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MAINE IN FALL. IT STIRS...

What stirs your primal senses?

Maine’s brilliant night skies? Blazing fires to gather ‘round on crisp fall evenings? Eating shore foods and BBQ delights with your hands? Color saturated fall vistas?

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Bring your video team to Port Clyde while you entertain friends! Add to their pleasure an art education with my Wyeths by Water excursions from the Port Clyde General Store dock aboard our Coast Guard approved Maine lobster boat. Watch traps hauled and learn more about Maine lobsters! $5,000/week includes 4 spacious bedrooms up with 2 shared baths plus half bath down. 2-car garage.

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On your way along Route 1 enjoy a day stop or an all-nighter in Freeport at LL Bean, with breakfast/lunch/dinner across the street at Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen & Topside Tavern (daily 7:30am–10:00pm).

Definitely add nostalgia shopping for the holidays by visiting 43 top dealers located at my latest opening: Freeport Antiques & Heirlooms Showcase at 31 Main Street (daily 10:00am–5:00pm).

At Ogunquit, home of the famous summer/fall Ogunquit Playhouse, enjoy “Jersey Boys” to Oct 28, 2018 evening or matinee, and dine at the Beach Lobster House right on Ogunquit Beach with indoor and outdoor seating. Bobby’s Music Bar outside plus two lounges inside daily 8:00am–9:00pm with free evening beach parking adjacent!.

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“I can do things now that I couldn’t do two years ago, like heavy lifting and pushing snow to run my small farm. Plus, I’m so much more comfortable out in public. This surgery is the best thing that ever happened to me!” – Lola Carlson, Bowdoin, Maine

Surgery Gave Me My Life Back!

Lola struggled with fecal incontinence since her early 30s. Over the years she consulted with a number of doctors, but her condition was embarrassing and still kept her from enjoying many activities. Her life changed when she met Dr. Reza Rahbar, colorectal surgeon at Central Maine Healthcare.

Dr. Rahbar implanted a neurostimulator, similar to a pacemaker, that sends mild electrical pulses to Lola’s sacral nerves. Now her condition no longer controls her, and the result has been so life-changing that she’s even referred three of her friends to Dr. Rahbar.

Central Maine Healthcare’s colorectal program includes a multidisciplinary team working together to provide patients with a fully integrated approach to care — from screenings and diagnosis, through treatment and recovery. In addition to being the only fellowship-trained colorectal surgeon in the region, Dr. Rahbar is one of a select few in the nation qualified in InterStim® Therapy, a new option for treating chronic fecal incontinence.

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37 Nothing Can Stop Her Now

Nicole Maines is Hollywood’s newest North Star.

Interview By Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya

43 Busy Hands

In rediscovering ancient trades, we share a dream of exploring the future through the past.

By Diane Hudson

Maine Life 17 Maine Classics

Because some things never go out of style.

19 Concierge

Your backstage tickets to entertainment.

21 Experience

75 31 Chowder

A tasty blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow-Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong.

33 Portland After Dark

Portland’s cute-meets by moonlight.

By Olivia Gunn Kostsishevskaya

78 Holiday Gifts & Events Guide

Launch into the best yuletide celebrations of your life.

From Staff & Wire Reports

Art&Style 63 Beautiful Ruins

These disintegrating Maine structures still have tales to tell. Hear them while you can.

By Sofia Voltin

109 Fiction

“Red Leaf”

By Morgan Callan Rogers

112 Flash

63 Food&Drink 57 Hungry Eye

“Love Bites” Bon Appétit recalibrated.

By Kate Christensen

69 Cheers

“From Wire to Wine” How one lobster industry innovator inspired a young sommelier.

By Ralph Hersom

74 Dining Guide

98 New England Home & Living

Exciting properties to make your fantasy of a home in Maine come true.

Perspectives 12 From the Editor

“Dark Horses, Shooting Stars” Investor oracle Evan Livada sees into the present and future.

By Colin W. Sargent

Twenty-five select area restaurants strut their stuff.

14 Letters

75 Restaurant Review

What to do if you’ve been in business for four centuries.

By Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya

Discover the Kennebunks via the Ports of Italy.

By Colin W. Sargent

Shelter&Design 95 House of the Month New surprises are unveiled at this Stroudwater classic.

By Colin W. Sargent

Cover: Nicole Maines, photo by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders for his documentary film The Trans List.

51 Living Legends

73 L’Esprit de l’Escalier

“A French Village” A television series sheds new light on a long-told story.

By Rhea Côté Robbins

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Dark Horses, Shooting Stars

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ythia, the Oracle of Delphi, was famous for her cryptic predictions but notoriously difficult to interview. These days, if you want to keep your ear to the ground, it’s much more fun to talk with our local oracle, Evan Livada.

What do you see?

Beguiling

“The Portland waterfront from Ocean Gateway past Phineas Sprague’s operation below the West End is just booming. Just look at the high-end hotels and high-rises going on near Ocean Gateway. The exclamation point is the new WEX headquarters. WEX is building a 100,000-square-foot office, with retail below. It’ll likely bring in 800 employees and 200 contract workers, which is what WEX has in South Portland at present. From the darling of Wall Street to the darling of Commercial Street. Their stock is up 37 percent this year, 76 percent on a one-year return.”

What’s behind what we see? Lift a veil for us.

“The Canadian company Premium Brands, of Vancouver, recently bought the Maine wholesale lobster-shipping firm Ready Seafood. By being acquired by Premium, Ready could circumvent the 25-percent tariff on U.S. lobsters sent to China [a total of 32-percent compared to the seven percent imposed on Canada]. The Ready brothers, from Cape Elizabeth, are brilliant. They launched in 2004. Ready purchases and sells 15 million pounds of live and processed lobster annually. They were looking to get some investors for a lobstering processing plant in Saco. But the Canadian company said, Not only do we find this interesting, we’ll buy you.”

Tell us a story that won’t wake us up in the middle of the night.

Bedeviled

“You go up the Turnpike, and every tenth truck is an Eimskip container on wheels. Eimskip has 63 offices in 20 countries. Portland is their U.S. headquarters. They’re the biggest shipping firm in the North Atlantic. This Iceland company is stepping up its presence in Portland and roaring into prominence here. From what I see, I’m enthusiastic that Portland is going to continue to grow into a big, big, important town.”

We’re not overheated?

“The vacant lot that was Rufus Deering Lumber is right in the middle of Commercial Street, so it’ll be interesting to see what happens there. Between Phineas Sprague’s and Ocean Gateway, it’s a prime location. Whatever happens there is going to be spectacular.”

We aren’t too precious, are we?

“Think of Dock Fore in Boothby Square. The same guy has owned it for decades. He doesn’t serve food except for hot dogs. But for beer, you can get it for $1.95 pint. It’s like going back in time. For $3.95 you can make your own Bloody Mary, and you have the ambience of a friendly sports bar. In the middle of all this high-end foodie stuff, here’s a place that’s been around for 40 years, with an incredible sense of self. It’s terrific.”

Show us a dark horse on its way up.

Bewitching

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“Dan Stevens started Capt. Mowatt’s sauces 21 years ago. He’s gone from a little factory on the East End to an exciting business that’s taking off with his son Nate and son-in-law Mike.

He has consistent 18-percent growth. The Sunday New York Times front-page food edition featured them. Now he’s getting orders from all over the world. Tremendous stuff. I love the Canceaux sauce, named for the ship that set our city on fire.”

Tell us something we shouldn’t know yet.

“Americold proposed a $30M cold storage facility on the waterfront. But it fell through. I guess somebody got cold feet. But it was a great idea, to help receive shipping and expand its possibilities, so everyone thinks there will be a public/private partnership that will emerge. Talk around town is that the state and local forces will try to make this happen.”

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Conspiracy of Art & Finance [See “So Much More Than Waldo’s Wives,” September 2018.] Just such a great article.

So much material there and written well.

For me your article explains American art better than anything I’ve ever read. The commission. The rep. The press. It is the DNA that Warhol figured out.

Great work.

Dan Domench, Union Waldo Fierce Please mention to Colin that we were happy with the article [see “So Much More Than Waldo’s Wives,” September 2018], and I was impressed by his research.

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We Love Bread and Butter Looked forward to Lio’s opening [see “Magic at 3 Spring Street,” September 2018] and won’t have a problem with it thriving, but $2 for bread and $1 for butter is a bit mercenary, isn’t it?

Job well done on your restaurant info, by the way. And the magazine generally.

Virginia Howe Theisen, Portland We Love Toast and Jam Just read the article “Devouring Art” [see September 2018]! Love it. Nice job! Let me know when you get some time. I would love to show you Cia in Saco!

Jeannie Dunnigan, South Portland

Dan Domench Story Hits Home I am from Maine [and am] home visiting the family. I picked up your magazine— great job, but I especially loved “Dogman Lie” [see fiction, September 2018]. I remember working in Portland and seeing the dog man every day. Great story. Thanks.

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“Tapping has turned my life around! ” — Stephen M.

Viking Invasion?

[See “Aquaculture Club,” July/August 2018.]

Good thing we have courts and public hearings where science rules instead of spin and Colonial-style corporate invasions.

Wrong bay, wrong plan. First lawsuit already filed.

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Flowers for a Friend The Yellow Tulip Project, a non-profit started

by Mainer Julia Hansen, was the top pick at the national Ashoka and T-Mobile Changemaker Challenge. The challenge recognizes youth-led organizations “making positive changes in their community.” YTP works to bring awareness of mental illness. Hansen launched YTP after two friends took their lives. “I was able to find hope and beauty in the world and want to spread this message with other people.”

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World a… Moxie?

Love it or hate it, Moxie is getting some big love from a big name. Coca-Cola has acquired the brand, though bottling will remain in New Hampshire. A spokesperson for the Atlanta-based soft-drink giant says, “We take seriously our responsibility to ensure it stays true to its Northeastern roots.”

Pass the Fork, Please He’s out to save Fork Food Lab. Bill Seretta, president of The Sustainability Lab, has been in negotiations with Pilotworks, owners of Fork. “For me, [Fork] is a very important part of the ecosystem and infrastructure required for Maine to carry forward the production of locally sourced and grown food,” Seretta says. “It’s going to be hard to duplicate that anytime soon.” Fork houses “around 30 businesses” and acts as an incubator for many food-based startups.

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An Andrew Wyeth recently crested bids at $75,000 at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. Wyeth’s neighbor Christina Olson will forever be in the foreground of his famous 1948 painting Christina’s World. Nearly 30 years later, her nephew, John Olson Sr., discovered a 1942 painting in the Olson home. “Wyeth used her brother Alvaro’s room as a studio,” Olson says. “My wife found it lying on the floor there with several others. She said she’d like to have that one.”

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Cheers, to great friends, fading suntan lines, and the apres-lake nightlife scene.

It’s the perfect Maine vacation, and an even better life.

We can’t wait to share it with you.

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Concierge Come Fly with ME Portland Symphony Orchestra brings back another season of Pops!, showcasing popular hits across genres, from rock to Broadway. On November 3, the season kicks off two nights of the crooners with The Sinatra Swing. Enjoy the songs of the Rat Pack, Bobby Darin, and more in the Merrill Auditorium Concert Hall. “The music of Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis are timeless, and I am so excited that our audiences will have the opportunity to hear these classic songs together with a full orchestra of our strings, brass, wind, and percussion players,” Executive Director Carolyn Nishon says. “It’s such a unique, immersive experience.” 773-6128.

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Own Way Mix-up, mash-up. Fleetmac Wood salutes the music of Fleetwood Mac at Port City Music Hall on October 20.

But you won’t be dancing to “Go Your Own Way.” The songs are recrafted for a rave-style party—one you don’t want to miss. “We are both DJs who play disco, house, and techno, so we combine our passion for DJing and producing with our enthusiasm for Fleetwood Mac,” Roxanne Roll says.

“We really welcome dressing up. Stevie [Nicks] is a state of mind, not a gender. It’s a four-hour set, and we don’t like to repeat tracks...” 956-6000.

Flavors Near and Far

Different Roads at Harvest on the Harbor

An international port of call like Portland is excited by a world of culture. On October 18, the annual Harvest on the Harbor celebration honors those roots with Different Roads, a culinary exploration of Maine’s immigrant influences. “Traditional Mexican cooking features a lot of intense flavors, ranging anywhere from sweet and tropical to spicy and savory,” says Taco Trio manager Allyssa Hanson. “Attendees at Different Roads could be greeted by the rich aroma of mole, a traditional sauce made many different ways throughout Mexico. Our mole has over thirty ingredients, some of which include dried chilis, plantains, cinnamon, and even chocolate.” 450-1385.

Willkommen, Liebhaber Get yourself a partner who finds a bratwurst just as sexy as chocolate-covered strawberries, and give him or her a taste of Deutschland right here in Portland.

Start the night at Novare Res Bier Cafe, the Biergarten just off Exchange Street. Enjoy a list of over 30 taps but 400 bottles and plenty of family-style table seating. It’s hard to leave without a new friend.

You can’t ‘date-night’ on an empty stomach, so head to Wharf Street for Jäger.

That chill October stroll along the cobblestones will put you in the mood for another beer. Try the Weihenstephan Vitus. It’s full-bodied and fruity—perfect for accompanying your Wiener Schnitzel ($15).

Wrap Halloween Eve with the classic of classics at Merrill Auditorium. Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ presents the silent 1922 German Expressionist horror film Nosferatu on October 30. Filmmaker F. W. Murnau set the standard for Dracula films with this one, and Max Schreck’s performance as ‘Count Orlok’ is sure to bring you and your date a little closer…

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SATURDAY, DEC. 22, 2018 2:00* & 7:30 PM

SUNDAY, DEC. 16, 2018 1:00* & 5:00 PM

SUNDAY, DEC. 23, 2018 1:00* & 5:00 PM

BRUCE HANGEN, CONDUCTOR With the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s 39 th year of bringing Christmas to Maine, Merrill Auditorium will be lit up with the miracle of the season!

We celebrate with our favorite stars and choruses, filling you and your loved ones’ hearts with wonder. Every Maine Christmas begins with the Magic of Christmas!

H 39T R YE A GIC A OF M *Discount not available for the weekend matinees or Friday, Dec. 14 at 2 pm (this preview show is already discounted to $25 for all seats). Discount applies to adult prices only and can not be combined with other discounts. Discount does not apply to previous purchases.

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Saturday, Nov. 3 at7:30 PM Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2:30 PM

Singing standards made popular in the 1950s by Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr, Bobby Darin, and others, Michael Andrew, who was praised on Larry King Live as “one of the greatest singers of all time,” joins the Symphony to bring us back to the swinging, jazzy “good ole days.”

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Isabella Kirkland, Gone, from the Taxa portfolio, 2008, digital print, 35 x 26 1/2 inches, collection of Bates College Museum of Art

Anthropocenic: Art About the Natural World in the Human Era at Bates College Museum of Art features artists from around the world, including Ursula Biemann of Zurich and Sammy Baloji of Brussels.

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Bates College Museum of Art, Olin Arts Center, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Anthropocenic: Art About the Natural World in the Human Era, Oct. 27-Mar. 23, 2019; Amy Stacey Curtis: Time and Place, Oct. 27-Dec. 21. 786-6158.

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Winslow Homer and the Camera: Photography and the Art of Painting, through Oct. 28; A Handheld History: Five Centuries of Medals from the Molinari Collection, through Jan. 6; In the Round: Ancient Art from All Sides, through Jan. 6; “Let’s Get Lost” and “Listening Glass,” through Sept. 29, 2019; Kate Furbish and Edwin Hale Lincoln: New England Botanical Studies, Oct. 4-Feb. 10, 2019; Among Women: Portraits from the Permanent Collection, Oct. 11-Apr. 7, 2019.

725-3275.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. Jocelyn Lee: The Appearance of Things, through Oct. 14; John Bisbee: American Steel, through Oct. 14. 701-5005.

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. On the Farm: American Weathervanes from a Distinguished New England Collection, through Nov. 11; Self and Society: The Norma Boom Marin Collection of German Expressionist Prints, through Jan. 13; Torkwase Dyson: Nautical Dusk, beginning Oct. 4; currents 8: Carly Glovinski, through Feb. 17, 2019; Darkness Visible: Goya Prints from the Lunder Collection, through Jan. 20, 2019; Nancy Spero: Unbound, through Jan. 20, 2019. 859-5600.

Creative Portland, 84 Free Street. Music events and a rotating gallery. 370-4784.

Cynthia Winings Gallery, 24 Parker Point Rd., Blue Hill. Summerkind, through Oct. 13.

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Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland. Andrew Wyeth: Temperas and Studies from the Wyeth Collection, through Feb. 3, 2019; Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads, through Dec. 30; Andrew Wyeth in Rockland, through Feb. 17, 2019; Maine: The Farnsworth Collection, through Mar. 14, 2021; N.C. Wyeth: Poems of American Patriotism, through Oct. 28; On a Mountain in Maine, through Oct. 7; The Wyeths: Family and Friends, through Dec. 30. 596-6457.

Gleason Fine Art, 31 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Jessica Ives, through Oct. 11.

633-6849.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St., Portland.

Sandra Quinn Solo Exhibition, Oct. 4-27; Alison Goodwin Solo Exhibition, Nov. 1-Dec. 1. 772-2693.

Maine Art Gallery, 14 Western Ave., Kennebunk. William B. Hoyt, through Oct.11.

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Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. Joan Busing: Monoprints; Sara Crisp: Mixed Media; Shelley Jordon-Paintings and Animations. 773-2339.

MECA, 522 Congress St. Tim Bavington: Rock & Roll Abstraction, through Oct. 19; Making Migration Visible: Traces, Tracks & Pathways, Oct. 5-Dec. 14. 775-3052.

Monhegan Museum, 1 Light House Hill Rd., Monhegan. 596-7003.

Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery, 5 Monument Square. Mary E: A 1906 Schooner Comes Home to Maine, through Dec. 31; Home: Reflections on Place, Oct. 5-Dec. 22.

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Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd., Ogunquit. Permanent collection of important paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and photographs from the late 1800s to present day, open daily; Boundaries, through Oct. 31; Lois Dodd: Drawings and Paintings, through Oct. 31; Bill Viola: The Fall into Paradise, through Oct. 31; The View from Narrow Cove, through Oct. 31; This Side of Paradise: American Artists of the Paris Salon, through Oct. 31. 646-4909.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. Painter and Poet: The Art of Ashley Bryan, through Nov. 25; Americans Abroad: 18601915, through Dec. 2; Beyond the Pedestal: Isamu Noguchi and the Borders of Sculpture, Oct. 5-Jan. 6, 2019. 775-6148.

Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Scenes of Maine 2018, Oct. 1-30; Serenity 2018, Nov. 1-25. 712-1097.

Stable Gallery, 28 Water St., Damariscotta. Art Harvest, through Oct. 19. 563-1991.

University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St., Bangor. Darren Emenau, through Dec. 29; Shelley Reed, through Dec. 29. 581-3300.

UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland.

2018 Department of Arts Faculty Exhibition,

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through Oct. 21; Annual Sculpture Garden Invitational, through Oct. 31; 221-4499.

Theater

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City Theater, 205 Main St., A Christmas Carol: The Musical, Nov. 30-Dec. 16. 282-0849.

1932 Criterion Theater, 35 Cottage St., Bar Harbor. The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow, Oct. 20. 288-0829.

Gaslight Theater, 1 Winthrop St., Hallowell.

Not About Nightingales, Oct. 19-21, 26-28.

626-3698.

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Mad Horse Theater, 23 Mosher St., South Portland. The Whale, Nov. 1-18. 747-4148.

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Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland.

Rock of Ages, Oct.19; Elf the Broadway Musical, Nov. 16-17. 842-0800.

Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St., Ogunquit.

Jersey Boys, through Oct. 28. 646-5511.

Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. Wait Until Dark, Oct. 18Nov. 4; Elf the Musical, Dec. 6-30. 942-3333.

The Portland Players, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland. Mamma Mia, Nov. 23-Dec. 9. 799-7337.

Portland Stage, 25 Forest Ave., Portland. Ben Butler, through Oct. 21; Refuge * Malja * Oct. 30-Nov. 18. 774-0465.

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Maine State Ballet Theater, 348 U.S. Rte. 1, Falmouth. The Magic Toy Shop, Oct. 6-7, 1314. 781-7672.

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Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. White Christmas, Nov. 30-Dec. 16.

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Lewiston-Auburn Little Theatre, 30 Academy St., Auburn. Music Man, Oct. 19-28. 783-0958.

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Good Theater, 76 Congress St., Portland. The Curious Incident of The Dog in The NightTime, Oct. 3-28. Homer Bound, Nov. 7-Dec. 2.

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Saco River Theater, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. Villain: DeBlanks (For Kids) Comedy Benefit Event, Nov. 3. 929-6615.

Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Rd., Standish. Fall One Acts, Oct. 12-14; The Snow Queen KIDS, Nov. 3-5. 642-3743.

Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main St., Monmouth. King Lear, Oct. 12-14. 933-9999.

The mountain foliage is in full bloom for this long weekend in Maine’s beautiful western mountains.

Music

Aura, 121 Center St., Portland. The English Beat, Oct. 20; The Record Company, Oct. 22; Pink Talking Fish, Oct. 23; Piano Men: The Music of Elton and Billy, Oct. 27; Eaglemania w/ Sons of Alfond, Nov. 10. 772-8274.

Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. Irish Nights, every Wed.; The Happy Hour Music Series, every Thurs.; Jazz at BLUE, every Sat. 774-4111.

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MAMM’s Ghoul of Rock Halloween Bash at One Longfellow Square will feature student acts such as Without Logic, Spacehaven, the MAMMOTH Rock Chorus, and the MAMMOTH Brass Band.

Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. Gawler Family Band, Oct. 13.

743-8452.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln., Ogunquit. Cheryl Wheeler, Oct. 13; Cris Williamson, Oct. 19; An Evening of Dan Fogelberg Music

by Don Campbell Band, Oct. 27; Peter Yarrow, Oct. 28. 646-4777.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Amerlia Earhart: Onward and Upward, a living history performace, Oct. 11; Flamenco, Performance and Poetry, Oct. 19; Hiroya Tsukamoto, Oct. 27; Little Shop of Horrors by Tophat Miniature Stage Productions, Oct. 31; Paradise Lost–Stage Rage, Nov. 8-10. 879-4629.

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland.

Mahler’s First, Oct. 16; The Sinatra Swing, Nov. 3; Mozart with Kahane, Nov. 13. 842-0800.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters, Oct. 13; Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy w/ the Other Years, Oct. 14; Martin Barre of Jethro Tull Full Band Acoustic, Oct. 16; Martin Barre of Jethro Tull Full Band Electric, Oct. 17; The Portland Jazz Orchestra, Oct. 18; Elizabeth Cook w/ Caleb Caudle, Oct. 20; WMPG’s 16th Annual Bluegrass Spectacular, Oct. 22; h, Oct. 27.

761-1757.

Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland. Miss Fits: An All Ghoul Misfits Tribute, Oct. 13; Melvin Seals and JGB, Oct. 17; The Weakend Friends, Oct.19; Fleetmac Wood, Oct. 20; The Wombats, Oct. 22; Bahamas, Oct. 27. 956-6000.

Portland House of Music and Events, 57 Temple St. Greg Brown, Oct. 11; The California Honeydrops, Oct. 20; Awesome Halloween 2 4 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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Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Brass, Oct. 13; Devonsquare–Farewell Tour, Nov. 3. 633-5159.

Ball, Oct. 27; The Kurt Baker Band, Oct. 31.

805-0134.

Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland.

Gustafer Yellowgold, Oct. 20. 828-5600.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. The Glitch Mob, Oct. 19; Postmodern Jukebox, Oct. 31; Maggie Rogers, Nov. 3; Iron & Wine, Nov 6; Kamasi Washington, Nov. 7. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Tia Brazda, Oct. 18; Eileen Ivers and Universal Roots, Oct. 19; The Lone Bellow, Oct. 26; The Rough and Tumble, Nov. 2. 935-7292.

Vinegar Hill Music Theater, 53 Old Post Rd., Arundel. Copley-James-Pic, Oct. 12; IMAGINE: A Beatles Tribute by Joe Boucher, Oct. 13; George Winston, Oct. 19; The Hit Men, Oct. 20. 985-5552.

Waterville Opera House, 93 Main St. 3rd Flr., Waterville. Hot Tuna, Nov. 23. 873-7000.

Comedy

Blue, 650A Congress St., Portland. Comedy Night: Worst Day of the Week, every Mon. 774-4111.

Bull Feeney’s, 375 Fore St., Portland. Open Mic Comedy, every Wed. 773-7210.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln., Ogunquit. Cheryl Wheeler, Oct. 13; Capitol Steps, Nov. 18; Paula Poundstone, Nov. 24.

646-4777.

Lincoln’s, 36 Market St. Laugh Shack Comedy, every Thurs.

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland. Nicole Wolcott & Larry Keigwin: Places Please!, Oct. 25-26. 761-1757.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Bob Marley, Oct. 26. 935-7292.

Tasty Events

Beer in the Garden, The Longfellow Garden, 489 Congress St., Portland. Beer, snacks, and artifacts from the Maine Historical Society, Oct. 16. 774-1822.

Bolster, Snow & Co.,747 Congress, St. Ragu vs. Gravy with Chef Nick Verdisco. Reservations needed, Oct. 10. 772-7496.

Cellardoor Winery, 367 Youngtown Rd., Lincolnville. Bistro Night with Tameca Jones, Oct. 12; The Mad Hatter’s Dinner, Oct. 26; Pairings at the Point Halloween, Oct. 31. 763-4478.

Harvest Dinner with the Harraseeket Inn, Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Experience the taste of the harvest in a family style dinner held at Mallet Barn, featuring Chef Troy Mains. Oct 14.

LeRoux Kitchen, 161 Commercial St., Portland.

Monthly free wine tastings. Call for dates.

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The October 14 Wolfe’s Neck Farm to Table Dinner features Maine Restaurant Association Chef of the Year Troy Mains from Harraseeket Inn.

Lolita Vinoteca + Asador, 90 Congress St., Portland. Tapas Mondays with wine pairings, every Mon. 775-5652.

Portland Beer Week, Portland. Join the Maine craft beer industry and local businesses as we partake in various events taking place in Portland, Maine and surrounding areas. Nov 4-10.

Rosemont Markets, Portland and Yarmouth. Tasting events on Fridays. Call for dates. 774-8129.

Sweetgrass Farm Old Port Tasting Room, 324 Fore St. Tasting bar is open year-round for Maine-made wines and spirits. 761-8GIN Swine and Stein Oktoberfest, Downtown, Water St., Gardiner. Stein Oktoberfest is a trifecta of beer, food, and music. A beer tasting will showcase the incredible diversity of Maine craft beers along with food from quality Maine restaurants, Oct 13.

Wiggly Bridge Distillery Barn, 441 US Rt. 1, York. Saturday Night Vibes with cocktails and live music every Sat. through Oct. 20 (no event Oct. 13). 363-9322.

Wine and Food Walks, Portland. Join Sommelier Erica Archer for a themed walk through a Portland neighborhood with wine and spirit tastings paired with delicious foods, every Sat. 619-4630

Film

Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Halloween Silent Film: Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, Oct. 30.

Portland House of Music and Events, 57 Temple St. Bomb Diggity Arts presents Watch This Film Festival, Oct. 28. 805-0134 Space Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. The Pain of Others/Normal Appearances, Oct. 16; Hale County This Morning, This Evening, Oct. 23; El Mar La Mar, Nov. 4.

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Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St., Portland. To Light a Candle: Film & Discussion Oct. 18. 774-1822.

Literary Events

LFK, 188A State St., Portland. Word Portland, a monthly reading series featuring original writing from authors on the first Mon. of every month. 899-3277.

Sarah Orne Jewett House Museum, 5 Portland St., South Berwick. “A Writer’s Circle” Writer’s Group, bring a short piece of writing to share, or come just to listen, Oct. 15; Tales and Ales, Oct. 19-20. 384-2454.

Don’t Miss

The 15th Annual All Souls’ Walk, Brick Store Museum, 117 Main Street, Kennebunk, All-ages historical graveyard tour, Oct. 27.

985-4802.

Harvestfest, Short Sands Beach, York. Traditional fall harvest food, kids activities, crafts, and music, Oct. 13. 363-4422.

Harvest on the Harbor Festival 2018, 100 West Commercial Street. A celebration of Portland’s culinary culture and industry. Oct. 16-21. Harvestontheharbor.com.

Ghostport, Bucksport, A halloween festival for the whole family. Pumpkin carving contest, Lil’ Goblins parade, food, music, trebuchet and fireworks, Oct. 20. 469-6818.

Jack the Ripper, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, 471 Stroudwater, St., Westbrook. Featuring the Portland Ballet. Oct. 20. 857-3860.

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Pumpkin Train, Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum, 58 Fore St., Portland.

Come experience the history of Maine’s Narrow Gauge Railroad, museum exhibit, pumpkin train ride, complimentary hot cider and cookies, miniature pumpkin painting for the kids. Runs two weekends Oct. 20-21 and 27-28. 828-0814.

Longfellow’s Haunted House, Maine Historical Society. Based on Longfellow’s poem, “Haunted Houses.” Family and Adult tours available, Oct. 24-27, 30. 774-1822.

Victorian Murder and Mayhem, Victoria Mansion, 109 Danforth St., Portland. Presented by the Portland Ballet, Oct. 12-13. 772-4841.

–Compiled by Ray Stark. To submit your own event listing, visit: portlandmonthly. com/portmag/submit-an-event/

Thornton Academy

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The Gaslight League of Portland hosts its Annual Steampunk Halloween Party. This year’s theme? Steampunk Meets Sci-Fi at Victoria Mansion. Tickets are limited ($35).

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Ghost, Descending Floridians aren’t the only snowbirds still in town. This Great Black Hawk, native to Central South America, swooped into Biddeford’s view, but it’s not always easy to spot. “I’ve received dozens of photos from people who think they’ve relocated the Great Black Hawk,” says Maine Audubon’s Doug Hitchcox. How can you tell a South American GBH from our native species?

Look for “the really long legs.”

The Time and Temperature Building can be yours when it goes to auction October 9.

The minimum bid is $2.75M. A forewarning: there may be one tenant you’ll have a hard time getting in touch with. A specter apparently haunts the elevators of the 1924 skyscraper. In a story from our October 2007 issue, Nick Jules, a security guard at the time, says the woman “has fireengine red hair and wears a floorlength camel hair coat.”

Puffins On Ice

A new Maine Mariner has flown into town. Beacon the Puffin hails from Seal Island in Machias and will be the hockey team’s new mascot. Media manager Michael Keeley promises, “You will not only see Beacon at all Mariners home games; Beacon will be around the community year round.”

Even the Beach to Beacon 10K?

Brain Freeze

The University of New England is now the newest member of University of the Arctic, 200 educational organizations concerned with research in the “New North.” “As the Arctic opens, Maine and the Acadia region are on the threshold of an economic revolution with people and goods moving faster and less expensively than ever,” says UNE NORTH executive director Barry Costa-Pierce.

Swimming in the Deep South Portland artist Andy Rosen is back on the water. Tread, deer sculptures located near Ocean Gateway, is fully visible at low tide. When the water rises, the deer appear to be in over their heads. “There are actual stories of how deer have made it to the islands, and I liked that seemingly strange idea of a deer, a land animal, swimming to get somewhere else,” Rosen says.

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n a crisp fall night, metro-Portland restaurants and bars set up the perfect visual vignettes.

Reflections Windows stretched to the ceiling showcase the

sparkle of Maine Wharf, on Portland’s busy waterfront, catering to the inviting warmth of Scale’s interior.

Sure, you can delight in endless oysters and Manhattans at the fresh bar until closing time, but if you’re looking to feast your

Bird’s-eye view happy hour at Top of the East.

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eyes, tables 1-12 are positioned right off the water along Scales’s tall, paned windows. Reserved for groups of three to four, these tables make for the perfect excuse to invite your favorite couple out for a night on the town.

Neverland You’ll feel like one of J.M. Barrie’s ‘lost boys’ climbing the stairs of the whimsical Treehouse Cafe. It’s not the harbor view

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that comes to mind when one thinks “Maine scene,” but it’s an interior whirl for the imagination.

Up a short flight of steps, you’ll enter what seems like room after room of welcoming, glowing tables and nooks draped with vines and twinkling lights. Each spot makes for a perfect nest for you and yours to enjoy a spicy glass of red and a bowl of saucy mussels on a fall evening.

The ambiance of this cafe tucked above Ste-

vens Avenue is enough to feed the senses, but a visit to the leaf-canopied deck proves we’re more than a city of boats and piers.

Sometimes the best view is right in front of you.

On the Tide If you want Casco Bay sunsets and sails, you want to be at Dockside Grill. Just a short drive out of Portland, this Falmouth restaurant is a jewel on the coastline.

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From left: the deck at The Treehouse lives up to its name with its treetop vibes. You’ll soak up a sea breeze at Dockside and reach new heights at Top of the East in the Westin Harborview.

and a never-ending wraparound bar, the Dockside fits any evening plan. Sip an autumnal cocktail like the Cider Mule ($10) while cozied up by the fire, or take a table for two by oceanfront windows and enjoy a fresh Maine meal with a local brew.

The Highlight There’s no other spot like it in Portland.

It towers over Congress Street as though it were built for the great Gatsby himself.

But the Westin Hotel’s bar and lounge, Top of the East, is just for Portland. It dates to 1927. It’s so high off the ground that Lindbergh christened it during his famous visit to our city.

Offering a shimmering vantage above Portland Museum of Art, Congress Square Park, and the harbor, Top of the East is the breathtaking moment you hold for treasured nights. You’ll find night owls here at a high-top table enjoying a Ye Olde Fashioned ($14) after a romp in the Old Port. It’s a last stop on your way to the moon. n

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From landmark court case to groundbreaking television role, Nicole Maines seizes the day.

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n 2014, it was likely you’d recognize the name “Susan Doe” before Nicole Maines. Today, the young actress who challenged state law, discrimination, and minds in the Maine Supreme Judicial Court transgender rights case Doe v. Regional School Unit 26 is nationally known as a hero— in more ways than one. This Fall, Maines stars as television’s first transgender superhero, Nia Nal (a.k.a. Dreamer), in Season Four of the CW Network’s Supergirl, premiering October 14. She caught up with Portland Monthly while filming new episodes for the series that opens this month.

In terview By Olivia Gunn Kot sishevskaya

Are you in Vancouver right now?

Yes, I am. I just recently moved here.

How did you ended up auditioning for the role of Nia Nal?

I’d been doing auditions for a while.

I’d film them on my laptop with the help of a family member or friend, whoever was around. Then my agent sent me the audition for Supergirl: “Hey, this one is very, very big, so pull out all the stops.”

So I hired someone to help me film, and a friend read with me. We did a professional-looking job. Soon after that, I went out to Los Angeles to film Bit. While I was out there, my agent was contacted by SuperOctober 2018 37

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girl production. They asked if I could send another self tape. My agent said, “No need, she’s in Los Angeles and can come in to your offices.” I met with Robert and Jessica and read in the room with them. I felt really good about the audition. They said, “We’d love to take this to the next level.” The next day, they offered me the part.

How did you feel the second you learned you got the role?

It was very strange. The night before I’d been filming. I had a 13-hour day, and I got home around six in the morning. I was sleeping, and my agents called me. They were all on the phone and told me they were offering me the part. I was so tired I said, “Oh, wow.” It was a combination of disbelief and being half awake. They told me three times, and I was like, “That’s far out, man.” And I went back to sleep!

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ow did they ask you to prepare for the audition?

I got there a half hour early, and I worked with someone in the production office. They gave me the information that they wanted to move the character in a new direction. They want her to kind of

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mirror Kara’s energy from season one and bring her in with a wide-eyed, ingénue energy. They gave me a little bit more direction than they had when I was self taping. By that point, I’d already seen the first season, so I knew the energy they were looking for.

Did it come up that you’re from Maine? Some people on the West Coast consider us a foreign country. To them, Maine feels like an international flight.

It does! I was at the grocery store picking up food, and when I went to pay, the cashier asked where I was from. I told him

I was from Maine. He said, “You all live in igloos.” I said, “Yep. Igloos and log cabins.”

And of course you only eat blueberries, and your dog is a moose.

Yes, absolutely.

Now that you’ve been on set—and you’ve worked on sets before, but maybe not to this extent—what were some of the biggest surprises for you?

I’m endlessly surprised by how wel-

I don’t think it’s fair to expect an individual to represent an entire group.”

“Dream Girl” first appeared in DC comics in 1964 and is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. She hails from the planet Naltor, where inhabitants have the ability to see the future. Above, Supergirl star Melissa Benoist on set with Nicole.

coming and friendly everyone in the crew and cast is. I feel like I always hear, “Oh, you know it’s not normally like this. People aren’t always this friendly.” And I feel extremely privileged because, in every production I’ve worked on, from Supergirl and Royal Pains, everyone was so nice. I feel like I have completely lucked out with incredible casts and crews. I’m kind of waiting for people to not be so nice. I’m waiting to walk into a production some day and have some open-hand slap me in the face. Oh, that’s the Hollywood they’re talking about.

Who taught you about acting?

I started acting in middle school.

When I was in sixth grade, my brother Jonas and I started doing drama club together. The first thing we did was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He was Charlie, and I was Veruca. It just kind of continued from there. I took some acting classes that were offered by the school. Nothing formal.

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Did you have anyone you looked up to as a mentor?

No one was ever telling me, “Do this, do that for your career.” I had supportive directors, but I learned a lot just doing theater in high school and watching how the rest of the cast worked. I learned a little bit more with each production. And I continue to learn. From three years ago, when I did Royal Pains, to now, it’s an ever-evolving skill set. The older I get and the more experiences I have, the more I have to draw on when I’m acting. You’re acting out experiences. The older I get, the greater the well to draw from.

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ou said you watched the show before the audition. Would you consider yourself a fan?

Yes! Yes. I just love television, and when I was first starting to work with my agents, they asked me what shows I liked. At the time, I had only seen Arrow, but I loved it. If I could be on Arrow, I’d lose my mind. Now I am in the ‘Arrowverse.’

The other day I was sitting next to Melissa [Benoist], and she was in the Supergirl suit.

It took every ounce of strength in my body.

I was, like, “Nicole, be professional. Do not touch the cape.” I first started watching when I was going to do the audition. I thought I’d watch a couple of episodes, but then I loved it. I love the show.

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isn’t that…

I don’t know. Maybe. I feel like one day I’m going to overstep. Walking into Comic-Con that first day, I always felt like I’d go through the front door. Here I was going through the back and into the green room with the cast. I totally felt like I was some fan who’d managed to slip past someone and get in through the back door. I feel like I’ve tricked someone into letting me be here.

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ou’ve been called a hero yourself. Can that be overwhelming?

It’s never overwhelming.

It’s just strange to hear. It’s the same kind of thing when I’ll be bantering with my friends and they’ll say, “Oh, you’re famous.”

I’m like, “Oh, okay. Sure.” I’m, not going to say that, but if you want to say that, it’s okay. I’m just here doing my best. If that makes me a hero in some people’s eyes, that’s very touching. It means a lot to me. It just feels weird when I say it. So I don’t.

You said you watched a lot of television growing up.

Who were your superheroes?

With the character of Nia, how do you hope to see transgender representation evolve?

Growing up, one of my favorite shows was That’s So Raven. I absolutely adored Raven-Symoné. As I got older? I love Helena Bonham Carter.

I hope, especially with Nia, we are in a time now when we are seeing so many amazing trans characters on television. I think with each new trans character, there is less weight on each character and actor’s shoulders to perfectly portray a transgender character. Back in the day, maybe when we’d only have one or two trans characters, there was so much pressure on those characters to represent an entire community. That’s impossible to do when you’re one person.

Yes. She’s a queen.

Right? She can do no wrong for me.

Now when I watch TV shows, I am in love with Viola Davis. She’s incredible. But growing up it was Raven-Symoné. When I was first looking at names when I was transitioning, I considered changing my name to Raven, but my parents told me no.

It’s a beautiful name.

Yeah, but I’m not a Raven. I couldn’t pull it off.

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how they portray a trans character and experience. I’m hoping then when we look at a character and say, “Well, trans people aren’t like that,” we can say back, “No, but this person is like that; this character is like that.” We’ll be looking at an individual’s storyline and not the trans storyline. I don’t think it’s fair to expect an individual to represent an entire group.

Can you tell me about living in Vancouver?

Vancouver is the cleanest city I’ve ever been to. It’s so weird. It’s a good food city… But I don’t think it tops Portland, Maine. As I’m saying that, a red dot appears on my forehead…

What’s your social life like there?

The cast of Supergirl is amazing, so I hang out with them. We just went to see the Kate McKinnon, Mila Kunis movie, The Spy Who Dumped Me. It’s good. It’s rough, though. Sometimes my scenes get squeezed into one day, so I’ll have the rest of the week to not really do anything. I’m, like, sitting in my apartment, just kind of waiting.

When you can only represent an individual.

Exactly. Now with so many different characters across so many different genres of television shows, I think that actors and writers are going to have more freedom in

Just hanging out, being a superhero?

Costumes will call and ask if I’m free, and I’m, like, “Yes! I’m free. Free to do anything. I’m free. Let’s go.” n

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Post-modern tradespeople get back to basics and resurrect the past.

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ver heard of a farrier? An aurifaber? Mystical economic trends are creating a strata of young dedicated practitioners of ancient trades–some with a 21st century twist. We take a look at those who have wholeheartedly signed on to the work of our forefathers.

Mother’s Little Helper

“If you’d told me a few years ago I’d be doing this, I’d have said, ‘That’s a pipe dream!’” Sam Butler, founder and co-owner of Coastal Remedies, a medical marijuana business, says.

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Coastal Remedies grows different strains of plants at their facility, including “Pineapple Express” and “Burnt Pie.”

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tarting work for marijuana caregivers in his free time, tuning other people’s cannabis into tinctures, edibles, essential oils, etc., Butler was soon working “nine to five at the store and five to nine” at his business.

“You have to specialize in something.

We chose extracts. Initially we had a small line of beverage enhancers, medicated simple syrups to pour in a drink. Many marijuana patients are adverse to smoking, so this is a viable niche.”

After two years of full-time focus,

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Coastal Remedies has invested well over a quarter of a million dollars back into the business. A week or two away from harvesting its first crop, the firm is bustling with activity and growth. Numerous 1,000-watt grow lights, state-of-the-art humidifiers, and a full-time professional grower add dimension to this investment. But it’s at a separate space where the extraction work is done and Butler really shines, truly at home in his lab. “I always liked chemistry,” he says.

As for income, “We pretty much pour it all back into the business. But I wake up every day and get to dictate my own schedule, which is work. It’s more than money—I love what I do. I’m pursuing my vision. All this would be worth a lot on the black market. But that doesn’t interest us. Our product is helping give better lives to people in pain, and that gives a great sense of accomplishment and worth.”

chine and pull a loom out of storage. “We started our own fiber niche, and I began designing wearable art.”

Finding the confidence to follow her passion took time, including nine years of being inspired by her mentor, Sarah Martin, owner of Bar of Chocolate in Portland.

“I started bartending there in 2006 at 21. I watched Sarah growing her business. I realized that if you work hard, you can make it happen.”

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n rented spaces, Pepice steadily built a clientele of brides and bridesmaids before purchasing her current location in Rosemont. “It’s scary,” she says of having put $40,000 down on the building. “But there will be no rent increases. I have a playroom for my five-year-old and storage area for extensive inventory.” Pepice also sells and alters gently used wed-

A Creative Thread

“When I was a kid,”seamstress Jacquelyn Pepice, 34, says, “I’d tell my mom, ‘When I grow up, I’m going to have my own store, and I’m gonna call it Sink or Fly.’” Instead, she named it Hem and Veil. She laughs. “Kinda like hill and dale.”

Always attracted to sewing, Pepice and fellow students at MECA (20022006) convinced the sculpture department to buy an industrial sewing ma-

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time off after school to intern on a farm in New Mexico. Tiring of “making goat cheese,” he moved back, and at 18 wound up managing KGB Glass, a smoke shop on Congress Street. “It gave me the taste of running a business. I enjoyed the stress and getting creative, trying to build something.”

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asmine Clayton, 42, owner of Kurier in Portland, has a favorite quote: “If you don’t follow your dreams, you’ll spend your life working for someone who did.”

Before following her dream, Clayton spent four years helping designer Jill McGowan of Freeport follow hers. “I was a single mom and needed a ‘real job.’” The stint served her well.

“I don’t think I could’ve gone into business without experiencing their system of production. It was better than going to school.”

All the while, Clayton was working on her own designs, selling in craft shows, working on social media, and building in-

ventory. “Jill was so helpful every time I had a question. And she taught me to get used to failing. You can’t take it personally.”

In 2014, at age 38, with only $5,000 to her name, she signed a lease for her space in the State Theatre building, and gave eight weeks notice to McGowan. “It was a risk. I don’t have a rich grandfather or miraculous fund that’s going to catch me. If I don’t make the money, we don’t have food on the table.” Clayton learned early on that she is not her customer. “I wouldn’t spend $375 on a handbag, even if the cow made it from his own skin.”

But others recognize the value of Clayton’s work and will part with the cash. Kurier sells hundreds of different styles, all designed by Clayton. Her favorite is the multi-use Ellis bag.

As we speak, she is creating 500 beer koozies for Brooklyn Brewery made with leather from Tennessee and help from her parttime assistant. “I love my work. I say that all the time. Every day is like craft camp.”

As I leave, I notice the beautiful

Stop by almost any day to see Jasmine at task in the back of her shop at 615A Congress Street.

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ding dresses, often those returned to her by her customers. She has close to 100 gowns that were either donated or bought when Encore on Congress Street shut its doors.

As a bride enters the well-designed space, it’s hard to tell who is more excited. Pepice is literally bubbling over.

“I could sew every day; I love helping people. And people are happy when you’re helping them look beautiful for the most special day of their life.”

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atthew Foster never imagined he’d grow up to be a blacksmith.

In fact, he planned on being an engineer. It wasn’t until he went on to study sculpture at the University of Maine that he heard the clang that dreams are made of. “I studied art there and particularly focused on sculpture. The sculpture studio at the UMaine has a small blacksmithing setup that just consists of a forge, an anvil, a vice, and some hammers and tongs,” Foster says.

While working as the sculpture studio technician at the university, Foster bought multiple books on blacksmithing, including three he continues to source today: The Complete Modern Blacksmith by Alexander G. Weygers, The New Edge of the Anvil by Jack Andrews, and The Art of Blacksmithing by Alex W. Bealer. “The knowledge of blacksmiths was never really written down. It’s only been in the last 100

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years that we’ve documented how blacksmiths did what they did. Now we’re sort of documenting these things that were never documented before for future generations.”

Today, Foster runs Black Dog Ironworks (named after his two dogs) from his home in West Enfield. “If you told me

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ten years ago I was going to be a full time blacksmith running a shop, I’d tell you you were crazy. It was just not on my radar.”

It was Foster’s wife who encouraged him to pursue the work professionally. “When my wife and I became pregnant, I thought I could really use some extra money. It was she who suggested I start making some stuff and selling it.”

Starting out, Foster worked with the bare minimum: his forge, an anvil, a cordless drill, and a grinder, costing a total of $1,000. Last year, Foster brought in $120,000 in sales. “That’s because I am selling online. Before the internet, you’d work with people in your local community,” he says. “But because of the internet, I can reach the whole world. Most of my customers are from the United States, and I’ve shipped to 25 foreign countries.” n

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Living Legends Some of Maine’s firms pre-date the founding of the United States.

How do these businesses keep their edge?

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ome of us cringe at the thought of being handed charge of our grandmother’s Siamese cat, let alone the family business, one that carries history, culture, and memories—not just for the family but a community. Call it fate, luck, or a burden, the owners of these treasured Maine companies seem predestined to carry on a family tradition.

Welcome Home “My wife didn’t want to do it,” Ken Mason says of managing the Seaside Inn, a gorgeous oceanside resort on Gooch’s Beach in Kennebunk, and family heirloom if you’ve ever seen one. Trish is a ninth generation innkeeper, a role she never coveted. “She grew up on the property,” Ken says. “At the time, their house was right next to this inn. She saw her parents work all day every

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day. There was no privacy. Guests would just come walking through!”

When the Seaside Inn torch was offered to them, neither Ken nor Trish could let go of the pang of guilt at the thought of passing on it. Imagine dropping a 360-year-old piece of rare cut crystal. Negotiations saved the day. “The agreement was if we were going to do it, we were not living on the property,” Ken says. “Trish wanted to have our own home for our family.” So, under that accord, Seaside Inn is still invigorated by

the family that’s run it for 362 years.

Purchased in 1756 by Trish’s great-greatgreat-great-great-great grandfather, Jedidiah Gooch, this inn has welcomed visitors to this property since 1660. At least.

Trish’s family roots run so deep here, they almost seem to pre-date Kennebunk’s gulls and barnacles, though Native Americans can claim the earlier presence, since the Eastern Abenaki thrived in a village on the north side of Gooch’s Creek. Jedidiah arrived in 1637 as one of the first European immigrants to settle Maine as a colony under King Charles II. The family name is even in Kenneth Roberts’s 1930 classic, Arundel. Trish recalls an “eerie” feeling coming over her as she read the

In 2009, Trish Mason published an extensive history on the Gooch family and the inn.

The Seaside House follows the family from pre-Colonial Maine through the 21st century.

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“We’ve had a bunch of Canadian guests who’ve been coming for years and years.

They called us up and said, ‘We’re not coming this year.’

They were blunt about why.” homey as possible. That’s why we have the ‘Welcome Home’ sign above the front desk.

We have 82-percent return guests. That’s what they like.” Having a committed staff helps. “Our breakfast cook, Holly, has been here since my wife was a little girl. Up until this year, we had Holly’s mother here and her two sisters, her brother, and her nephew. It was kind of like a second family running the business.”

While Seaside Inn maintains its familiar comforts,

finding enough people to keep the wheels turning is always a challenge. Not as many people feel the calling “to do this kind of work anymore; be it housekeeping, laundry, or even maintenance,” Ken says. “It’s not a pay-scale issue, because we pay well. Trying to fill these positions now is much harder than it used to be.”

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n even more surprising matter has been navigating the uncontrollable. Take the riff over tariffs, for example. “I’m not going to get into politics,” Ken says. “We’ve had a bunch of Canadian guests who’ve been coming for years and years. They called us up and said, ‘We’re not coming this year.’ They were blunt about why. I tried to explain that we don’t represent the government and that we’re just plain old people like they are up there. But a lot of them made a stand this year. They said they weren’t coming.”

A hallway at Seaside Inn is lined with family photos of those who’ve overseen the grounds long before Ken and Trish. Knowing so many before them have dealt with their fair share of change–as often as the

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novel in high school.

For generation after generation, the inn was passed on to the first-born son. In 1925, Helen Bell Twombly, Trish’s great-grandmother, was the first daughter to inherit the inn—the first time the name would change from Gooch. The second was when Trish’s grandmother, Virginia Twombly, later Virginia Severance, took over in 1950. “We’re not putting any pressure on the kids,” Ken says. “If they go off for a career and want to come back later on, I’d be fine. But I want them to go out and experience things on their own.” That is, a choice is a choice only when you choose it. “We don’t push the family history on them.”

Before Seaside, Ken served in the U.S. Coast Guard as a chief petty officer at search and rescue stations. “I was in charge of running search and rescue boats. I also spent a summer in Africa teaching several nations boat operations and law enforcement.” Today, he is the man behind the curtain at the inn. Though he married into the family, he’s never been shy to implement new ideas. “The first year we took over, I installed central air-conditioning, computers—everything was still done on typewriters—we didn’t even have an automatic coffee machine,” he says. The earlier generation did, however, see the value of the world-wide web and treated viewers with photo updates of the beach every few minutes. Today it’s a livestream broadcast.

“We at least brought it up to the 20th century, but we still try to keep everything as

tides that sweeten this retreat, nestled between the past and the future, between the Kennebunk River and the beach–must provide terms of endearment that only nine generations could know.

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Kevin took over the lumber business from his father, David, who died in 1997.

But he wasn’t alone. His mother Carol is the “unsung hero” of the company and “hasn’t missed a board meeting in 20 years.” Still, at just 30, he’d become president of the company he’d seen his parents run and grandparents run before them.

“My dad was a very well-respected and successful business leader,” Kevin says.

“So was my grandfather. They both had a great way with people. Growing up watching them helped me see that a company is really all about the people who work here.”

Today he oversees 540 employees and the production of over 85,000,000 board feet annually between three sawmills in Bethel, Casco, and Pittsfield.

Considered the 71st oldest business in the United States by Family Business Magazine, Hancock Lumber is a Maine staple.

“Growing up,” Kevin says, “I remember the company as an integral part of our community. Our corporate office in Casco was called ‘the office’ by most everybody who lived in the village.”

Cream of the Crop While many of us were playing with action figures and dolls, Lindsay Skilling was playing “office,” filing papers, organizing her desk. She couldn’t wait for “take your daughter to work day,” when she’d strut through the doors of the family business by

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her father’s side. “That was my favorite time of the year.”

Lindsay’s early start clearly paid off, as she’s worked her way up from miniature assistant to CEO of Gifford’s Ice Cream.

As part of the company’s fifth generation (along with siblings Samantha and John, and her cousin, Ryan), she’s kept a sweet heritage intact.

“Our parents tried to kind of push us away from the business,” she says. “They dealt with the stress of growing the business, and they didn’t want us to feel like it was something we had to do. I knew I always wanted to work here, but when thinking about colleges, I needed to experience something other than Maine.” That took her to Bryant University in Rhode Island, which admittedly still felt a lot like Maine.

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hough her grandmother, Audrey Gifford, brought the company to Skowhegan with her husband Randall in the 1970s, Lindsay is technically the first woman to lead the company as CEO. “I don’t think of it that way,” she says. “Yes, I am a female who is a CEO. However, I’m doing whatever it takes to work alongside my family members to carry on our family’s tradition of making award-winning, quality ice cream.” Way cool. But is there pressure? “Quite a bit, to be honest. And it’s not pressure anyone is putting on us other than ourselves. We want to carry on this family business. We don’t want to let our father, our uncle, and grandparents down.”

She’s not on track to do that anytime soon. As the new generation “came aboard” the firm still owned by her father, John, and uncle, Roger, they implemented a few fresh ideas of their own to a business legendary for its freshness, including a consultant and more perspectives across the company. “It’s helped open the lines of communication from every employee and was something that both Roger and John remarked upon as being something they wished they’d done.” With yearly sales of over two million gallons of ice cream, recent expansion to their manufacturing plant, and a three-year partnership with the Boston Bruins, it’s safe to guess that great-great grandfather Nathaniel Main and his “horse-drawn wagon” would agree these newbies have really got the scoop. n October 2018 55

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he best thing about the much-ballyhooed recent Bon Appétit piece that names our sweet Little Easy (my nickname for Portland) the 2018 Restaurant City of the Year is that none of my favorite places was named and therefore wrecked forever. But that may also be the worst thing about it.

While it’s great to see Portland’s culinary embarrassment of riches praised and singled out, it is equally bewildering to be praised for having a hopping food scene when the true diehard originators who made that scene possible are passed over in favor of newcomers.

Don’t get me wrong. I have nothing against Little Giant or Chaval, but come on.

Fore Street barely gets a mention—Fore Street! Sam Hayward, who brought farm-totable and sea-to-plate dining to Maine, is arguably the father and grandfather of every restaurant on the list. Let me go out on a limb and extend that to just about every good restaurant up and down the coast.

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with fellow classic Portland restaurateur Dana Street, wasn’t even mentioned.

(Full disclosure: I had my wedding lunch at Scales, and I would happily get married again just to repeat the experience.)

I moved to Portland in 2011. Before that, I lived in Brooklyn for 20 years. During that time, I watched the colonization of Williamsburg and Greenpoint—first by artists, then hipsters, then poseurs, and, most recently, tech millionaires and oligarchs. As the neighborhood gentrified, the restaurant scene, which had started out as a homegrown, local movement of young, exciting chefs, over time became just that, a ‘scene’—flashy, overpriced, thronged, with little connection to the roots of the place itself.

The same thing, regrettably, seems to be happening in Portland. That is, at least, if you believe the hype. Look deeper, though, and you will find a permanent food scene in this town—scene in the sense of community: a rooted, sustainable ecosystem of chefs and purveyors, local fishermen and farms, and an ethos of authenticity, honest quality, and pragmatism.

In the years since I moved to Portland, I have developed a chauvinistic pride in its real food scene. Meanwhile, I’ve watched new restaurants rise, flounder to gain a foothold, then fade away—dozens, it seems, each year. But the old stalwarts haven’t lost any of the magic that made them successful in the first place.

You wouldn’t necessarily know this from reading Bon Appétit.

The piece is mainly focused on the newest hot spots on Washington Avenue, Portland’s newest “restaurant row.” I’d never heard of half of them. Andrew Knowlton, the writer of the piece, appears to have thrown in Fore Street as a tip of the hat, and he mentions Ruski’s (Ruski’s!) to prove his in-the-know hipster Portland street cred.

To be clear, I love Ruski’s as much as the next person. But let’s just say that its inclusion on the list of great Portland restaurants made me burst out laughing.

As did the breathless tone of the piece: T-shirts! Tote bags! All these new places I’ve never heard of! I can’t help wondering how many of them will still be here in three years…

To be sure, Portland is a place with a rich and thriving food culture, but it’s not a ‘scene,’ and it’s not dependent on newer,

flashier places. It’s a small city with a network of chefs, interdependent and interconnected. Fred Eliot, who used to cook at Petit Jacqueline, is now running the kitchen at Scales, and wherever he goes, I will follow him. Masa Miyake of Miyake and Pai Men Miyake, Steve Corry of 555 and Petite Jacqueline, and David Levi of Vinland all have very different visions, but they are equally rooted in Maine ingredients and classic cooking techniques. And Dana Street is the seasoned magician of local seafood.

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s I learned from living in north Brooklyn, it’s the nature of a thriving, healthy city to change and evolve. Restauranting is a tough business, and new places come and go as, do hotspots. Three years ago, Restaurant Row was arguably on Middle Street: Eventide, Duckfat, Hugo’s, and the Honey Paw. Three years before that, in my memory anyway, Restaurant Row was Longfellow Square: Pai Men Miyake, Petit Jacqueline, Boda, Hot Suppa, and Local 188. Forest Avenue had a moment about a year ago, when a flurry of new places added to the luster of the tried-and-true ones. Central Provisions had its red-hot moment in the sun, crowded every night with out-of-towners and cruise-ship passengers.

What matters to me in a restaurant, though, lies beneath the dazzling surface of trend and novelty—namely consistency, integrity, and longevity, along with food that genuinely satisfies. So many of the good older places are all still going strong, and they’re all as good as ever—Portland’s solid go-to neighborhood joints. Salvage serves fantastic barbecue and sides. You almost always have to wait for a table at Empire, but it’s worth it, because their dumplings and noodles are insanely good. Micucci, Otto, and Bonobo have been making great pizza for years. Holy Donut is my chosen place of worship, though it hardly needs any more attention, and Emilitsa is a paradise of modern Greek cuisine. Asmara serves Ethiopian food that’s as good as any I’ve ever had anywhere.

I could, and will, go on: Lolita, the Blue Spoon, and Union have never let me down.

When I’m feeling raw and blue, I can always count on the chicken tacos with a side of bacon at the Front Room to cheer me up. The Parisian-feeling outdoor ca-

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ltimately, I’m glad that most of my favorite places weren’t mentioned. Let the crowds from Boston and New York buy up all the baked goods at Tandem, throng the sidewalks of Washington Avenue, book seats at Drifter’s Wife and Little Giant months in advance, and follow Mr. Tuna wherever his truck goes. While the hordes demand vodka tonics and chili dogs at Ruski’s, I’ll have a quiet rye and soda with loaded potato chips at Bramhall. Let them eat fried clams at DiMillo’s—more twin lobster specials at the Porthole for the rest of us.

I’m starting to feel a bit out of breath, and I’ve neglected to mention so many other places. For a small city, Portland is ridiculously rich in restaurants that serve truly good and beautiful food on a daily basis.

And I do realize that, in arguing with the premise of Bon Appétit’s choices, I’ve just proved their point.

Yes, this is a great restaurant city. The magic of Portland is that there is a restaurant for every mood, budget, appetite, and aesthetic.

My hat is off to the original chefs who made this town what it is, like Sam Hayward, Dana Street, Masa Miyake, and Steve Corry—the originators who paved the way for these ambitious young upstarts. Thanks to these brilliant trailblazers, there’s room for everyone. n

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f that house could talk, what stories would it tell?”

Kimberlee Bennett, author of Paddling Southern Maine, asks as her kayak floats past a dilapidated cabin on the water’s edge of Upper Pleasant Pond in Richmond.

Bennett is known as Maine Kayak Girl across social media. As she explores and documents the waterways, she finds herself face to face with Maine’s ruins. There’s something about a building in disarray—its roof caving in and walls buckling—that sparks curiosity among us, including Bennett and the local explorers she guides. “I wonder

who lived there, if they loved the water as much as I do, and if they appreciated having a place on the water. I also see them and feel some sadness. I think about how that came to be. Why were they not maintained or cherished?” These disintegrating vistas echo piercing cries from the heart.

Exploring and photographing abandoned, man-made

structures is known as urban exploration– “urbex” for short. The beauty of nature reclaiming these structures touches thousands in the online groups dedicated to the celebration of these forlorn places.

“When you see an old, abandoned house

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you don’t know much about, you’re left to your imagination,” David Fiske says. We share a need to trespass, to open that creaking, rusty door. Fiske, the author of Forgotten on the Kennebec: Abandoned Places and Quirky People, manages the Facebook group Abandoned Maine. “You can go to some old house, and it spurs the imagination. These people had high hopes when they built these buildings. Looking at them now, it’s poignant.”

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Buckman Tavern, FalmouthMiddle Road once boasted a busy inn called Buckman Tavern. “It was built in 1776 by Samuel Buckman,” Ann Gagnon at Falmouth Historical Society says. “The tavern was a stop along the King’s Highway that ran between Portsmouth and Bangor. The stagecoach stops were usually nine miles apart, and it’d take about a full day to travel.”

The inn has inspired tales of terror, including the story of an insane guest who murdered his traveling companion. As leg-

Moulton Mill, West Newfield

end has it, he tossed the head out a topfloor window. Now every time a well-wisher tries to replace that particular pane of glass, it breaks shortly after.

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eighbors Kathleen and Stephen Daigel say they haven’t been privy to any of these so-called hauntings.

Strange, considering the deed to their home states that bodies are buried at the bottom of an old well on the property. Their home was once a part of the stables serving the Buckman Tavern. The well has since been filled in; a stone outline is all that remains to mark the site. “Apparently,” Kathleen says, “whenever a guest died overnight at the inn they had to do something with the body. So they dumped them into the well.”

No vacancy at Buckman? No problem.

Town assessment: $142,000.

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vanishing m a i n e pond remained in use into the 1980s. “The state made us shut it down in 1986 because of all the sawdust washing down the river,” Edward Moulton, the current owner of Moulton Lumber and great-grandson to Charles Moulton, says. “We didn’t want to take care of the building anymore, so we sold it to Anthony Tedeschi from Limerick in 1995. He had plans to refinish the mill into a museum, but with all the rotting wood, it turned out to be cost-prohibitive in the end.”

The mill is dangerous for trespassers, but photos from urbex groups prove warnings have been ignored. “When we still had it, we lost a lot of antiques to trespassers,” Moulton says. “Back then, we didn’t have the ‘no trespassing’ signs up yet.

Town assessment: $78,600.

U.S. Customs Station, Houlton “It looks absolutely terrible. It’s completely run down,” historian Leigh Cummings says of the former customs building at 16 Border Lane. “I’ve seen images of the building printed on linen postcards from the 1920s and 1930s. I suspect it was built around 1906. During that period, we cracked down on immigration to the U.S. Sound familiar?”

“The old customs building is boarded up,” says Anthony Coldwell, manager of

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the same time.”

Town assessment: $65,300.

Milo Textile Company Mill, Milo Unnerving in its silence, this vast U.S. Customs emptiness on the Sebec River has had Houlton Duty Free a “varied history,” Allen Monroe of Station, Station. “We were Milo Historical Society says. “In 1879, Houlton looking to demolish Boston Excelsior Company purchased it, but with the asbesthe building for the manufacturing of tos inside, it was going to be a lot of money. many different wood products.” The mill The town decided we could board it up to was eventually bought by the Milo Textile keep people out.”

Company, “which produced yarn and similar products starting in 1922.”

“In its heyday, [the Milo Textile Compaccording to Bangor Daily News, the ny] employed about 70 people.” Today, the current station was built along Inmill remains a remnant of industrial times terstate 95 on October 25, 1985, now long past. “It’s not being used. There’s with the completion of New Brunswick nothing in it, but whoever owns it must be Route 95. The newly constructed crossing paying their taxes.” subsequently closed the U.S. Route 2 facilThat owner was Leon A. Cousins of ity. Cast off like an old shoe, the old place East Millinocket, who died in 2013. Lilhas now been left empty for 33 years. ia Cousins says her husband bought “Something unique about this spot is, the mill a while back with plans to use it’s the starting point of Route 2, which the barn on the property. “He never got continues all the way across the counaround to doing what he wanted.” Lilia try to Washington,” Cummings says. currently has no plans for the building, “The new border station is the starting but recognizes its beauty. point for Route 1. There are three blocks Town assessment (both buildings and in downtown Houlton where U.S. Route land): $33,870.

1 and 2 merge and cross the same bridge.

This is the only place in America where Moir Farm, Allagash you can stand on both Routes 1 and 2 at Wilderness Waterway This old farmstead was first settled in the mid-1800s by George Moir and his wife Lucinda (Diamond) Moir “after the Native Americans moved elsewhere,” according to the website of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands. (Though the ‘moving’ of Native Americans and the settling of colonists aren’t exactly isolated events.) George and Lucinda raised a family of seven children on the farmstead, and the land remained in their family until 1906.

Their only son, Thomas Moir, sold it to Frank W. Mallet, M.O. Brown, and Charles B. Harmon for the sum of $2,500. Henry and Alice Taylor acquired the property from them shortly after. Henry built sporting camps along the riverbanks, and during the decades he was there, he used the Moir house as a barn and hay shed.

Marguerite Dusha, the Taylors’ grandMoir Farm, daughter, remembers visiting her “pioneer” Allagash Wilderness grandparents twice a year at the camps. “I Waterway loved waking up early and finding a moose

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or deer feeding in the field next to the camp. I loved the smell of the spruce trees, the sound of the river flowing by the camp, and the call of the various birds. I enjoyed hiking into the woods and swimming in the river.”

As a Maine guide and game warden, Henry Taylor had plenty adventures to share.“I’d sit and listen to stories of his hunting and fishing adventures every night on the porch of the main cabin,” Dusha says. “I recall several stories of him having a near death experiences from breaking through ice with snowshoes on, to getting caught in a winter storm while trying to fly his plane out, to breaking his leg when he was at camp at the age of 87.”

When the state of Maine acquired the lands that now make up the Allagash Wilderness Waterway in 1966, Taylor was permitted to stay with his cabins. He and Alice spent summers at the camps with guests and family members well into the 1980s.

Eventually, the Taylor camps went to seed but have since been restored. The original Moir farmhouse is still (barely) standing. “The last time I was there was in 1993,” Dusha says. “The camps were in disrepair, as my grandfather had died in 1984, but the memories were as vivid as the remaining carved names of all who had stayed in the camp years before. It was a bittersweet visit, as I’d thought it would be my last visit there.” n

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Life’s lessons in perseverance I learned from James M. Knott Sr., who invented Aquamesh and revolutionized the lobster industry. He passed away at age 88 on August 16.

By Ralph He rsom

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efore Mr. Knott developed the idea of a wire lobster trap in 1957, lobstermen were using wooden traps—ones they often spent time repairing. In a 2014 interview with the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Knott says he invented a model “made out of welded wire mesh which is galvanized to protect it from the coating getting scraped off, and it’s plasticcoated to prevent the Atlantic Ocean from attacking the steel.” But not everyone believed in this Harvard-educated economist’s vision. “A lot of people laughed. They said, ‘You’re never going to catch a lobster in a wire trap,’ because they’d been using wood for hundreds of years.”

I had the distinct pleasure of working for Mr. Knott at Riverdale Mills Corporation from 1989 through 1993, after which I decided to quit college (I’d been studying electrical engineering). I bought a one-way ticket to San Francisco. With $725 in my pocket and a dream to become a sommelier, I headed west.

I’m often asked how I managed to become the second-youngest Cellarmaster (Kevin Zraly was the youngest) in Windows on the World history at age 25. Or the Wine Director of Le Cirque, one of the world’s most famous restaurants, at age 26. I wasn’t raised in a winemaking family, didn’t have a rich uncle with a château in Bordeaux nor an aunt with a three-star Michelin restaurant in Alsace. What I did have was an early appreciation of wine (I started reading the Wine Spectator in my late teens), a bit of luck, a ‘can-do’ attitude, and a lot of perseverance.

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caught my perseverance from Mr. Knott.

At Riverdale Mills, he hung a banner that still reads, “Can’t Is a Word that was Never Used at Riverdale Mills, or Riverdale Mills Wouldn’t Be Here. We Can, We Must, and WE WILL!” I never forgot those words in my 25+ years in the wine business and have reflected on them so many times.

According to the Press Herald, Knott received an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Maine in 2006. The university recognized his “commitment to the future of the lobster industry, innovative spirit, perseverance and positive leadership, willingness to share his knowledge and ideas, and his outstanding support of UMaine’s Lobster Institute.”

“Jim Knott was a well-respected visionary and an ardent supporter of the lobster industry,” Bob Bayer, executive director of the UMaine Lobster Institute, told local media. “His impact cannot be understated. The technical changes he introduced to lobster fishing in Maine and throughout North America were profoundly significant. He single-handedly changed and bet-

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tered the way of life for so many people.”

Speaking of lobster, since this is a wine column, I should mention that one of my favorite white wines (no red wine with shellfish, please!) to pair with it is Condrieu, from the northern Rhone Valley, made from the Viognier grape.

I hope my fellow readers will raise a glass of Condrieu, enjoy some lobster, and toast Mr. Knott, the man who made this all possible. After all, we’re benefiting from Mr. Knott’s creation. His Aquamesh is used to fabricate 85 percent of lobster traps in North America. Hey, I just taught you the “perfect pairing.” How’s that for perseverance! n

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French Village (Un Village Français) is my kind of story. As a woman of the French heritage/culture living generations removed from France in the state of Maine, surrounded by the legacy of stories untold, I would be remiss if I wasn’t aware of my instant, international connection to the stories coming out of France. As a literature major, studying British literature, I wasn’t privileged to know the parallel stories of my own heritage. Call it manque de connaissances—unbeknown to many. This is part of the re-education process that’s needed, and may even be essential, for the members of the French heritage to learn their own legacy.

The MHz Choice television series tells the story of the German occupation of

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France during World War II from the perspective of a small village and its inhabitants. We’re shown the effects of the occupation on their everyday lives, the confusions of allegiances, and the subsequent victory of the Allies’ realignment of the “new” liberated France. Under the Vichy government, the collaborators’ interactions with the German army take on a greater emotional weight than an ordinary exchange.

The ‘colonization’ version of this story remains static and unchanged. The postcolonization version–told from the perspective of the colonized as opposed to the rulers or ‘rescuers’–holds the possibility of becoming our future. A post-modern telling explores the untold stories. It launches the story into a future configuration of new

meanings that go beyond the static story told. Many of us experience the loss of our stories—Franco-Americans, Native Americans, as well as many other cultures whose stories need to be refreshed and retold.

Un Village Français, winner of the Sériemania Best Series Award, has received excellent reviews and recently finished its seventh and final season. The series mirrors world events today by revealing how a population, the Jews in this case, becomes vilified and targeted.

This is a story told in French by the French about the French. It’s their world view of the complexities of the German occupation that Great Britain and the U.S. were spared. The important aspect of this story’s point of view comes from the lived experiences of those on the ground and the choices they made in order to survive. Not all players are presented as ethical. Some are amoral, others gave the best of themselves in the Resistance–though with less glamor than I thought–and paid the ultimate sacrifice. As ordinary citizens in the Resistance, lacking sentimentality, in all their blazing humanity, they persisted in confounding the war with their actions. I appreciate the roles women play in the series as partners in telling the story, whether it’s as leaders in the community, the Resistance, or the Communist Party.

This series engages the viewer on many levels of highs and lows—sometimes visceral—to convey the outcomes of a history told from the vantage point of the French landscape. It rewrites the story while moving toward the future. This is not a triumphal narrative told from the war hero’s perspective, but one which frees the voices of those experiencing the war of occupied France in their small village. n October 2018 73

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Dining Guide 95 Ocean is open to the public and one of the best places to get lobster in Kennebunkport. Enjoy creative comfort foods and fresh Maine seafood with waterfront views and live entertainment at The Nonantum Resort. Our menu highlights freshly caught salmon, lobster, scallops and much more. The resort grows 100% organic gardens on property with herbs and vegetables. 95 Ocean Avenue Kennebunkport.

967-4050, nonantumresort.com.

Anthony’s Italian Kitchen offers homemade Italian cooking using the freshest ingredients, featuring favorites such as pizza, pasta,and sandwiches. Voted “Best in Portland” for three years. Dine-in and catering services on offer.

Beer and wine available. Open 11-8 Mon. through Sat. 151 Middle St #5, Portland; and new location Cumberland County Courthouse, 205 Newbury St. anthonysitaliankitchen.com, 774-8668.

Bayside American Café (formerly Bintliff’s), owned and run by Joe & Diane Catoggio since 2003. The menu includes delicious items like house-made smoked salmon, corned beef hash, crab cakes, sandwiches, salads, Benedicts, and more. Come and discover why customers love Bayside American Café. Breakfast, brunch, and lunch are served daily starting at 7 a.m. 98 Portland St., Portland, 774-0005, baysideamericancafe.com.

Benkay sushi bar and Japanese restaurant is back! At our new location on 16 Middle Street, chef Ando has designed an authentic Japanese culinary experience close to Portland’s waterfront. Full bar and menu including premium sushi, sashimi, and rolls. Monday-Friday: Lunch, 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.; Dinner: 5 p.m.

- close. Saturday - Sunday: 11:30 a.m. - close.

773-5555, sushiman.com.

Bistro 233 has something great and affordable for everyone in the family! Come in for our Maine mussels, New York strip streak, baby back ribs, fish tacos, chicken piccata, fish & chips, jambalaya, and our Bistro Burger.

No more arguing about food style when you come to Bistro 233—we have it all! Fun, laid-back environment. 233 U.S. 1 Yarmouth.

846-3633, bistro233.com.

BlueFin North Atlantic Seafood in the Old Port harnesses all that Maine is and positions it into a delicious dish. Executive Chef Tim Labonte creates new and unexpected meals using fresh, locally-caught seafood and seasonal ingredients. From breakfast through dinner and anything in-between, your next adventure may just be your next dish. 468 Fore Street.

775-9090, bluefinportland.com.

Bolster, Snow & Co. is located in the spectacularly reincarnated brick mansion, The Francis (formerly the Mellen E. Bolster House). With executive Chef Nicolas Verdisco at the helm, Bolster Snow provides guests with warm, genuine hospitality, gracious service, and fiercely seasonal food and drink that are representative of the Northeast Region. 747 Congress St. Portland. 772-7485, thefrancismaine.com Boone’s Fish House & Oyster Room menu teems with native seafood like fresh Maine lobster steamed over rockweed, a variety of oysters and wood-grilled fish, as well as steaks and chops. Then there’s Boone’s sig-

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An Italian Dream Let the rich flavors of this cucina italiana enchant you.

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et’s start with an insider tip. The best vantage point in Ports of Italy is from Table 57. Try not to enjoy yourself as you settle into the extreme back corner booth, encircled by the Kennebunk River. From this perch on the banquette, you can view the swirl of activity in the restaurant and everyone approaching you. At the same time, you’re close enough to enjoy the dancing flames from the gas stove. Just as future President John F. Kennedy picked Table 40 at the Parker House in Boston the night he proposed to Jackie, so would he choose Table 57 for romance here.

The Prez wouldn’t mind the valet parking, either, which is free with a tip. No circling of the block. You own this town.

To launch the evening, we start with a fun Sicilian Zest cocktail (Fabrizia blood orange, lime, tequila, and “a splash of soda,” $12) and a glass of Super Tuscan Monte Antico–earthy, spicy, and famous for its “dry finish” ($9). The salt around the rim of the Sicilian Zest glass counterpoints its sweetness. The Monte Antico is so yummy we order more to sip through dinner.

The Caesar Salad ($14) is sensuous, deep, and chewy with fresh-baked focaccia bread croutons and heavenly parmesan. The Burrata ($15) is a chamber-music collabora-

In July, chef Germán Lucarelli opened The Lost Fire in Cape Porpoise. It’s his second Maine venture.

tion of “soft-center artisanal mozzarella cheese, heirloom tomatoes, basil, and extra virgin olive oil.” The tomatoes are perfect, the cheese fluffy as clouds. These two salads are so vivid they induce a kind of craziness; viz. we start talking about a timeshare in Naples, Italy, or buying a studio apartment with views of Vesuvius. Looking across at the other diners, we sense that many more here are ‘traveling’ as they dine. It’s quite the bistro that transports you this far.

Our entrees are the Pesce Spada ($33)— terrific fresh swordfish with spinach, tomatoes, artichokes, and salsa verde—and Pollo alla Diavola, the real surprise and a guilty pleasure. This grilled, spatchcocked chicken under a brick is so fantastic–crispy on the outside, tender and juicy on the inside,

marinated in citrus, succulent with Calabrese chili-aioli, and served with crispy potatoes that are fluffy on the inside—that we pass it back and forth, singing its praises.

Nota bene: the Contorni of “Asparagi Parmigiana” ($7) with “butter and parmesan cheese,” proves a perfect diversion.

Two cappuccinos and a drive under the stars along the curving beaches complete a memorable evening. n Ports of Italy, open Mon. through Thurs. from 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m, Fri. through Sat. 11:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sun. from 10:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. 4 Western Ave., Kennebunk, 204-0365. october 2018 75

Dining Guide nature dish: the baked stuffed lobster.

Alexander Boone invented the baked stuffed lobster when he opened Boone’s right here on the Portland Waterfront in 1898. 774-5725 86 Commercial St., Portland www.boonesfishhouse.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.

Bull Feeney’s Authentic Irish pub & restaurant, serving delicious from-scratch sandwiches, steaks, seafood & hearty Irish fare, pouring local craft & premium imported brews, plus Maine’s most extensive selection of single malt Scotch & Irish whiskeys. Live music five nights. Open 7 days, 11:30 a.m. - 1 a.m. Kitchen closes at 10 p.m. 375 Fore St. 773-7210, bullfeeneys.com.

Congress Bar and Grill, serving Portlanders delicious food & beers for years! Fully embrace Portland’s laid-back, no frills attitude. Try Thai chili wings and the best fries in the city while vintage game shows play on-screen. Happy hour everyday 4 p.m.- 6 p.m. & 10 p.m. - 12 a.m. Late night menu Fri & Sat. Open 7 days, 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m., 617 Congress St., Portland. 828-9944.

The Corner Room features bright, wideopen space 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. Enjoy the taste of Venice in the heart of Portland, ME! 879-4747, 110 Exchange Street. Visit thecornerroomkitchenandbar.com.

El Corazon, Mexican food from the heart. Authentic family recipes passed down through generations, plus an “oversized tequila selection.” Try Portland’s own “Marisco”—a Mexican seafood cocktail of shrimp, bay scallops, clams, octopus, and, naturally, Maine lobster.

Open lunch and dinner, Mon.-Thur. 11:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m.; Fri.-Sat. till 11:00 p.m.;Sun. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 190 State St. Portland. elcorazonportland.com, 536-1354.

Fish Bones American Grill offers creatively prepared American cuisine along the canal in the historic Bates Mill complex in the heart of downtown Lewiston. Open seven days, offering dinner Monday through Sunday, lunch Monday through Friday, and brunch on Sundays. Come get hooked at 70 Lincoln Street, Bates Mill No. 6! fishbonesmaine.com, 333-3663.

Flatbread Company Portland, Tucked between two wharves on Portland’s waterfront, this family-friendly restaurant features signature pizzas plus weekly carne and veggie specials— all made with local ingredients, baked in a wood-fired, clay oven. Everything is homemade, organic, and nitrate-free. Twenty local drafts and cocktails featuring all-local

breweries and distilleries. Flatbread has a perfect waterside, relaxed atmosphere for any occasion. 72 Commercial St., 772-8777, flatbreadcompany.com/portland.

Homage Restaurant dazzles with scratchmade, hand-crafted food and cocktails. Tuck into our mushroom tarts, Mom’s Fried Chicken, Steak “Wellington,” Steak and Scallops, Squash and Beans, Gingersnap Creme Brulee, or Blondie Sundae. 9 Mechanic St. Freeport, ME. 869-5139 homagetherestaurant.com.

Hurricane Restaurant, New England cuisine with an international twist. Local produce and seafood, full bar, award-winning wine list, in-house dessert chef, lobster & blueberry pie!

Sunday Brunch & Make-Your-Own Bloody Mary Bar. Good restaurants come and go.

Great restaurants get better and better. Lunch & dinner seven days a week. Bar menu always available. Reservations suggested. 29 Dock Square, Kennebunkport, Maine. 967-9111, www.hurricanerestaurant.com.

J’s Oyster is a premier seafood destination and locals’ favorite with indoor and outdoor waterfront seating on one of Portland’s scenic piers. Established in 1977, J’s offers classic favorites and friendly service. Coastal Living claimed J’s one of “America’s Best Seafood Dives 2016.” Find us on Facebook. 772-4828.

Maria’s Ristorante is Portland’s original classic Italian Restaurant. Greg and Tony Napolitano prepare classics like Zuppa de Pesce, Eggplant Parmigiana, Grilled Veal Sausages, Veal Chop Milanese, homemade cavatelli pastas, Pistachio Gelato, and Maine’s

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Best Meatballs. Prices $11.95 - $22.95.

Tue.-Sat. starting at 5 p.m. Catering always available. 337 Cumberland Ave. 772-9232, mariasrestaurant.com.

Pearl Kennebunk & Spat Oyster Cellar is Chef Rebecca Charles’s (of Pearl Oyster Bar, New York) newest restaurant. Enjoy elevated beach food, including Charles’s famous reinvention of Maine’s lobster roll. Happy Hour on Wed., Thurs., and Sun. from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. for $1 oysters, $5 wines, and well cocktails!

27 Western Ave., Kennebunk. pearloysterbar. com/pearl-maine/, 204-0860.

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 p.m. - 10 p.m. 181 Port Rd., Kennebunk, pedrosmaine.com. 967-5544.

Portland Lobster Company Experience “Maine’s Best Lobster Roll,” lobster dinners, steamers, fried claims, chowder, and more before visiting our outdoor bar for an ice-cold local beer or a glass of fine wine. Then relax on our deck overlooking the gorgeous Portland Harbor while listening to daily live music. 180 Commercial Street, 775-2112, portlandlobstercompany.com.

Ricetta’s Brick Oven Ristorante, a Maine Italian favorite since 1989. Experience a modern, family-friendly atmosphere with a versatile menu filled with award-winning brick oven pizzas,

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pasta, grill, and Italian entrees, using as many locally sourced ingredients as possible, plus gluten-free options. Sunday - Thursday 11:30 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Friday & Saturday: 11:30 a.m. –10 p.m. 240 U.S Route 1, Falmouth. 781-3100.

Rivalries Sports Pub & Grill Now with two fun and comfortable upscale sports bar locations.

Known for great casual pub food, Rivalries’ menu has something for everyone. And, with 30+ HD TVs and every major pro and college sports package, you won’t miss a game! Located at 10 Cotton Street in Portland. (774-6044).

And 2 Hat Trick Drive, just off I-295 in Falmouth (747-4020), rivalriesmaine.com.

Tally’s Kitchen at Bayside, located on 84 Marginal Way in Portland, is a unique breakfast and lunch boutique. Life-long Portlander Julie Taliento Walsh builds on her reputation for quality and affordable classic fare with vegetarian & gluten-free options served in a friendly setting that feels like home. House made baked goods, artisan sandwiches, soups, salads, freshly brewed coffee, and blackboard specials that change daily. Breakfast and lunch: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. until 3 p.m. 207-400-2533, tallyskitchen.com.

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Twenty Milk Street welcomes diners with warm, intimate décor and a lovely brick fireplace. Located in the Historic Portland Regency Hotel, we offer Sunday brunch, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, specializing in modern American dishes with a New England flourish.

We’re proud to serve local produce, seafood and beef, pork, chicken, and turkey from our own farm! 774-4200.

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It’s never too early to start planning for the most wonderful time of the year! We’ve got you covered with sparkling seasonal events and gift inspiration from across Maine.

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The Copper Beech Tree Lighting at Portland Museum of Art brings out the best of the city’s creative side with poems, music, and s’mores on December 7 at 6 p.m.

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Little Cooks

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Introduce your mini chefs to new flavors in Kalamata’s Kitchen. Kalamata’s first stop? Portland! The children’s cookbook can be found at Chaval and Vena’s Fizz House, $19.95.

A life of weather requires a bag of leather. This Medium Leather Handbag with Navy Ticking Bottom from Maine Bags and Goods is a classic, $165.

Plan Ahead. These events are coming to town!

Festival of Lights, Boothbay, Nov. 15 - Dec. 31

Country Christmas in Bethel, Nov. 23 to Dec. 24

Freeport Sparkle Weekend, Freeport, Dec. 7-9

Kwanzaa, Dec. 26-Jan. 1, 2019

Mahayana New Year, Jan. 21-23, 2019

Monument Square Tree Lighting, Nov. 23, 5-6:30 p.m.

The Nutcracker, Maine State Ballet Theater, Falmouth, Nov. 23 - Dec. 9

North Pole Express at Boothbay Railway Village, Dec. 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23

Polar Bear Dip & Dash, Back Cove and East End Beach, Portland, Dec. 31

Bodhi Day, Jan. 24, 2018

Hanukkah, Dec. 2-10

Magic of Christmas, Portland Symphony Orchestra, Dec. 14-23

New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, 2019

Downtown Portland Horse & Wagon Rides Nov. 23 to Dec. 16 Friday (4-8), Saturday (2-6) & Sundays (1-5) only. Pick up and drop of every half hour in Monument Square.

Merry Madness, Dec. 6 Christmas by the Sea, Ogunquit, Dec. 7-9

Winter Solstice, Dec. 21 Christmas, Dec. 25

Epiphany, Jan. 6v, 2018 Makar Sankranti, Jan. 15, 2019

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TRANSITION INTO FALL Santa Sunday at Sunday River, December 2. Celebrate the holiday season cruising down South Ridge in full Santa attire. All money raised goes towards the Sunday River Community Fund.

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Maine’s Pantry sells a variety of products from businesses around the state. Spread the tastes of Maine with one of their gift baskets.

Featured is their Beals Island Basket, $45.95.

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Tasteful Things

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Make a Statement

Take the harbor with you. The nautical necklaces by Wildwood Oyster Co. are a link to the shore all year round. Find them at Maine Surfer’s Union on Free Street, $90.

Let it Shine

Light up the holidays with a Himalayan salt lamp from The Salt Cellar.

Rejuvenating and purifying— just what we all need after the holidays, $39.

Maine Woolens was founded in 2009. Our flag ship store in Freeport offers finely woven blankets and throws in cotton and wools that are made in our Brunswick, Maine mill. We weave with the best American fibers available including combed cotton, Supima cotton and Merino wools. We feel the quality of our Maine made products are second to none.

Broadway National Tour presents Elf The Broadway Musical at Merrill Auditorium on November 16 and 17.

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The perfect gift for a summer visitor who wants to carry Maine with them all year. Find this necklace and other great pieces at Bliss on Exchange Street. Maine Necklace by Nashelle, $88.

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The Maine Wild Blueberry Clusters by Len Libby Chocolatier are a local favorite. Five ounce sizes are available in the store or online, $12.

Bruce Hangen, Portland Symphony Orchestra’s first Magic of Christmas conductor, is back for the beloved tradition, December 14-23.

Sculpted Cutting Boards Hand-crafted in Brunswick, Maine

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Happy hour hardware. Hand-forged cocktail stirrers by DMG Designs are the perfect gift for your stay-at-home mixologist. Find them in Portland shops including Suger on Commercial Street, Lisa-Marie’s Made in Maine on Exchange Street, Edgecomb Potters on Commercial, Vena’s Fizz House on Fore Street, and Maine Craft Portland on Congress, $15.82.

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By Colin W. Sargent

troudwater isn’t just a picturesque hamlet. It was a world center of the timber trade to provide masts for the King’s ships. Here at the fork of the Fore and Stroudwater rivers, Mast Agent and ranking New England militia officer (for the “East,” what’s now Maine) Colonel Thomas Westbrook (1675-1744) built Harrow House on the highest point of land, surrounded by garrisons. In 1795, shipbuilder Samuel Fickett repurposed Westbrook’s ancient Harrow House foundation to create a monumental Federal palace on

the same spot. Lovingly curated by Lynn Abood, that’s what’s for sale today.

At $534,000, this showcase at 1190 Westbrook Street is interesting. Some condos in downtown Portland are priced higher.

With vistas of the Stroudwater River and its lily pads, the lushly landscaped .66-acre lot includes a majestic weeping willow tree with the widest girth we’ve seen in Portland. The 1.5-storey barn is mesmerizingly classic against the “echoing green,” inviting visitors inside with its great red sliding door and russet beams. (What an art studio.) The

ell’s long covered porch to forever lets you sit and enjoy these gardens, stopping time.

“The ell was added on in 1812 by a shipping merchant’s crews [on tap for such work since sailing was restricted by the Embargo of 1807, followed by the Non-Intercourse Act of 1809, that led to the War of 1812],” Abood says. “The cobblestones in the driveway were harvested from St. John Street when Union Station was torn down.

The owners at the time, Charles and Elizabeth Horton, brought 2,500 of the cobblestones here, pickup load after pickup load.”

Ha! Union Station might have been torn down, but thanks to the Law of Conservation of Matter and Energy, it’s with us still.

“I bought this house in 1998,” Abood says. She’s researched, understood, and preserved the property remarkably. With its smart clapboards painted in Seagull Gray, it’s ready to take flight. “But it wasn’t until six months ago that I discovered the bean oven! I removed some plaster and then some bricks, and there it was,” lovely with its time-stained original dome. october 2018 95

Rich with eye-popping architectural details (including “Indian” shutter recesses), the rooms have grand proportions, even the six bedrooms. Have a yen for efficiency? There’s natural-gas heating, with hot water off the heating system. Looking for a magic address close to the Jetport, the Mall, and Downtown but seems like it’s in the middle of the country? You’ve found it. This historic mansion beckons like a place out of a storybook. With luck, you can buy it in time to enjoy Thanksgiving here. Taxes are $7,296. n

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Red Leaf

Asja Boroš

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he Halloween wind is bullying a fallen red leaf stuck in a crack between two rocks in a stone wall located across the street. So far, it refuses to be blown away, and I admire its tenacity.

I’m in the rocking chair in the kitchen with my daughter. “Do you know that leaf has been there for a couple weeks?” I call to her. She’s making us supper. She’s a good cook, except for her tendency to under-salt foods. She says too much of it isn’t good for me or for her father. “We’re ninety,” I tell her. “What the hell. Salt away.” But she’s always followed her own recipes.

The oven bell dings. She turns it off and walks over to me. “What leaf?” she asks. My hand trembles as I point to where it flutters like a bright rebel flag.

“There,” I say.

She squints. She’s nearsighted, like her father. She studies it for a long time. Finally, she says, “I don’t want to bust your bubble, Ma, but that’s a new surveyor’s ribbon. Remember? Someone’s going to build a house in Lovett’s field, and they brought in the surveyors to mark the land.”

By Morgan Callan R ogers

I’d forgotten that. “Maybe,” I say, “but that’s a leaf if I’ve ever seen one.”

“It’s not, Ma. And it’s pink, not red,” she says in her soft, Oh-the-poor-dear voice.

“No, it’s not,” I spit back, equal parts embarrassed and disappointed that I’ve been cheering on the fortitude of a plastic ribbon. Then I concede. “You sure?” I ask.

She hunkers down and takes my hand and rubs it for a minute because it’s always cold, and then she does the other one. She tells me it’s important to pay attention to both sides of your body. Sometimes we do a little stretching when she’s here. I don’t dare do it on my own because I’m pretty sure something will snap.

“If you want it to be a red leaf then it’s a red leaf,” she says.

She kisses my forehead and goes back to the oven. I’ve been patronized and dismissed. Call me done. “Don’t forget to add some salt,” I grumble at her. “You never add enough salt.” I grab onto the handles of my walker, hoist myself out of the rocking chair and shuffle off to the living room with what’s left of my dignity.

Every day, I’m reminded of all the ways my parts are failing my body. If they aren’t dried up, they’re leaking. I depend on diapers. One of my teeth fell out during supper the other night. Only a podiatrist can control my unruly toenails. My skin is so thin I can see through to the thick river of blood trudging through my veins. I’m not senile yet, but a little pinch of madness might break up the monotony.

I reach the living room where my husband is sleeping in his lounger. He sleeps more and more. We’ve angled his chair in front of the television set. He can’t see his sports shows straight on because he has macular degeneration—another sign that we’ve outlived our bodies. Masculine degeneration. Feminine degeneration. I can’t remember the last time either of us felt like fumbling through the mattress dance.

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home for supper at least once a week. That part wasn’t much fun, but most of it has been pretty good. I almost lost him last winter.

We had a bet as to which of us would go first.

Looked like I was going to win. Some ghastly infection found him, and we took him to the hospital, where he spiked a fever of 104 degrees. They told us to expect the worst. But he came back and here he sits.

I fall back into my lounger just in time for our talk show. Everyone is cheering the host. They’re all so damn perky. From the game shows in the morning to about four o’clock in the afternoon, we get relief only when the shows break for ads selling pillows, mattresses, or discount sofas.

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y daughter comes in and tells me supper will be ready in about twenty minutes. She winks and says she’s added more salt. It won’t be enough for these shriveled taste buds, but I know she’s trying. She’s a good girl.

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of all the men I could have picked, I chose him. “He’s a good man,” I said, and he has been for the most part. I’m glad he’s asleep, in the chair. I can keep an eye on him here.

Last winter, outside our living room window, I spied a small oak branch that had detached itself from its mother tree and fell, where it nestled into the wide branch of a pine tree. I cheered for those branches to rock each other throughout the snow months.

The oak branch finally slipped and fell in the spring, where it was carted away on yard waste day. Call me superstitious, but I think the resolve of those branches to stick together through the worst of it was part of the reason my husband made it back to me. Old age isn’t pretty, I know, but it’s something.

That’s why I was happy when I found what I thought was the red leaf. I’ll have to keep looking now for something else tough enough to hold on despite the fact it’s broken. I know it isn’t an easy thing to do. n Morgan Callan Rogers is the author of two novels, Red Ruby Heart in a Cold Blue Sea and Written on My Heart. She lives in the West End of Portland.

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