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Bad to the Bone
George Thorogood and the Destroyers return to State Theatre. Interview by Robert Witkowski
26 Sky High
If you were Taylor Swift, which oceanfront mansion would you buy here? By Colin W. Sargent
35 Low-End Gems
The same priceless views may be had from much smaller front porches. By Sydney Leonard & Adam Rauth
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Tantalize your tastebuds all year long. By Claire Z. Cramer
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A Foodie’s Guide to Planet Maine
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Wintering In
How do Maine’s wild things know so much about love in a snuggly winter? By Margaret Leahy
Lindbergh Slept Here
On the auction block: This 1926 Spanish mansion, designed by John Calvin Stevens, is the pride of Old Orchard Beach. By Colin W. Sargent
Ar(to)go
Ben Affleck’s historical thriller Argo leaves out one very important Mainer. By Colin S. Sargent
Departments 8 From the Editor 11 Letters 12 Imperatifs 16 Winterguide 21 Goings On 25 Chowder 64 Dining Guide 65 Restaurant Review Luis’s Arepera & Grill
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The new release of Gwen Thompson’s prizewinning novella Men Beware Women brings to light a very three-dimensional sense of our magazine. Across 28 years, so many gifted writers and artists with incredible talent have been drawn here to work with us so they can distinguish themselves by reaching you. First an intern with us in 1994 after graduating from Bowdoin, where she won the Nathaniel Hawthorne Short Story Prize, Thompson deepened her sense of audience through a starry string of feature writing assignments here, even as she earned her a master’s degree in Creative Writing from Boston University, winning both the Lawrence H. Blackmon Book Collecting Prize and Florence Engel Randall Short Story Award. As she prepares for her launch party in New York this month, she writes, “All the research and interviews I did to write Men Beware Women reminded me how writing for Portland Magazine was the best possible training for writing fiction. I don’t know how long it would have taken me otherwise to recover from the writer’s block I got writing a senior thesis. What a relief to realize that my purpose in writing was no longer to prove something to somebody, but simply to inform and entertain–an equally good rule of thumb for fiction writers. What a thrill to discover, through PM’s coverage of absolutely everything to do with Maine, that any subject becomes interesting when approached with an open and inquiring mind. And what a salubrious ban on flowery dialogue tags!” So…who out there thinks she or he can be the next Gwen Thompson? While you’re deciding, treat yourself to her literary romance, a story that jumps the Pond between Oxford and Manhattan as Emma beguiles Malcolm. As Ralph Lombreglia, author of Men Under Water and Make Me Work, has written, “Gwen Thompson portrays Oxford dons, Upper East Side executives, and working-class English girls with the same breezy mastery, while reveling in the minutiae of Elizabethan drama, pub crawling, competitive rowing, and getting your heart broken. A thoroughly charming performance from a very talented young writer.” Men Beware Women is the winner of the 2012 Miami University Press Novella Contest.
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To catch up on the successes of other former Portland Magazine interns, including Hannah Holmes (The Secret Life of Dust) and Jason Brown (Driving The Heart), visit portlandmonthly. com/portmag/intern-success-stories. This week, we received an email from Amanda Reynolds-Gregg: “I just got hired as an editorial research assistant at True Line Publishing [USBusinessExecutive]. The job is full time and starts next week. I wanted to let you know because it was the experience of working at the magazine… [that] ended up really impressing them.” Then there’s the former intern we asked to interview Alan Alda–on her first day with us– just as The Aviator was coming out. What was it like for Alda to play Maine Sen. Owen Brewster in the movie? Surprise: Alda has a long history of visits to and theatrical performances in Maine. Turned in the first day, the story was a smash success. What happens to an intern who can make things happen like this? Diane Russell serves Munjoy Hill and downtown Portland in the Maine House of Representatives (District 120).
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Designing the Oasis Café for The Jackson Laboratory was a wonderful project! We were thrilled to see a stand-alone photographic border of the metal “Desert DNA” sculpture in the Chowder section of the November 2012 issue. The sculpture, which is woven in the architectural features at Oasis Café, reminds scientists and staff of the beauty of the nature within. Carla Haskell, AIA, LEED AP, Ellsworth
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Reno, the rescued wild Mustang sponsored by Portland Magazine [see “Maine’s Misfits,” Winterguide 2005], is doing great! He loves the snow, and he still wears the dress sheet with the name of your magazine on it, mostly for special occasions. I have four new horses here at Bush Brook Farm. Each is looking for a corporate sponsor. Please let your readers know that to participate, up to five people can sponsor a horse, for a minimum of $25 a month, and they’ll receive a photo and bio of their horse, updates, and scheduled visitations. Sponsors will be recognized on our web site and on a plaque on the stall door. Just contact us and we’ll set it all up! Mona Jerome, Ever After Mustang Rescue, Biddeford
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Impera Music, masks, champagne, oh my! Things get topsy-turvy in USM’s production of the comic operetta Die Fledermaus, “a case of mistaken identity and would-be infidelity,” according to USM’s Stephen Legawiec. “We’re pooling our resources; this production will have a full orchestra!” Snap up your tickets now: March 8-16 at the Russell Hall Theatre, USM Gorham. $10-$21. usm.maine.edu/theatre
Lobster sauce, sure, but lobster tails in a Chinese restaurant? The creative kitchen at Zen Chinese Bistro on Portland’s Danforth Street has a bright new idea for the local hard-shells on the menu. Twin Lobster Tails with Ginger and Scallion ($25) jumps with “flavors that are typical for Chinese cuisine, but we wanted to apply them to local ingredients,” says Zen’s manager Laura Cigri. And what a winner this creation is, with a crunch of scallion, a zing of ginger, and a bit of Eastern mystery. 775-6888, zenportland.biz
They don’t call it Fat Tuesday for nothing. Twelve restaurants, each serving gallons of jambalaya, etouffée, or gumbo, will face off at WMPG’s 18th annual Mardi Gras Cajun Cooking Challenge on February 12 from 12 to 3 p.m. at University of Southern Maine’s Woodbury Campus Center. “It’s quite a spread,” says WMPG’s Jim Rand. “It’s like taking a walk down Bourbon Street in New Orleans–but you only need to make a donation to get beads!” Dance a second line while voting whether Bayside Bowl will defend its title against Po’ Boys & Pickles, The Great Lost Bear, Bayou Kitchen, Silly’s Restaurant, Hot Suppa, Izzy’s Cheesecake, USM Dining/Aramark, Frog & Turtle, Pepperclub, and Empire Dine & Dance. Free. wmpg.org 12 portland monthly magazine
Think you can’t get there from here? Here’s another way! Elite Airways of Portland is introducing a Portland to Melbourne, Florida line. So when Maine winters prove too chilly to handle, paradise is just a hop, skip, and nonstop jump away. And it won’t just be warm-blooded passengers along for the ride: “We do anticipate taking some lobster down to Florida,” say Elite president John Pearsall. “No lobsters in the cabin, though, God forbid!” Look for prices in early 2013. eliteairways.net
Patricia Moroz began baking cakes as a child with her mother for fun. Now, it’s big business. Moroz, owner and “sugar artist” of Starlight Custom Cakes in Rockport, makes cakes shaped as biplanes, golfers, cars, or even your pet–and anything else you can imagine. “The more you think it can’t be made into a cake, the more I want to show you it can–the wilder the better,” Moroz says. Some cakes take as long as 100 hours to make, priced from $75 to $1,600. “I’m not a screaming, yelling person,” says Moroz, contrasting herself with the Cake Boss of TLC, “and I’d be way too embarrassed to call myself the Cake Boss of Maine.” starlightcustomcakes.com
“Maine was good ear training for writing dialogue,” says Gwen Thompson, former intern and popular feature writer at Portland Magazine. Now, she makes her living in New York as an editor, singer, feng shui consultant–and, most important, writer. Her prize-winning novella Men Beware Women has just been released by Miami University Press. $15, muohio.edu.mupress
Sometimes, it’s exciting to be all over the map. “For my winter line, I focused on sharper edges and geometric shapes built into the clothing,” says Brook DeLorme, owner and creator of Brook There Boutique. Her all-organic, handmade, incredibly comfortable designs and accessories, including this silk box dress ($212), are available at her studio store on Wharf Street. Dare to be transfigured. Also available is DeLorme’s spring line. brookthere.com
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Meet the Author at Portland Public Library’s “Friday Local Author Series” January 18th from 12pm-1pm The Russian Coup and the Girl addresses the lives of the Russian people during the change from Communism to democracy. Though technically a democratic government prevails in the country, it is not like any other version of democracy. Drama, adventure, and safety are the main concerns of the Russian people; their lives are filled with tragedy and a triumph at the same time.
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Bad to the Bone George Thorogood returns to the State Theatre with his whiskey voice, raw lyrics, and his hard-rocking Destroyers March 8. You and Maine aren’t strangers, are you?
The first time we played in Portland [in 1980 at Great North East Music Hall], this dude came to the show, and he looked exactly like the devil, if the devil had no legs. He had a goatee, leather gloves, black hat–and his upper body was ripped like a prize fighter’s. I mean, not even hips–he was cut off halfway. He danced on his hands, on his knuckles. It was one of the things Stephen King has left out of his books. A year later we were in Saco [on the 50/50 Tour at Longbranch], and the dude was back. He had a lot of soul. What he lacked in legs he made up for in spirit. I went to the mike, keeping my eye on him. “Man, you people with legs sitting there–you ain’t dancing when this man’s dancing? C’mon!” That’s what The Destroyers do: we make the lame dance! No other band can say that. Sure, but Maine in March? Will you be playing “Frozen to the Bone?”
[The Destroyers like it cold, and besides] I love that theater! We used to go up there like 1 4 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
clockwork, and then nothing for, like, ten years. We had no idea it was closed then. We really missed it. It’s a great room for us, great rock club. When I heard we were coming back there, I said, “Oh, man, I’m home!” Even though you were born in Wilmington, you guys were a Boston-based band in the ‘70s. Tell us about the very first time you came to Maine.
It was even before that. I went there with my family for a five-day vacation in 1963 or ’64 and loved it up there. You must have run into Ric Ocasek and Steve Tyler in Boston.
I love Steven. He’s a blood brother, but the only thing all those cats–Steven, Springsteen, Tom Petty–got on me was they were born before I was, so they got there first. I tell them, “Thanks a lot for leaving me nothing.” [Laughs] If it wasn’t for “One Bourbon, One Scotch, and One Beer,” I wouldn’t have gotten any attention. I’d be playing and see them in the clubs, hanging back, but I was too heavy for them.
Who is your contemporary, then?
It’s my destiny to eclipse Dennis Leary as the most obnoxious man in show business. I never met the man, but I’m very disappointed in him. Getting awards, hosting events–he’s gone respectable. Further back, who were your influences?
I was very passionate about Howlin’ Wolf, just mystified by Robert Johnson. I’m crazy about J. Geils. I’d do anything to have a band like–they’re a great rock statement. That’s what I’ve been after–I want to be a rock classic artist. Where are you sure you’re going to visit when you’re here?
Everywhere. Last time we went to [Enterprise Records], a great record store next to the State–not CDs, vinyl. We went around to some groovy clothing stores. It’s a hip town. “Bad to the Bone” opened the1983 film Christine based on Stephen King’s book–did that have anything to do with you
Looking awfully cheerful, George Thorogood, 62, stands flanked by the Destroyers.
You took time to pursue a professional baseball career and were even rookie of the year, but came back to your true calling. How was that struggle for you?
Easy. I couldn’t hit, run, or throw. That’s my choice. I bust [sports commentator] Bobby Costas’s balls asking if you walk down a street in New Zealand and you ask someone about Darryl Strawberry or Yogi Berra, what do they say? Nothing, who? If you ask them about “Bad to the Bone,” they know it. It’s not me–baseball is American, but rock is universal. Rock rules. Do you consider yourself blues, rock, or pop?
International celebrity.
You’re…a Mets fan? The Payson family in Maine founded the Mets from the start in 1962.
That’s what The Destroyers do: we make the lame dance! No other band can say that.
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meeting him backstage at Bangor Auditorium?
No, I met him years after Christine. He told me he loved the film opening with “Bad to the Bone.” What was strange was, he said it like he was a movie fan, like he never even wrote it, like the song was the highlight of the movie for him. But let me ask you, how did Hollywood function before “Bad to the Bone?” I mean, how’d they make a movie trailer, commercials…anything? They should just label films “BB.” You know, like years before Jesus are “BC,” movies should be “Before Bad to the Bone.” Did you see Christine in the theater? The movie about your life would show you looking around just as it starts.
I’ve never seen it. But they cut me, man! I had a scene as a worker in the car graveyard as they’re-burying Christine. I had this whole Brando-Lee Marvin thing going on. It was so hot they had to cut it. You said your encounter with King backstage in Bangor was “unrepeatable.” Everything’s repeatable in a rough and tum-
ble state like ours–take us a little closer.
Who’s Stephen King’s idol? George Thorogood. He’s on the edge just meeting me, and when I spoke to him he just flipped out babbling. He’s already a flipped-out cat. The guy’s talented, but he’s a maniac. The kind of stuff he writes…but he has more money than we do. Is [your most recent album] 2120 South Michigan Avenue named for the Rolling Stones song or the address of the legendary Chess Records?
Capitol Records named it that. I wanted to call it Let It Rock. It has a greater rock sound, it says it all. I’ll name an album that someday. It’s a definite nod to ‘50s and ’60s rock.
I want to do things interesting but not generic. Brian DePalma makes films that use a little bit of everything. I do that with a song. I try to get [a lot of things] in there without saying that sounds like everything else I’ve heard. So what’s wrong with everything else we’ve heard already? It’s great stuff. But there won’t be no 2120 South Michigan Avenue, Part 2.
Always was, always will be. If you always follow the losing team, you never have a problem getting a good seat. When the Mets win, it’s gravy on top, but when the Yankees have an off year, they’re bums. I love that Joan Whitney Payson brought Willie Mays to the Mets. Why do you think the radio stations of the world all seem to gravitate to your drinking-related songs when your work is so diverse?
It’s the escape/outlaw thing. Most people are stuck in a routine life, and rock is the ultimate rebellion. What time do you typically wake up in the morning?
I try as hard as I can to not to get up in the morning. What gets you started? V8? Coffee?
The only person to get me in bed at night is my wife, the only one to get me out of bed is my daughter. Your daughter is a few years away from high school graduation. Are you ready for her to be singing your songs with her friends, presumably after her 21st birthday?
I’m just trying to get to the end of the day. I’m not thinking about that now. Aren’t you pretty nice to be so “bad?”
Don’t be telling anybody that! I read an article on Mick Jagger that said, “Above all that bad persona, there’s a nice English boy trying to get out.” I’m the opposite–Beneath all this Leave it to Beaver look, there’s a real bad-ass asshole–the real me–coming out! Don’t blow my cover. n Winterguide
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B-52 Commemorative Snowmobile Ride, Greenville. Ride to the wreckage site of the B-52 that crashed into Elephant Mountain in 1963. Spaghetti lunch, 12pm; Ride, 1pm. Jan. 19. mooseheadriders.org Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races, Fort Kent. 21st year of the famous 250-mi. race with a purse of $29K. There will also be 30-mi. and 60-mi. races. The 250-mi. race is a qualifier for the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest. Mar. 2. can-am-crown.net/ Kennebunk Winterfest, Kennebunk. Running from 8am-2pm, the festival includes a pancake breakfast, skating party, snow sculptures, a craft fair, children’s scavenger hunt, horse drawn carriage rides, and a soup tasting contest. Feb. 2. kennebunkfestivals.com The Maine Event: Battle on Ice, Lewiston, Androscoggin Bank Colisée. The International Fire, Police, and Military Winter Games committee holds its annual hockey tournament to benefit Shriners Hospital - Boston. Adults $10; kids 12 and under free. Jan. 11-13. 357-5687 ifpwg.com Moose Country Safaris and Eco Tours, Sangerville. Backcountry guide Ed Mathieu offers 1 6 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
ice fishing, snowshoe trips and lessons, moose and bird watching tours, and a Winter Carnivore Safari to view foxes, coyotes, and bobcats in the wild. 876-4907 moosecountrysafaris.com
Oxford Hills Snowfest, Norway. Hosted by Norway Trackers Snowmobile Club on Lake Pennesseewassee. Snowmobile drag racing, radar runs, antique snowmobile parade, and refreshments served on the ice. Jan. 26-27. 743-8256 norwaytrackers.com
Moosehead Lake Region Snowfest, Greenville. 6th Annual Ice Fishing Derby, Jan. 25-27; 8th Annual Wilderness Sled Dog Race, Feb. 2; Snowfest week: Chili/Chowder Cookoff, Feb. 15, 57pm; 9th Annual Chocolate Festival, Feb. 17, 1-4pm. 695-2702 mooseheadlake.org
Portland on Ice, Portland. Live music events, an ice fishing demonstration in Tommy’s Park, and other family activities. On Saturday, enjoy the interactive music exhibit “Strike the Chord” at Asylum, 12pm6pm. Jan. 25-Feb. 7. 772-6828 portlandmaine.com
Mushers Bowl Winter Carnival, Bridgton. Meltdown Dance, Freezin’ for a Reason Polar Dip, sled dog races, skijoring, horse drawn carriage rides, ping pong tournament, snowmobile rides, dodge ball tournament, nature hike, junior ice fishing contest, snowshoe hikes, baked bean dinner, teen skate with a live DJ, chowder and chili feed, après skiing events, and an awards ceremony. Jan. 25-27. 647-3472 mainelakesmushersbowl.com
Rangeley Snodeo 2013, Rangeley. Kicks off on Thursday with a chili-chowder cook-off and Casino Night. Other events include a family ride, official Snodeo welcome event and open house, a live auction benefiting Rangeley Lakes Snowmobile Club trail fund, radar run, poker run, turkey bowling, a snowmobile parade, and fireworks, plus Boss Power Equipment hosts “Rave X Outer Limits Tour.” Jan. 24-26. 864-5364 rangeleysnowmobile.com
Naples Winter Carnival, Naples. Begins with a torch light snowmobile parade Friday night, helicopter rides, radar runs, horse and buggy rides, ice fishing derby, fireworks, bonfire, poker rally, vendors on the ice, and lots of activities for kids. Feb. 8-9. 318-6965 muddyriversnoseekers.org
23nd Annual U.S. National Toboggan Championships, Camden. 425 teams from across the country come to compete. Other activities include battle of the bands, downtown fireworks, mechanical bull rides, and a chili challenge, Feb. 8-10. 236-3438 camdensnowbowl.com
Old Orchard Beach Winter Carnival, Old Orchard Beach. Activities include sleigh rides, sledding down Old Orchard Street, kids games, music, and a human dog sled race. On Saturday, participate in a happy hour pub crawl and receive discounts on beverages with a Winter Carnival button, 5:30-7pm. Feb. 22-23. 281-2114 oob365.com
White White World Week, Sugarloaf, Carrabassett Valley. Live music, a bikini sled derby, sumo suit wrestling, human hamster balls, plus daily aprés-ski events and nightly themed parties. Jan. 20-24. 237-2000 sugarloaf.com – Compiled by Liza Darvin
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Auburn Winter Festival, Auburn. Events throughout the week include a 3-on-3 pond hockey tournament, ice sculpture creations, and a free family movie hosted by the Auburn Public Library on Feb. 2, 1-3pm. Concludes on Saturday with the Winter Champ Bike Series, 9am-11am, followed by The Avalanche of Mountain Bikes at 11am. Jan. 25-Feb. 3. 333-6601 auburnmaine.gov
Ski Guide ’13 10th Mountain Center, Fort Kent. Over 40 km of cross-country trails for all skill levels, lodging, night skiing, biathlon facilities, snowshoe trails, and free use of buildings and grounds. 834-6203 10thmtskiclub.org Baker Mountain Ski Area, Moscow. 460-foot vertical drop, 5 trails, T-bar, night skiing, ski school. Nonprofit and volunteer-run. 612-9300 visitmaine.net/skiareas.htm Bethel Nordic Ski Center, Bethel. Nordic Ski & Snowshoe Center with 30 km of crosscountry trails, 15+ km of snowshoe trails, 10 km of competition trails with skating lanes and tracks, kids sleigh rides, and guided snowshoe tours. 824-6276 caribourecreation.com Bigrock Mountain, Mars Hill. Home of the $15 lift ticket! 980-foot vertical drop, 35 trails, downhill and cross-country skiing, carpet lift, double chair, triple chair, handle tow, 65 percent snowmaking, night skiing, daily snowschool lessons, 800-foot snow tubing park, expanded terrain park. 425-6711 bigrockmaine.com Birches Ski Touring Center, Rockwood. 11,000 acres of wildlands, four miles of cross-country ski trails, snowshoeing, snowmobile trails, ice fishing, scenic plane rides, guided winter tours, and three yurts along trails for overnight stays. 1-800-825-9453 birches.com/winter
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Black Mountain, Rumford. 1380-foot vertical drop, 20 trails, triple chair, double chair, T-bar, 2 handle tows, night skiing, cross-country skiing, new snow gun, 95 percent snow-making, tubing runs, and 300-foot half-pipe. 364-8977 skiblackmountain.org Camden Snow Bowl, Camden. 850-foot vertical drop, 15 trails and glades, 1 chairlift, 2 T-bars, handle tow, 50 percent snowmaking, snow tubing, ice skating, 400-foot toboggan chute, 4k nordic trail, snowshoe, night skiing, ski and snowboard school, terrain park with over 30 elements. 236-3438 camdensnowbowl.com Carter’s XC Ski Centers and Shop, 35 km of trails in Oxford, 50 km of trails in Bethel. Beginner to advanced trails, snowshoeing, trail-side lodging, snack bar, warming huts. Beautiful views of mountain ranges and rivers. 539-4848 (Oxford), 824-3880 (Bethel) cartersxcski.com Five Fields Farm, South Bridgeton. Cross country, snowshoe, 25 km of trails for all skill levels, views from elevation of 850’, warming hut, trails to summit of Bald Pate Mountain, dog-friendly. 647-2425 fivefieldsski.com/xc_skiing.htm Harris Farm XC Ski Center, Dayton. 40 km of trails, snowshoeing, sledding hill, warming hut. Dogs allowed mid-week, snack bar on weekends. Winter Kids passbook accepted, group discounts offered. 499-2678 harrisfarm.com/skiing.html Hermon Mountain, Herman. 350-foot vertical drop, 20 trails, 100 percent snowmaking, ski and snowboard lessons, double chair, T-bar, handle tow, night skiing, snack bar, tubing park, terrain park. 848-5192 skihermonmountain.com Lonesome Pine Trails, Fort Kent. Maine’s nothWinterguide
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Lost Valley, Auburn. 240-foot vertical drop, 17 trails, 2 double chairs, night skiing, cross-country skiing, terrain park for skier and riders, 100 percent snow-making, PSIA Certified Ski School. 784-1561 lostvalleyski.com
Mt. Jefferson, Lee. 432-foot vertical drop, 12 trails, 2 T-bars, handle tow, ski lessons, rentals, views of Mt. Katahdin. 738-2377 skimtjefferson.com Nordic Heritage Center, Presque Isle. 20 km of ski trails, 2.5 km of lighted trails, paved roller ski loop, terrain park, lodge with sauna, and wax building. Trails free of charge. 762-6972 nordicheritagecenter.org
Maine Adaptive Sports and Recreation, Newry. Free winter recreation for children and adults with physical disabilities at four of Maine’s finest ski resorts: alpine skiing and snowboarding at Sunday River, Sugarloaf, and Saddleback; Nordic skiing and snowshoeing at Sunday River Inn and Cross Country Ski Center and Pineland Farms. Summer programs also available. (800)-639-7770 maineadaptive.org Millinocket Municipal X-C Ski Areas, Millinocket. 25 km of groomed trails, 20 km of ungroomed trails, 3 km of beginner’s trail. The Bait Hole offers skiing loops and snowshoe trails with views of Mt. Katahdin. Northern Timber Cruisers Clubhouse offers crosscountry ski trails with loops up to 14 km and a warming hut. 723-4329 northerntimbercruisers.com Mt. Abram, Greenwood. 1,150-foot vertical drop, 44 trails and glades, 2 double chairs, T-bar, surface lift, carpet, 85 percent snowmaking, 550 acres, 3 terrain parks, new snow-making gun, and weekend community racing. Winterkids pass accepted. 875-5000 mtabram.com
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Quoggy Jo Ski Center, Presque Isle. 215-foot vertical drop, T-bar, 5 trails, natural half-pipe with grind rails, first-time skier area, and Nordic and biathlon center. 764-3248 mainewsc.org Rangeley Lakes X-C Ski Trails, Rangeley. 55 km of trails for cross-country skiing, groomed for both classic and skate. 2.5 miles of snowshoe trails. Rental equipment, and food and beverages at the lodge. 864-4309 xcskirangeley.com Saddleback, Rangeley. Alpine skiing the way it should be. 2,000-foot vertical drop, 66 trails and glades, 2 quads, 2 double chairs, T-bar, 85 percent snowmaking, lodge, 2 terrain parks. Casablanca: 44 acres of ungroomed tree skiing, w/ chutes, steeps, and tight lines. 864-5671 saddlebackmaine.com 864-5671 saddlebackmaine.com Seacoast Snow Park, Windham. 100-foot vertical drop, carpet lift, 12 lanes of tubing, 100 percent snowmaking, lighted for night tubing, zip line. Also fire pit and snack bar. 892-5952 seacoastfunparks.com
Oxford Plains Snow Tubing, Oxford. Maine’s oldest tubing hill. T-bar, 100 percent snow-making, 4 lanes, snack bar trailer. 539-2454 oxfordplains.com Pineland Farms, New Gloucester. 30 km of Nordic skiing trails, 18.5 km of snowshoe trails, ice skating, sledding, snowshoeing, and dry-land Nordic ski training in summer and fall. 688-6599 pinelandfarms.org
Shawnee Peak, Bridgton. Maine’s oldest ski resort turns 75 this year. 1,300-foot vertical drop, 42 trails and glades, quad, 2 triple chairs, double chair, carpet, night skiing, 99 percent snow-making, 2 terrain parks, a new summit triple lift featuring a conveyer loading system, and views of Mt. Washington. 647-8444 shawneepeak.com Smiling Hill Farm, Westbrook. Over 20 km of trails,
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oriental | contemporary | sisal | broadloom | appraisals | cleaning | padding cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, rentals, hot beverages, ice cream, and snacks. 775-4818 smilinghill.com Spruce Mountain, Jay. 300-foot vertical drop, 11 trails, night skiing, 3 rope tows, cross-country skiing, 50 percent snow-making, Nordic trails, and ski classes for all ages. 897-4090 sprucemountain.org Sugarloaf, Carrabassett Valley. 2,820-foot vertical drop, 154 trails, 5 quads (2 high-speed), triple chair, 8 double chairs, T-bar, carpet, cross-country skiing, 618 acres of snow-making, superpipe, 3 terrain parks, tubing park, zip lines, gym, and antigravity complex with skate park and trampolines. New terrain expansions on Burnt Mt., up to 400 acres of glades and terrain open. 237-2000 sugarloaf.com Sunday River, Bethel. 2,340-foot vertical drop, 132 trails, Chondola, 9 quads (4 high-speed), 3 triple chairs, 1 double chair, carpet, 85 percent snow-making, night skiing, ice skating, lodges, 5 terrain parks, superpipe, and minipipe. 824-3000 sundayriver.com Titcomb Mountain, West Farmington. 340-foot vertical drop, 18 trails, 2 T-bars, handle tow, night skiing, 75 percent snow-making, terrain park, and 16 km of groomed Nordic trails. Student passes for $10 on Saturday 4-8 pm, and Wednesday 3-8pm. $20 flat rate for all ages on weekends and holidays. 778-9031 titcombmountain.com – We are grateful to Ski Maine for source information. Visit skimaine.com for updates. Compiled by Margaret Leahy
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3-Day Winter Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction January 30th, 31st & February 1st, 2013 in Fairfield, Maine
Included in this sale is 300+ paintings including 130 from John F. Gale Collection New England paintings featuring the Gloucester/ Rockport School; Nice selection of American & European furniture & accessories; Fine selection of American clocks, Coins, Folk Art & Much more. This sale also includes a day of Asian items including important screens, jade, porcelain, ivory, furniture & more. www.jamesdjulia.com
Featuring the John F. Gale Collection of 130+ New England Paintings
Frederick J. Mulhaupt (28" x 34") (1 of 5)
Eric Hudson (24" x 18")
Emile A. Gruppe (25" x 30")
William L. Stevens (42" x 48") (1 of 36)
Aldro T. Hibbard (30" x 36") (1 of 26)
Mable M. Woodward
Victor Gilbert
Important Palace Longevity Screen, Yi Dynasty (Korea, 18th Century)
Outstanding Pair of 18th Century Cinnabar Vases w/ Jade Inlays
Thomas Eakins
Pair of Portsmouth, N.H. Fire Buckets, circa 1839
Large Steer Weathervane
Jacob Epstein
Inlaid Cherry French Deux Corps
Lg Carved Ivory Tusk
James Cary, Brunswick, ME
Herter Bros. Inlaid Display Cabinet
Herter Bros. Inlaid Center Table
Regency Wedgwood Mirror
Very Important & Rare Rhinoceros Horn Raft Cup 1 of 18 known to exist
Contact Bill Gage, Tony Greist or Katya Tilton Email: antiques@jamesdjulia.com Tel: (207) 453-7125 Fax: (207) 453-2502 James D. Julia, Inc., 203 Skowhegan Rd., Fairfield, ME 04937 Auctioneer: James D. Julia Lic#: ME: AR83
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Theater Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. Once Upon a Mattress, Feb. 15 – Mar. 2; The Drowsy Chaperone, Apr. 12 – 27; Deathtrap, Jun. 21 - 30. 799-1421 lyricmusictheater.org Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. The Joffrey Ballet, Mar. 21; Rock of Ages, Mar. 30; HAIR, Apr. 19; The Story of the Three Little Pigs, Apr. 21. 842-0800 porttix.com A Chorus Line, The National Broadway Tour 7 p.m., February 11, 2013 Collins Center for the Arts, Orono collinscenterforthearts.com
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Penobscot Theatre Company, 131 Main St., Bangor. The Sugar Bean Sisters, Jan. 30 – Feb. 17; Wit, Mar. 13 – 31; Around the world in 80 Days, May 15 – Jun. 2. 947-6618 penobscottheatre.org
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Portland Players, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Arsenic and Old Lace, Jan. 25 – Feb. 10; Noises Off, Mar. 22 – Apr. 7; All Shook Up, May 17 – Jun. 2. 799-7337 portlandplayers.org Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. Greater Tuna, Jan. 22 – Feb. 17; A Song at Twilight, Feb. 28 – Mar. 18; Love/Sick, Mar. 26 – Apr. 21; Wittenburg, Apr. 30 – May 19. 780-5151 portlandstage.org
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Bayside Bowl, 58 Alder St., Portland. Jerks of Grass, every Th, Feb. 1, Mar. 1, Apr. 5. 791-2695 baysidebowl.com Blue, 650 Congress St., Portland. Traditional Irish Session, every Wed.; Groove Ruckus, Jan. 17; Suncooked; The Four Legged Faithful, Jan. 18; Sean Mencher & His Rhythm Kings, Jan. 19; Bob Rasero; Putnam Murdock; Trapparatus, Jan. 25; Wurlibird; Domino Jazz, Jan. 26; OKBARI, Feb. 1; Jesse Lupica Quartet, Feb. 2; Wurlibird Jazz, Feb. 9; The Barn Swallows, Bluegrass Jam, Feb. 14; The Four Legged Faithful, Feb. 15; Sean Mencher & His Rhythm Kings, Feb. 16; Groove Ruckus, Feb. 21; Bob Rasero, Feb. 22; Samuel James & Dana Gross, Feb. 28; OKBARI, Mar. 1. 774-4111 portcityblue.com Dogfish Bar and Grille, 128 Free St., Portland. Acoustic Open Mic, every W; Happy Hour with Travis James Humphrey, live jazz every F; LQH, Jan. 18; The GotRhythm Band, Jan. 19; Griffin Sherry and The Ghost of Paul Revere, Jan. 24; Highball Jazz Band, Jan. 25; The Wetsuits, Jan. 26; Matt Meyer & The
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Gumption Junction, Feb. 2; Shanna Underwood, Feb. 7; Sean Mencher & His Rhythm Kings, Feb. 9; Southbound Outlaws, Feb. 14; The Wetsuits, Feb. 23; Griffin Sherry; Ghost of Paul Revere, Feb. 28; Matt Meyer & The Gumption Junction, Mar. 2. 772-5483 thedogfishbarandgrille.com Empire Dine and Dance, 575 Congress St., Portland. Bluegrass, every Mon.; Yacht Blooded, Jan. 15, 22, 29; All Good Feel God Collective, Eight Feet Tall, Joint Chiefs, Jan. 26. 879-8988 portlandempire.com
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Hannaford Hall, USM, 88 Bedford St., Portland. ETHEL: Present Beauty, Jan. 30; The Bad Plus, Feb. 17; Voices of Afghanistan, Mar. 16; Pablo Ziegler Trio, Mar. 28. 842-0800 porttix.com Jonathan’s, 92 Bournes Ln., Ogunquit. Sixpence None The Richer, Feb. 1; Cheryl Wheeler, Feb. 2; All Together Now Beatles Tribute, Feb. 9; Straight Lace Valentines Dance, Feb. 16; J. Geils, Jeff Pitchell, Gerry Beaudoin,Texas Flood, Mar. 1; April Verch, Apr. 26; Judy Collins, May 25. 646-4526 jonathansrestaurant.com Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. Wynton Marsalis: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Jan. 25; Happy Birthday Mozart!, Jan. 27; Beethoven’s Fifth, Feb. 5; Midtown Men, Feb. 14; Marc-Andre Hamelin, Feb. 16; The Bad Plus, Feb. 17; A Night at the Movies, Feb. 23 – 24; Celtic Woman, Mar. 2; Haydn’s Creation, Mar. 5; Young@Heart Chorus, Mar. 24; Ricky Nelson Remembered, Apr. 5; Tony Trischka, Apr. 6; Enigma Variations, Apr. 9. 842-0800 porttix.com One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. Ellen Jewel, Jan. 17; Portland Jazz Orchestra, Jan. 24; Chad Hollister Trio, Jan. 25; Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, Jan. 26; Tift Merritt, Jan. 30; Portland Jazz Orchestra, Feb. 7; Le Vent Du Nord, Feb. 8; Sweethearts Night Out, Feb. 9; Alash Ensemble, Feb. 10; Jonathan Edwards, Feb. 15; Steve Forbert, Feb. 23; Pierre Bensusan, Mar. 1; Willie Nile, Mar. 8; Portland Jazz Orchestra, Mar. 21; Paula Poundstone, Apr 4; Willie Porter Apr. 13; Portland Jazz Orchestra, Apr. 18; Heritage Blues Quartet, May 17. 761-1757 onelongfellowsquare.com State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. Infected Mushroom, Jan. 10; Trey Anastasio Band, Jan. 20; Martin Sexton, Jan. 25; Keane, Jan. 30; Jukebox the Ghost, Fab. 6; Jeff Mangum, Feb. 9; Passion Pit, Feb. 12; Big Gigantic, Feb. 14; Punch Brothers, Feb. 17; They Might Be Giants, Feb. 27; George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Mar. 8; Excision, Mar. 20; Great Big Sea, Apr. 24. 956-6000 statetheatreportland.com Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Rd., Brownfield. Bruce Hornsby, Jan. 18; Paula Cole, Jan. 20; Paul Rishell and Annie Raines, Feb. 8; Red Molly, Feb. 9; Time Jumpers, Feb. 14; Sweet Honey in the Rock, Feb. 17; Stray Birds, Mar. 15; Shemekia Copeland, Mar. 22; Paula Poundstone, Mar. 23; Tim O’Brien, Apr. 6; Carolina Chocolate Drops, Apr. 14-15; Leo Kottke, Apr. 18; April Verch, Apr. 27; Jonathan Edwards, May 4; Steep Canyon Rangers, May 5; Asleep at the Wheel, May 11. 935-7292 carolnoonanmusic.com
Galleries Addison Woolley Gallery, 132 Washington Ave., Portland. Dan Dow, Diane Hudson, opening 2 2 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
Lois Dodd: Catching the Light, opens January 17 at the Portland Museum of Art. In Dodd’s first career retrospective, more than 50 paintings span six decades of work. One of a wave of New York modernists who came to the Maine coast in the mid-20th century that included Fairfield Porter, Rackstraw Downes, Alex Katz, and Neil Welliver, Dodd continues to spend summers at her home in Cushing. Tickets $6-$12. portlandmuseum.org
Jan. 4. 450-8499 addisonwoolley.com Art Gallery at UNE, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. Maine Women Pioneers III, through Jul. 21. 221-4499 une.edu/artgallery Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Robert S. Neuman’s “Ship to Paradise,” Jan. 18 – Mar. 22; Fransje Killaars: Color at the Center, Jan. 25 – Mar. 22. 786-6259 bates.edu/museum Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 1 Bath Rd., Brunswick. Fantastic Stories: The Supernatural in Nineteenth-Century Japanese Prints, A Printmaking ABC: In Memoriam David P. Becker, through Mar. 10. 725-3275 bowdoin.edu/art-museum First Friday Art Walk, downtown Portland. Visit local galleries, studios, and museums, Jan. 4, Feb. 1, Mar. 1, Apr. 5. firstfridayartwalk.com
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Lois Dodd at the Portland Museum of Art/ Lois Dodd, Men’s Shelter, April, 1968, oil on linen, 47 1/2 x 39 1/4 inches; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Bebe and Crosby Kemper Collection, Museum Purchase made possible by a gift from the Kemper Foundations.
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Maine Historical Society Museum, 489 Congress St., Portland. Wired: How Electricity Came to Maine, through May 26. 774-1822 mainehistory.org Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq., Portland. Lois Dodd: Catching the Light, opens Jan. 17; Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx, opens Feb. 2; Blueberry Rakers: Photos by David Brooks Stess, opens Apr. 6. 775-6148 portlandmuseum.org
Lecture Series SPArC, 278 Whites Bridge Rd., Standish. Art lecture series hosted by Saint Joseph’s College Art Department in Harold Alfond Hall, Room 224, 6 pm. Jeff Badger, multimedia artist, Jan. 30; Samuel James, blues musician, Feb .13; Ben Alexander, Maine Meade Works, Mar. 13. sjcme.edu/calendar/2013-01 –Compiled by Jeanee Dudley
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Attack of the Drones Fiscal Riff Washington Post’s Joe Yonan recently glossed Micucci’s Sicilian Slab pizza in “The Impulsive Traveler: The Many Flavors of Portland, Maine.” Sure, but what’s for dessert? “I never miss Standard Baking Co.!” Yonan tells us. “I love the pecan/chocolate financiers [pictured].” Hey, someone’s got to love a financier.
Artist and Wiscasset High grad Essam Attia, 29, caught the NYPD’s attention when he disguised himself and broke into 100 kiosk display cases in Manhattan, filling them with a disturbing poster. His creation mimics public service warnings depicting drone aircraft, implying police use them to monitor citizens. Richard Grayson, Attia’s former New York School of Visual Art professor, praised the posters as “provocative art,” but the NYPD called it kiosk vandalism and charged Attia on 56 counts.
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With “Maine Justice,” Jamie Foxx & the Saturday Night Live cast treated us to a glimpse of a bizzarro Vacationland if, during the Katrina diaspora, Louisianans had sashayed up here and turned Acadia cajun. Set in Bangor, the People’s-Court-like skit served up judge Jason Sudekis dealing out cayenne-hot sentences (“We’re gonna’ send you off to a lighthouse...crawlin’ with ‘gators!”). The upside-down trope was as crazy as Emeril Lagasse working in obscurity at the South Portland Sheraton (now the DoubleTree) from 1980-81 as executive chef with nobody realizing it. Wait a minute; that really happened [“Acadia’s Cajuns,” Summerguide 2010].
The AAA Northern New England office on Marginal Way is the latest of what will soon be all nine AAA offices in Maine to offer driver’s license renewals. Basic renewals with no address change or new photo required will be processed at DMV cost plus a $2 handling fee. “We welcome the public–AAA member or non-member–right at the front service desk,” says public affairs manager Pat Moody. The really good news: AAA is open on Saturdays from 9 am to 1 pm, which the DMV registry is not.
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A Soupçon of Warhol Campbell’s tomato and chicken noodle soup, to be precise. For the third straight year, artist Allison Melton has created a holiday-themed winter scene at Hollywood Casino in Bangor entirely of canned goods–this year it’s a six-foot-tall polar bear. After the holiday season, the 1,500 cans of soup will be donated to United Way Pantry Project. “We hope people will consider giving some canned goods to the pantry when they see this amazing piece of art,” said John Osborne, GM at the Hollywood Casino Hotel & Raceway.
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T he Corning mansion 41 Mechanic Street, Rockport $6.5 Million
Yes, these Cornings. “They’re part of the Corning Glassware family, of Corning, New York,” says Micki Colquhoun of Camden Real Estate Company. “This house is almost three structures in one, but if flows really well. The core of the house is an early 19th Century tavern that was moved from another location in Rockport. So the old part of the house is really old. There’s beautiful paneling in it. It’s cozy, with a fireplace.” Talk about an old soul. But this ancient tavern has a yen for the new: “The wall on the water side has been opened up,” so it has dazzling views of the harbor reflecting against the dark, hand-adzed paneling. “There is a central gallery with a winding staircase to the second floor. Then there’s the big great room and kitchen, looking right on the harbor. The master suite, which includes a romantic turret directly on the water, has two terraces.” Things are tip-top here: “They just had a faux slate roof installed and repainted a lot Winterguide
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of the inside. The additions made for the kitchen and master bedroom were made in the mid-1990s.” From the air, Colquhoun says, this nearly two-acre parcel looks “like a fairy tale.” The grounds charm as well. “The Cornings bought the property next door and took the house down. Now when you walk amid this landscaping, you feel you’re in the coun-
C ocktail Cove 27 Mechanic Street, Rockport $5,495 Million
Seriously, Taylor. If drinking “wine makes me feel classy,” as you’ve confided to US Magazine, this house just might corrupt you into a smooth cosmopolitan guzzler as you look out on Rockport’s Inner Harbor. Re-tweet this view, raspberry at sunset. Your 300 feet of waterfront is the perfect staging for casual videos. Your dock offers “60 feet of deepwater floats” for visiting moguls. Built in 1993, this “classic Maine cottage is specially designed so that every single room has a water view,” says Micki Colquhoun of Camden Real Estate Company. You could turn the beautiful paneled study into an enormous first-floor bedroom. “There’s a very classic kitchen, dining room, 2 8 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
try somewhere, but you’re right on Rockport Harbor. There’s an amazing granite pier with two floats and a little boat shed on the water.” Back inside, “the dining room is very symmetrical with the fireplace, the windows. I’m not usually a fan of traditional dining rooms, but when you walk in there you want to put on a big dinner party!
“Jan Corning has a really good eye.” She’s a widow. Her husband died quite a while ago. She wants to move closer to her children who live in southern Maine. “She really should be a decorator. She has a lot of beautiful antiques and has an amazing eye for color. I guess she was born with great taste.” Fire resistant, too!
living room.” You’ll love the “beautiful oak floors, high ceilings, big windows.” On top of that, there’s a favorable zeitgeist: “It’s so intown, walk to everything, on the harbor, with new construction. What an easy-to-live-in house!” The stone steps take you down to the landing, where “the sellers have their beautiful old wooden boat and a Hinckley picnic boat. One end of the house looks on the inner harbor, where you can watch the operations at Rockport Marine all day long. They’re working on beautiful boats all the time and launching them–always some-
thing to see.” Then there’s the kitchen: “You’re looking out at ospreys in the trees.” The living room/study end of the house “looks out on Penobscot Bay. It’s just so beautiful here. The owners are based in Florida. What they’re finding is they don’t get up here enough.” We’re talking about Shingle Style heaven, Taylor.
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ot yet impressed, Taylor? How’d you like to live in the former carriage house for the Norumbega Castle? Built in 1886 by Maine native Joseph Stearns, inventor of the duplex telegraph, the castle “was a tribute to the fabled city of Norumbega whose legendary origin traces back to a 16th century French navigator,” according to listing agent LandVest’s Terry Sortwell. “It’s probably the most photographed building in town,” and that probably
wouldn’t change if an entertainer of your caliber moved here. As for views, “You can see Penobscot Bay from the upper levels of the house as they rise romantically above the treeline; it’s full of lobster boats and pleasure and commercial boats, as well.” Plus, the historic interior of this 10-room, five-bedroom aerie is “completely renovated to the highest standards. Every inch of this place has been re-done, and it’s just a stun-
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efore you lodge a complaint about our condescending tone in this story, Taylor, consider this lodge. The name of this 11-room sailor’s valentine–actually a three-building shingle compound–is Avalon on Deer Isle, near Stonington, on some of the most beautiful geography Maine has to offer. “I don’t know very much about Taylor Swift,” says realtor Hilary Denvir at the Swan Agency, “but the vibe is very cozy. It’s a lot of open and a lot of light. The interior woodwork shades match the things that are found in nature outside the home. The stonework on the fireplaces matches the stones on the beach, so that when you sit in-
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side, it feels like you’re outside. It’s very upto-date, but it has a lot of sweet cottage to it.” A dramatic cathedral ceiling (see the front cover of this issue), galleries, pine paneling, and the big show–deepwater oceanfront with breathtaking views of Eggemoggin Reach. You’ll love the deck off the first-floor bedroom, where you can let down your golden hair and look over your private dock while you contemplate one of the drawbacks here, a private wastewater disposal that amounts to a septic on site. And OMG, with 3,200 feet of waterfront, there’s plenty of room to be alone together with your closest friends. Taxes are $29,038. n
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90 North Duck Cove Road Roque Bluffs, $199,000
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aybe it’s time for a reality check. Maybe you’re not Taylor Swift. Maybe you’re stuck in the center of a grizzly Maine winter, and you’re sick and tired of rich people and their vaunted palaces, their warming drawers and their cold hearts. What you’re looking for is much, much, smaller–neat as a pinecone, and all the sweeter for being that. Something below $200,000, say. Try this one on for size. Head to the blue edge of Little Kennebec Bay. Above a shock Winterguide
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aybe you’re looking for a little gingerbread. For just $189,000, 30 miles outside of Ellsworth, “in the heart of Milbridge on Main Street, right in the little village,” is an impressive white house with black trim, gables, and a porch that’s ready to wrap it-
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of virgin pines, at the top of a perfectly adorable little hill, it’s waiting for you–a contemporary getaway with views so dramatic you think you’ve just dreamed them. To get here, leave Roque Bluffs State Park in Washington County, “turn left onto Schoppe Point Road, and drive three miles” as you experience flashes of blue amid the green, says Shirley Erickson of The Christopher Group, LLC. When Duck Cove Road admits it’s turned into North Duck Cove Road, you’ll see the polyhedral, glassy sides of No. 90. Get out of your car and take a deep breath. What’s the view?: “Ocean views of Little Kenne-
bec Bay and pristine woodlands.”
Show me the magic: “This two-bedroom house is
ideally situated on an elevated site consisting of 10.5 acres of mature woodlands, offering ultimate privacy and mesmerizing ocean views. This is a comfortable and wellmaintained home with one owner for over two decades.“ Taxes are $2,027.
Research a Great Retirement Former Washington DC area residents who own a summer farmhouse in Waldoboro, Carolyn Bryant and Don Sarles bought a cottage at Thornton Oaks in early 2010 as their winter home. Carolyn says “Bowdoin College provides a fine library that I can use for musicological research (though officially retired, I’ve continued editing and writing for Oxford University Press). The local public library has also been extremely helpful in finding abstruse journals and scholarly books for me.” Don, a long-time choral singer, has joined an excellent choir. “We especially appreciate the strong sense of community at Thornton Oaks. We have formed close friendships and feel very much at home.” Searching for a stimulating community? Learn more about Thornton Oaks and Brunswick. Contact Henry Recknagel at 800-729-8033 or thoaks@gwi.net. We also invite you to visit our website to meet more of our residents. An affiliate of
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self around your heart, says Julie Hammer of Realty of Maine. “The ocean view is from the second and third floors. They call it Pleasant Bay. Milbridge is a fishing community, so there’s some open ocean, and a few islands further out from the inlet. Mainly, it’s a working harbor.” Show me the magic: “The house has 12-foot ceilings,
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maple floors, large walk-in closets. There’s an artist’s retreat on the third floor–a large room with skylights. They’ve painted it yellow; it’s all open.”
Backstory: “The banister from the second to third floor is original, brought here from England by the sea captain who built the home in 1896, Capt. Wallace.” Special Considerations: “It’s listed as a four-bed-
room, two-bath, but there could be as many as six bedrooms if the artists’ retreat and second-floor family room were converted. It’s on three-quarters of an acre; the living space is 3,100 square feet. Taxes are $3,539.”
70 Old Town Road Jonesport, $195,000
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ur next property reminds us of “Back of the Moon,” the writer’s retreat in Leave Her To Heaven. Here in Jonesport, there’s “a spectacular view from inside the cottage and its outside deck and yard. The views are magnificent, with fishing, lobster, and sailing ships frequently in sight,” says Lauren Applebee of Sotheby’s.
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Treasures A dark screen of evergreens offers privacy while you commune with the gulls. To get here, “travel five miles from the Jonesport Post Office. Old Town Road will be on your right. It’s a third of a mile to No. 70.” The interior is sturdy and sweet, “with a full working kitchen, dining area, and a knotty-pine-paneled living room with a large window view of the ocean.” There’s a wood stove,
a single bedroom, and a full bath. The septic, well, and electrical are decent and recent. “This cottage is perfect for summer living; possibly, it could be upgraded for year round use.” Walk the perimeter of your large deck and drink in the view. The smaller a hideaway, the greater the charm: “The winter population of Jonesport is around 1,350. Taxes are $1,400.
211 Ray’s Point Road Milbridge, $98,000
325 Mooseneck Road Addison, $128,000
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hatever drew legendary painter John Marin (1870-1953) to this neck of the woods from 1933 to 1953 might bring you here, too. Certainly, it’s figured in Norwegianborn artist Karsten Kittelson choosing this rugged, sprucy coast as a launching pad for his inspirations–not to mention this trim little foursquare at the end of Mooseneck Road. “From South Addison, turn on to Mooseneck Road,” says listing agent Susan Carlton of RE/MAX A-1 Associates. Stop just before you hit the water. Kittelson’s house is on the right. Your first sense of magic that inspires his paintings is the views you have across the
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meadow “of sea birds in Eastern Harbor. At times there are fishing boats. The sun sets over Dyer Island” which seems to step in front of Cape Split as if it’s on stage. Inside, it’s all about the details: The millwork, built-in drawers in the bedroom, and dark stained woodwork are all original. A pleasantly bright and carpeted sunroom faces the water. There’s a deck on the water side and an enclosed porch on the eastern side. Thunderstorm? Don’t worry, you have a generator. Crowning everything, “the widow’s walk adorns the peak of the roof,“ though there’s no access from the inside. As evening slides into town, “The lobster pound, North Atlantic Lobster Sales, is within walking distance. Addison is a small, beautiful fishing village. There’s no grocery or any other stores in town, just a post office. All the amenities are about 14 miles away in Columbia Falls.” Taxes are $1,123.
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his little cottage is 3 miles from Route 1A, Kennedy Highway. From Milbridge, take 1A to Back Bay Road, which turns into Ray’s Point Road. The house will be on the right,” says Patricia Portrie of Evergreen Realty. What you can see from here: “There’s a large bay with long vista views. On calm days, it’s ideal for canoeing and kayaking. Beyond the bay you can see Partridge Island and several others; beyond those, it’s open ocean. You can clam at low tide.” Show me the magic: “The cottage has two cozy bedrooms with a beautiful view. The kitchen doesn’t face the water, but if you look out from the kitchen over the porch you can see the bay. It’s an open floor plan,” a large room hosting both “the kitchen and the living/dining area, finished with nice wide pine wood floors. A washer and a dryer are included. “Also included is a separate little wood frame building called the bunk house. It’s a
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little 10-by-10 studio area, the perfect place to go sit and read. It’s like a rustic dollhouse.” “The cottage has been used as a camp since 1978. It’s not out by itself–there are other year-round homes and smaller cottages nearby, mostly seasonal. There’s a small storage structure on the property as well.” Special Considerations: “Milbridge has a couple of landings. There’s all kinds of wildlife here– moose, might even be black bear, and lots of smaller animals; raccoons, squirrels, skunks, and waterfowl.” Taxes are $1,929.20. n
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A Foodie’s Guide To Planet Maine
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e are all foodies now, looking impatiently for the next new thrill. So how unexpectedly wonderful is it to learn that Portland’s extinct, unlamented dinosaur–Boone’s Restaurant–will rise again on Custom House Wharf this spring as the fourth in Portland restaurateur Harding Smith’s string of highly successful Rooms? “Lobsters–and full lobster bakes with the mussels and kielbasa and all–will be steamed over rockweed, like they do at lobster pounds up the coast, only without the paper plates,” says Smith of the new, as yet unnamed, Room. The harborside showplace will feature two floors of dining space, with outdoor seating in summer. “We’ll have fresh seafood displayed on ice that we can grill, simply, to order...and a few classics, like lobster pie.” An oyster and raw bar will be upstairs, with a small kitchen and “surprise menu” of clever seafood creations. We look forward to seeing what an innovative pro can do with a traditional Maine seafood venue. So everything old really can be new again. Meantime, the new year is already open for business and it’s time to get tasting. See our calendar of delicious events that follows for something–classic or surprising–for your next thrill.
Harding Lee Smith stands poised to expand his Room empire to the former site of Boone’s. “Our hammers are already swinging.”
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Cuiscene January 23 NATIONAL PIE DAY Portland’s 4th annual tribute to National Pie Day turns up at the Mayo Street Arts Center with a sweet and savory pie potluck, pie art auction, live pie drama and pie-ku. And for sale, a pie cookbook to which local chefs have contributed recipes, all to benefit Preble Street Resource Center. f64publishing.com January 27 NATIONAL PIE DAY–again! Enjoy an all-pie Sunday in Rockland, where inns, restaurants, and provisioners serve up shepherd’s pie, pizza pie, seafood pies, whoopie pies, and glamorous galettes. Tickets to the pie parade benefit the local Outreach Food Pantry. 596-6611, historicinnsofrockland.com January 25 ROBERT BURNS DINNER There will be kilts: The annual birthday bash for Scotland’s number one bard comes with
MAINE SHRIMP SEASON
all the trimThe Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has cut the 2013 shrimp mings at the catch limit by 74 percent after scientists warned our shrimp population is at Tavern at the risk due to overfishing. The season for trawlers won’t open until January 22, Inn at Brunswick and it’s likely to be short–the seasonal catch limit is down from more Station. That means than 13 million pounds in 2011 to just 1.38 million for 2013. The finanbagpipes, scotch cial impact on the hundreds of fishermen and processors who rely eggs, cock-a-leekie soup, on this winter harvest will be significant, and fans of the diminBurns poetry, a wee dram utive winter crustacean fear the end of an era. Post-anor two of scotch, and the carvnouncement, a Hannaford seafood associate ing of the haggis. “Haggis has offered another viewpoint: “There’s gonna come a long way,” says Tavern be a lot of upset customers.” chef Kevin Cunningham. “It’s edible now!” 837-6565
January 26 WINTER GOAT HIKE Head to Ten Apple Farm in Gray for a 2-mile trail hike in the woods with 8 snow-loving Alpine dairy goats, followed by lunch and goat milk hot cocoa. Reservations required: 657-7880, tenapplefarm.com
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hosts the 8th Annual Ice Bar January 24-26, from 5-9 pm, with Smirnoff martinis sliding down Ice luges. The sparkling carved ice bars are complimented by tastes from Zapoteca, Spread, and Wharf Street’s new Buck’s Naked BBQ. For the ordinary Joes, Shipyard ales will offer alternative refreshments on tap. $20 -$26, portlandharborhotel.com
February 12 MARDI GRAS Portland’s Po’ Boys and Pickles has the New Orleans vibe year ‘round, but on Fat Tuesday they add costumes, live music, and $2 drafts. 518-9735, poboysandpickles.com FATTUESDAY PARTY Head to the Old Port for Creole and southern food, beads, and prizes for best costumes at the Salt Exchange. Let the bon temps rouler, Portland! 347-5687, thesaltexchange.com March 1-10 MAINE RESTAURANT WEEK Savor the best chance you’ll get to try out new restaurants at lower-than-usual prices. Eateries statewide offer special three-course prix fixe specials at low rates to attract new customers. Participants in Portland include Walter’s, David’s, DiMillo’s, RiRa, Petite Jacqueline, Sonny’s, Local 188, Five Fifty-Five, Bar Lola, Carmen at the Danforth, Zapoteca, El Rayo, Twenty Milk Street, and the Front, Corner and Grill Rooms. In Cape Elizabeth, The Good Table and Sea Glass; in Freeport, the 1912 Café and Freeport Seafood Co.; in the Kennebunks, Federal Jack’s, One Dock at the Kennebunkport Inn, and the Academe Brasserie; in Wiscasset, Le Garage; in Lewiston, Fish Bones and Fuel; in Auburn, Great American Grill; in Bangor (and Topsham and South Portland), The Sea Dog Brewing Co.; in Camden, 40 Paper and the Hartstone Inn; and in Bath, Solo Bistro. Restaurant week includes events such as the Incredible Breakfast Cook-off on March 1, the Bartender and Pastry Chef Competition on March 10, and the Camden Gourmet Adventure. mainerestaurantweek.com 4 2 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
February 15 SNOFEST The Moosehead Lake region’s week-long celebration includes a chili and chowder cookoff in Greenville. Just the thing at this time of year. mooseheadlake.org February 15-16 FLAVORS OF FREEPORT Food and drink, including clever pairings and demonstrations, showcase the talents of local chefs at Freeport’s inns and restaurants. And don’t forget to shop. freeportusa.com February 17 CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL Another edible event at the Snofest at
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February WILDTHINGS ATTHE HARRASEEKET Chef Eric Flynn at Freeport’s Harraseeket Inn goes wild for game all month long. Nightly specials may include quail stew or pheasant pot pie in the dining room, buffalo meatloaf, and venison or moose burgers in the Broad Arrow Tavern. 800342-6423, harraseeketinn.com
Corporate • Social • Wedding Moosehead Lake, this one has an array of chocolate treats, games, prizes, auction. 695-2702, mooseheadlake.org March 6 PORTLAND SYMPHONY WINE DINNER & AUCTION The 12th annual edition of this celebrity chef extravaganza includes a multi-course feast with carefully chosen wines at the Harraseeket Inn in Freeport. This year’s chefs include Eric Flynn of the Harraseeket, Mitchell Kaldrovich of Sea Glass at the Inn by the Sea, Ian Hayward of Petite Jacqueline, his dad Sam Hayward of Fore Street, and Ilma Lopez of Grace. Maine artists and businesses donate art and unusual items to the live and silent auctions. Quite a night. 773-6128, portlandsymphony.org March 15 FREE ICE CREAM CONE Gifford’s–Maine’s award-winning ice cream– marks the opening of ice cream season with a free regular size cone from 6 to 8 p.m. at all five of their family-owned shops in Skowhegan, Farmington, Bangor, Waterville, and Auburn. giffordsicecream.com March 24 ANNUAL CHILI COOKOFF In conjunction with a Ski-A-Thon fundraiser weekend, area restaurants face off with a homemade chili competition, serving up batches to the hungry crowds. sundayriver.com MAINE MAPLE SUNDAY Another sure sign that spring really is here, comes Winterguide
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Cuiscene on the Sunday when the state’s maple farms open their doors to the public and demonstrate the art of turning sap into syrup. There are always tastings and treats. Find your neighborhood sugar house at mainemapleproducers.com April 5-7 PARROTHEAD FESTIVAL Food, music, and of course margaritas–think Key West with snow. This hugely popular Jimmy Buffett-themed event is an annual tradition, with a local bartender margarita mix-off, Spam-carving competition, and costumes. sundayriver.com April 7 chocolate lovers Fling This wildly popular, highly competitive, meticulously judged, and divinely delicious event returns to Portland’s Holiday Inn by the Bay for the 27th year. Vote for your favorites in the categories of chocolate cake, cheesecake, mousse, fudge, and truffles. 828-1035, chocolateloversfling.org april 11 Toast onthe Coast for easter seals A new venue at Portland’s waterfront Ocean Gateway for this annual wine tasting with food from many Portland restaurants, that features a silent auction, all to benefit a number of area charities that support the disabled. maine.easterseals.com June 4-8 KENNEBUNKPORT FESTIVAL Food, wine, and fine art come together in a 5-day event. Special meals prepared by many Maine restaurant chefs, and wine and art receptions in various locations around the village. 772-3373, kennebunkportfestival.com June 9 OLD PORT FESTIVAL Portland’s sprawling, delicious one-day party turns 40 this year. Expect multiple sound stages for jazz, country, folk, and rock music, all sorts of children’s activities, and many jewelry, crafts, clothing
Smelt lovers eagerly await the arrival of Maine’s unpredictable spring smelt season. At Sonny’s in Portland, their own Bunker Brewing beer is used for the springtime batter-fried smelt special. At Susan’s Fish and Chips in Portland, smelt season brings a small but steady stream of sport fishermen from the lakes, and a few offshore commercial fishermen, who pay the restaurant’s $5 charge to cook and serve them their catches. “Their wives won’t cook ‘em at home,” laughs owner Susan Eklund. “The house smells for two days!”
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During the cold winter months, roughly December through March, scallop harvesting is done in day trips closer to shore rather than far offshore for weeks at a time as it is in warmer months. “The term ‘diver scallop’ gets thrown around way too often,” according to Mike Alfiero at Harbor Fish Market. Although there are some scallop divers going out on these winter day trips, most day boat scallops, the more accurate term, come up in nets. and tchotchke vendors. And a food stand festival within the festival. Emphasis is on authentic ethnic comfort foods from many lands–empanadas, curries, noodles, poutine–plus familiar domestic chow. portlandmaine.com June 21- 23 MIDSOMMER CELEBRATION Maine’s Swedish immigrants established the northern Maine colony of New Sweden in 1870. The public is invited every year to join their annual midsummer celebration of Swedish food, music, and dance. maineswedishcolony.info June 22 MAINEWHOOPIE PIE FESTIVAL Many bakers from far and wide bring thousands of the sweet little pucks to Dover Foxcroft to be sampled and judged. Maine Street is blocked off and devoted to a day of music, kids’ stuff, rides and games, vendors, and snacking. 564-8943, mainewhoopiepiefestival.com June 20-23 LA KERMESSE The annual Franco Americaine festival has been the signature happening in the downtowns of Biddeford and Saco for past 30 years. It began as a celebration of Franco food, crafts, dance, and music, but has broadened its cultural scope over the years. This year, expect a Beatles tribute band! lakermessefestival.com June 27-29 GREEK FESTIVAL The annual tented bazaar on Portland’s Pleasant Street at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church draws a serious crowd for souvlaki, gyros, moussaka, spanakopita, Greek wine, Greek coffee–and authentic Greek pastries made by traditional Greek church ladies. And you can dance it all off to live Greek music. holytrinityportland.com July 12-14 MOXIE FESTIVAL Carbonated fun– and Moxie ice cream, Moxie reci-
pe contest, Friday night fireworks, Saturday Moxie parade, music, entertainment–it’s a weekend-long celebration of the soft drink they call “Maine in a bottle” in Lisbon Falls. moxiefestival.com July 12-14 Greek Heritage Festival A 3-day homage to Greek culture, traditional food, and folk arts including live music and dancing, in Saco on the grounds of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox church. The church itself, a distinctive
July 13 - 21 MAINE POTATO BLOSSOM FESTIVAL The 66th annual homage to Maine’s most famous vegetable takes place in Fort Fairfield when the potato blossoms are abloom. Races, farmer olympics, mashed potato wrestling, potatoes prepared many ways, and the crowning of a Potato Blossom Queen. 472-3802, fortfairfield.org July 19-21 YARMOUTH CLAM FESTIVAL It’s all about the beloved bivalve for three whole days–clams fried, steamed, metamorphosed into chowders and clamcakes, and a shucking contest. The food stalls are run by volunteers and your fried clams support an array of nonprofit organizations. 846-3984, clamfestival.com July 19-21 MAINE CELTIC CELEBRATION On the waterfront in Belfast, there will be music, food, Highland Games, and a unique cheese rolling championship involving an entire wheel of the State of Maine Cheese Company’s cheddar. mainecelticcelebration.com July 21 OPEN FARM DAY Farms all over the state open their gates to the public for tours. Animals to pet, fresh farm produce for sale and to sample, this is the annual opportunity to experience where Maine food comes from–right at the source. getrealgetmaine.com
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-4696 -5 No longer just for foragers–powerfully earthy, oniony ramps and mild, pretty fiddleheads have ascended from forest to farmers market. Home cooks now seek new and clever ways to prepare them. Jeff Landry, chef/owner of The Farmers Table in Portland, sautes fiddleheads and ramps together to serve alongside fish, and he pickles ramps to garnish charcuterie and slip into cocktails in lieu of pickled onions. At Cafe Miranda in Rockland, chef Kerry Altiero roasts fiddleheads with caramelized onions and finishes them with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. Sonny’s in Portland sautes fiddleheads in chipotle butter with a bit of pork belly, and uses ramps often in aioli to put on fish and sandwiches.
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“You won’t find a red fox hibernating,” says John DePue, the authority on small mammals at the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. “Though largely nocturnal, they’ll sleep when rest is needed or when temperatures get too punishing. Whole families huddle together in underground dens for warmth, their thick winter coats retaining body heat. The dens are like underground apartment complexes, a series of living spaces connected
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by tunnels.” But most of the time, they’re awake and on the prowl. “They’re efficient hunters. They hear their prey moving underneath the snow, so if you’ve ever seen a fox leaping straight up in the air, he or she is preparing to pounce on some unsuspecting mouse or vole.” Red foxes prefer live prey yet do not shy away from scavenging. “In an urban area, they’ll come up on your porch and eat their fill of the catfood,” laughs DePue. “They’re quite the opportunists.” Winterguide
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“Traveling through three feet of snow is a walk in the park for a moose,” says Lee Kantar, resident expert on alces alces at Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. (The word moose descends from Eastern Algonquian’s moz.) As for food: “Any hardwood browse will do–that is, the leaves and shoots of trees such as maple, yellow birch, aspen, and balsam fir. A full-grown moose eats up to 30 pounds a day.” After a long day of foraging, “a moose will bed down right in the snow, protected by trees, for a little bit of shut-eye. They have to lie on their sternum, though, so their stomachs don’t become upset. Their winter coats help them
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A glamorous anomaly with a past–a tiled Spanish beachfront villa designed by John Calvin Stevens– maintains her dignity against all odds
“Mr. Hazzard, in 1926 and 1927, finished and equipped a beautiful summer home in Grand Beach near historic Old Orchard, Maine. The house, an ornate Spanish type, is large and occupies a commanding view of the sea, with a beautiful ground area beautifully landscaped.” –Maine: A History
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t’s a sunny winter day where Old Orchard Beach meets the sky. With fliers in hand, the preview crowd jams into the lush Mediterranean entertaining rooms of “Castillo del Mar,” a Roaring 1920s curiosity in the shadow of Danton Towers. It’s almost as though the house can hear the sound of parkas unzipping, feel the evaluative thumps against its paneling. Having hosted so many soirees, how now to welcome the
impatient, the wistful, the frankly unsympathetic? “I think this place should be crashed with a bulldozer,” Hank LaBrie of LaBrie Realty Group says of the mansion where Charles Lindbergh was grateful for a night’s sleep in 1927, after landing the Spirit of St. Louis directly in front of the house, right here on the beach. As for why did Lindbergh stay here and who erected the giant searchlight in front of this house to attract passing aviators at night, these interrogations Winterguide
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do not fit neatly into the here-and-now of the Murphy’s Auction & Realty handout. Because for all things, a time comes when the elaborative and romantic get collapsed into the ‘right now.’ Even a place with soaring architectural detail and this much interiority faces these indignities. The mortgagee’s foreclosure sale by the Scarborough-based firm outlines terms of “$50,000 deposit in certified funds to bid... closing within 45 days of public auction.” Outside the tall windows, the white sweep of sand spills light across the terrace into the living room.
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A John calvin Stevens masterpiece
Castillo del Mar (Castle of the Sea) “used to be part of the condo complex” next door that rose beside it in the 1980s, LaBrie says. With more recent lot lines drawn in favor of the more contemporary structure, valid or not, the Jazz-Age “property is now non-conforming. You should speak to the Old Orchard Beach code inspector.” When a magic castle like 209 East Grand Avenue hits the auction block, it’s hard to duck the sense that a great deal of classic Maine is not just endangered but at risk of being lost forever. The original owner of Castillo del Mar was Robert Parks Hazzard, the founder of the Yorktown Shoe Co. in Gardiner. Architect Stevens must have been overjoyed to get the commission; though he’d traveled to Europe and done sketches of Spanish castles in 1910 [see mainememory.net/artifact/48273], Castillo del Mar is singular among his masterpieces in this vein, according to Maine historian Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. “Both from an architectural and historical standpoint, it’s a significant summer house on the Maine coast. There are very few Spanish summer places up here, and this is one of the very finest–a fine example of the work of John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens.” Regarding its being an anomaly, Shettleworth agrees with Portland Magazine writer Jeff Belyea that when it took shape on this quiet oceanfront, “the villa stood out like a red hot chili pepper garnish on the rim of a plate of corned beef and cabbage”–dour shingle–style retreats built to a vanishing point.
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The interior of Castillo del Mar, under scrutiny here in a showing held before the foreclosure auction, seems frozen in a time and place very much out of step with today’s visitors.
tan horoscopes. At nearby OOB Pier, great dance bands like Duke Ellington’s and Benny Goodman’s were swinging into the night. And because of the endless, straight beach, Old Orchard Beach had become a stunning mecca for an international coterie of aviators. Before long, the new home’s owner, Hazzard, became beguiled by the fly boys and girls and invested in Harry M. Jones’s (1880-1973) Stinson Destroyer SB-1 aircraft and hangar. Suddenly, Jones’s plane had adverts for HAZZARD painted on each side of the biplane’s fuselage. The upper wings proclaimed “$4,” while the lower wings kicked in with “Shoes.” This popular firm, known as The Hazzard Shoe Flying Co., thrilled crowds, gave rides, and delighted the shoe factory owner with the kind of new media possibilities that dazzle the secular prophets of the internet today. Oh, the parties and the film footage of flappers, gents, and children splashing in the tiled Hazzard swimming pool, even while the planes took off and landed in front of the house.
Enraptured, Hazzard erected a giant searchlight more dazzling than Daisy’s green light in The Great Gatsby. There was magic on the ground as well as in the air. Then, after his historic flight across the Atlantic in 1927, the Lone Eagle came to town.
I Saw Lindbergh
While no Hazzard descendant survives to give us a first-person account, “I saw him,” says Kenneth F. Snow, 91, of Scarborough (of the Snow’s Clam Chowder Co., the second family to own Castillo del Mar). In fact, “my cousin Joe Snow used to joke that Lindbergh slept in my bedroom. He did sleep there! “My cousin Joe maintained the Spirt of St. Louis when it landed on the beach there, and Hazzard, [then] owner of the house, brought Lindbergh into the house. I remember the big searchlight Hazzard put out so that planes could take off and land. “After Lindbergh did the feat to Europe in 1927, the plane was brought back by destroyer, and he made money afterward by flying over the country, barnstormWinterguide
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Museum today], and Lindbergh gave him a sharp kick.” Try and do that today. “Today, he’d be sued in a moment. But the plane was made of cloth.”
The Snow’s Clam Chowder Years “We [the Snow family] didn’t own the house until just before the war,” Kenneth Snow says. “We began at the house in 1942, I would think, and we sold it to Judge Danton when my father died. “ Aviator Charles Lindbergh, second from right, takes in the view after landing on Old Orchard Beach in 1927.
ing. He’d kept Spirit of St. Louis at the Scarborough Airport, which is now taken over by buildings. That’s where my cousin Joe maintained Spirit of St. Louis [for him]. “When Lindbergh actually landed on the beach, I was there. I was six or so. I watched him land. Later on, a kid tried to tear a piece off the tail [from the Spirit of St. Louis, the same aircraft that hangs in the Smithsonian’s Air & Space
What was the inside of your house like?
“Of my mother’s home? All the tile work was from Palestine. Now it’s no longer Palestine. The inside was beautifully done by John Calvin Stevens. It had nine bathrooms.The place was empty when we moved in. I remember the woodwork, the beautiful chairs in the dining room. The lamps around the swimming pool were from Jerusalem. All the flooring. It even had a wine cellar and a room for electrical in one room and two laundries. The grounds used to have a pool.”
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The most recent owner, Bill Danton, 58, says of Castillo Del Mar, “My father, Chief Judge Nicholas Danton, bought the house in 1971. People have brought up Lindbergh’s visit over the years. Lindbergh stayed in the first bedroom off the master bedroom, where my son Nicholas has grown up.” In 1978, Danton was “the first Greek American on the OOB town council.” In 1987, he built Danton Towers beside the house. Then, “in 1999, the condo association wanted me off the property; they told me to take my property and leave. They sold me back this house because they wanted the money, so it was a $315,000 shakedown.” Danton has been newsworthy recently for his visionary attempt to have a floating dock near the end of Old Orchard Beach Pier for cruise ships, which he intends to pursue. As to how he arrived in the foreclosure precipitating this auction, his shortfall is related to a separate business matter. “Someone wrote a $3.6 million check to me that didn’t clear. This is a bump in the road for me and my family. It’s a little complicated, and this is not the end of the story.” The Old Orchard Beach assessing department values Castillo Del Mar at $1.351 million; $682,400 for the land, $630,500 for the house.
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Transatlantic Fever
What strange force made this house and Old Orchard Beach the jumping-off point for so many record-flight attempts across The Pond? By C h r i s top h e r R i cc a r d o
Teeth chattering, wrapped tight in his leather jacket, a young Portlander, Arthur Schreiber, stole aboard the French Bernard 191 monoplane L'Oiseau Canari (Yellow Bird) just before it lifted from Old Orchard Beach en route to Paris. The French crew discovered him halfway across the Atlantic, hidden in the fuselage. His added weight and strong headwinds caused them to dump fuel and change destination to Santander, Spain, after which they flew on to Paris. Pilot and crew later received the Legion d’Honneur for their accomplishment. This is just one of the dramatic stories that unfolded during the transatlantic flight heyday of the Old Orchard Beach airfield between 1927 and 1929.
The Pride of Detroit–This Stinson monoplane climbed above OOB’s blue waves August 24, 1927, intending a roundthe-world trip.After refueling in Newfoundland, they flew on to England and then to Japan, where the trip was scrapped due to unfavorable weather.The plane is now in the Ford Museum in Detroit. Old Glory–This Fokker VII, sponsored by William Randolph Hearst, left OOB September 6, 1927, bound for Rome, with Hearst’s New York Daily Mirror editor aboard. Following an SOS call, the plane was found bobbing in the Atlantic near Newfoundland, with no bodies aboard and no indication of what had happened. The Dawn–Several unsuccessful attempts from OOB to Copenhagen were made in October, 1927, before this plane flew to Roosevelt Field in NewYork.The final attempt was from New York on Christmas Eve, 1927. Lost over the Atlantic, The Dawn was never seen again. Roma–On Sept. 19, 1928, pilot Roger Q.Williams set off for Rome from Old Orchard’s long stretch of low-tide sand, but the Bellanca K returned to the beach due to engine problems, and the flight was ultimately canceled. The Green Flash–June 13, 1929, Roger Q. Williams again attempted crossing to Rome. This time, the Bellanca J hit a puddle of seawater on the beach–a wheel got stuck and nearly flipped the plane.A propeller blade and wing strut were broken, and the motor was damaged, ending the flight. Pathfinder–July 8, 1929.This Bellanca J monoplane left OOB for Rome with a wreath aboard to drop in the Atlantic in memory of lost aviators. Pathfinder only made it as far as Santander, Spain, but it was the last to make it across during the flurry of Roaring Twenties record attempts originating here. Baby Clipper–May 28, 1939. Attempted OOB to Croydon Airport outside London. PilotThomas Harvey Smith was out to prove a small, well-equipped aircraft could make the ocean crossing. Lost over the Atlantic, wreckage was eventually found off Newfoundland.
The roof tiles are still their natural green. But what color was the exterior stucco painted when you lived in it? That’s a bright pink!
“It’s the same color now as it used to be. I know because I painted it. I flew my plane to Boston, took the man who mixed it. He held the coloration, about 75 pounds, in his lap. I arranged for it to be the same color as much as I could.” Can you tell us about the brass wall hanging that’s still in the house?
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looked like a place for storing something. It certainly was a cover for something. We polished it and put it on the wall!” “But I didn’t live there for long…during the war, I worked in California, at Lockheed, where we made P-38s on assembly line.” Did you see Robert Mitchum working at Lockheed making P-38s? Marilyn Monroe worked there, too.
“No, I wish I’d seen Marilyn Monroe at the plant. I was available.”
clockwise from right: video capture:Hazzard Shoe Co. Old Orchard Maine (10); Boston Public Library/Leslie Jones (2); courtesy jim hazzard; Boston Public Library/Leslie Jones (3)
Serious transatlantic attempts launched from a point directly in front of this house:
Vanishing Maine It must have been amazing, seeing all the famous international aviators on the beach.
“Wiley Post and Amelia Earhart would fly over. I even remember a zeppelin flying over my house that went on to [crash in] Chicago.”
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“We covered it up. Every guest from half of the motels in Old Orchard Beach was jumping into it in the middle of the night.” What’s your most singular memory of the house?
“Joe Snow, at age 22, wrote away for the plans to make an airplane of his own–a Heathkit. I helped him make it. Soon enough, we had the plane down on the beach, using a motorcycle engine. “We were taxiing on the beach when my brother ran up and said, ‘Mother says don’t dare go up in that plane.’ [A few minutes later] we passed him about 40 feet in the air. [Later, as the shadow of the plane passed over the Snow Estate] my mother said [to someone visiting], ‘I’m glad my son’s not up there.’”
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Ar (To) go Talk about a kitchen nightmare, Tehran-style. The true story of Chef Sam Sriweawnetr’s bravery during the 1979 hostage crisis may have been left out of the hit movie Argo, but not out of the historical record. by co l i n s . s a r g e n t
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ammed between the lush, graphicnovel-style introduction to Iranian history that is Ben Affleck’s Oscarcontender Argo and the delicious irony of the CIA finding itself in need of Hollywood expertise, we see the fearful escape of six Americans from an embassy outbuilding in the midst of the takeover of the U.S. Embassy by Iranian student revolutionaries.
From the top: Ben Affleck on the set of Argo; a scene from Argo as the frantic Americans flee the besieged embassy; the streetwise chef Sam Sriweawnetr, who guided the real-life embassy staffers to safe refuge, almost certainly saving their lives, with President George H.W. Bush in better times after the hostage crisis.
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heroes to America,” we see the uncertainty gripping those six as they step out onto a side street. One of them says, “We need to get off the street.” Cut to one of those dark, wood-paneled rooms where secret government meetings happen, and we hear, “They made it to the Canadian ambassador’s house.” In the movie, the jump is understandable–Affleck wants to tell a story of CIA agents pretending to be filmmakers (played by actors, in Christopher Nolan levels of recursion). But how did the six who escaped manage to get to the Canadian Embassy? How did they avoid being apprehended by other students? It’s not exactly like they could have checked into the Tehran Hilton as ‘Ocean’s Six.’ And flagging a cab would have been dicey. It turns out, they were guided there by a streetwise and very brave chef with close ties to Maine, whose story was left out of the film. Perhaps it wouldn’t have been if Ben Affleck could have played him. “Ahhh,” dismisses Somchai (Sam) Sriweawnetr, popular Maine restaurateur and hero of the first phase of the Canadian caper, when asked if he’s a little disappointed his story wasn’t part of the film. “They tell the story they want to tell. I know what happened, the people I helped know what happened, and my family knows. They were just six human beings in danger. How could I not help?” Sam, born in Thailand, worked as a personal chef for a number of U.S. Embassy staffers in Tehran in the late 1970s. “I made many Thai dishes, but usually everyone wanted my pad thai.” According to Our Man in Tehran, by Robert Wright, and 2012’s Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History, by Antonio Mendez and Matt Baglio, one of the six American diplomats holed up in the consulate while the embassy was being overrun had earlier been posted in Thailand. Knowing that Sam was in Tehran, he thought the Iranians wiretapping their phones might not have a Thai speaker handy, so he called Sam to ask about a place to escape to.
SAM’S TAKEOUT
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lomats to hide somewhere they wouldn’t have to leave to shop for food. Guiding the escapees to the house, Sam also noticed their prospective new hosts were showing some jitters. Just as the film Argo recounts, a list of embassy staff had been seized and was sizzling in the hands of revolutionary committees, the komiteh, who intended deadly retribution, searching house by house. Based on his rapidly evolving street gossip network, Sam knew, too, that other embassy personnel were about to have im-
promptu visits from the newly formed revolutionary police units. The connections Sam had made as a chef–“I made sure to go shopping for the best ingredients and the best prices, and for that you have to know people”–proved invaluable. A week before the embassy takeover, Sam had heard “maybe tomorrow the embassy will come under attack.” Though this earlier warning had fallen on deaf ears, fortunately the six fugitives listened to Sam’s fears that komiteh might be coming.
clockwise from top left: courtesy Sriweawnetr,family; Tehranweather-forecast.com; courtesy Sriweawnetr,family; rangeley chamber of commerce
A tale of two cities: It’s a long way from Tehran to Rangeley, and chef Sam Sriweawnetr has had a fascinating journey between them. Clockwise, from top left: Sam is welcomed to the U.S. by Senator Paul Tsongas in 1982; Tehran after the revolution; the chef at work in his Thai Blossom kitchen; an enchanted autumn day in Rangeley.
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So he arranged to have the six Americans stashed in still another location a block away while he surveyed a route for the escapees, who would need to make a survival dash from there to the Canadian embassy. History from this lens reveals a lot of Sam Sriweawnetr and not so much Affleck. Fearful that his participation had been observed, Sam was forced to spend the next year in hiding. After resolution of the hostage crisis in 1981, he was welcomed to the
United States with the aid of Senator Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts, who was there to greet him on his landing. “We did not get to bypass the process; we had to fill out all the forms, have all the documents,” remembers Sam, who is now a U.S. citizen, “but Paul Tsongas had heard of our story, and he was a great help when we needed him.” Certainly it can help when the office of a United States senator is willing to pick up the phone. Sam remains warmly remembered by those he helped rescue as crucial to their escape. “It was a good move to go to Graves’ house,” Robert Anders tells Robert Wright in Our Man In Tehran. It was “a good place to stay, and at this point certainly no one felt that the demonstrators down at the American Embassy compound were able to make a detailed check for the location of the residences of embassy officers.” Sriweawnetr could also get supplies and news for the escapees, Cora Lijek remembers. “It would allow us to stay in the house and stay hidden all the time, which was the main thing we needed.”
SERVING RANGELEY, BOSTON, AND TEHRAN
In the U.S., Sam turned his zest for Thai cooking into a successful career…where else but here, where he was gratefully appreciated by those insiders who knew about his heroism. Indeed, in Massachusetts and Maine, he served President George H. W. Bush, opened his first restaurant in Boston,
and was signed as Asian Food Consultant for Grand Casinos, Inc. “He’s always looking out for the next opportunity,” says his daughter Sarah, who’d been in Thailand during Sam’s Iranian adventure and moved with the rest of his family in the years following. “He helped me start Equator in 2004. He knew this area would get better [Equator is at 1721 Washington Street, less than a block from Massachusetts Avenue in the South End of Boston], and he was right.” Falling in love with Rangeley (mountainous like Tehran but minus the gunfire) when visiting a friend, Sam spied a fantastic business opportunity with ski resort customers in the sleepy town. It may be dawning on Maine readers by now it is Sam who established Thai Blossom, the first Asian restaurant in Rangeley, which, a Yelp diner says, “brought a much-needed dab of Asian flavor,” as options around Sugarloaf in the ‘90s were mostly cheeseburgers of the après-ski variety. But it wasn’t just opportunity. “I really like the friendly environment. Everybody can say hi to each other, all the people who live there know each other.” Sam has always been happy to share his story when asked but does not trumpet it, limiting his advertisement of the past to a cut-out from an article in the Boston Globe on his wall and a private file of other clippings. “People who were alive during the crisis, they know about it, but nobody young does now.” Thai Blossom is temporarily closed while Sam travels to the country of his birth. “He should be coming back soon,” says Sarah. “I’m trying to convince him to retire, to become a consultant, but cooking is what he loves to do, what he wants.” Sam, though in his seventies, plays his cards close to the chest. “I don’t want anyone else in my kitchen.” If you can’t wait for him to come back to us for a taste of what he served in Tehran, Sam’s daughter Sarah operates his restaurant Equator in Boston, where you can order takeout while you watch the Oscar presentations. If you’re going to make a theme night of it, order the pad thai. “My father gave us his recipe–it is very special!” The very one that launched his career among the diplomatic households of Tehran. It sure brings a new meaning to “six, to go.” n
>>For more, visit portlandmonthly.com/portmag/2012/12/ argo-extras.
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The Lobster Dock treats you to the pleasures of casual dining with a panoramic view of Boothbay Harbor’s east-side waterfront. Our seafood is fresh and the atmosphere’s friendly. “The only thing better than the view is the food.” Featured on Food Network’s Throwdown with Bobby Flay. Daily, 11:29 to 8:31pm. 633-7120, thelobsterdock.com
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Lotus Chinese and Japanese Restaurant We feature full-service bar and lounge area, sushi bar, Chinese traditional food not available outside of Boston, friendly atmosphere and courteous service. 251 U.S. Rte. 1, Falmouth (Falmouth Shopping Plaza), 781-3453 Maria’s Restaurant and Catering Neapolitan Italian cooking at its finest. Maine Sunday Telegram four-star restaurant. Homemade Cavatelli Pasta, Zuppa Di Pesce Fra Diavolo, New England’s best Eggplant Parmigiana, Pistachio Gelato, Italian-Style cakes, Neapolitan five-star wines. Come see Tony and Gregorio; they’ll take excellent care of you. Entrées start at $10. Open Tu–Sa. 337 Cumberland Ave, Portland, 772-9232, 233-9232, mariasrestaurant.com Pedro’s focuses on simple yet full-flavored Mexican and Latino food. Offering tacos, burritos and an impressive array of margaritas, sangria, beer and wine. Especiales de la semana (specials of the week) keep the menu varied and fresh and showcase different Latino cultures. Seasonal outdoor dining available. Open daily, 12-10. 181 Port Rd., Kennebunk, 967-5544, pedrosmaine.com
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aine’s new and perhaps only Venezuelan restaurant, Luis’s Arepara & Grill, is located, not in cosmopolitan Portland, but on a quiet stretch of Route 12 as it heads out of Saco. We are no sooner in the door than an energetic young man pops up from behind the counter and asks: “What do you like? Chicken? Beef? Vegetables?” “Beef,” I say, without hesitation, and my partner chimes in with “chicken.” Within moments we are given samples of some of the arepa fillings and from the first taste of the delicately seasoned goodness, we know we are in for a treat. An arepa is a crunchy grilled corn pouch packed with savory meat or vegetables, or a combination. It is the dominant item on Luis’s menu, and you can choose from 14 fillings. We decide on the six half-order sampler plate ($9.99) and leave it to Luis to decide on ingredients. While waiting for these and an order of fried yuca with cheese and avocado sauce ($5.99), we sit at the only table (there are also two booths) in the light, airy, and cheerful space and enjoy two Venezuelan specialty drinks, a mango guayaba smoothie ($2.99) and horchata ($2.50), a cinnamon rice milk concoction that knocks our socks off with its complex nuances. The fried yuca (a staple Caribbean and South American root vegetable) arrives first, and we delight in the flavors, particularly the creamy, satisfying avocado sauce liberally spread over the top.
Next up, our pretty platter of arepas, each a delightful sight and a winner. The sampler has a festive feel, filled with the surprise of unique flavors bursting from each offering. Again the avocado wins us, spruced up with fresh tomato, onion, and cilantro. Then there’s the three-cheese, a magnificent, melted, oozing affair–a grilled cheese sandwich for the gods. You won’t want to miss the enticing pabellon criollo, a hearty mixture of shredded beef, silky black beans, and sweet plantains. The shredded chicken boasts moist, seasoned meat, and the ground beef exhibits flavors only found in meat that’s been slow-cooked and carefully looked after. For aficionados: Try the sanchoco, a hearty soup of chicken, beef, green plantain, yuca, potato, corn, and carrot, garnished with avocado, cilantro, and lime, a traditional family comfort food Luis serves on Sundays. n
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Quite the feast in Freeport: Azure Cafe’s executive chef Christopher Bassett puts the finishing touch on Filet Tartufo–all natural Pineland Farms steak topped with grilled local cremini and oyster mushrooms and gorgonzola nested on a bed of garlic mashed potatoes.
A sure sign of spring is the return of walking tours around the food scenes in Portland and Kennebunkport, on weekends in the spring and then all week long in the summer–including bicycle and trolley tours. This is an opportunity to sample cheese, crabcakes, chowder, artisanal bread, and whoopie pies–all in an afternoon, and with lots of fresh air and sightseeing thrown in for free. 233-7485, mainefoodietours.com September 20-22 COMMON GROUND COUNTRY FAIR One of the biggest, best, and most important of Maine’s fairs, sponsored by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association. Organic food vendors, cooking demonstrations, folk arts, and talks by chefs, farmers, and fishermen about growing, preserving, storing, and preparing local organic produce, livestock, and seafood. 568-4142, mofga.org September 28VINFEST An annual harvest dinner dance under a tent
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Among Maine’s seasonal fruits, blueberries may be the most anticipated of all by home bakers. The pies! The pancakes! If you don’t bake, find yourself a small-town diner and show up for breakfast. If you want to get serious, seek out a festival. The largest of Maine’s blueberry festivals is in Machias (August 16 to 18); it features cooking contests for best blueberry pancakes, donuts, and wine and a pie eating contest along with a fish fry, baked bean supper, and pancake breakfast. machiasblueberry.com. Find other blueberry festivals in towns all over the state, including Kennebunk July 29, Rangeley August 8-5, Wilton August 2-3. and at the Union Fair August 17 to 24. 8 2 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e
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Five Seasons Cooking School–Lisa Silverman has been teaching macrobiotic cooking in Portland for 20 years, in single classes and in series of up to 6 classes. The macro-community holds potlucks, too. fiveseasonscookingschool.net Immigrant Kitchens–Lindsay Sterling teaches a monthly class in cuisines from around the world at the Freeport Community Center. She makes finding and using exotic spices and ingredients accessible to everyone and her classes raise monCopyright © 2011 Michelin North America, Inc. All rights reserved. ey for the food pantry. Recent feasts included Costa Rican arroz con pollo and Indian tandoori Copyright © 2011 Michelin North America, Inc. All rights reserved. chicken. immigrantkitchens.com Stonewall Kitchens–Twice monthly cooking classes in the Portland store after hours are offered January to May and September to early November. January themes are undeniably appealing: Comfort Food and French Bistro. stonewallkitchens.com Stone Turtle Baking and Cooking School– Michael and Sandy Jubinsky are former high-powered baking professionals now living the good life in Lyman with their French Le Panyol stone oven (the
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October 19-20 YORK HARVESTFEST Two days of traditional fall harvest food, activities, crafts, pony rides, and live music at York beach. maineoktoberfest.org Late October GREAT MAINE APPLE DAY Explore the history and variety of Maine apples through apple cooking, cider-making, art, tree
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“stone turtle”), teaching traditional wood-fired baking and cooking, and hosting the workshops with other food mavens such as cheese maker Caitlin Hunter of Appleton Creamery and Johnson & Wales pastry chef Mitch Stamm. stoneturtlebaking.com The Hartstone Inn in Camden– Beginning in January, on Saturday and Sunday afternoons two to four times per month, the inn’s chef Michael Salmon will teach classes that include French Specialties, Maine Seafood, Thai Cuisine Simplified, Italian Favorites all things Lobster. You can come for the class or check in and stay the weekend, too. 788-4828, hartstoneinn.com Saltwater Farm is a working Lincolnville farm where one- and three-day cooking classes and workshops are held June to October. Learn the fundamentals of garden-to-kitchen skills, or master the nuances of cobblers, buckles, and grunts. saltwaterfarm.com Ten Apple Farm in Gray maintains a dairy goat herd and they know a thing or two about chevre. Monthly classes beginning with home cheese making in February, bread baking in March. tenapplefarm.com Appleton Creamery in Appleton has won awards for their cheese; they offer winter classes beginning in January in home cheese making, exploring French cheeses, and basic goat cheese making. appletoncreamer.com Winterguide
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Cuiscene care workshops, and tastings of some of Maine’s rare and heirloom apples at the Common Ground Educational Center in Unity. Farms around the state invite you to pick your own. 568-4142, mofga.org October 23-26 HARVEST ONTHE HARBOR Thousands of people flock to Portland to experience Maine cuisine at this lavish 3-day event. Seminars, workshops, assorted tastings, and meals created by Maine chefs. Most events are held at the Ocean Gateway on the waterfront and quite a few sell out. harvestontheharbor.com November SAUERKRAUT SEASON Nowadays, the fresh sauerkraut at Morse’s in Waldoboro is produced almost year round, but owners David Swetnam and Jackie Sawyer don’t mind perpetuating the perception that autumn is kraut season, as it was when the late Virgil Morse first began fermenting his fall cabbage crop into legend in 1918. And nowadays Morse’s on Route 220 is a lot more than just kraut shop–it’s a destination, with a European market, an extensive deli, and a German deli/restaurant. To this day, Morse’s sauerkraut is only sold fresh, never canned or bottled. 832-5569, morsessauerkraut.com November 21 Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrive An annual event that begins in a few French villages on the third Thursday every November turns into beaujolais nouveau festivity at a zillion restaurants around the world a week later. Order a glass and maybe a bit of house-made pate on crusty bread at Portland’s French bistro Petite Jacqueline, and become a part of the party. 553-7044, bistropj.com December 7 EARMUFF DAY Better known as Chester Greenwood Day in Farmington, hometown of the native son who invented the earmuff there in 1873 at the age of 15 when his ears got cold while ice skating. He’s celebrated there every December with a parade and day of festivities with gingerbread house and chili competitions and an earmuff fashion show. franklincountymaine.org December 6-8 ,13-15 CHRISTMAS PRELUDE Kennebunkport’s wonder-filled holiday celebration lasts two weekends in December, with candlelight carolling, holiday shopping with refreshments, special restaurant meals, Christmas decorations, hot chocolate, crafts, a tree lighting and the arrival of Santa via lobster boat. christmasprelude.com FEAST OFTHE SEVEN FISHES Served on Christmas Eve, this Italian food tradition is alive and well in Portland. At Portland’s Harbor Fish Market, the best sellers for home cooks include eel, calamari, oysters, salt cod, fresh anchovies if they are available from the Mediterranean (fresh sardines stand in if not), shrimp, clams, and mild flounder or cod that can be baked simply with olive oil. 775-0251. Vignola Cinque Terre is open on Christmas Eve, and the restaurant’s fourcourse feast includes seared scallop and lobster ravioli. 347-6154. n
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With staggering views of Penobscot Bay, you, too, can live in a library spurned.
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ike all good mysteries that take place in Waldo County, the story of this strange structure surprises on the first page. “First of all,” says Mary Mortier of G.R.F. Real Estate Co., “this is not the Stockton Springs Library.” She takes a deep breath. “It was never a town library. Commissioned by the heirs of Alexander Hamilton, it was built here in 1925,” on Sandy Point in Stockton Springs. “They set it up as a library,” in imposing marble and brick at the head of Penobscot Bay, “but it was just for their personal use. Then came the Depression. The wife, Elizabeth Rice Hamilton, was last to die, and she [willed it] to the town, but the town decided not to accept the gift because of the annual expenses.” So, it’s a spurned town library? “Yes, exactly.” According to town records, March 21, 1938: “Article 56…unanimously rejected the gift…the town did not wish to assume the cost of the elaborate structure and its attendant library association from a levy on the Stockton Springs taxpayers.” There were a few other entanglements, including a covenant that the building “should be held in trust for library purposes forever…that the library will be known as the Sandy Point Library…and that the marble belt shall have the inscription ‘Sandy Point Library given by Elizabeth Rice Hamilton and Charles C. Hamilton.’” Further covenants related to the Hamiltons’ nearby mansion Redgate stipulated that no aircraft may ever launch or recover from this site and that “wood can never be cut from the 1775 virgin grove” of pines lending shade to this idyll. The books were sold with the proceeds going to Hamilton descendants. Fast-forward to 1966. A couple lives here and runs an antique store called The Brick House. “They lived
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into the 1990s,” Mortier says. “Their heir is a daughter who lives in California. She decided to list it since she wasn’t going to live in it. Basically, it’s been vacant since the mid-1990s.” This Federal-style landmark isn’t going anywhere. The structure is in gorgeous granite, and there’s beautiful paneling. Presently configured as a single-family home, there are
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Portland Historic Deering Street offers this fabulously sunny condo w/ a newer birch/black granite/stainless kitchen, newer hardwood floors, marble bath floor, and a beautiful restoration of period woodwork! Parking, storage & onsite laudry. Be close to it all! $177,500.
Portland Wonderful country setting just minutes to town & shops! This “almost new” home features hardwood floors, front to back livingroom w/wood burning fireplace,and 3 car garage. 3 bedrooms & 3 baths plus unfinished bonus area offer lots of space & flexibility. $459,000.
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This exceptional, custom built contemporary home is perched on a 10.4 AC elevated site with an unobstructed view of Mt. Washington. The open concept plan offers everything you need on the first floor including a master suite and two additional bedrooms and bath. Also included is a second floor in-law apartment. Some special features are: Kennebec Kitchen with granite counters and brick floors, 9’ ceilings, crown molding, custom trim and arches, radiant heat, central air, and an attached, heated, three car garage. Offered below appraised value at $549,999.
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had been broken through. Feeling confident that I was alone, I took a few more steps to get a better view. But I froze when a light flashed and the sound of a camera shutter erupted from the shadows deep in the back of the cabin, blinding me and sending me into a panic. Operating completely on instinct, I backed up and ran back the way I came, adrenaline pushing me faster than I had ever run before. After about 20 seconds it occurred to me to look back to see if I was being followed. I spun around and saw no one. The woods were quiet. It didn’t matter; I didn’t slow down. I sprinted all the way back to where the road had ended. Another wave of panic washed over me when I noticed something carefully placed under one of my windshield wipers. It was the photograph of me. n
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ith nothing to do and my curiosity growing, I got up early and drove north, back to the dirt road that I had seen her go to both days before. Grey clouds settled over the mountains, threatening snow and creating darkness normally reserved for late afternoon. When the road ended I got out of my car and walked further into the upward-sloping woods. A mile or so in, I came upon an old rotting cabin. Was this where she had been coming? I continued walking toward it, becoming increasingly conscious of the noise my boots made in the snow. I took a few slow steps further and craned my neck to see around the back, expecting a door. Instead, the entire back wall of the cabin appeared to have been destroyed and the inside was visible. There were a few scattered pieces of decaying furniture and some of the floorboards
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