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Novelist James Michener could have retired anywhere. e world traveler could have picked his own “Bali Ha’i” inspired by the island on the horizon that hypnotized him as a Naval O cer in the South Paci c during World War II. (Michener’s “Bali Ha’i” was later immortalized as a show tune in the musical South Paci c, based on his book Tales of the South Paci c, which won the 1948 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction. e hit song was written by Rodgers and Hammerstein, both honorary Mainers.)
Or Michener could have retired to Hawaii, or Chesapeake, even Space, so deeply did he love the settings for his novels.
But he chose Maine, from 1991 to 1997. His house at 29 Sparwell Lane in Brunswick was sold to him by Maine’s incomparable real-estate executive Deborah Morton (who, we’re proud to say, advertised in every issue of Portland Monthly from 1986 into the 2000s).
Why did he come here? For our stars. For the way we can hear ourselves think up here. For our views of forever. We fall asleep to the sound of gulls or the hush of the ocean waves. He wanted to be close to the Bowdoin College Library. Maybe a lost manuscript in progress called Maine! will be released to rave reviews.
If the world was his home, how’d he spend his days here? e Associated Press nabbed an interview: “I rise each day at 7:30, wash my face in cold water but do not shave, eat a frugal breakfast of bran sprinkled with banana, raisins and skim milk, no sugar, and go directly to my desk, where the day’s work has been laid out the night before...
“At dusk each day, regardless of the weather, I take a mile walk at a rather brisk clip. Supper, the evening news, a nine o’clock movie if a good one is available on television, a half-hour of cleaning my desk at 11 and o to bed.
“‘Each day without fail, I nd time to listen to classical music on my new compact disc player,’ including Chopin, Beethoven, Liszt, Schubert, Brahms, BartÓk, Stravinsky and operatic arias.” Big sounds for big dreams.
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Having worked nearly 35 years in the eld of scents and tastes, including training as a perfumer, I wanted to address a common misconception regarding taste and aroma [see “Senses & Sensibility,” December 2021]. e sense of taste has to do with receptors on the tongue associated with sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami (savory), and kokumi (a taste modality associated with the enhancement of certain tastes). We tend to think of aroma when inhaling through the nose, but the avor of what you eat and drink is also a function of aroma. In the process of eating/drinking, volatile aromatic compounds are detected by olfactive receptors in the nasal cavity, and these compounds characterize what we o en describe as taste. e temporary or permanent loss of the sense of smell is called anosmia, and it is no less painful than losing one's sense of sight or hearing.
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In 2013, the Maine coyote population was approximately 10,000. Ten years later, it’s pushing 12,000, despite ongoing predator management plans. According to Mark Latti of the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, “the 20 percent increase is mainly clustered around urban areas.” Curbside takeout?
If you grew up playing Candyland and The Game of Life, you’ve got to love Milton Bradley, born in Vienna (Maine). Yes, he’s one person, not two! For advanced fans, try Battleship and Stratego
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Avery Seuter, 19, is unicycling 20–30 miles a day from Wells to Key West to raise money for the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000-mile foot and bike path between Maine and Florida.
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Situated on stunning Lake Kezar in Lovell, Maine, Quisisana Resort is equal parts summer camp, music festival and culinary paradise. Your stay will be lled with exquisite meals, the scent of pine, call of loons, and music from Bach to Broadway.
Fireside stories color our lakes like dri ing pre-dawn mists.
Vladimir Horowitz, by many accounts the greatest pianist since Liszt, came in secret to Quisisana Resort on Lake Kezar in Lovell for nearly a month during his self-imposed 12 years of silence. He and his Steinway occupied a rustic cottage named Quartet (three bedrooms and a parlor for his piano shipped from New
York—or Boston, according to some reports) where he could hear himself think. e whole operation was so undercover that his biographer Glenn Plaskin (Horowitz, William Morrow, $29.95), a classically trained pianist himself, is surprised to learn this.
“Honestly, I have no idea that Horowitz visited the state of Maine in 1962.”
“He always had his piano own into wherever he was performing. One time it was dangling outside his townhouse window [on East 94th Street in Manhattan] on a hoist–a
great picture... He always had grey sole own into wherever he was performing. He loved that kind of sh. He also brought along all his own pots and pans. Secondly, he only performed at 4 p.m. at was the best time of day for him.
e piano that came to Maine exists today–as a rotating exhibit that visited Steinway dealers across the country to entice sales.
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Hurlbut remembers.
“I worked as a waitress at ‘Quisi’ during the summer of ’62. If free from work details, all of us on the sta would quietly listen nearby on the rare occasions when Mr. Horowitz played on his piano in the woods. He seemed shy about having anyone listen. We guessed he was a perfectionist.”
As for what Quisisana Resort was like back then, it was like what it is today: a world-class lake retreat with cottages for guests who share a love of music. A number of the senior sta are graduates or students at e Juilliard School or the New England Conservatory of Music. No matter your experience level, you have to hear Quisisana in order to see it.
“I’d guess Mr. H. might have been there July or early August [accompanied by his wife Wanda Toscanini Horowitz, daughter of his friend, the world-famous conductor Arturo Toscanini],” Hurlbut says. “While at Quisi working three meals all seven days of the week for three months, I was never sure of dates. I never served Mr. Horowitz. My
station was farthest from the kitchen, closest to the lake. He either sat with the family or ate early, sitting closer to the kitchen.”
With its blue views of the lake, even the dining room at “Quisi” drew applause. “ e chef, sous-chef and French pastry chefs were
excellent,” Hurlbut says.
One day word raced through camp that a test pressing of a new Horowitz recording for Columbia Masterworks had arrived from New York, featuring works for solo piano by Chopin, Schumann, Rachmanino , and Liszt.
“Before the sta was invited to hear the recording, he listened to it in private rst. en about 15 to 20 sta members sat in the dining room while Mr. H. lingered near the door with his back to us. He le as soon as the last note was played, not waiting for
applause, which we gave with enthusiasm. I do not remember if he smoked or not, then or at all. Many of the rest of us did back then, so to see him with a cigarette would have gone unnoticed.”
So there were two worlds in this 1962 movie, guests and sta . What was it like for those “downstairs”? Were you allowed to use some of the camp’s boats to go out on the lake?
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“ e sta at Quisi were allowed to use the watercra ,” Hurlbut says. “We could take the canoes and rowboats out if the guests weren’t using them. ere was a small sailboat which we could use if accompanied by one of the owners’ sons or beach crew. One of the sta once ran the sailboat into the dock.
“We could also water-ski o the point. Guests enjoyed watching us.
Iremember several times when our sta , camp counselors on the lake, and wait sta from other lodges around the lake rented a houseboat for parties in the evenings.
“ ere was a public beach nearby, where on many evenings we’d all gather to party after work. e highlight of these beach parties was to get a watermelon, [then] soak it all day with gin as the refreshment. While Quisi guests were sunbathing on the Quisi Point beach, sta met for swimming at the public beach in the a ernoons between serving lunch and dinner.
“Nineteen sixty-two was my third and last summer of waitressing. A er Labor Day, I headed back to the University of New Hampshire for my nal year.” It was the eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis. “ ree of the six waitresses didn’t return. Coincidentally, all six of us from di erent states belonged to Congregational churches and nicknamed ourselves the Congo Club.”
“Marian, a waitress from the previous two summers and a friend of mine from UNH, did have a steady who was working at Hampton Beach and came to visit her in Center Lovell weekly. ey just celebrated their 60th. I didn’t have a steady boyfriend, but dated guys from Severance Lodge, located elsewhere on the lake. Severance had an all-male waitsta . Many evenings found the four of us—Betty, me, and two of the Quisi busboys (all of us college students)—playing bridge on the Lodge porch.”
A subversive game. Where was home for you back then?
“My parents had a 50-acre farm in Hinsdale, New Hampshire, with one of those acres in Massachusetts. e Connecticut River bordered the entire western property.”
Were you musically inclined?
“In junior high school, I played trumpet in the marching band and French horn in the orchestra the four years I attended Northeld School for Girls [now part of Northeld Mount Hermon]. e waitresses and busboys at Quisi were not professionally musical. We did put on sections from musicals for the guests on Saturday evenings: West Side Story, e Sound of Music. I don’t remember if Mr H. ever attended any of those fun evenings. e sta with Juilliard connections performed on Fridays. He might have attended those, I’m not sure. I de nitely enjoyed classical music and appreciated that Mr. H. was there.
“I don’t know what piece he might have been working on. With tongue in cheek, I’d like to say maybe ‘ e Quisi Rag’ or ‘Frolicking on the Shores of Lake Kezar,’ but I’m afraid he was far too conservative and ac-
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You know you ’ re at an illustrious (as in full of stars) camp when you have two concert pianists on sta every summer. Roman Rudnytsky, a world-traveled concert pianist with a full schedule today, reached us to share that he landed that position “in 1963, the year a er Horowitz was there. I was told that, yes, Horowitz came in 1962 with his wife Wanda and they stayed at the cabin ‘Quartet,’ which was where then-owners Ralph and Fay Burg stayed. He and Wanda were their personal guests... He brought his own piano there. I heard he mingled among the other guests. I heard that he had with him the score of Samuel Barber’s Piano Concerto, Op. 38, which was going to get its world premiere a bit later that year
[on September 24, 1962] by pianist John Browning as one of the opening concerts for Lincoln Center (only Philharmonic Hall then).” is piece would go on to win the 1963 Pulitzer Prize in Music. “Horowitz, a er all, had done the world premiere of Barber’s Piano Sonata, Op. 26 in 1949 (I played that work quite o en at one time).
“In addition to our playing concerts, we took care of the lakefront, setting up lounge chairs for the guests and bringing them water, so we pianists had the easiest job of all the sta !
“He and Wanda were supposed to come back in 1963—my rst year there—but she got ill, so I heard, and they canceled. So I never got to meet them.”
But Rudnytsky did meet his future wife there, another sta member, at Quisisana. ey returned summers later and stayed in the cabin called “Love Nest.”
About 15 to 20 staff sat in the dining room. He left as soon as the last note was played, not waiting for applause.
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Rudnytsky says, “Regarding an image of Lake Kezar through music, two short piano pieces come to mind: Liszt’s ‘Au lac de Wallenstadt’ (At the lake of Wallenstadt) and Debussy’s ‘Re ets dans l’eau’ (Reections in Water). ere are other pieces which could also t!”
After his secret tune-up in Maine, Vladimir Horowitz burst back onto the concert stage at Carnegie Hall in 1965. Of course audience expectations must have preyed on him. To be as astonishing as he was, maybe you have to blend jittery gi s with courage. We all have our moments on that knife’s edge. “I take terrible risks,” Horowitz once told a magazine interviewer, according to e Atlantic. “Because my playing is very clear, when I make a mistake you hear it. If you want me to play only the notes without any speci c dynamics, I will never make one mistake. Never be afraid to dare.” n
We were driving the coast, so to speak, I think maybe in a station wagon. He fell in love with wherever we went, and now he’d fallen in love with Maine. We talked excitedly in the car. We were looking for a house on the water. We did examine the place! We kept driving north along the water until I don’t really remember the name of the town. We went quite a ways up, actually, because it was so beautiful. To John, each place was more beautiful than the last."
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The best house for a séance in Bar Harbor may well be “Aloha,” commissioned in 1887 by Mrs. Abigail Austin Stevens in honor of her very recently deceased husband, Major General Robert Brown Potter (1829-1887)
You know the song. “Aloha” means “good morning,” but it also means “good night.” It might as well have been called “Lani” (“heaven”).
Potter was no paper soldier. When the Civil War began he was a New York attorney, but he led his men through nightmare campaigns including Antietam, Fredericksburg, the Battles of the Wilderness and Spotsylvania, Vicksburg, and the Petersburg. By the end he was leading the 2nd Division, IX Corps, in the Siege of Vicksburg and the Siege of Petersburg. During
an attack on the Confederate Works in the Battle of Fort Stedman he was so severely wounded that he never really recovered, though he pulled in a brilliant fortune during a three-year post-war stint as receiver of the Atlantic and Great Western Railroad. For a while he lived in England before returning to the U.S. ough he died in Newport, Rhode Island, and never got to live in the nished project, the sweet breezes of Bar Harbor must have seemed like a dream to him.
His widow tapped Robert’s kid brother, the noted architect William Appleton Potter (who designed half of Princeton University), to create this capacious summer mansion right on the water in downtown Bar Harbor, in one of the most bikeable parts of town. When your address is 1 Bridge Street, you’re not close to everything— everything is close to you.
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e entertaining spaces in this Landvest listing are salute-worthy, and the incredible porches dazzle with water views. Westbridge, as it’s now called, is set on 1.48 acres with Bar Island and Frenchman Bay looking in through the windows. If you’re craving a place with nine bedrooms and a formal library that resonates across centuries, you’ve found it here, just “a block from the vibrant village of Bar Harbor, with its many engaging shops and restaurants.” A showstopper: is there even a box on a disclosure sheet for “real fruit orchard”? n
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Seal Harbor's lovely Wanakiwin at 93 Cooksey Drive is listed at $19.5M and channels the feel of Acadia National Park, with dream views of pink granite cli s and 650 feet of ocean footage even from the kitchen.
Built in 1991, it has 16 rooms, 10 of them bedrooms. Christopher
If you buy this house with its wondrous woodwork, you'll want a cup of co ee to sip on the balcony—fast. Better grab a cup of sugar from your neighbor Martha Stewart. n
$19.5M, 10,918 square feet. Taxes are $50,555.
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Looking out onto Machias Bay, this classic 1798 New England Cape Cod commands 360 feet of oceanfront from a 5.7-acre lot. “ e original builders knew what they were doing,” says listing agent Elizabeth Marks.
“ is house has survived over 200 years of climate change and still stands strong today.” e working (with a little TLC) Queen Atlantic woodstove once used as the main heating source is still the centerpiece of the kitchen with 15-foot vaulted ceiling, central brick chimney, and hutch with built-in breadboxes.
Only eight minutes away from Burnham Tavern Museum, the Patriot HQ during the rst naval battle of the American Revolution, this four-bedroom, one-bath home is part of Machiasport history.
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Branching out, the sunroom’s windows provide year-round views of the 90-plus lobster boats that sh out of Machiasport, and when you’re not noodling on the antique upright piano with the coastline of Randall Point directly across the bay, you’re sure to see deer exploring your yard full of tall spruce trees, seasonal
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Taxes are $1,144.
Calling all fishermen, kayakers, canoers: an acre of land with 340 feet of St. Croix River frontage at 132 River Road in Calais can be yours for just under $200,000. “ e tides here are dramatic—around 24 feet,” says listing agent Samra Kuseybi of e Christopher Group in Blue Hill. “You have a big beach when the tide’s out—and when it’s in, you don’t.” Not to mention a huge deck and sunroom overlooking the river right outside your back door,
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ferent Tim Hortons menu. e c. 1900 farmhouse on the property needs a new boiler to be fully winterized, but Kuseybi says the roof and siding are sound. “You don’t realize when you’re driving by how roomy it is, until you go upstairs and there’s four bedrooms and another full bathroom.” With business/ residential zoning right on Route 1, you can start a sideline antique shop or pie stand while you telecommute in peace and quiet. Apple orchard included. n
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Google Street View photographers are like pizza deliverers, except they want a slice of you.
anks to Google Street drivers tooling across Maine with cameras mounted on their hardtops, capturing candids of our property, nowadays we can all “see ourselves as others see us.” Bad hair day?
Lawn not mowed? Your former signi cant other’s car parked crazily on the lawn? Google stops time until further notice. Embrace the accidental. Nobody’s o the hook from unexpected close-ups.
“Debbie” from Kittery, an experienced Google Street View driver, has come forward to share her experience.
What kind of cars does Google use? And who pays for gas? Most of the Google cars, including mine, are Subaru Imprezas, typically the newest model. Google provides credit cards for drivers to
use for gas. ese cars cost around $50 to ll and get around 400 miles on a full tank.
What is the process of becoming a Street View driver? Simple. You need to have a smartphone, a clean driving record, pass a drug and background test, and have a valid state driving license.
What do you get paid?
Base pay is $26 an hour.
How does it feel to be a part of Google’s team? It feels great to be a part of something so influential, even if I’m just a small piece. I feel like I’m helping to create something larger.
How did you get the job?
I applied through a third-party site called Adecco Sta ng. Not long a er I submitted my application, I got a call back saying I got the job. Google drivers are given instructions where to retrieve the car, and Google pays for transportation costs. Typically we’re told to pick up the car from a
Just like Google Street View driver Debbie (Last Name Withheld per company policy), Giovanni da Verrazzano was on a mapping expedition when he surveyed the coast of Maine in 1524 for King Francis I of France. In fact, the First Mainers mooned Verrazzano and crew from the tops of cliffs, just as Debbie was mooned by people in their driveways while driving past in her Google car. A true Maine tradition to salute aloof and distant authority.
previous driver. I had to travel to Philadelphia and drive the Google car back to my home in Kittery.
Do you get to bring the car back home every night? Yes, the car comes home with me every night when I’m done driving. But once the job comes to an end, someone else will come get the car, so it needs to be in the same condition as when I got it.
Can you elaborate on this being a seasonal job?
The job spans 2–4 months, usually only in the spring and summer. We’re told to drive only on clear days—no rain or snow allowed—and we can drive an hour a er sunrise until an hour before sunset. Lucky for me, this means I’ll never have to shovel out my Google car during Maine winters.
How do you handle being in a car 8 hours a day? I love it! I can listen to music and podcasts all day, and I get to see some interesting
places. Morbid, the true-crime podcast, is my go-to. I can take two 15-minute breaks and a 30-minute lunch break. e only downside is that I would love to bring my husband or a friend along for company, but only Google employees are authorized to be in the car.
What is your work routine as a Street View driver? I wake up at 6 a.m., make my co ee, and start driving. ere’s a small computer screen in the car that shows where I have already mapped, but for the areas I need to cover, I can take any route I want. I usually decide in the moment which areas I want to cover that day. e exibility is great.
Have you ever seen wildlife while driving?
All the time! I’ve seen deer, moose, eagles, seals, and more. I love seeing the di erent wildlife, but the scariest moments are when I’m driving and deer sprint across the street. One of my worst fears is hitting a deer. is hasn't happened, but I think about it all the time, especially when I’m
driving at dusk.
What’s something only a Google Street View driver would see?
This is a job where people see your car and immediately jump, wave, strike a pose, or pull their pants down. People run out of their houses and wave their arms around, I’ve been ipped o , and strangely enough, I’ve been mooned more times than I could count. People assume when the camera ashes their way, they’ll be seen on Google Maps. But it doesn’t always work that way; Google analyzes the photos and selects the best ones. It’s certainly a crazy, funny, and strange job.
‘An astonishing work, brilliantly told. In Iordana Ceausescu, Colin Sargent has given us a fascinating window into the brutal regime of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescu and their near destruction of Romania. A cautionary tale for our times.’
– Nancy Schoenberger, author of The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters
‘Red Hands is uniquely unsettling and a standout read… a pageturner fuelled by intrigue, blind greed, and staggering accuracy.’
– Victoria Rowell, author of The Women Who Raised Me
‘A fascinating look at Romania — now a staunch NATO ally — as it emerges from the Cold War. Centred on the story of a close relative of feared dictator Ceausescu, it provides a uniquely human frame to the dangerous turbulence of that dynamic and complex period in Eastern Europe.’
– Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Supreme Allied Commander at NATO (2009-2013)
‘Thrillingly good. Sargent tackles the biggest themes — historical change, greed, power, love, desire, and what it means to be free — but at the heart of the book is a gloriously human depiction of one woman’s extraordinary life. A tale from last century and a warning for this one, Red Hands is a novel of rare power that teaches us much about Romania and even more about ourselves.’
Has anyone gotten upset with you?
Unfortunately, yes. Assuming they’ll be seen on Google Maps can be extremely uncomfortable for some people. Sometimes if I’m stuck in tra c, people in the other cars will turn away or cover their face. People have rolled down their windows and asked not to be in any photos; however, the camera is automatic, so I don’t have control. I’ve never had anyone run out of their house and ask me to stop, but I’ve de nitely gotten strange looks, especially in rural areas.
Best moment as a Street View driver?
It happens when I’m the only person driving down a beautiful road. For example, driving down the ngers of midcoast Maine, past the cli s and lighthouses, not another car in sight. I get to be alone with my thoughts for hours a day, so this means I get plenty of time for introspection.
Ah, but you’re not alone. Don’t forget us. We’re here with you, forever.
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forces that brought about, and then destroyed, Ceausescu’s Romania. - D.D. JOHN S
Colin W. Sargent’s Red Hands
Red Hands is a deeply compelling tale of a woman caught inside the destruction of a regime. Iordana is a normal girl, brought up with all the perks of Romania’s corrupt communist regime. Then she falls in love and marries the eldest son of her parents’ arch-rival, Romania’s monstrous dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. They become the inlaws from hell, but she brings them their only grandson. And then there’s the 1989 revolution, when crowds will kill anyone with the Ceausescu name. In all the blood and chaos, can Iordana keep her little son alive?
“Death to the Dracu grandson!”
In terror, Iordana Ceausescu of Romania disappeared in secret to Old Orchard Beach with her son while the world searched for them. She lived a buried life among us for fve years. Drawn from 800 hours of unique interviews with Iordana.
Drawn from eight hundred hours of unique interviews with Iordana Ceausescu, and told in her voice.
“an astounding account of the Romanian revolution in the voice of Ceausescu’s daughter-in-law.”
Martin Goodman in the Morning Star
“Brilliant. If the novel is Macbeth then it is Romeo and Juliet too, for the pounding heart of the book is a great love story that never fails to move. A tale from last century and a warning for this one, Red Hands is a novel of rare power that teaches us much about Romania and even more about ourselves.”
D.D. JohnstonPeople immediately jump, wave, strike a pose, or pull their pants down.COLIN W. SARGENT
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When did you frst dream of becoming an RN, and where have you worked since then? Thank you for your service, by the way!
When I retired from skiing in 1998, I’d already taken about two years of college credits.
For a while I considered medical school, but a er a full and long career as a ski racer, I didn’t have the energy in me to commit to a long education process. I wanted a work life balanced with an enjoyable play life! I worked in Winthrop in long-term care and skilled nursing; at Maine General in Augusta on a medical-surgical oor; and now in Kalispell, Montana, where I’ve been for six years, in gastroenterology (endoscopy).
Has a patient done a double-take and said, “Aren’t you…”? Patients recognized me all the time when I worked in Maine. at was really fun— it gave me a bit more street credibility, and it was just fun to talk with people about skiing. Here in Montana I’ve been recognized quite a few times too. Usually it’s by people who have a long history in ski racing.
In 2010, we were moving back to Maine from Michigan a er my husband, Tim
Nuce, nished his medical residency. As we passed through the toll booth on I-95 near Augusta at 11:30 p.m., the booth operator recognized me! I had a car full of four kids and a dog. We were so tired and ready to get to our new place in Winthrop, and this guy casually said, “Hi, Julie! You moving back home?” It was absolutely awesome and hilarious.
Where did you get your training?
I got my nursing degree from the University of Southern Maine in 2003. Now I work as an endoscopy nurse in a busy unit doing colonoscopies and endoscopies. It’s a great job: never boring, no emergencies to deal with, all outpatient, and pretty healthy people.
We just ran a story called “Swiss Miss” (December 2022) about the log cabin your family used to own on Rogers Circle in Carrabassett Valley. It’s for sale. The seller told us you came back once after they bought it, and their girls (both avid skiers) went crazy sad because they missed seeing you. You were no doubt thinking about old family memories. What’s your favorite moment in that cabin? I can’t believe it’s for sale! I wish I could buy it—I’d buy it in a second. I remember going in on a whim—I felt embarrassed interrupting people, but they were very nice and let me poke around inside. Lots of fantastic family memories there. My sister and I spent weeks living there alone when we were really young and attending Carrabassett Valley Academy as winter-tutorial students. We’d cross-country ski in the early morning over to CVA and spend the day there in school and skiing, then ski cross-country back home at night. We were like 11 and 12, and our Mom would come up on the weekends. It was awesome and scary at the same time. We’d eat tons of cinnamon-sugar toast and hang out together playing backgammon and
We would eat tons of cinnamon-sugar toast and hang out together playing backgammon and trying not to be scared in the dark Maine woods.
Three-time Olympian Julie Parisien slaloms into her patients’ hearts.
trying not to be scared in the dark Maine woods. Love those memories!
Surprise: Shawnee Peak is Pleasant Mountain again. What’s your favorite ski run there?
I’m so glad to hear Pleasant Mountain is back! I really miss skiing in Maine and in New England in general. I love old traditional ski areas. Big resorts don’t appeal to me. I like skiing tighter, narrow trails that feel like they were just cut yesterday—and never waiting in lines. at’s real skiing to me! Even if it’s icy and gnarly, I love it. You can’t lose when you have a trail named Fat and Happy.
Are you in communication with the next generation of skiers who are Olympic hopefuls for Milan 2026?
I don’t know any of the new skiers anymore. I don’t really follow it that closely either.
Kind of a been-there-done-that attitude, and I am not raising ski racers. When I watch, it feels like a di erent sport—too produced—to me today. I’m not a fan of the branding and the ashy presentation of the World Cup now. It used to be gritty and more low-key, much more focused on the athleticism and less on the presentation. I don’t remember anyone wearing makeup or glamorous clothing when I was involved. I’m not a fan of that in general in our world today, but I guess I’m old-school!
How is family life different as an RN than as an Olympic skier?
Because I was an Olympian, and more speci cally a ski racer, I’m an adaptable and exible person. Ski racing is a tough sport requiring lots of adjustments, sometimes even second by second. I appreciate my past very much because I’m able to adjust without a lot of drama. Sometimes nurses are in exible and dogmatic, very much driven by strict protocols and rules. My training as a ski racer made me less dogmatic, and I have much more fun with patients and coworkers than nurses who are bound by structure. My family is really awesome. Only two of our kids like to ski. Our oldest, Alex (21), is a great skier and enjoys skiing White sh with his buddies every weekend. He’s in construction and carpentry and doing really well. Hen-
ry is 20 and No. 96 on the D Line for the famous Griz (University of Montana Grizzlies football team), and we travel to every game. e Griz are so powerful and fun to watch! You can see his games on ESPN+. He was coached by the world-famous Je Tweedie from Winthrop, who we love and adore. Henry’s majoring in Human Physiology. He’s also a sherman and outdoorsman, a love which started in Maine. Josie is 18 and has her pilot’s license. She’ll graduate from high school in about 10 days and pursue her ying career. She’s a natural pilot. We’re incredibly proud of how fast and easily she got licensed. She also likes to ski and is usually my partner on the slopes. William is 15 and is our biggest kid at 6' 4" and 300 pounds, so he’s a natural O lineman. He’ll play football next year and is a cheerful, funny, great kid.
Please tell us all the places you’ve lived in since we last interviewed you (see “My Favorite Maine Runs & What They Mean to Me,” Winterguide 1999).
Since 2000 I’ve lived in Maine, Grenada (for Tim’s med school), Michigan, back to Maine, and now Montana. Maine and Montana aren’t that di erent. People are very similar, and the feel here is similar to Northern Maine. We just have bigger mountains.
How often do you get back to Maine?
My parents lived in Cumberland Foreside for 20-plus years until we moved them out to Montana to live near us about a year and half ago. My Dad was starting to get weaker, and my Mom needed more help with him, so the decision was made. It’s been tough on my Mom to leave her friends behind,
My own daughter to this day doesn’t believe I am a three-time Olympian.
Photo by: Cait Bourgault
but we’re having lots of fun together here, and she’s comfortable. My Dad died a year ago. He didn’t want an obituary written or any fuss being made over his death. He was an orthopedic surgeon in Lewiston for 35 years. I’m sure there are some readers who may remember him. We miss him every day. I haven’t been back to Maine in a few years now, but I would go to Winthrop and see my friends there and catch up on their families. We miss all our friends in Winthrop.
How has COVID affected your work? COVID? Boring—not going to discuss. We are nally getting away from requiring COVID swabs before procedures, which is good.
What’s your biggest thrill as a skier, and most rewarding
moment as a nurse?
My World Cup win in Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, in 1991. My family was there, my high-school friends, even gradeschool friends. It was an awesome day: perfect weather, perfect snow, and I remember being 100 percent in the zone. I could never re-create that 100 percent. It lives in my memory as my best moment in skiing. I can conjure up the feeling in my body of the moment I knew I’d win the race. Between runs, and before the second run, I just knew I was going to win. e con dence and preparation all came together at the right
moment. I’ve been reaching for that feeling ever since! e striving is good and helpful. I have rewarding moments every day as a nurse, whether it’s healthy, productive communication with doctors and coworkers, or funny moments with patients. You just have to laugh at stu . I really enjoy easing people’s white-coat syndrome and nervousness about procedures. I’m really good at reassuring people and making things light and easy.
Have you had patients ‘splain to you about skiing without knowing who you are?
I’ ve had not only patients, but my own kids try to kid-splain being a good athlete, a good competitor, and a good skier to me. I’m thoroughly amused every time it happens. My own daughter to this day doesn’t believe I am a three-time Olympian, which is pretty funny and also pretty awesome in a way. Life moves us forward, and the best thing is to ride that forward-moving wave! n
umors are flying: “420” is police radio code for “cannabis smoking in progress.”
Or is it a two-person racing dinghy with a centerboard?
“Wait, 4/20 is also Hitler’s birthday? Why would someone say that?”
“No, no, 420 is for April 20th, the unofcial holiday for stoners. A day for the celebration of all things cannabis.”
However hazy the backstories (Vox’s version identi es 1971 San Rafael High School students in northern California who met after detention at 4:20 p.m. to smoke some righteous weed), this day has a lock on the title “cannabis holiday.” Whether it’s sharing growing tips and business ventures, lighting up with friends, or enjoying locally made edibles, 420 is the go-to underground holiday for producers, advocates, and consumers to celebrate the evolving culture.
Now that the smoke has thickened, April 20th, or 420, has taken on a whole new meaning in 2023. A decade ago, this hol-
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iday was truly underground: cannabis was illegal, its use punishable with jail time. Fast forward to 2016 and this holiday began to sprout above ground: Maine passed An Act to Legalize Marijuana, allowing adults 21 and older to possess, consume, and cultivate cannabis. On October 9, 2020, retail sales became legal—a massive win for 420 celebrations.
Now that this underground holiday has become legal, every city celebrates differently. With more than 20 recreational dispensaries, Portland has a special celebration of its own. Hosted by Maine Cannabis Community, 420 this year will feature food trucks, special prices, and live music. SeaWeed Co. , Three of Strong Spirits , Fire on Fore , and All Kind Bodega are among a long list of local dispensaries that will be participating in the festivities.
Joscelyn Pizzino, marketing manager at SeaWeed Co., is looking forward to their third annual 420 event. “We tend to go all out for the High Holiday. We offer something for everyone: prize wheels, food trucks, special deals, and more.” Among the di erent food trucks they’ll have, “Ironclad Eats is the most popular. ey have the best local tacos.” Gotta dance? “We have tons of live music, including Kyle Friday and Tara Rook, whose DJ name is Just Milk .” For vendors, “We love inviting our local cultivation partners to join us, including Upward Organics and Merrymeeting Bay Hemp Company. is is a great holiday to celebrate in the Old Port.”
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Even Elon Musk is in on the action, tweeting a simple but effective “420.”
Carnaval ME Winter Festival, Eastern Prom. Bites & Brews igloo, ice sculpture demos, bonfire, kids’ activities, live music, Mar. 8–12. Carnavalme.com.
Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Champions of Magic, Mar. 2. 581-1755.
Earth at Hidden Pond, 354 Goose Rocks Rd., Kennebunkport. Watercolor Painting at Earth at Hidden Pond, Feb. 23; Tie Dye Vacation | Paint the Town Red, Feb. 20. 967-6550.
Family Scavenger Hunt, Carter’s XC Ski, Bethel. Find Maine animal tracks signs to win prizes. Free for kids, Feb. 18–27. 824-3880.
February Festival, Saddleback Mountain. Fun-filled day with family-friendly events, including music, a bonfire, fireworks, and the stunning Torch Light Parade, Feb. 24. 864-5671. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo
St. International Open Mic, Feb. 24. 879-4629.
Nonstop Nordic. Race Series for all ages and abilities held at Pineland Farms, New Gloucester, Feb. 26; Twin Brook Recreation Area, Cumberland, Mar. 5. Nonstopnordic.com.
Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Peking Acrobats feat. The Shanghai Circus, Feb. 27. 842-0800.
Skijor Skowhegan, Skowhegan State Fairgrounds. A horse and rider pull a snowboarder or alpine skier down a 1,000’ track of gates and jumps in this team time-trial race, Feb. 25. 612-2571.
Somerset Snowfest, Skowhegan, Canaan, and Madison. Ice-fishing derby, kite-flying derby, downhill kayak race, winter triathlon, and equestrian skijoring competition, Feb. 18–26. 612-2571.
State of Maine Quilt Shop Hop, see website for locations.
Hop from quilt shop to quilt shop for goodie bags, in-store drawings, demonstrations, and more, Apr. 1–30. maineshophop.com.
State Theatre, 609 Congress St. The Kirk Minihane Show, Mar. 25. 956-6000.
St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St. Letters from Home, Feb. 26; Dragology, Mar. 5. 775-5568.
Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Peking Acrobats feat. The Shanghai Circus, Feb. 24. 873-7000.
Winterpaloozah, Haley Pond
Park, Rangeley. Enjoy a day of playing on the frozen pond and in the snow. Horse & wagon rides, Cardboard Sled Race, saucer bowling, snow golf, snow kiting, campfire & marshmallows roast, and much more, Feb. 19. 864-2771.
Belfast Maskers, 17 Court St. A Doll’s House Part 2, Mar. 9–19. 619-3256.
Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Private Lives, Mar. 3–12.
442-8455.
City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Nunsense, Mar. 10–26. 282-0849.
Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. NT Live Broadcast: Much Ado About Nothing, Mar. 3; The MET Live in HD: Lohengrin, Mar. 18; The MET Live in HD: Falstaff, Apr. 8; The MET Live in HD: Der Rosenkavalier, Apr. 15. 581-1755.
Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. Nureyev’s Eyes, Feb. 22–Mar. 12; You Can’t Take It With You,
Mar. 29–Apr. 23. 835-0895.
Gracie Theatre, 1 College Cir., Bangor. Rhapsody in Black, Feb. 24. 941-7888.
Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. MET LIVE: Lohengrin, Mar. 18; The Sound of Music, Mar. 31–Apr. 16; MET LIVE: Falstaff, Apr. 1; MET LIVE: Der Rosenkavalier, Apr. 15. 667-9500.
Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. NT Live: The Crucible, Mar. 9–10; The Met Live in HD: Lohengrin (Wagner), Mar. 18; The Met Live in HD: Falstaff (Verdi), Apr. 1; The Met Live in HD: Der Rosenkavalier (Strauss), Apr. 15. 563-3424.
Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. Curtains, Mar. 24–Apr. 8. 799-1421.
Mad Horse Theater, 24 Mosher St., South Portland. Quills, through Feb. 26. 747-4148.
Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. The Coldharts’ Edgar Allan 879-4629.
Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Bluey’s Big Play, Mar. 16; Ugly
Duckling, Apr. 8. 842-0800. Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Trapped! The Musical, through Mar. 5; Queen, Mar. 30–Apr. 16. 942-3333.
Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. How I Learned What I Learned, Mar. 1–19; Sweet Goats & Blueberry Señoritas, on-demand through Mar. 5; The Cake, Apr. 5–23. 774-0465. Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. Pilgrims Musa & Sheri in the New World, Mar. 3–12. 782-3200. Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Met Opera LIVE: Wagner’s Lohengrin, Mar. 18; Met Opera Encore: Wagner’s Lohengrin, Mar. 28; Met Opera LIVE: Verdi’s Falstaff, Apr. 1; Met Opera Encore: Verdi’s Falstaff, Apr. 11; Met Opera LIVE: Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier, Apr. 15. 594-0070.
USM Department of Theatre, Russell Hall, Gorham Campus. Into the Woods, Mar. 2–11; Eurydice
Rising, Apr. 4–8. 780-5151. Waterville Opera House, 1
Common St. Hansel & Gretel, Feb. 20–25; School Show: Pete the Cat’s Big Hollywood Adventure, Mar. 7; The Play That Goes Wrong, Mar. 31–Apr. 9. 873-7000.
Maine State Ballet, Lopez Theater, 348 U.S. Route One, Falmouth. Alice In Wonderland, Mar. 24–Apr. 8. 842-0800.
Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Shen Yun, Feb. 25. 842-0800.
Portland Ballet, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater St. New Works, Mar. 18. 857-3860.
Aura, 121 Center St. Alan Doyle, Feb. 21; Dark Desert Eagles, Feb. 24; Kashmir, Mar. 4; Jerry Cantrell with Thunderpussy, Mar. 15; Adam Doleac, Apr. 1; Maddie & Tae, Apr. 6. 772-8274.
Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Dervish, Mar. 4. 236-7963. Chocolate Church Arts Center,
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804 Washington St., Bath. Anni Clark, Feb. 23; Scott Moreau, Mar. 18; Dar Williams, Mar. 23; Shemekia Copeland, Mar. 24; The Mallet Brothers Band, Apr. 1; Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus, Apr. 8. 442-8455.
Collins Center for the Arts, 2 Flagstaff Rd., Orono. Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Feb. 25; Dreamers’ Circus, Feb. 26; Quartetto di Cremona, Mar. 5; Concert for a Cause, Mar. 7; Masterworks IV: Epic Sounds: Strauss & Rachmaninoff, Mar. 12; Camila Meza & Aaron Goldberg, Mar. 23–24; UMaine Singers & Alumni Spring Concert, Mar. 25; Jazz at Lincoln Center, Apr. 2. 581-1755.
Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. MercyMe, Mar. 3. 791-2200.
Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Bach Birthday Bash, Mar. 25 (on-demand Apr. 4–May 4). 553-4363.
Gracie Theatre, 1 College Cir., Bangor. Karan Casey, Mar. 4; Tom Rush with Matt Nakoa, Mar. 24; Jon-Michael Ogletree, Apr.
2. 941-7888.
Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Half Moon Jug Band, Feb. 25. 879-4629.
One Longfellow Square, 181 State St. Damn Griffin House, Feb. 24; Maine Middle Eastern Orchestra, Feb. 25; Rasa String Quartet, Feb. 26; Sunny War, Mar. 1; Cilla Bonnie, Sara Hallie Richardson, & Katie Matzell, Mar. 3; Lisa Schneckenburger, Mar. 4; Deb Talan, Mar. 5; Chris Walton, Mar. 8; Portland Jazz Orchestra, Mar. 16; Hawktail, Mar. 19; Mary Fahl, Mar. 24. 761-1757.
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. February Open Mic, Feb. 24; Téada, Mar. 4; Reverie Road, Mar. 18; March Open Mic, Mar. 24. 633-5159.
Portland Chamber Music
Festival, Hannaford Hall, 88 Bedford St. Borromeo String Quartet, Mar. 25. 320-0257.
Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. The Go Big All-Star Band, Mar. 2; Enter the Haggis, Mar. 9; Sierra Hull, Mar. 11; Adam Ezra Group, Mar. 18; Echoes: A Tribute to Pink Floyd, Mar. 24–25; Jukebox the Ghost, Apr. 1; Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Apr. 2; The Heavy Heavy, Apr. 11; Ryan Montbleau Band, Apr. 15. 805-0134.
Portland Ovations, Hannaford Hall, USM Portland Campus, 88 Bedford St. Miró Quartet and Soprano Karen Slack, Mar. 18. 842-0800.
Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Simon & Garfunkel Story, Mar. 9. 842-0800.
Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. The Rite of Spring, on-demand through Mar. 10; Ravel’s Boléro, Mar. 12;
Louis Armstrong & Friends, Mar. 18–19; Around the World with the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra, Mar. 26; Eckart Conducts Márquez, Apr. 2–4 (on-demand Apr. 12–May 12); The Nat King Cole Songbook, Apr. 15–16. 842-0800.
State Theatre, 609 Congress St. The Dip, Feb. 21; Cory Wong feat. Victor Wooten, Feb. 27; Shawn Colvin, Marc Cohn & Sarah Jarosz, Mar. 3; Postmodern Jukebox, Marc. 18; Jxdn, Mar. 21; The Wonder Years, Mar. 23; Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Apr. 1; Andrew Bird, Apr. 11. 956-6000.
Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Alana MacDonald, Feb. 24; Jesse Dee and Band, Feb. 25; Robert Cray Band, Mar.
3; Lonesome Ace Stringband, Mar. 4; The Suitcase Junket, Mar.
10; Aoife O’Donovan, Mar. 18; Dave Mallett and the Mallett Brothers, Mar. 31; Buffalo Nichols, Apr. 7; Tinsley Ellis & Marcia
Ball, Apr. 8. 935-7292. Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy, Mar. 1; James McMurtry, Mar. 22; Buffalo Nichols, Apr. 8. 594-0070. University of Southern Maine, Corthell Hall, 37 College Ave., Gorham. Faculty Concert Series: Dr. Robert Lehmann & Dr. Tom Parchman, Mar. 24; Faculty Concert Series: Piano Alchemy: Sky, Earth, Water… Joy! feat. Dr. Anastasia Antonacos, Mar. 31; Ed Reichert’s Foolish Musical Theatre Studio Recital, Apr. 1; 2023 Honors Recital, Apr. 8. 780-5555.
Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Bob Marley Comedy Show, Apr. 13. 646-4777. Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Heather McMahan, Mar. 10. 842-0800. State Theatre, 609 Congress
St. Fortune Feimster, Mar. 19; Noel Miller, Mar. 22. 956-6000.
St. Lawrence Arts, 76 Congress St. Improv Jam, Feb. 27. 775-5568.
Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. And So Did Pleasure Take the Hand of Sorrow and They Wandered Through the Land of Joy, through Mar. 18; Expressions of Compassion: Selections from the Barbara Morris Goodbody Photography Collection, through Mar. 18. 786-6158.
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Helen Frankenthaler and Jo Sandman: Without Limits, through Mar. 12; In Light of Rome: Early photography in the Capital of the World: 1842-1871, through Jun. 4; Turn of Phrase: Language and Translation in Global Contemporary Art, through Jun. 4; Masks of Memories: Art and Ceremony in Nineteenth Century Oceania, through Jul. 9; Re|Framing the Collection: New Considerations in European and American Art, 1475–1875, through Dec. 31. 725-3275.
Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. The Great State of Illustration in Maine, through Feb. 28. 985-4802.
Carol L. Douglas Studio and Gallery, 394 Commercial St., Rockport. Landscape and marine paintings, workshops and instruction. Watch-me-paint.com. 585-201-1558.
Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. 2023 CMCA Biennial, through May 7. 701-5005.
Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Naeem Mohaiemen: grace, through Apr. 23; Time and Tide Flow Wide: The Collection in Context, 1959-1973, through Jun. 11; All in One: Selections from the Alex Katz Foundation Collection, through Jun. 11; Ashley Bryan / Paula Wilson: Take the World into Your Arms, Feb. 17–Jul. 31. 859-5600.
Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St. Winter Dreams of Spring, through Feb. 25; Down the Candy Hole, through Mar. 11; Out & About Maine, through Mar. 20. 808-8911.
David Lussier Gallery, 66 Wallingford Sq., Kittery. Gallery with works by artists including Benjamin Lussier, David Lussier, George Van Hook, and Pamela Lussier. 860336-9051.
Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland.
Andrew Wyeth: Early Temperas, through Apr. 30; Andrew Wyeth: Islands in Maine, through Apr. 30; The Farnsworth at 75, through Dec. 31; Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk, through Dec. 31, 2024. 596-6457.
First Friday Art Walks, Creative Portland, 84 Free St. Mar. 3; Apr. 7. 370-4784.
Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. February/March
Greenhut Artists Group Exhibit, through Apr.1; Maine the Painted State, Apr. 6–May 27. 772-2693.
Lincoln Theater, Exhibition on Screen: Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman, Mar. 23–24. 563-3424.
Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Chansonetta Stanley Emmons: Staging the Past, through Mar. 31; Fashion for the People: Maine’s Graphic Tees, through Apr. 8. 774-1822.
New England Aquarium & Quincy Market
Annie @ Hanover Theatre
Boston Bruins Vs. Detroit Redwings
Myrtle Beach Getaway
Boston Celtic Vs. Atlanta Hawks
Our Nation’s Capital/Cherry Blossom
Feb. 21, 2023 | $207pp
Feb. 25 | $275pp
Mar. 11 | $260pp
Mar. 19–28 | SGL: $3416 / DBL: $2526pp / TPL: $2229pp
Apr. 9 | $260/pp
Apr. 12–17 | SGL: $2326 / DBL: $1836pp / TPL: $1682pp
Boston Duck Tour & Museum of Science
Penn Dutch
Escape to the Cape
New York City
Apr. 19 | $256
May 17-21| SGL: $1852/ DBL:
$1518/ TPL: $1412
May 21-25, 2023 SGL: $1262/
DBL: $1115/ TRI: $1073
June 15-18 | SGL: $2082/ DBL: $1642/ TPL: $1484
Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Featured Finds, through Feb. 23; SeaChange: Darkness and Light in the Gulf of Maine, through Dec. 31. 443-1316.
Maine Sculpture Trail, Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. An outdoor exhibit of 34 sculptures spanning over 273 miles along the coastal region of Downeast Maine. schoodicsculpture.org.
Monson Arts Gallery, 8 Greenville Rd. Monson Today, through Feb. 27. 997-2070.
Moss Galleries, 100 Fore St. Geoffrey Dorfman, through Mar. 5; John Bisbee, Mar. 10–Apr. 16. 804-0459.
Moss Galleries, 251 US-1, Falmouth. Benji Grignon & Frances Hynes, through Mar. 25; Robert S. Neuman, Michael Mulhern, & Carla Weeks, Mar. 31–May 13. 781-2620.
Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. Kathy Butterly: Out of one, many / Headscapes, through Mar. 5; Felix Gonzalez-Torres, through Apr. 23; American Perspectives, through May 7. 775-6148.
Richard Boyd Art Gallery,15 Epps St., Peaks Island. A Group Exhibition of Paintings by Women Artists, through Feb. 26; A Walk in The Woods, Mar. 3–26; Works on Paper, Apr. 1–29. 712-1097.
River Arts, 36 Elm St, Damariscotta. Dark & Light, Feb. 25–Apr.1; Storm, Apr. 8–May 13. 563-6868.
Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Exhibition on Screen: Mary Cassatt: Painting the Modern Woman, Mar. 16. 594-0070.
University of New England Art Galleries, UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave. Tenacious, through Jun. 11. 602-3000.
University of New England Art Galleries, Jack S. Ketchum Library, 11 Hills Beach Rd., Biddeford. Of and About the Road: The Automobile in History, Society, and the Environment, through Apr. 7. 602-3000.
Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Red Dust, Mar. 2–3. 563-3424.
But First, Tequila, The Burleigh, Kennebunkport Inn, 1 Dock Sq. Learn to make 2 of our favorite tequila cocktails. Includes 2 sample drinks, recipe cards, and light snacks, Feb. 18. 204-9668.
Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Talking Food in Maine: Intimate Conversations with host Cherie Scott and guest Mary Allen Lindmann, Feb. 16; Talking Food in Maine: Intimate Conversations with host Cherie Scott and guest Barton Seaver, Apr. 6. 563-3424.
Maine Restaurant Week, Mar. 1–12. For locations and details, visit: mainerestaurantweek.com.
Now You’re Cooking, 49 Front St., Bath. Facebook Live cooking demos with a rotating list of staff & local chefs, every Thu. 443-1402.
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Beer, music, and soccer are the essentials at the Portland Zoo, a tiny bar housed in a bright blue shed-style building at 41 Fox Street that serves unique beer in a vibrant atmosphere. During soccer matches, the bar is jammed with cheering fans, while on warmer days, the “Beer Garden” sign leads patrons out to the backyard and back shed popular as a “backyard boogie” music venue.
Animal-themed lights and bright neon signs bring the Zoo to life. It’s the perfect place to let out your wild side in compliance with their “Don’t Feed the Animals” motto. Top requests from the selection of Zoo Brews and Guest Taps are the four Zoo beers brewed o -site. Whether you want a Zoo pilsner, Mexican lager, IPA, or KÖlsch, there’s something here for everyone.
In the winter, the Zoo’s where locals can be found, beer in hand, as the snow urries hit the ground. Yet as relaxing and cozy as this tiny space can be during the colder months, summer transforms the Zoo into a dance party lled with laughs, live music, and cold beer.
You’ll be glad you stumbled o the beaten path from the bright lights and loud music on Commercial Street to Je Curran’s tiny brewpub, Newscapes, at 163 Washington Avenue.
Curran describes the Engine 3 Double IPA as a full-bodied black IPA with sweet and nutty notes; upon sipping it, we agreed this beer was unlike the mainstream. Next we tried
the IAFF 740 Ale, which was maltier and milder than many modern ambers. Curran said the Munjoy Hill Double IPA is one of his most popular selections, inviting us to try a taste for ourselves. e double does of bitterness with notes of citrus tastes like summer.
Along with a unique beer selection, Newscapes o ers pizza, meatballs, and other Italian fare, using ingredients locally sourced by Micucci Foods. And for those in need of a pick-me-up, Curran recently completed barista training and now o ers a range of bold espresso drinks and avorful drip co ees too. n
The Zoo is the perfect place for people to let out their wild side.
Anthony’s Italian Kitchen 30 years of Old World recipes. Best meatballs in town. Milehigh lasagnas, fresh-filled cannoli pastries, 54 sandwiches, pizza. A timeless great family spot. Beer and wine. Free parking. 151 Middle St., Portland, AnthonysItalianKitchen. com, 774-8668.
Bandaloop has moved into a restored 1700s barn on Route 1 in Arundel. Since 2004 we have offered locally sourced, globally inspired, organic cuisine. Our new home has plenty of space, parking, outdoor seating, takeout, and an event space in the loft. We continue to offer something for every palate—from vegans to carnivores and everything in between. bandalooprestaurant.com
Bruno’s Voted Portland’s Best Italian Restaurant by Market Surveys of America, Bruno’s offers a delicious variety of classic Italian, American, and seafood dishes–and they make all of their pasta in-house. Great sandwiches, pizza, calzones, soups, chowders, and salads. Enjoy lunch or dinner in the dining room or the tavern. Casual dining at its best. 33 Allen Ave., 878-9511, https://www.restaurantji.com/me/portland/ brunos-restaurant-and-tavern-/
Bull Feeney’s, authentic Irish pub and restaurant. Hearty Irish fare, from-scratch sandwiches, local seafood. Maine craft & premium imported brews. Maine’s most extensive single malt, Irish & Bourbon whiskey selection. 375 Fore St. 7737210, bullfeeneys.com
The Corner Room features bright, wideopen space with towering ceilings complemented by handcrafted woodwork. Patrons can expect a warm, comfortable atmosphere, marked by the rich aromas of house-made pastas, pizzas, antipasti and artisanal breads. Come and enjoy the taste of Venice in the heart of Portland, ME! 879-4747, 110 Exchange Street. Visit thecornerroomkitchenandbar.com for more information.
Flatbread Company Portland Tucked between two wharves with picturesque waterfront views. Family-friendly restaurant w/ signature pizzas, weekly carne & veggie specials. Made w/ local ingredients, baked in wood-fired, clay ovens. Everything’s homemade, organic, and nitrate-free. 24 local drafts & cocktails showcase all-local breweries & distilleries. 72 Commercial St., 772-8777, flatbreadcompany.com.
J’s Oyster Premier seafood destination & locals’ favorite w/indoor & outdoor waterfront seating on a scenic Portland pier. Since 1977, classic favorites, friendly service. Named by Coastal Living one of “America’s Best Seafood Dives 2016.” 722-4828.
Maria’s Ristorante Portland’s original classic Italian restaurant. Greg & Tony Napolitano prepare classics: Zuppa di Pesce, Eggplant Parmigiana, Grilled Veal Sausages, Veal Chop Milanese, homemade cavatelli pastas, Pistachio Gelato & Maine’s Best Meatballs. See our own sauce in local stores. $11.95-$22.95. Open at 5 Wed.-Sat. Catering always avail. 1335 Congress Street 772-9232, mariasrestaurant.com.
e leave the lights of the City eater on our right as we head down Main Street past the mills toward the Saco River is is where a lot of the new development is happening downtown—Batson River Brewing & Distilling, the new Lincoln Hotel. But let’s get real. At 49 Main Street you’ll nd the motherland: Que Huong, the nexus of a newly cool, traditionally Franco-American mill town as it meets Indochine
“We’ve been here 17 years,” the owner laughs. “Too long!”
With a bottle of frosty Saigon Beer, we plunge into fried spring rolls in rice paper with sh sauce; fresh spring rolls with peanut sauce; and our favorite, tight bundles of fried shrimp wrapped exquisitely in rice paper with a chili sauce.
Mi X ao Don ($15) is “beef with red peppers, broccoli, celery, bamboo shoots, carrots, and snow peas served on crispy fried yellow noodles.” e Com Ca Ri ($13) is steamed rice topped with a avorful chicken curry “containing celery, carrots, snow peas, peppers, and parsley.” It’s a bold stroke, thrilling and memorable. Curry is a spice concept
Wthat worked its way across Asia and quickly conquered the British Empire. According to “A Brief History of Curry in Vietnam” on saigoneer. com, the roots of Vietnam’s curry, or “com cà ri” (“com” means rice; say the rest in a hurry and you’ll hear “curry”) reach back to the former French colonial ports of Saigon in Vietnam and Pondicherry in southern India. “In addition to the redistribution of raw ingredients between seaports, a population of roughly 6,000 migrated from India to Vietnam.” Follow the taste buds. e colorful Steamed Vegetables ($2 added to any entree) are a beautiful, bright medley of textured avors that perfectly captures the right combination of crisp and give-to-the-teeth. Like every inch of this place, it's the antidote to the coldest Maine winter.
For dessert, we sneak some Vietnamese iced co ee and pair it with Rémy Martin 1738 as we ponder our indolence. What fun it is to travel the world so close to home. We’ll be back. n
The roots of Vietnam’s curry reach back to Pondicherry in southern India.
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There used to be a saying,” says realtor John Hatcher of e Hatcher Group. “Ten showings, ten days, and no o ers? en the house is overpriced. I think this still holds up, with exceptions if the house is totally singular and unique, or in terrible condition.”
Impatience has streamed through the real estate market for the past three years. A seller’s anxiety may skyrocket if the rst weekend passes with no o ers in hand. Worries escalate when they’re reminded of when the neighbor’s house sold in less than a day last June. Buyers have been through the wringer, too, and are eager for this market to shi ey’re on the edge of their seats, waiting for prices to drop and the power balance to swing in their favor. Luckily, Maine real estate experts predict the housing market will nally stabilize in 2023, balancing out between buyers and sellers.
Carmen McPhail is an associate broker with United Country Lifestyle Properties of Maine, and the newly elected president of the Maine Association of Realtors. “ is market isn’t going to change into a buyer’s market overnight,” she says. “Yes, home values are decelerating. But they’re not depreciating. ere’s still a surplus of buyers.”
“And we have even less inventory,” Hatcher says. “ ere’s still a backlog of people who’ve been waiting to nd inventory, and we just don’t have enough. We’re still seeing multiple o ers on homes priced under $400K in Cumberland County.”
“ e big story is we’ll see fewer homes trading in 2023,” says Dava Davin, founder and CEO of Portside Real Estate Group. “In 2020 and 2021, Maine saw a surge in sales due to a variety of factors related to COVID.”
With few homes on the market and an abundance of quali ed, eager buyers, “ ere has been a year-over-year increase in prices,” Davin says. “In 2022, the sale price of single-family homes rose by 13 percent compared to the previous year, following a 20 percent increase in 2021.” In the years leading up to 2020, a 3–6 percent increase in value year to year was average.
Now, Hatcher says, “in Portland and South Portland, the National Association of Realtors predicts an increase up to 10 percent by the same time next year.”
“Overall, the market in Maine has remained strong, with prices reaching record highs,” Davin says. “ e intensity of the market will so en. It will become less competitive, with homes remaining on the market for a bit longer, fewer instances of bidding wars, and more contingencies built into the o ers.”
Sellers still think they can put their house on the market and safely receive 10 percent above asking,” Hatcher says. But a change of perspective is needed as we enter this new market. “ ey need to understand that market was unsustainable.
is doesn’t mean sellers missed the boat. It may not be the frenzy of multiple o ers, but we’re still going to see the list-to-sale-price ratio exceed 96 percent. e house may sell overnight, or it may take 2–3 months.”
“ e great news for sellers is that home prices remain at an all-time high and haven’t yet decreased,” Davin says. “Homes that are well-maintained and appropriately priced are likely to sell quickly, and cream-pu listings will still become the subject of bidding wars.”
“Purchasing a home is becoming more pleasant,” Davin says. “Home prices are stabilizing, and the slowing pace of the housing market will be a welcome change.”
McPhail says, “It’s good for both buyers and sellers. Sellers can list their proper-
ty without worrying about nding their next home, while buyers will have more inventory from which to choose.”
Davin considers the most recent challenges facing buyers: “It’s increasingly important for buyers to consult with a lender to nd the best options for their speci c circumstances. Some creative solutions, such as seller-paid points or closing costs, and adjustable-rate mortgages, may be available to help o set the higher interest rates.”
The national average interest rate for a 30-year xed mortgage was about 3.5 percent at the beginning of 2022. Early this year, it opened at 6.5 percent. Hatcher says, “I’m hearing a lot of people say they’re going to wait for interest rates to drop back down to 2.5 to 3 percent. ey won’t. ose numbers aren’t something we’re going to see again anytime soon.” According to tradingeconomics.com, the rate “averaged 5.42 percent from 1971 un-
til 2022, reaching an all-time high of 20 percent in March of 1980 and a record low of 0.25 percent in December of 2008.”
“ e increases we see now are moderate when viewed over the long run,” McPhail says. “From a historical perspective, today’s rates are still good.”
Hatcher says, “Interest rates may still be at 40-year lows, but houses are also at 40-year highs in price.”
“Buyers and sellers are adjusting,” McPhail counters. At the end of the day, “the right time to sell your home is when you’re ready. A more balanced market may mean a lower price for your home, but it also means a better price for your next purchase.”
Hatcher says, “ is business isn’t like a lot of other industries. People need housing. ere’s an old saying in real estate: there’s no time better than now, if you can a ord to do it.” n
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SUGARLOAF is just 15 miles away! Great location for a bar/ restaurant or brew house, this locally known building as Nostalgia Tavern has been tastefully updated and renovated. From the standing seam metal roof to polyaspartic foors, new bathroom fixtures and fresh paint inside and out. 5600 sq ft. 2.7 acres. $685,000
Beautiful western mountains of Maine. Cape on 80 acres of fields and forest! Dead end road in Salem Township. Fish Hatchery Rd. Fireplace. 3 bed, 2 baths plus additional large sunroom. Garage and building/ workshop. Fruit trees and berry bushes. $395,000
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100 Proctor Rd - Shadow Pine, a one of a kind property with 48.32 acres, Saddleback Mtn Views, Rangeley Lake Views, 6 beds, 6 baths, 5+ car garages, addition
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A POND IN THE RIVER - North Twin Island, only 2 owners in almost 100yrs. Own your own PRIVATE ISLAND in an area that is world renown for its pristine waters and brook trout fshing. A short paddle to the Rapid River which ofers 3.2 miles of nearly continuous class III-IV rapids and some of the best fshing in the Northeast. This property refects on life from an era of hand-built excellence and summer long retreats. Accessible by gated road and boat or foat plane,
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the island ofers superb privacy. The shoreline of the entire river and pond is fully protected from development in perpetuity by a non-proft trust, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust. The property ofers fve main buildings and two small outbuildings. The main house ofers 4 bedrooms and a large living area overlooking the pond with a freplace and wood burning stove.
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– A rare offering, 4 bed, 4.5 bath contemporary lakefront home w/beach, detached garage AND private island w/2 bedroom guest cottage, 3.56 Acres! $1,899,000.
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RANGELEY LAKE VIEWS – 21 Pine Grove - 4 Beds, 3.5 Baths, Fully Furnished, SW facing views w/LOTS of sun, Snowmobile and ATV from your doorstep, Detached 32x32 garage fully heated, a must see! $639,000.
PROCTOR ROAD – Gorgeous VIEWS overlooking Rangeley Lake and Saddleback Ski Area, wonderful estate property located just outside the Rangeley village, 48.32 Acres,4 bed,4.5 bath home w/ guest quarters. $1,495,000.
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August 15, 1975
5:30 a.m.
It was a typical humid day in the mountains of Maine. I woke up just like any other day, slapping my alarm clock till it stopped ringing. I was looking out at a small lake, the sun just beginning to pour its light in my face, the cracked window I needed to x before fall reminding me of my lazy summer days. I had two rods next to the door, and a small bucket of live bait. Two eggs, bacon, and bread was my breakfast. It was a short hike to the lake, with the sound of heat bugs ringing in my ears and the heat coming o the ground like a space heater. It was going to be a really hot day. I looked down at my bucket: my bait minnows were still alive. I was at my spot where I could sit down and relax before I baited and cast. My hands secured my seat, the rocks still cool from the night’s kiss. I dipped my feet into a small pocket of water, checking to make sure no bears were around. I felt the water trickle through my toes. My rst cast sizzled through the air, the plunk of water splashing up.
6:30 a.m.
The fish continued to bite, but there was nothing in my bucket yet. I saw something out of the corner of my eye. Was it a bear? I had to turn my head to see. Something was creating a bustle in the trees about 120 yards away from me. I didn’t know what it was, so I unbuckled my deer-skinning knife and stared at the wooded area. I decided to go up the embankment on the other side of the lake, putting myself
BY PAUL DESIMONE
in a direct line with my campsite and ensuring me a way out. I grabbed the bucket, and as I started to move I heard a loud howl unlike anything I’d ever heard before. Should I end this trip now? at was not a bear. Maybe a wolf, but I could handle that. Wild wolf attacks were rare, especially a lone wolf. I moved faster just in case, every few seconds making sure my knife was within reach. I climbed the embankment with my legs cold from the water. Another howl, but this time it sounded farther away.
7:30 a.m.
I have not heard anything since. Should I go back over to my old spot? Oh wait, I think I just hooked one.
8:30 a.m.
My bucket has two sh in it now. Both of them will make a great lunch! Hopefully I can get a few more. is spot seems to be even better than my last spot. I think I’m going to move a little farther east and see if I can get one more big sh, then head back.
9:30 a.m.
That loud noise again. is time it sounded much closer. I think I’m going to go—
August 18, 1975
A police o cer puts a book in an evidence bag. “Two dead sh in this bucket. Nothing else.”
Another o cer walks over. “It’s like he just vanished.” n
