine, long, miserable vears in an undeclared war... how many more lives do you wish to sacrifice because of your SILENCE? the advertisement contained 714 small, black crosses. The 714 crosses represented the 714 lowans who had thus far died in Vietnam.

During the three years I had spent in Iowa, 33,384 Americans had died in that war; another 112,110 had been wounded. The last /American troops had alreadv left Vietnam three vears before Eriendly Eire was finally published in 1976. Ilie Defense Department’s official casualty report for the Vietnam War listed 45,958 combat deaths and 10,303 nonhostile deaths for the period between Januarv 1, 1961 and March 31, 1973.

There arc no statistics on casualties, such as the Iowa farm family I was writing about. Every morning I would get up and carry my mug of coffee into the little office I had built in the shed behind mv house and work on the book. The Iowa boy’s familv was convinced there was a conspiracy to prevent them from learning the details of their son’s death. I would research, transcribe interviews 1 had done with other young men who had been on that hill in Vietnam with the bov the night he had died. I, too, was trying to find out what happened.

And at the end of a long day I would come back into the house and seethe over that war’s casualty figures on the evening news. The fishing trip to Mooselookmeguutic was to be a break from all this.

Driving up Maine I was astonished at how big the state is! It seemed to me we would never reach the lake, that the entire long weekend would be spent motoring through woods on increasingly poorer roads. At one point we came upon a little clearing with a lone, single house - the first sign of habitation we had seen in miles. The house, built of logs, had a wide, tin roof-shaded front porch that stood maybe four or five feet above the ground. Leading up to the porch and front door was a freshlv built

plvwood wheelchair ramp. And hanging from the top of the porch was a erndek painted sign: WKLCOMI’, 1IOME! ’ There was no doubt in nix’ mind what it meant: Some poor voting kid — who had max be enlisted out of patriotism, or been unlocks enough to have been caught in the draft lotterv-had been crossing a paddx in some place like the Batangan Peninsula and stepped on a mine and had had his leg or legs blown off. Or, he’d been climbing through the thick vegetation of a jungle hill like the one on which the voting man 1 was w riting about had been killed and had snagged a trip wire, or not seen the boobv trap. There were countless possible scenarios each with ultimatelv the same end: Someone horriblv wounded would never climb stairs again.

I don't think we even slowed passing the house. We didn’t need to. Just the fleeting image of it had so burned itself into mt mind that it never left me throughout the fishing trip and is in nix’ mind still: The deep shade of the forest, the little clearing, the house and porch and the wheelchair ramp so fresh the plvwood hadn’t even discolored.

Mv friend and I fished. There w as no television, no newspapers, no radio, nothing to distract us from the pure, crisp pleasure of the lake and the wooded hills. n the wax’ back we passed the house again. Now about a half-dozen blue balloons bobbed at the ends of strings tethered to the railing of the porch. Another, smaller banner had been strung between two poles punched into the law n: IT'S A BOY! And as we drove bv we saw, sitting in a wheelchair in the yard, the voting mother holding her child. Mx friend tooted his horn. She waved. Wc waved back. And that was that.

Triendly 1'ire was serialized in The New Yorker and published in hardcover in 1976 bv G.P. Putnam s Sons, New York.

It received a front page review in the New York Times Book Review and was on the best seller list there, in the Chicago I rihune, I/>s Angeles Times and other major newspapers. In 1979, b'riendlv hire, starring Carol Burnett, Ned Beatty and Sam Waterston was show n on ABCtv. It won four I’.mmys and the George Poster Peabodx Award for the best television drama of the tear.

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Let me explain. People from Maine like to talk. They talk long and slow, about anything, and to anyone who will listen.

Mat be it’s because of the never ending winter, being trapped inside the house, staring at each other, all the while living to use your words like lifelines on the Millionaire show so vou don’t run out of things to sav. Then again, that phone a friend lifeline would give them a whole new long and slow conversation to indulge in. Or mavbe it’s the lack of overwhelming corporate hype and commercialism that pollute other parts of the country, but are simply not prevalent in Maine. It loosens up some lime to have a chat. There is no such thing in Maine as "to make a long story shore.” There is however "to make a long store much, much longer." All I know is \ lainers will talk vour ears off.

A lavbc even vour nose, eyes, mouth and head. The I leadless 1 lorseman was actually a tourist visiting .Maine who sim]31y got his head talked off.

Oli my. I’m afraid I’ve digressed a bit.

I apologize, but you have to understand I'm from Maine. So, I did have to cut some of the fat from my act to trv to make it w ork nationally. I lere’s an account of what happened at different venues.

Caesar’s Palace, Las Vegas I Ionic of the glitz and glamour. Sinatra, Ph is, a guv from Maine? A bis breakCaesar's Palace. Now, what to do for material. Nothing about local Maine TV commercials, the w eatherman from News B or Amato’s sandwich shop. No, I’ve got to have stuff that reaches everyone. Incidentally, I’m a bit preoccupied because 1 flew mv dad in from Maine.

I Ie got off the plane with a brow n paper grocers- bag in his hand. I asked him where his luggage was, to which lie held the bag up and said, “Light heva." It's finallv show time. I make mv entrance though the curtain, grab the microphone and sav, “I’m from Maine "... crickets, silence, pins dropping. Finally in the distance, 1 here a small group veiling, "We

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are too!” I’m excited fora minute, until 1 realize that a group of ten in two thousand does not constitute a winning formula.

T he Bmgh Factory, Los Angeles I’m driving on the 405 freeway, the largest and busiest freeway in the world.

Nine lanes of horn blowing hell. I'm from Maine where we don’t have that many lanes in the bowling allew Traffic doesn't move so I’ve got plenty of time to think about mvact. I’m wondering if anv of these ten million people have a satellite dish tuned into Crcen Mountain Furniture ad. 1 finally get to the club and get bumped behind Rodney Dangerfield who just popped in to do a spot. That’s great! As if mv challenge to reach the audience wasn’t hard enough, now I’ve got to follow a huge legend. WTiat, F.h is couldn't make it?

T he Sw iss Comedy Festival, N lontreux, Switzerland Don’t ask. 1 don't know how a guv from Maine gets picked to entertain people in Switzerland cither. But I’m here and the task at hand is ever more daunting. Not onlv does the audience speak very little

Fuglisli, thc\' barclv know where \cw York is, let alone Portland, Westbrook, or Biddeford. 'I'he French juggler goes on before me and brings them to a standing ovation. I’m on next. 1 low do 1 follow that? I’m not I'Yeneh and I don’t juggle.

I’m an Irish guv from Maine with poor dexteritv. 1 low do son say “this is gonna suck” in Swiss? Or is it I'Yeneh? I Immm?

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’m at ease on the plane the whole ten-hour trip from 1A to Portland.

F.verv couple of months 1 make the trek home. I talk to mv Dad in between and arm myself with new jokes about local things that happen in Maine.

It’s great when I’m saving what the audience is thinking, but nobody dares to say.

We Ye on each other’s pulse. I go to The Comedv Connection and there’s a saltwater smell, familiar faces - overall it’s a great place to perform for a comedian. Its just dark enough, but lit w ell against the brick wall stage. 'I'he ceiling’s not too high so that the laughs ricochet around the room like bullets at the OK Corral.

The room is beat up and not too sterile.

Comedians, like old Blues or Jazz musicians. like to perform in a space that feels lived in. It’s like the difference between an airport lounge and vour favorite local pub. You can’t decorate character, it’s just gotta be there. The w eekend was a blast. 'I'he audience gets ever)' little nuance because we’re like family. Back on the plane.

Portland, Oregon, Some College Sounds like it might be good. It’s got Portland in is name. Mv opening act is from Oregon, and has got the same bead on them as I do on the Mainers. I le flattens the place. You don’t suppose tlley’ll

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“I’m from I saw “The one in Maine.” Thev all look at me like I’m their mother and we just drove pjisl Dairy Queen without stoppin

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The Friar’s Club, Los zNngcles The Friar’s Club is home to all the comedy greats like Don Rickels. Bob New hart, and Buddy 1 lacked. I’m booked to open for Milton Berle, the original Mr. Television and one of the greatest comedy legends of all time. I met with him briefly before the show started and lie said, "Wfliere you from kid?" I said, “Maine," enthusiastically.

1 Ie looked at me in bewilderment for a minute and then said “Nope.” I Ie smiled and walked awav.

I started thinking mavbc it’s because he's 92 and he doesn’t know where Maine is, or mavbc he never knew where Maine was to begin with. Well, if lie doesn’t know, and he’s Mr. Television, the audience sure doesn't know. It sucks to have to explain to an audience who lives in the United States where Maine is. I mean. I’m not from Texas, but I know where it is! So, take the tubes out of vour noses and get a road map, because here I come. One hour later: I’ve never sweat so much on stage. Mv palms are lakes. Uncle Miltv's staring at me... finally he laughs! I got him! I got Uncle Miltv! 11c points at me and savs to his friend “1 don't know ... Maine.”

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know these accounts seem a bit depressing. Docs this guy bomb even place except home? The answer is no. People from Maine will often ask me, "I low do von work anyplace else?"

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AMATO’S ou ever ask the people at Amato’s to cut the sandwich for you? It’s like you took their first born kid awas -from them. They pull a nutty. "Hey I ony we got a cutta’ out here!” Then they bombard von with the salt, peppa’ I wenty-two points, plus triplc-word-score, plus fifty points for using all my letters. Game’s over. I’m outta here, and oil question. “You want salt, peppa’ and oil? You want salt, peppa' and oil? You want salt, peppa' and oil?” OKAY! JUST PU’l I TON LADY! She gets out this keg of salt and dumps it on. 'Then she pulls out an oil drum and starts pouring it on. I’m hearing fog horns! “Hey, Captian I lazclwood! Aon wanna take it easy?! I wanna make it to the front door before Quincy shows up with the heart paddles! jokes are much too specific to transfer but most of it works cxeiyw here. I’d have to be foolish to talk about Amato’s in Boise, but Subway sandw ich shops are even where. Even -town has a goofv news anchor or w eatherman. Every tow n has a mall. Ewen- town has a place like Biddeford that is the butt of all the jokes. So 1 do a little research and figure it out by show time.

Sure it’d be great to load up the w hole state of Maine and take them on a tour bus with me I flood idea. Note to self: Get tour bus). '1 here’s nothing like a hometown crowd. But. wherever 1 go 1 want to be a guv from Maine, representing the Maine point of view which, in a

nut shell, is "calling it the way we see it.”

There's something hilarious about a typical Mainer’s no-nonsense way of telling you what thev think. It can be blunt, but it's usually honest and almost never malicious. I low can you argue with that?

In mv search to find material that is universal to cvervonc. 1 realized the most important thing is to just be yourself.

People respond to you more than they do the material. They cither like you or they don't. And if they don’t. 1 hear Barber Eoods is hiring.

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This summer, 38,500 new visitors will arrive in Portland aboard luxury liners, not to mention 170,000 coming on the Scotia Prince. Impact is $40 million.

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national cruise passenger business to Portland in the S40 million range. Xot only do passengers spend w hen on land, but the cruise lines themselves purchase everything from gallev provisions to laundry services to water while in port.”

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can Classic Voyages, and tickets start at $2,200 per person and go up to $4,100.

'1'hcsc liners include guided tours with an emphasis on history. “It's a s enintellectual demographic.’' Powers sass.

Scotch group." When thes sail around Camden. Rockport, and I jncolnsille, they’re talking about Edna St. \'incent ?25 Millas’s “Renascence."

5 he Silver Whisper is ness; too. and 3 S Portland-bound this summer. “A Q. 8 ticket aboard the Silver Whisper 1*^ starts at $. ,500 - if sou book earls," sass Rossers. "’I hat’s per person. Phis isn’t the Sun. that they wouldn’t be able to extend Caribbean, it's not the Mediterranean, their port of call stas -, due to berthing conit s not Venice. Itais. This is Maine, and flicts ssith the Scotia Prince at the InternaSilsersca is gis ing us top billing. This tional Marine Terminal; unfortunatcls’ is amazing." the Sun couldn’t go to the BIW properts In fact, there are going to be so mans’ either, as the Grandeur o/ the Seas ss ill cruise ships in toss n that they’ll almost be alreads be there," sass Ross ers. bumping into each other: "We had to tell Eighteen of the ships ss ill tic up at the the Cunard line, ssho ossns the Seahourn former Bath Iron Works terminal. 14 at

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the International Marine Terminal, 7 at the Maine State Pier near Gate 5. the current ferrs terminal. Tsso ss ill anchor (one of sshich is the Queen Elizabeth 2. ss ith an August 8 port stop).

And let’s not forget the Scotia Prince. ss hich alone brings oser 170,000 passengers into Portland even- summer.

The future promises to be bigger and

international destination attract ion...and tlicv didn’t bring a car!"

Another sea change: ‘we’ are ‘thcs ’ now , too. 'I'wo cruise lines, American Cruise 1 .ine and American (.'lassies, slop here for passengers to embark aboard them as w ell

better. "Alien the Amtrak passenger link comes in, we sec packages where people w ill take rail Io Montreal through i41 Maine - can vou 3 imagine Moosehead and Bethel in the fall - on touring excursions, then boarding cruise ships and sail-

more information, call the Port of Portland’s Cruise Shi]) I lot I .ine at 207-756-S034. or visit wwxv.portofportlandmainc.org.

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As for raw numbers, thcv’re up, too: “Portland is in a fantastic position right now.

We already' have 22 passenger ship stops lined up for next year, and we ba\ en’t even started marketing vet.

It’s great for Portland,” she smiles.

“Thev’ve come here and turned us into an

etween June 15 and the end of October, Portland will be very busy with large liner traffic: the Regal Empress arrives June 19 at 10 a.m., June 28 at 9 a.m., July 4 at 9 a.m., July 11 at 9 a.m., July 25 at 9 a.m., Aug. 8 at 9 a.m., Aug. 15 at 9 a.m., Aug. 22 at 9 a.m., Aug. 29 at 9 a.m., Sept. 6 at 9 a.m., Sept. 12 at 9 a.m., and Oct. 5 at 10 a.m.; the Cape May Light conducts turnarounds June 23 at 3:30 a.m. and Sept.

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30 at 8 a.m., and Oct. 20 at 8 a.m.; the Carnival Victory arrives Sept. 10 at 8 a.m., Sept. 17 at 8 a.m., Sept. 24 at 8 a.m., and Oct. 1 at 8 a.m.; the Grandeur of the Seas arrives Sept. 21 at 8 a.m., Oct. 8 at 8 a.m., Oct. 18 at 8 a.m., and Oct. 28 at 8 a.m.; the Seabourn Sun arrives Sept. 28 at 8 a.m.; the MV Silver Whisper arrives Oct. 13 at 8 a.m.; the MV Europa arrives Oct. 22 at 9 a.m.; and the Norwegian Sea arrives Oct. 27 at 8 a.m.

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Ann also happened to be a favorite of her uncle, George Tate II, who over the years had risen to the rank of First Admiral in the Russian Navy... Admiral Tate never married, and he left the greater part of his wealth (over 40,000 rubles) to his beloved niece when he died in St. Petersburg in 1821.” The rubles must have helped pay for this grand old house, which would later become the first location of The Waynflete School.

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All MacGraw “It was about six or seven years ago,” recalls David Outerbridge of Belfast Maskers Theater. “Ali was here, writing her autobiography. I was the editor of her book, but the long-distance editing process wasn’t working, so she came to Maine and moved into my house to finish it.”

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contact improviser Nancy Stark Smith and members of the festival dance and music faculty on August 14 at the Alumni Gym; Liz Lerman Dance Exchange "The Hallelujah Project" presenting the world premiere of “In Praise of the Creative Spirit." celebrating the gifts and sharing the stories of dancers, singers and musicians, on August 16 and 17; “Young Chorcographers/New Works, an informal show ing of more than 24 new works by 82 • Portland Monthly Magazine • Simmerglide

talented festival participants from around the world, on August 18; and the Festival Finale, a celebration of diverse dance traditions offering an evening of modern, jazz, hip hop works all performed by festival students, on August 18 at the Alumni Gym. (207) 786-6381. dancefest@bates.edu Blair Hill Inn at Moosehead Lake.

Greenville. Spectacular sunsets across Moosehead Lake and the surrounding mountains serve as an amazing backdrop for Maine's newest music venue, the Biair Hill Inn. Perched nearly a mile up the hillside, concert guests are treated to both wonderful music and breathtaking views ol this pristine mountain lake region. Concerts, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.. include: Portland's Tom Snow , jazz pianist, and Gerhard Gram), bass on Sunday. July 3; The Tior Vronezh. folk musicians from Russian, on July 31; Members of the New York Philharmonic present "Chamber Music: Last Meets West" on August 21: and "An Evening with David Mallet." the legendary Maine folk singer, is scheduled tor Saturday. September 8. Seating capacity is limited and advance ticket purchases are strongly recommended. (207) 695-0024. www.blairhill.com Center for Cultural Exchange. One Longfellow Square, presents dance parties every Friday night starting at 7:00 p.m.

Admission varies and is at the door and schedule is subject to change so please call ahead, (207) 761-1545. Dance Friday schedule for each month throughout the year is as follows: 1st Friday.

Mediterranean (Greek. Italian. Balkan); 2nd Friday. Latin (Mexican. Puerto Rican): 3rd Friday, African and Afro-Caribbean; 4th Friday. Celtic (Irish. French-Canadian) and 5th Friday. Indian. (207) 761-0591.

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found, many of whom return year after year for the sheer joy of playing the Kotzschmar. at the Merrill /Xuditorium. On Tuesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. the participants include: Ray Cornils. Portland Municipal Organist. June 12: Timothy Smith.

Riverside Church. New York City. June 19; Fred Hohinna. Sount Bend.

Indiana. June 26: Brian Jones.

Trinity Church. Boston, July 3; Hane Parker Smith. London.

England. July 10: Peter Richard Conte, Wanamaker Court Organist. Philadelphia. July I I; Robert Plimpton. Municipal Organist. Sand Diego. July 17; John Weaver. Julliard School of Music, New York City. August 7: Huw Lewis. Hope College.

Holland. MI. /August 14; Michael Stairs. Philadelphia.

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Admission is by donation, with $5 suggested. Informal demonstration concerts are held at 12 noon on Thursdays and include: Harold Stover, June 21 and August 9: Ray Cornils. July 12 and August 24. (207) 8839525.

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Margucrit Krull as Cherubino: Bruce Hangen conducts and curtain time is at 7:30 p.m. Rossini's Harber of Seville is performed by P.O.R.T.'s Young Artists on July 10 at DeerTrces Theatre in Harrison at 8 p.m.. July 11 at Fifth Maine Regiment Community Center on Peaks Island at 8 p.m.. July 15 at The Temple in Ocean Park at 7:30 p.m.. August 2 at Garland Auditorium. Thornton Academy in Saco at 7:30 p.m.; and August 4 at Portland Stage Company. Forest Avenue. Portland at 7:30 p.m. A series of lectures on the two operas and on Beaumarchais, the playwright on whose works they are based, will be presented at the Portland Public Library's Rines Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. on July 5.

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Program highlights include Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. America the Beautiful.

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be on Friday nights in air-conditioned Crooker Theater, at Buunswick High School. Public receptions will be held at the high school follow ing the June 29th and July 2()th concerts, giving audience members an opportunity to meet the festival’s renowned faculty and students. /Additional festival presentations include the Wednesday night Upbeat! series and the Gamper Festival of Contemporary Music, dedicated to presenting the works of living composers. A free outdoor family concert, featuring Governor Angus King narrating Aaron Copland’s A Lincoln Portrait, will take place on Saturday. July 21 at 2 p.m. on the Bowdoin campus quadrangle. The Music Festival will return to the beautiful Spruce Point Inn in Boothbay Harbor to perform three Thursday night concerts in July. July 5. 12, and 9. Repertoire will combine the best of the MusicFest. Upbeat! and student recital series programs. Four student recitals have been scheduled at the Sebasco Harbor Resort in Sebasco. also on Thursday nights in July. July 5. 12. 19 and

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For information and tickets, call Bowdoin at 207) 725-3895.

Colby College.

Waterville. The Portland String Quartet Workshop Participants’ Concert will be held at the Lorimer Chapel, August 11 at 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. The RichnerStrong Institute of Church Music presents Paul Bisaccia Piano Recital on August 13 at Colby’s Given Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.: the Howard Lewis Organ concert at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland on Tuesday.

August 14 at 7:30 p.m. and the closing service for the 46th annual Church Music Institute with handbell, organ, choir and piano music. to be held at Colby's Lorimer Chapel on August 17. at 7 p.m. For schedule and ticket information, call (207) 872-3386.

Hamilton House Concerts. Vaughan’s Lane. South Berwick. Summer concerts in an enchanting garden setting overlooking the Salmon Falls River. Free guided landscape tours will be offered after the concert. All concerts begin at 4 p.m. and last one hour with the exception of July 4 concert which goes until 5:30 p.m. For more information on Hamilton House events, call (603) 436-3205.

The Lark Society for Chamber Music.

P.O. Box 11. Portland. This July 21. the Portland String Quartet will perform at the Shaker Society Meetinghouse in New Gloucester at 7 p.m. Reservations required.

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First Parish Church. Maine Street at Bath Road, near Bowdoin College. Brunsw ick, presents a series of summer recitals by outstanding New England organists played on the restored 1883 Hutchings-Plaisted

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State Theater. Congress Street. Portland, presents Our Lady Peace on June 5. and Bruce Hornsby on July 27. www.ticketmaster.com

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appreciation of Maine Native American cultures, history and archaeology, the Abbe collection includes Native American objects from ancient to contemporary times, representing activities such as fishing and huntings, household tasks, woodworking, basketmaking, recreation and personal adornment. The museum also studies factors that have dramatically altered Native life, including climatic changes and contact with Europeans, traditions that have been preserved, and the archaeological work that reveals the past. Don't miss the annual Native American Festival on July 7 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the College of the Atlantic.

Sponsored by the Abbe Museum, the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance and the College of the Atlantic, the festival represents the cultural heritage of Maine's four tribes, the Maliseet. Micmac.

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Aucocisco Gallery, 6I5A Congress Street.

Portland. Featuring works by an eclectic group of artists. Aucocicco's impressive roster includes: George Daniel: Jim Flahvcn: John Hultberg; Richard Lcetham: George Lloyd; Rose Marasco; Zero Mostel (see our feature on page 33): Carlo Pittorc; Abby Shahn: Alice Harmon Shaw: Joe Slusky; Gail Spaien; Michael Waterman; and Todd Webb. Privately consigned works

by Will Barnett are also available. (207) 874-2060.

Bates College Museum of Art. Andrews Road, Lewiston. Highlights from the college's permanent collection of internationally significant works of art include an outstanding collection of works

by Lewiston native Marsden Hartley.

"Monhegan: the Abstracted Island" is on view in the Upper Gallery from June 15 to August 24. The museum is free and open to the public. (207) 786-6158. www.bates.edu/adm/museum

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Blue Water Fine Arts. Route 131. Port Clyde. "Barbara Ernst Prey: Recent Paintings" featuring 30 paintings of this internationally acclaimed painter shows from August 4 to August 11 with a public reception for the artist on August 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. Prey's paintings were exhibited this year at the Guild Hall Museum. East Hampton. New York and the Gilcrease Museum at Tulsa. Oklahoma. Prey's work is collected by prominent private, corporate, and museum collectors around the world

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"Art and Life in the Ancient Mediterranean." and Asian and European art from the permanent collection and “American Murals." The galleries are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday (free admission).

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Center for Maine History. 489 Congress Street. Portland. The exhibit "The Mirror ol Maine: Four Centuries of Great Books" consists of an amazing assemblage of rare books and artifacts relative to the Baxter Book Society's list of 100 great books that reflect the history, life, and culture of the people of Maine. Included in the show is a children's' space focusing on children's books, and all children attending the show receive a gift book written by a Maine author. The exhibit promises many surprises and unique objects never before exhibited and continues through June. (207) 7741822.

The Art Gallery at The Clown. 123 Middle Street. Portland. Featuring a world class wine cellar, contemporary art gallery and an eclectic mix of cultural products.

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Colby College Museum of Art. 5600 Mayflower Hill. Waterville. Ongoing exhibits are "The Art of Alex Katz." in the

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Paul J. Schupf Gallery and '■Ancient Art." from Colby’s permanent collection in the Jette Gallery. "Contemporary Maine Furniture" shows to June 10. The museum is open to the public and is free of charge.

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Thomas Kinkade Farnsworth Art Museum also administers two historic house museums: the Farnsworth Homestead, the Greek Revival home (1849-50) of the Farnsworth family: and the Olson House, site of Andrew Wyeth's Christina's World (1948). in nearby Cushing. The exhibition "John W. McCoy: American Painter" opens June 17 and is the largest retrospective ever mounted of McCoy's work.

A member of the Wyeth family and the Brandywine School. McCoy was deeply influenced by painter/illustrator N.C. Wyeth. "Andrew Wyeth: Early Watercolors" is on view through October featuring seldom seen works tracing Wyeth's emergence on the national art scene during the late 1930'sand 1940's. "The Maine Influence: Selected Works by James Wyeth." focuses on the range of the third generation Wyeth artist, from the early watercolors often painted along side his father, Andrew, to the most recent works, evocative and occasionally surreal paintings of subjects found on Southern or Monhegan Islands. "Trending into Maine: The Illustrations of N.C. Wyeth" reunites a selection of Wyeth's striking illustrations published in the 1938 cnnet erts classic book Trending into Maine, with seldom seen preparatory studies for the works and other related material. (207) 596-6457.

The Fore Street Gallery. 366 Fore Street.

Portland. "Coastal Maine." with K. Dana Nelson shows through June followed by Cynthia McMullin in July. M. Bakerand C. Blaydon in August, and J. Bickford's "Height of Land" in September. (207) 8747868?

The Gallery on Chase Hill. 10 Chase Hill Road. Kennebunkport, opened in the spring of 1995 by ow ners Francesca and John Spain after extensive renovations of the captain Chase house, the gallery showcases the works of more than tw enty artists. The gallery offers online show s accompanying

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Tran sfo r tn i ng lives... each exhibit at www.inaine-art.coni. The 7th annual show of Sally Caldwell Fisher opens on June 27 and continues to July 10.

John Holub’s first one-man show at The Gallery on Chase Hill opens July 11. continuing to July 31. followed by Barbara Jones Peabody, from August I to August 15. Ed Hicks is enjoying his 4th season al Chase Hill, showing from August 16 to August 30. and the annual "What I Did on My Summer Vacation." a group show of works by the gallery’s artists, shows August 31 to October 8. (207) 967-0049.

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Portland. J. Thomas R. Higgins shows through June 30. followed by Tom Paiement, from July 5 to 28. Alison Goodwin, from August 2 to 25. and Sarah Knock from August 30 to September 29.

(207) 772-2693. www.greenhutgalleries.com Goldsmith Gallery, 41 Commercial Street, Boothbay Harbor. “A Fresh Bouquet." featuring new watercolors by Jean Swan Gordon shows through July 3. (207) 6336252.

Hay Gallen, 594 Congress Street.

Portland. "Italy." with Phil Rogers photography and lan Factor, paintings shows from June 12 to July 12 with a public reception for the artists on Friday. June 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. Stain Moeller paintings will be on exhibit from July 17 to August 25 with an opening reception on Friday.

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Local 188 Gallery and Tapas Bar. 188 State Street. Portland. Eclectic shows and mixed media. Tuesday to Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to closing; tapas available from 4 p.m.; Sunday breakfast available in the gallery from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (207) 761 7909.

Leighton Gallery. Parker Point Road. Blue Hill. A bright, light inviting gallery packed with lots of the unexpected. Don't miss the sculpture garden when you visit! This season's eclectic shows include works by Robert Hamilton. William Irvine. Jacque Rochester, John Wisseman. Cabot Lyford, Lise Been, Doug Frati, Bernard Langley.

Cynthia Strout. Opening dates are June 17.

July 15. August 12. and September 9. from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.. Sundays. The gallery is open seven days a week. (207) 374-5001.

Maine Coast Artists. 162 Russell Avenue.

Rockport. Rotating summer shows with a bright array of participants. For updates, call (207) 236-2875.

Maine's Forest and Logging Museum.

Route 178. Bradley. Learn about the skills and crafts from Maine's settlement and early lumbering eras. Museum's buildings are open daily from dawn to dusk for selfguided tours (no admission charge) with plenty of parking and picnic groves and nature trails. Come see the reconstructed

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stone dam. the water-powered sawmill, blacksmith's shop, log cabin, and enjoy various public events. (207) 581-2871.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street. Bath. Maine’s maritime heritage is told through gallery exhibits, an historic shipyard site, adult and children's educational programs, special events and narrated excursions along the rivers and coast to points of historic significance and scenic beauty. Current exhibits include "Working the Coast." featuring contemporary artists' renditions of Maine's working coast, both past and present, in oil. watercolor and gouache: "Ports of Call: Maine Seafarers Voyage the World." a selection of the stories of seafarers who voyaged the world in vessels launched from Maine shipyards from the late 18th century through the early 20th century; the Model Shop, displaying a variety of ship models and modeling tools from the collection.

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Pcmaquid. Colonial Empire, Damariscove Outer Island, and On to Richmond. (207) 443-1316.

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum, located in the historic Portland Company buildings (at 58 Fore Street in Portland) where hundreds of steam locomotives, including Maine narrow gauge engines, were built.

Open daily, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. with train rides on the hour from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m.

See the only Maine two foot gauge parlor car, built in 1901 for the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. Walk through the Pondicherry and Mt. Pleasant, two coaches built for the Bridgton & Saco River Railroad in the early 1880's. There will be a steam locomotive on the 4th of July when train rides continue through the dusk so that riders can watch the Portland fireworks. (207) 828-0814.

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Museum of African Tribal Art. 122 Spring Street.

Portland. Visit a world class collection of unique African tribal masks and artifacts representing over one thousand years of Central and West African history.

Admission to the gallery is free. For more information, call (207) 871-7188.

McLaughlin Foundation, Garden and Horticultural Center. 97 Main Street.

South Paris. Join the foundation in its many and varied activities and outings including: “A Collector’s Garden: Dr. Warren Hazelton’s Iris Collection," a guided tour of this 30 year old collection in Norway, Maine, on June 9; “Two Portland Treasures: Tate and Longfellow Houses." with a stop at the Portland Public Market for lunch between tours, on June 13; "Work Day: Beds, Composting, and Mulch," learn about different approaches to bed preparation, composting and mulching materials, on June 23; "A Tour of Two Bath Gems: The Maine Maritime Museum and North Creek Farm." including a picnic lunch and tour of Susy Verrier’s famous rose nursery in Phippsburg; "Oxford Hills Garden Tour:

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The Gardens and Historic Barns of Otisfield." offers views of select private gardens and barns of historic Otisfield, Maine, on Jul> 7: "Tours of Tour Mt. Desert Gardens: Thuj a. Asticou. Lunafonn and Rockefeller Gardens." on July 18 to 19: "Tub Gardening 101." with Kristin Perry, former curator of the aquatic gardens at the Chicago Botanic Garden, on July 21: “Azaleas. Rhododendrons and Mt. Laurels" with Toni York of York’s Hardy Rhododendrons on July 25: "A Tour of Portsmouth’s Strawbery Banke." on August I: and "Edith Wharton's Italian Gardens.” a slide presentation with landscape architect Nancy Leszcynski on August 22. (207) 7438820. www.mclaughlingttrden.org OTarrell Gallery. 58 Maine Street.

Brunswick. Works by Nina Jerome. Stuart Ross and Abbott Meader show through June 26: Charles DuBack from June 29 to July 21; Bernard Langlais from July 23 to August 19; and Christ Huntington and Bill Manning from August 24 to September 18. For more information, call (207) 729-1665. www.ofarrellgallery .com Ogunquit Museum of /Xmerican ?\rt. 183 Shore Road. Ogunquit. "George Lloyd Paintings: The Maine Years." "The z\rt of

John Folinsbee." and "Prints by Jack Levine" from July I to August 21: and "Neil Welliver: Paintings from 1983 to 2001." and "Paintings of John J. Enneking." from August 27 to October 15. (207) 646-4909.

Pean-MacMillan Arctic Museum.

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Brunswick. Ongoing exhibits include: ".S’. .S’.

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Penobscot Marine Museum. 5 Church Street. Searsport. "The Marine Art of Thomas and James Buttersworth:" "Working the Bay." an ongoing exhibit of life, travel and industries, including fishing, ice harvesting, and logging, around Penobscot Bay during the 19th century; "Sails on Canvas." the maritime needlepoint of William Whorf: "Fowler-True-Ross House. A Sea Captain's Home." a recreation of a typical mid-to-late 19th century sea captain’s home including furniture, paintings and artifacts brought back from many voyages: 19th century ship portraiture from Liverpool. England; and "Boat Banis." an exhibit of small craft of mid-coast Maine.

"Bark to Canvas: The Evolution of a Maine Canoe." is one of this season’s special exhibits. August 14 marks the date of a benefit cruise for the museum on board the Harvey Gama ye. departing from Camden Harbor. (207) 548-2529. or www .acadia.net/pmmuseum Portland Harbor Museum, at Spring Point.

Southern Maine Technical College. Fort Road. South Portland. This maritime history museum of Portkind Harbor and its communities features exhibits on the clipper ship Snow Squall and Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse. (207) 799-6337.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square. Portland. Founded in 1882 the Portland Museum of Art is the oldest and largest art museum in the state. Featuring an extensive collection of decorative and fine arts dating from the 18th century to the present, the museum is housed in an awardwinning building designed by Henry N. Cobb of I.M. Pei & Partners. Several superb exhibits grace the PMA throughout the summer months including "Degas. Rodin, and Moore: Bronzes by European Masters.” through June 24. and "America Entertained: Jazz to Jitterbug. Harlem to Holly wood" opening on June 21. (207) 773-zXRTS.

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Shaker Museum. 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. A number of workshops will be offered throughout the summer but the enrollment is limited so make haste if interested in participating. Open MondaySaturday, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through Columbus Day. (207) 926-4597.

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Seashore Trolley Museum. Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport, operated by the New England Electric Railway Historical Society since 1939, is the world's oldest and largest museum of mass transit vehicles and is home to the "National Collection of Historic American Streetcars." The museum houses trolleys and streetcars that once plied the streets of America's greatest cities, plus many more from around the world.

Visitors can explore the museums exhibit barn and even be a “Motorman" and drive one of the 20-ton trolleys. Named as an “Editor's Pick” in the 1999 Yankee Travel Guide, this living museum offers a nostalgic journey into the past and a living memory of the grand trolley era for all ages to enjoy.

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Stein Gallery. 195 Middle Street. Portland.

Lovely glass sculptures by international fine artists that glowas one of the loveliest attractions in the Old Port. Stop by and visit curator Philip Stein at (207) 772-9072 or steinglass@ime.net University of New England. 716 Stevens Avenue, Portland. Continuing to July 7 is “A Life in the Arts: Medallic Works of Gilroy Roberts." Gilroy Roberts (1905-92) was considered America’s foremost portrait medalist, working both as an engraver with the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Mint. His familiear portraits include John F. Kennedy, Harry S. Truman.

Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ralph Waldo Emerson. John James Audubon and others. Opening on July 16 "Women of the World: A Global Collection of Art.” is an exhibition that has garnered notice from the New York Times, Paris Review, Elle, Mademoiselle, and American Artist. The

Univcsity of New England is its only New England venue. Organized by artist Claudia DeMonte, a tenured professor of art at the University of Maryland, the exhibition represents the work of a female artist from each of 174 countries. Each piece of art addresses the “experience of being a woman." Demonte got the idea for the show during a 1997 trip to the remote Himalayan regions of Bhutan and Tibet. She was invited by local artisans to work with them, exploring the multilayered process of creating appliques. But she found that her designs of everyday objects associated with women, such as high-heeled shoes, toasters and handbags, were so culture-specific they w ere not translatable to the experience of the Tibetan women. From this revelation.

DeMonte set out "to sec how women, in ever corner of the globe, view themselves at the end of the millennium." DeMonte solicited works from women artists in more than 174 countries asking them to represent “women" in a single piece of art. 8 by 8 inches. The media range from embroidery to digital photography. Some explore tradition, others postmodernism. The show has traveled from White Columns in New York City to the Flint Institute in Michigan, and from UNE travels to Stockholm.

Sweden; the University of Maryland; Delta Axis in Memphis. Tennessee; Iceland; the Tucson Museum in Arizona; Museum of the Southwest; Mobile Museum in Alabama; Alexandria Museum, and Brcnau University in Gainesville, Georgia. (207) 797-7261.

University of Maine Area Gallery.

Campus Center, Portland. "Back Cove: Heart of Portland" continues at the Area Gallery through October 12. This exhibit presents over 40 works about Back Cove from different aesthetic, ecological, geographic, and historical perspectives from artists, scientists, historians, and students.

One of Portland's most popular spots. Back Cox e Park is located just a few blocks from the Area Gallery. An historic landmark, the Boulevard was designed by the architectural firm Olmsted. Olmsted & Eliot. A linear park surrounds the cove which is almost a mile in diameter. This tidal inlet has a designated bird sanctuary and other wildlife habitats formed by a tidal marsh, weedy and grassy fields, a manufactured rocky shore, and freshwater brooks. In the past few years, the Back Cove has gained increased public exposure and attention. This makes it a prime area for using art to heighten awareness of the vital interface between people, wildlife, and the environment.

Contributions to the show include: a photograph of Back Cox e from a car interior by Mark Emerson. Director of Northeastern EcoArt Center: watercolor studies incorporating high-tech mapping technology methods by artist Aviva Rahmani; a poster advocating habitat restoration by Aviva Rahmani and geologist Irwin Novak; an installation of digital prints and photographs by artist Jan Priibec. photographer Gary Green, and biologist Chris Hoffman that combine documentation of various kinds of sightings by the artists, a 17th century explorer, and a Global Positioning System data loggerxvorks; in a variety of media by Rebecca Goodale's USM design class; digitized drawings humorously relating the circulatory systems of humans and the Casco Bay sewerage system by curator Carolyn Eyler. and others. The project is sponsored in part by Maine Community Foundation. (207) 7805009.

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(207) 772-4994 54th Annual Maine Lobster Festival.

Harbor Park, Rockland. For fun and feasting, the Annual Maine Lobster Festival is one of New England's great summer events. The five day festival, from August 1 to 5. is one of the "great family entertainment bargains in the country."

Admission is only S5 on most days, with feasting and festivities perfectly complementing each other. (800) LOBCLAW www.mainelobsterfestival.com/ Barbara's Kitchen and Cafe. South Portland. Enjoy the Cafe's Bistro night every Thursday with special guests, events and wine tasting dinners. (207) 767-6313. or barbscafe@ aol .com Classic Boat Festival, Victoria, B.C..

Canada. 24th Annual Victoria Real Estate Board and Monday Publications Class Boat Festival offers a spctacular display of our maritime heritage featuring well-maintained vessels of traditional plank-on frame construction built prior to December 31.

1955. (250) 385-7766 or vreb@vreb.org Friends of Casco Bay, Portland, presents “Fort Gorges: You Can Get There from Here!" Mark your calendar for Saturday afternoon. August 11 for an exciting FOCB field trip to Fort Gorges in Portland Harbor.

Begun in 1858 and nearly completed and partially armed by 1865. Fort Gorges was modernized in the 187()'s and armed through the Spanish-American War. Next a submarine mine storehouse was built on the parade ground, watched over by a caretaker and his family until World War I. The fort was used to store Corps of Engineers equipment between the wars and then declared surplus after World War II and acquired by the City of Portland. Captain William Frappier of the Coast Watch and Guiding Light Navigation Company will deliver participants to to island at high tide when the fort is accessible from his charter vessel, the Fish Hawk. Historians Joel Eastmen and Ken Thompson will guide this welcome and unusual tour of this imposing Portland landmark. The fort, however, has not been maintained since the 1940s and is open to persons at their own risk. Early reservations are suggested. (207) 799-8574.

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Portland. “New Voices: Writers becoming Authors.” a monthly reading series of poetry and prose, continues the first Friday of each month, beginning at 7 p.m. August 10: Colin Sargent reads from Maneuvering Hoard, his new poetry manuscript. ifbooks@mainc.rr.com Maine Audubon Society, Gilsland Farm Environmental Center, Falmouth, offers a fine variety of programs: Kayaking the Royal River, June 16; Cape Anne Whale Watch. June 16: Kayaking Penobscot Bay. Tenants Harbor, June 17; Kayaking the Presumpscott River. June 23: Downcast Birding Expeditions I and II. from Bangor, June 25 and July 2; Evening cruise on Casco Bay. June 28. July 19; Evening Puffin Cruise on Muscongus Bay, June 29.

July 6. August 10; Hog Island half-day trip: “naturalizing” by Kayak. July 2.4, and 6; Hog Island/Muscongus Bay Natural History Day Tours, July 3; Stratton Island, from Scarborough. July 11 and 14: Moonlight over Gilman Pond. July 14; Whales and Seabirds of the Gulf of Maine, from Kennebunk. July 21 and July 28: Sally Mountain Canoe Trip. Jackman. July 24; Exploring Peaks Island, Portland, August 4; Borcstone Mountain Retreat I and II. August 5 and 12; Shorebirds of iNcw England I and II, August 12, August 18.

August 19 and August 25; Exploring Kennebago Mountain and Rangcley Lake.

August 17, August 19; Whales and Seabirds of the Gulf of Maine III. August 18: Birding Appledore Island, from Portsmouth. New Hampshire, September 1; Hog Island/Muscongus Bay Natural History Day Tours, September 11 and 13; Hiking Petit Manan. Steuben. September 15: Bald Eagles of Merrymeeting Bay. Boothbay Harbor. September 15; Fall Migration on Monhegan. September 21 and September 24; Birding Matinicus Island, from Owls Head. September 21 and 23; Moose Rut Weekend. North New Portland. September 28; Gulf of Maine Pelagic Birding, from Bar Harbor. September 29; and Monhegan Naturalists' Weekend, from New Harbor.

October 6 and 8 (Columbus Day weekend).

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Maine Healing Arts Festival, Hidden Valley Camp. Freedom. The 22nd Annual Maine Healing Arts Festival offers a journal into the realm of spirit. For over 10 years professional musicians have gathered at this festival to informally play music together in an offbeat, creative, improvisational atmosphere. This year these talented musicians will be offering a performance on Saturday night as part of everyone's festival experience. Performers include Boston based jazz pianist Alex Adrian, flautist and sound healer Sarah Benson. Maine's own folk inspired singer/songwriter Laura Anne

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"Explorations in Consciousness," and The Stellar Art of Spectral Genetic Healing, expanding the stardust of our bodies to embrace the universe," with Dr. Ed and Patrica Lueddeke. Events take place from August 31 to September 3. (207) 336-2065. www.mainehealingarts.com Portland Trails. Portland. This non-profit urban land trust dedicated to making Portland an ever-more-livable city by building trails that encourage walking and bicycling as practical alternatives to the automobile offers a wide and varied selection of events throughout the year.

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Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and W ildlife, Route 26. Gray. The 200-acrc Maine Wildlife Park is home to 25 different species of wildlife, including moose, black bear, fisher, lynx, mountain lions, whitetailed deer, wild turkeys, bald eagles, hawks, owls, and more. There is also a nature trail, interactive wildlife and conservation displays, demonstration wildlife gardens, a show fish pool, picnic and grill areas, and a nature bookstore and gift shop. Open through mid-Novcmber.

9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. daily. (207) 657-4977.

Schooner Isaac H. Evans, Rockland. A national historic landmark vessel, the Isaac H. Evans, in partnership with LL. Bean and Fuji Film, offers a venue for the popular Outdoor Discovery School of Photography program. (207) 594-7956.

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here was no period like it in American history ... not ever. Homines were made ... and sometimes lost. Come to our totally restored 19thcentury Maine coastal village. Sense the enormous power this colossal ocean industry exerted on the whole world. View the many 19th-century exhibits housed in our beautiful old 1 village Buildings. Visit us in Marine Museum. Come Searsport. Were the Penobscot aboard! We 11 take you right into the 19th century! Jake Visit our new Museum Store. some Maine home with you.

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The Wilhelm Reich Museum. Orgonon.

Rangeley. Tuesday through Sunday, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. There are activities for children inside and out, self-guided hiking trails, guided trail tours every Wednesday, a "Discovery Area," and a "Natural Science Program." Workshops include: Pond Life with naturalist Warren Balgooycn. July 8; Bears with wildlife biologist Mark Caron.

July 15; Loons with senior biologist Bill Hanson, July 22; Dying Trees with arborist Dale Gilmour, July 29; Poetry Reading with Natural Science Program Coordinator Hazel Hogar. August 5; Eagles with wildlife biologist Charlie Todd. August 12: Mushrooms with naturalist Erika Sonder.

August 19; and Edible Plants with naturalist Leiza Scerbo on August 26. Guided nature hikes on Wednesdays. July and August at 1 p.m. (207) 864-3443.

Maine Writers and Publishers /Mliance.

12 Pleasant Street. Brunswick. Each season.

MWPA offers workshops in fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, children's literature, and publishing. (207)729-6333.

24th Annual Maine Festival, Thomas Point Beach. Brunswick, produced by Maine Arts. 582 Congress Street. Portland.

Don’t miss this most popular, unique arts celebration, a four day festival in August.

This year's event will focus on drawing out the creative energies in audiences through hands-on workshops in dance, music, storytelling and visual art. There will be an array of performance stages offering music, dance, literary readings, theater, and vaudeville, along with an extensive schedule of children's activities and performances. Exhibition tents featuring traditional Maine artisanry including fiber arts and woodworking will be included as well as a juried Art and Craft Market with exhibitions, sales, and demonstrations of traditional and contemporary works and techniques. As is the tradition, an amazing variety of tantalizing food and refreshment will be available throughout the festival, including the popular Maine Micro brews.

On site camping. $20 per day. (207) 7729012 or (800) 639-4212.

Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education. 314 Forest Avenue. Portland. The collections contain approximately 20.000 maps, as separate sheets or bound in over 1,500 rare books and atlases. They begin with early Western conceptions of the world as a whole and move to a progressively sharper focus on the New World, northern New England, and Maine, thereby illustrating and illuminating the history of Western cartography from its inception to modern times. Announcements of current shows and a more detailed description of the permanent collections as well as an excellent map showing you how to get to the there as is easily viewed at their extensive website. www.usm.maine.edu/~maps. Open Tuesday to Saturday, varying hours. (207) 780-4850.

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A Special Island... A Special Inn Chebeegue Island, Maine, Is off the coast of Portland In beautiful Casco Bay.

From the moment you step off the ferry onto the scenic wharf, the tranquility invites you to relax and enjoy all the island has to offer. Perched high above the landing, the Chebeegue inn is just a stone's throw from the shore of Casco Bay. Our Great Room, evocative of the Roaring Twenties and a favorite gathering place for friends old and new, takes you back to another place and time. Our restaurant is an experience to remember, with seafood caught locally and prepared daily, as well as homemade soups and bread. Step Into the past at the crown jewel of Casco Bay.

Saco Bay /Xrtists. Ocean Park. Painting workshop by George Guzzi and his wife Rita is offered on June 16 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Guzzis, who are represented in numerous public and private collections such as the Smithsonian Institution.

University of Maine. Liv Ulman. Susan Sarandon. Al Pacino, the Space Museum of Kennedy Space Center. President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan and others, w ill demonstrate in acrylics but participants may paint in the medium of their choice. Art shows and sale are scheduled througout the summer, on Wednesday. July 4. Saturday. August 4 and Saturday. September 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Ocean Park on Temple Avenue on SUMMERGL’IDE • PORTLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINE • 109

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Scarborough Marsh Nature Center.

Maine Audubon, 20 Gisland Fann.

Falmouth. Discover the wildlife and plants of Scarborough Marsh as you paddle along the meandering Dunstan River, or explore the unique ecosystem discovering the interdependency and adaptations of plants and animals living in the marsh, either by renting a canoe or bringing your own. Enjoy early morning birding on Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 a.m.. listening for egrets, glossy ibis, heron, willets, sparrows and more. Full moon canoe tours are offered throughout the summer: June 6. 7. 8; July 5 and 6: August 3. 4. and 5; and September 1,2 and 3. Revive the lost art of foraging by learning to recognize common wild plants and shrubs. A list of shrubs and medicinal plants will be offered.

University of Southern Maine Southworth Planetarium. 96 Falmouth Street. Portland. Take a trip to the stars without leaving Portland! Every Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m. there’s an astronomy show, followed by a laser light concert at 8:30 p.m.; and on Saturday afternoons at 3 p.m. there arc Family Astronomy Shows such as “Mr Man in the Moon." "The Little Star That Could," and "Sky Friends." The exhibit area, which contains interactive computers, space art, and video displays, is open to the public Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For current show titles (they rotate weekly), call 780-4249; and for information on the night sky. call Skywatch Hotline at 780-4719.

HISTORIC HOMES Wadsworth-Longfellow House. 487 Congress Street. Portland, childhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, is open daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m. for guided tours (through October 31). The house contains original fittings and furnishings that illustrate family life from the days of the American Revolution to the Victorian era. Admission includes a guided tour of the house, an orientation film on Longfellow's career, and entrance to the exhibitions at the Maine History Gallery next door. (207) 879-0427.

Victoria Mansion. (Morse-Libby House) 109 Danforth Street. Portland. One of the greatest historic houses and collections of the High Victorian period anywhere in America. Built in 1858-1860 for New Orleans hotelier Ruggles Morse, the mansion's interiors, coordinated entirely by leading New York designer Gustave Herter. still boast over 90% of their original contents, including furniture, stained glass, painted wall decorations, spectacular gas lighting fixtures, porcelain, and textiles.

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(207) 772-4841. www.victoriainansion.org Sagadahoc Preservation, Inc. (SPI) Bath.

Tours of historic homes and public buildings in Bath, at 2 pan. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from June 19 to September 4. Tours start at the Winter Street Church on Washington Street in Bath. (207) 4432174. www.sagadahocpreservation.org Neal Dow Memorial. 714 Congress Street, Portland, was the lifelong home of General Neal Dow, two-time mayor of Portland and an active Prohibitionist, abolitionist, and advocate of prison reform and women’s rights. Built in 1829, the late Federal-style mansion features furnishings of varied periods original to the house, portraits and other fine paintings, specially-designed ornamental ironwork, and memorabilia of Dow's military and political careers. Now administered by the Maine Women's Christian Temperance Union, the house is open Monday-Friday. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. yearround for guided tours with no admission charge. (207) 773-7773.

Tate House, 1270 Westbrook Street.

Portland. This elegant 1755 clapboard house was the residence of Captain George Tate, a senior mast agent for the British Royal Navy, and features an unusual clerestory in the gambrel roof and an 18th century herb garden overlooking the Stroudwater River. (207) 774-9781.

Francis W. Peabody Research Library.

165 State Street. Portland, was started by Landmarks Advisory Service, a volunteer group that offers technical advice on historic buildings. It houses the most extensive collection of preservation books, periodicals, and files north of Boston. The library is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (except holidays). (207) 774-5561.

Baxter Museum. 67 South Street. Gorham, is housed in the 1831 birthplace of James Phinney Baxter, mayor of Portland, governor of Maine, and philanthropist extraordinaire. Open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in July and August (or by appointment), the museum displays Baxter family items and memorabilia, articles and artifacts relating to Gorham history. Civil War artifacts, and portraits and paintings. Donations are gratefully accepted. (207) 839-5031.

Marrett House. Route 25. Standish, is a late Georgian house (1789) that reflects through its architecture, furnishings, and family heirlooms the evolution of tastes and patterns of living over the 150 years it remained in the Marrett family. The grounds include an extensive herb and perennial garden. House tours are given on

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apples and orchards. Cider pressing will be demonstrated and different apple varieties discussed. Area orchards will sell their apples and related products. Bob for apples, explore the hay bale maze, make scare crows, and decorate pumpkins. Free tours of the house included. (207) 642-3032 or (603) 436-3205.

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Peary "s Eagle Island. Casco Bay. Harpswell, is the site of Admiral Robert E. Peary’s summer home and library. June 15 through Labor Day. from 9 a.m. to sunset you can visit the house of the first man to reach the North Pole, walk the woodsy island trails, beachcomb, and watch for seals. To get there, bring your own boat, or call Eagle Island Tours in Portland at (207) 774-6498 or Atlantic Seal Cruises in South Freeport at (207) 865-6112 which offers two three-hour narrated tours including lobstering demonstrations. Departure is from Freeport Town Wharf at 9:30 a.m. to 12 30 and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30. with an option to take the first boat in and the last one out. giving you an entire day to relax and explore the explorers domain. Parking in Freeport is provided and free. For another option, contact Captain Archie Ross, a legend around these parts who ran the mailboat to Bustins Island for as many years as we can remember and now runs

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J’ejepscot Museum. 158 Park Row. Brunswick features changing exhibits on local history drawn from a collection of about 50,000 artifacts and ox er 20.000 local photographs. Current exhibits include: "Currents of Change. Understanding the Androscoggin." Free admission, Tuesday Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 729-6606.

Skolfield-Whitticr House, 161 Park Row , Brunswick, is a 17-room time capsule that contains intact Victorian furnishings, decorations, and fixtures, as well as numerous items from sea captain Alfred Skolfield's voyages to Europe and Asia and from the twenty years he spent living in England. The house is open Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with guided tours at 10:00 and 1 1:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. (through September). 729-6606.

Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, 226 Maine Street, is located in the Civil War hero's partially restored 1820's home, which was expanded vertically in 1871 when Chamberlain raised the existing Cape Cod eleven feet off the ground and inserted a new ground floor beneath it. Five rooms contain exhibits on Chamberlain's long and varied career as a college professor, a soldier, a four-term Maine governor, and president of Bowdoin College. The museum is open Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with guided tours twice an hour (last tour leaves at 3:15) Open through September. (207) 729-6606.

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Taylor-Barry House. 24 Summer Street, Kennebunk. This 1803 sea captain’s home opens for the season mid-June and features an original stenciled hallway, four furnished period rooms, and a 20th century artist's studio. Hours are Tuesday through Friday.

1-4 p.m. (through Labor Day). (207) 9854802. Note: this summer, the house has been put up for sale. Call the Brick Store Museum for information.

Castle Tucker, Lee Street at High Street.

Wiscasset. Built on the top of a hill overlooking the Sheepscot River, Castle Tucker presents a vivid record of Wiscasset history. Judge Silas Lee built his Fedralstyle mansion at the peak of prosperity, when the town was the busiest port east of Boston, in 1807. After a series of owners and potential demise. Captain Richard Tucker, scion of a Wiscasset shipping family, bought the property in 1858. updated it and added the dramatic two-story porch to the front. He then brought a shipload of fashionable furnishings and moved in with his young bride. After Tucker's death, his daughter and her niece

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took an avid interest in preserving the house and contents, so that it appears now much as it did in the late 19th century. Open through October 15. Wednesday through Sunday with tours on the hour from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (207) 436-3205.

Nickels-Sortwell House. Main Street and Federal Street, Route 1, Wiscasset. This elegant Federal-style mansion, built in 1807 by ship owner and trader William Nickels, features Colonial Revival furnishings and a three-story elliptical stairway lopped with a skylight. House tours are offered every hour on the hour Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (207) 882-6218.

Dead River Area Historical Society, 172 Main Street. Stratton contains memorabilia from native families, displays of old carpentry and logging tools, china, glass, a complete schoolroom, a memorial room to the "lost" towns of Dead River and Flagstaff, and a host of other interesting rooms from the not-too-distant past. Open through Labor Day. (207) 246-2271

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Sarah Orne Jewett House, 5 Portland Street, South Berwick. Maine writer Sarah Orne Jewett spent most of her life in this stately Georgian residence owned by her family since 1819 and furnished with an eclectic combination of 1 Sth century antiques and wallpapers and modern furniture influenced by the Arts and Crafts movement. House lours start on the hour Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (through October 15). (207)4363205. (207) 384-2454.

Hamilton House. Vaughan’s Lane, South Berwick, built in 1785 was purchased by Mrs. Emily Tyson and her stepdaughter.

Elise, in 1898. The Tysons flung themselves into a lifelong project to restore the house to its former glory. Influenced by literary imagery, including the writings of their neighbor and friend, Sarah Orne Jewett, they decorated with a mixture of elegant antiques, painted murals and simple country furnishings to create their own romantic interpretation of America's colonial past.

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CONCERTS Portland Musical Performances. Monday.

July 2. Chris and Meredith Thompson will perform a unique blend of twin vocals, complemented by flute, percussion and guitar in the Post Office Park. Tuesday, July 3. Mitch Alden serves up some original pop in Lobsterman's park. Monday. July 9. the a cappella group "The Choristers" will be strolling around town bringing you songs from the sea. Tuesday. July 10. the all

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July 17. the Bar-B-Q Blues Boys will be in Lobstermen's park with homestyle blues, harmonica and slide guitar. Wednesday.

July 18 the Tangletoons will have a sing-along for kids of all ages in Tommy’s Park.

Small Boy Pete presents soulful rock and roll from Monument Square on July 20.

Barry Dumper sings the blues in Lobsterman park on July 23. Anncgret Baier does drumming for kids in Tommy's Park on July 25. Pam Baker and the BluTonics. Maine's Queen of Blues will be in Monument Square on July 27. Monday, July 30, the stylish a cappella group Five in Time wil be playing in Tommy's Park. Bait the Hook will be presenting clever lyrics and folky rock in Post Office park on July 31. "Julie and Brownie" take a pirate voyage through song and drama on August I in Tommy's Park. Traditional Scottish bagpiper George Worthlcy will be in Congress Square and traveling in the Arts District on Thursday. August 2. Pride and Joy sing favorites from the 50's and 60's on August 3 in Monument Square. Western swing group The Sean Mcncher Combo will be in Post Office Park on August 6.

Vocalist Josephine Cameron will be in Post Office park on August 7. Acoustic/folk musician Anni Clark will perform in Congress Square on Thursday. August 9.

On August 10. the Half Moon Jug Band will play Monument Square. Castlebay Music will be playing Celtic harp, flute and songs from the sea in Post Office park on August 13. Singer Jason Spooner performs folk and pop tunes in Post Office park on August 14. Anncgret Baier is back on August 16. drumming and dancing in Congress Square. Doc's Banjo Band will play in Monument Square on Friday, August 17. Blues slide guitarist Bennet Harris will be in the Post Ofice park on Mpnday, August 20. Portland native singer and songwriter Tom Pirozzoli will be in Lobsterman's Park on Tuesday, August 21.

Rakish Patty performs Irish reels and jigs in Congress Square on August 23. Lynn Deeves sings empowered folk from Post Ofice park on August 27. Jazz music with Baker and Bigney in Post Office park on August 28, and the Maine Jazz Festival High School Allstars will be performing on August 31 in Post Office park.

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Norlands Living History Center

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Seacoast resort with activities for all the family. Lodges and cottages. Natural setting.

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For the business traveler, shopper or vacationer, Portland's newer all-suite hotel offers spacious accommodations fully equipped.

"Taking Care of Business" suites also have desks, two-line speaker phones and office supplies (and a Business Center downstairs).

Plus free Continental breakfast buffet, swimming pool and Fitness Center. Located in scenic Sable Oaks close to the Maine Mall, Portland International Jetport, Sable Oaks Golf Course, L.L. Bean, area teaches and Historic Old Port.

At Marriott's Sable Oaks in Portland, everything seems doable - and better. It's down east, upscale - and easily affordable.

Bring the family (kids and pets welcome) and enjoy Portland's attractions: the Old Port, Sebago Lake, Portland Observatory, L.L. Bean and factory outlets. If you're on business, Sable Oaks has 56 speciallydesigned "Rooms That Work." And for relaxation, there's an indoor heated pool, saunas, whirpools, health club and nearby golf.

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25th Annual Maine Festival. Thomas Point Beach. Brunswick. 772-9012.

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)-caluring the best of Maine's performing artists and craftsman. This year's festival will be held on August 2. 3, 4. and 5lh, and will include an impressive variety of dancers, singers, musicians, jugglers, comics, and a huge selection ofcraft tents.

36th Annual Yarmouth Clam Eestival July 20-22. Parade, concerts, games, rides and CLAMS! Contact the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce at 846-3984.

Creator Portland Landmarks. 165 State Street. Portland. 2001 Summer Tour Program: guided tours of beautiful and historic spots in Greater Portland. Tours include Bowdoin College Architecture. The Homes and Landscapes of John Calvin Stevens. Ft. Gorges, Chebeague Island, Prouts Neck. Munjoy Hill and the Old Port.

Prices for these tours range from SI5 to $45 for members of Landmarks, and $25 to $55 for non-members. (207) 774-5561.

Wolfe's Neck Farm. 184 Burnett Road.

Freeport. 865-4469. On June 20. join herbalist Pat Griffin for a "Solstice Herb Walk" through the wooded trails and lovely shoreline of Wolfe's Neck Farm. She will show you healing herbs and edible plants, and teach you how to identify herbs using

your eyes and nose. On June 24. "Canoe up the Little River” w ith certified trip leader Claire Mikolayunas. Bring your binoculars and enjoy a discussion about salt marsh ecology and bird life. Both these programs costs $10. and space is limited. Contact Holly Sheehan at 865-4363 for more information or to reserve space.

L.L. Bean's Slimmer Concert Series 2001 There's a lot more to Freeport than great shopping, as illustrated by the L.L. Bean Summer Concert Scries: July 4. it's the folk band Schooner Fare, "TWO" roving preshow : July 7. Humano. Randy Judkins, Pan Fried Steel, featuring Latin Dance: July 14.

Phil Rich Big Band; July 21, Susan Werner, folk singer/songwriter: July 28. Shawn Mullins, folk singer/songwriter; August 4.

The Holmes Brothers, R&B. Blues: Nickel Creek, contemporary bluegrass; August 18. blues vocalist Michelle Willson; August 25.

New Wave Vaudeville; September I. Celtic musician Natalie McMaster; September 2.

Buckw heat Zydeco, Creole performers extraordinaire. For more information, contact the L.L. Bean or the Freeport Merchants Association: 865-1212.

Eastland Gallery. 157 High Street.

Portland. This summer the Eastland Gallery

w ill be presenting three exhibitions of art.

From Tuesday. May 29 through Sunday.

July I, the mixed media works of Mat O'Donnell will be featured, along w ith the acrylic paintings of Deborah Beckwith Winship and the watercolors of Ramone Hanly-Warrcn. Starting July 3 through July 29. the gallery will be presenting the paintings of artists Alan Fishman and Barbara Haber. Finishing up the summer season at the Eastland is a collection of works created in 1999-2000 at Small Point.

Maine by a Vermont woman's group.

Monoprints, assemblages, charcoals, oil pastels, and paintings, and it w ill be shown July 31-August 26/(207) 775-2227.

Brow ne Trading. 262 Commercial St..

Portland. Gourmet wine, cheese, seafood tastings the last Thursday of each month. 5-7 p.m. 775-7560.

Acadia Repertory Theatre. Route 202 in Somesville. Mt. Desert Island. "Murder at the Howard Johnson's," July 2-15. Next up is Oscar Wilde's classic morality thriller “The Picture Of Dorian Gray." July 17-29. Larry

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Shue's popular comedy "The Foreigner” runs July 31-Aug. 12. and the season closes with Dame Agatha Christie's "The Unexpected Guest." Aug. 14-Sept. 2. Tues.-Sun. at 8:15. special Sun. matinees. Tickets: $ 18/reg/S 15Sen/S I Ochild. Children's Theatre Program. J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit," adapted by Markland Taylor. Wed. and Sat. at 10:30 a.m.. July 7-Sept. 1. S7/S5.

Acorn Productions. 496 Congress St..

Portland. 761-0617. A continuing legacy from the late, lamented Oak Street Theater, this professional ensemble may surprise with a mid-summer offering in the newly renovated St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center on Munjoy Hill in Portland. 772-5580.

Arts Conservatory Theater and Studio.

(ACTS). 341 Cumberland Ave.. Portland. 7612465. The Hank & Nancy Beebe Theater at ACTS continues to play host to performing troupes from throughout the region, in addition to its resident Embassy Players. July 6-22. it's "Not a Chance Of a Ghost."

Arundel Barn Playhouse. 53 Old Post RdArundel. (I mi. off Rt. 1). 985-5552. Once the Smith sisters' 1888 farm bam. this restored theater continues to add new facilities in its fourth season, including a new costume shop.

property shop, rehearsal space and staff residence. Fresh from its long run on Broadway. "Smokey Joe's Cafe." a revue feattiring the songs of Lieber and Stoller, runs June 19-July7. “Leader Of the Pack" keeps the good times rolling with spirited doo-wop July 10-21. The Vinegar I fill Youth Theatre presents "Honk!" winner of Britain's 1999 Olivier Award for Best Musical. July 24-Aug. 4. The long-running satirical revue.

“Forbidden Broadway" skewers theater classics past and present with a stop in Arundel Aug. 7-18. "Honky Tonk Angels." with 30 country classics including "Stand By Your Man" and "Coal Miner's Daughter." runs August 21 -September 1.

Belfast Maskers. Belfast. 338-9668. A picturesque stop on your midcoast travels, this theater used to be a station house on the old Bclfast/Moosehead railway. Beth Henley's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Crimes Of the Heart" runs thru Mas 13. Artistic director Tobin Malone's rock opera. "The Boys From Swanville," is performed under the stars July 6-7. 13-14. and 20-21 at 8:30 and 11 p.m. Dale Wasserman's dramatization of Ken Kesey’s One Hew Over the Cuckoo '.s Nesi returns July 26-Aug. 12. Film and stage veteran Robert Hitt directs Christopher Durang's hilarious "Laughing Wild." zYugust 16-September 2.

Camden Civic Theater. Elm St.. Camden.

236-2281. Located on Main Street, across from the Village Green in one of midcoast Maine's most-photographed cities, the Civic Theater plans a June production of Arthur Miller's " The Crucible."

Carousel Music Theater. Boothbay Harbor, 633-5297. Film buffs always enjoy visiting this familiar space, named after the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical that was filmed here.

Criterion Theatre. Bar Harbor. 288-5829.

One of America's favorite vacation spots also boasts top-notch theater.

Deertrees Theater and Cultural Center.

Harrison. 583-6747. Deertrees is listed on both Maine's Register of Historic Landmarks and the National Registry of Historic Places. z\ visual as well as performing arts host, the center was the dream of noted oftera |x;rsonage Enrica Clay Dillon. Beautifully restored. www.lakesregionofmaine.gen.me.us/deertrees.

Freeport Players. So. Freeport. 865-3311.

Top off a day at the outlet stores with a performance of "Grease." presented Aug. 3-5.

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Gaslight Theater. Hallowell, 626-3698.

Maine's oldest city is the home of this theater, which performs on the second floor of the Hallowell City Hall. Summer offerings include "Drop Dead" in June and July, and the perennial delight, “A Funny Thing Happened On the Way To the Forum" Aug. 3O-Sept. 8.

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Hackmatack Playhouse. Rt. 9. Berwick.

698-1807. Established in 1971,300 years after the oldest building on the property was built, this theater in a bam is the real deal. June 26July 7, "Damn Yankees"; July 10-21.

"Sylvia"; July 24-August 4. "The King and I"; August 7-18. "Wait Until Dark"; August 21September 1. “Godspell." Curtain is 8 p.. An evening at Hackmatack might include a delicious roast com and chowdah meal, with their famous strawberry shortcake at intermission, www.hackmatack.org.

Lakewocxl Theater. Skowhegan. 474-7176.

Now in its second century . Lakewood’s pastoral setting echoes with spirits of theatrical greats who performed when it was one of the jew els in the crown of the summer stock circuit. "Performing there was like a vacation," recalls Broadway legend Jane Connell. It still is. with a full summer of live performances. www.mainetoday.koz.com/maine/lakewood Maine State Music Theatre. Bowdoin College. Brunswick. 725-8769. Maine’s only professional music theatre presents five familiar titles in its "2001: A Musical Odyssey” season. Frank Loesser’s indestructible "Guys and Dolls" makes for a rousing opener June 12-23. "The Scarlet Pimpernel." another long-running Broadway hit. brings a dash of danger and romance June 26-July 7. Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!", the show that changed American musical theater history and still boasts one of the most recognizable scores of all time, runs July 10-28. The irrepressible "Footloose" will have audiences dancing in the aisles July 31 -Aug. 11. The season finale is the quirky, endearing "Little Shop Of Horrors" (remember the funky film version with Rick Moranis and Steve Martin?) by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, w ho went on to write somewhat more mainstream vehicles for Disney. For more information please visit them at www .msmt.org

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Maine Summer Dramatic Institute. Deering Oaks Park. Portland. 828-2774. Now under the direction of the Children’s Theatre of Maine, this annual event is still the largest free cultural event offered by the city of Portland during the summer. The MSD1 program is now in its 7th season, and its participants have gone on to study and perform w ith prestigious theater companies around the world.

Maritime Productions. 641-2313. A professional, costumed actor spinning tales of

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Ogunquit Playhouse. Ri. 1, Ogunquit. 6462402. Recently added to the National Registry of Historic Places, the Playhouse is one of the last remaining active theaters on the historic summer stock “circuit.” In his second season as producing artistic director.

Roy M. Rogosin continues to bring back the kind of stars who built the theater’s reputation over its 69 seasons. Oscarwinning actress Eva Marie Saint and her husband, actor/director Jeff Hayden, open the season with A. R. Gurney’s “Love Letters” June 25-30. A definite change of pace, “Dracula," haunts the Playhouse July 2-14. The rollicking “42nd Street.” (every understudy’s passion play!) struts its stuff July 16-28. Following a fourth show to be announced, the season closes with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," August 13-September. 1. Tickets are S28, which includes a SI building restoration fee. For show times and special ticket packages, call the theater or visit the website at www.ogunquitplayhouse.org

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Portland Opera Repertory Theater, Merrill Auditorium. Portland. 879-7678. P.O.R.T. produces as annual summer opera festival including a Young Artists Program, recital concerts and social events all culminating in a mainstage production at Merrill. For 2001. it’s a "FigtuoFest," with performances of "Barber of Seville" and “Marriage of Figaro" performed at various locations throughout southern Maine beginning July 26 at the Merrill.

Portland Players. Cottage Road. South Portland. 799-7337. The haunting Broadway musical "Sideshow” concludes the Players’ season June 17.

The Theater At Monmouth. 933-2952. This season's roster of plays features Shakespeare's “Henty the Fourth." (Parts I and II) as well as “Cymbeline." Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker" (whose musical version became “Hello. Dolly!”) and Noel Coward's “Private Lives" round out the fare, along with a onehour children's version of Shakespeare's “A Midsummer Night's Dream." vvvvvv.theatcratmonmouth.org.

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0 The Armory Restaurant in the Portland Regency Hotel.

Spectacular cuisine, Old Port charm, Et impeccable service in an elegant yet casual atmosphere w/ fresh dinner specials from land Et sea. Unforgettable house specialties-Seafood Fettuccine w/ lobster, shrimp, crab, Et mussels; Steak Diane, Et Black Angus Sirloin. Also open for breakfast Et lunch. Reservations recommended. 7744200.

Aubergine Bistro/Wine Bar, a Parisien bistro in Portland's New Arts District. Taste the cooking of the Gascony region, done with a modern accent. Fish, shellfish, duck, lamb, Et always steak with succulent sauces Et amazing accompaniments. Elizabeth's raw milk cheeses or David's wonderful desserts to finish.

MagnifiqueI 555 Congress St. 874-0680. Dinner Tu-Sa, 5:3O-close. Pre-theater menu available.

The Audubon Room at the Inn by the Sea on Route 77 in Cape Elizabeth. Breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean Et culinary masterpieces featuring fresh local produce, native seafood specialties, Et exceptional handmade breads Et desserts. Grilled crab Et macadamia encrusted swordfish w/ orange pepper basil coulis Et saute of Maine lobster Et veal on fresh angel hair w/ roasted tomato beurre blanc.

Patio dining Et off premise catering available.

Serving breakfast, lunch Et dinner daily. 767-0888.

9 winning Casa Napoli Ristorante featuring multiregional authentic Italian specialties. Choices for lunch consist of soups, salads and simple pasta dishes. Dinner entrees include traditional pasta dishes, pesce or seafood, veal, sirloin and chicken served along with salad, homemade bread and the chefs choice of a side dish and vegetable. The Casa Napoli prides itself on an extravagant wine list of whites and reds, imported and domestic. Lunch is served from 11:30-2 Mon.-Fri; dinner from 5-9 Sun.-Thurs., 5-10 Fri. and Sat Res. highly rec. Sun.-Thurs., required Friday-Sat. 781-3342.

F. Parker Reidy's, site of the original Portland Savings Bank built in 1866 at 83 Exchange Street. Established in 1976 during the renaissance of the Old Port area, F. Parker Reidy's is a Portland fine dining tradition, specializing in steaks Et fresh seafood, but also offering pasta, chicken, Et salads, w/ prime rib featured on weekends. Turn-of-the-century decor, personalized service, Et great food create a warm Et congenial atmosphere popular for both business Et intimate dining.

Lunch 6 days. Dinner Sun-Th 4:30-10, Fr Et Sat 4:3011.773-4731.

Take advantage of 5-star chef Christian Struck's creative touches at Cafe Stroudwater at the Embassy Suites Hotel. With an emphasis on Maine native seafood Et prime cuts of beef, Cafe Stroudwater offers eclectic bistro-style cuisine Et a variety of select fine wines. For a most unique dining experience, reserve a place at

Deep in the heart of the mysterious Woodfords area at 540 Forest Avenue is the Great Lost Bear, where you'll find a full bar featuring over 50 draught beers, predominantly from local micro-breweries. Accompanying them is an enormous menu w/ everything from soups, salads, Et sandwiches to vegetarian items Et steaks, as well as a large vegetarian selection Et the best nachos Et buffalo wings in town. Discover where the natives go when they're restless! Serving 11:30am-11:30pm 7 days/week. 772-0300. Visit us on-line at: www.greatlostbear.com Hugo's Restaurant, accessibly located at the intersection of Middle Street Et Franklin Artery.

The innovative menu changes seasonally and features fresh local ingredients. The restaurant is chef-owned and operated. Please come in and try the newly renovated bar, which has its own unique menu. Parking is available. Serving dinner only, Tues.-Sat., with live music nightly. For reservations, call 774-8538.

Barbara's Kitchen and Cafe, 388 Cottage Road, South Portland, across from the Portland Players Theater, heading to Fort Williams. Casual, creative, Et modestly priced cuisine for intimate dining by sunlight for breakfast, candlelight for dinner.

Vegetarians can savor our Black Bean Et Eggplant Ravioli with a Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce.

NY strip steak w/ Portabello Mushrooms Et demiglaze is a favorite of carnivores. 'The rosemary focaccia is reason alone to pay a visit."- Downeast.

Selected wines available. Reservations 767-6313. www.barbaraskitchen.com Benkay Restaurant's - "visual Et culinary works of art" prepared by professionally trained chefs from Japan, w/ a “knowledgeable Et enthusiastic wait staff." An "over-the-top taste experience" - Maine Sunday Telegram. Enjoy our superb sushi bar or an elaborate dinner cooked at the table. Enjoy our NY Strip, Shabu-Shabu, Sukiyaki Et tofu, or tempura teriyaki. Appetizers, soups, salad, noodles, chicken Et vegetarian selections. Full bar, sake Et wine list. 2 India Street, free parking. 773-5555.

Bintliff's American Cafe, Portland's only all-day/ everyday Brunch House featuring Benedict's Belgian Waffles, Omelets, Homemade Granola, Et other fine American Cuisine-daily, 7am-2pm. Dinner served M-Sa, 5:3O-9pm including Roasted Prime Rib, Sauteed Shrimp Et Mussels simmered in a tomato, garlic Et fennel saffron broth, Et Risotto of butternut squash.

Homemade breads, pastas, Et desserts. Full bar.

Extensive wine list; all in warm surroundings. 98 Portland St. (across from post office). 774-0005.

The Cannery offers a variety of dining experiences from our outdoor covered deck to the loft overlooking the dining room below Et the river. "Coast of Maine"; lobster, clams, crabcakes Et chowder as well as a selection of creative pasta, chicken, steak Et fish specialties. Function room available. Lower Falls Landing, Yarmouth. Major credit cards/reservations accepted. 846-1226. www.thecanneryrestaurant.com Dimitri's is a restaurant owned by native-born Greeks who have brought their homeland here in food and music. Specialties include Souvlaki (skewered pork), Avgolemono (egg and lemon soup), Mousaka, Mama's Spanakopita, Lamb Shanks Mytilini, and wood-grilled fish of the day. The Greek-style mussels are fantastic and the grilled banana dessert unique. Minutes from Portland at 185 Route One in Scarborough. Open 7 days, lunch 12-2:30 and dinner from 5 p.m. 883-9800.

Falmouth's landmark Italian restaurant is the award-

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Jameson Tavern. Consists of two welcoming parts, a casual bar Et lounge Et a more formal dining room each offering a comfortable place for easy dining. The building is the site of the signing of the constitution for the state of Maine when it broke away from Massachusetts. Classic preparations served in a graceful Et elegant setting make the Jameson Tavern a fine retreat from frenzied outlet shopping. 115 Main St, Freeport, 865-4196.

Credit cards accepted; reservations recommended.

Portland's only chefs table, where you Et your guests will be pampered by Chef Struck Et his staff while enjoying a 6-course meal prepared esp. for you. Breakfast, lunch, Et dinner daily - w/ a spectacular Grand Sunday Brunch every 3rd Sun. of the month. Maj. credit cards, res. suggested. 775-OO32.T Crickets Restaurant in Freeport Delicious food at reasonable prices. Fresh local seafood, lobster, weekend prime rib, steaks, fajitas, pasta, salads, specialty sandwiches, vegetarian selections, daily blackboard specials.

Private function room. Full service lounge. Maine micro-brews on tap. Easy parking only 1/2 mile south of LL Bean. Breakfast Sat. Et Sun. Brunch Sun., 11-3.

Main Street, Freeport. 865-4005. Reservations/major credit cards accepted.

David's Creative Cuisine After 15 years as an acclaimed chef-owner in Plymouth, Boston, Newburyport and Middle Street in Portland, David Turin has opened David's Creative Cuisine at 22 Monument Square. The menu includes such new creations and old favorites as: Crispy Herbed Goat Cheese Packets, Shitake Mushroom Ravioli and White Chocolate Mousse Almond Napoleon for dessert. Full bar, open for dinner 7 nights. Lunch weekdays 11:30-4.

For Reservations: 773-4340.

You can't beat the location of DiMillo's Floating Restaurant at 25 Long Wharf off Commercial Street for fabulous water views of Portland Harbor. Escape from the hustle Et bustle of the city. Watch the boats go by. Enjoy fresh Maine lobster year-round, steak, seafood dishes, Et more. Open 7 days a week from 1lam-llpm. Children's menu available. For drinks Et a lighter menu, try our Portside Lounge. 772-2216.

The Lobster Cooker Restaurant is located in the heart of Freeport's shopping district just a block from LL Bean. Fast, friendly service featuring lobster, crabmeat, scallops, shrimp, award-winning hearty chowders, sandwiches, beer, wine, Et takeout.

Open every day, year round. Enjoy a Maine tradition in their historic 1860 barn or bask on the sun drenched garden patio. Their fish chowder has won 1st place in the annual Freeport Great Chowdah Challenge in '96, '97, '98, '99, Et 2000 as well as Best Overall Chowder, 1998.

865-4349.

It's "Mex to the Max!" at Margaritas Mexican Restaurants Et Watering Hole! Two great locations in Portland, others in Lewiston, Augusta, Orono Et Portsmouth, Margaritas serves up “oversized" meals Et colossal-sized drinks! There's always free hot chips Et salsa, Et downright legendary margaritas, Et the house specialty is the sizzling fajita! Happy hour M-F, 4-7pm, free hot appetizers. In Portland at 242 St John St, Union Station Plaza, 874-6444 Et 11 Brown St near the Civic Center, 774-9398. Lunch at Brown St Fridays only.

Maria's Ristorante, est. 1960 by owner/chef Anthony Napolitano, offers Portland's finest Italian cuisine with a very good Italian wine selection. Spacious, beautiful, Italian decorated dining rooms. Private rooms available for large groups. Veal saltimboca, fettucini toscano, zuppa de pesce. Classic Italian desserts, Anthony's own pistachio gelato. Lunch: $5-$8, Tu-F, H:30am-2 pm.

Dinner: S9-S18, Tues-Sat from 5pm. 337 Cumberland Ave., free parking available. Tel: 772-9232.

The Pepperclub is a prize-winning restaurant ("Best Vegetarian" Et "Best Value" in Frommer's Guide to New England) featuring creative world cuisine. Its blackboard menu typically lists five vegetarian, three fish, Et three meat entrees, including a superb organic beef burger. Pepperclub offers relaxed, colorful, unusually

D affordable dining on the edge of the Old Port w/ easy, free parking & good wines ft beers. Open nightly at 5 p.m.; credit cards accepted. 78 Middle Street, near Franklin Artery. 772-0531.

Ricetta's Brick Oven Pizzeria, voted “Best Pizza in Maine" since 1990 by the PPH ft CBW, Ricetta's is truly a taste of the old country. M. E. Curly of the PPH raves: "Ricetta's is arguably the best pizza west of Rome." Dine-in, take-out, delivery, ft catering are available. The all-you-can-eat gourmet lunch buffet includes pizza, pasta, soup, ft salad. Kids eat FREE during Sunday lunch buffet ft Mondays from 3 pm until closing. 29 Western Avenue, South Portland, 775-7400; 240 US Route 1, Falmouth, 781-3100.

Saigon Thinh Thanh, 608 Congress Street, Portland. "Of the 137 restaurants listed in the 1996-97 edition, Saigon Thin Thanh is a four-star restaurant ranked first in value. Saigon Thin Thanh is Maine's-and probably New England's-finest Vietnamese restaurant."—Portland Dining Guide.

"Four stars for food, service, ft value for money.

With good, healthy, flavorful food ft quick service in a pleasant, clean atmosphere, Saigon Thin Thanh is worth investigating."-Press Herald. 773-2932.

Silly's. The restaurant that defies description. They have everything from charbroiled burgers ft shish kabob, hand cut fries, BBQ ft jerk chicken, to a wild variety of pizza, vegetarian plates, milkshakes, desserts, ft their famous rolled up abdullahs-all made w/ fresh ingredients daily. A lively ft funky atmosphere w/ a patio out back. Beer, wine ft occasionally live music.

Free delivery to Portland ft Rt 1/Rt 88 Falmouth.

M-Sa,10am-10pm. 40 Wash-ington Ave., Portland.

Credit cards accepted. 772-0360.

Snow Squall restaurant voted a favorite by the locals; "You gotta, try the restaurant". Succulent Duck two ways, tender Veal Scaloppini, Large Lobsters, Grilled Atlantic salmon with frizzled leeks, Baked Haddock, and Maine Crab cakes with Grain mustard Aioli, are standouts on our wide ranging menu. Dinner is served nightly Lunch Monday to Friday and Sunday brunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday Dinner from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Enjoy our cozy fireside lounge, featuring a lighter menu or the full dinner menu for causal dining. Private rooms to accommodate 100. Reservation are always welcome at www.snowsquall.com or 799-2232 Stone Coast Brewing Company is a major micro operation offering full restaurant facilities as well as fantastic brews on its substantial premises in the Old Port. Its restaurant, open from 11:30am daily, offers everything from steak to lobster, ft you don't need to leave the building to enjoy some of the best live music in Portland—it’s just upstairs. At 14 York, the junction of Pleasant, York ft Fore Streets, w/ plenty of free parking. Call 773-BEER. Tony Roma's "Famous For Ribs" is conveniently located at the end of Exit 7 of the Maine Turnpike, adjacent to the Howard Johnson's in South Portland ft just minutes from the Maine Mall. Tony Roma's across the country specialize in the best barbecue ribs w/ our original sauce. The grill is always fired up for a full menu of chicken, prime rib, steaks, seafood, ft sandwiches, ft our famous loaf of onion rings. Breakfast buffet opens at 7am. Lunch ft dinner 7 days a week.

Enjoy the casual atmosphere of Tony Roma's.

Tortilla Flat has been serving New Englanders fine Mexican food ft drink for nearly 30 years. At 1871 Forest Avenue in Portland you can find favorites like nachos, fajitas, chimichangas, tamales, burritos, tacos, enchiladas, ft frozen margaritas seven days a week, as well as seafood, steak, pork ft chicken cooked w/ a Mexican flair. With lunch specials starting at S4.95, a children's menu, nightly specials, a Chili Happy Hour, a screened-in deck, ft take-out, Tortilla flat is a memorable Mexican experience you can afford any time. For more information, call 797-8729.

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Rolandeau’s olandeaus is a place we have been bypassing for 25 years. But oh, what we've been missing!

On Route 100, south of Auburn, this unassuming roadhouse, owned by chef Roland Nadeau serves lunch and dinner, specializes in Quebecois and /Kmerican cuisine. Choosing the lunchtime seating, we were presented with 27 choices that included Black Angus sirloin, grilled boneless pork chops, barbecued baby back ribs, eggplant and veal parmagiana, sole with scallop and crabmeat stuffing, Man land crabcakes with lobster sauce, and Lobster Newburg. ’The prices - half the cost w e are accustomed to paving at more fashionably located eateries- left us somew hat spellbound.

To start wc had cups of seafood stew ($1.75) and French onion soup ($3.25). The stew was rich and creamy w ith a wonderfully fresh fish flavor that is more important to us than a lot of fish itself The onion soup was baked, with a thick cheese to]> ping, in the traditional French manner, without being too heayy to spoil our appetite for what was to follow.

With another bow to Quebec and France, we chose the house pate ($5.50), definitely a great choice. It turned out to be mostly- gooseliver and herbs in aspic, served with cornichons, red onion, tomato, and Boston lettuce in the middle of a platter edged with six slices of baguette that had been lightly sauteed in butter.

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I'hc duck, resonant w ith raspberries and complemented nicely by the colorful vams, was comparable to a similar preparation I enjoyed trendy midcoast restaurant for more than three times the price.

I lie salad, a refreshing mix of iceberg lettuce, meschtn greens, crunchy celery, red cabbage and carrots, topped by a tasty blue cheese dressing was perfect.

Similarly, and unbelievably, the rack of lamb, both in quantity and qual ity, yvas more than we had am right to expect for $6.50 or more than twice that price. Four and one-half succulent ribs, exquisitely cooked and presented medium-rare, with seven sumptuous Brussels sprouts, three w edges of fried potato and an accompaniment of syvect mint jelly.

Would you believe we enjoyed all of this, plus a cup of coffee, for $24 plus tax and tip? As Roland himself told us, "We serve oyer 900 on most holidays, and wc want to make sure that w c have enough of even-thing, including lamb, duck and lobster. We are going to have something left oy er, and it is never going to waste. With our buffets and regular, special dinners, it happens a lot - wc have some great bargains." (207) 754-2110.

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Diamond’s F.dge Restaurant; and the Rustic charm on the interior competes with most modern, accommodating visitor docking space on the coast of Maine. I lere this summer, the lovelv brick and slate Surgeon’s Quarters is for sale for $325,000: the brick and slate Quartermaster’s Office is offered at absurdly beautiful water views from every $349,000; and an elegant four-bedroom room: the large restored kitchen features a condo at the corner end of one of the Queen Anne I Icartiand replica black and long, brick soldiers' barracks facing the chrome electric stove as well as “two slate parade ground (paneled gourmet kitchen sinks, slate countertops, an island, handwith granite island, living room in celahewn beams, and tongue &' groove Arts &■ don with off-white trim) gets vou readv for Crafts oak cabinets.” reveille w ith an unforgettable second floor The hand-adzed beams in the spacious balcony high up in the trees for $251,000. den, with its vaulted ceiling, would also In the almost spit-and-polished silence charm guests eating their blueberry muffins. here, it's hard to imagine that as main as '1 he private deck off the master bedroom has 4,000 men drilled here during World sw eeping views that mav be unequalled in War II, with Xavv bliiups docking in a fiasco Bav. blimp hangar on the citv side.

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It's all part of a routine - mixing the mundane with the sublime - that makes living here unlike any other experience in the world.

Our first island getawax greets vou the moment vou step off the Casco Bav fern on the ‘civilian’ side of Great Diamond Island.

Perched atop Whitney Point facing the wharf and Peaks Island, the Deering Farmhouse is the oldest house out here and the first one visitors sec walking up from the w harf.

According to listing agent Xancv Bartlett of Port Island Realty, part of the structure dates to 18~5 or earlier, and its commercial zoning, 3.5-acre lot, wrap-around porches, access to the fern , rolling lawns, and beaches on

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“Polished Antique Elegance Nestled on 5.5 acres in Falmouth. Maine, this 5 bedroom, 4.5 home features a new cherry & granite eat-in kitchen w/fireplace, refurbished butler's pantry w/brick oven & tireplace, formal diningroom, fireplaced living & family rooms, library, enchanting master suite w/adjoining sitting room & bath, gleaming wide-pine firs, exquisite detailed moldings, 3 stairways - one 6' wide ascending to both sides of an open balcony, new systems, roof & foundation, new 1st fir laundry & mudroom. 3-car garage, convenient to Exit 10. Offered at $739,900

Builder-owned quality throughout! Features include a prime 1+ acre lot artfully landscaped w/stonewalls. a pond & perennials, 5 bedrooms, 3.75 baths, adjoining breakfast room to kitchen, familyrooin w/window seat & built-ins. fireplaced formal dining and living rooms, gracious foyer w/curved stairway to open balcony. master suite w/sitting room & bath, maple firs, beautiful moldings, high ceilings, screened porch, decks, finished mo ice daylight walk-out basement. 3-car garage, bonus room ready to be finished.

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Brunswick

A local landmark for thirty years, this working sheep farm, with its warm and wonderful antique Cape farmhouse, attached shed and bam, provides a unique opportunity to enjoy a part of Brunswick’s past while being an active part of its present and future. Tire home includes a country kitchen with exposed beams & wixxlstove hixrkup, laundry/lavatory, family room, formal living nxrm, dining rtxim and “horning” room on the first fkxrr, three bedrcxims and bath on the second fkxvr.

Tire property is being sold with six acres of land and a threesided sheep barn for $235,000.

Harpswell

In Haqxswell, on Deer Run Road, this contemporary Cape is privately situated on 3.19 acres of land which includes deeded access to two acres of common land with a deepwater dock.

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South harpswell

On a .5 AC lot in the quaint and charming neighborhood of Potts Points, this unique 3-4 bedroom home (see left), while updated in every respect, remains faithful to the gracious aura and grandeur of the past. From the “great room” to the parlor with fireplace and tower addition, to the “new room” with glass galore through which to view the harbor, every detail is picture-perfect. $530,000

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GREAT ISLANDSouth Dyer’s Cove- 4 bedroom year round home overlooking Quahog Bay. This home includes 2 one bedroom apartments in daylight basement, separate private waterfront parcel with dock and small fishhouse, fireplace, sun porch with hot tub, waterview deck and deck/barn. $365,000.

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leading to a 70’ outside deck. Stone walkways lined with mature birch and balsam fir trees, flower gardens and wild blueberries lead down to a large permanent L-shaped pier. A full, heated, walkout foundation, new well and septic make this property suitable for year-round use. Offered at $695,000.

beautiful lake and mountain views, is situated across the lake from miles of preserved land and shorefront. With knotty pine walls and hardwood floors throughout, this year-round property is conveniently located near Sugarloaf and Saddleback ski areas. Offered at $725,000.

Nestled deep in the forest, on the western shore of this beautiful, forever-wild lake, this 200-acre parcel lies in the last recognized wilderness area in the eastern United States. With 1 mile of lake frontage and a partial road network in place, this property is close to historic Chesuncook Village and is accessible by boat or seaplane. Truly a wilderness paradise, this property features a shingle style cabin, a sand beach, excellent fishing, views of Mt. Katahdin, spectacular scenery, and the best wildlife viewing that Maine has to offer. Up to 2000 additional acres are available. Offered at $850,000.

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looked out the kitchen window of the summer cottage, the only house on an island in Casco Bay (the “for rent” ad in the New York Review of Hooks said “ no electricity , no plumbing, no neighbors”), you could sec the Scotia Prince passing by en route to Halifax.

'Ilie man sits to the left of the woman. On the pine table, its legs consisting of logs, there’s a platter of freshly steamed lobster, a dish of garlic butter, a loaf of blueberry bread and a large white bowl filled with the usual salad constituents plus a particular touch: a wild rose plucked from near the cove and added by the woman to mark what had become their ritual dinner after several years of vacationing at the same time in the same house on the same island.

And yes, a bottle of Merlot. 'Ilie man pours the Merlot into glasses that would later be washed outside with water drawn from the island’s well; the woman begins to sen e the salad onto white plates, making sure not to disturb the rose-just in case he noticed it and made some comment about her exuberantly original touch.

Though since he had never done so, she doesn’t expect any comment now.

She is not disappointed.

I’he ritual dinner: the Repeatable Moment ...\\lren had it first begun? Probably the summer of 1980, when the woman suddenly realized that for all anyone knew, it could be last summer or the summer before or the summer before that... or next summer, for that matter.

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mutability and the ceaselessly fonvard rush of time’s arrow.

A comforting thought though each year when she expressed it, always the man would sav something about how he himself lived in the present, looking neither

times or more is ritual, she had written in her journal one summer.

The man cracks open a lobster claw , picks out its perfect white inner meat w ith an oddly elegant silver lobster fork given the pincy simplicity of the hand-built cottage, clips the bit of lobster in the garlic butter, slips it into his mouth and quickly cracks the other claw.

The woman starts with one of the smaller claws, always leaving the best for the end. On the batterypowered radio, the announcer on Boston’s MT,I 1 ’,I interrupts his account of the Red Sox game for a Narranganset Beer commercial.

“MTal’s the score?"

"You really care?” the man asks, proceeding to split the lobster’s underbelly and clean out the green debris.

The woman savs nothing, looks again at the Scotia Prince, w onders if the trip to I lalifax was worth taking... But yvhy leave this sacred island even for a day?'Hie lobster, the bread, the Merlot, the rose, the repeatable moment...

Suddenly (the announcer had just said the Sox were behind 5 to 3) she reaches a spoon into the salad bowl and lifts the now yvilted wild rose, dropping it into the man’s halffilled wine glass.

“MTat the hell-?” I’he man removes the rose with his hand and tosses it into the Cook’s Corner Shop ‘n’ Save sack that yvas always set under the table for the discarded lobster shells.

“Just a joke," the woman lies.

“Very funny. Now there’s probably a bunch of thorns in mv wine.”

“I read somewhere that rose-thorn wine is particularly chic these days."

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Fiction the radio dial so there wouldn’t be so much static.

Next summer, the woman thinks, I won't bother with the rose. I'Aenihing else will be exactly the same though: the lobster, the bread, the Merlot, the Red Sox, the Scolia Prince, the Repeatable Moment. ecause there’s no sink in the kitchen, the man opens the door and pours out the remains of the Merlot into the eel grass; some of it flow s onto a small moss-cos cred rock, as if the moss had soaked up a blood stain.

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The woman is surprised because always the man respected the island’s stones and grass, its seaweed, scattered apple trees and hern vines. Once she herself had accidentally spilled some coffee on the grass and he told her how such carelessness could lead to contamination of the whole island. Imagine the whole island contaminated like the Chernobyl nuclear power plant! Or worse, the island simply disappeared, dropped down to the bottom of Casco Bay ... perhaps to resurface in Portland Harbor or even Boston....

The woman sass nothing to the man about the poured out wine ... She does wonder briefly if the blood stain on the mossy rock will still be there next summer. Another detail to add to the Repeatable Moment. ..

She never found out. Nor did she ever find out if the man had noticed the stain when he returned to the island the following summer. With another woman... /As a matter of fact, she never found out if the island itself was still there or had dropped to the bottom of the bay. But though she never returned there, she assumed the island was intact and exactly as always. It had been, after all, the source of the Repeatable Moment.

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and axes for felling trees. From cbeimeal analysis of human bones found buried in shell middens, archaeologists ean tell that these people ate far less seafood than the Moorhead People. Their diets probably consisted of a mix of mollusks and game. Despite their proximity to the sea. the Susquehanna People depended more on inland resources for survival.

Another profound difference between the Susquehanna and the Moorhead is the way they disposed of their dead. Both groups had cemeteries, though the .Moorhead people had significantly more of them. But the bones of the Susquehanna people, found buried in shell middens, make it apparent that they had a complex and bizarre pattern of burying their dead.

One method involved removing the flesh from the skeleton before burial. “You can tell because they got the bones wrong," says Bourque. "Sometimes they sw itched the legs of the coqises or put bones in the w rong place in the grave site. 1 he\ also seemed to have a penchant for macabre souvenirs. 'I here was always a bone missing.

Sometimes it's a jaw , sometimes a femur."

For all w e can learn from them, the middens still have their secrets. While the Susquehanna tradition kept chugging along in southern New England. in Maine, the population simply disappeared. "Something radical happened around 3,500 years ago, Bourque says.

"For over TOO years there is absolutely no record of anyone living in Maine. Archaeologists hate a vacuum even worse than nature, and we arc not at all comfortable saying that no one lived in Maine for several centuries. W’e can't tell vou a damn thing because there is just no data.”

'Ihen. around 2.SOO wars ago, the shell heaps began to build again. Bv then, people had learned to make potten. shards of w hich are found buried in the uppermost midden layers. “These people remained in Maine until almost modem times, when European influences began to change life so radicallv," Bourque savs.

Today, most of Maine’s middens, w ith their w ealth of information about the past, still remain unexplored. Even though most of them are on private property. thev are frequently the targets of vandals looking to collect arrow heads.

No laws exist to protect them. Also, as the sea level rises, our link to prehistoric A laine is literally washing awav.

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