Portland Monthly Magazine July / August 1989

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PROPERTY

OnemorninglastspringIawoketoseesomethingbreakingthesur¬ faceindeepwater100feetfromshore.Probablyaschoolofpilotwhales, I thought as I ran downstairs to find my camera. Not more than 30 minuteslater,asIsatdrinkingmycoffeeandwatchingthesurfrollin,a pairofBaldEaglesflewpast,scanningthewaterforanearlymeal.Both werespectacularsights,tobesure,yetnotoutoftheordinary.Some days it’s seals sunning on the rocks, or a moose emerging from the woods,orevenabearwithhercubcrossingtheroad.

Thespecialpeople,wildlife,floraandfauna,andthebreathtaking beautyofthecoast,thesearethereasonsmywifeandInowliveinthis uniquepartofMaine.Ourpropertytotals600acreswithnearly3milesof oceanfrontagethatisintheshapeofapeninsulacalled“YohoHead.”

Our goal has been to make this the most exclusive and desirable oceanfrontpropertyavailablealongtheMainecoastwhileprotectingits pristinebeautyandwildlife.Threemilesofpavedroadshavebeenbuilt throughtheproperty.Theentrance,parks,andsidesoftheroadshave beenplantedwithroses,wildflowers,grasses,andotherflowersand treestobeautifytheenvironment.Theroadshavebeenkeptprivateto maintainbettercontrolandprivacythroughout

A reproduction antique Cape-style house has been built at the entranceandishomeforthefull-timecaretaker.Hemaintainstheprop¬ ertyinitspeakconditionandprovidessecurity.Thereareprotective “NantucketStyle"buildingcovenants,includingarequirementthatall homeshaveeithercedarshinglesorcedarsidingontheexteriorsothat eachhomewillweatherthattraditionalsilvergraythatblendssowell withthenaturallandscape.

Wecan'tofferyoufactoryoutletstoresnearbyorashortcommuteto Boston,andthenearestMcDonald'sis60milesawayWhatwecanoffer isoneof8remainingprimeoceanfrontlotswithspectacularviewspriced from$85,000to$145,000.Alsoavailableareseverallotswithdeeded oceanaccessat$25,000to$40,000withownerfinancingavailable.All offerprivacy,peace,andarefugefromaverybusyworld

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July/August 1989 Vol. IV, No. V

FEATURES

Style: The J-Sloop Ranger Exclusive Interview: Olin Stephens By Peter Lacey

SpiritofMaine: Catch Poet-Painter James Koller This Summer; And Check Out FreeStreet Inthe1890s.

Maine Coast: Where's Portland? John Cole OnOurCity's LackofLiterati

Waterfront: Rediscovered Portland ScientistsFind AShipSunkin1898 By Chrys Pappas

WorksInProgress: Boatbuilder KennyCrysler

Kennebonkers!Asyoudriveoutto "Mary'sNeck,"considerthesehome-growntipsandtacticsfor GeorgeBushfanswhowanttoblendinwiththelocalswhilespying onWalker'sPoint.What'sbunkandwhat'snotinthe'Port?Isittrue thatKennespeakisstormingacrossthenation?JustwhyareAmeri¬ canseverywheregoingKennebonkers?WhatdoesdressingforKen¬ nebunkportsuccessentail?Grabyourscissorsandflipimmediatelyto pages38-39todiscovereverythingaboutKennebunkportexcepthow toexecutetheclassicBushwave! CoverbyKennebunkportresidentandAPphotographerHerbSwan¬ son.ImagesofTheColonyandtheHarveyGamagebyHerbSwanson; ImageAssemblybyChamplainColorCorporation.

Lobsterboat Designs ByColinSargent

ReturnoftheNative By Kendall Merriam

Fiction Summergirls By Joan Connor

LiquidAssets ByD.Swartzentruber

OfftheWall: TrainingDogsinFrench By Vernon Seguin

Maine's Last Hanging David Wilkinson Went ToHisDeathAnUnbeliever By Jonathan White

Casco Bay Regatta Move Over. Don Johnson

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The Portland Comes Home

hecameraslicesthrough 54 fathoms of Cape Cod water, going down, down, downinhopesofbeginningtheendofmore thanadecadeofsearchingfortheelusive Portland.

TOnehundredfeet,200feet,300feet—asthe cameraapproaches400feetofdarkness,animage suddenlyappearsonthevideoscreen.Onthesur¬ face,aboardtheresearchvessel(actuallyarented fishingboat),ArnoldCarrandJohnFishcanseea tangleofpipesandmetalenginepiecesthroughthe hazymurk.Thecamera,hangingfacedown,begins tozoominonthefloorofthenewlydiscovered engineroom.

Wait!Halt!Stop!!

“Whenwegotthere,thebestandworstmoments happenedatthesametime,’’Carrrecalls.“We weren’tsureifit[thecamerastructure]wouldbe overthewreck,andsuddenlythecameradropped intoaseriesofpipes.Ibelieveitwastheengine room.Itwasexhilarating—furtherconfirmation thatthiswasthe Portland, asteamship.Butatthe sametimewewereexhilaratedwecouldn’tcom¬ municatewiththepeopleonthewinch,andthe camerakeptdropping.Everyonehadonheadsets, butthewinchmandidn’tknowthathiswasturned off.Johnwasyelling,“Pullitup!”and nothing happened.

Thousandsofdollarsofcameraequipmenthang attheendofthelinewatchedsteadilybythewinch¬ manandcaptain.Exhilarationquicklyturnstodis¬ belief.Willthedelicatecamerasmashintothelonglostwreck?Willthisbeacatastrophicendtoa long-awaitedventure?

JohnFishexplodesintoaction.Hishonorcon¬ vertsintokineticenergy,andafewstepsacrossthe woodendeckbringhimwithinphysicalreachofthe capstan.AquickshakecatchesFish’sattention,

TwoofHistoricalMaritime’sDirectors,John P.Fish(left)andH.ArnoldCarrpreparethe remotesensingcameraframepriortqmapping the Portland./

andthevideomonitorssuddenlydisplaythecamera shooting up and away from the wreck. Within seconds,ithasrisen20feetandthewreckislost fromitsvision.

Aretheybackatsquareone?

Sincethewreckofthesteamship Portland was discoveredlastspring,theHistoricalMaritime GroupofNewEnglandplannedanearlysummer (1989)expedition.Monthsofpreparationand volunteeredtimeprecededthefirstdive.Members

Inthisphotooftheportstemgunwale,thehuge ironchockcanbeseensurroundedbymarine growth.Thechockguidedthemooringlines whenthesteamerwastiedtothewharf.

a_o ■ ■ ■ » e PORTLAND. n

Atrawlnetissnaggedonasmallportionofthe interiorofthesternofthewreck.Manypartsof theshiparecoveredwithmarinegrowthof anemonesandspongeswhileothersappearto havenomarinegrowthatall.

Monday morning, 5 a.m. The research boat pullsawayfromthedock.NASAweatherservi¬ cespredicta20-hourweatherwindowbeforethe nextstormbreaks;theydon'tknowhowlongthe approachingstormwilllast.

By8a.m.,theboatisonsite.Whilefinback whalesandporpoisesplayinthewater,thecrewsetsupthemoor.Bynoon,theequipmentisfully assembled.Ifthewavesdon’tremainsmall,the boatwillbobtoomuchandthreatenthesafetyof

the camera as it maneuvers above the wreck. Because the camera must be within 6 feet to photograph,Fishexplainsthat,“Ifwehadasixor-eight-footswellfromeithertherecedingor approachingwinds,wewouldn’tbeabletowork the camera system. The camera system moves vertically...”upanddown,andbiggerswells mightcausetheboattodropthecameraontothe wreck.

Continuedonnextpage

ThePortland(CourtesyMaineHistoricalSociety) borrowedequipment(romtheNationalGeogra¬ phicSociety,riggedacagetoprotectthecamera, andarrangedforacrew.Astheweekendofthe firstforayapproached,rainstormsandfoghung overtheNewEnglandcoast.“Partoftheproblem isdeterminingagoodweatherwindow[thetime betweentwoseparatestorms],”explainsArnold Carr.“Sunday’sweatherlookedterrible,with more bad weather due. We were looking for a calm,one-daywindow.”

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Theentireexpeditiontakesfivehours. Topositiontheirboatoverthewreck,thecrew hasto“setupa3-pointmoor.Imagineacircle, 360degrees,andplaceananchoratevery120 degreeswithourboatinthemiddle.Thisallows thevesseltomovearoundandadjustbyuspulling ontheanchorlines.

“Wewerelookingforreallyquietseastosetthe anchors and drop the camera. We delayed a day—that always has the effect of—the words escapeme—agrindingwithinyou.Areyoumak¬ ingtherightdecision?Youareanticipating.You wantgreatresults...seeingthewreckforthefirst time.”

What did they see?

“We thought it was upside down from the sonar,butitwasrightsideup...Thepictures proveit,”saysFish.Thereisnotmuchturbulence ontheoceanfloor,andthecameradidnotdisturb |anything,either.Therefore,thescientistswere abletogetagoodlookatashipthatnoonehas seenfor90years.

Thewreckis“...heavilycoveredwithmarine life,” and the wood “heavily deteriorated,” accordingtoCarr.“Theboatisfairlyintact,but therearealotofholes.Piecesaremissingand

rottingaway.Itwouldn’tbeacompletehullifit waspulledup.”Also,thehullisbrokenalongthe keel,downthemiddlefrombowtostern,butitis notdefinitelyandcompletelyintwopieces.Itis morebrokenupthanoriginallythought.

“There’snopointinsalvagingit,”accordingto Fish,whorecallshisfavoritemoment—sighting thepaddlewheel,anotherconfirmationthatthis wreckisindeedthe Portland.

“Theradialarms(spokes)arebent.Theyare steel,typicalofthetime.Thewoodhasrotted away.Anemonescovermuchofthepaddlewheel, butitstillisdistinguishable.”Whyarethereso manyanemones?“Anemonesprefercertainsub¬ strates...marineproductsdon’tgrowwellon brass and bronze—that’s poisonous to them.” Becauseshipwrecksformartificialreefs,they attractalargeamountofmarinelife.Schoolsof fish—redfish, pollack, and cod—swarm around thewreck.

Fishexplainsthat,“Noshipwrecklookslikea ship—it looks heavily deteriorated and man¬ made.” The 600-plus photographs and three hoursofvideo,takenfromtwofeetorlessfrom thewreck,showonlyshadowy,unidentifiedseg¬ mentsrightnow.Thescientistshopethepictures willenablethemtopiecetogetherainosiacthat

CasualtyofthePortlandGale

ThehurricaneofNovember1898(laterknownasthePortlandGale),wastheworststormtohitNewEnglandin morethanacentury.Twolowpressuresystems,originatingfromNewYorkandtheGreatLakesregion,clashed ontheAtlanticcoast.SnowstormsandblackskiesblockedoutthesettingsunontheafternoonofNovember28. Windsincreasedto90mphoffCapeCodbeforesweepingawaywind-measuringinstruments.

Despiteominouspredictions,CaptainHollisBlanchardoftheluxurysteamshipPortlanddecidedtodeparton hisstandardeight-hourBoston—to-Portlandrun—anill-fateddecision.SometimeduringthefollowingSunday, the ship, cargo, and its passengers sank. No one survived. ■ By Sunday night, wreckage began to wash ashore on southern Cape Cod beaches, from Race Point to Chatham.OnMondaymorning,thefirstbodywasfoundatHighHeadnearHighlandLight.Only36ofthe 176-plusvictims,manywearinglifepreservers,wererecovered.Notonelifeboatsurvived.Itisbelievedthatany desperatelifeboatlaunchingsweresweptouttoseabythefuriousstorm.

AsaresultofthePortlanddisaster.steamshipswereredesignedforgreatermaneuverability,propellerengines replacedsidepaddlewheels,anddeeperdraftsprovidedmorestability.

PortlandnewspaperslamentedthelossofPortlandresidentsonboardthefatedvessel.Prominentcitizens includedOrenHooper,ownerofHooper,SonandLeighton’sStoreonCongressStreet;politicianE.Dudley FreemanofYarmouth(RepublicanCumberlandCountyrepresentativeontheGovernor'sCouncil);andHugh Merriman,firemanofthePortland andaPortlandSteamshipCompanyemployeeof20years.Alsoonboardwere MissHelenM.Langhorne,amusicteacher;MissEmilyCobb,a“brightandtalented”youngladywhosanginthe FirstParishChurchChoir;andMissSophieHolmes,a“progressiveandpopularschoolteacher.’

In1908,survivingrelativesandfriendsfoundedThePortlandAssociates.For50years,theyheldmemorial servicesatBoston’sIndiaWharfwherethePortlandlastsetout.Membersfaithfullystrewedflowersonthewater astheyrecitedtheknownlistofpassengers.

Foraforthcomingbook.UnfinishedVoyages,theHistoricalMaritimeGroupwouldliketointerviewrelatives; andfriendsofPortlandpassengers.Theycanbereachedatthefollowingaddress: TheHistoricalMaritimeGroupofNewEngland P.O. Box 768

Cataumet, Massachusetts 02534

willformtheghostoutlinesofthehull.

Since1978,theHistoricalMaritimeGroupof New England, a nonprofit shipwreck research organizationbasedinCataumet,Massachusetts, hassoughtthe Portland. Coupledwithintense researchoverthe11-yearperiod,hundredsof squaremilesofseabedwerescannedbysonar andmagnetometersfortheship’sremains.Itwas locatedintheFallof1988andthesitewascon¬ firmedbysonarimagerythisApril.

The Historical Maritime Group (HMG), con¬ sistingoffoundersArnoldCarrandJohnFishand includingPeterSachs,WilliamMcElroy,John “Chip” Ruther, Richard Jones, and Kevin McCarthy,hasspent19yearsresearchingand catalogingAtlanticcoastwrecksfromCanadato New York. In all, according to Carr, “We’ve found130-150wrecks.We’vebeenabletoiden¬ tifymostofthem.”Inaddition,they'vecharted closeto10,000ontheircomputerbase.

Forthefirsteightyearsoftheirsearchforthe Portland, HMGconcentratedwithin12milesof Provincetown,atthetipofCapeCod.“Wehada number of targets, including Edward Rowe Snowe’s (misidentified) wreck, and nothing lookedonsonarevenclosetoresemblingthe Portland,” explains Carr. When asked about Snowe’sfind,hespeculatedthattheremains "couldhavebeendebrisfromthe Portland."

Inresearchingnewsarticleswrittenatthetimei ofthewreck,HMGnoticedthatdebrisfromthe Portland hadbeenfoundondistantbeachesthat theycalculatedtohavebeena12-hourdriftfrom where the ship supposedly succumbed to the storm. Although the British, Singapore, and RoyalAustralianNavieshadpreviouslyagreed thatthewrecklaywithin4-5milesofProvince¬ town, the HMG questioned this decision and decidedtosearchnorthward.CarrandFishexam¬ ined30-40wrecksontheirnorthwardcruiseto findthe Portland. Intheseendeavors,theytalked tofishermenforinformationonplaceswherenets snagged.

Nearapopularfishingbankknownas“Middle Bank(“Stellwagen"oncharts),about23miles frombothProvincetownandCapeAnn,theyhit paydirt.Investigatingamysteriousnet-grabbing spotlongavoidedbyfishermen,theyfoundthat thesonardisplayedalargewreckthatwas not a schooner. This was important, because only schoonersandthe Portland were known wrecks i ofthissize.Coulditbethe280-foot Portland? I Aclawwasdroppedtoscoopupartifactsfrom Continuedonpage 75

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CAN REMEMBER CLEARLY A NIGHT ALMOST 3b yearsago,whenItookatrainouto(Port¬ landsUnionStationheadedtoFortDixin NewJersey,tobeginmytwoyearsserviceinthe Army.Backthen,peoplecouldtravelbytrainto almostanypointofthecontinentalUnitedStates. Infact,severalmonthsaftermystayatFortDix.I tookathree-dayridethroughtheheartlandof AmericatoSanFranciscotoreachmynextdesti¬ nation,OaklandArmyBase.Butthecountrys loveaffairwiththeautomobileledtothedemiseof comprehensivenationalpassengerrailservice.In 1965.thePortland-Bostonrailmetitsfateand servicewascloseddown.Ioday.thereisrenewed interestinrestoringpassengertramservice betweenBostonandPortland.Itsagoodideafor i many reasons.

IRailservicefromPortlandtoBostonwouldhelp jreducetheheavytrafficflowthatSouthernMame hasexperiencedinthepast10years.In1978.the MaineDepartmentofIransportationrecordeda ।dailyaverageflowof30.039vehiclesonl-95at I the Mame-New Hampshire border in Kittery. In 1988.thisaveragedoubledto60.017carsand trucksperday.

ThenumberoftouriststravelingtoMameinthe summerhascontributedtothishighwaycrowding, butpeoplecommutingtoworkisanotherimportant factor.Accordingtothelastdicenmalcensusdata. 10.377 York and Cumberland County residents commutedailytoworkoutofstate.Certainly, someoftheseworkerswouldbeinterestedincom¬ muter train service to New Hampshire and Massachusetts.

Theavailabilityoftramtransportationbetween BostonandPortlandwouldgivecommutersthe Ichoicetotraveltoworkwithouthavingtobattle rush-hourtraffic.Andyear-roundMameresidents couldbefreedfromsomeoftheworsttrafficcon¬ gestioninsummermonths.

Besidesreducingthestrainnowplacedon Maine'shighways,trainsareaneffectivewayof savingenergy.AnexamplecreatedbyDr.Roy Poulsen,boardmemberoftheNationalAssocia¬ tionofRailroadPassengers,demonstratesthis fact.Hedeterminedthat500peopletraveling500 milesin400carsyielding25mpgused eight times morefuelthanthesamenumberofpeopletraveling bytrainineightpassengercarspoweredbyanF-40 locomotive.

DespitethehardshipsAmericanssustaineddur-

By Joe Brennan

ingtheenergycrisis.America’sdependenceonoil importsisincreasing.In1986,importscomprised .33.4percentofalloilproducts.In1987.that figureroseto37percent.In1988,overalloil consumption increased by 3.3 percent over 1987.Theincreasingoildemandandsimultane¬ ousincreaseddependenceonimportsisreason forconcern.Investinginmasstransportationcon¬ tributestoenergyconservationefforts.

ThequalityofMaine'sairhasbecomeanother seriousconcern.Duringthesummerof1988,six areas in Maine, including Portland and York County, were among 96 regions in the United Statesthatwereoverthefederallimitsforozone emissions.Nitrogenoxidesandhydrocarbons, pollutantsfromautomobiles,interactwitheach otherinthepresenceofsunlighttobecomeozone. Encouragingpeopletouserailservice,especially commuters, would help reduce this dangerous pollutant.

ReestablishingrailservicebetweenPortland andBostonismuchtalkedabout.Butthispro¬ posaldemandsfurtherstudytoobtainmorepre¬ cisecostestimatesandanalyzeconsumerinterest forsuchaservice.Severalyearsago.theNew England Regional Commission determined that repairingthetrackswouldcostabout$30million. Carsandlocomotivesalsowouldhavetobepur¬ chased.Operatingcostsandthelikelynumberof passengersthatcouldberelieduponneedtobe determined.Possiblefederalandstatesubsidies wouldhavetobeexplored.Othermeansoftrans¬ portationaresubsidizedcurrentlythroughfederal maintenanceofhighwaysandairports.

Myofficewillcontinuetopursuewithgreat interestthepossibilityofrestoringtheBostonPortlandtrainline.MyCongressionalstaffhas metandmaintainedcontactwiththeNational RailroadPassengerCorporation,betterknownas Amtrak.Mystaffalsohasmetandspokenwith manyconstituentswhowantthisservicerestored. IhavewrittentoAmtrakexpressingseriousinter¬ estintheproposalandintheresultsofastudythat theMaineDepartmentofTransportationhopesto conductsoon.Ifthedatafromthisstudypointto thefeasibilityandneedforpassengerrailservice.

I will place my strong support behind its restoration.

JosephBrennanrepresentsMaine’sFirstDis¬ trictintheUnitedStatesCongress.

THE

AINTER JAMES KOLLER'S WORK representsonlyaportiono(the movementandcolortobeseendur¬ ing the August 4—September 3 showing of his work at the Dean VelentgasGallery(60HampshireStreet,Porttland).Foureveningsofgalleryperformance eventswillcoincidewiththeshow.

Allperformers,includingKoller(whoappears

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allfourevenings),haveabili¬ tiesinseveralartisticfields. Though most are graphic artists,nearlyallarebetter knowninliterarycircles.

Thefirstevening,scheduledfortheAugust4th opening,featuresaperformanceoforalpoetrv and simultaneous graphic work. When they touredEuropeduringthefallof1987,Kollerand Swisspainter/poetFrancoBeltrametticalledtheir showandtheworktheycreatedinit"Graffiti Lyriques."InPortland,KollerandBeltrametti (whohaveperformedtogetherformorethan10 years)willbejoinedbymusicianKarlBruder, who began his career playing barroom piano coasttocoast.

Longrecognizedasoneofthestrongestvoices inAmericanwritingsinceWilliamCarlosWilli¬ ams,poetRobertCreeleyreadsfromhisworkon August 10. Creeley has been associated with BlackMountainCollegeandtheBeats,andhas for many years taught at SUNY Buffalo. Last year,helivedandworkedinHelsinki,Finland.

The August 17 schedule includes Stephen PetroffofBowdoinham,GaryLawlessofNobleboro,andPamSmithofPhippsburg.BothPetroff andSmith,whohaveearnedreputationsaspain¬ ters,incorporatewrittencharactersintheirgra¬ phicworkattimes,asKollerdoes.GaryLawless plays bass with the Maine-based group Lawn Ornaments.Betterknownasapoetandenviron¬ mentalist.Lawlesswasanapprenticetopoet

APortlandIndex

Number of trees planted in Portland as of June 7, 1989: 130

Number of trees to be planted: 160

Number of catering services in Greater Portland: 49

Number of pieces of fine and decoartive art in the permanent collection at the Portland Museum of Art: 10,000

Number of customers per day at the Maine Mall: 15,000

Number of customers per day at Freeport, Maine: 8,219

Number of miles of streets in Portland: 338

Number of miles of streets in New York City: 6,000

Number of stoplights in Portland: 102

Number of stoplights in New York City: 320,000

Number of local parks and playgrounds in Greater Portland: 32

Number of cats saved from trees by the Portland Fire Department: 0

Number of attempts to save cats from trees by the Portland Fire Department: 0

Number of people riding the Casco Bay Lines per year: 600,000

Number of people riding the Casco Bay Lines per day during the summer months: 4,000—5,000

Sources: Portland Department of Public Works; NYNEX Yellow Pages and White Pages 1988-1989; Portland Museum of Art; Maine Mall Manager's Office; Freeport Merchants Association: New York City Department of Public Works; Casco Bay Lines.

GarySnyderintheearly1970s.

Thefinaleventoltheseries,onAugust24, featuresTedEnslinofMilbridge,Maine,andBob Arnold,ofBrattleboro,Vermont.Enslinisa composer as well as a poet, and has gamed reknownforusingmusicalcomposingtechniques inpoetry.BobArnold'spoetrystemsfromhislife asawoodsman,stonemason,carpenter,husband andfather.

Iheperformanceseriesisbilledas Coyote's JournalReadingsandPerformances, afterthe internationalliteraryjournalKollerhasedited since1964,andinwhichnearlyalltheperformers haveappeared.

Leslie Hoffman’s FORTUNA, of Captain Cook,Hawaii,andGeorgetown,Maine,isco¬ sponsoringtheshowandperformanceserieswith DeanVelentgas.Theperformancespromisean interconnectednessanddiversitytotallyappro¬ priatetothoseparticipatingandwatching.

TheDeanVelentgasGalleryislocatednear Levinsky’sPlaza,andisopenfrom5to9p.m.on Thursdays,1to5p.m.onSaturdaysandSun¬ days.andbyappointment.Alleventsbeginat7 p.m.Forinformation,call207/772-2042.

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Portlandiana: FreeStreetRedux

UIS IS FREE STREET IN PORTLAND. DATE:

ISometimeinthelate1890s.So,what'sin * the street? Mud. most certainly. Time¬ lessness?Yesandno.

Yes,thispicturecapturesamoment:winter,a team,acarriage,horsespatientlywaiting,two peopleontheirwaytoPerkins'Hardwaretopick upsome“Hub”paintoranewRamblerbicycle.

No,becausethemomentwasbutabriefonein theconstantlychangingdynamicsofanation,a city,andastreet.

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placetogetanideaofwhatthosechangesmight havebeenlike.

Let’sstartwiththe1885 Directory. Thesideof thestreetwearelookingatconsistedofthefollow¬ ing:(2)F.T.Lunt&Co.store,(4&6)W.H. Sanborn&Co.store,(8)goodoldN.M.Perkins &Co.hardware,(10)theA.O.H.Society,M.F. AcAchorn’sshop,andE.A.Jordan’sshop,(12) Samuel Thursten’s store, (14) the Portland SchoolfortheDeafandthePortlandFraternity rooms,(16)SingerManufacturingCo.,(18)New EnglandOrganCo.,(20)tailorJosephM.Tolford’sshop,(22)vacant,(24)thehomeofW.T. Kilborn&Companysellingcarpets,(26)H.F. Libby,(28)WalterCorey&Companyfurniture, and(30)thehomeofWm.H.Reed.Justafew doorsupwaslittleCottonStreetandwe’llstop there.We’reoutofphotograph,anyway. Bytheway,justoutofinteresttherealsohap¬ penedtobeSingLee’sLaundryjustacrossthe streetat#29forthoseofyouwhomightbeinter¬ estedinthatkindofthing.

Ten years later (1895), much had changed. Lunt&Co.hadgonetomakewayforafurrier namedLouisH.Schlosberg.TheA.O.H.Society was still at #10 but now accommodated C.L. Fox’s home and studio along with F.W. Gros¬ stuck’sshop.ThePortlandLiteraryAssociation had taken over #14 vacated by the Portland SchoolfortheDeaf.Number22(which,youmay recall,wasvacantwhenlastwelooked)isnowthe homeofJosephAsh.Libbyhasmovedoutof#26 makingwayfortheForestCityHotel,andMrs. A.T.Mansfieldnowresidesat#30havingseen Wm.H.Reedwellonhisway.Ohyes,andSing Lee’shassuccumbedtoWingSing.Ayearlater, WingSingbowsouttoQuongLee.

By 1900, the PortlandCityDirectory again reflectsthechangingfaceofachangingcity. Fleischmann & Company, makers of “com¬ pressedyeast”havelocatedin#12,andthePort¬ land Literary Society has given way to the P.C.T.A.Societyat#10(threeyearslaterthat SocietywillgivewaytotheSocialistHeadquar¬ terswhichgavewaytwoyearslatertoartists’ studios).

The 1989 Directory listsmuchofthestreetas missing—orthebuildingsseeninthispicture,to beprecise.AndSingLee,WingSing,andQuong LeearenowParKingLot.LittleCottonStreet, that’sgone,too.Andthestreet’spavednow.

Michael Donohue is a freelance writer living in Portland.

SUMMER 1989

Threeandsix-daysailingvacationsamongtheMaine seacoastislands.$280to$510perperson.Specialgroupandcharterrates.

Maine’s Last Execution

HIS NAME MIGHT HAVE BEEN DANIEL

Wilkinson.Whatiscertainisthatat noon on Friday, November 20, 1885, uponagallowserectedabovethewater-filled quarrypit/sewerattheMaineStatePrisonin Thomaston, Wilkinson was hanged for the murder of Bath policeman William Lawrence— thelastpersonexecutedunderMaine’scapital punishmentlaw.

OnMarch17,1887,16monthsafterthe37year-oldWilkinsonwasburiedintheprisonyard beneathaheadstoneinscribed2695—hisnumbertheStateLegislaturerepealedthedeathpenalty, thesecondlimeinadecadecapitalpunishment wasabolishedinMaine.Thestatehadnodeath penaltyfrom1876to1883,duetopublicand politicalreactiontothehangingofLewisH.F. Wagner,who,afterhisdeath,wasprovedinno¬ cent of the 1873 murder of two women on the IslesofShoals.

AlthoughWilkinsonwasadmittedlyguilty,the luridpressreportsofthedayandlingeringpublic agonyoverWagner’sunjustexecutionledtothe demise of Maine’s gallows four years before inventionoftheelectricchair.“Therewasapub¬ licoutcry,peoplewerejustsickofhangings,” observes James A. MacCormick, the Maine StatePrison’sretiredhistonan."Mosthangings werebotchedup;itwasprettygruesome.”

GruesomeisagooddescriptionofWilkinson’s killingofthatBathpolicemanandthecriminal’s owndemisetwoyearslater.

A Dark Night of Crime

Amongthenewsinthe PortlandAdvertiser on Wednesday,September4,1883,wasthetrialof FrankJamesinMissouri(Jesse’ssurvivingfolk¬ herobrotherlaterwasacquittedofmurderbya stackedjury);aglowingreviewof“Lightso’London”atthePortlandTheatre;MauriceBarry¬ more’sS20,000inheritance(“Buthewillcon¬ tinueonthestage...”):andthe“InstantDeathofa Bath Watchman” at 12:20 a.m.

Sixty-three-year-oldWilliamLawrence,the reportstated,hadinterceptedburglarstryingto breakintoD.C.Gould’sgrocerystoreonCom¬ mercialStreet(nearthenorthendoftoday’s waterfrontpark).Oneoftheperpetratorshad

“dischargedarevolverclosetohis[theofficer’s] face,theballenteringneartherightcheekbone andcomingoutatthetopofthehead,killinghim instantly.”

OfficerGeorgeA.Kingsley’saccountofmurder onthismoonlessVictoriannightrelatedhowhe andOfficerLawrencesurprisedtwomentryingto breakintothestore.“Theystartedandrandown CommercialStreet,”herecalled.“Iblewmywhis¬ tlewhentheyran,andcalledoutforthemtostop, orI'dshoot.Thehindmanturnedhisheadaround andsaid,‘Youwouldn’tshootwouldyou?’Itold himtostop.Twoofthem[sic|,asIthought, turnedupArchStreet,andtheotherwenton. WhenIgottothecornerIsangoutagain,‘Stop, orI’llshoot!’Therewasnoanswer,andIfired. Theyraninbackofthejunkshop.1heardalarge noiseinthereand1thoughttheyweregoingtoget outsomewayintoBroadStreet.1gavethesignal tostopthemwhenIgottothebeehiveandranon toFrontStreet.Therewasnotaninstantfromthe timeIcalledwhentherewasthereportofa revolverabove.Thiswasthefatalshot.”

Kingsleywenttothepolicestationandreturned withtwoofficersandalantern.TheyfoundLaw¬

rence’sbodylyingonBroadStreetnearFront, withhismittensonandhisrevolverandbillyclub stillpocketed.

Bath Mayor James C. Ledyard and the City Counciloffereda$1,000rewardforarrestand conviction of the murderer. They also tele¬ graphedtoBostonforadetective.Steppingoff thatevening’straininresponsewasJamesR. Woodoftheprivate-detectivefirmofWiggin& Wood.

The Culprit

DanielWilkinsonwasashort(five-foot-seven), stout(178-180pounds)Englishman,bald,witha “thick, reddish-brown beard and heavy eye¬ brows,largegrayeyes,andaflatnose”who alreadyhadservedsevenyearsinaMassachu¬ setts’prisonforaNewBedfordsafe-blowingjob. In1880,he’dbeenarrestedforaburglaryat Thwing’sStoreatDay'sFerrynearWoolwich, but “managed to escape from the lock-up in Bath.” In September 1883, Wilkinson and an Englishsailor,JohnElliott,werelodgingatMary Walsh’s boarding house at 471 Commercial StreetinPortland.

Saloon keeper Thomas O’Neil overhead the pair“talkingofbusinessinBath”athis75Center Streetestablishment,where,accordingtolater newspaperreports,“ElliottadvisedWilkinsonnot totakeanyrisksinBath,wherehewasknown andwanted,butWilkinson,placinghishandon hishippocket,repliedthatiftheBathpeople interferedwithhim,hewould‘pullCharleyon 'em.’”

AfterhearingKingsley’sshotonthenightofthe attemptedrobberyinBath,Wilkinsonpulledout ‘Charley’—a.32-caliberrevolver.Whilelooking foraplacetohideonBroadStreet—wherehissing gasstreetlampshadbeenextinguishedforthe night—Wilkinsonfelthisshouldersgrippedby OfficerLawrence,whoappearedfromthedark¬ ness.“Lookhere,whatyoubeendoing?”were Lawrence’slastwordsbeforeWilkinsonshothim intheface.

ElliottwiselyshippedoutofPortlandthenext day,“withoutpayinghisboardbill”toMary Walsh,disappearingbetweenthepagesofhisContinuedonnextpage

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tory.Wilkinsoncrosssedtheriverinapunthe discoveredonthebankandhidinthewoods. ThenhetrudgeduptheKnoxandLincolnrail¬ roadtoWiscassett.TakingtheThursday,Sep¬ tember5morningtraintoRockland,“hereada newspaperaccountofthemurder.Afterlurkingin Rocklandfortwodays,hetookthesteamerfor Bangor,wherehewenttoworkforaloggingfirm ontheriver.”

The Capture

DetectiveJamesWoodinterviewedtheowner ofaBrunswickdrugstore,whereasimilarbur¬ glaryhadbeencommittedtwoweeksbefore.The marksleftattheBrunswickbreak-infittedabent, one-inchchiselfoundnearGould’sstoreinBath, and the druggist also gave Wood an unusual woodenmatchfoundatthecrimescene.Disco¬ veredinalotoffArchStreetinBathwasa gunpowderflask—apparentlyintendedtobeused inblowingGould’ssafe.

Meanwhile,MaryWalshtoldPortlandpolice abouthertwodepartedlodgers,oneofwhomhad leftbehindasailor’sbag.Withindays,Mary WalshreceivedaletterfromWilkinson,asking hertosendhiscanvasbagtoBangor.

DetectiveWoodboardedthenorthboundtrain, telegraphingaheadtoBangorpolicetolocate Wilkinson,stillwantedforburglarizingtheDay’s Ferrystore.AfterbeingarrestedonSaturday, September14,WilkinsonconfessedtoLawren¬ ce’smurderonhiswaybacktoBath.

Foundinhisseabagwereaboxofcartridges,a canofgunpowder,anda“lotoffuse,suchasare ordinarilyusedinblowingopensafes.”Alsodis¬ coveredwastheboxoftelltalewoodenmatches. “Arevolver[’Charley 1]wasfoundonWilkinson’s person.”

WilkinsonwasjailedinAugustaawaitingtrial inBath.Thetrialtookthreedays,withtheclosing argumentsofWilkinson’sattorney,H.M.Heath, lastingtwohours.AlthoughHeatharguedfora second-degreeconviction,maintainingthatWil¬ kinson“pulledhisrevolverinself-defense”in responsetoOfficerKingsley’sshot,thejurycon¬ victedWilkinsonoffirst-degreemurderonJanu¬ ary5,1884.

No Last Words

Wilkinson spent the next 23 months in the MaineStatePrisonatThomaston,where,“quiet andwellbehaved,”heworkedinthecarriage shop“withneverawordofcomplaint.”Shortly Continued

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before noon, on November 20, 1885, he was conveyedtothegallows.

Maine newspaper reporters had a field day vyingwitheachothertodescribethecondemned man’sfinalhoursandexecutioningraphicdetail. Inhislastinterviews,Wilkinsonrevealedthat“his fatherandmotherarestilllivingbuthavenot heardfromhiminfiveyears,andhedoesnotwish themtoknowhisfate.Thereisastorythathis fatherisaclergymanandthathehasabrother whoisamissionaryinIndia;butthishedenies.It isnotprobablethathisrealnameisWilkinson.” Hisfather,Wilkinsonsaid,wasatradesmanliv¬ ing near London. “They will never know what becameoftheirson,”theprisonerdeclared.“1will notdisgracethem.”

The condemned man awoke repeatedly throughouthisfinalnight.Inthemorning,he breakfastedon“bread,coffeeandmilk.Heate wellandsmokedacigar,sayingthatheshoulddie firmlyandwithresignation.”

Wilkinson penned letters to a Mrs. Belle Knowles,“aChristianladyofAugusta”whohad befriendedhimtosavehissoul,andherdaughter. “Youandyourlittledaughteraretheonlyfriends Ihavethissideofthewater,”hewrote,urgingthe Knowles’girltodrawamoralfromhislife.The letter“toldofhisdisobedienceinrunningawayto seainsteadofgoingtoschoolashisparents wished and of his adventures in sale mines, lumbermillsandatsea.”Wilkinson“compared himselftoastrangedogthateverybodykickedas hepassedalongthestreet.”

DespitetheeffortsofMrs.KnowlesandPrison ChaplainF.Tower,Wilkinson“hadbeenreading theorientalreligions”andwalkedtothescaffold unbelievinginanafterlife,enoughtorateshock¬ ingheadlines:

The Hanging of Daniel Wilkinson AManWhoDidNotBelieveinFutureLife SenttoEternityStillofThatMind

Dressedinblackalpacasuit,hisarmsboundto hissides,Wilkinsonwasescortedtothegallows. Thefollowingeyewitnessreportofthebotched hanging in Portland’s Eastern Argus on November20,1885,didmuchtoinfluencepublic opinionregardingMaine’sdeathpenalty:

AstheyreachedthefatalspotWilkinson turnedtoSheriffIrishandremarked,“Thisis thewaytheymurdermenfor$50apiece."He thensteppeduponthetrapandhislegswere

Continued pinioned.Aftertheyweretiedthedeputy requestedhimtostepforwardalittle.He lookeddownathisbandagedfeet.Thenlook¬ ingatthedeputysmiled,asmuchastosay, “HowcanIstep."Theropewasadjustedabout hisneckwhenChaplainTowersteppedupon thescaffold,andspoketoWilkinson,then steppedbackandbeganreadingtheservice, commencing.‘IntheMidstofLifeWearein Death.”DuringthereadingWilkinsonfre¬ quentlyglancedupatthesun,whichwasshin¬ ingbrightly,probablythinkingitwrasthelast lookhewouldeverhaveofthebrightorb. Afterreadingtheservicethechaplain repeatedtheLord'sPrayer,andthenread furtherselections.Duringthereadingthere wasanervoustwitchinginWilkinson'sfingers.

AttheconclusionoftheService,SheriffIrish askedtheprisonerifhedesiredtosayany¬ thing.Hesaidhehadnothingtosay.Theblack capwasthendrawnoverhisfaceandSheriff Irishputtinghisfootuponthespringsaid,“By authorityofthepowervestedinme,Inowhangyoubytheneckuntilyouaredead.dead, dead.AndmayGodhavemercyonyoursoul.”

Thespringwastouched,thetrapofthescaf-

foldfell,andthebodyofDanielWilkinsonshot throughandfelladistanceofabouteightfeet. Therewasaslightrecoil.Theknothadsettled beneaththeleftear.Thebodyswayedtoand froamomentandthenwasstill.Dr.F.E.Hitch¬ cockofRockland,Dr.H.Levcnsaler,theprison physician,Dr.C.W.StoneofCamden,andDr. F.A.DavisofSearsportthensteppedbeneath thescaffold.Thebodywasloweredandan examinationcommenced.

Forthefirstminutetherewasaninvoluntary twitchingofthemuscles.Attheendoftwo minutestherewasanuncertainconditionof theheart.Threeminutesafterfallingthepulse was96;fourminutesafterpulse84;fivemin¬ utes,theheartwasunsteady,hardlydistin¬ guishable; yhafterpulse72.[heart]ven’ irregular;6minutes,60beats,soundofheart irregular;6'/?pulsebarelyfeltatwrist,perhaps 44;8minutes,44(about),beatsofheart;9 minutes36pulse;10minutes,44pulseand [heart]tvavy;10'Z:minutes,32pulse;12min¬ utes,couldnotcountpulse;13minutes20 beatsoverheart;15minutes,heartceasedto beat.

Attheendofseventeenminutesthebody wascutdown.Beneaththeedgeofthecapthe

fleshbegantogrow-black,andastreamof bloodrandowntheneck.Thephysicians examinedtheneckandfound...theneckwas broken.Thebodywasplacedinthecoffinand thelidscreweddownwithoutthecapbeing removed.Noonewantedtogazeonthefaceof thedead.Thebelloftheprisonrangoutits call,theprisonersfiledintotheworkshops, andinafewminuteseverythingwasproceed¬ inginthecustomarymanner,asifalifehadnot beenblottedout.

Blaney(anotherprisoner]lookedoutfrom thekitchenwindowatthethrongofspecta¬ torspassingfromtheprisonyard.Perhapshe thought,"Iwonderofthesesamespectators willgatherherenextmonthtowatchmyexe¬ cution?”Mrs.Barrows,upintheWomen’s Department,silentlystitchedonsomecom¬ fortablesshewasmakingbutnooneknewher thoughts.Thattheywerenotpleasantcan readilybeimagined.

Betweenfiftyandseventy-fivepersonswit¬ nessedthespectacle.Manyofthemgathered theresimplyfrommorbidcuriosity.Asthe stringswhichboundtheprisoner’shandsand feetwereremovedandthrownontheground, agrabwasmadeforthemandtheywere quicklydividedintosmallpiecestobekeptas mementosoftheoccasion.

Thereporterswhosedutycompelledthem tobepresenthurriedawaytofiletheirreports inthe.telegraphoffice.Thespectacleis becomingtoofrequentforthem,andthey wouldgladlybeexcused.Butthereisamorbid fascinationinreadingofexecutions,anditis thedutyofthedailypaperstocatertothat desire,nomatterhowrepugnanttothe feelings.

Andso,despiteoccasionalandunsuccessful attemptstorestoreMaine’sdeathpenalty,no journalisthashadtoreportonanexecutioninthis statefor104years.AndWilkinson’sbody,along withthoseofotherprisonerswhodiedonewayor anotherwhileincarceratedatThomaston,was laterreinterredatNewlands,theprisonfarmin South Warren.

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HE CANNERY ON THE ROYAL RIVER IN Yarmouthisagoodillustrationofhowa utilitarianarkofabuildingcanbecon¬ vertedintoahandsome,comfortable,andeven intimatediningspace.Thatthiswasonceasar¬ dineprocessingplantorothersuchproduction facilityisapparentonlyinitsname,thebrief historyprintedonthebackofthemenu,andthe sizeandheightoftheverylarge,peaked-ceiling diningroom.TheCanneryhasaverypolished andcontemporaryfeel,manifestedinuncluttered walls,simplelines,andbroad,uncurtainedwin¬ dowsopeningontotheRoyalRivermarina.

ItalsoexemplifiessomethingthePortlandarea can’tseemtogetenoughof:restaurantsserving goodqualityseafoodatagoodprice.

TheCanneryoffersamedium-sizesteakand seafood menu augmented by a separate oyster barcardandalistofcomplementaryspecials. Whilethestyleofcookinghasinternationalover¬ tones,withaMediterraneaninfluenceandacou¬ pleof satay dishes,itisprimarilywhatyouwould wishtohaveavailableifyouwereoverlookingan estuaryinMaine.Ontheeveningwedinedthere, wechosesomeofboththeMediterraneanandthe regional:CaesarSalad,FriedMaineShrimp& Calamari,Bouillabaisse,andCrabCakes.

Weorderedthefriedshrimpknowingthatthey wereoutofseasonandwouldbefrozenandmore thancharacteristicallybland.Itwasthecalamari wewereafter.Itwasverygood,too—onepiece worthalltheshrimp.Therewereothergoodquali¬ tiestothisdishaswell.Onewasthecondiments, thecocktailandtartarsauces.Theywereboth noteworthy,oneforitsbracingquantityofhor¬ seradishandtheotherforitsdill.Thesecondpoint ofqualitywasthefrying,whicheffectedan extremelylightandcrunchycrustbymeansofa 100%corn-oil-corn-flourcombination.

TheCaesarSaladwasgenerous,bothinits homemadecroutonsanditsextralargesprinkling of Romano, but what was best about it was a dressingthatstrucktheflavorbalancebetween egg-raw and anchovy-sweeL

TheCannerykitchenisobviouslyveryserviceoriented,aswasapparentintheblink-of-the-eye deliverytimebetweenourorderingandthearrival ofourappetizers.Thisinspiteofanearlyfull

diningroomofone-hundredplus.Ourwaitress, too,wassnappierthanalmostanywehadever had before, swooping down upon us out of nowherewhenshenoticedthatwewerenotsmil¬ ingovertheBouillabaisse.Afterhardlyaword betweenus,shereturnedthedishtothekitchento “haveatalk”withthechef.

ThetroublewiththeBouillabaissewaspartly thatthisdishcannotstandtoomuchsustained heat.Evenwhenitisreheated,whichisfarthe betterstrategyforservingitinarestaurant,this mustbedoneverygently.Sothefishandshellfish werealittleoverdone.

Wechoseasasubstitutethesteamedmussels. Itwasagoodsecondchoice.Therewereplentyof themandtheyweregood,clean,meatymussels steamedtotheproperdegreeandservedinasort ofmussels-stockonionsoupthatwasfarsuperior tothebrothoftheBouillabaisse.

Now these Crab Cakes. They seemed quite a noveltytobeincludedonthisrestaurant’smenu; theyarenotoneofthemoreconspicuousspecial¬ tiesofthisregion,eventhoughMaine’sdelicate crabmeatrankswithitssucculentlobsterandscal¬ lops.Perhapsthisisduetothetrickinessoftwicecookingcrabmeatwithoutflatteningit.Crabmeat worksperfectlywellwhenusedasastuffingfor fishorindumplingsbecausethoseemploymoist heatcooking,whiledryheatcanberatherrough.

The Cannery crab cakes retain much of the sweetnessofMainecrabmeat,althoughthisis againsttheformidablecompetitionimposedby thediceofgreenandsweetredpeppers.The crab/peppercomboisoneofnaturalaffinitiesand isespeciallyfavoredinthecuisineoftheSouth. Still,Mainecrabmeatisatitsbestwhenhandleda littlemorecoollyandlightly.

Entrees at The Cannery are served with a garden salad and a very generous portion of vegetables.Onthisparticularevening,therewas achoiceofnuttywildricepilaforparsliednew potatoes. Along with this, we were served a barely-steameddishofcarrots,cauliflower,and broccolidressedwithavinaigrette—asortof warmed alagrecque.

Thepriceforthethreeappetizersandtheentree waslessthan$30.

Maine Coast

Where’s Portland?

OF THE 110 PROSE AND POETRY SELECTIONS chosenbytheeditorsof MaineSpeaks, thejust-publishedanthologyofMaine literature,onlyoneissetinPortland.Andthat oneisashortbitoffictionwritten160yearsago by a journalist named Seba Smith. Like most anthologies,thisoneisnotall-inclusive,afactthe editorsacknowledgeintheirintroduction.“Our choicesweredifficult,”writesJeffFischer,direc¬ toroftheMaineLiteratureProject,thevolume’s compilers.“Thefactorswejuggledinmakingour selectionswerecomplex;balancinggeographical regions,ethnicgroups,literarygenres,accessible anddifficult,traditionalandcontemporarypieces turnedouttobeagreaterchallengethanwe expected.”

Nevertheless,thefactthatMaine’slargestcity isthesettingforlessthanonepercentofacollec¬ tionofMaineliteratureilluminatesPortland’selu¬ sive persona, especially when the anthology spans some 300 years and brings us writers whosereputationsrangefromLongfellowtoJack

Aley,andEdnaSt.VincentMillaytoStephen Petroff.Itisdifficulttoimagineanequallycom¬ prehensivecompilationofCaliforniawritingthat givescomparableshortshrifttoSanFrancisco, and impossible to think of a Massachusetts anthologythatallbutomitsBoston.Somany statesaretheircities.Evenentireregions—take the Midwest and Chicago, for example—are dominatedbytheurbanpresenceattheircenter. PortlandisnoChicago.Thisreadableand easy-goinganthology(itseditorshadhigh-school classroomsinmindastheymadetheirchoices)is notwoefullyunbalanced.ItisPortlanditselfthat hastheidentityproblem,onewhichpredictably confusesthecreativeMainespiritswhosework reflectsthesouloftheirsurroundings.

TheessentialPortlandmighthavebeenmore discernibleacenturyorsoagowhenthesparsof tallshipslinedtheharborandcaptains’graceful mansionswerefilledwithporcelainandsilksfrom thestorehousesofOrientalemperors.Today’s cityisbuilt,itseems,ontheephemeralfounda¬

tionsofbanks,lawfirms(lotsofthose)andthe retailers and restaurants who service their bankersandlawyers.

They’readullcrowd.Theymustbe,orPort¬ land’spersonawouldbemoreaglowwithcreative andentrepreneurialenergy.Thiscityisapablum paradox.Yes,ithasitsuniversity,itsartscom¬ munity,itssymphonyanditstheaters.Andithas Maine:thestatethatcanfill450pagesofan anthologywithitssoulandspirit,eventhoughthe editorsmustapologizeforallthathasbeen omitted.

ThereisnoapologyforthemissingPortland, theshadowcity,thecityintransition,thecitythat wasandisstillbecoming,thecitythatcouldbeat thecenteroftheromancethatiscoastalMaine. How,onewonders,willPortlandevolve?What placewillitfillinaMaineanthologypublisheda centuryhence?Surely,wehope,onelargerthanit currentlyholds.

—John Cole

Off Center

A N OFF BEAT ITEM RECENTLY REPORTED BY the LA AssociatedPress:Ashowdogbeingtrans/Iportedacrossthecountrygetsloosefromits cageinChicago’sO’HareInternationalAirport. Airlinepersonneltrycallingthedogbackbutare unable;theanimaldisappears.Sixdayslater,the dogisfound,tiredandhungry,somedistancefrom theairport.Theguardians-in-transitcouldn’tcallit toheel,foritunderstandsonlyFrench.Korsair,as heisnamed,isaBelgianShepherd,distinctlydiffer¬ entfromhisGermancousins.Heisknownasa Malinois,afterthecitywherehisancestorswerefirst bred centuries ago; Malines to the French, MechelentotheFlemish,whichliesinFlanders fieldsbetweenAntwerpenandBrussels.

KorsairwastrainedinAmerica,inFrench,to participateinanessentiallyWesternEuropean combinationofdiscipline,exercise,andcompetition calledRingSport.RingSportgrewoutofolderways oftrainingdogsforanimalshepherding,hunting, andprotection.Itbecame,throughtheeffortsof landedFrenchgentry,aclosely-judged,exacting sport.RingSportrequiresadogtogothrougha numberofexercisestestingitsphysicalfitnessin jumpingexercises,disciplineinrespondingtospe¬ cificcommands,andaggressivenesswhenrespond¬ ingtoahumanattacker.

RingSporthasbeenpracticedinEurope,most notablyinFrance,forgenerations,butisjustbegin¬ ningtoattractafollowingintheUnitedStates. Thereare,infact,noqualifiedAmericanjudgesfor sanctionedcompetitionyet.Whenexhibitionsare heldonthissideoftheAtlantic,judgesand decoys—thelattertrainedtobe“attacked”inthe biting exercises—must be brought over from France.

InMaine,interestledtothefoundingofthe MainelyRingSportClub;itsmembershipofper¬ hapsadozenisspreadoverthestateandisheaded byKimVanSickleofKennebunkport.TheClub’s mostrecentactivitywasaprecompetitiongettogetheronJune7;achancetoseehowthenewand moreexperienceddogsareprogressingintraining beforetheyactuallycompeteinamatchscheduled forMainethisfall.Theenclavewasheldatthe DixonDogTrainingCenterinWells,whichis locatedinthatareaofYorkCountywherethe beachesandbustleliketheCoted’Azurgiveway

soontothickwoodsandrollingroadslikethePro¬ vinceofBurgundy.

Thereare19exercisesthataRingdogmust cometoknowautomaticallyandpracticeperfectly: 12 Obedience exercises and seven Biting ex¬ ercises—whichcanbethoughtofasattackingand defendingmaneuvers.Butfirst,theentrance-level ofability-demonstration,calledtheBrevet,mustbe passed.Whenthisismastered,thedogbeginswork onthefirstofthreelevelsofskill,calledRings.Inthe firstRingareeightexercises:thePositions(thedog assumesanumberofpositionsonthehandler’s command,i.e.,sitting,standing,lyingdown;Food

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Refusal(thedogmustrefusetotouchmorselsof foodthrowntoitbythejudge);theLongStay(the dogmustremaininpositionasthehandlermoves awayandthendisappearsbehindcover);theHeelOffLeash(aseriesofwalkingexercisesplusa runningjumpoverasmallhurdleandastanding jumpoveramuchhigherhurdle);andtheBiting exercisesofattackingafleeingdecoy,attackinga decoyarmedwithastarter’spistol,andtheface attack(inwhichthedogdoesnotattackthedecoy’s facebutfacestheattacker,wholightlywieldsa pliablebranchagainstthedog).Similarexercises

areaddedtothisstarterserieswhenthedogreaches theSecondandThirdRings.

OnJune7,adampdaybringingthemosquitoes outofthewoods,BobDixonbringsouthisdog Kieva, a young female German Sherpherd. He notesthatmostofthedogscompetinginRingare GermanShepherdsorMalinoises—andthelatter arebyfarthemostpopularbreed.Kievahascom¬ petedinRingOne,andDixonhasdecidedtotryher outinRingTwo.Watchinghercloselyinthis endeavorisjudgeJean-YvesReguerofBnttany, France.HeisjoinedbydecoysJean-MichelMoreau andDanielPaul,bothnationallyselectedforcom¬ petitionworkinFrance.

FortheBitingExercises,decoyDanielPaul emergesfromasecludedpreparatoryarea.Dressed inacumbersome,heavily-paddedRingsuit,similar totheheavygearusedtotrainattackdogs,helooks liketheMichelinMan,fantastiqueintheWells woodsandfullyprotectedfromtheShepherd’spow¬ erfulbite.Hishandsandheadarebare,asRing dogsaretrainedtonevertouchthoseareas.

Reguer,Moreau,andPaulobserveasDixonputs Kievathroughherpaces,givingallcommandsin French,asrequiredbythesportwhereverpracticed. Thejudgekeepstrackofthetimetakenforeach exerciseandsignalsthestartandfinishbymakinga soundcleartobothdogandhandler,inthiscaseby tootingabicyclehorn.

Jean-YvesReguercallsRingSportaschool,a wayofdevelopingadogsnaturaltalentsanddrives fornon-harmfulends.“Eachperson,eachdog,each deer,eachfishhasaggression—inRingSportwe channelthedog’saggression,”heobserves.“Peo¬ pleseethedogsdoingthebiteexercisesandthey say,‘Oh,Jeez,they’retrainingkillers!’”Butthatis not,hecontinues,whatRingSportintends.Adog trainedinitisnogoodforhunting,guarding,or attacking,theusualendsofaggressivedog-training. Thisparticularwayoftrainingteachesadogthat behaviorsnaturaltoitmaybeappropriate—but onlyincertainsituationsandonlywhenthehandler orownergiveshisorherconsent.

Inhisworkwithdogs,BobDixonstressesthis theme:“Befun,befair,befirm.”ItworksforRing trainingandfordevelopingmaturerelations betweenpersonanddog.

—Vernon Sequin

Design Apprentice Kenny Crisler L

eavingnorthCarolinaand anagriculturalengineering program behind, Kenny CrislermovedtoKennebunkportto enterTheLandingSchool’sboat designprogramunderthedirection otschoolfounderJohnBurgess. Thatcourseofferedsomething “moreconcretetograbonto," somethingmoresatisfyingthanthe purelytheoreticalaspectsofarchi¬ tecture.“IdecidedI'dratherdesign boatsthandesignbuildings,” Kennyrecalls.Thisfascination withsailingsurfacedearly—itwas ononeofhismanytripstothelake asakidthatKennyrealized“it wouldbegreattohaveaboat.” Shortlyafterwards,heboughtone forthesumof500saved-up dollars.

Today,Kennyworksinthe designroomclosebytheboatshop, draftingtheplanstobereadby student-builders.Acurrentproject isbuilding,fromscratch,a1989 versionofoneofthefabled MalabarJuniors fromtheoriginal, andsomewhatsketchy,JohnG. Aldenplans.Theplansmustcon¬ veytoabuilderassurelyasa scoretoasingertheformandfunc¬ tionofthevesseltakingshape. Theyarealso“drawingsyoucould hangonthewall.”Theirblacklines andcurvesmustbeunbrokenand fair.Kenneyworksinpenandink whilethebuildersfollowthrough withwood.Askedwhetherstudents haveachancetosailtheboats theycreate,hesmilestosay,“Yes. Onlaunchingday—it’ssortofa partofthecontract.”

—JenniferHarris

JI 6 0 M I L E WATER COURSE RACE FROM PORTLAND TO KENNEBUNKPORT AND BACK IS thecentraleventinthesecondannualThunderboatRegattatobeheldonSunday,July30.

•■Fourclassesofperformanceboatswillraceoffshoreinthisamateureventbilledasthefastest,mostexcitingregattainMaine.Thepositiveaspectsof boating,goodsportsmanshipandsafetywillbethemainthrustbehindthiswell-attendedevent.Hundredsofspectatorswillviewthecompetitionfromshore-side vantagepointsandboats.Apopularspectatorsportinsouthernwaters,ThunderboatRegattaofficialshopetotakethe MiamiVice imageoutofwhatmany consideradangeroussportbyprovidinganeventthatpromotesboatingsafety.

InconjunctionwiththeRegatta,aboatparade,aDownEastlobsterboatrace,andultra-lightfly-in,anappearancebytheNavySEALS,andother water-relatedactivitiesarebeingplannedtoroundoutthefulldayofexcitingfamilyfuncelebratingoneofMaine’sfavoriterecreationalactivities—boating.

Asmanyas30teamsareanticipatedtoraceboatsinClassesA—DduringtheMaineOffshoreThunderboatRegatta(MOTR)1989.Anundetermined numberoflobsterboatsandsupportvesselswillparticipateintheirrespectiveraceandparadedown“spectatoralley.”

DiMillo’sFloatingRestaurant,locatedonCommercialStreet,isheadquartersforMOTR’89.DiMillo’sMarinaandRestaurantwillserveasthesiteofpre-and post-racereceptions,awardspresentationsandskipper’smeetings.

Regattaraceentrantsmustadheretothefollowingguidelines:Thunderboatsinclasses:ClassA,35-39feet;ClassB,29—34feet;ClassC,24-28feet;Class D,20-23feel.AllRegattaparticipantsmustwearapprovedlifejacketsandcrashhelmets;allparticipantsmustobeytherulesoftheroadandotherapplicable lawsassetforthbytheUnitedStatesCoastGuard,andmunicipalandstateauthorities.Eachboatisrequiredtohaveacrewofatleasttwopeopleconsistingofa wheelmanandnavigator.Additionally,allentrantsmustshowproofofappropriatemarineinsuranceandvesselsmustbeabletopassinspectiontodetermine seaworthiness.

Regattaentrants(only)willbeallowedtodockatMiMillo'sMarinaforskippers’meetingsandreceptions.Dockspacewillbeavailableovernightforentries arrivingfromaway.TheRegattacommitteeandmarinamanagementrequestthatparticipantspurchasefuelatDiMillo’sfueldockasawayofsayingthanksfor usingthefacility.

PresidentGeorgeBush,alongtimeperformanceboatenthusiast,isbeinginvitedtotheeventandwillnodoubtbeabletoviewtheactionastheboatsturnatthe halfwaymarkneartheBushcompoundinKennebunkport.

Helicoptervantagepointsaswellaspressboatsarebeingarrangedinconsiderationofthesubstantialamountoftelevision,radio,andprintmediacoverage thiseventtraditionallyattracts.NewEnglandCableTelevisionhasconfirmedtheirattendance,andnegotiationsareunderwaywithESPN,NESN,andMTV.

InadditiontoDiMillo’sRestaurantandMarina, PortlandMonthly Magazineiscosponsoringtheevent.

Maine Offshore Thunderboat Regatta Program

July24—29 MaineMallRegattaExhibition

July29 Sponsorpartyfrom1—4p.m.ontheforwarddeckofDiMillo’s.

July30

M.O.T.R.skippersmeetingintheportloungeofDiMillo’sat9a.m.

LobsterboatskippersmeetingoffHalfwayRockat9:30a.m.

LobsterBoatParadebeginsoffHalfwayRockat10:30a.m.

LobsterboatracesfromHalfwayRocktoFishPointfrom11a.m.to3p.m.

M.O.T.R.ParadebeginsatDiMillo’sat11:30a.m.

M.O.T.R.boatstartsbeginat12noon

NavySealskydivingteamfrom12:30p.m.to1p.m.

M.O.T.R.awardspartyandbenefitraffleontheafterdeckofDiMillo’sfrom2p.m.to5p.m.

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KENNE-BONKERS! AGuideToMary’sNeck I

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hilebus-toureditorialwhisksAPandUPIphoto¬ journalistsaroundtheboilingAtlanticforthesamestock interviewsandsoundbitesonhowthetownofKenne¬ bunkportischanging,we,asMainers,areentitledtoafew precioussnatchesofinsideinfo.

Firstofall,DON’Tworry.Kennebunkportwillnever becomeacliche,becausethetown’srealidentityhasholed upinsideanOlympianClubbroomclosetuntilallthefuss boilsover.InspiteoftheJessicaFletchergeneralities,the languageofthetownremainsintact,inaccessibleto intruders.

Forexample,long-timeresidentswillhavenotrouble understandingthisparagraph:“WeranovertoSunset FarmsandthenintoT.D.’s.Onthewaybackwesaw HucklebuckandtalkedforawhileaboutIndiansand MontyCats.Heshowedusapictureofonetakenfromthe IndianCanoeLanding,andthenwetooledaroundMary’s Neck,justfortherugosas,andthenpastthe Continued

I fc.

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Wandby.”

It’sthekindo(referentialKennespeakthatlets George and Barbara Bush evade reporters who expecttoseethemturnupattheAustralianflavoredWhiteBarnInnwhiletheyinsteadduck intogoodold,down-homeMabel'sLobsterClaw.

See,T.D.’sevolvesfromT.D.Hutchins,who usedtoruntheLobsterClawyearsago.Mary’s NeckwasBoothTarkington’snicknameforthe Walker’sPoint/OceanAvenueareainasatirical novelofthesamename(requiredreadingfor anyonediggingfortheUr-Kennebunk,Shingle Style),andrugosasaretheKennebunkappella¬ tionforwhattheuninformedhavebeencalling “beachroses.”

“Hucklebuck?”We’llkeepyouguessing.

Kenneth Roberts, Booth Tarkington, radio czarAtwaterKent,andotherspreparedthetown forcelebrityearly,sothetownknowshowtokeep itshead.

Still,it’seasytoblendinifyouknowthingslike who John 0. Levinson was. Who his son was. WhotheBlueFlamesare.Andthedisturbingfact thatlong-timeresidentsstillconsidertheColony Hotel’sroof(picturedhere,behindschooner)to bepink,eventhoughtheyre-roofeditblack decadesago.

Fivecoatsofnewroofingaren’tenoughto changetheroof’srealcolor,arethey?

Inspiteoftheunderstatedmilieu,it’spossibleto stunaKennebunkporter,though.Justletitslip thatyou’vediscoveredLadyArundel’sgrave,for instance,andhemightgentlyspillhisvodkamar¬ tinionhisblueblazer.

Throughtheages,thetown’sfeudalhierarchy, withnogroupeverinascension,hasbeendivided into “Townies,” “Summer Residents,” and “Tourists.”Nowthere’sanewsocialstratum: “Media.”Andyoucan’ttellMediabythecame¬ ras,becauseallfourgroupsownhigh-techcame¬ ras.Mediaarethepeopledrivingallovertown looking for a salad or overheard asking at Nunan’siftheyservevegetableswithalobster dinner.And,ofcourse,theyinsistonrenaming Gooch’s Beach “Kennebunk Beach.” (Kenne¬ bunkBeachisthedaintyonenearLord’sPoint.)

EverybodyherehaslikedthePresidentfrom thebeginning,fromhisearlydancesattheRiver Club, where he was known as Poo-Poo (before Poppy)BushinawhitePalmBeachjacketand Andoverschooltie,tothepresentday.

Andwepledgethatthepaperdollkitshown herewillbeofnohelptoyouwhatsoever.Seeyou attheClamShack!

f N THE PAST DECADE, AN ALARMING PERCENI tageo(SouthernMainecoasthasgivenway ■ to condos and heavy commercial tourism. But20milesnorthofBathand15milesseaward fromDamariscottaisaspotthatpreservesboth scenic charm and natural integrity: The PemaquidPointLighthouseandPark.

Perchedonarockboundeyriehighabovewhat hasbeencalledthemosttreacherousstretchof coastontheEasternSeaboard,PemaquidPoint LighthouseexemplifiesclassicMaineshoreline. Thelighttower’staperingwhitewashedcolumn risesmorethanthreestoriesabovethegabled, red-roofedkeeper’scottageattheedgeofasteep wallofsurf-batteredrock.Nearbyisagnarled standofdark,pointedspruce.

Althoughthislighthousehasgracednearlyas many postcards as Portland Headlight to the south,theareasurroundingPemaquidLighthas sofarmanagedtomaintainasedate,residential flavor.Thepark,ownedandmaintainedbylocal residentsthroughtheTownofBristol,liesina geographic pocket halfway between Boothbay andCamdenfrequentlyoverlookedbytourists.

Thelighthouse,builtin1827byorderofPresi¬ dentJohnQuincyAdams,haschangedoverthe years,goingfromwoodtokeroseneto(in1934) automaticoperation.By1972,thekeeper’scot¬ tage stood empty. Then, Hilda Libby, of New Harbor,hitupontheideaofturningthecottage intoamuseum.

Soon, local fishermen from New Harbor, RoundPondandBristolbegantodonateoldgear, shipmodels,newspaperclippings,photos,jour¬ nalsand—perhapsmostdearofall—theirtime andenergytotheproject.Workinglateintothe nightafteralongdayonthewater,oronraredays off,fishermenscraped,sanded,scrubbedand paintedthecottageandreconditioned,organized andcataloguedtheitemsdonatedfordisplay.

Theresult:TheFishermen’sMuseum,opened in1974.Thislittlemuseumreflects,moreaccur¬ ately than any metropolitan collection ever could,theessenceoffishinglifeontheMaine coastduringthepastcentury.Itisopendaily(10 a.m.-5p.m.weekdays,11a.m.to5p.m.Sun¬ days) from Memorial Day through Columbus Day.

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Includedinthecollectionarefishermen’severy¬ day tools: buoys, nets, oilskins, hooks and hawsers.Buttherearelessfamiliaritems,suchas agiantsharkhook;thepotsthatonceboiledthe tarusedtopreservecottonheadsonwoodenlobs¬ terpots;andanoldcompasswithacandleholder thatserved,beforetheadventofgenerators,asa boat’s “headlight.” Museum Director Mary Orricksaysthefavoritedisplayamonglocal fishermenisanauthenticandextremelyraretwo-

extensiverecordoflocalhistorycompiledfrom journals,letters,newspaperclippingsandships logs,aswellasseveralantiquenavigationalaids, handmadeshipmodels,andanarrayofantique photographsshowinglobsteringofyore.

Pemaquid’s Lobstering Museum

cycle, three-horsepower “make-or-break” enginefromalobsterboatoftheearly1900s.

Lighthousecuriosincludethethree-foot-tall French“Fresnel”lensthatoncesignaledfrom Baker’sIslandLight(onloanfromtheCoast Guard),theheavybronzebellusedatPemaquid Lightbeforetheeraoffoghorns,abuoybelland ironchain,andalylegunusedtoshootlifelinesto founderingvessels.

Inthemuseum’sarchiveroomisasurprisingly

Astone’sthrowfromthemuseumisthetiny PemaquidArtGallery—locatedintheparkinglot adjacenttothelighthouse/museum.Althoughthe currentbuildingwaserectedin1960,thegallery wasfoundedbylocalartistsfromnearbyNew Harborin1929,makingittheoldestexistingart societyinMaine.

Mary Orrick says that at the peak of the summerseason,anaverageof50peopleperhour passthroughthepark’sgates,yetmostvisitors reportfeelingfarlesscrowdedatPemaquidPoint than at other, more commercial coastal attractions.

AsJohnMellencampwouldsay,‘Checkitout.’ —CherylSeal

NowavailableinMaine,thePacificSeacraftline.

Flikaisoneofyachtdesigner,BruceBingham'smostendearing creations.Shehasbecomethestandardbywhichothersmallcruising boatsaremeasured,butnonecancompare.

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“Iheused-boatmarketisstrongcomparedto the new-boat market because the economy has slowed down.” explains George Brockman of Casco Bay Yacht Exchange in Freeport. “When youbuyanewboat,itsvaluedepreciates15-25 percentassoonasyoutakeitofftheshowroom floor.Butasthatboatgetsolder,itdoesn'tdepre¬ ciateasfast.Ihenationalaverageforowninga boatis39months:that’swhenpeoplegetfive-footfeverortwo-foot-itis."

“Marinefinancingisgettingeasiertoget.”adds Bob Taylor of South Portland s Frost Marine Company."Thecompetitionisheavytoofferlow ratesandlong-termfinancing.Bankshavediscov¬ eredthatpeoplewillgiveuptheirhouseanddog andfamily,buttheywontletaloangobadontheir boat.Andmostdealersofferin-housefinancing.

Used-boatbuyerstendtobefirst-timebuyers, anditsnottruethatyou'llpaymoretoeithera dealeroraprivateseller.Asidefromcomparison shoppinginyourpricerange,boatdealersand captainsinterviewedby PortlandMonthly agreed on the following advice for first-time boat purchasers:

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AM NOT A FANCIFUL MAN. BUT THE Ifirsttime1sawherblewthewindoutofmy •sails.Istoodthere,myjawflappinglikea poorlysetjib.

“Jesus,”Cappysaid.Cappy’sthepilotofthe ferry, TheHarborSiren. “What’sthematterwith you?”

Mytonguelolledlazyandnearuseless.“‘Nota thing,”Imanagedtosay.“I’mjustfine.”

“Thenuncleather,”Cappysaid,“andtakethe fares.”

1was16,greenasspring,andI’dneverseen anyonelikeher.Shewassobeautiful,shemade yougropeforwords.Afteralltheseyears,Istill don’thaveitdownexactly.Herhairhungblackas shag’swings,shearingoffhershoulderswhenshe turned. Her shoulders were bare and tanned nearlyasdarkasherhair.Herwhitedresspuck¬ eredupinlittletufts.Buthereyessurprisedme most,blueandcoolbeneathallthatthickblack hair.Hereyeswerequeenlyalmost,lookingdown overhercheeksasiftheywerelookingdownfrom twintowers.Shemusthavebeen10yearsolder thanme.Cappyfollowedmyeyesandsaid,“Bet nobody’dkickheroutofthelowerberth.”

IcollectedfaresontheSirenthatday,firston theupperdeck,then1wentforward.Itsounds foolish,but1putoffgoingafttotakeherfareas longas1could,becauseIthoughtif1gotnearher, IdforgetIobreathe.

Whenshedroppedthetwoquarters—thefare wasstill50centsthen—intomypalm,thewarmth of the coins made me lose my sea legs for a minute,and1thought1mightrollwiththeboat. Thenshewithdrewalittlewhitechangepurse fromherdresspocketandunfoldedacrispgreen bill into my hand. She smiled and asked, “What’syourname?”Mytonguestucktotheroof ofmymouthas1answered,“Emerson,Ma'am.”I wantedtoaddthateverybodyontheislandcalled meEmery,but1couldn’tmanageit.Shetucked thepurseawayandsaid,“Thank-you,Emerson. That’salittlesomethingextraforyou.”Nomore thanthat,butinhervoicethewordssounded unlikeanyI’dheardbefore.Onthatday,Igotmy firsttip.Andonthatday,1fellinloveforthefirst time.

Her given name was Melissa Hall, but her

parentscalledherLissa.TheTruxtonHallswere summerpenpiefromnorthofBoston.Theirhis¬ tory quickly became common knowledge like everythingelseontheisland.Althoughisland peopledidn’tmixwithsummerfolkbackthen, therewasn’tanislandboywhodidn’tstrollpast theHallsontheSouthRoadaroundduskhoping for a glimpse of Melissa down by the tennis courts.

Isawheronce.Shestoodbytheroadwherethe lilacswereblooming,tennisracketinhand,the fadingbreezeflirtingwithherskirt.Iwasgoingto walkonbylikeIhadn’tseenher,butshecalled

SHORT STORY

summer girls

BY JOAN C. CONNOR

mynamesoftly.“Emerson,”shesaid.“Beautiful evening,isn’tit?”

“Yes, Ma’am,” I answered. And like some imbecileIadded,“Goingtoplaytennis?”when anyfoolknewsomeoneholdingatennisracket wasn’tabouttogobicyclingormackerelfishing.

“Doyouplay?”sheaskedquickly.

“No,Ma’am,”Isaid,feelingthebloodrisein myfacelikepricklyheat.

“Well,”shesaid,swingingherracketbackand forth,“1guessI’lljusthavetowaitformy partner.”Shesmiledateasinglittlesmile,

thoughIdon’tthinksheeverknewthefulleffectof herbeauty,howitleftalltheislandboysrummy andreeling.AndIwalkedon.

Thenextsummershegotherpartnerforreal. TheTruxtonHallsheldtheweddingpartyouton thelawn.Theyevenpostedanoticeonthe Har¬ borSiren invitinglocalstotheparty.Andsome went, though most contented themselves with walkingalongtheroadliketheyweren’teven awareofthepartybutgrabbingagawkonthesly; Idid.

Colored umbrellas dotted the lawn. A band played and some couples danced down by the shore.Longtablesoffoodanddrinklinedthe right-of-waytothewater.Ladiesindressesand meninsummersuitssproutedlikewildflowers againstthegreen—somanypeopleittookmea whiletofindher.Butthereshewas,maybeonly 200feetaway,allinwhite.Shehadkickedoffher highheels,andshemusthavesteppedonthehem ofherdressbecausealoopoflacehungtattered, smudged with mud. But it hardly mattered because her eyes gleamed blue light and her brownfeetdancedinthegrass.Sheheldsomeicy drinkinherhand.1couldhearthecubesclinkin theglass,seetheglassallfoggyanddewed.AndI thought,if1werethatglassinherhand,1would feeljustlikethat—coldandsweaty.

Aftersupper,IwalkedbackagainbytheHalls’ house.Gaspartylightscastshadowsonthelawn, crisscrossinglikesnarlsofjewelry.Inthedark, theguestsflittedbesidethegardens.Ilooked,but couldnotmakeherout.Inthedarkness,Isawher twowhiteshoesemptyintheroadsidegrass.And Iguessedshe’dgoneoffonherhoneymoon.

Her husband’s name was Douglas, Douglas Light.Icanhardlyrememberanymore.Butthe nextsummer,hehandedapregnantMelissaonto theSiren.

“Lookslikeherhusbandgottoherbeforeyou could,” Cappy laughed—his ugly shriek of a laugh—scree,scree,scree,likeagullongarbage scoldingintruders.Scree,scree,scree.Ipre¬ tendednottohearathing.

MelissaHall—1couldneverthinkofherbyher newname,LissaLight—satontheforwarddeck withherhusband.1recallthesunfullonher

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face,herblackhairpinnedbackbythewindand brightwithseaspray.Shesataswoodenasthe figureheadofsomebraveoldboat.Shedidnot talk to her husband. And she kept her hands foldedflat,oneontheother,ontheswellofher stomach.Watchingher,IwishedIcouldplacemy handbesidehers,where1fanciedherhusband placedhis,tofeelthequickeninglife.Bui1barely daredthinkaboutit.

Inmydreams,shecametomewithgardenias pinnedinherhair.Yeteveninmydreams,Idared nottouchher.1breathedherlikedarkairatnight, likethesmellofsummergrass,butdidnottouch herbrownskinoreventhewhitecottonofher dress.Itwasenoughtowatchherfromthecorner ofmydreams.

Thenextsummershearrivedwithababygirlin herarmsbutnohusbandatherside.

“Jesus,” Cappy said, “I wish my old lady lookedthatgoodafterbirthingourrugrats.”

IwantedtotellCappytoshuthismouth,butI wasonlythedeckhand.

“Wouldn’tmindputtingintoherportforthe night,eh?"herasped.Scree,scree,scree—that nastylaugh.

Cappytalkedlikethatpartlytobaitme.He knew,Iguessthewholeislandknew,1lovedher, thewayIwasalwaysgapinglikeahookedfish.I wasloopyasagirlleavingatrailofdaisypetals behindher:“...lovesmenot..."Butsomehow, whenever1sawher,Iwas16yearsoldagainand seeingheragainforthefirsttime.Shebroughtthe summerwithher,packingitintohersteamer trunk like a bathing suit. Always the same summer,thefirstsummer,theonlysummer.She hitmelikesunstroke,mademelight-blindand dizzy—aneasytargetforCappysjibes.1knewit. ButIhatedCappyjustthesame,andpitiedhis missus,andlovedMelissaallthemore.

Ididnotcovether,understand.AtleastIdonot thinkIdid.1don’tthinkIoncethoughtofmyself ashergroom,myelbowsrestingontheoilclothat thetable’shead,mybootsbythebackdoor,my nighttimehandsonherbareshoulders.1lovedher like...Idon’tknowexactly.Ilovedherlikeyou mightlovetherosesramblingonaneighbor's fence,alilacbendingunderitsowngrapeyweight overa"NoTrespassing"sign.Theblossomsyou cannotpick.

Thebaby,Jennifer,favoredhermother,darklashedblueeyes,blackhair.Eachsummershe inchedhigheragainsthermother'sleg.risinglike springwatermarks.Theystoodhand-in-handon

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theforwarddeckcomingandgoing.Butthehus¬ bandnevercameagain.

Andthenthetalkstarted.First(ewsummers, thestoryran,thehusbandstayedbehindtobuild upthebusiness.Thenanotherwomanenteredthe story,whispersaboutdivorce.Andnoonegot divorced back then. Then Lissa Light became MelissaHallagain,andthetalkgotmeanthat Melissawasdrinkingandrunningaround,drag¬ gingherselflowerthanCappy’swife.Thegossips grewfangs.

But,summertosummer,Iwouldhavenoneof it,becauseIknewthegrapevine,howittwists aroundeverything,rootingindirt.Iwentabout mybusinessdaytoday,workingasdeckhandon the Siren. ImarriedMinisterBlack'sdaughter, Donna,justlikepeoplehadbeensayingIwould foryears,andwestartedourfamily,Justin,first, thenMildred.AndallthistimeIlovedMelissa Hall,andsometimesatsunsetIstillstrolledupthe hill on South Road past her family’s summer place.

ImarriedDonnatheyearelectricitycameto theisland,runoverinanunderwatercable.The Hallswereoneofthefirsttohaveelectricity.All litup,theplacelookedalmostasmceasthenight Melissagotmarried.DonnaandIweremarriedin theisland'sCongregationalChurch,andwehad our reception at the Grange Hall. We honey¬ moonedontheislandinmymother’sshorecot¬ tage.Andthatwasthat.

Donnamadeagoodislandwife.Shewouldnt winanybeautycontests,butshecouldwinthe GrangeBake-Offwithherpeachpieorshortcake. Unlike Cappy’s poor wife, she was clean and hardworking.Shedidntdrinkawaythenightand sleepawaytheday.Shereadstoriestothekids andraisedthemkindbutright.Andsheforgave myfoolishnessfortheHallgirl,becauseshe knew,Isuppose,thatthatlovecouldneverbe broughttobearonourlife.

AndsoIwatchedMelissaHall,fromthetime shewasabout26,growingoldbeforeme.AndI stayedloyaltoherthroughtime.Herbeautydid notwearout,didnotwilt.Herbeautyjustseemed todeepenverystrong.Herlaughscreasedinto herskin.Hereyesburnedblueandsmart.Inher early40s,sheworeherbeautyalmostlikecour¬ age.Shewasfierce.

When I was 35 and Melissa 45 or so, Mrs. TruxtonHallpassedaway,andMr.TruxtonHall passedtheislandhousealongtoMelissaand Jennifer.HeretirednearBoston.Ineversawhim Continuedonpage51

again.

Nolongerweretherepartiesonthelawn. Melissanolongerplayedonthetenniscourts, whichgrewoverwithgrass,andwherethegirl, Jennifer,playedgraveyardtagthereatduskwith the island kids. The gardens choked up with weeds,andtheperennials,thebleedingheartand primroses,ranriot,spreadingbeyondtheirproper beds.IrarelysawMelissaexceptonthe Siren, but Iknewshewashomebytheyellowsquaresof lightinthesemi-darkcrouchofthehouseonthe hill.

And then one day on the ferry, something remarkable happened. When I took her fare— SI.50 by then—Melissa Hall asked me. “Emer¬ son,howmanyyearshaveIbeencrossingthe ferrylikethiswithyou?”

About20-oddyearsnow,Iguess.”

“Twentyyears,"shesaid.“Andinallthattime you'veneveroncecalledmebymyname.

“Yes,Ma'am.”Isaid.

“PleasecallmeLissa,shesaid."Everyone does.”

And I did. But her name felt funny in my mouth.Andthenshesaid.“Andpleasedropby thehousesometimeforsomecoffeeandachat,” asifitwouldbethemostnaturalthinginthe world.“I’mlonesomehere,”sheadded,turningto Jennifer,leavingmecoldandsweatyinthewake ofthewords.

WhenCappyheardofit,hechortled,“You’re home,man.You’rethenextinline.You’reinlike Flynnandhalfwayunderthesheetsalready.”He nearlymademesick.Scree,scree,scree.

Sometimestheferryshrankarounduslikea leaky inner tube, squeezing Cappy and me so close1feltlikedivingoverboard.Aboat'satight place.AndasIpulledupon40,1sometimes foundmyselfdeepinthosewishingspellswhereI longedtobeshutofmylife,myjob,Godhelpme, myfamilyandmywifeand,yessir,evenmyself.I always had been a level-headed man, content withmywageandthewayitboughtmeinthe world,practical,likemostislandmen.ButIfelt likeI'dbeenlookingatCappyandlisteningtohim for200years.And1felttrapped,andcouldnot helpbutthinkthatsomewherepeopleatefoodsI never tasted and sang songs I never heard. Melissaputwordsintomyhead.Shesangstrange songstomewhileIslept.Mydreamsdancedto secretmusic.

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Thoseshorteningdaysneartheseason’send werethehappiestofmylife.Melissaand1would sitontheporchanddrinklemonadeorcoffee depending on the weather. We talked about almostnothingatall—pricesattheislandstore, therainthatwassurelycomingornot,errandswe hadtoruntothemainland.ButItreasuredthe wordsliketheyweregospel.Andatnightthose wordsresoundedinmyheadlikethebellbuoyoff thepoint,keepingmeawakewithpleasure.And1 putteredaroundtheHallplace,almostlikeahus¬ bandmight,weedingdandelionsfromthegarden beds,thinningtheperennials,fixingJennifer’s swingalthoughshewasgrown,replacingthestair treads,mendingthescreensinthemasterbed¬ room, caulking the window panes. How Donna kepthersilence,1don’tknow,becausethegrape¬ vinetangledupwithtalkofMelissaHallandme. Butnothinguntowardeverhappenedbetweenus. 1justwantedtobenearher,nearasthenext rockerontheporch.

And maybe Donna sensed that. She was a forgivingwoman,puttingupwithloosetreadson her own back stairs while 1 hammered fresh boardsintoplaceforMelissaHall.Andwhenour garden at home choked up with weeds, Donna wentoutandtookovertheweeding.Andnever oncesaidacrossword.Andforashorttime1felt likeamanwhohadsplittimeinhalfandhimselfin twoandlivedintwodifferentworlds.Thoseshor¬ teningdaysneartheseason’sendwerethesad¬ destofmylife.

1tookthatwinterhard,itspurpleshadows stretchingthinasknifebladesonthesnow.The Halls’house,withsnowsiftingoverthewindow sillsandbankeduptheporch,lookedheartless, icy,itswindowsblank,itsdoorsboardedup. Whentheharboricedup,asitsometimeswillfora fewdays,1thoughtIwouldgomad.Itriedtalking to Donna about the same things 1 might have talkedwithMelissaabout,butthewordsdropped betweenus.Somethingwasmissing.Ithoughtof theHallslawninsummer,yellowwithdandelions brightaspromises.Beautifulweeds.Thewinter woreonandon.

ThedayMelissaHallcameback,1carriedher trunkaboard,and1actuallyhandedherdown ontotheSiren,touchingthehandthathadopened awhitechangepurse,swungatennisracket,worn Continuedonpage53

DouglasLight’sring,foldedoverthemoundof herstomach.IhelpedJenniferaboard,too,andif Melissahadsaidtheword,I’dhavecarriedthem uptotheirhouseonmyshoulders.Butshedidn’t, andwhenwegotacross,1helpedthemoff.Gappy winkedatme,butIwilledmyselfblindtohis leeringoldface.

Thatnight1boltedsupper.Iwaseagertobeoff upthehill,takemyplaceontheporch,tellher howmuch1hadmissedheroronlytalkofthisand that.Butwhen1crestedthehill,thewindowsin thehouseweredarkexceptonthewesternside withthesettingsunreflectedineachone.1 knocked,butnobodyanswered.1thoughtIheard Jennifer’svoicerisingoffthewater,downbythe pierwheretheteenagersdrankbeer,tooremote tohearmyknocking.1knockedagainnoticing thedooryardlilacwasbrowningoutalthoughit wasearlyJuneyet,thepurplecurlingbackinto brown. Then 1 heard something from up above myhead,Melissa’slowvoicemurmuringfromthe bedroom window. And through the screens I’d patchedlastsummer,1heardasoundlikean unoiledsawcuttingintothegreenwoodofme— scree,scree,scree.

WhenIwasaboy,anoldman,olderthanIam now,usedtotellstoriesaboutshippingout,win¬ terswastingonthesea,solonelythesailorsheard mermaidssinging.Onlywhenyoufollowedthe voicetothesinger,closeenoughtopressyour mouthontothesongandmakethechorusyour’s, youfoundyourselfsnugglinguptoablubberycarcassedwalruswhorolledoffyourcloseness withasplash.Asinglesplash.

Dreamsdiequietly;theydon'tstrugglemuch. Peoplesaythedaughter,who’sinher30snow, istheimageofhermother.1couldn'tsay.It’slikeI wasblindedtoMelissa.Shecameandwentonthe■ ferry;Itookherfare.Butshewasjustanother| passenger. And then one summer, she didn’t comeatall.Thegrapevinehaditshemarried somebodyinBoston,andtheygosummersome¬ whereelse,ontheCape.Shesoldthehouse, althoughJenniferstillcomesback,sometimes withherhusbandanddaughter.Theystayatthe OldLighthouseInn,1guess.

Everythingchanges,evenhereontheisland.A practicalmanwouldsayyoucan'tlosesomething youneverhadinthefirstplace.Butnoneofit matters. They don’t matter to me anymore, MelissaandJennifer.They’rejustsummergirls; theycomeandgo.

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The Arts

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MUSIC

ArtsRochesterpresentstheHeritageMusicFestival from9a.m.to9p.m.onSaturday,August12.Listento bluegrass,folk,bluesandcountrywhileyoupickthrough handmadequilts,pottery,basketryandothercrafts.Let theartistspaintthekids’faces,mortifythemwithvanish¬ ingrabbitsordazzlethemwithatraditionaldance.Just takeExit12offtheSpauldingTurnpikeinRochesterand headeastonHancockStreetuntilyoureachtheCom¬ mons.Noadmission.Donationsaccepted.

Center for the Arts at The Chocolate Church. 804 WashingtonStreet,Bath.442-8455.Youcouldspend almosteverysparemomentlisteningtomusicherethis summer:

IheMaineMusicandMimeKidsportray“PeterPan” and “Davy Crockett Meets the Indian Camp” at 1:30 p.m.Wednesday,July26.Free.

FamilyentertainmentisprovidedbyMichaelCooney duringtwoshows,startingat6and8p.m.Friday,July 28.Allseats:$6.

JazzfillstheChurchat8p.m.Friday,August4,when theHotClubQuintetteappears.Iickets:$10/$8.

Andfolksongsforchildrenassungandplayedby SandyandCarolinePattonaresetfor6:30p.m..August 8or10(lobeannounced)intheCurtisLittle1heater.All seats:$5.

IrishMusicSessionsatGrittyMcDuff’sBrewHouse, 396ForeStreet,Portland,areheldthesecondandfourth Sundayofeverymonthbeginningat2p.m.Greatbeer available.Call772-2739.

Maine State Music Theatre offers five well-known showsinPickardTheateronthelanguidBowdoincam¬ pus.Allperformancesbeginintheafternoonsat2p.m. andat8p.m.evenings.Orderticketsrangingfrom$10 toS20bycalling725-8769.

Don’tmissthetunesofRodgersandHammersteinin thefamous“TheKingandI,”featuringMarkJacobyas theKingofSiam.ThisBroadwayclassicrunsthrough July30.

Ifyoucan’tmakeittoBroadwaythissummer,seethe revival of “Anything Goes” in Brunswick between August1andAugust13.

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PortlandPerformingArtshasabarrageofeventsthis summerthatyoucan’tresist.JunestartsoffwithFoday Musa Suso and Malkoka at 7:00 and 9:30 p.m. on Friday,June2.TheAfricangroupwillplay“soukos” music,aformofCentralAfricanpop.Susoplaysthe kora,whichlookslikeanoversizegourdwithtwenty-one strings.DriveovertothePortlandPerformingArtsCen¬ terorcall207-774-0465andaskaboutthe$13tickets. Also featured in June—the I urtle Island String QuartetplaysatthePortlandPerformingArisCenterat 8 p.m. Saturday, June 24. Hear these guys for the definitionofprogressive.Theyplayblues,jazzandfolk inanewstyle,sobebraveandgivethistalentalisten. CallPPACorstopbyforinformationaboutthe$13 tickets.

InJuly,comebackacrosstheAtlantictoseethe FestivalofSouthAmericanMusicfeaturingGrupoFor¬ talezaandYesBrazil.Ticketssellfor$12forthe8p.m. showonSaturday,July8atthePortlandPerforming ArtsCenter.Savortraditionalandcontemporarymusic fromLatinAmericainyourmusicallydiversesummer.

JulyalsooffersK.D.LangandtheReclinersat8p.m. onSunday,July30atPortlandCityHallAuditorium.If youthinkthatcountrymusichasbecomerigid,listento Lang for a splash of new ideas. Call the PPAC for informationaboutthe$14tickets.

Andifyou'vemissedalltheperformancesbyAugust, wakeuptotheWorldJazzQuartet.They’lldazzleyour eardrums.Showsstartat7and9:30p.m.onSaturday, August 19 at the Portland Performing Arts Center. Ticketsare$14.

Maketheculturaltransitiononceagainbymakingthe CambodianCulturalFestivalat8p.m.onSaturday, August 26 at PPAC. Don’t miss this rare chance to experience Khymer music, dance and cuisine. Check withthePortlandPerformingArtsCenterforinformation aboutthe$10tickets.

Have you ever heard the accordian? Check out La FeteFranchaise:PhilippeBruneauEnsemblewiththe Ben Guillemette Group. Accordian and step-dancer straightfromCanada.Theshowstartsat8p.m.on Saturday,September9atthePortlandPerformingArts Center.TicketsareSI1fromthePPACboxoffice.

IfyouattendedDavidByrne’swedding,orifsomeone slippedyouthedefinitionofultimatelyprogressive,then you’realreadyfamiliarwithBraveCombo.Thegroup brilliantlyweavestogetherthediscordantthemesofa

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The Portland Symphony Orchestra takes to Fort WilliamsthissummerfortheirPicnicsandPopsseries. Don’tmisstheintensityofIoslnyukiShimadaashe sparksthemusiciansintoharmony.Setyoursights acrosstheseaonFriday.July28,andlistentoBern stein’s“OntheWaterfront”andGilbert&Sullivan’s “HMS Pinafore” during PSO’s Anchors Away perfor¬ mance.ShowupatFortWilliamsat6forthe7:30p.m. show.Call207-773-8191forinformationaboutthe$10 ticketsandspecialrates.

SALTWATER EXCURSIONS

Schooner American Eagle lakes you up and down the coast from its home port of Rockland. The 92-foot formerfishingcraft,builtin1930andrestoredin1986Io accommodate 28 guests, leaves on week-long trips through October 9. You can row, explore the Maine islandsorjustsoakupthesaltair.Ifyouwanttoput yourselfinthehandsofthesturdycraftandhercaptain, John Foss, call 1-800-648-4544, or write Schooner AmericanEagle,CaptainJohnC.Foss,P.O.Box482 Rockland, Maine 04841.

Down the road from Rockland, the windjammer Angelique leaves from Camden harbor for week-long cruises up and down the Maine this summer until October9.Onceaboard,youcanhelpsailorjustenjoy thesun,lobsterandfeelingofbeinganearlyFrench settlerseeingthegraniteshoresforthefirsttime.Call (207) 236-8873 or write Captain Mike and Lynne McHenry, Yankee Packet Company, Box 736 Camden, Maine 04843.

AuntElisie’sNatureCruisewillshowyouFrench¬ man’sBayinBarHarborfromanactuallobsterboat. CaptainTurnbullwillhaulupthetrapsonboardforyou toinvestigatefirsthandtheodditiesofthesea.Andyou gettoeat!Alittlefurtherout,you’llseethesealsand porpoisesreturnyourglancewithequalcuriosity.Irips leaveallsummerat9a.m.,11a.m.,1p.m.,3p.m.and5 p.m. Cost: Adults/$15 and Children/$11. For more information,call(207)288-9505.

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Cap’nFishwillstringyouthroughthecovesofMaine from Pemaquid to Ft Popham. Go down to Pier 1 in BoothbayHarborandaskaboutanyofFish’sfivecrafts. Call(207)633-3244forinformationandreservations.

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TheMaryDay,a90-footwindjammerbuiltspecifi¬ callyforcruisingin1962,willsailyouthroughtheMame islandswithCaptainSteveCobhatthehelmandhiswife ChrisCobb,anexperiencedR.N.,lookingoutforyour healthandsafety.Theweek-longcruisesleavethrough thesummeruntilSeptember28.Forinformation,call (207)236-2750orwriteCoastalCruises,P.O.Box798 Camden. Maine 04843.

MeettheDouglasesandtheirtwolittlechildren f Rockland.Maineandthey'llshowyoumorecoastina weekthanyoucouldseeanyotherway.Theschooner Heritage will guide you along the gramte-too’hed shoreline.Formoreinformation,call(207)594-806'7or writeCaptainsDouglasK.andLindaJ.Lee,Schooner Heritage. Box 482 Rockland. Mame 04841.

TheSchoonerIsaacH.EvansalsoleavesfromRock¬ landforweek-longexcursionsontheMainecoast.Join thecraftforher103rdbirthdaythissummer.Seethereal thing.Call1-800-648-8007orwriteCaptainEdwardB. Glaser.SchoonerIsaacH.Evans,P.O.Box482Rock¬ land, Maine 04841.

Youcan’tpassbyPortlandwithoutstoppingbyto meetthevenerableCaptainRossandhisvessel,LongfeL loivILHe’llguideyouthroughCascoBayforanhouror moreandtellyouabouttheheritageofPortlandandthe Mame coast. Call (207) 774-3578.

Check out Monhegan on Monhegan Island Cruises. TheBalmy DaysleavesPier8inBoothbayHarborat8 and9:30a.m.Call(207)633-2284.

TheFrenchmanBayCompanyoffersthreedifferent cruisesoutofFrenchman’sBay.Lookforwhalesaboard theFriendshipHLTheboatdepartsat8:30a.m.&2:15 p.m.Prices:adultsare$25.under12are$18andunder 5arefree.Call(207)288-3322forinformationor reservations.

BoardtheDolphinforanafternoonofdeepseafish¬ ing.TripsleaveBarHarborat8a.m.and1:30p.m.,and theygiveyouarod&reelandbaittouse.Cost:$19.Call (207)288-3322.

LIQUID ASSETS

RUM-ABEVERAGELINKEDTONEWENGLAND'S seafaringpastandearlycolonialhistory, accountsforeightpercentofspiritssales.

The name “rum” is derived either from the Latinforsugarcane, saccharumofficinarum, or fromtwowordscoinedbysailors,“rumbustion” and“rumbullion,”twoslangtermsforabrawl.

Mentioningsailors,rumwasdispensedtoBrit¬ ishsailorsuntil1969.Thisdispensation,how¬ ever,wascutwithwaterandtermed“grog”after theadmiralwhostartedthepractice,Admiral Vernon,whoalwaysworeagrogramcloak.

Today, rum comes in three styles, light, medium, and dark. Lighter rums are produced fromthefermentedjuiceofsugarcanewhilethe heavier styles are produced from blackstrap molasses.Thequalityofthemolasseshasagreat dealtodowiththequalityoftherum.Themore traditionalpotstillsareusedinmakingdarker rums,whilethemonolithicmoderncontinuous stillsproducethelighterstyles.

Generally,lighterrumsareproducedbyCarib¬ bean nations with a Spanish heritage, while mediumstylescomefromislandswithaFrench heritage,heavystylesarealmostexclusivelythe produceofJamaica.

Numerous drinks are made from rum. Rum of lightcharactercanbesubstitutedforgininmost drinks. Cubalibre isanoldfavorite,simplyrum andcola.TruetoitsCaribbeanheritage,rum mixeseasilyandwellwithfruitjuices.

Italsoenlivensdesserts—rumflavorsthegreat¬ estchocolateicingsoncakesandmyfavorite recipefortheabsolutelysinfuldessert,Bananas Foster,callsforfiveouncesofdarkrum.1release thisrecipeonlyifyou beg.

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TheMagnificent

InterviewbyPeterLacey ll It!

OlinJ.StephensIIRemembersRanger

Editor’sNote: WeaskedPeterLacey,SupervisorofNavalArchitectureatBathIron Works, to interview legendary yacht designer Olin J. Stephens II—who helped designthefamedracingsloop Ranger, built at BIW for owner Harold S. Vanderbilt. The Ranger, designedbyW.StarlingBurgessandSte-' phens,wentontosweepthe1937America’sCupSeriesinfour races,andthisinterviewcoversStephens’sparticipationin thedesignofthisclassicracingsloop.Aspartof America’sWorldWar11effort,the Ranger— boats—was oneofthegreatestracing scrappedin1941. Continuednextpage

Lacey:Ofthefourproposedhulldesigns,77A-D,thatweretank-testedatStevensInstituteofTechnol¬ ogy,77Cwaschosenforthe Ranger. Wasthisthefirsttimetanktestingwasusedtoselectahullform?

Stephens:Yes,thatwasreallytheearlydaysofyachttanktesting—especiallywithsmallmodels.Not thatithadnotbeendonebefore,butithadnotbeenconsideredreallysuccessful.Small-modeltestingwas lookedatprettyskepticallybyalotofpeople.

Lacey:Whatmadethetanktestdatavalidandbelievable?

Stephens:1personallythinkitissimplywhenKenDavidson,whostartedthesmallmodelwork,and someofhisassociateswerestillactive,andtheydiditsometiculously,thatitworked.1don’tthink anybodytodayisascareful.Infact,small-modeltestinghasgoneintoadeclineofdisreputeforthelast20 years.Allthemodeltestingthat1hadtodowithfromthemiddle1930stothemiddle1960sseemedto resultinbetterandbetterboats.Sincethemiddle1960s,thetesting,especiallysmallboattesting,has reallybeenadisaster.Thefactisthatrepeatedtests,whichKenDavidsonmade,werecloserthanthe repeatedtestsseemtobetoday.

Lacey:WhenyougottheresultsofthetestsbackfromDavidson,wasitobviousthat77Cwasthe superiormodel?

Stephens:Ithinkitwasquiteclear.Youknowthenumberscameoutquitewell,and1thinkyoucould evenseeinthephotographsthatitmadelessfusscomingthroughthewater.Itclearlywasaverygood model.

Lacey:Whatphilosophydidyouuseindetermininghowtovarythedimensionsofthemodels?

Stephens:Themodelswereallaboutthesamelengthanddisplacement;theyvariedabitinbeamand geometry.StarlingBurgess,Mr.Vanderbilt,andIallfavoredabigboat,sowewentrightstraightforthe oneveryclosetothemaximumwaterlinelengththatwasallowed.Wefeltthatwehadconfirmedthat decisionbytaking Rainbow—Rainbow and Yankee sailedaverybriefseriesoftrialracesinthefallof 1936—and Rainbow wasloadeddownwithabout30tonsofextraballasttotesttheeffectoftheheavier displacement.Shewasbroughtuptotheapproximatedisplacementagreed,orthoughtweshouldusefor the Ranger, anditseemedtohelpherratherthanhurthertohavethatextraweight.Sowedecidedtogo foraboatofthatsize,andasIsaid,themodelswerevariedbybeam,andlengthandshapeoftheends, butthewaterlinelength,displacement,draft,andconsequentlythesailarea,werethesameonallmodels thatwetested.So.itwasreallyjustatestofthehullgeometryand77Cwasquiteclearlythebest.

Lacey: Whose design was 77C?

Stephens:ShewasStarlingBurgess’lines.

Lacey:Thesternshapehasbeenattributedtoyou.

Stephens:Ithinkthatcommentisnotliterallytrue,butispartiallyjustifiedbythefactthatIhadbeen makinguseofalowerprofileaft,andmostofStarling’sboats,howeversuccessful,hadratherasteeprun andarelativesteepshortoverhang.Isortofthink1canclaimsomecreditforthesternbecauseitwasnot characteristicofwhatStarlingwasthendoing.Wedecidedthatwewouldgoahead,eachofus,withthe threemodelsthatwereessentiallyourown,butofcourse,weweretalkingaboutit,andwatchingand lookingatwhattheotherfellowwasdoingrightalongwhileworkinginthesameofficeandwiththesame people.Ithinktherewasalittlecrossfertilization,but,clearly,the Ranger wasStarling'sboat.

Lacey:1understandthatthehelmofthe Ranger wasverysensitive,towhichMr.Vanderbiltattributed oneofthereasonsforhersuccess.

Stephens:Shewasanicelybalancedboatandthisbusinessoftheyachtbalanceisoneoftheleast understoodandleastwell-controlledofanyofthetechnicalrequirementsofyachtdesign.Exactlywhat madehersonicetohandle,1wouldnotbequitesure,exceptIdothink,inageneralsense,thatthebalance oftheendsisimportant.Alotofracingboatsarebuilt,todayespecially,withveryfineforebodyand heavyquartersandlong,flat,wideafterbody.Theydocrazythingswhentheygetheeledovertoofar,but Ranger hadnicelybalancedends;afairlyfullbowandasternthatwasnotoverlyfullbuthadlonglow overhangsatbothends,andshejustbehavedwell.

Lacey:1wasreadingabouttheflushplateconstructiontechniqueusedonthe Ranger's hull. Stephens:Well,thedesignconsiderationissimplytohaveitassmoothaspossibleandwedidnotwantto stirupanyunnecessaryfrictiondrag.Theactualrivetswerecountersunkandflushandofcoursethe surfacewaspainted—thatwastheworstproblem.Asidefromthebadluckoflosingthatfirstmast,the onlyproblemwehadwaswiththepaint.Thatwasreallyahardproblemandweneverdidgetwhatwe thoughtwasareallygoodracingsurfaceonthehull.

Lacey:Whathappenedwiththepaint?

Stephens:Itwasveryhardtomakeitadhereto thesteel.Itloosenedupandtendedtopeelinspots andwekepttouchingitupandsandingitand tryingtokeepitsmooth.

Lacey:Wereanyofthesailsinnovative?

Stephens:Atleastonesailwasquitenew.Itwas whatwecalledthequadrilateralgenoa.Itwasa singleoverlappingsail,abigsail—withnotso wideanoverlapasthegenoaswehavetoday—it hadtwoclews,sotheuppersheetwastrimmed way aft on the stern with the lower sheet trimmedfurtherforward.Thesailwasmadeofa

OlinStephens(center,walk¬ ingbymast)followsStarling Burgess(center,smoking cigarette)acrossthedeckof the Ranger under constructionatBIW(note CarletonBridgeinback¬ ground).Inset:Olin Stephenstoday,a dynamic81-year-old. PhotoscourtesyBIW andPeterLacey.

DuPontsynthetic...Wetrieditoutjustonceas secretlyaspossibleanddecideditwasavery goodsailandputitawayuntiltheCupRacessoit wouldn’tbecopied.

Lacey:Diditcreatequiteabitofsurprise?

Stephens: Yes,1thinkso,buttheboatwasso successfulandsofastthatthesailwasusedonly onceintheCupRaces—itwasmainlyinlight weatherthatitwasused;itwasafairlylightsail forthatkindofgoing.Ithinkwereallyhadalittle morewindintheCupRacesthemselves.

Lacey: Inoticedthattherewasanaluminumstrut onthe Ranger’s boom;wasitusedtobendthe

boomtoanairfoilshape?

Stephens: That was theidea.Itwaskindofamus¬ ingbecausethe Enterprise, thefirstVanderbilt/Burgess boat, had what was called a Park Avenue boom which you probably are familiar with.

Lacey: Yes,likesix-footwide!

Stephens: Verywide.Theideawastogetcurva¬ tureintothefootofthesail,andthe Shamrock, which Enterprise racedagainst,hadabending boommoreorlessliketheRanger’s,andthey wouldswapbackfromyeartoyear,theEnglish boatwouldhaveabendingboomandtheAmeri¬

canwouldhavetheParkAvenueboom,andthen thenexttimetheyraced,itwasliabletobethe other.Idon’tknowwhethereitheronemeantvery much.

Lacey: Iwassurprised,fromtheperformance standpoint,thatthewinchesandcleatsonthe Ranger wereonthedeckratherthanbelowlike herpredecessor Rainbou).

Stephens: Mainlyitwaspsychologicalbecause Vanderbilthadbeensomuchcriticizedon Enter¬ prise, andtosomeextenton Rainbow, forthe ‘mechanical ship.’ Of course, today nobody wouldbesosensitivetothatsortofthing.But

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Vanderbiltwas,andhewantedtohavesomething thatlookedcomfortablebelow.Theaccommoda¬ tionswerereallyneverusedexceptforshowand didnotrunintoverymuchweightandhadavery smallaffectonaboatof Ranger's sizeanddis¬ placement.Anyway,hehadafriend,aNewYork City architect and a member of the New York YachtClub,dothedrawingsfortheaccommoda¬ tionsandtheywereattractiveanddeflectedalot ofthecriticismthenmadeofthe Enterprise and the Rainbow.

Lacey: In general, how innovative was the Ranger?

Stephens: Shewascertainlynotaradicalboat, althoughshewasbigfortheclass.Whatmadeher gowasthecombination.Ithink,ofgoodstability andverygoodform,goodhullgeometry.Shewas justabigpowerfulboat,andwasabletogo throughinlightair.Beingthesizeandgeneral powerthatshehad—shehadallthisballastand wasalighterhullthanthe Endeavor andsoa higherballastratio—everythingbeingequal,she shouldhavebeenveryfastinafairlystrong breeze,butexactlywhatmadehercarrythat abilitydowntothelighterkindofdrawing1could notsay:except.1think,shehadtherightpris¬ maticcoefficientforthelightergoing.

Lacey: Why was the Ranger destroyed?

SCHEIRIGH

Stephens: It was a matter of getting the materials—mainly the lead—but perhaps, to someextent,thesteel,forwartimeuse.Primarily thelead,ofcourse;youhadabout100tonsof leadinthekeel.Butitshowsadifferentwartime psychology—thatthisnationthenseemedtohave nohesitationtobreakthoseboatsup,whereasin Englandtheysavedtheirs.

Lacey: Includingthe Endeavors?

Stephens: The Endeavors weresaved,andsev¬ eraloftheotherbigEnglishsailingboats— technicallyJ-boats,butnotinthesameclassas the Endeavors orthe Ranger. Severalofthemare stillsailing...Themanwhooperatedthefirmthat brokethe Ranger up became very well-to-do becauseofthissortofthingandhadabeautiful placeinGreenwich,Connecticut.Hewasquitea collectorofmodernsculpture,someofwhichhe wantedtohaveoutonthewater.Iconsulted aboutthisfloatingsculptureandmadesomesta¬ bilitycalculationstokeepitfloatingupright,but nothingevercameofit.

Lacey:Hecouldhavethoughtofaboatasapiece offloatingsculpture.

Stephens:Yes,itistoobadhedidnotappreciate that.

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ROFESSOR ROBERT G. ALBION. FORMERLY of PrincetonandHarvard,lateravisiting professoratUMO,wouldtellusinhis MaritimeHistorycoursethatawoodenshipusu¬ allywouldlast20yearsbarringsomemajorstorm orotherdisaster.Wefindthistruehereonthe Mainecoastwherethepinky Maine livedlonger than100yearsandtheschoonerJohn F.Leavitt lasted a couple of weeks. There is now a schooner,builtinNewfoundlandin1948,waiting dispositionontheMainecoast.

Thetwo-masted,1OO-foot PhillipE.Lake is mooredinRidleyCoveinCundy'sHarborwaiting for Neptune and the other maritime gods and goddessestomakeuptheirminds.Theboatwas builtinClarenville,Newfoundland,fortheGrand Banksfishingtrade,alongwithothersforthefirm LakeandLake.Ltd.,alargefishingcompany. TheboatalsowasequippedwithtwoBuda170horsepowerengines.

But PhillipE.Lake quicklybecameanout¬ datedrigbecauseoffastersteelfishingboats,so shewasturnedintoafreighteralongthesouth coast of Newfoundland, carrying coal from

Sidney,NovaScotiaandpotatoesfromPrince EdwardIsland.

ThevesselwassoldtotheLakeFleetin1975 andpassedthroughseveralhandsuntilitdisap¬ pearedfromthe1982Canadian ListofShipping. A spokesman from the Lunenberg Fishing Museum(Canada)saysitwasthenthat Phillip E. Lake probablycameintoUnitedStatesregistry.

Accordingtoanarticleinthe PortlandPress Herald, oneRickHopkinsnowownsthe Phillip E.Lake. He’s keeping the vessel pumped out whiletryingtoraiseasmallfortuneof$500,000 todothejob.When1triedtoreachRickthrough the Casco Bay Yacht Exchange in Freeport to findouthisintentions—whetherkeepingtheboat orsellingit—allIgotwereafewgigglesfrom George,afewlaughsfromDoDo,andapromise totalktoVinnie—butnorealinformation.

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Sowhatwillbecomeofpoor PhillipE.Lake? Shouldschoolchildrensendintheirpennies? ShouldSeaScoutsspendSaturdayspaintingand caulking?Shouldcollegestudentsgreasethe masts?Inreturnforaone-daycruise,shouldwe allsendinahundredbucksapiece?Howmany other wooden schooners along the coast need restoration?Howmuchcansocietyafford?

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SpectacularoceanfrontonSpruceHeadIslandViews,ledges,and privatebeachwiththis3-bedroomcottage.

$249,000

Thisthree-bedroomhomehasmanyamenities—twofireplaces—anew fullyappliancedeat-inkitchen—largeredwooddecktoaprivateback¬ yard.Centralvacuumsystem—two-carheatedgarage—hotwaterheat¬ ingsystemandmore..Someownerfinancingpossible.

$119,900

Thisthree-bedroomcapeisvirtuallymaintenancefree.Offeringalarge fully-appliancedeat-inkitchen,diningroom,livingroomwithwood stoveandfamilyroom.Atwo-cargarageandquietlocationmakethisa perfectfamilyhome.

$139,900

Thislakefrontyear-roundresidencefeaturesover200feetonthewater Contemporary3-bedroomhomefeaturestwofieldstonefireplaces—2cargarage,largestoragearea,twofullbathsandmore...locatedatthe endofaprivateroadwithoveranacreofland.

$190,000

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Beddingtonlake;Newcamp,sandbeach.electricitysummer1989,niceinterior,watch the kx>ns. S36.8CX) UpperIx-adMountainPond;Yourveryownpeninsula,greatprivacy,logl<xlgc,2lx>athouscs,garage,shed,ficldstonefireplace&bartxxucarea.dock,float,furnished. I895(X)

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Country store located high traffic area of Route i. Livermore, plenty of visibility.Conveniencefoods,smalllunchcounter,gaspumps.Greatfamily business, income from overhead apartment. Good investment for family who likesworkingwithpublic.Letyourimaginationsoar’CallVernforfulldetails andprice. For sale—land, camps, businesses & homes. Please call or write for free brochure.

ANTIQUE CAPE— This beautifulcapeislocated on 30+- acres of landacresoflawnswithfruit trees,berrybushes,grape vines,flowergardens,and large maples The house hasbeenattractivelyreno¬ vated,leaturinghardwoodfloors,bowwindowinkitchen,walk-in cedarclosetoffofmasterbedroom.Newworkshopis14'x26’with24’ workbenchwithdrawers;thiscouldalsobeusedasastudio,asithas manywindows.Thiswonderfulhomemustbeseentoappreciateits magnificent beauty. $198,500.

PROPERTY ON THE LAKE

ThompsonLakeWaterfront

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Establishedareainthemostprestigiousneighborhoodonthe lake.700feetofbeach,boatslipincludedfor1989,onlyone half-hourtoPortlandandskiareas.Justoveramiletoshop¬ pingmalls.

QualitybuiltCondominiumwith1650squarefeetofliving space.Fireplace,2baths,fullbasement,garageandpatio. Call or write for more information. $225,000

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Rte302 P.O.Box420

Raymond, ME 04071

Office(207)655-4430 (207)892-2500 Home (207) 892-5871

PhippsburgWaterfront

RelaxonthewaterfrontporchofthistraditionalNew EnglandCapehomeontheKennebecRiverinPhipps¬ burg.Situatedonapproximately1.4acreswithover600 feetofriverfrontage,thislocationprovidesswimming andboatingaccessrightinyourfrontyard!9milessouth of Bath, 5 miles to Popham Beach! $350,000.

Year-roundhomeonSo.endofLake.Slidersofflivingroomgoto 10’by30’pressuretreateddeck.Finishedbasement.$169,000.

WaterfrontProperties

PolandMiddleRange:Seasonalcottagehas4bedrooms.Large screenedporchonentirefront.$145,000.

Raymond Pond year-round home has open living area with Cathedralceilings.3yearsold.$172,000.

Oxford seasonal camp on small Lake. 160’ waterfront. $64,500

ThompsonLake-2parcels.25acresonbrook.Has800’paved roadfrontage.Alsosmalllotacrossstreetonthelake.Both parcels-$75,000

ThompsonLakeTownhouses-pricedfrom165,900

ISLAND COTTAGE, 1.4 acres & 285' of tidal frontage on the New Meadows. Built 1987w/2bedrooms,bath,kitchen,gasutilities,fullseptic.Deededmainlandaccess. Assumable mortgage. $123,500.

76 ACRES Bowdoinham. Streams, Stonewalls, Surveyed. $115,000.

CUNDYS HARBOR CAPE, custom built in 1989, w/peg beamed ceilings, cherry kitchen, woodstove, 2 bedrooms, den, laundry and 2 baths. Four wooded acres. 80% owner financing at 9 1/2% interest. $180,000.

FOURTEEN ACRES of upland and marshland in Georgetown, minutes from Reid Slate Park and sand beaches. Stunning views over marsh from elevated home site among hardwood groves of oak. Surveyed and soils tested. $49,500.

THIRTEEN SALTWATER ACRES on tidal Woodward Cove. 350' of rockbound frontage. Elevated building site overlooking meadows and woods. Surveyed, soils tested. 50% owner financing available at 10.5% interest. Price reduced. $245,000

ISLAND SHORE FRONTAGE at the New Meadows. Over 2 acres with 200’ of bold salt¬ water shore frontage. Gorgeous views across Winnegance Bay. 80% owner financed. $69,000.

TWENTY-SIX ACRES on west branch of Cathance River. 806’of public-road frontage. Elevatedhomesite.Soilstested.Fivemilesfrom Brunswick. Trout, deer, grouse, and lovely views. Broker-owned. $55,500.

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Brooklin:Saltwaterfronthome-classic1800.TwostorywhiteclapboardColonialwithmuchofits antiquitystillinplace.Fourbedrooms,twowith fireplaces,fullbath,fireplacedlivingroom.Fireplaceddiningroomaswellasfireplacedden.Kit¬ chenhaslargeDutchoven,one-halfbath,lotsof glass.Summerfamilyroomandloft.Locatedon13 acreswithsoutherlynewsoverHerrickBay,200feet

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Spacious8,500sq.ft.capeon20acresin Windham,pool,carriagehouse,stable, stream & pond, custom woodwork throughout,manyamenities.$445,000 SHOWNBYAPPOINTMENT.

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Onanisland offthecoastofMaine

AsyoustepontoGreat DiamondIsland,you’llfeelit. There’sanunmistakabletranquilitytoan island.McKinleyEstates,therestorationof19th centuryFortMcKinley, offersthissensationjust 20minutesfromPortland acrossCascoBay.While therealworldisheldata comfortabledistanceby amileofsaltwater.

McKinleyEstates: theonlyisland townhomes built likeabrick fortress.

TheU.S.Government sparednoexpenseforthe quartersatFortMcKinley.

Granitefoundations,foot-thickbrickwalls,slateroofs, elegantstairwaysandgrandporchesarestandard throughoutthisprivate,193-acrecompound.

We’verestoredalloftheNationalRegisterdetails,— upgradedtheelectricalandpublicwaterservices,andr addedsuchmodernamenitiesasmicrowavesand Jacuzzibaths.

Anumberofhomesites,severalatthewater’sedge, mayalsobecomeavailablethissummer.

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MARTINSVILLE:Three bedroom home on Martinsville harbor, approx, one acre withtwohundredfeetofshorefrontage.Southernexposure,outtoseaviews.Offered $249,500.

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CAMDEN—Harborfront condominium. Picture yourselfwatchingthewindjammerstackingbefore youreyes.Walktoeverything.$350,000.Ann KeefeRealEstate.207-236-8646.

Continuedfrompage13 thewreck.Itresurfacedwiththeremnantsof riggingandcanvas.Carrdescribesthehaulas “somerigging,whichincludessteelwithrope, wrappedaroundcanvas.It’scoveredwithalittle bitoftar—verytypicalofthe Portland. Because ofitsage,itisinverypoorquality.”

Basedonthesecharacteristics:1)size,2)con¬ struction(wood),3)sonarrecord,4)artifacts, and5)locationofdebrispickedupafterthe1898 wreck—theresearcherstentativelyidentifiedthe wreckasthe Portland andissuedabriefnews releaseinApril.

Before the dive, HMG intended to try and undertaketwo-tothreefurtherexpeditionsduring thenextyear,twoofthemheavilyphotographic. Nowthattheyhaveviewedthefirstenticingpho¬ tographs,theywillstepupthisschedule.Because oftheextremedepthofthewreck,adivingtrip involvingasubmersibleisnoteasilypossible becauseitwouldrequirespecialequipmentplus one-to-twoweeksofconsistentworkatatotalcost ofabout$150,000.(Lastweek’sdive,notcount¬ ingthevalueofthemanyvolunteerhoursand donatedequipment,cost$3,000.)

CarrandFishareplanning,however,tosend down photographic equipment similar to the machineryusedbyRobertBallardonthe Titanic, aswellasaclaw.Theywillsearchformore positiveidentification:Disheswiththe Portland logo,steamshipengineorboilerplatenumbers, morerigging,perhapsevenbronzeshipbuilder’s plaques,whicharequitesmallanddifficulttofind.

BecauseHMG’scharteristo“goout,search, locateandenterthedatainthecomputer,”the organizationwillnotdisturbthesite.Whenasked about any skeletons that might remain (un¬ likely-boneswouldhaveeitherdriftedawayor lieburiedinsilt),Fishreplies,“Ourcharter’s interestisinhistoricalissues,notsalvage.”

Overthetelephone,Carrsoundsasifheis smilingwickedlyasheexplains,“Myperspective ofthisprojectisthatthiswreckisquitedeep.We haven’tintendedtolookatpastwrecksthisdeep insuchafashion.It’sgoingtotaketime,working onsite,togooutandpickupthepieces.It’sgoing tobequiteachallenge,andI’mreallylooking forwardtoit.”Fishechoeshispartner’santicipa¬ torytoneandaddstheflavorofascientist’s exploratoryspirit:“Wewanttofindoutexactly whathappenedinthelastsecondsofthevesseljustwhatcausedhertogodown.”

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