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ennebunkport novelist Margaret Deland was a member of my grandmother’s summer bridge club, where at the drop of a hatpin the card games were suspended and an occasional séance broke out. When I was arranging books in our family cottage library at Gooch’s Beach, a letter from Margaret dated December 27, 1936, fluttered to the floor. It’s a window on what the world was like during the same year as the Berlin Olympics and two years before Kristallnacht. Deland’s prophetic mention... “I wonder if the younger generation— your boys—realize that they have a pretty big job ahead of them, to save civilization from the mess my generation has got the world into…”

Sixteen years old at the time, Dad had no idea that in a mere eight years, he’d be dodging flak at the controls of a B-17.

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The Rising Tide of Lady Margaret K’port’s rebellious literary maven is trending online.

s a young novelist, Margaret Deland (1857-1945) grabbed the world by the throat. Denounced as “wicked and immoral,” her first novel shocked Victorian America with the dramatic depiction of a minister who suddenly frightened his congregation—and his wife—by dropping the bomb that he no longer believed in Hell. Talk about flipping the script. It was a secret cry for modernism, if not the ages. Even more daring: in the stunning final pages of the book, the couple fails to reconcile. I mean, what the Hell?

The meme unleashed a new nation of hedonists. “No hell? No hell? Then why did I not do it before?” Atlantic Monthly exclaimed.

Suddenly, the world got just a bit sexier, more unbridled, and free to flirt with irresponsibility. In the first six months after it came out in 1888, John Ward, Preacher went through six hardcover printings.

By sparking controversy about repressed religious doubt, her fledgling novel earned her a fortune that allowed her to sail into a prominent winter home at 76 Mount Vernon Street in Beacon Hill near 24 PORTLAND MAGAZINE

Louisburg Square, where she would live and write for over 20 years.

Better still, it freed her to buy a summer cottage on the Kennebunk River. Lady Margaret would never have to count her pennies again while she continued to write works (not simply ‘suffragette sagas’) including...

The Awakening of Helena Richie (1906): A woman living a quiet, secluded life under the pretense of being a widow is forced to confront her hidden past and the morality of her secret affair when she decides to take an orphaned boy into her home.

The Iron Woman (1911): A powerful industrial-era widow runs a massive steel mill with unyielding discipline, butting heads with her son over both his inheritance and his ill-fated romantic choices.

The Rising Tide (1916): An independent young woman shocks her conservative family by opening her own business and

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heltered in the icy New England town of Bowport, the otherworldly Mattie Archer—whose ethereal nature stems from a life of extreme isolation and repressed passions—shocks her seafaring father by eloping with a roguish captain to the high seas off the Point, only to face the harsh reality behind her romantic illusions.

While the town is called “Bowport” in the book, it is a thinly veiled version of Kennebunkport, where Deland spent her summers. The action at sea specifically centers on the waters off Kennebunk.

Mattie Archer is described as “otherworldly” or ethereal, not because of supernatural traits, but because of her profound social isolation. Raised under the strict, watchful eye of her father, she is “the very pink of propriety” and appears cold and detached from the real world until she is suddenly “awakened” by the romance of the sea.

Ahead for Mattie: tropical alternatives in port stops like Barbados and St. Kitts.

The New York Times (April 24, 1932) critic praises Mattie as a character whose reality “it is easy to believe” and finds that her sudden romance has “warmth” and the “quick and vivid pulse of life.”

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novel Robert Elsmere dealt with similar themes of religious doubt and was a massive sensation. Both novels were published in 1888.

adopting a “modern” lifestyle, ultimately testing the limits of early 20th-century feminism against traditional social structures.

DODGING A “MESSY” BULLET s early as 1888, Deland had become one of the world’s literary elite.

Henry James, while putting the final touches on a new volume of short stories, sniffed that she used a technique of indirect narrative similar to his own.

Many scholars describe both writers as pioneers of literary realism. She was invited to join James in collaborating on a project called The Whole Family (1908). An Ocean’s 12 for novelists? This was a “composite epic” where each author

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was to write a chapter. But when Deland and Mark Twain politely declined, James hung in there, though he’d later damn the project as a “mess.”

THE LITTLE LOVES Oh, and in the biggest “surprise” of all, British scholars jumped onstage and claimed all of the insights brought to light by Deland had been done before. In her lifetime, they dubbed her the “American Mrs. Thomas Humphry Ward.”

Mrs. Humphry Ward’s notorious

ECHOING HAMMERS In 1883, noted architect Henry P. Clark got started on a surpassingly sweet cottage on the Kennebunk River at 91 Ocean Avenue. Kennebunkport is a small world, and Clark gave it signature designs including St. Anne’s Church, the Cape Arundel Inn, the Arundel Casino (now part of the River Club), Bayberry Cove (on the sea side of Ocean Avenue, built into the rocks), and the Colony Hotel (a wondrous nod to Mt. Vernon).

In 1890, after Deland purchased Clark’s confection with her royalties, she named it “Graywood,” likely for its coat of silvery shingles.

MEET CUTE She and Lorin Deland were introduced during a summer break in the late 1870s by his sister, Margaret’s friend and fellow art teacher. The New York Times would later describe it as “love at first sight.”

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THE FLYING WEDGE The couple married on May 12, 1880. Lorin inherited his father’s publishing company, later selling it in 1886 to focus on advertising and business consulting. Margaret worked with him by writing verses for his greeting card business, which launched her literary career.

A student of military strategy, Lorin “invented” football’s Flying Wedge in 1892. Inspired by Napoleonic tactics, the play used mass momentum to overwhelm defenders and was first executed by Harvard against Yale.

Lorin Deland graduated from The English High School in 1872 and rejected the opportunity to attend Harvard College in order to pursue a career in acting. Despite this, he later became the head football coach at Harvard in 1895.

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arried for 37 years, the Delands practiced a courageous personal philanthropy, sheltering approximately 60 unmarried mothers and their babies between 1880 and 1884.

Even if it made some of their Proper Bostonian neighbors uneasy, the Delands provided a safe refuge in their Beacon Hill home, helping these young women gain self-respect and find employment.

Lorin F. Deland died on May 2, 1917 in Boston. Although he was diagnosed with cancer in 1911, he continued working until the end, forming the Wage-Earners Theater League.

Following his death, Margaret traveled to France to engage in war-relief work. She organized and directed the Authors’ Fund for the Relief of Wounded Soldiers of the Allied Nations.

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or the next 28 years, Margaret Deland remained an elegant fixture in Kennebunkport’s social and cultural landscape through her personal interests, civic engagement, and ongoing literary presence.

She was well known for her flowery bower at Graywood, which was a favorite stop on local garden tours. She also left a lasting mark on the town’s public space by contributing to the creation of parks and monuments, such as the war memorial in Dock Square.

Even as her health began to decline, she remained a prominent literary figure, publishing her last book—an autobiography titled Golden Yesterdays—in 1941, just four years before her

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Born Margaretta Wade Campbell, orphaned and raised by her aunt and uncle, Kennebunkport’s couradeath. wasisoften with other geous She scribe beingseen rediscovered. summer figures like Booth Here’s a colony jarring passage in Deland’s Tarkington.

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Helen looked down at him, surprised, not quite understanding.

“Suppose,” he said—“of course one can suppose anything—that for your best good I had to make you suffer: could I, do you think?”

friends and her English mastiffs at Graywood, maintaining her

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Sharon Cummins of Kennebunkport Historical Society says, “Newspapers, postcards, even the architect has it ‘ey.’ Historian Joyce Butler uses ‘ay.’ In the end, Margaret gets to pick,” so now and forever more it’s Graywood, per Margaret Deland’s stationery.

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running a YMCA canteen, which she described as a place of refuge for soldiers.

Margaret documented her observations and the psychological impact of the war on both soldiers and civilians in her 1919 collection of articles, Small Things.

She wrote reflective essays like “Beads,” which explored the moral and civilizational crises she believed the war had exposed.

For her dedicated service, she was awarded the Legion of Honor by the French government.

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We were driving the coast, so to speak, I think maybe in a station wagon. He fell in love with wherever we went, and now he’d fallen in love with Maine. We talked excitedly in the car. We were looking for a house on the water. We did examine the place! We kept driving north along the water until I don’t really remember the name of the town.

We went quite a ways up, actually, because it was so beautiful. To John, each place was more beautiful than the last."

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reputation as a host and central figure in the summer colony.

While she had many canine companions over five decades in Kennebunkport, one of the most well-known was Barnaby Rudge, a constant companion during her early and middle years.

In her childhood, she’d kept a diverse menagerie that included a pet chicken named Anatomy of Melancholy.

Burdened by loneliness and the evils of yet another war, Kennebunkport’s Lady Margaret never stopped missing her Lorin. Broken-hearted, she commissioned her old friend Henry P. Clark to build a memorial bench for the love of her life on Ocean Avenue, even now a lovely stone respite for tired travelers.

She died at age 87 at the Hotel Sheraton in Boston, where she’d retired, in January of 1945. n

Up to 1926, there were no women in the National Institute of Arts and Letters. That year, Deland and Edith Wharton were two of the four belatedly inducted. Below: Deland had this bench on Ocean Avenue designed as a memorial to her husband, who cared for weary travelers.

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Here’s our list of Maine islands for sale this summer at press time. They’re full of romance. But before we board the launch to go visit them—watch out, it’s a little tippy—do you dare to abandon mainland civilization and become the sort of person who says things like “the

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“There’s a stunning open spot in the center of the island where you can see everything. One of my favorite views is from the screened porch of North Cabin, where the balusters” frame a sense of endlessness.

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And when the night sky comes out to play, “Gather around the firepit below a canopy of stars…

[There’s] reflection and discovery at every turn.”

Sheephead Island Penobscot Bay, Deer Isle $7,975M Step onto Sheephead Island, and the first thing you notice is silence with texture. Not absence. Wind rubbing spruce needles together.

Oystercatchers shrieking like disapproving Victorian aunts. log cabins line the shore,” says listing agent Heidi Steele. Legendary wilderness guide Dana McNally and his wife, Zella, operated a fishing camp here for many years, hosting world-class anglers in search of mythic fish.

The island was named as a tribute to Mrs. McNally.

“You really get a sense of Zella when you’re out here,” Steele says.

Halyards slapping somewhere far off in Sylvester Cove.

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he island sits just offshore from Deer Isle, close enough to Sunset village lobster wharvess that at low tide you can cheat and walk across. Yet psychologically it feels 700 nautical miles from accountants. About 65 acres of ledge, beach, lupine meadow, tidal pool, and pine shadow unspool around you.

The views are cinematic in

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55 FERRY ROAD, SWANS ISLAND $649,000 Charming seaside cottage just a short walk to the ferry, making it easy to travel without a car. This two-bedroom home features a double-wing layout with a private primary suite and separate guest bedroom. Enjoy a spacious living area with fireplace, central dining room, large kitchen, and sitting room with stunning sunset views. Outside, a large oceanfront deck overlooks 190’ of frontage on Mackeral Cove, with beautiful harbor and mooring field views. Moor your boat out front and keep your dinghy at the town dock. Mostly furnished and turnkey. MLS#1660181

472 SCHOONER HEAD RD, BAR HARBOR $3,399,000 The Fog House sits just before the entrance to Acadia National Park, with direct trail access to Sand Beach, Schooner Head, and Anemone Cave. Overlooking the surf, Egg Rock Lighthouse, and the open ocean, this coastal retreat features 4 bedrooms, a cathedral living room with granite fireplace, a walkout lower level with bonus and craft rooms, and a detached two-car garage with guest apartment above. Designed by architect Roc Caivano with artistic custom details throughout, the home is mostly furnished and turnkey. MLS#1606726

471 MAIN STREET, SOUTHWEST HARBOR $1,950,000 Calling all boaters! Rare opportunity to have a deep water dock in Southwest Harbor with a three bedroom house that needs remodeling or to be replaced. The house is right across the street from the dock for easy access for outer island residents for docking and parking. Set up now for 8 small boats but could be 4 larger boats or any combination.

Also includes Gazebo and fire pit on the ocean side. MLS#1640853

65 EAST SHORE RD, FRENCHBORO $495,000 Rare inner harbor offering featuring a 5-bedroom waterfront home and an impressive 32’ x 80’ deep-water wharf with access even at low tide.

Set in a scenic rural setting with rolling coastal views, the property includes a large boathouse on the dock that could remain a working waterfront space or be transformed into a private retreat. Enjoy ocean frontage, boat mooring, deep-water access, and classic island character, all just steps from the harbor. MLS# 1626432

STEVE SHELTON, BROKER 207.667.7423 ph | 207.669.8310 fx 193 Main Street, Ellsworth, Maine 04605

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Pomp Island

every direction. Westward: copper sunsets melting over Penobscot Bay. Eastward: lobster boats cleaving wakes through morning fog like charcoal strokes on wet paper.

Southward: open Atlantic weather marching toward you with military precision. At night the Milky Way appears so clearly you begin to suspect electricity was a mistake.

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he main house is a white colonial spectacle of unquestionoing confidence, with broad porches, weathered shingles, and generous windows positioned to watch weather arrive. Inside, you can almost smell cedar drawers, old sailing books, coffee, and expensive wool sweaters left drying near radiators. It’s not flashy billionaire architecture. It is worse: old New England money architecture. The kind that says, “We own boots specifically for clamming.”

The guesthouse, studio, and boat-

house scatter across the island like supporting actors. The artist’s studio feels especially dangerous.

You could lose entire summers here attempting to paint fog correctly and emerge with the beard of a retired lighthouse keeper.

Harbor seals loaf on ledges, bald eagles circlie on thermals, whitetailed deer swim across the channel in spite of basic mammalian limits.

Eiders surf the coves, and at dusk, the mosquitoes hold their annual shareholders meeting.

Historically, this coast was navigated by the Penobscot people, whose millennia of maritime knowledge made European explorers look like tourists with damp socks. Later came cod fishermen, granite haulers, smugglers, rumrunners, and painters obsessed with Maine light. The entire Deer Isle region has lured artists for generations because nowhere else does fog perform with such theatrical commitment.

Winslow Homer would have approved of Sheephead Island. He would also probably have told you to stop whining about the wind.

Pomp Island Western Bay, Beals $995K Let’s travel northeast to where the coastline stops being charming and starts becoming biblical.

Twenty-eight-acre Pomp Island sits in that harsher downeast country where foghorns sound existential. The Atlantic smells colder here. Saltier. More judgmental.

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Grace Cottage. Unrivaled Elegance & View. 8.8-acre estate, dock, pool, stone retreat. $6,500,000.

Islesboro Harbor Views. Three-bedroom home plus shore house need some love. $550,000 SALE PEDIG

Turtle Head Sunsets Lot. Magnificent views, thinned wooded driveway, soils tests, bold frontage, beach. $325,000.

Dark Harbor Village. Two lots, two buildings, 7,500 square feet.

Well worth the work!

Corner apartment now $425,000, restaurant $225,000 or $625,000 for both. Opportunity is knocking!

Hermit’s Point 4-Acre Lot with deeded water view easement. Woods road, driveway. Well protected privacy. $280,000.

OBSESSIONS

Eagle Island men. The ocean flashes steel gray, then emerald, then gunmetal again as the weather changes moods faster than a French film director.

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SOTHEBY’S

uilt in 1990, the island’s chalet cabin rises unexpectedly among spruce trees—part hunting lodge, part Scandinavian survival fantasy. Solar panels glint quietly.

Inside there are likely Hudson Bay blankets, cast-iron pans, and a stubborn woodstove capable of surviving nuclear winter.

This island would attract a particular buyer: someone who says “I don’t mind roughing it” and actually means it.

The wildlife here is serious too.

Harbor porpoises offshore. Puffins farther out in the right season.

Eagles. Seals. Migratory seabirds riding Atlantic currents from Greenland. Also blackflies, which Maine residents discuss with the grim respect usually reserved for organized crime.

Eastern Maine islands sheltered smugglers during Prohibition.

Fishermen landed a fortune in cod or vanished into fogbanks. Entire villages once depended on herring runs now mostly gone. The Atlantic here does not care about your five-year plan.

Eagle Island Graham Lake, Mariaville $669K For those who dream of escaping to

a rustic retreat without sacrificing ease of access, Eagle Island, or “Poplar Knoll” as it’s affectionately known, awaits. Shaped like a dramatic spearhead, this 31-acre island in Graham Lake boasts over 5,700 feet of waterfront, white sand beaches, and a central 50-foot rise. Rustic camp, a bunkhouse, and an outhouse, as well as a fractional share of mainland proper. Envision future generations enjoying this private world, perhaps preserving its unspoiled beauty for posterity.

and general recreation.

Since the 1700s (possibly earlier) the island has been called Frank’s Fort—and oh the secrets it carries.

Chief among them, a matter of yards away, it witnessed the creation of one of the darkest and fastest clipper ships ever to harrow the seven seas. This controversial vessel puts a chilling spin on “made in Maine.’ If you ask the internet how far away this island is from where the extreme clipper ship Nightingale was built in 1851, the answer rolls in: “Zero miles from here.” To learn more about the Nightingale, set your course for “Tall Ships, Tall Tales” in this issue.

Phoebe Island Sebec Lake $1.1M “This house was built for a dentist,” says owner/seller Jay Bailey. “I bought the property in 1988. I was on vacation in Bar Harbor with my then-girlfriend and was given an MLS pamphlet Franksfort Island by a realtor. In the listings, I Eliot spotted Phoebe Island selling for $250K forty-nine grand.”

This isle on the The cottage with knotty pine Piscataqua River above interior and a new spiral stairEliot Neck is just case started out as a fixer-upper. minutes from the “One night we pitched a tent Eliot Boat Basin and in the middle of the kitchen, Dead Duck boat making a clean little cocoon launch. amid the debris and conSurrounded by struction. sweeping salt marsh “The roof needed more reviews, the island offers pair than we originally susunmatched privacy pected. We discovered this and serenity within while playing cards at the easy boating diskitchen table one night tance from Kittery, during a thunderstorm, Portsmouth, and when there were many the open Atlantic. leaks coming through the The property roof.” has never been Figurehead from It took Bailey until 2000 occupied but is clipper ship Nightingale to complete all repairs and used by the current renovate the home and owners for picnics, property. “This land has been fishing, swimming, SUMMERGUIDE 2026 41

Bombazine Island | Harpswell ME Listed by Bruce Davis

A rare opportunity to own an entire Maine island retreat. Encompassing approximately 10 acres in the sheltered waters of Thomas Bay, this Island offers the privacy and tranquility of island living while remaining remarkably accessible to the mainland and beyond. The property is conveyed in its entirety and includes two classic, rustic seasonal cottages thoughtfully positioned to capture both sunrise and sunset views. The easterly-facing two-bedroom cottage welcomes the morning light across the bay, while the westerly-facing three-bedroom cottage enjoys warm afternoon sun and spectacular evening skies.

Together, they provide an ideal setting for multi-generational enjoyment, guest accommodations, or a true family compound. . A deep-water dock offers convenient access and endless exploration.

ENGEL & VÖLKERS CASCO BAY- HARPSWELL 1624 Harpswell Islands Road | Orr’s Island | ME 04066 O +1 207-729-5900 | M +1 207-798-9595 bruce.davis@evrealestate.com ©2026 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act.

OBSESSIONS

Phoebe Island my art project.”

Bailey has worked as an arborist for most of his career. He’s also written, published, and created the artwork for two books: Mudflap and Mudflap: The Gloves Come Off, inspired by his life and time here: self-discovery through renovation.

“Beyond the pines and maples, huckleberries and blueberry bushes, many krummholz trees” have taken root, “trees that because of a lack of nutrients in the soil have stunted growth and are much smaller and more fragile.

“One of my favorite views is sitting on the front stoop, looking out toward the lake and watching the osprey, hummingbirds, hawks, herrings, loons, and eagles.”

Bombazine Island Casco Bay, Harpswell $1.375M “You’re ghosting me.” Local tradition connects the island to a Native figure or spirit. The story shifts depending on the teller. In some versions, Bombazine was an Abenaki brave or sagamore; in others, a ghostly presence associated with mourning and the dead. The ambiguity may come from the word “bombazine” itself, the black twill or worsted mourning cloth once worn in the 18th and 19th centuries, which gave the 10-acre island a haunted, elegiac aura among sailors and islanders.

“This is the gateway to some of Maine’s most celebrated cruising grounds,” says Christina Bouchar of Engel & Volkers. New owners will fall in love with the 5-bedroom, 2-bath, classic cedar-shin-

—Michelle Snape

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gled Maine coastal residence with broad water-facing porches, private dock, and panoramic Casco Bay views through spruce and salt haze.

Keene’s Island Webber Pond, Bremen/Waldoboro $650K Snuggle into this balconied rustic A-frame with knotty pine interior.

A sign hangs inside: “Frogs are lucky; they eat what bugs them.”

Propane refrigerator and stove; no well or septic. Full-growth evergreens and hardwoods. The island’s nine acres is divided into 2.5 acres for private use, and 7 acres in a conservation easement.

Sebec River Island Milo $149.9K Ready to go green? This modified A-frame on a quarter of an acre is solar powered, right down to the icemaker. Nearly. “There’s a generator too, and a gas fireplace,” says listing agent Dolly Perkins. Built in 1965, this fully furnished camp sports a first-floor bedroom and kitchen, with a second bedroom upstairs. Essentials matter, like “a bathroom with shower and a composting toilet,” along with “a small deck and an outhouse. Spend your days fishing off the dock where five-pound bass have been caught.”

Not to mention stunning views.

Out here you’re witness to glowing river “panoramas north to south, including a pair of nesting eagles just around the bend,” with their own savage beauty.

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OBSESSIONS Nicatou Island Penobscot River, Medway $ 2.5M Thirty-five miles southeast of Mount Katahdin, this 16-acre wild island (Nicatou means “the forks,” where the East and West branches of the Penobscot River converge) has a cottage, a deep Native American connection (pre-Contact tools have been discovered here), and deep-growth forests.

Little Dochet Island Saint Croix River, Robbinston $239K Talk about border allure—living on the edge next to Canada. All of Little Dochet’s 1.25 acres is “very near International Waters,” owner and broker Britani Holloway has told us. “Although it sits in the Saint Croix River, it is close to

Passamaquoddy Bay and then the open ocean. It’s [just a mile downriver from] Saint Croix Island International Historic site, known as one of the beginnings of permanent European presence in North America.”

That French settlement dates to 1604. (Sorry, Pilgrims, you were late to the party landing at Plymouth Rock in 1620.)

“At low tide... there are exposed rocky beaches around the island.”

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ho needs utilities when you’re sitting on history’s stage?

The one-room, 350-square-foot rustic cabin has “a small covered porch [that] opens up to the nearby Canadian shore.”

You’ll love the “locally sourced wood,” new windows, and fresh

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coat of paint. Just a short paddle from Robbinston public landing.

Greer Island Off the eastern side of Vinalhaven $350K At 5.1 acres, Greer Island is small enough that every weather event feels personal. You wake to gulls walking on the roof like tiny landlords. The tide breathes against granite. The air smells of salt, pitch, and bait from distant lobster boats. Somewhere offshore, its sound magnified by fog, a diesel engine idles patiently before dawn.

The humble 12 x 15 wooden art studio is honest, weather-beaten, deeply Maine. Nothing pretends to be luxurious. The whole point is to escape from performative luxury and enjoy the wild strawberries

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Greer Island

that seller Elizabeth Arey’s family has loved for generations. The island whispers: “You came here to read, fish, drink coffee, and stare at weather. Don’t complicate this.”

From the shoreline you see the granite spine of Vinalhaven and the working lobster fleet threading through islands like minnows navigating a drowned mountain range.

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inalhaven itself has long attracted artists, stonecutters, fishermen, and independent eccentrics who found the mainland exhausting. Island culture prizes competence above charm. If you can repair an outboard motor in freezing rain, congratulations: you are now local enough to receive a

nod at the general store.

A recurring truth about Maine islands: they are less about ownership than stewardship. The Penobscot and Passamaquoddy knew this long before real estate listings existed. European fishermen learned it the hard way. Wealthy summer people relearn it every winter after discovering frozen dock pipes.

Yet standing on an island at

sunset—salt drying on your lips, spruce resin in the wind, gulls carving circles overhead, fog slowly swallowing the mainland—you understand why people keep trying to possess these impossible little worlds in spite of the realities.

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rom working lobster boats to narrated lighthouse cruises, Portland offers plenty of ways to explore Casco Bay’s island forts, fishing grounds, and iconic views.

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Locals know the Mailboat Run gives you the most island bang for your buck, with stops at Little Diamond, Great Diamond, Long, Cliff, and Chebeague. The regular

ferry routes pass working harbors and small island communities, giving you glimpses of daily life on the bay, and specialty trips cater to early birds (Sunrise Cruises), night owls (Sunset Cruises), or live music lovers (Cruising Casco SUMMERGUIDE 2026 61

W AT E R F R O N T Bay Concert Series). Dogs and bikes are welcome, as long as they’ve got tickets.

Departure point: 56 Commercial Street (Maine State Pier) Mailboat Run: $21 Adults/$17.50 Seniors/$12 Children/Bikes $7/Dogs $4.50 cascobaylines.com/maine-boat-tours/

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Portland Discovery Land & Sea Tours

Known for their narrated trolley tours, Portland Discovery also runs guided harbor cruises focusing on maritime history, with mix and match combos to fit your timeframe and budget. Enjoy the views of Portland’s skyline, waterfront, forts, and lighthouses in the context of our shipbuilding and fishing past. Boat and trolley tours are both dog-friendly, “provided your dog is friendly” and leashed.

Departure point: 170 Commercial Street (Long Wharf) From $40 by land or by sea portlanddiscovery.com/ SeaPortland

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Beyond the Lighthouse

ruins “preserved by neglect” of the only fort in Portland harbor to see active combat. Kids’ scavenger hunt and lantern to explore the catacombs provided. Local adult craft beverage included.

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Lobstering Legends Lucky Catch Cruises

Haul traps and learn the difference between hard shells, shedders, shorts, culls, and keepers aboard a real lobster boat. Afterward, you can purchase your catch for “boat” price and take it across the pier to the Portland Lobster Company for the freshest lobster dinner you’ll ever have.

Departure point: 170 Commercial Street (Long Wharf) Adults $60/Children $45 www.luckycatch.com/

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For a more adventurous experience on Casco Bay, RIB (rigid inflatable boat) tours combine thrilling speed (40 mph) with scenic exploration of rocky shorelines, hidden coves,

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W AT E R F R O N T remote islands, and local wildlife, navigating narrow passages that larger boats can’t reach. Keep an eye out for seals, seabirds, and porpoises while learning about the bay’s ecosystem and maritime history.

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Time Traveler Wendameen

Enjoy Casco Bay the old-fashioned way on this beautifully restored 1912 schooner. Help raise the sails

Pedal Party

Part harbor cruise, part floating party, Maine BayCycle offers one of Portland’s more unconventional experiences on the water. Get your steps in pedaling this human-powered vessel with your pals, while enjoying music, drinks, and harbor views. BYOB, snacks, and playlist; ice is provided in built-in coolers.

Wisely, the captain steers.

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or just relax as you pass lighthouses, islands, and the Portland skyline with only the wind and waves propelling you. Morning, afternoon, and sunset sails.

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Dark Lady Bagheera

Built in 1924, this sleek black schooner blends vintage charm with a legendary racing history.

Feel your shoulders drop and your lungs expand as you glide peacefully past the islands and forts of Portland Harbor in a golden hour undisrupted by engine noise.

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Sunset Drifter

If you’re serious about not wanting a big wedding, why not sail off into the sunset on the Calista Ann? The captain’s ordained, and with a maximum of twelve passengers, this bijou “cocktail cruiser” is the perfect setting for a floating micro-wedding or elopement. BYOB and snacks, or pair with a local oyster farm tour and tasting or a four-course sunset supper prepared by a local chef.

Huckleberry, the company dog, will join you onboard the motoryacht for most trips.

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MANIE’S FIRST SHIP; SOURCES: U.S. COAST GUARD; ONLINE DATA, BBC, AND SAIL250,

Welcome to our After-Party in Portland Harbor!

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efore she was America’s Tall Ship, the USCG barque Eagle crept out of her nest in the Blohm+ Voss shipyards of 1936 Hamburg as a centerpiece of the Kriegsmarine.

Christened the Horst Wessel—a tribute to a fallen Storm Trooper leader turned Nazi martyr—her June 13 launch was a meticulously staged spectacle of state power.

Adolf Hitler “himself” looked on as

A crew member of the Virgina tells us that the replica of Maine’s First Ship will be tying up at DiMillo’s around July 20 to kick off the show. In fact, we hear that “DiMillo’s is throwing a welcome party for our ship and crew.”

Deputy Führer Rudolf Hess delivered the keynote. Wessel’s own mother broke the magnum of champagne over the hull.

As the crown jewel of the Ger-

man sail-training fleet, the barque was a canvas for Third Reich iconography. She cut through the water with a massive eagle figurehead clutching a swastika at her prow, while the swastika-emblazoned national flag snapped from her mast. Her decks served as a floating classroom, refining the maritime instincts of both naval cadets and the Marine Hitler Youth.

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of the conflict ferrying German military passengers westward, fleeing the Soviet advance. By May 1945, British Royal Marines had intercepted and captured her in Flensburg.

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ART OF THE DEAL er fate was ultimately decided by a draw of lots among the Allies; the United States secured the Horst Wessel following a strategic diplomatic trade with the Soviets. Commissioned into the U.S. Coast Guard in May 1946,

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she shed her dark origins for a new identity in Connecticut.

In a piece for the BBC, writer James Morgan interviewed Tido Holtkamp, a former German sailor assigned to the ship during the war.

Here in the 21st century, Holtkamp stared at the ship’s figurehead: “Yes, the Eagle is an immigrant

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Eagle & Her Sisters Built from the same original 1930s design, the legendary Five Sister Ships are among the most iconic sailing vessels still afloat. Though they sail under different flags, these ships share a common lineage, purpose, and spirit—training generations of sailors through wind, weather, and tradition.

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USCG Barque Eagle, NRP Sagres, Nave Școală Mircea, Gorch Fock When sister ships meet under sail, it’s more than a race—it’s a rare reunion of history, seamanship, and national pride.

On July 9, as part of Sail4th 250, history comes alive once again with a race to Boston for the Five Sisters Cup. Four of the five sisters still in service—Eagle (USA), Sagres (Portugal), Mircea (Romania), and Gorch Fock (Germany)—will square off under sail, retracing the competitive spirit these ships were built for.

The Tiffany-made Five Sisters trophy, held by Gorch Fock since 1976, will once again be up for grabs—making this one of the most significant tall ship races of the modern era.

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too—another immigrant that has done well... You see that plate she holds in her talons? It’s the US Coast Guard shield. But not when I sailed on her. The swastika was emblazoned there.”

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Beyond racing, she recorded the largest-ever cod catch on the Grand

Banks. After serving as a freighter, she struck a Haitian reef and sank in 1946. Her legacy was reborn in 1963 with Bluenose II, a replica built in the same shipyard using the original plans.

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The Bowdoin giving Lady Liberty the aye.

after wowing the crowds in New York and Boston harbors for Sail 250.

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL Many artifacts on display at Bowdoin College’s Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum were donated by Donald MacMillan’s indominable niece, May Fogg. She often took the helm during her uncle’s expeditions as a trusted crewmember.

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Oh, so close! The Bluenose II will be sailing right past the mouth of Portland Harbor as she returns from Sail 250.

“Exact timing and routing will be determined by the wind and weather conditions at the time of our passage,” says Maggie Ostler, Director. “You’re welcome to track our position on our website: bluenose.novascotia.ca/location “We use a tracking system called YB Tracker, which is based in the UK.... It’s certainly a popular page on our website!”

As for crowd control during parties and tours, “We’re often asked the same questions that other vessels would also be asked: Why is your wheel on backwards?

What is that fuzzy stuff in the rigging (baggy wrinkle)? We also are often asked about why Bluenose is on the Canadian dime and why she was such a famous vessel.”

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designed by William Hand specifically for the Arctic explorations of Donald B. MacMillan. As the only American schooner designed for the Far North, the robust, oakframed Bowdoin made 26 major Arctic voyages between 1921 and 1954, plus dozens more since. At sea, she has hosted notable explorers, including ornithologist Alfred M. Bailey, as well as being a staging hub for documentaries on Inuit life. Today, the Bowdoin remains the Official Vessel of the State of Maine and is owned by the Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. She’ll be coming north

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f you self-identify as a clipper ship, how quickly can you sail from New York to San Francisco?

Some vessels that no longer exist will doubtless be at our

rolling After-Party in spirit, as they know Portland Harbor well. We asked Nathan R. Lipfert, Curator Emeritus of Maine Maritime Museum, to bring us closer to five Maine “clipper ships.”

SNOW SQUALL “Built in 1851 at the Cornelius Butler yard in Cape Elizabeth (the part that is now South Portland), she was built on speculation in the early years of the 1850s shipbuilding boom, and sold the same year to New York ship owner Charles R. Green. Used in the trade to the Orient, she is known for a number of fast passages, and for escaping under sail from the Confederate raider CSS Tuscaloosa in 1863. In 1864, attempting another Cape Horn passage, she ran aground while becalmed in the Straits of Le Maire. She came off the rocks, but was leaking badly. Capt. James S. Dillingham Jr. put back for Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands, where she was condemned. Her hulk was incorporated into a wharf in Port Stanley, along with two other vessels. American historians SUMMERGUIDE 2026 81

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became aware of her existence in the 1970s—the last remaining American clipper hull which could be examined. Mainers and others became involved in a project to document and preserve what remained. Interrupted by the Falkland Islands War of the 1980s, the project ultimately succeeded in removing a 40-foot section of the underwater part of the bow and returning it to Maine, first to the Spring Point Museum in South Portland. Later the bow was transferred to the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath. At MMM the bow has been permanently exhibited in its own building since 1995.

The sharpness of the bow of this extreme design is seen by everyone who walks in. Tonnage: 742.

Register length: 157 feet.

RED JACKET uilt in 1853 at the George Thomas yard in Rockland for the firm of Seacombe & Taylor of Boston. Designed by Boston naval architect Samuel Hartt Pook.

Famed for her record passage from New York to Liverpool in 13 days, 1 hour, and 25 minutes dock-todock, never broken by a commercial sailing vessel. Chartered and then sold to British owners, largely involved in voyaging to Australia from Britain, hulked (retired) in the Cape Verde Islands in 1886.

Tonnage: 2,305. Register length: 251.2 feet.

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GRECIAN “Built in 1851 at the Turner & Cahoon yard in Cape Elizabeth.

Poorly documented, and only mentioned in one of the historical works on clippers. Doesn’t survive into the period of the American Lloyds or NY Maritime Register, so there is no objective judgment of whether or not she was actually a clipper. Apparently not noted for fast or record passages in any case. She was a good-sized ship for the time, and certainly larger than most clippers built up to that time.

Tonnage: 1,131. Register length: possibly 193 feet.

NIGHTINGALE “Built in 1851 at the Samuel Hanscom Jr. yard in Eliot, Maine.

Probably designed by Isaiah “ Hanscom. Eliot is part of the customs district of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and so the vessel is often attributed as built at Portsmouth. The ship was named for the famous Swedish singer Jenny Lind. First owned by Boston firm Sampson & Tappan, she had a long and complex shipping career, including the Australian gold rush, the China trade, the slave trade (captured by the US Navy with 971 enslaved people aboard), a naval storeship during the Civil War, the laying of the Bering Strait submarine cable, the later Cape Horn trade, and the Norwegian lumber trade. Aban-

doned at sea in 1893, en route from Liverpool to Halifax. In recent years a man found a figurehead in Norway (where Nightingale was rebuilt in the 1870s) which he believes to be Nightingale’s. Tonnage 1,066.

Length on deck: 185 feet.

ROEBUCK “Built in 1851 at Kennebunk by Bourne & Kingsbury for Thaddeus Nichols and Thomas Curtis of Boston, this is the only Kennebunk or Kennebunkport-built vessel on the list of Maine clippers in The Maritime History of Maine by Rowe. She was certainly not an extreme clipper; her hull design was characterized in the New York Maritime Register as “Full”—as opposed to ‘Sharp’ or ‘Clipper,’ or even ‘Medium.’ Her first voyage Boston to San Francisco was 152 days, not clipper time. An 1855 voyage from Shanghai to London was almost five months. She was wrecked on ‘the Willie’s rocks, Cohasset’ in 1859, headed to Philadelphia from Boston. Tonnage: 816.

Register length: 170 feet.”

TAKING IT TO EXTREMES Some purists say you can’t really call a vessel a clipper unless she’s an extreme clipper. Nathan Lipfert proceeds with caution: “The difficulty in knowing the exact hull forms of these vessels is what has kept the clipper ship debate going for a century.”

IN THEIR DREAMS For example: online, with wishful thinking blurring exactness, the rotting hulks of Wiscasset, the Hesper and the Luther Little, now long gone, have occasionally been elevated to “clipper ships,” though they’re rumored to have been coal and lumber schooners. (Even if every schooner has the heart of a clipper!) The replica Spirit of Massachusetts is more properly a clipper-topsail schooner, closer to a Baltimore clipper. Now high and dry as a restaurant on the Kennebunk River, she sails on.

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used by most folks. Language is fluid, I guess, as difficult as that may be for those of us who live in the past.”

TALL FOR ALL That’s how the vague term “tall ships” came about: one size fits tall, like a stretchy leisure suit. On the other hand, who doesn’t love a big tent? Soon enough, in the right company, we’ll be able to call a Boston Whaler Sport a clipper ship.

Kennebunk River and tied up for tours. She’d also dazzled Newburyport crowds the same year. Decades later, misunderstood and forgotten, she spent her last days as a restaurant in Atlantic City until she was spindled by Hurricane Sandy, demolished in the maelstrom. But when she was good, she was very, very good.

THE ONE WHO GOT AWAY n 1931, the frigate USS Constitution tied up right here in Did you know the harbor at Maine that the masts State Pier (prior page).

Down on her luck, she on the USS desperately asked the City of Portland to turn Constitution her into our mascot ship.

It made so much sense. were cut in Commodore Preble, Maine forests? who fought so bravely against the Barbary Pirates at her helm, was born here. Her modern-day captain in 1931, Commander Louis Gulliver, USN, was also born in Portland. But the city fathers turned her down—too much money. What really stings is, did we consider the upside? Tourism revenues for the National Parks of Boston, where the ship is a major anchor, contributes approximately $298.8M to the local economy annually.

CLIPPER Fast-forward to 2010. Local HALLUCINATIONS Portlander Dick Fitzgerald September 1965. It tries courageously to contook my breath vince the city to accept the away when the legendary aircraft carrier three-quarterUSS Kennedy as our size replica of mascot ship. He does all the extreme the heavy lifting. She is clipper ship ready to come. Nope.

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included in that book a list of 89 Maine-built vessels which he believed to have been clippers, relying generally on claims made at the time they were built. All were built in the 1850-1856 period, when extreme clippers were economically feasible.

“A clipper was a vessel designed for speed at the expense of other considerations (like cargo capacity and safety). Having 4 masts would not automatically disqualify a vessel from clipperdom. There have been clipper brigs, clipper schooners, and clipper barks as well as clipper ships. That said, I think all the vessels on Rowe’s list were probably full-rigged ships of three masts. They were all built in the period when speed was a greater factor than carrying capacity for the California and China trades.”

Lipfert is thoughtful about the evolution of “clipper” as a sobriquet: “That said, nearly every ship built in the U.S. after the 1850s promoted itself as a clipper, even though all of them were compromise designs that we in the 20th century started calling downeasters. The word clipper had caught on with the public, including with manufacturers who wanted to ship their goods to California. Shipping lines called the vessels clippers in their advertising, and ship captains for years to come would tell their grandchildren they had commanded a clipper.

Like many more technical nautical terms, today the word clipper (more poetic than technical) is poorly understood and vaguely

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inding our way toward the water, under a shady canopy of maple and pine just outside Freeport, my girlfriend, Ripley, and I pull up at a sign: Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment. Ripley worked here for a summer in college and never wanted to leave.

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Since Wolfe’s Neck doesn’t use pesticides, she removed the worms by hand. “They’re really green and blend in, so Farmer Tom taught us to follow their poop trails to find them. Then we’d throw them in a bucket, and feed them to the pigs.”

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Hx of ’Za in ME Yes, because even slices of baked leavened dough have an origin myth.

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t’s as unlikely for an origin story to be true as it is for a slice of pepperoni to realize it isn’t a savory island surrounded by icebergs of cheese in a sea of tomato sauce.

Angelone’s is the rare exception.

It was and is the first pizza shop ever in Maine. Established in 1947 and constant as the North Star, the local chain survives in the form of Angelone’s West at 768 Main Street in Westbrook.

Wait a minute. Is the North Star of pizza still a cash-only business? How’s that possible in a world so busy uploading itself? Since I enjoy the pleasure of an unfair advantage here, I call

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up my high-school friend and Deering High track teammate Michael J. Angelone for some primary-source information.

Hey, it’s been way too long! I don’t have to tell you Angelone’s is in a league of its own, but there are doubters out there. They see a start date of 1947 and say, so many families came to Maine from Italy, starting with Giovanni da Verrazano.

So many Portland families came from Naples, where they loved pizza at home. How did nobody up here ever offer pizza until 1947?

I always thought we were the first to sell pizza in Maine.

My dad, Joe Angelone, and his brother, Jack, were from Rhode Island. Their dad had a bar in West Warwick. I’m pretty sure they served food too.

During World War II, my Uncle

Jack was stationed in Portland, maybe Peaks Island. Coastal Defense. He met his wife, Carol Stevens, a Portland girl who was a WAVE [Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service], when they were both in uniform.

After the war, they went back to Rhode Island to live with Jack’s mother and started a family. My Aunt Carol got homesick for Portland, so they returned and started a restaurant at 66 Veranda Street.

Then my dad and mom joined [them]. When I was a baby, I lived in one of those apartments above the store. A GI coming home from Europe walked in and asked Jack, “Hey, got any pizza?” That was the beginning of Angelone’s.

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LEGENDS trade. My dad, Joe Angelone, opened on Monument Square and then at 565 Congress Street, at the old Strand Theater. Then he and I went to the Maine Mall and ran the mall Angelone’s together.

That was in the food court, right?

There was a food court before the food court you’re talking about. We were there from 1980 to 1990.

So Jack and Joe Angelone were the Ben & Jerry of Maine pizza? Tell me about your dad.

He was in the 29th division, 175th infantry. He was just a private, I think. His infantry landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day plus one.

My sister and I just sent some items to the Maryland Museum of Military History, the base of the 29th Division, the blue and the gray. I think the division goes way back, to the Civil War. My mother, Patricia, was a war bride.

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o, they’re all gone. She was from England, an adoptee in Scotland.

When she was younger, her parents moved with her to South Africa. After they died, she returned to England. She was with the British Women’s Land Army.

There’s a movie about that [“The Land Girls (1998) is a romantic drama starring Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, and Anna Friel. It focuses

Inside Angelone’s West, Westbrook’s Elias Stenbak keeps it real.

on three young women from diverse backgrounds who leave their city lives to work on a Dorset farm during World War II, dealing with hard labor, romance, and friendship.”–IMDB]. They were stationed down in Cornwall. I think my parents met there and got married in 1945.

Early on after the war, my dad wanted to start a restaurant in West

It was an early, innovative move to repurpose old gas stations around town and recast them as Angelone’s Pizza restaurants! Now that’s real fuel: Washington Avenue, where Monte’s is today. Broadway in South Portland, now the home of Bath Savings. And Angelone’s West in Westbrook’s still going strong!

My cousin Maria works there in Westbrook.

Also her twin sisters, who are a year older than me.

Not identical twins. They’re entertaining.

This Washington Ave. location is now Monte’s.

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Warwick, but it never got a liquor license, and it never took off, so the two brothers and their families worked together up here. I want to be clear: it was my Uncle Jack who started the pizza business.

About that cash-only policy …

(Laughs) No, I don’t have any comments on that.

I understand you can buy an Angelone’s pizza as large as 15 inches, 8 slices—but I remember them being smaller. The world had a whole different yardstick.

The classic Angelone’s size was a nine- or a ten-inch.

What was the big crowd-pleaser?

Probably pepperoni pizza.

Celebrity foodies are going to want to know exactly where in Italy your family is from, so they can assemble film crews, cross the Atlantic, make tests on your sauce, and turn it all into a television spectacle.

Outside of Naples. Abruzzo.

I remember you playing chess at Deering High. Is it true that you were president of Portland Chess Club?

That’s fantastic!

I went back to chess in my thirties and served as president right after Stuart Laughlin.

What was your US Chess Federation (USCF) rating?

I got close to around 1,800.

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Nice move. As a kid, did you ever get to work at your dad’s glamorous restaurant on Monument Square, Pizza By Angelone? I can hear you nodding on the telephone.

On the Triangle. My dad and I called it “Joe Angelone’s Pizza.” I worked on and off. Kinda. I was pretty young. I’d go in on Sundays and try helping out. I remember washing those big glass windows.

You could ride around the Monument and get a great look at us. We were right on the point of Federal and Middle Streets. You’ll have to look at an old map. Benoit’s was on one side. George’s Delicatessen was on the left across the street from us.

Bailey’s Sporting Goods was a few doors down [near where Longfellow Books is now].

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any longtime Portlanders remember riding downhill on Congress Street on the bus, wheeling around Monument Square, and seeing Pizza By Angelone front and center on the Square, where One City Center is today, but closer to the statue.

That red and white logo, the way the shop pointed toward the center of the Square like a glassy slice of pizza itself. That reel runs in my head, and I’m not alone. My dad worked at Casco Print at 100 Middle Street, and many times as a fun surprise, he’d bring Angelone’s pizzas home with him in the paper wrappers: pepperoni, mushroom and green pepper… This was before I knew Michael at school.

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N THE 1954 Elizabeth Taylor movie, “Elephant Walk” is the name of a mansion that surveys a tea plantation in colonial Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The eponymous palace is built directly on an ancient elephant path to a precious watering hole. For generations, herds had followed their precise route between jungle and water. And elephants never forget.

And come what may, some of the faithful diners at Dockside Grill in Falmouth Foreside still call this gorgeous haunt by its old names.

CBS journalists Walter Cronkite and Andy Rooney used to hang out here for the marina views and salty camaraderie. In days of yore, it was known as The Galley, a salt lick for

ocean racers, especially during the prestigious Monhegan Island Race.

Owner/host Merle Hallett was a serious sailor too; his Scaramouche actually won that race. Gary Merrill (Twelve O’Clock High, 1949) used to tie up his boat here. You might run into other Foreside habitués, like Jock McKernan and Olympia Snowe, members of the Payson family, and Payson-adjacents.

For decades this restaurant and Handy Boat Yard have been the starting point for an exciting evening, with fair winds and following seas. Nautically speaking, this spot is “fetching.” When I lived on nearby Underwood Road in a converted lobsterman’s shack, for a while there I wasn’t sure I knew anyone who hadn’t dined in this lovely

place.

Handy Boat Yard is a working yacht center where you’re surrounded by watercraft. In winter, the ghosts of beloved boats huddle, swaddled in shrink-wrap, planning their escape. Come summer, they’re a forest of masts, joyfully bobbing.

We tuck into club chairs upstairs, fireplace on one side, windows to the city lights of Portland on the other. Time stands still as we cast off on a romantic cruise through past visits of our own, marking milestones.

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We share the Bang Bang Shrimp with chili mayo and hot honey. It’s so generous an appetizer we can’t imagine needing anything else, but we share the Beet and Goat Cheese salad enlivened with pistachio, red onion, spinach, and a red-wine vinaigrette.

There’s also an inviting raw bar with local oysters and an intriguing blood-orange mignonette.

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or an entree, we tack into the Steak Oscar.

With tall ships returning to Portland this summer, it’s a thrillingly retro dish: an eight-ounce flatiron steak, crab

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Bougie? Why not, in a bizarre year like this. I overhear a couple at the next table talking about packing for Italy. “The blouses I’m bringing will take almost negative room in my suitcase.”

Inspired, we request espresso and cling to coffee and conversation.

We’re reminded that the well-beaten path to this magnet is historic Route 88, traditionally known as the King’s Highway.

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Toto Recall

Riding a crest of 4 billion Spotify plays, lead singer Joseph Williams and Toto make a super splash on the Maine coast this summer.

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what could possibly go wrong? Well, throw in a Maine winter day when the temperature drops 30 degrees in ten minutes. We’ll be forever grateful to Stacey for being just the best sport. Toto, for me, has always been less a soundtrack than a set of coordinates—songs pinned to memory, place, and feeling.

Which is perhaps why Joseph Williams, the band’s longtime lead singer, strikes such a deep chord: a voice traveling across decades, genres, and generations of listeners.

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HERE WERE you when you first heard Toto? No problemo here! “99” was playing on our table-side jukebox at the Carriage House in Norfolk, Virginia, in 1980 when Nancy and I planned our engagement party.

In 1986, when Peter Macomber was shooting our premiere cover on Custom House Wharf, I heard “I’ll Be Over You” blaring from Harbor Fish when the door swung open. Stacey Teas, a gold disco dress, and Toto:

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INTERVIEW In 2026, Toto’s momentum is exploding across the globe. More than half a million fans have turned out to see them this past year alone, while streaming numbers—now in the billions—continue to climb, driven in large part by listeners under 34.

What was once called “adult contemporary” now reads as something closer to shared cultural heritage.

What follows is a conversation that moves between inheritance and independence, from Hollywood scoring stages to casino elevators, from mosquito-choked Finnish festivals to the peculiar pull of the Maine coast—held together by Williams’s dry wit and an unforced sense of musical perspective.

There can’t have been a more defining 1980s experience than singing the lead to Toto’s “Till the End” while choreographer Paula Abdul dances around you. When’s the last time you saw her?

I haven’t seen her face-to-face in 20 years. I ran into her somewhere.

A sweetheart.

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You’re the singing voice of Simba in Disney’s The Lion King. Does that give you cachet with younger audiences?

It came up during one of Toto’s VIPs [post-show audience chats].

I’m definitely proud of it.

What’s it like having a father knighted by Queen Elizabeth II—Sir John Williams?

I find it fun to call him Sir John.

Especially since he’s not English. It gives him a giggle.

I find it fun to call him Sir John.

Especially since he’s not English. It gives him a giggle.”

Did you see him conduct the Boston Pops in person? aybe once. I’ve seen him dozens and dozens of times at the Hollywood Bowl, places like that, and we always went to his recording sessions for films. [John Williams’s music has riveted millions in films including

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Does he have a favorite Toto song?

I don’t know if he has one. He’s a jazzer, so I’m guessing it’s “Don’t Stop Me Now,” the last song on our Fahrenheit album, where Miles Davis comes in and joins us for that fantastic trumpet solo.

Have you ever crossed paths with the great jazz singer Joe Williams?

My dad did, and it was because of Joe Williams that I make sure I call myself Joseph Williams. Dad told me, “We already had a Joe Williams.” Outside of performing, my friends call me Joe. Let’s talk about the band—its mythology, its muscle memory, and the strange ways songs come into being. Which Toto song came together most effortlessly?

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I wish I had David Paich here, because he might say, “Hold the Line.” He and I wrote a couple pieces together. The one that came easiest, on The Seventh One, is “You Got Me.” Touring, of course, has its own hazards—and its own comedy. You’ll be playing an outdoor show in Bangor.

Any worries about rogue seagulls?

Ever had nature interfere with a performance? Luckily, you’re missing our black fly season. e did get mauled by a bunch of mosquitoes in Finland, headlining a festival.

It was 11 p.m., near this beautiful lake, very hot, two or three songs into our show. If we looked out into our spotlight, we saw this static up in the light. When they hit us, it was like a wall. I had to grit my teeth to keep them from coming in[to my mouth].

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Where’s the farthest touring has taken you from Santa Monica?

Abu Dhabi and Dubai, New Zealand, Australia, Jakarta, Singapore.

What’s your worst-case scenario onstage?

Here’s a singer’s nightmare: you go out there and your voice is not there. It’s happened to me in Sweden, in Germany. In the group, just four times, but it does happen.

One time I discovered it when I was already onstage. There was some quick decision-making, and we removed a bunch of songs. I had to sit out the concert.

If you wanted to disappear in Maine, where would you go?

My grandparents are from Bangor.

My grandfather was John Francis Williams, a drummer [for the CBS Orchestra; he also played with Benny Goodman]. My grandmother was Esther Towner [a dancer originally from Boston], so when they married, yup— ‘Esther Williams.’!

How do you take your lobster?

I like it boiled. I can eat lobster until the day is finished.

You go out there and your voice is not there.

What’s the funniest misconception you’ve overheard about the band?

I was coming down in a casino elevator in Vegas and overheard two couples talking: “What are you going to do tonight?” “I dunno.

We’re going to see the band Africa.”

What did your father do in the Air Force?

He was the leader of the Air Force Band, stationed in Newfoundland.

They made a good decision. Rather than put a gun in his hand, they let him entertain the rest of the guys.

The first film he ever wrote music for was a Canadian travelogue.

Do you compose at the piano?

Yes. What’s a classical piece you can knock out?

Knock out? Something simple. I don’t know, “Moonlight” sonata.

My best instrument is my voice.

When did you first use your voice professionally?

I did commercials as a kid.

In Vegas, I did singing impressions early on: Sonny in a Sonny and Cher bit, Elvis, Billy Joel, Fred Astaire.

Wait, Fred Astaire? Wasn’t he described as “Can’t act, can’t sing, can dance a little”?

Oh, my God, he was amazing! He may not have been a crooner. But as a singer he had genius timing and phrasing.

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Was there ever pressure to follow your father to Juilliard?

No, because I never presented at a young age as being any wunderkind of instrumental performance.

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She told me about a close friend whose spouse had passed, and how they were as inseparable as she knew Eddie and I had been.

“When friends asked her to go out, she consistently refused, the

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Old friends and new, seeing my posts on social media, often ask, “How do you do all that? How can you be in two places at once? Seems like you’re out every night!” Well, maybe. Just do it, I say.

Here’s a few things I’m planning this summer; hope to see you out and about!

Wednesday nights: Andy’s Old Port Pub where Dave Beam and the Custom House Gang has performed a mixed bag of very good music every week from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. for the past 17 years. Guest musicians frequently partake!

94 Commercial Street. 8742639.

Sunday afternoons: A new find is Hi-Fidelity Brewing. Here is a feast of sounds featuring numerous jazz musicians jamming and a chance to taste low ABV beers or crafty cocktails conceived by co-owner Dante Maderal (I love his Negroni). 200 Anderson Street. hifidelitybeer.com.

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A big fine surprise recently was innovative jazz improvisations on a Sunday afternoon at the newly opened, upscale but comfortable v.

Inventive cocktails include absinthe served properly! The owners hope to make the jazz shows a regular thing. 150 Park Street. 800-5822.

Next up, the “art.” I could fill a book with the galleries, shows, and openings I’ll be taking in this summer, but a few stand-outs include: Nancy Davidson’s always magical Critters show, the tenth “Menagerie” happening this summer at the George Marshall Store Gallery, with opening reception on July 25. Davidson says this show is fun for the entire family as well as a joy to collectors.

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with a strong community draw. The not-to-bemissed opening on July 2 features three shows: Kathy Weinberg’s “Rough Magic and Parlor Tricks”; Jeffrey Ackerman, “Director’s Cut”; and photographer Rose Marasco’s “My Nature.” Through August 27. 267 Congress Street. 253-3200.

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8; Marjorie Moore Presents: The Show Must Go On! June 25–October 21; and Alex Bruel: Mended, August 11–22. 20 Bartol Island Road, Freeport.

312-771-1149.

And, most exciting to many of us, is the long-awaited reopening of the beloved Maine Museum of Photographic Arts at its new, much larger home on Commercial Street. Through August 1, MMPA is celebrating its new home with, appropriately, The Home Show, and Looking at You, curated respectively by director Denice Froehlich and Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest.

387 Commercial Street. 808-8919.

For festivals, my favorites are the Greek ones, where you can dine on some of the best food ever (think Greek salads, lemon roasted chicken, skewered lamb or pork, moussaka, baklava, and oh, the Greek coffee!). And music and dance and tours of both churches, containing profoundly beautiful iconography.

I go every day. It’s that good. Holy Trinity Church, 133 Pleasant Street, June 25–27; and St. Demetrius Church, 186 Bradley Street, Saco, July 10, 11, and 12.

Anybody who follows my posts knows I love oysters! Blessed to be living in Maine where the “r’s in the months don’t matter, as our waters are so cold, yearround! And where the oysters are

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of paintings by dear friend and nonagenarian, Brooklin-based artist William Irvine, July 15 to August 10. Opening reception, July 22. 8 Court Street, Ellsworth. 667-6611.

Spacious and welcoming Cove Street Arts presents reliably good exhibits, and the public receptions are fun, relaxed, and well attended. I expect to celebrate on July 16 the opening of three exhibits featuring artists David Row, Ellen Weitkamp, and Steven Bartlett, showing into September. 71 Cove Street. 808-8911.

Two Moss Galleries deserve a visit, or two. In Portland, I plan to see The Wonder of Light, paintings

by Anne Neely sthrough August 22, and in Falmouth, a solo show

by Alison Hildreth through August 15. 100 Fore Street, Portland, 804-0459; 251 Route One, Falmouth. 781-2620.

I almost never miss the festive and popular opening receptions at the Maine Jewish Museum, a very welcoming and beautiful space

Excellent, Diane.

Thank you for the recommendation. So glad I thought to reach out. If anyone knows this town, it’s you. My friends loved it!”

about the best in the world.

So of course you will find me at the amazing annual Pemaquid Oyster Festival on September 27 at Mine Oyster Raw Bar, 16 Wharf Street, Boothbay Harbor.

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Warning: arrive at least fifteen minutes

to half an hour before they open.

By 4, there will be a line!

In summer, many artists offer “open studio” days. On my calendar is Lori Austil’s on July 11 and 12 from 11 to 5. I will take in her encaustic paintings and prints, and savor snacks and live jazz by Tony Gadboury and friends. 450 Summit Street, Portland.

A final thought.

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Center Theatre, 20 E. Main St., Dover-Foxcroft. Delicious Divas, Jul. 18. 564-8943.

Fete Market, Old Port Square, 200 Middle St. PRIDE Market, Jun. 20; Old Port Makers’ Market, Jul. 4 & Sept. 5. fetemarket.com.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. The Amazing Acro-Cats, Aug. 13–30. 347-7177.

League of Maine Crafts Show, Wells Jr High School, 1470 Post Rd. Summer Solstice Craft Show, Jul. 11–12. summersolsticecraftshows.com.

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Railway Village Museum, 586 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay. Antique Engine Meet, Jul. 4; Antique Auto Day, Jul. 11. 633-4727.

Rockland Sunday Strolls, Main St. Come for performances, activities, & enjoy the expanded space of downtown as Main Street is closed to motorized traffic and open to pedestrians, vendors, artists, performers, & more, Jul. 19 & Aug. 16. rocklandrolls.org.

Stonington Opera House, 1 School St. Bait & Switch: From Hollywood to Haulin’ Traps, Jul. 12; The Norman Magician Experience, Jul. 14; Hoops & Dreams, Jul. 21; The Last Navigator, Aug. 20. 367-2788.

Strawbery Banke Museum, 14 Hancock St., Portsmouth. Black Heritage Trail of NH Frederick Douglass Reading, Jun. 27; Piscataqua Riverfest, Jul. 11. (603)433-1100.

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Cross Insurance Arena, 1 Civic Center Sq. Barry Manilow, Jul. 3; The Princess Concert, Jul. 22; Billy Strings, Jul. 24–25; Brandi Carlile, Aug. 13. 791-2200.

Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Rd., Harrison. Camp Encore Coda Staff Concert, Jul. 13; Sebago Long Lakes Music Festival, Jul. 14, 21, 28, & Aug. 4; Susie Pepper & Ali Butler with Ashley Liberty & Daniel Strange, Jul. 24; Jonathan Sarty, Aug. 1; Music of The Beatles & The Carpenters, Aug. 23; Piano Bar & Open Mic, Aug. 27 & Sept.

3; Tartan Terrors, Aug. 29; Downeasters Acapella Chorus, Sept. 5. 583-6747.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W. Main St. Bailey’s Mistake, Jul. 10; Mad Agnes, Jul. 18; Black Cat Road, Jul. 31; Dam Jam Revival, Aug. 15; Bruce Marshall Group, Aug. 29; Seth Gallant & Rough Sawn, Sept. 4. 452-2412.

Good Theater, Stevens Square Theater, 631 Stevens Ave. Primo Cubano, Jun. 26; Chances Are Johnny Sings It, Jul. 8–12; Kouchera, Jul. 10; The Linda Ronstadt Experience, Aug. 28–30. 835-0895.

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. MET Live: El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego (Frank & Cruz), Jun. 20.

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Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St., Berwick.

Killeeshil Traditional Irish Music, Jun. 28; Sigrid Sibley & Friends, Jul. 5; Seacoast Revival Early Jazz Band, Jul. 12; The McCritters, Jul. 19; The Hempcats, Jul. 26; Toby McAllister & The Sierra Sounds, Aug. 2; The Bottom Dollars,

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Aug. 9; Gnarly Darling, Aug. 16; Melvin Gradiz Band, Aug. 23; A Moment of Green, Aug. 30; The Lion Sisters, Sept. 6. 698-1807.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Owen Kennedy & Seán Heely, Jul. 16; Memphis Lightning, Jul. 17. 347-7177.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Running On Jackson, Jun. 26; Northern Cross, Jul. 10; Sean Chambers & The Savory Brown Rhythm Section with The James Montgomery Band, Jul. 11; The Traveling Wilburys Revue, Jul. 16; Tom Rush, Jul. 18; Howie Day, Jul. 19; Something Wonderful Tonight, Jul. 23; Yesterday Once More, Jul. 25; Memories of Patsy, Jul. 31; The Elton John Experience, Aug. 2; Main Street, Aug. 5; The Joni Project, Aug. 7; Studio Two, Aug. 15; The Peacheaters, Aug. 28; Traveller, Sept. 4. 646-4777.

Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, 137 Pleasant St., Blue Hill. One of the oldest & most distinguished chamber music programs in the U.S. Concerts with open rehearsals & audience-attended classes, Jul. 3–Aug. 30.

812-2822.

Maine Savings Amphitheater, 1 Railroad St., Bangor. Lord Huron, Jun. 23; Lil Wayne, Jun. 30; Godsmack, Jul. 3; Jason Aldean, Jul. 16; Caamp, Jul. 18; Weird Al Yankovic, Jul. 19; Five Finger Death Punch, Jul. 22; Toto, Jul. 23; Billy Currington & Kip Moore, Jul. 24; Mötley Crüe, Jul. 25; Men at Work, Jul. 29; Joe Bonamassa, Jul. 31; Hank Williams Jr., Aug. 1; Billy Idol, Aug. 11; Riley Green, Aug. 15; Zach Top, Aug. 22; Pitbull, Aug. 31.

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Maine State Music Theatre, 1 Bath Rd., Brunswick.

Scott Moreau, Jul. 5–6; Music on the Mall, Jul. 22; Captain Jack & The Strangers, Jul. 26–27; Yellow Brick Road, Aug. 29–30. 725-8769.

Meetinghouse Arts, Memorial Park, Freeport. Richard Reichner, Jul. 5; The Honey Tones, Jul. 12; Arcadia, Jul. 19; Jacob R. Miller & The Bandoliers, Jul. 26; The 2nd Chance Ukulele Band, Aug. 2; Choro Louco, Aug. 9; Stagecoach Express, Aug. 16. 865-0040.

Meetinghouse Arts, Winslow Park, Freeport. Jim Sharkey, Jul. 9; Coastal Winds, Jul. 16; The Flukes, Jul. 23; The Delta Knights Band, Jul. 30; Vinyl Fossils, Aug. 6.

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Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Tori Amos, Jul. 29; Herbie Hancock, Aug. 1. 842-0800.

North Atlantic Blues Fest, Public Landing, Rockland.

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Opera Maine, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Roméo et Juliette, Jul. 23 & 26. 842-0800.

Portland Conservatory of Music, 28 Neal St. Scott Kiefner, Jul. 16; Timothy Burris, Aug. 20. 775-3356.

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Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. The Walrus, Jun. 26; Halcyon String Quartet, Jul. 7. 594-0070.

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Comedy 1932 Criterion Theatre, 35 Cottage St., Bar Harbor.

Bluebird Improv, Jul. 21; David Sedaris, Aug. 3. 2880829.

Aura, 121 Center St. Michael Kosta, Aug. 6. 772-8274.

Blue, 650A Congress St. In Utero, Jul. 11; Comedy Open Mic, every Tues. 774-4111.

Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Bob Marley, Aug. 8. 236-7963.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Juston McKinney, Aug. 13. 282-0849.

Good Theater, Stevens Square Theater, 631 Stevens Ave. Jay Jurden, Jun. 20; Mark Brady, Aug. 27. 835-0895.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Bob Marley, Jun. 21; Steve Sweeney, Jul. 5; Paula Poundstone, Jul. 17; Tom Cotter, Jul. 26. 646-4777.

Maine Savings Amphitheater, 1 Railroad St., Bangor. Matt Rife, Aug. 8. 358-9327.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Grumbo’s Princess Dream, Jun. 26. 879-4629.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Comedy Bang! Bang!, Jun. 29; Jordan Jensen, Jul. 23; Kathleen Madigan, Aug. 8; Pete Holmes, Aug. 14; Ilana Glazer, Aug. 19; Dave Attell, Aug. 21. 956-6000.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Bob Marley, Aug. 13. 935-7292.

Vinegar Hill Music Theatre, 53 Old Post Rd., Arundel. Caroline Rhea, Jul. 3; Bluebird Improv, Jul. 22.

985-5552.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Jordan Klepper, Aug. 1. 873-7000.

Film Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St. Andre, The Seal Who Came Home, Jul. 19. 236-7963.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Vacationland Film Festival, Aug. 21–23. 282-0849.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Iron Giant, Jun. 28; Guardians of the Galaxy, Jul. 26. 563-3424.

Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. 29th Maine International Film Festival, Jul. 10–19. 873-7000.

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Literary Camden Public Library, 55 Main St. Songwriter Sessions, Jun. 25, Jul. 23, & Aug. 27; Work in Progress: A Reading Roundtable for Poets & Writers, Jun. 28, Jul. 12, 26, Aug. 9, & 23; Saturday Storytime with Miss Stefanie, Jul. 4, 18, Aug. 1, & 15; Book Club: History Matters by David McCullough (Jul. 7) & Atmosphere

by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Aug. 4); Tern the Page Book Club: The Return of the Oystercatcher by Scott Weidensaul, Jul. 31; Art & Journaling, every Wed.; Book Time for Babies, every Wed. 236-3440.

Denmark Arts Center, 50 W. Main St. Travis Kennedy (The Whyte Python World Tour), Jun. 28; Ramona Rowe (Factory Town), Jul. 19; Mirette on the High Wire, Jul. 26;

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Lily King (Heart the Lover), Aug. 2; Ron Currie (We Will See You Bleed), Aug. 23. 452-2412.

Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St. Irene M. Drago’s Irish Timber, Jun. 25; The Power of the Prompt: Writing Workshop with Lara O’Brien, Jul. 2. 780-0118.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath.

Story Time with Chris Van Dusen, Jun. 28; Story Time with Splash, Jul. 14, Aug. 11, & Sept. 1. 443-1316.

Print: A Bookstore, 273 Congress St. John Glynn (The Lost Book of Lancelot) & Jessica Berger Gross (Hazel Says No), Jun. 22; Celebrating Claire Millikin’s Nightlight with Betsy Sholl, Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, & Samaa Abdurraqib, Jun. 24; Ron Currie (We Will See You Bleed), Jul. 6; Just For Today Storytime with Charlotte Agell, Jul. 12; Tomás Q. Morín (Cat Love), Jul. 21; Matthew Quick (Dad, Love, Me), Jul. 23. printbookstore.com.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. David Sedaris, Aug. 4. 873-7000.

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Blue, 650A Congress St. Salsa Nite, Jun. 26, Jul. 24, & Aug. 28. 774-4111.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. The Little Mermaid, Aug. 7–8. 282-0849.

Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St., Berwick.

Monthly Contra Dances, Jul. 5 & Sept. 6. 698-1807.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St. The Hive: Solar Sounds, Jun. 20. 805-0134.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. The Big Gay Dance Party, Jun. 20; Bop to the Top, Jul. 17. 956-6000.

Stonington Opera House, 1 School St. The MetaMarthasis, Jul. 22. 367-2788.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Khmer Maine Dance Co., Jul. 8. 594-0070.

Vivid Motion, The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. Steamy Nights Annual Benefit Show, Sept. 4. 347-7177.

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Bates College Museum of Art, 75 Russell St., Lewiston. Phyllis Graber Jensen: Picture Stories, to Sept.

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Front Lines: Women Etchers at the Fore, 1880 to Today, to Aug. 16; Celebrating Independence! Fifty Years of Spindleworks, 1976-2026, to Aug. 16; Flora et Fauna: Nature in Ancient Mediterranean Art & Culture, to Aug. 23. 725-3275.

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Caldbeck Gallery, 12 Elm St., Rockland. John Knight Growing into the Clouds, to Jun. 28; Melanie Essex All Small, to Jun. 28; 3 Painters: Bayard Hollins, Jim Kinnealey, John Schmidtberger, to Jun. 28; At Home & Abroad, to Jun. 28. 594-5935.

Castine Historical Society, 17 School St. Francis Hamabe’s Maine: A Life in Art, to Oct. 12. 326-4118.

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. Will Sears, to Sept. 6; Bianca Beck, to Sept. 6; Marc Swanson, to Sept. 13. 701-5005.

Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St., Bath. Madge Evers Cyanotype Workshop, Jul. 19.

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Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Alex Katz: Out of Sight: A Drawing Survey, to Oct. 11; By Design: The Worlds of Betsy James Wyeth, to Nov. 2. 859-5600.

Cove Street Arts, 71 Cove St. fine print, to Jun. 27; Almost Knowing, to Jul. 11. 808-8911.

Cully Sculpture Walk, NE Ainsworth St. & NE 46th St. Permanent outdoor sculpture exhibit by local artists in the Cully Neighborhood, launching Jun. 27. betsypower. com/cully-sculpture-walk.

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Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Thomas Connolly: Room for Silence, Jul. 2–25; John Whalley Solo Exhibition, Aug. 6–Sept. 26. 772-2693.

Kittery Art Association, 2 Walker St. Eleven Views From Here, to Jun. 29; Beautiful New England, to Jul. 5; Lucid Coastline, Jul. 9–Aug. 2; Atmosphere, Aug. 6–30.

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Maine Historical Society, 489 Congress St. Working Granite: Italian Stonecutters & Their Union, to Jul. 25; The Early Days of Maine Golf: A Visual History, 1888–1940, to Oct. 4. 774-1822.

Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. Kathy Weinberg: Rough Magic & Parlor Tricks, Jul. 2–Aug. 27; Jeffrey Ackerman: Director’s Cut, Jul. 2–Aug. 27; Rose Marasco: My Nature, Jul. 2–Aug. 27. 773-2339.

Maine Sculpture Trail, Schoodic International Sculpture Symposium. An outdoor exhibit of 34 sculptures over 200 miles Downeast. schoodicsculpture.org.

Meetinghouse Arts, 40 Main St., Freeport. The Color of Light, Jun. 26–Aug. 23; point.sequence.consequence, Aug. 28–Sept. 7. 865-0040.

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Moss Galleries, 251 US-1, Falmouth. Alison Hildreth, to Aug. 15; Jeane Cohen, to Aug. 15. 781-2620.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd. Looking For America, to Jul. 19; American Conversations, to Nov. 15; Maggie Strater: In Her Own Light, to Nov. 15; Carl Sprinchorn: All the World is a Painting, Aug. 6–Nov. 15. 646-4909.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, 10 Polar Loop, Brunswick. The Tip of the Iceberg: A Selection of Recent Acquisitions, Jun. 18–Dec. 20; Mamaqtuq! It is Delicious!: Traditional Foods of the North, to Apr. 4, 2027. 725-3416.

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. Precious: The Value of Ornament, to Jul. 19; Winslow Homer: Painter, Etcher, Jul. 3–Oct. 18. 775-6148.

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River Arts, 36 Elm St., Damariscotta. Member’s Show, to Jul. 4; Land & Sea, Jul. 11–Aug. 15. 563-6868.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Exhibition on Screen: Turner & Constable (Jul. 18 & 28) & Caravaggio (Aug. 15 & 25). 594-0070.

Ticonic Gallery & Studios, 93 Main St., Waterville.

What Could Have Been, What Is, What Could Be, Jul. 1– Aug. 24. 873-7000.

University of New England Art Galleries, UNE Art Gallery, 716 Stevens Ave. Arrows & Operators: Visual Debates in Music, Jul. 10–Nov. 1. 602-3000.

University of New England Art Galleries, Jack S. Ketchum Library, 11 Hills Beach Rd., Biddeford. Another Shore: Migration in Our Time, to Oct. 25. 602-3000.

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Spirits in Manhattan The Devil loves Moxie. And in the heart of New York, you’ll find us everywhere.

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ou can take the girl out of Maine, but Maine follows wherever life lands you.

When a Mainer lights up the stage in New York, the diaspora stirs. This past winter, that beacon was Portland’s own Andrea Martin, stepping into High Spirits, Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit reincarnated as a musical.

Though Martin’s run at City Center will be long over by the time you read this, her performance has the staying power of a postcard from home—a reminder that Mainers find each other, even 1,400 seats up in Midtown.

There might be a Renys mug in the cupboard, or a Maine State Prison cutting board on the kitchen counter. If there’s a wooden canoe paddle propped up in the corner, that’s a dead giveaway. In my case, the loon license plate thumbtacked to my bedroom door

Andrea Ma rtin takes Manhattan . Fro ouija, the M m Moxie to aine mystiq ue haunts exp ats, even in the heart of Ne w York.

MAINE, ALMOST You can spot a Mainer in Manhattan like a loon among pigeons. Maybe it’s the odd can of Moxie in the fridge, or some whoopie pies from Dysart’s in the freezer.

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MEETUPS is gratuitous, because my roommate’s from Wells. Who needs Craig’s List, or even Uncle Henry’s? We connected through a canoeing club on a Superfund site. Or try the Concord Coach Lines bus stop on East 42nd Street. Anyone loitering there is probably heading home to Portland.

OLD-SCHOOL COOL Sticker shock’s another telltale sign.

Shelling out hundreds to see a Broadway show with a four-piece pit band feels profligate to anyone raised within driving distance of a grange hall.

But City Center’s Encores! series of Broadway revivals is a Mainer’s delight: full orchestrations, lively semi-staged productions, and tickets that don’t break the bank.

I last saw Martin beneath the gold-and-turquoise Moorish arches here in Front and center: Andrea Martin channels the eccentric, bicycle-riding medium Madame Arcati in High Spirits.

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…Or try the Concord Coach Lines bus stop on East 42nd Street.

Anyone loitering there is probably heading home to Portland.

2008 as Madame Dilly in On the Town—a small role, but she possessed the stage. Now she brings the eccentric medium Madame

rits ,” re “High Spi Spirits befof course! o

Bravo!

Arcati back to life with a mixture of Maine-born grit and vaudeville sparkle, ascending the elevated platform where the 29-piece orchestra sits center stage—a character in its own right—to flip through the concertmaster’s sheet music as if it were a gramophone record collection.

Brahms? Too brooding. Rachmaninoff?

Too Russian. Irving Berlin? Just right.

THE ART OF NOT BEING OFF-BOOK emi-staged productions are no shortcut. They demand the ability to ad-lib, and a willingness to sing on a bicycle or dance with a ouija board.

If the ice cracks, keep skating. If the line goes wrong, make a meta joke in real time. At 79, Martin does it all with the zany aplomb of someone who cut her teeth at the Kennebunkport Playhouse at age thirteen: “My first green room...I was hooked. My love for theater began in Maine.”

Martin has said she “can do nothing from memory. Zero.”

Mid-séance, turning two pages at once, she changes tack abruptly, riffing: “I must look into my crystal—where the hell is it?!”

Co-star Stephen Pasquale flips back to the right page, and Martin sails on: “Thank God you found it!” as the audience roars—live theater at

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MAINE, AGAIN fter the final performance, the crew’s already breaking down the set before the audience has fully left. A blink, a breath, and the show is gone.

Martin, who’s “done many musicals, won a couple of Tonys,” says “the minute the show’s over, it’s out of my head.” But Maine lingers in

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the shared smiles of strangers who scored bargains at Renys, in the dangle of Moxie bottle-cap earrings, in a theater erupting because one of our own—a star who got her start at the Kennebunkport Playhouse—is still making magic onstage half a century later.

Is it coincidence or Maine magnetism that my dress rehearsal gets

relocated because they’re filming an episode of Evil—starring Martin as Sister Andrea—in our concert venue a block away from the apartment building used for the exteriors in another Martin hit show, Only Murders in the Building? Even in Manhattan, Maine’s mischievous presence is just around the corner.

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its most alive. And Maine summer-stock training at its finest—a prerequisite for getting through seven shows a week with only ten days of rehearsal.

Deep down, are we that different? New Yorkers avoid Times Square the way Mainers avoid Wiscasset when Red’s Eats is open.

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Carousel Music Theater, 196 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Gilligan’s Island, The Musical, Jun. 26–Jul. 1; Thank God I’m A Country Boy, Jul. 7–Aug. 1; Lights, Ladies, Legends!, Aug. 4–26; The Bridges of Madison County, Sept. 3–12. 633-5297.

Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. The Free State, Jul. 25; Blanc sur blanc, Aug. 1; Waves of Tears, Winds of Hope, Aug. 15. 743-8452.

City Theater, 205 Main St., Biddeford. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Jul. 17–Aug. 2. 282-0849.

Community Little Theatre, 30 Academy St., Auburn.

The Marvelous Wonderettes, Jun. 19–28; The Wizard of Oz, Aug. 7–16. 783-0958.

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Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Rd., Harrison. Annie the Musical, Jun. 19–28; Avenue Q Musical, Jul. 10–19; Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), Aug. 7–9; Lion King Junior, Aug. 21–22. 583-6747.

The Hill Arts, 76 Congress St. SAW The Musical Parody, to Jul. 4; Shit-Faced Shakespeare: MacBeth, Jul. 24–25.

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Public Theatre, 31 Maple St., Lewiston. Good Vibrations: A Celebration of the Beach Boys, Jun. 20–21; Million Dollar Quartet, Aug. 26–Sept. 13. 782-3200.

Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Madison. Clue, Jul. 2–11; A Texas Carol, Jul. 16–25; Curtains, Jul. 30–Aug. 8; Our Town, Aug. 13–22; The Second to Last Chance Ladies League, Aug. 27–Sept. 5. 474-7176.

Saco River Theatre, 29 Salmon Falls Rd., Buxton. The Originals present Accomplice by Rupert Holmes, Jul. 17–26. 929-6473.

Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. NT Live: The Playboy of the Western World, Jun. 25–26; NT Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Jul. 23–24. 563-3424.

Maine Film Center, 93 Main St., Waterville. National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World (Jun. 20) & Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Jul. 25). 873-7000.

Maine State Music Theatre, 1 Bath Rd., Brunswick. 1776 Let Freedom Sing!, Jun. 24–Jul. 11; The Little Mermaid, Jul. 16 & 20; Frozen, Jul. 15–Aug. 1; Matilda the Musical Jr., Aug. 10; Come From Away, Aug. 5–22.

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Stonington Opera House, 1 School St. Outside Mullingar, to Jun. 28; Blanc sur Blanc, Jul. 28; Darker the Night, Brighter the Stars, Aug. 5–16; Squirrel Stole My Underpants, Aug. 18; Broadway Comes to Stonington: The Movies!, Aug. 27 & 30. 367-2788.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. NT Live: The Audience (Jul. 11 & 21) & All My Sons (Aug. 29 & Sept.

8); Oma by Sandglass Theater, Jul. 22. 594-0070.

Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. The Tortoise & The Hare, Aug. 1; The Wiz of the West, Aug. 8; Unabashedly, Aug. 28–Sept. 6. 873-7000.

Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St. Happenstance Theater’s Death & the Fool, Jun. 27. 879-4629.

Good Theater, Stevens Square Theater, 631 Stevens Ave. Vampire Lesbians of Sodom & Sleeping Beauty or Coma, Jul. 16–Aug. 9. 835-0895.

Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St. Hello, Dolly!, to Jul. 18; Disney’s Newsies Jr., Jul. 11–14; City of Angels, Jul. 23–Aug. 22; The Wizard of Oz, Aug. 15–18; The Producers, Aug. 27–Sept. 26. 646-5511.

Grand Theater, 165 Main St., Ellsworth. The SpongeBob Musical, Jun. 19–28. 667-9500.

Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Opera House, 131 Main St. The Fantasticks, to Jul. 12. 942-3333.

Hackmatack Playhouse, 538 School St., Berwick.

The SpongeBob Musical, Jun. 26–27; Singin’ in the Rain, Jul. 3–18; Junie B. Jones Jr., Jul. 24–25; Circle Mirror Transformation, Jul. 24–Aug. 1; James & The Giant Peach Jr., Aug. 14–15; Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, Aug. 7–22; Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Aug. 28–Sept. 12. 698-1807.

Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. Monty Python’s Spamalot, Jun. 23–25. 842-0800.

Portland Players Theater, 420 Cottage Rd., South Portland. American Idiot, to Jun. 28. 799-7337.

Portland Theater Festival, see website for locations.

The Monsters, Jun. 25–Jul. 12; Octet, Jul. 23–Aug. 9; An Enemy of the People, Aug. 20–Sept. 6. portlandtheaterfestival.org.

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Out of the Past An intown “Castle in the Clouds.” No dwelling reverberates with Portland more than 300 Danforth Street—and Argentina!

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rare beauty spared from the flames of the Great Fire of 1866, this Italianate mansion reaches through the centuries to touch all who are dazzled by it. Designed in 1855 by noted architect Charles A. Alexander, it was built for merchant prince Samuel Spring.

From Danforth, it’s the left-hand member of near-twin residences.

The house to the right was built for Samuel’s nephew Andrew. According to Greater Portland Landmarks documents, “both were financed by profits of the hide and tallow trade with Buenos Aires.” Who knew Portland had such a connection to Argentina?

Ascending a set of gorgeous stair-

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cases to reach the original cupola, it’s like climbing to the top of a lighthouse. You’d expect to see downtown

skyscrapers, the West End in all its red-brick glory, and Mount Washington. But the views are so much better and commanding you can see vessels in the harbor. No doubt the Springs raced up here to watch their ships come in.

“That can’t be…” I ask listing agent John Hatcher.

“Yes,” he says, “Great Diamond Island.”

Since we’re already in a David Lean movie, where panoramas are everything, an eagle with a 12-foot wingspan sweeps by, eyes us, and shrills.

“Since 1965, 300 Danforth has been owned by the Dyro family,” says seller Nora Dyro, who sadly lost her husband Stephen in March. “We call it the Big House.”

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rchitecture buffs, who swoon at pristine “Before’s,” will feel excitement upon seeing the way the Big House has been preserved: the enormous mahogany newel post, banisters, and handrails;

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Members of the family have flourished here: a neurologist, an educator, a musician whose accordion lessons were so popular there was a long waiting list. During spans of time when the house was barely occupied, the family would converge to celebrate major holidays, including Halloween.

count; a Portland Stove Foundry baking oven; even sparkling lumps of coal in the original coal chute are all intact.

“The two houses used to be numbered 134 and 136 Dan-

forth,” Nora Dyro says. The City of Portland lists this house as 44 Emery Street.

How has the 21st century touched this palace? Largely from the outside. Shades of the movie

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hen Charles A. Alexander was in his twenties,“J.B. Brown brought him up from Boston to design his Bramhall mansion on the West End, built from 1855-1858, and Alexander designed these two houses, known as the Sping Mansions, too,” Hatcher says.

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Being There: we understand there’s a YouTube reel featuring a family member eloquently discouraging local skateboarders from ramping up and zooming over the top of the priceless front walls that guard the house from such stunning gestures of insolence by young ruffians. A spiky new fence section has been added to get the

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eternity

Second floor: Meander motif or Greek Key, a wonderful tell for the 1850s. The labyrinthine pattern and the word “meander” are both named for the Meander River, once a part of Greece and now a part of Turkey.

reflection

Right: The reflection of this early silver nitrate door knob breathes with the entirety of 300 Danforth Street.

resonance

When this house started sailing through time in 1855, the clipper ship Flying Cloud, built in 1851, was wowing the world. Talk about two stunning contemporaries.

warmth illumination

Properly curated, classic properties exist with time as a throughline, not a terminus. Above: Deco sconce on the second floor.

A cozy touchstone is the Portland Stove Foundry baking oven.

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TA L K I N G W A L L S Slant took them over the equator between 25 and 30 degrees West longitude. The Argentine Approach lets the South East Trade Winds carry a vessel directly into the mouth of the Rio de la Plata.

According to The Political Graveyard, Samuel Evans Spring (1812–1884) and his nephew Andrew Spring (1819–1876) were members of the prominent Spring family of Brownfield and Portland, Maine.

Samuel Spring began his career in Portland as a tavern keeper in his youth. Later, he served as Vice-Consul for Uruguay (1876– 77) and Consul for Argentina (1876–82). His diplomatic posts reflect his family’s ties to international trade and commerce. es, but why Argentina?

Andrew Spring also worked in In the mid-1800s, Portland, initially as a Consul for Maine’s booming Argentina (1869–72) and later as shoe-making industry Consul for Uruguay (1871–76). was screaming for more hides to Both men’s careers were financed make shoes from. New England’s in part by the profits of the hide herds couldn’t come close to and tallow trade with Buenos Aires, covering the demand, so the which also funded the construction enterprising Spring family bravely of his and his began a trade uncle Samuel’s with Buenos Imagine Antebellum famous “twin” Aires, ArgentiPortlanders walking Italianate manna, and Montesions on 300 video, Uruaround in rich Danforth Street guay—both Argentinian leather... (for Samuel) and on the Rio de 308 Danforth Street (for Andrew) la Plata. in 1855. These mansions are prime Based in Portland Harbor, the examples of “cubical” Italian villas.

Spring vessels traveled 50 to 60 Their consular posts would days to make it down there, tradhave been based at the U.S. Coning timber and ice for hides and sulate in Portland; their business tallow. Beef didn’t travel as well. headquarters were at 17 Exchange Though the Pampas were Street, in the Spring Block, defamous for it, Argentinian beef molished by the Great Portland didn’t travel as well without modFire in 1866. ern refrigeration.

This may explain why the late A ship’s path from here to Argenplaywright Harold Beebe, who tina looked like a giant S because of lived at 308 Danforth Street in latthe need for favorable winds. First er years, nicknamed his home “The was the Eastward Push toward the Embassy” and produced Maine Azores to catch the Northeast East musicals by the “Embassy Players.”

Trade Winds. Then the Southward point across.

Outside, Hatcher deftly disambiguates the near twins: “This one on the left has the triple windows, more brownstone.”

The Spring mansion next door that sold last year has a pointed front portico, while 300 Danforth Street has an elegant curve.

Not to mention, the identical cousin in play today is 100 feet closer to the Old Port.

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DUAL POINT COVE—ROXBURY N PARISH ROAD—TURNER HINKS ROAD—JEFFERSON POND ROAD—MOUNT VERNON Private lakefront compound with 5 year-round Restored 3BR farmhouse on 6.5 acres with a Year-round waterfront cottage on 1.5 private Classic New Englander in Mount Vernon with cabins and 740’ of waterfront. Sleeps 20-24, barn, livestock pond, shed, and 4-car garage. acres with 2 bedrooms, loft, 2 baths, dock, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, flexible bonus space, offers stunning views, trail access, and excel- Fully renovated with modern upgrades, his- and screened porch. Built in 2020, this turnkey barn, garage, and workshop potential. Near lent rental potential. Very motivated sellers. toric charm, and easy access to golf, boating, retreat offers privacy, fishing, paddling, and lakes, boating, fishing, and outdoor recreMLS#1620189 • $1,350,000 and trails. MLS#1633129 • $659,900 water views. MLS#1661285 • $585,000 ation. MLS#1661009 • $355,000 Kimberly Granholm, FARMINGDALE, 207-441-3513 Julie 207-446-7227 Maria 207-485-1587 ME $767,000 MLSPeacock, #1599396 TURNER, ME $450,000 MLSKempton, #1611498 WAYNE, ME $744,500 #1602987 207-622-2220 Julian MLS Harwood, Call Chris Vallee 207-242-2041

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JUNIPERS LANE—OAKLAND Private 2BR, 2BA condo in a quiet six-unit community beside Waterville Country Club.

Features a garage, balcony with storage, primary suite, and low-maintenance living.

MLS#1627479 • $199,000 Bruce LaVerdier, 207-692-3908

BEAN ROAD—MOUNT VERNON Private 15+ acre property with 3,000+ feet of road frontage, updated 2BR, 1.5BA mobile home, 24x30 garage with 200-amp service, shed, privacy, and endless potential..

MLS#1661441 • $195,500 Dillan Labrie, 207-616-9808

MIDDLE POND—SIDNEY Remodeled 3-4BR, 2BA home on 2.49 acres with a cherry kitchen, oversized garage, 3-stall barn, above-ground pool, and country charm just minutes from Waterville and Augusta. MLS#1653829 • $499,900 McKenzie Pratt, 207-622-2220

UNION ST—HALLOWELL Investment opportunity in Hallowell with a strong anchor tenant, five additional tenants, new 2026 roof, great visibility, ample parking, curb appeal, and a 7% cap rate.

MLS#1640742 • $740,000 Christopher Vallee, 207-242-2041

MAIN ST—PIT TSFIELD Historic and beautifully updated home featuring 4 bedrooms, a chef’s kitchen, hardwood floors, library, oversized garage, and timeless charm near downtown amenities.

MLS#1629052 • $475,000 Bud Ingraham, 207-487-1140

LIVERMORE FALLS ROAD— FARMINGTON New 2024 ranch on 1.83 acres with 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, finished basement, bonus room, 2-car garage, and modern living just minutes from town. MLS#1660911 • $399,000 McKenzie Pratt, 207-622-2220

PETHAVEN LANE—AUGUSTA 12,000 sq ft commercial building on 1.04 acres in Augusta near Western Ave. Flexible layout with ample parking, ideal for office, medical, retail, or multi-unit use.

MLS#1636331 • $525,000 John Blouin 207-446-7708

POND ROAD—SIDNEY Charming modern farmhouse with shared Messalonskee Lake access and mooring. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, exposed beams, pellet LLC stove, and oversized 5-car garage.

MLS#1661427 • $575,000 Christopher Vallee, 207-242-2041

TARYBELU LANE—CHINA Completely renovated Saltbox-style home on 2.5+ acres with 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, modern kitchen, first-floor primary suite, pocket office, fenced yard, and energy-efficient upgrades throughout. MLS #1649563 • $440,000 Bruce LaVerdier, 207-692-3908

WENTWORTH COVE— WEST GARDINER 2-acre Cobbossee Lake waterfront lot with 430’ frontage, shared dock access, and deeded rights. Surveyed with septic design and permits in place. MLS#1660180 • $299,000 Katie Hebert 207-248-7368

LITCHFIELD DRIVE— LITCHFIELD 4-acre Woodbury Pond waterfront lot with 300’ frontage in a private cove. Level shoreline, engineered access, dock potential, and build site. MLS#1649240 • $413,000 John Blouin 207-446-7708

SECOND STREET—HALLOWELL Rare Hallowell 3-story condo near downtown.

Main unit has open kitchen/living, 2 beds, 1.5 baths, deck, woodstove. Lower level is a 2BR/1BA unit. Updated systems, curb appeal, tenants in place. MLS#1654359 • $450,000 Christopher Vallee, 207-242-2041

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Views that Captivate Floor-to-ceiling views of Casco Bay immediately captvate, while soaring 10-foot ceilings and sun-filled interiors create an airy ambiance that’s hard to leave behind. The residence features three well-appointed bedrooms, including a serene primary suite complete with a walk-in closet and a spa-inspired bath featuring a soaking tub and double vanity. Ideally located in the center of Portland’s East End and Old Port districts.

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SUGARLOAF CONDO 4-bed, 3-bath fully furnished condo with ski-home access via Little Stubs Trail. Features an upgraded kitchen with high-end appliances, open floor plan, two living areas, Beautiful western mountains and a gas stove. a private hot tub and to our the several base lodge, LOOKING FOREnjoy WATERFRONT? Here is walk one of of Maine.

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631 Bald Mtn. Road –Located MOOSELOOK LAKE – A commercial rare offering, PINE GROVE LANE the village with expansive RANGELEY LAKE – –2582 Mainclose St - to Wonderful 4southwest bed, 4.5 bath contemporary lakefront home w/beach, detached views of Rangeley Lake, 4 beds, 3.5 baths, very close business on Main Street w/ 105' on Rangeley Lake, Marina/ garage AND private island w/2 bedroom cottage, to Saddleback Ski Area, andguest ATV from your 3.56 doorstep, Convenience Store, 25+snowmobile Slips, Gas, Shop, Downtown Commercial Zoning, High Traffic Location, $965,000.

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61 Dipper Cove Road, Harpswell, Maine 3 bedroom. 2.5 bath Timberpeg contemporary overlooking the ocean. One-floor living, an open kitchen, dining area and a sunken living room with cathedral ceiling. Hardwood and tile flooring, pantry, automatic back-up generator, and underground power. Primary bedroom with private bathroom, walk-through closet, and waterview deck. Beautiful landscaping with stone wall and firepit with gorgeous sunsets over Harpswell Sound. Dipper Cove Association amenities include clubhouse and dock with mooring field. $1,389,000 ©2024 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An Independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity.

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CROSS STREET CONDOS, SCARBOROUGH Modern Living at The Downs | Starting at $399,900

The newest residences at The Downs. Cross Street Condominiums offers beautifully designed 1, 2 & 3 bedroom homes with stylish finishes and amenities built for modern living. Enjoy a rooftop deck & lounge, coworking space, and club room designed for gathering, relaxing, and connecting. If downtown luxury with elevated amenities is your vibe, Cross Street is for you.

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FAIRWAY COMMONS, GORHAM

Scenic Townhomes at Gorham Fairways | Starting at $649,000 Live in Gorham’s newest and most walkable neighborhood, where urban convenience meets outdoor charm. Offering 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and 2,184 sq. ft. of beautiful living space, Gorham Fairways combines comfort, style, and convenience in a vibrant and growing community. If luxury living tucked into nature with a country feel is you dream, then Fairway Commons is for you.

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CREEKSIDE CROSSING, KENNEBUNK Charming Townhomes in Kennebunk | Starting at $553,400

Ideally located in the heart of Kennebunk, Creekside Crossing offers the perfect balance of luxury, convenience, and relaxation. These 3 story townhomes offer 2 & 3 bedroom layouts. Whether you’re looking for a year-round home or a coastal retreat, these townhomes deliver modern living in one of Maine’s most sought-after towns. If coastal, small town charm is the goal, then Creekside Crossing is for you.

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HIGH PINES VILLAGE, WELLS House-a-miniums in Wells | Starting at $430,000

Located in Wells, High Pines Village was thoughtfully created to bring family, friends, and neighbors together in a welcoming coastal setting.

These affordable two-story detatched condominiums offer bright, spacious floor plans with a comfortable, cottage-like feel and 4 plans to choose from. If a low-maintenance lifestyle with room to gather and grow checks the boxes, High Pines Village is for you.

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YANKEE SETTLEMENT, KITTERY Simplified 55+ plus living in Kittery | Starting at $315,000

Experience the simplicity of single-level living in the peaceful 55+ community of Yankee Settlement in Kittery, Maine. These beautifully crafted manufactured homes offer open-concept layouts, stylish kitchens, and comfortable living spaces. Surrounded by beaches, tidal waterways, local shops, and coastal charm, Yankee Settlement is the perfect place to enjoy a relaxed Maine lifestyle. If a connected 55+ community close to the coast and world renowned shopping and restaurants sounds like your next chapter, Yankee Settlement is for you.

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SOLD: 11 RIVERS EDGE, KBK

SOLD: 272 MILLS ROAD, KPT

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161 North Road, Matinicus, Maine | Offered at $1,775,000 Experience the quiet beauty of Matinicus Island from this private 20 private oceanfront acres with 1,000 feet of bold shoreline, this island compound includes a year-round main house and a seasonal guest cottage. The main home blends modern comfort with antique charm, featuring four bedrooms, water views, and inviting living spaces with period details. Completed in 2024, the guest cottage offers two bedrooms, two full baths, a full kitchen, and an oceanside deck with sweeping sunset views. Barns, a garden shed, rolling lawns, and a small pond complete this exceptional coastal retreat.

83 North Road, Matinicus, Maine | Price Upon Request Discover the beauty and seclusion of Matinicus Island with this exceptional 18-acre oceanfront retreat featuring over 200 feet on the white sands of Markey Beach. Built in 2010 for year-round living, the shingle-style home blends modern comfort with coastal charm, offering panoramic ocean views, an open-concept interior, cathedral ceilings, woodstove, covered porch, and private primary suite. The property also includes a guest bunk room, greenhouse, large storage barn, multiple ponds, and potential for a private airstrip, an extraordinary opportunity for secluded island living.

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2 India Street, 4, Portland, ME | Offered at $2,539,000 Located in Portland’s desirable Eastern Waterfront, this three-unit condominium offers modern living in one of the city’s most walkable and vibrant neighborhoods. Just steps from the harbor, marinas, green spaces, shops, restaurants, and galleries, the building provides easy access to the best of the Old Port and downtown. Each residence includes private elevator access, highquality finishes, and one parking space in the adjacent lot, with the option to secure a garage space for an additional fee. A rare opportunity to enjoy city living in a smaller, residential setting. TwoIndiaStreet.com

2 India Street, 3, Portland, ME | Offered at $2,369,000 Step into Portland’s hottest neighborhood, the vibrant Eastern Waterfront! This boutique condo building has just 3 ultra-luxe units with private elevator entry and single level living, each boasting stunning modern finishes and private parking. Imagine mornings strolling to your favorite award-winning cafés, afternoons enjoying scenic harbor trails, and evenings catching a ferry to an island for dinner, all just steps from your front door. TwoIndiaStreet.com

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103 South Street, Bath Offered at $1,495,000

9 Conifer Ridge Road, Cumberland Offered at $1,325,000

3 Merriconeag Lane, Harpswell Offered at $959,000

2166 Hallowell Road, Litchfield Offered at $460,000

42 Thistle Lane, Long Island Offered at $875,000

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Private Davis Pond Waterfront Retreat | Holden, Maine Move-in ready lakeside living on 209 feet of private Davis Pond shoreline with no public access and stunning water views throughout. Enjoy your own dock and boat launch, expansive deck, stone walkways, and beautifully landscaped grounds framed by mature white pines. This thoughtfully designed, one-story home features a gourmet kitchen, private primary suite with four-season sunroom, flexible guest/office wing, and walk-out lower level with direct shoreline access. Conveniently located just 20 minutes from Bangor and 1 hour to Acadia National Park.

Rare waterfront privacy, comfort, and natural beauty—ready to enjoy from day one.

Offered at $1,280,000

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HARPSWELL WATERFRONT

Welcome to this meticulously maintained Condo. This condo has only been used in the summer and has had many upgrades. The main living area offers This tastefully condo on Bailey IslandThe is being an open conceptrenovated living, dining & kitchen & 1/2 bath. secondoffered floor offers turnkey.

Ready for closet, you to aenjoy this summer, or fully acompletely primary bedroom with a walk-in second bedroom, a full sunny bathroom laundry area.

The full finished basement area offers1two equippedand forayour next summer rental property.

1 bedroom, bath, additional rooms and a stainless full bathroom. is an attached 1 car garage granite countertops, steelThere appliances and completely full of with direct entryyou intoneed! the mudroom.

Run offers beautifully landscaped EVERYTHING There isFox nothing thesea sellers have missed! community.

This into condo is iconic close toMackerel the Brunswick Club, Maine Street, Boasting views the Cove,Golf walking distance to local hospitals, Bowdoin and the Amtrak / Bus Station. A must see. lobster wharfs andCollege Mackerel Cove Beach!

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Unique intown 2-unit apartment building with additional land for further development. This 31,141 sq. ft. property is in downtown Brunswick in G9 Zone Enjoyfor living in the units coastal fishing Harpswell.

This 2 bdrm, allowing additional to be built. community Easy walkingof distance to Hannaford, 1 baStreet home an open concept kitchen, dining and living Maine & has Bowdoin College.

This 2-Unit is well maintained, witharea boththat units currently occupied.

This quiet Weymouth would be ideal most buyers will want to update.

First flr Street bdrm location & loft w/laundry forhook-up. an owner occupant, investor or builder.

2-bedroom, 1 full Sit on your waterside deck Both and units watchare the boats pass by. bath with laundry hook-up. units havenot separate utilities.

Easy access to Shared dock with #61,Both ramp & float included.

Short walk to the Rt.Reversing 1 & 295. Plenty onsite parking. shown by appointment onlynotice. with Fallsof&Town Landing.Building By appointment only, 24-hour at least 24-hour notice.

Shared septic system & well. Tenant occupied. Low Harpswell Taxes.

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Beautifully maintained 3 bdrm Victorian home fts a private country Set in thewhile private, waterfront community the Mere Colony at Home the setting, being walking distanceofaway fromPoint DT Freeport. southern tip of the peninsula, this classic, 1880 three bedroom, 1-1/2 bath offers original wood floors, character, & charm; offered for your vintage cottage comes to the open market for the first time in its long consideration first time since the 80's.

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failure.” The numbers say I have kidney failure.

Carolyn: (reading his notepad) “No more passwords.” What’s this?

Don: Pros and cons.

Carolyn: Of kidney failure?

Don: What have we been talking about since you came in? Carolyn, I am dying.

Carolyn: Pros and cons— You’re not dying!

Don: Denial. That’s the first step.

Carolyn: I need to understand. What evidence do you have that your kidneys are failing?

Don: I texted Charlie LaDobro’s sister-inlaw.

Carolyn: She’s a doctor?

Don: She’s on dialysis. I sent her my labs.

Carolyn: How did you get your labs?

Don: I just told you.

Carolyn: Okay, you sent her your Patient Portal. Honey, I don’t think those are labs.

Don: (writing) Leave me alone.

Carolyn: (reading his list) “No more passwords, no more bullshit?” You do know pros are supposed to be positive.

Don: These are positive.

Carolyn: Two pros, no cons.

Don: I just started. This is how I process the end of life. The silver linings.

Carolyn: Don. You forwarded your patient portal to someone’s sister-in-law who is not a doctor. Is that accurate?

Don: Her kidneys are gone.

Carolyn: She has no kidneys?

Don: Gone! Shot! They don’t work. She’s on dialysis.

Carolyn: So... you could do dialysis. I’m saying, she’s not dead.

Don: Do you know what dialysis is? Three times a week they pump your blood through a kidney machine while you sit in a recliner all afternoon. (beat) Don’t you— Carolyn:—I’m not.

Don: There’s a big difference between my recliner and the hospital’s. (Don keeps writing. Carolyn leaves the room.)

Carolyn: (offstage) You want a glass of wine?

Don: No thanks, Hon. I have Stage-four kidney failure.

(Offstage we hear a CORK POP.)

It’s not the years, it’s the mileage. The brakes go, then the starter, exhaust system, head gasket— Don: (CONT’D) What was that?

Carolyn: (offstage) You had wine last night. A half pot of coffee this morning.

Did you pee today? (Returns with a glass of prosecco.) Did you urinate? Because if you did, your kidneys are working fine.

Don: Is that champagne?

Carolyn: It’s prosecco.

Don: I say I’m dying and you pop the cork?

Carolyn: Come on. I’ve been thinking about pad thai all afternoon. Let’s go. Take your mind off it.

Don: Yeah, pad thai should do the trick.

Bring something home for me. I’ve got to get my affairs in order.

Carolyn: Remember when you called 911 on an owl? You thought someone was whistling at you?

(Don writes, ignoring her.)

Don: Another ‘pro.’ “No more owls.” It’s my playlist. Leave me alone.

(Carolyn sits on the arm of his chair.)

Carolyn: “Stairway to Heaven.” Don. Who told you you’re dying?

Don: It’s obvious. First the knee, then the prostate, the cataracts, the rotator cuff, now the kidneys. How many parts do you think we have?

Carolyn: You just turned seventy.

Don: It’s not the years, it’s the mileage.

The brakes go, then the starter, exhaust system, head gasket— Carolyn: So you take it to the garage.

Don: —and it’s off to the junkyard, where they scrap it for parts.

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LAST WORDS Carolyn: Another ‘pro.’ You’re helping other cars.

Don: Do you ever worry that you’re too sensitive?

(Carolyn gets up.)

Carolyn: Please call your doctor.

Don: I called. You don’t think I called?

My doctor, my urologist, the dermatologist. It’s Saturday. They’re all playing golf.

Carolyn: “One For My Baby?”

Don: For my celebration of life.

Carolyn: Do you think it’s a little morbid for a celebration of life?

Don: Bye. Carolyn: One con.

Don: Have a nice dinner.

Carolyn: Give me one con, and I’ll leave you alone.

Don: What?

Carolyn: Something negative about dying. Like, something or someone maybe you might miss?

Don: I’m gonna be dead. How am I supposed to miss anything?

Carolyn: Exactly! So how are you supposed to appreciate “No more passwords. No more bullshit.”

Don: Extended warranties. Commercials.

Politics. “Bullshit” contains multitudes.

Carolyn: That’s my point! If you won’t know you’ve escaped them, how could it possibly be a positive?

Don: And there we have it. To everyone’s surprise, there’s nothing good about dying.

Carolyn: Can we go, please? My body needs Thai food. It’s either that or sit home with you brooding till Monday.

Anyway, you don’t do celebrations of life right away. You wait until...

Don: Till what? Till you’re over it?

Carolyn: Until— until the grief has been processed.

Don: I have a shelf-life. I’m a what? I’m a tomato?

Carolyn: We should go to Italy.

Don: Oh, absolutely. Carolyn, you’ve got to face facts.

Carolyn: How many times have I heard you say “Before I die, I want to see Florence.”

Don: Tell you what: Go to Angelo’s. Get a pizza. Drink some Chianti.

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She heads for the door. HIS PHONE RINGS. She stops. HE LETS IT RING. Carolyn: (CONT’D) Well?

Don: “No more bullshit” starts now.

Carolyn: It might be your doctor.

Don: On a Saturday night. Yeah. (looks at his phone.) Shit. (He answers.)

Dr. Payne, hi, hello, thanks for getting back to me.

Carolyn: The dentist? Why are you bothering him?

Don: (on phone) No, my teeth are fine. I was just looking for a second opinion on my— Did you have a chance to look over the labs I sent?

My wife’s beside herself.

Carolyn: With hunger.

Don: (on phone) So you saw my kidney numbers. My own research suggests stage-four kidney failure, I’m just looking for a second opinion—“Do I take Ibuprofen?” For my shoulder, yeah. (beat)

Good morning, you’re dying.

Have a nice weekend.

You’re saying Ibuprofen destroyed my kidneys? (beat) I’m sorry, did you—it’s the blood test? The blood test’s out of whack? (on phone) Who would know that? Or maybe they don’t want you to know— yup, okay, thank— (Don puts his phone in his pocket. Carolyn hands him his jacket.)

Carolyn: Up. Don: Patient Portal. No explanation.

“Good morning, you’re dying. Have a nice weekend.” Oh— And maybe we should have mentioned: if you’ve taken Ibuprofen

recently, you may notice a temporary spike in your kidney numbers— Carolyn: Put your shoes on. We’re going to Italy.

Don: We’re not going to Italy.

Carolyn: No. We’re going for pad thai.

But if you expect me to ever play a playlist of yours, on Monday we see a travel agent.

Don: How do I know you’d play it anyway?

Carolyn: We go to Italy, you get your playlist. We don’t go to Italy, I’ll put together a playlist for you. Weren’t you a big disco fan?

Don: You would, too. (She opens the door.)

Okay, I came up with a ‘con.’ A negative—about dying. Something I’d miss.

Carolyn: Go ahead.

Don: It’s not rational, but... Okay, you. I’d miss you.

(They kiss.)

Carolyn: We’re still going to Italy.

They EXIT. END n

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Patient Portal (DON, 70, sits in the recliner, writing in a notepad. Suddenly he pops up and goes to the door. He waits. The door opens. CAROLYN, 65-70 enters, startled.)

Carolyn: What are you doing?

Don: How was your day?

Carolyn: What happened? Did something happen?

Don: I tightened the hinges on the cupboard doors.

Carolyn: Really—?

Don: Oh—and I have Stage-four kidney

failure.

Carolyn: What?

Don: I’ve always known this day would come. I just didn’t expect it would be so... today. (He sits in his recliner.)

Carolyn: How do you—Who said you have kidney failure?

Don: I had blood drawn Thursday. Today I got the results.

Carolyn: Dr. Cohen said you have kidney failure?

Don: Stage-four kidney failure. One more

stage, I’m a box of ashes.

Carolyn: You talked to him today?

Don: On a Saturday? No, I can’t call till Monday.

Carolyn: So how do you know your kidneys are failing? Who told you?

Don: My “Patient Portal” told me. They emailed it to me. (He writes something in a notepad.)

Carolyn: Your Patient Portal says you have kidney failure?

Don: It doesn’t say “You have kidney (Continued on page 221)

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