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THE Black Bear experience

12SleepingWithTheEnemy

ByColinSargent

ft17MaineSuperMaine

Whenthegoinggetstough,thetough getterritorial.By1anceTapley, photosbyJesseStenbakandDianeHudson.

25MoverCraft

Maine’sflyinglawnmowermanshows there’sgreeningrass. StorybyDianeHudson.

49MurderTheyWrite

Maineexports:1.obsters,Blueberries,Mysteries. StorvbvGwenThompson.

55FullNelson

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OntheCover: “PortlandHeadLight, Sunrise.”PhotobyDavidBowie. TableofContentsphoto byColinSargent

31TheMaine100

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TwoterroristswalkedintoPortland InternationalJetportonSeptember 11andboardedaUSAirwavsplane boundforBoston’sLoganInternational. There,the}boardedAmericanAirlines Might11andtookoff.

Ascantfort}-sixminuteslater,Might 11smashedintotheWorldTrade Center’snorthtoweraspartofwhat Cen.ColinPowellwoulddescribeas an“attackoncivilization.”

'Ihenightbefore,thevsleptwithallof us,rightattheComfortInnonMaine MallRoad,wheremam’ofusshop.

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TheHistoryofMaineTourmaline

1820

1820wasoneofthemostimportantyearsinMaine'shistory.In

search,andthistimewithsuccess.Theywentdirectlytothebare thatyear,Mainewasgrantedstatehoodandbecamethe23rdstatein theUnitedStatesofAmerica,andinthatsameyear,tourmalinewas discoveredinthemountainsofwesternMaine.

AugustusChoateHamlin,sonofBlijahHamlin,oneoftheorigi¬ naldiscoverers,spentmostofhislifeexploringMt.Micainsearch oftreasureshiddenthere.Healso carefullydocumentedtheworkof hisfather,aswellashisown andothers,andhis History of Mount Mien, publishedin1895 givesusacompleteaccountof theoriginaldiscovery-ina descriptionsovividitistrulya linkbackintime,tothatautumn of1820.Hisworkisgratefully acknowledgedasthemajor sourceofourinformation concerningthediscoveryof tourmalineinMaine.

Thisdiscoverywasmademy Iwostudentswhohadbecome interestedinmineralogy,andwho spentmuchoftheirleisuretime searchingformineralsamongthe exposedledgesandmountains aroundthevillageofParis, Maine.

Lateintheautumnof1820. andononeofitsclear,calm days,lilijahHamlinandEzekiel Holmesstartedouttoexplorethe rangeofhillswhichformedthe easternboundaryofthetownof Paris,andwhichstretchawayto thenorthwest.TheyhadspentmostofthedayonMountMica,part ofthemountainridgetothesouthofthevillage,andweredescend¬ ingthewesterndeclivityontheirwayhome,justasthesunwas settingbehindthegreatWhiteMountainrange,liftymilesormore awayonthewesternhorizon.YoungHamlinhesitatedforamoment onthecrestofahilltoenjoytheentrancingscenewhichspread beforehim.andonturningtotheeastforonefinallookatthe woodsandmountainsbehindhim.avividgleamofgreenflashed fromanobjectontherootsofatreeupturnedbythewind,and caughthiseye.

Advancingtothespot,hefoundatransparentgreencrystallying looseupontheearthwhichstillclungtotherootofthefallentree. Thestudentclutchedtheglisteninggemwitheagerness,andcalled backtohiscompanion,whohadalreadypassedoverthebrowofthe hill,andwassomedistancedowntheslope.Afterexaminingthe newlyfoundtreasure,thestudentscarefullysearchedamongthe surroundingsoilforotherspecimens;buttherapidlyincreasing twilightsooncompelledtheyouthfulmineralogisttoabandonthe search.They,however,resolvedtoreturnearlythenextmorningand continuetheexploration,butduringthenightastormarose,and coveredthehillanditsadjacentfieldswithathickmantleofsnow whichremaineduntilthenextspring.

Assoonasthewinter’ssnowhasmeltedaway,andleftthehill anditssidesexposedtoview,thestudentsagainreturnedtothe

ledgewhichcropsoutonthebrowofthehill,andwhichtheyhad notexaminedontheirpreviousvisit,beforedarknesshadovertaken them.Astheyclimbedupoxertherock,theywereastonishedto observemanycrystalsandfragmentsofcrystals,lyinglooseuponthe bareledgesandsparklingintheraysofthesun.Thesetheycarefully gathered;andtracingothersto theearthbelowtheledge,and whichhadformedfromthe . decomposition of the rock, they eagerlyturnedupthesoilin searchofhiddentreasure. Thirtyormorecrystalsof remarkablebeautyandtrans¬ parencyrewardedthelaborsof thestudents,andwithmingled feelingsofjoyandwonder theyheldthemuptotherays ofthesunlight,andadmired theirvariousshadesofgreen, red,white,andyellow'in differentshades.Theyhad, indeed,stumbledupononeof therichestandrarestof nature'slaboratories.Newsof thediscoveryspreadtothe villagersandmanyofthem hastenedtothespotand securedanumberoffine specimensastrophiesor momentoes.yetthe exactnatureofthe discoverywasstill unknown,eventothe originaldiscoverers.A fewspecimenswere senttoYaleUniversity ProfessorBenjaminSilliman, andwereonlythenfirstidentifiedastourmaline.Descriptionsofthe earliestgemswerepublishedbyHamlinin1826.revealinghisskill asacompetentamateurmineralogist.In1822.Hamlin'syounger brothers.CyrusandHannibal(LaterVicePresidenttoAbraham Lincoln)thenscarcelyintheirteen,borrowedsomeblastingtools, madeacrudeblast,andopenedacavityinthesolidledge,searching forcrystalsbeyondthoseoriginallyfoundonthesurface,orbysuperlicialdigging.Theireffortsweregreatlyrewarded,withsomeofthe largestandatthattime,finestqualityspecimensyetdiscovered.They collectedmorethantwentycrystalsofvariousgreensandredcolors. somelargerthantwoincheslongandaninchindiameter.Newsof thetourmalinediscoverycirculatedrapidly,andMt.Micasooncame tobeknownastheforemostsiteinNorthAmericaformineralsof suchgreatvarietyandrichness.TourmalinehasbeenminedinMaine nowfornearly200years,andyettoday.Mt.Micaisstillconsidered tohavethegreatestpotentialforadditionalproductionofcrystalsand gemstock.Thecomplete History of Maine Tourmaline isavailablefree fromCrossJewelers.Portland.Maine.1-800-433-2988.Crossalsocarries thedelinitixecollectionofMainetourmalinejewelry,over700pieceson display,openMonday-Friday.Moreinfo: www.crossjeHelers.com/ton.

Maine&SuperMaine

Anoldchasmthreatenstodisruptthelegislatureamidacooling‘new economy.’EssaybyLanceTapley.

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"Sohowarcwegoingtosokethisprob¬ lemofthe"IwoMaines'?"IaskedRalph aswecontemplatedalsothe60orso exhaustedhikersteemingaroundthe

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Thelatestdevelopmentinthesagaof ourstate’seternaldivisionintopoornorth and(relatively)prosperoussouthoccurred lastspring.LegislatorsfromPortlandand itssuburbstriedtoretooltheformulathat givesstatefinancialaidtotownsandcities topaxtorthecostoftheirschools.

Comparedtonorthernareas,thecitiesof thesouth,theirlast-growingsuburbs,and

thecoastaltouristtownsgetverylittleassis¬ tance.Portland,forexample,gets29per¬ centofitseducationcostspaidbythe state,Yarmouth17percent,and')orkonly 4percent.ButthestatepaysDexter69 percent.Caribou72percent,andlittle Wliitnewille75percent.Inotherwords, ineducationalfundingthesouthheavily subsidizesthenorth.

Thestateformulalooksatatownsor citv’spropertvvalueanditsresidents' incomelevel.Thehighertheyare.theless aid.Inthe(relativelyIbooming]990s,

southernMamepropertvvaluesand incomesrocketedcomparedtothe north's.Asaresult,propertv-taxincreases havebeennecessaryinthesouthtomake upforstate-education-aidlosses.Port¬ land'spropertvtaxesthatsupportthe schoolswentupsevenpercentthisyear.

Ilgetsworse.Somesoutherncommuni¬ tieshaveagoodnumberofpoorand immigrantchildrenwithexpensive schoolingrequirements-notably;Port¬ land.Andthefast-growingsuburbsare financiallystressedbecauseofneedsfor newschools,sewers,andstreets,Eorcom¬ munitiesaswellasforindividualsit's moreexpensivesouthofAugusta,sothe southernlegislators’proposalwouldlune addedacost-of-livingfactortothestate¬ aidformula.'I'heresultwouldhave beenlesssubsideflowingfromsouthto north.Iliesouthernerslost.’I'hevvowed toriseagain.

Ihisbattleispartofaci\ilwarthatlias ragedsincebeforeMainebecameastate in1820.We'veallheardhowpeople northofAugustaconsiderPortlandan effete,yuppiesuburbofBoston.Andyour typicalCapeIJizabethresidentfitsin withacrowdofMadawaskansaboutas

wellasaXewYorker.Butlooming behindthejokesisascanchasm.'Hiere isahugedistancefromoneendofMaine toanother,notonlvgeographically,but alsoeconomically;educationally;politi¬ cally;andculturally.

'IliebignewsabouttheTwoMainesis thatthechasmisrapidlygettingwider, Gov.AngusKing’sandotherpolitical effortsnotyvithstanding.

“I’vespent31yearsingovernment,” recallswhite-beardedGalenBose,astate PlanningOfficeeconomist.“WlicnIfirst cameIhadajobworkingforwhatisnow thestateEconomicandCommunity DevelopmentDepartment.Therewasa projecttospureconomicdevelopmentin WashingtonCount)’.Ever}’administra¬ tiontriesitshardest,butnothingmuch effectivehashappened.They’refighting hugeeconomicforces.Off-hand,Ican’t thinkofanythingthat’sworkedwell.’’

So,willanythingeverworktobridgethe gapor,atleast,tostopitfromgaping wider?Astheschoolfundingbattle shows,thesouth’sreactionsometimesis totrytocutthenorthloose.Butthesouth hasabigstakeinreversingthetrend.It notonlyhastheknotty’tangleofeduca¬

tionalsubsidizationtowornabout.Inthe state’sexpendituresforitsshareofunem¬ ploymentbenefits,Medicaidpayments, otherwelfareoutlays,andeconomic developmentefforts,northernMaine costssouthernMaine-wheremostofthe taxesarepaid-alot.

Asoneillustrationofhowmedical-care (andthereforeMedicaid)costsinthe northmayrequireincreasedsubsidiza¬ tionbythesouth,healthresearcherRon DeprezofPortlandobserves:“1leartdis¬ easedeaths-evenamongpeople85years andolder-havedecreasedinsouthern Maineoverthelasttenyears,butthey haveincreasedinnorthernMainedespite thesameratesofheartsurgery;”Ileartdis¬ easecorrelateswithpoverty;Behindthis flatstatisticisthehumansuffering involvedintheTwoMainesdilemma. EorpeopleinsouthernMaineexamining thepovertyofthenorth,thereisnotjust self-interesttosummon,butcompassion.

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recentscarsbseconomicdisasters.'Ilie closingofAroostookConntv’sI,oringAir forceBaseinI.imcstoucin1994hadthe explosiveeffectofanenemyatomicmis¬ sile:8,000militaryand1,200civilianjobs werevaporized.Thewholenorthern economvhadalreadybeenmachinegunnedbytheabsenteepapercorpora¬ tionswhentheymechanizedthelogging. Thisaccompaniedtheirclear-cuttingto thegroundanareathesizeofDelaware, 2,000scpiaremiles,ofthegreatXorth Woods,barfewertreeswereleftforman ormachinetoent.hoggingemployment fellbv40percentfromtheeariv80sto themid-90s.

Thenorthtooksimilarhitsinfarming andfishing,theotherhistoricMainenat¬ ural-resourceindustries.AroostookCoun¬ tyoncepositionedthestatenumberthree nationallyinpotatoproduction.Nowitis numbersix.thevictimofcompetition fromglobalagribusiness.Overfishingby foreign,out-of-state,and-scs.letus admit-Maineboatsdepictedfishstocks intheGulfofMaine,fewdeep-seaboats theseclassheadoutfromWashington Counts’sdocks.

The2000censusshowstheconse-

queuces.AroostookCountylost15per¬ centofitspopulationinthe1990s.In northernPenobscotCounty,Millinocket, whichsufferedcutbacksatitsGreat NorthernPapermill,sassitspopulation decrease25percent.PiscataquisCounts lost8percent.WashingtonCounts, whichdropped4percent,nowhasfewer peoplethaninthemid-1800s.Mean¬ while,YorkCountygrew14percentand CumberlandCounts-ninepercent.

Ashrinkingpopulationisalmostadeath throe.Themostsignificantassetofany economs,askilled,concentratedlabor force,becomeshardertosustainaspcoplemoseawas.UnemploymentinshriscliugAroostook.Piscataquis,and WashingtonCountiesin2000aseraged closeto6percent,butthatnumberdoes notreflectthethousandsofpeoplewho left.IncoastalYork.I.incoln,and1laucockCounties,thethreefastest-growing, unemplosincutaseragedonls-3percent. In1999,theper-capitapersonalincome inCumberlandCountywas$31,484.In Somerset,$17,743.About80percentof jobgainsinthelate90soccurredin CumberlandCounty,accordingtothe StatePlanningOffice.So,incomparative

terms,thericharegettingricher,thepoor poorer.In1970aworkerinAroostook made70percentolhisorhercounterpart inCumberland.In1995,(hefigurewas 63percent,andithasdroppedsince.

Aneconomicdifferentialbetweenthe IwoMainesistosomeextent inescapable.Thenorthisremotefrom markets.Theclimateissesere.Onceit largelsgotboughtupbslumberand paperinterestsinthe1800s,theregion becameasparseis-populated''resource coions,’’asforestryexpertMitchIKinsky ofWstopitlockexpressesit.And,recently, "landownershasecutoutandsoldout,’’ hesassofthepapercompanies.

Cuttingandrunning(oftenofl-shore)is atrendofcorporateeconomicglobaliza¬ tion.Anotherresultofglobalization: Small,locallsownedbusinessesalloscr theUnitedStatesarcdisappearingas transportationandcommunicationsbase improvedtothepointthat,forexample, thebigeasterncitiesneednolongerbus paper,fish,orpotatoesfromMaine.They cangetthesethingscheaper,insonic instances,fromBrazil,Peru,andMexico.

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Educational,political,andculturaldif¬ ferentialsfolloweconomicdifferentials. Wedon'thaveallthe2000censusnum¬ bersvet,butin1990inCumberland Coimtv2Spercentofthepopulationhad collegedegrees.InWashingtonConiitv, thenumberwas11percent.Thepeople whohavemigratedtosouthernMaine fromoutsidethestatetendtobewell educated,thebettertotakethehigli-tecli andscrvice-induslrvjobsthathaveblos¬ somedthere.Fearoflosingtheirjobsis possibleonereasonpeopleinthehinter¬ landarcmorepoliticalhconservative, thoughruralareascvenwherearemore conservative.Culturallvspeaking,'tradi¬ tional,'one-wage-earner-mavbewe shouldnowsavold-fashioned-families aremorecommoninthenorth.Calen Rosethoughtthismightbebecausefew¬ erjobopportunitiesexistedthere.

Speakingofculture,allisnotbadin thenorth.Volunteerismtendstobe high,asignofasettled,asopposedtoa mobile,culture.Countertoexpectations, ruralMainepeople,accordingtoState PlanningOfficeresearch,arelessdepen¬ dentoncarsthanthosecaughtinthe sprawlofthesouth.Manxnorthernmar¬ ketvillagesandtowncentersarestill alivewherethepopulationistoolowfor theappearanceofanotherexampleof corporateglobalization,Wal-Mart. Because“costsarehigherwhereincomes arehigher."asRosenotes,voncanstill getanample,lasts,down-home(as opposedtofast-food)lunchfor$3in downtownMillinocket’sPenobscot Roomrestaurant,andthewaitressis pleasanthcliath.

Ilie“oldMaine’cultureismuch strongerinthenorth.“DowninIlie southweseesomuchpostingofprivate landthatwanderinginthewoods,or hunting,orcross-conntrvskiingareall goingtobehardertodo,"savs.Mark Robinson,aPortlandpublic-relations man."Inthenorththevsee'theinvasion’ andfinditfrightening,hithatsensethey don’twantwhatwehavedownhere, whichisawavoflifethatseemstobe changingvenrapidlv."

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Manxpeopleinthenorth,evenatthe priceoflowerincomesandfewer opportunities,valuewhattheyhaveand don'twantthemoreharriedlifeolthe south.I.ittletraffic,lowcrime,pretty goodschools,peacefulnaturalsur¬ roundings,famiknearbv-it'shardto pricethesethings.

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Still,fewinthenorthernregions wouldturndownprosperity,especiallvifitallowedthepreservation oftheKcalMaine.But.again,canany¬ thingIredoneforthenorth,giventhe globalforcesatwork?Remember,peo¬ pleintheprosperoussouthhaveabig economicstakeinthisquestion.

Thepoliticalconservativessaycut taxesandregulations.‘"1hesolutionis toleaveruralMainealone,totakesteps |forgovernment|togetoffitsbackand letitbreathe.It'ssufferingfromcommand-and-controlcentralgovernment runamok,”savsrightwing.grassroots activistMarvAdamsolCarland.But thegiantpapercompaniespaylittleandinsomecasesnoor“negativestateincometax,whatwithlobbyist-procuredtaxcreditsforinvestmentand research.Thevgetanenormousproper¬ tvtaxbreak,theTreeGrowthTaxIaw. AndinMainethemostheavilyzoned andregulatedareas-inthesouth-are themostprosperous.

Theliberals,someofthelesstaxobsessedconservatives,andthelesside¬ ologicalfolkstendtorepeattwo mantras:promotesmallbusinessand fundeducation.OrlandoOelogu.a professorattheUniversityofMaine 1awSchoolinPortland,believesthere areseveral“modest"publicpolicysteps thatcouldbetakentohelpthenorth including“increasingtradelinkages witheasternCanadaandexpandinguse ofBangor’sairport."Maryldlen FitzGerald.headofPortland'sCritical Insightspollingfirm,feelsthat"amajor solutionistodevelopamuchbroader arravofgraduate-levelprogramsin ordertoattractmorenewbusinesses requiringahighlveducatedworkforce. Thisiswhattheinformation-agecconomvwilldemand.

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But,foralltheirindividualmerits,mam' developmentproposalsfornorthern Mainerepresentawishlistthat,Iwould submit,iseitherunrealistic(willthelegis¬ latureappropriatebignewsumsforthe• IJmversitvofMaine?)orliasbeentried beforewithlittlesuccess(stategovern¬ menthasspentdecadespromotingsmall businessandsendingtrademissionsto Canada).

“Evenwithagovernorwhohasfocused almostallofhisenergy'andasignificant amountofhistimevirtualIveven'davon economicdevelopment,littleprogress hasbeenmade,”admitsGeorgeSmith, theSportsman’sAllianceofMainedirec¬ torandaformerconsultanttothegover¬ norheistalkingabout,AngusKing.

Smith,whowritesa Kennebecjournal newspapercolumnentitled"TheNative Conservative,”preachesthetax-cutting doctrineasawaytohelpnorthern Maine,huthealsosuggestsasmalldose ofpiscatorialsocialism:increasingstate fundsforthestockingoflakesandponds toimprovesportfishing.IIebemoans “thedemiseoftraditionalbusinessesthat catertohuntersandfishermenbecause wenolongerofferthebesthuntingand

fishing.Maineisnolongeraprimedesti¬ nationforsportsmen."

IthinkGeorgeSmithisontheright track,butIsuggestamoreambitious destination:thecreation,andtosome extenttherestoration,ofnorthernMaine -especially,ofthe10-million-acreNorth

northernpovertythatanvbodvhascome upwith.Itstruckmepersonallyasaneco¬ nomicsolution,asopposedtoarecre¬ ationaldream,asIgazedoutfrom Katahdin’spinnaclethatbeautifulSatur¬ daynoontime.Ithoughtofmvbrother-inlaw’swarning:becarefulwhatvonask Woods-asayastfish¬ ing,bunting,hiking, O’ O’ O’ camping,canoeing, kavaking,trailbiking, bird-watching, wildlifephotograph¬ ing,cross-countryski¬ ing,rafting recreationalparadise. Thismightinclude thecreationofthe much-discussed Maine Woods NationalPark.Or somethingsimilarto

itliketheslate-referendum-crcatcd BigelowPreserveinthewesternmoun¬ tains.Bigelowdemonstratesthathunting, selectivelogging,andsnowmobilingcan coexistwithmoretraditionalpark-like activities.

for.NorthernMaine docsnotwanttobe, neverwillbe,and shouldnotbelike southernMaine. ^f’dhcrnMaineis fundamentallyahuge forestwiththousands oflakes,ponds,and streamsandadozen magnificentmountain ranges.Moose,deer, eagle,bear,andbob¬ catabound,andwe’ve

’PhisistheonlyrealisticBigSolutionto evenhastherarelynx.Thereisnothing likeitintheeasternUnitedStates.Ithas beensavagelyclear-cutandoyer-cutby thepapercompanies,buttreesgrow back,andthecuttinghasmadetheland cheaptoacquire.W'ithastatecommit¬ menttorestoringthesportfishery,as

GeorgeSmithsuggests,northernMaine canonceagainbeafishingmecca.In fact,theAtlanticsalmonandwolfcanbe restored,too.Then,formuchofAmerica, northernMaine’sappealwouldapproach themystical.

The$800millionMaineWoods NationalParkproposal(thecostofoneB2bomber),whichispromotedby Restore:TheNorthWoods,theSierra Club,andtheforestKcologvNetwork, wouldsetaside3.2millionacressur¬ roundingBaxterStaleParkandextending northtotheAllagashregionandwestto Moosehead1.ake.Itwouldbelargerthan YosemiteandYellowstoneparkscom¬ bined.Thegroupspushingtheparkare flexibleontheoutcomeofwhatthey envisionasalongpublicdebate.Iftimber harvestingwereallowedonsomeofthe preservedland-butregulatedsothe papercompaniescouldnotdoagainwhat thevhavedone-thepreservationofthe NorthWoodswouldnotsubtractfrom theloggingeconomwInfact,itcould helpit,sinceselectivecuttingemploys morepeople.

Butasizeablenationalparkforthe choicestareaswouldbeanationalmag¬

net.Itwouldsparkrecreationaldevelop¬ mentthroughoutnorthernMaine. Alreadv,tourismistheonebrightspotin theeconomicstatisticsforthenorth.In Millinocket,thelaunchingpointfor KatahdinandtherestofBaxterStatePark, itwasii])awhopping46percentfor2000! Nooneknowstheeconomicimpactofa park,butitwouldbeconsiderable.'Ihe groupRestoreispreparinganeconomic studx.butthisisaquestionthatalsoneeds tobestudiedbytheproperfederalauthor¬ ities.OurrepresentativesinCongress shouldbepushingforastudy,sincethe federalgovernmentwouldpayforthepark oracombinationpark-preserve.

Unfortunately,swayedbythemassive influenceofthepapercorporations, ourrepresentativeshavenotbeen enthusiasticaboutapark.'1'hisinfluence isalsoseenintheStateIlousehallsand insomenewspaperoffices.Insteadofthe papercompanies,thecitizensshouldbe attendedto.Theparkproposalisvery popular.Inpollafterpoll,Mainepeople supportit.Theresidentsofthenorthern SecondCongressionalDistrictsupportit bvasolidmajoritv.InaSierraClubsurvevlastvear.thefigurestatewidewas6$

percentinfavor.InthePortlandarea,it wasanenthusiastic66percent.

Ilowever,continuingtofollowmv brother-in-law’sinjunctiontobecarelul whatIaskfor,Ibelieveaparkorpre¬ serveforthenorthwouldworkwellonlv ifitwerevervcarefullvplanned.The overcrowdingalAcadiaNationalParkis awarning.ThecrowdIcontemplatedat thetopofKatahdinwassobering,too, althoughIrealizedthatthiswasthe absolutemaximumpossible.Baxter's intelligentrestrictionsoncarparking prohibitammorepeoplehornbeingon themountain,andthiswasthebest weekenddayofthesmnmeilorclimb¬ ing.AMaineWoodsNationalPark wouldhavetobeaswellrunasBaxter SlatePark.

So,southernMainers,addalittlesellinteresttovourpitylorthepoornorth. Reducethatoutflowoffundskeeping thenorthonlife-supportandcausing vourtaxestorise.Ilelpthenortherners intheirsupportofthepreservationofthe MaineWoods.Callourcongressional delegationnow.

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waslittlecompetitionwithintheStateswhen Xikazmeradboughtthebusiness,in1998, thereweretwomajorproducersoftheprod¬ uct.bothintheI'K."'Ilieideaofthemow¬ erswithoutwheelsisnotreallyanewone,” notesXikazmerad,whofirstencountered oneinthemid-SOswhilexisitingafriendin Germain.Iloxermowersappearedasearly

asthe1960s,theconceptbeingattrib¬ utedtoSwedishlawnmowerinventor KarlDahlmanwhowasinspiredbvthe Britishinventionofthehovercraft.These smallmachines,light-weightandpow¬ eredbvgasorelectricity,werepurchased byhomeownersinEnglandandconti¬ nentalEuropewhofoundthemperfect fortheirsmallgardens.Theywereabout ascommonahouseholditeminEurope asisthevacuumcleanerfortheaxerage American.Oneofthemajorhovermow¬ erproducersintheUnitedKingdom,a companybvthenameofElvmo,isin factaffiliatedwithElectroluxandisasig¬ nificantcompetitortoEastmanIndus¬ tries,Nikazmerad’scompany.Theother popularBritishproducerisAllenPower Equipment.

Whenaskedhowhiscompany’sdesign comparedwiththecompetitionwhenhe firstpurchasedit,Nicklaughs,“Ofthe threecompaniesmvdarnmowerswere theworst!Wehadanabsolutelyterrible product.Threemonthsintothebusiness Ieitherhadtoreconfiguretheentireline orjustabandonthewholething.”

OneofthefirstproblemsNikazmcrad tackledwasenginesize.

“Ourmowersareintendedforusebv golfcoursesinsteepareas.Wehada4cvcleenginewhichmeantifvoutook themowertoanvanglepastabout30 degreesvouwouldreducethelifeofthe enginesignificantly.1testedthemower at35degreesandtheenginelasted about5or7minutesbeforeitblew.So wedidn’thavetherightengineforthe application."Afterconsiderable

research,NickchosetheRobinengine forthesmallermower:"It’salarge2cvclcengine,verylightweight,andhasa reputationforbeingextremelydurable. Nowwecaneasilyhandleslopesto 90degrees.”

Nikazmeradfoundhimself personallyredesigningthemowers fromscratchandcomingripwith"two brand-newmowers.”

Sothen,hemustbeanengineer?“Oh, no!"Iamafirstgenerationimmigrant. InningleftmyhomeinIranatage1,."

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“Butthatiswhatmakesitexcitingat thesamelime.Il’svours.Iou’vebeen therefromthebeginning.Sowhenvon secitgrowvoubegintoreapthefruitof vourlabor.W'ilhmanufacturingparticu¬ larlyIfinditreallvinterestingbecause thestuffvoumanufacturecitherworksor itdoesn'twork,sorangetasatisfaction lorthejobwelldone.Mvideahasalwavs beentomanufacturethebestpossible equipmentandnotthesecondbestor thethirdbest."

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“Thetwosizeswecameupwithcom¬ plementeachother-thesmallerweigh¬ ing19poundshavingaRobin2 horsepowerengineand16”cutting width(S699)andthelarger,thirty-seven poundswithaSuzukiTShorsepower engineanda19inchcuttingwidth (S799).Travelingataconstant5/16-inch abovetheground,themowersareper¬ fectforcuttingonsteepslopes,trimming aroundsandtraps,andcuttingalongthe banksofpondsorlakes.Youcanmakea smoothcutonsoggyturfwithoutleaving wheelmarksorruts.“ThePortland CountryClubhas4or5ofmvlarger mowersandthisvearthevpickedupthe smallonesasthevarelightandeasvto useforthebiginclines.“

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And,duringa\isittothefactoryonBell StreetinPortland,anemailcomesin fromalesser-knownclient(inthiscoun¬ try)butevidencingsimilarenthusiasm. I'romthe"CzechRepublikneartothe Polishborder."thevicepresidentofthe "GolfResortandCountryClubXova \merika"writes:"Sincetwoyearsweare usingtwoofyourIloverMowers.Xow theventilatorsarebrokenandllicvarc notfixinganvmore.Wearcabsolutely surethatthereisnobetterpossibilityto mowtheslopesofagolfcoursethanthe IloverMowers.Dovouhaveadistribu¬ torintheCzechRepublik?Wherecan wefindhim?"

l.ooknofurther!AlthoughXikazmcradhasputthisclientintouchwithhis overseasmarketingagentforfurtherdis¬ tribution,heimmediatelyhasthe"venti¬ lators"(impellers)shipped,directlyfrom I'.astmanIndustrieshereinPortland. Andwhatsortofnew"undiscovered territory”isthelatestventurefor Xiek?Whiletouringthefactorywe noticealovelylookingmowerwith wheels.Wheels?"Oh.ves.Someof ourdealersanddistributorsoverseas arelookingforacommercialmower lortheSOCfofthetimewhenvou don’thavetheslopesorthewetand soggyareas.Sowearedesigningone. withwheels.Thelatestmowersin thiscategoryhaveallsortsofnew gadgetrythatbreakseasily.Ourswill besimple,sturdyandmorereason¬ ablypriced.”

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Samefield,somenewplayers.Thisyear’s100highest grossingbusinessesenjoyaloftyperspective.

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totalreportedCalendarYear2000revenues, thankstotheexclusivecooperationofDun \BradstreetofXcwJersey. Dun&•Bradstreet,establishedin1S40.is oursoledatasourceforfinancialinformation inTheMaine100,'’becauseasnational.stan¬ dardbearersinthebusinessandmarketing

reportingfield,theirlistingolMainefirms isconsiderablymorevaluablethananv modificationwcmightmake.Infact,four presidents(IJncoln,('.rant,McKinles,& Cilewland)workedasbusinessinforma¬ tiongatherersforDuns\Bradstreetearls intheircareers,soit'ssatetoassumethat thelisthasbeenassembledwithboth integrityandtheirhighlydeselopedfinan¬ cialmodelsintermsolinformation,pro¬ jections,andqualitsstandards.

Still,nolistisperfect,ansiBobQuickol IfunXBradstreetwantssoutoknow that,ineffect.IheMaine100is"simpls aquantitatiselistingolthewasDun XBradstreetisportrasingthesebusiness¬ estobanksandotherfinancialorganiza¬ tionsconsidciingtheircredit.Ans

businessnotonthislistwhofeelsit shouldbeisinsitedtoprosideinforma¬ tion directlytoDunBradstreet for IDEXXisagoodexample ofaMaine-bred company.NTZwason thefasttrackforFDA approval,butthey’ve pushedthat deadlineback. usemourmodelsfornextsear's Maine100.” Afewpreliminariesareinorder,first.

weaskedDunXBradstreettoexclude gosernmentandpublicworksinstitutions intheirrecords.W'e’vealsoexcluded McDonald’s,RiteAid,Pizzalint,and othernationalfirmssuchasout-of-statecontrolledpaperconglomerateswith interestsinmans-states,notjustMaine. “Welistuser40.000businessesin Maine,”sassBob,"butwedon'tbase themall,andwedorespectabusiness's reasonsfornotreportingtous.\\erenot BigBrother,andafterall,theprocessis sohmtars-1hadthesreportedtheirfigures, SebagoShoeswouldsurdsbasemade thelist].Otherfirms“delist”themselves esenifthes’sehadagreatseartokeep stockmarketexecutivesfromceaselessly callingthemtoobtainupdatesbecause theirstockisrising.

Foranalysis,we’repleasedtobring souEvanI.ivadaofI.isadaSecnritics,whodoesn'thesitatetopoint outthat"1iannafordandUnumareno longeramongthe.Maine100|DuncX BradstreetdoesnotesencarryMaine salesfiguresforIIannafordBros., devouredlastsearbsfoodIJon,and IInum-Provident’sactisities(pardonme, bos)aredirectedfromthecompany's nationalheadquartersinChattanooga].

“It'sjusttheconsolidationgoingon throughouttheworld.Majorindustries, toprofitandbecompetitive.aregetting biggerandstronger.It'shithomein Maine,withUnumandIIannaford.In thecaseofCMPandBangor1Isdro.big¬ gerseemstobebetter.That'snottosav entrepreneurscan'tcomeinandbeatthe systemandAndtheirniche.Mainehas thrivedonpeoplelikethat.

“IDEXXisagoodexampleofaMainebredcompany.They’veshowntremen¬ dousresenuegrowthuserthesears. ’Ibcv’vehailsomegrowingpains,but theykeepmovingup,from$260million in1997toSM6millionlastsear.1know they’reoneoftheleadersinthefieldin setcrinarsmedicine,andthesbasethings inthepipelinethatarcprettyexciting [sadk.whileIDEXXreportedstrongsales of$193,427,000forthefirsthalfof2001 DunXBradstreetcannotconfirmsales figuresforCY2000,thereforetheycan¬ notbeincludedin'1heMaine100|.

“XTZwasonthefasttrackforED\ approval.butthes’sepushedthatdead¬ lineback.Analyststhinkitwillbethreeto sixmonthsbeforethes-getnecessary approsal.I.asersightisa1icmatologssss¬ temthatallowsin-housebloodwork

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resultinginimmediatetreat¬ mentin-clinic.It'ssupposed tobelaunchingrightnow, andit’ssupposedtocost SI5,000.Sothev’realwavs developingnewproducts thatshouldboostrevenue. Thecompanyhasverysolid fundamentals. /lowaboutHIW?

“’Ihere’soneortwoplavers inthatbusiness.There’s beenhugeconsolidation,but becauseofthestrongMaine workethic,they’vebeenable tosurviveandgrowand buildthefinestmilitarvcrafts theworldhasoverseen.Alot ofpoliticalshenaniganshave togoontokeepall(hiswork inMaine.1wouldhopethe president’stiestoMainewillhelpkeep thedefensedepartmentawareofthis.It doesn’thurtthatformerDefenseSecre¬ taryWilliamCobenisfromMaine, either.

/.s- (IMPstillanautonomouscompany headquarteredinMaine,eventhoughit waspurchasedhvHnergvh'.ast?

‘Acs.Kncrgv-blastacquiredCMPs stock.CMPisstillreportingautonomous control,soitshouldstillbeonthelist. "Bangor1lydroisinthesamesituation. Thestockpoppedfrom18to25inone day,theweekofJune26.2000,onceit wasacquiredandit’sheldthere.

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Whatimprovingcompanypopsoffthe listrightaway?

“OldTownCanoe-it’sincrediblethev cansellthatmanycanoes.It’salongthe samelinesofI,.I,.Bean.It’saqualitv productthattheycandeliveratagood price,throughthickandthin.Andtheir brandingissofamous,it’sbardtoimag-

inewantingamthingelse.Mainehas incrediblecompanieswhospecializein corneringnichemarkets,forexample,a MainecompanyinGuilfordmakes99

carrsingalotofdebt,andthatbusinessis acrazybusinesstotrytofigureout.There arcalotofsariables.SundayRiserand Sugarloafactuallshadprethgtxx/sears. Theskibusinessisgood,butthcsreheavily intodeselopingrealestateandthehotel percentofallthe world'sgolftecs. Borwholesalers,it’s unthinkabletocon¬ sideranaltcrnatise.”

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hugeyear.It’sincredible theycansellthatmany canoes&kayaks.

What'supwith AmericanSkiing Co.nowthatI,es Ottenisn'taiming thesnowmakers anymore?

"Iwouldn’tbesur¬ prisedtoseeifSug¬ arloaforoneof thoseprizejewels inAmericanSkiing isgoingtobesold

inthenearfuture.AmericanSkiingstill hastremendousfinancialburdensdespite someofthebestsnowfallsandeconomic boomtimesinrecenthistory.Theyare

“WhenourgrandfatherstartedOakhurstDairyin1921,therewere hundredsofMainefamily-owneddairies.Aswecelebrateour80 hyear, w’e’reproudtobetheonlyone.

IlowaboutI,.l Hean?

'TiomwhatIunder¬ stand.I,.I..Beanpaida bonusforthefirsttime inalewsears.They’re

workingonhomefurnishingandother areas,theirwebsiteistremendous-it's becomeahouseholdnametomillionsof peoplewhoarenotnecessarilywearing plaidhuntingshirts.It'sanobrainer.If voucangetyourchamoisshirtnextdayorakitchentable-and\oucanreturnit withnoquestionsasked....Ithinkthey’re doingtheirhomeworkandarenowlead¬ ersonlineaswellasinthecatalogbusi¬ ness.Executivesandfarmbossalikeare proudtoweartheirlabel." business."

Xex/or(theformer1‘raserPaper), althoughapowerfulpresenceinMaine,is notonthelistbecausetheiroperationsare directedfromConnecticut.

“Ourfreshtaste hasoutlasted everyotherbrand inMaine.”

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“Thereasonsaresimple:we’vealwaysstartedw'iththefinestmilkfromnearby familyfarms—whichpledgenottouseartificialgrowthhormones—andwe’ve alwaystakentheutmostcareinprocessingitandpackagingitforyou.Infact, nootherbrandhasalongerfreshness-datingthanOakhurstMilk.

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“Nexforemploysoyer1,000peoplein Xlackixx.iska.Theymakegumwrappers andliigh-qualit\glossypaper.'Iheyused todothephonebooksforNewEngland Telephone.TheoldSearsCatalogwas alwaysEraserpaper.”

I Ininn-Providenthascertainlyhada greatrecoveryyearafterIreeftdlinaallthe wavdowntotheteens.

“UXUMhasbeentryingtorestore managementbygettingtheWallStreet communitytogetbehindthecompany withimproyedearnings,andIthink theyvedonethat.It'srecoyeredfromthe mid-teenareaandgoneupconsiderably, hwestorswhojumpedinduringallthe carnageareprettyhappy.\lotofthe corporateofficesareinChattanooga, buttheystillhaveahugepresencehere, and1thinkmoralehasimproyedquite

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‘Tordarkhorses,watchforI.MANY.It isalittlepubliclytradedsoftwarecompa¬ nythathasofficeson537Congress StreetinPortland,with348employees, telephone774-3244.Thepresidentis I,cePowell,39,andtheyspecializein ‘softwareandinternet-basedsolutions'for hugepharmaceuticalcompanies,among others.Theygotcreamedalongwith everyoneelselastyear,butthey’repoised togrow50-70percent.I'hevmade$19 millionin1999andmovedupto$36.5 millionlastvear.Itcontinuestogrow. Theyhaven’t'mademonev’vet,butI thinkthevwill...”

Hutisn’teverybodydelivering,‘software andinternet-basedsolutions’?

"Itdependsuponwhovou’rcdelivering thesolutionsto.Thisiscontractmanage¬ mentsoftware.IfPfizercandeliverX amountusingtheirsoftware,thevreceive apercentageoftheservicerevenueonan ongoingbasis.It’sahighgrowtharea. Thequestionis,willITspendingpick up?\\ell,itwillwhenitmakessense.If voncansave$2millionbyspendinghalf amillion,youmightdoit.

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One hundred years ago, Meadmadeitsfirstpaper shipment to Bulkley Dunton, a New York paper merchant, and we’ve been going strong eversince.

FromthetimeHughJ. ChisholmSr.caughthisfirst glimpseofRumfordFallsin 1882,hesawthefuture.The tremendouswaterpoweranda wealthofrenewablenatural resourcesweretheperfect combinationforgrowingan industrialcommunityinthe smallWesternMainefarmingtown.Acommunitythatcouldgrow andprosperandprovidegoodpayingjobs.In1899,groundwasbroken fortheOxfordPaperCompany.

Today,Meadcontinuestheproudtraditionofpapermakingexcellence.

“IMANYhasofficesinNewJersey,but thefounderslikeMaine.Theseguysare trulyinanichesoftwarebusinesswith tremendousgrowthwhocouldbeany¬ where,andthey'rehere.\t$5ashare. IM.WYishardtobeat.”

1.W'ithreportedCY2000grossMaine revenuesof81.060,SI0,000,LI.Bean, establishedin1912Nemploying4.S00,is atCascoSt.,Ereeport,040n.552-2000. ChristopherMcCormickispresident. I.1.BeanwasNo.5lastyear.

2.W'ithreportedCY200(1grossMaine revenuesof$954,465,000,CMP.estab¬ lishedin1899&■employing1.588,isat 85EdisonDr..Augusta,04556.6255521.SaraJ.Burnsispresident.CMP wasNo.4lastvear.

5.W'ithreportedCY2000grossMaine revenuesof$850,000,000,BathIron Works,esl.1885Nemploying8,000isat ”00WashingtonSi.Bath.04550.44555]1.AllanCameronispresident.Bath IronWorkswasNo.5lastyear.

4.W'ithrevenuesof$755,100,000. EairchildSemiconductor,est.199.& employing6,450isat82RunningIlill Rd.SouthPortland,04106./75-81OO. KirkP.Pond,chairman.EairchildSemi¬ conductorwasNo.6lastyear.

5.Withrevenuesof$495,,,4,000, Mainchealth.cst.198,cAempl.55.is theparentcompanyforMMCat465 CongressSt..Portland.04101..,5-/001. W'illiamCaron,president.Withrev¬ enuesof$585.55,.000,MaineMedical Center,est.1870<Aempl.5.000.isat22 BramhallSt.,Portland.04101.81-0111. VincentConti,president.

6.W'ithCY2000Mainegrossrevenues of$424,140,000,AmericanSkiCompa¬ ny.est.1997cAempl.7.810.isatSunday RiverRd.,Bethel.0421.824-8100. W'illiamJ.Eairispresident.

-.W'ithrevenuesof$564,,4.,000,East¬ ernMaine1lealthCare,theparent companyforEasternMedicalCenter, wasestablishedin1982&•employs175 at489StateSt.,Bangor,04401.9457000.NormanLcdwinispresident. EMIICwasNo.8lastyear.W'ithrev¬ enuesof$251,445,000,EasternMaine MedicalCenter,est.1891<Aempl.

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2,454,isnt489SlateSt.,Bangor.9/3/000.NormanA.I,edwin,president.

8.Withrevenuesof$364,277,000,Old TownCanoeCompany,est.1898,empl. 138,isat58MiddleSt.,OldTown, 04468.82/-5513.JohnBlass,president.

9.WithrevenuesofS315,796,000,Peo¬ plesIleritage,est.1988&’enipl.930,isat 1PortlandSquare,Portland,04101.7618500.Michael.McNamaraispresident. PeopleswasNo.11lastrear.

10.Withrevenuesof$260,700,000,Irving Oil,est.1986&enipl.9,000,isat700 Maine.\ve.Bangor,04401.942-7000. ArthurI,.Irving,president.

11.Withrevenuesof$212,“00,000,Dead RiverCo.,est.1909Nenipl.1,000,isat 55Broadway,Bangor,04401.947-8641. P.A.Nixon,president.

12.W'ithrevenuesof$206,375,000,Dex¬ terShoe,est.1993Nenipl.3,000,isat71 RailroadAve.Dexter.04930.924-7341. Nowclosing\lainefactories.

I3.Withrevenuesof$197,995,000.Ban¬ gorIlydroEleetric,est.1924cNenipl.424, isat33StateSt.Bangor,04401.947-2414. RobertBriggsischairman.

14.W'ithrevenuesof$196,800,000,Creat NorthernPapers,est.1999&•enipl.1336, isat1KatahdinAve.Millinocket.04462. “23-5131.DonaldC.McNeil,president.

15.Withrevenuesof$195,000,000,Wel> herOil,est.1935&enipl.7,000,isat700 MainSt.Bangor,04401.942-5501. MichaelShea,president.

16.W'ithrevenuesof$187.104,000, O’ConnorCMC.est.1981&•enipl.220, isat18.RiversideDr.Augusta,04330. 622-3191.CharlesO'Connor,president.

1”.W'ithrevenuesof$180,000,000, SyscoPoods,est.1998&■empl.300,is at55ThomasDr.Westbrook,04092. 8/1-0,00.RichardCiles,pres.|Svsco Poodsisavolumefooddistributor tosupermarkets.]

IS.WithrevenuesofS175.811,000,Pleet BankofMaine,est.1988Nempl.700,is at2PortlandSq.Portland,04101.8745000.ElizabethCreenstein.president.

19.WithrevenuesofS175,300,000,Pine StateTobacco,est.1941&'empl.3,350.is at8PilisAve.,Augusta.04330.622-3,41. PaulCottrell,president.

20.WithrevenuesofS171,194,000, Cianbro,aconstructionfirmest.1949 &•empl.1,400,isat1hmnewcllSq.. Pittsfield.487-3311.IvalCianchette, chairmanemeritus.

21.WithrevenuesofS167,341,000,Asso¬ ciatedGrocers,adistributortogrocery storesest.1933<Aempl.1600,isat1000 BrunswickAve.,Gardiner,04345.5826500.WanicCrandallischairman.

22.WithrevenuesofSI3],300,000,C.N. Brown,anoilandmobilemartcompany est.1975cAempl.4,540,isat1C.N. BrownWav,SouthParis,04281.,43-9212. (GingerDunea,daughterofretiredpresi¬ dentIlaroldD.Jones,isthecompany's newpresident.]

23.WithrevenuesofSI15,800,000.Inter¬ faceKahnesCroup|makingupholstery fabricandfabricpanelsforofficecubi¬ cles],est.1999cAempl.1,500,isat9Oak St.,Guilford,04443.8,6-3331.Brian1.. DeMoura.president.

24.WithrevenuesofSI14,621,000,Dar¬ ling’sItonda.est.19,6(.Aempl.225,isat 153PernRd.,Bangor,04402.941-1240. JohnDarling,president.

25.\\itlirevenuesofSI12,328,000, GeigerBros.|publishersoftheParmers Almanac],est.18/8<Aempl.500.isat Mt.1lopeAve.,Lewiston.04241./S32001.EugeneGeiger,president.

26.WithrevenuesofSI11.,2,.000, Emerv-Watcrhouse[ahardwarewhole¬ saler],est.193,(Aempl.416,isatRand Rd.,Portland,04104.775-2371.Steven Erawlcv.president.

27.Withrevenuesof8109,800,000, The Gage Company [w holesale plumbing<Aheating],Establishedin 1979.empl.3,540,isat172SaintJohn St.Portland.04102.""3-4755.Robert Chute,chairman.

28.HerbertC.Haynes, $101,724,000,est.1963cAempl.100, Box96,Winn.04495.736-3412. HerbertHaynes,president.

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29,PosterEnergy.SI<IO,5IH),()()().csl.1965X cmpl.400,10MccawRd.Ilampdcn,04444. 94"-5336.RobertPoster,vicepres.Donald Poster,president.

30-32.IiedatSI00,000.000:SpencerPress,est. 1940Xcmpl.“(H).90SpencerDr..\\ells.04090. 646-9926.StephenSpcnlinhaner,president; IorestCite('hexrolct,est.1933Xcmpl.2001. 1000BrightonAve.,Portland.04102.774-5971. JimBurke,pres.;Everett|.Prescott,water,sewer, andgasproductsest.I9~SXenipl.190.191 (VnludSt..(Gardiner.04347SS2-1SS1.PeterE. Prescott,president.

33.\nto1airope.S9S.()00,000,est.199"Xenipl. 30039('ommcrcialSt.Portland,04101.S422000.ImadKhalidi,president.

34.CentralMaineMedical.$95."~0.000.est. 19S2(Aenipl.1.200.300MainSt..I.excision, 04240.795-2700.Peter('halkc,president.

35.NorlhccnlcrEoodServices.$93,400.000.est. 1999Xenipl.230,DaltonRd.Augusta.04330; 623-S4M.GregoryPiper,president..

36.I'irstTechnologyInc..S92.900.000.circuitbreakersandcircuitresonators,est.1994Xenipl. 100,22SNortheastRd.Standish.O40S4.642-4335. BniceAtkinson,president.

3".II.E.Sargent.S92,340,600,construction,est. 1996Xciiipl.230,101BcnnochRd.Stillwater. 044S9.S2"-4435.JohnSimpson,president.

3S.AcadiaInsurance.S92.243.IOO.est.1992X enipl.307,1AcadiaCommons.\\cslbrook. 0409S.""2-4300.\\illiam(1’hornton.president.

39.HancockI,umber,S91.276.000,csl.19S9X’ enipl.430,4I,dcsPaliRoad.('asco,04015.62.4201.KevinHancock,prcsidcnl.

40.McrcvHospital.S90.495.S00,csl.1945X enipl.970,144StateSi.Portland,04101.S9-3000. IInwardR.Buckley,president.

41.BangorSayingsBank.SS~,~29.000.est.1S52X cmpl.520.99I-ranklinSt.Bangor04401.942-5211. P.J.Dowc.Jr.,prcsidcnl.

42.Charlie’sMotorMall.SS5.000.000.csl.19S6X cmpl.130.465WesternAve.Augusta.04330.622”327.CharlesShuman,president.

43.Village(airCompany.SS4.036.S00.est.19SS Xcmpl.140,40SummerSt.Bangor.04401.9459401.JohnE.Quirk.president.

44.SargentTrucking.SS2.39I.400.csl.19S3X cmpl."0.64MainSt.MarsIlill.O4"5S.429-S106. BruceSargent,president.

45,BarberPoods.S79.900.000,est.1955Xcmpl. SOO.20"LirrabeeRd.Westbrook.04092.S5M43O. AugustusBarber,chairman.

46.GatesEormcdLibre.S,5.000,000.est.1996X cmpl.500,10WashingtonSt,Auburn.04210.7S411IS.DavidM.MacMahon,president

4".S74.92S.000.BowdoinCollege,est.1794X cmpl.600,6000(allegeSt.Brunswick,0401I. "25-3000.RobertEdwards,prcsidcnl.

4S.JacksonLibs.S71.3O7.3OU,est.1929Xcmpl. 1.033,600MainSt.BarHarbor.04609.2SS-6000. KennethPaigcn.director.

49.ColbvCollege,S”1.095,000,est.1S13\ cmpl.5S0,4”60Mayflower,\\atcnillc.04901. S~2-3OOO.WilliamD.Adams,president.

50.CamdenNationalBank,S70.563,000,csl. 1995Xcmpl.1902ElmSt.Camden,04S43.23643~5.RobertW.Daigle,president.

51-52.IiedalS70.000.000:\italBasicsInc.,a telemarketingfirmest.1990Xcmpl.312.100 CommercialSt.Portland,04101.""5-500".Rob Graham,prcsidcnl;WhitcRockDistilleries,est. 19~0Xcmpl.123.21SaratogaSt.Lewiston, 04240."S3-1433.PaulCoulombe,CEO.

53.St.Mans1lospital.S67.S3],100.est.1922X’ cmpl.S5(),(’ampusAve.1.ewiston.04240.777S100.JamesE.Cassidv.president.

54.WebberHospital.S67,"40,700.csl.IS99X cmpl.1,000,1MedicalCnlr.Dr.Biddeford, 04005.2S3-"OOO.EdwardJ.McGcachv,president.

55.MainePublicServices.$67,456,100.csl.191" Xcmpl.161,.209SlateSi..PresqueIsle,07692. "6S-5S11.PaulR.Cariani.president.

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56.Idea1lie..$66,(MM).00(1.mlcrnational coi1stniction.cst.1965Acmpl.4.6QSt..South Portland.1)4)06."6”-4600.John11.I.ensure. president.

57.MaineKinploversMutual.S65.SSS.4OO.est. 1995Acmpl.162.261CommercialSt..Portland, 04101."91-5500.JohnI.I.coiiard.president.

5S.AuburnMotorSaK$65,802,200.cst.19S6A cmpl.155,699CenterSt.,Auburn,04210.-$4-2521. WallaceE.Camp,president.

59.OakhurstDairv,S6S.91~.6S9,cst.1921Acmpl. 190,564EorcstAvenue.Portland,04101..2-/46S. StanlcvBennettII,president.

60.Tex-TechIndustries.S65.5S6.200,specially textiles,cst.19SSAcmpl.45S,NorthMainSt.. Monmouth,04265.Portlandnumber:56-8606. CiarianI.vneh,president.

61.MainePotatoCrowers.$61,614,000,cst.1952A cmpl.1,500.56ParsonsSt..PresqueIsle.0469.64515].Oregon11.Smith,chairman.

62.PenobscotBavMedical.$60.641,600.est.19.1 Acmpl.550,551\crandaSt..Portland.04105.,.45S01.Dr.David11owes,president.

65.EastlandShoeCo.,$60,000,000,cst.1955A cmpl.600.5ParkSt.,Erccport.04052.$65-6514. JonasB.Klein,chairman.

64.BatesCollege.$55.~5L2OO.est.1S55Acmpl.

"20.2AndrewsRd.,1.ewiston.04240.SC6000. Donald\\.Ilarward.president.

65.BeaconInsuranceGroup.$55.500.1100,cst. 199"Acmpl.190,isat"0“SableOaksDr.,South Portland.04106.”~4-145].MichaelMcsSallv,CE().

66.Roman(CatholicBishopricofPortland. $55,902,400,cst.1$55Acmpl.120.510()ccanAve. Portland.04105.~~5-64"I.BishopJoseph('-cm.

6".CasellaWasteSxstems.$55,100.000,established inI9S5Aemploying15S.1]0MainSt..Saco. O4O~2.28G166S.JohnCasella,president.

6$.NorthlandMotors.$55,000,000.cst.19S2A cmpl.15.RR]BoxNorth.Ilouhon.04.50.5526577.DwightMills,president.

69.GrangerNorthern.$50.55$.200,cst.19S5A cmpl.40.$4MiddleSt..Portland,04101.4-5500. ErnestO’Brien,president.

~0.HunterPanels,1,1c,$50,000,000.commercial roofinginstallation,cst.199$\cmpl.200,15 ErankliiiSt..Portland.04101."61-56.S.(Clayton Kvlc.chieffinancialoperator.

“1.St.JosephsHospital.$4.91.,900,cst.194A cmpl.$40,560Broadwav.Bangor,04401.262-1000. SisterMarxNorberta.president.

~2.DiversifiedCommunications.$46.40$.200. magazinepublisherandtradeshowproducer,cst. 1970Acmpl.4"6.121ErceSt..Portkind.04101.

S42-54OO.David11.1.owcll.president, ~5.(Commumh1lealIh(Counseling.$46.)41.400, cst.1$$5Acmpl."00,42(CedarSt..Bangor,0440l 94"-0566.Joseph11.Pickering,president.

"4.HammondI.umber,$46,000,000,cst.19IA cmpl.250.BelgradeDepo.Belgrade.0491".4955505.(ChitonK.Ilammond.owncr.

"5.WcathcrvaneRestaurant.$45.914.200.cst. 19"$Acmpl.1.600,51BadgersIsle.WestKitten. 05904.459-0555.JerrvRichards,president.

"6AlGliatedHealthCare.$45,50],600.cst.I9$2 Acmpl.5"4.925ImionSt..Bangor,04401.9.56"00.MilesThccman,(CE()Avice-president.

~".IreDodgeAPontiac.$45,000,000,est.19"9 Acmpl.90,200MainSt..Westbrook.04092.$5666S5.Sheperd1.vc.chairman.

"$.RoweEordSales,$44,098,000.cst.|9~0A cmpl.140.9]MainSt..Westbrook.04092.$542555.WallaceE.(Camp,president.

"9.UniversitvofNewEngland.$45.525,$00,cst. 1$51Acmpl,550,]]t(illsBeachRd..Biddeford, 04005,2S5-01~I.SandraLeatherman,president.

SO.York1lospital.$42,755,600.cst.1905Acmpl. 509.15HospitalDr.,Mirk.05909.565-4521.Jud Knox,president.

$1.MAX.SewallA(Co..$42,500,000,ashipping

E-mail:biz.growth@state.me.us•www.econdevmaine.com

firmnowdealingingas.oil.andconvenience stores,est.188"&•cmpl.165.259FronlSt..Bath. 04530.442-7994.EdwardSewall,president.

82.Duncanson&•Ilolt.$42,300,000.est.1992X’ cmpl.125.SAshlevOr..Scarborough.04074.5~59393.JosephFolev,actingsenior\P.

S3.EllsworthBuildersSupplyCo..$42,104,500, est.1970&•cmpl.230,261StateSt.,Ellsworth. 04605.667-7134.AustinCoodvear,president.

84.Marden’s.$42,100,000,9stores,est.1963X cmpl.650.1S4CollegeAve.,\\atcrvillc,04901. 873-6111.1laroldA.Marden,president.

85.MaineMutualFireInsuranceCo.. $41,522,900.est.1S97&cmpl.100,44Maysville Rd.,PresqueIsle,04”69.764-6611.LitreShaw.

86./VpplicatorSales&■Senice.$41,100,000. wholesalebuilding,est.1958,400\\arrenAvc.. Portland.04103.797-7950.DavidKoochcr.chair.

87./KroostookMedicalCenter.$40,61..300,est. 1912&cmpl.S60,140AcadeimSt..PresqueIsle. 04769.768-4000.DavidA.Peterson,president.

88.SeniorsPins.$4O,4~3,3OO.SeniorsPins,social services,est.1972&■cmpl.1"().465MainSt.1ewiston, 04240.795-4010.EloiseO'Neill,director.

S9-92.lie.$40million:Chadwiek-Baross.construc¬ tionequipment,est.1979&•cmpl.110.160 WarrenAve.Wcstberook.04092.S56-63“S. GeorgeCorev.pres.;PapeChevrolet,est.1969& cmpl.60,425WestbrookSt.SouthPortland. 04106. -“5-6l11.FrederickPape,pres.;UnionOil Co.,est.195“Xcmpl.820.63OceanSt..South Portland.04106.799-1521.GregShapiro.CEO.; andVamevAgencv,est.1982X'cmpl.550.32Oak St.,Bangor.04401.9478637.Win.Varney.

93.NverMedicalGroup.$39,856,900.est.199. X-cmpl.32.1292IlammondSt.Bangor 04401.942-5278.SamuelNver.chairman.

94.IxrPageBakeries.$39,700,000.est.1903X cmpl.525,ConntnKitchenPlaza.Auburn.04211. 783-9161.AlbertR.I.ePage,chairman.

95.PortlandPipeLinesCoq>..$39,4~9.500.est 1946Xcmpl.49.30IlillSt..SouthPortland. 04106.P.G.Ilollihan,president.

96.J.P.Shellfish.$39.309700.est.19’9Xcmpl. 100,POBox666.Eliot.03903.439-6018.JohnPrice.

97.MidcoastHospital.$38.660.SOI),est.198.X cmpl.630.58BaribcaitDr..Brunswick.04011. "29-0181.HerbertParis,CEO.

98.R.H.RemInc.,$38,422,900,15stores,est. 1949&cmpl.200.21SchoolSt..Damariscotta. 04543.563-31"".Robert11.Rens,president.

99.FreightlinerofMaine.$38,235,900.freightlinerofMaine,est.1992Xcmpl.110.422Pern Rd.Bangor.04401.945-6451.TomIhornton.

100.MooseRiverLumberCo..$38,186,500.est. 1976Xcmpl.11525IalpeyRd.Jackman.04945. 668-4193.C.C.I.umbert.president.

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TheyWrite Maineexports:lobsters,blueberries, mysteries.ByGwenThompson.

Inthebeginningtherewas Murder,She\\rote andStephenKing.1hen moreMainemvstervwritersbroughtforththeircreations,yieldingsuch afruitfulcropofcorpsesthatitseemedawondertherewasanyoneleft aliveinastatethat'snotexactlyoverpopulated,WliatisitaboutMainethat^ inspiresbucolicvacationsandmacabreimaginations?Cumberland.

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outandyouhavetousecandles,butsit downwithagoodmystery?”

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Andaccordingtohermother,“Katewas soeagertoseeMaine,shewasbornten dassprematurely.” thing.“IneverreadmysteriesanymoreloomuchStephenKingwhenIwas

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Butit’snotjustMainerswhoarcmad aboutmvsteries.Theurgetoknow“whosoungandscare-able!”admitsfree-lance dunit”seemstobeanirresistiblepartof editorJanieDownesof Cumberland.“Ilove StephenKing,"sass SusanneRendciro,a nursepractitionerin NewYorkCitv.“I’ve neverbeentoMaine butIhaveasenseofthe placefromreadinghis books.Andfranklyit sortofscaresme.”

Nonetheless,z\.Car¬ manClarkofIInion foundthatputting Maineinthetitleofher firstmsstery, TheMaine MulchMurder, wasa strongsellingpoint:“If vongotoNewYorkorSanFrancisco andsasthatyou'refromMaine,every¬ onestopstalkingandsass,’Oli,Maine!’" Clark,SThasbeenwritingfeaturearti¬ clesnationallysince1959,butdidn’tstart writingmysteriesuntiltensearsago.“I’d beengoingintobookstoresandlibraries andcomplainingthatallthemysteries weretoosiolent,withtoomans'carchas-

es,toomans'sickos,toomuchbloodand gore.Iwantedtoreadmssteriesabout ordinarspeople1mightmeetmyself. Finallsallthebookstoresandlibraries gottiredofmscomplainingandtoldme togohomeandwriteonemvself,soI did.1tooktheMainecoastandpusheda coupleofpeninsulasasideandstuck anotheroneinandusedasixty-sear-old protagonisttoshowsoudon’tdecayby thetimeyou’resixts.”Oreighty,if Clark’shabitofrisingat5:30everydasto swiminherpondisaiwindication. Clark’sdaughter,KateFlora.52.also ssritesnwstcrics-catcgorizcdas"cozv withahardedge”byMarilsnMcllman ofCourtisMemorial1.ibrarsin Brunssvick-andmotheranddaughter basedonejointpresentationsonmystery writingatMooseheadLake.Flora’sfic¬ tionaldetective,'UreaKozak,frequently travelstoMainetoseeherstatetrooper boyfriend,andalthoughFloranowUses inConcord,Massachusetts,sheformerlv

humannature.F.dgarAllan Poeisustialls'creditedwith kickingoffthecraze,but Doroths'I,.Sascrstracedits rootsasfarbackastheBib¬ lical“cases”ofSusannaand theF.ldersandthemssterv ofthehungryidolBel,both solscdbyDanielinthe Apocrypha.

Sincethen,themsstery genrehasbecomeahouse ofmans'mansions,and ChrisKalis',63,of Thomastonstillisn’tsure whichonehisbooks shouldoccups'.

“Thrillers?I’mnotexact1ssurewhat’thriller’means.I’mnotsure Icanthrillanybody!The LyssaSyn¬ drome isaboutatowncalledBlueIlarbor,andBlueIlarborwasgoingtobemy title.Instead,ms'publishergaseitatitle thatpeoplelookat,can’tpronounce,and don’tknowwhatitmeans.It’srabiesin Creek.Alotofpeopledie.becauseit’s aboutamutantformofrabiesthatkills

people.Somewoulddescribeitasa lunchmeatnosel,butIdon’tlikethat.” .S.Borthwick,77,ofThomaston, fearsshemaybasechosenthessrong sub-genretoworkin.“Iwasstupid enoughtouseanamateurdetectise because1wastoolazvtogothelegalor policeproceduralroute.Butit’sprepos¬ teroustokeepstumblingonbodyafter bods'andfindthemconstantlvfallingout ofclosets.SoIalwasstraseltotheplaces involvedinmybookstogetthesettings right-whichmakesagoodtaxbreak!-and trytofindbclicsablcwaysofachievinga closedcircleofsuspects,whetherona boat| BodiesofWater, aboutcruising fromCamdentoNortheastIlarborjorat aresort[Murder intheLough, loosely modeledontheSamosetinRockland]or withinaunisersits[T/ie StudentBody, set atthefictitious“BowmouthCollege"in theCamden1lills]."Butthere’sonedead bods'shedoesn’tregretatall:“Fseryone hasahatedFrenchteacher,sowhenI workedasanassistantattornesgeneralin Maine,representingtheDepartmentof IInmanSersicesinchildprotection. killedoneoffinms'bookaboutaprep school[Coup de Grace],1consideredita publicservice.”

CliicfDeputyRichardGagliano,44,of Scarborough,isapoliceofficerwho writesaboutpolicemen,butheisutsure hisstories,publishedinReader’sBreak anthology,c|ttalifyaspoliceprocedurals. "‘Parents’Day'isaboutanofficer insolsedintheshootingofajuvenileon the1-295DeeringOaksParkoverpass. IIethenliastofacespeakingabout careerstohisdaughter’ssecond-grade class.In‘ADeathintheCamp,’apolice¬ man’smother,aIlolocanstsurvivor,isin anursinghomerelivinghertraumatic experiencesinAuschwitz.Itssortofan equationbetsscennursinghomesand concentrationcamps-bothareplaces vondon'twanttogowherepeopleare dyingallaroundvon.Sothatone'sreally moreaboutsvarcrimes.’Gaglianois sure,however,thatgoingbacktoschool fortwodegreesinI'mglishliteraturehas madehimabetterpoliceofficerthanhis degreeinlayvenforcementdid."It ssidenedmyunderstandingofhuman behayiorandmvabilitytocommunicate, 'toncan’ttrainpeopletobecompassion¬ ateatapoliceacademy.”

GerryBovle,45,ofChina,callshis JackMc.Morrosvmysteries"semi hard-bitten,''sshileoneloyalread¬ er,attorneyCathyScarsofSouthGar¬ diner,describesthemas "medium-boiled."I,ikcMcMorroyv, Bovleisaformerneyvspaperreporterand savsthebiggestdifferencerentingfiction isthatnowhefinallygetstomakethings up.“I’mallowedsomuchmorelicense intermsofdescription.Inthenervsbusi¬ nessvononlyhayesomanyinches.It’s liberating."Nonetheless,GaryI.asslessof GulfofMaineBooksinBnmsrvickfinds iteasytoremembertheshortand punclivtitlesofBoyIe’smysteries: “’Ihere’s Deadline,Bloodline,Lifeline, and Borderline, butIguess Potline svouldn’tyvork.sohewentwith PolShot fortheoneaboutadrugdealatthe Common('.roundPair.”Butthesuccess ofBosIe’sbooksoverseasprovesthat Maine’sappealasasinistersettingisn’t limitedtothosewho’vemadethefafftrek toUnityatleastonceintheirlives."Ican liveonmvadvances,"sassBoyle, "becausewhensoussriteabookandsell itfourtimes,that'ssortofahidden adsantagc.IvebeenpublishedinDan¬ ish,Japanese.Bulgarian-thonghI’mnot exactlssuressln-andCzech.' BoslehimselfisabigfanofJamsillem sandeWetering,svhoseZen-basednos-

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elshave“adreamyqualitythatvondon't findinmanymysteries.I’vereadthem all,"saysBoyle."Someofthemmultiple times."\aiideWetering,aone-time ZenBuddhistmonkandAmsterdam cop.wasborninRotterdamin193]and triedlivinginKyoto,London,Amster¬ dam,Cornwall,Capetown,Bogota, I,ima,andBrisbanebeforesettlingdown ontheeoastofMainein1975.Erom thenitwasonlyamatteroftimebefore histwoDutchdetectives.RinusdeCier andIlenkCrijpstra,becamesimilarly smittenandtailedtheircreatoracross theAtlantic.

WoodyIlanstein.48,ofEarmington, sayshispathtowritingMainemysteries wasslightlymoredirect:"Istartedwriting thembecauseI’dalwavslikedreading them.Idbeardpublishersalwavswant youtohaveasecondoneintheworks,so Iwrotemysecondbook [ColdSndp] whileIwasstillcollectingrejectionslips formyfirst[No/Prom/].’’1listhirdhardboiledlegalmystery, SidlesWitness, is dueoutthisNovemberandtakesplacein Piedmont,“aruralfanningandlogging collegetownwiththefeelofEarmington" in1lamiltonCounty,"aparallelcountyto franklinCountywhereIlanstein,Iike hismaincharacter,practiceslaw. Onthelighterside,MarilynMcllmanofCurtisMemorialI.ibrarvin Brunswickoftenrecommends CharlotteMacLeod'sPeterShandvseries forits“hystericallyfunny"qualities. Shandy,thehomegrownIIcrculePoirot ofNewEngland,isabotanyprofessorat BalaclavaCollege,whichislocated“ina sortofthinlydisguisedMainethatcould beMaineorcouldbeanywhere.ButI knowit'sMaine,becauseCharlotte Macl.codusedtoliverightnearmeon theDurhamRoad,andshewasfamous fortheeleganthatssheworeeverywhere. Peoplewouldlookoutthewindowtosee hercomingwithherlatesthat."

BrandnewtotheMainemystery sceneis lindOverF.nd bvKate KennedyofCapeElizabeth,yyhicb SohoPresscharacterizesasa"high-end" crimenovelgivingarealisticanilliter¬ aryportrayalofthedisappearanceand murderofateenagegirllivingonthe edge.

Andlet’snotforgetNathaniel Ilaw(home.Aonwon'tfindhim shelvedintheskull-and-bonessection olyourlocallibrary,butInsformative collegeyearsundertheBowdoinPines

nodoubthadsomethingtodowiththe darkelementofmysteryinhisoeuvre, evenifvourhigh-schoolAmericanlit. surveydidn’temphasizethepsycholog¬ icalthrilleraspectsof TheScarletLet¬ ter (Who'sthefather?Willhecrack?) orYoungGoodmanBrown’shorrific nighttimerevelswiththehostsofhell deepinthe forest.

Butwhatif, likefree¬ lancewriter Shorn Christieof Jonesport. youadmire Stephen Kingasthe “masterof puttinglik¬ ablepeople interrible trouble"buthavealreadyreadallhis books?Onepossibilitvmightbetocatch aconcertbvtheRockBottomRemain¬ dersandhearhowKingsoundson rlnthinguitar.Thetouringbandtakes itsnamefromapublishingtermfor booksthatdon’tsell,andconsistsnotof

musicians,butofwriters,including StephenandTabithaKing,AmyTan, MattGroening,ScottTurow.Barbara Kingsolver,andRobertFulglmm.to namebutafew.Theauthorsformedthe bandintheearlv1Whstoraisemoney forcausessuchasLiteracyVolunteersof America,the1lomeless\\ritersCoali¬ tion.andAmericaScores,whichspon¬ sorsafter-schoolsoccerandwriting programsforinner-citvchildren.Sofar thev’vereleasedonealbumcalled StrangerThanI'iction on“Don’tQuit YourDavJobs”Records,butgivenlead guitaristDaveBarn’sassessmentthat "ThebandplavsmusicaswellasMetal¬ licawritesnovels,”Kingfansmightbe betteroffre-readinghisbooks.

Meanwhile,SarahCecil.Executive DirectorofMaineWritersA'Publishers Alliance,savsshe’snotsureifMaine hasmoremvstervwritersthanmost states,"butvisualhit’sAmerica’s answertothecoastofCornwall.Slam¬ mingsurf,mountainpeaks,foggv nights-whvaren’tallwomeninMaine walkingaroundwithrippedbodices anddanglingFabios?”

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It’saperfectThursdayafternoon,and JuddNelsonisscruncheduponthe floorofadressingroomcloset. No,it'snotanotherBratPackergone wrong.It'sjustthathesthelasttomakeit toaninterviewfeaturingthecastofA.R. Gurnov's"TheCocktailIlour."inwhich

NelsoniscurrentlystarringattheCape PlavhouscinDennis.Massachusetts. It’sfittingthathe’sliterallyatthefeetof hisfellowpkwers,becauseit’sahigh-pow¬ eredgrouphesharesthestagewith.("Isit hereindec])Immilitv.’Nelsonlaughs, onlvhalf-joking,iGurneyscomedyabouta

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Oscar-winnerKstclleParsons-now artisticdirectoroftheActorsStudioplayshismother;daytimedivaLouise Sorel-\'i\ian/Mamainon DavsOfOur Lives -hissister;andStevenCalbornalloverthetubebutespeciallymemo¬ rableasKlienDeGeneres’stelevision dad-hisfather.Withoutsomesolid stagecraftinhisquiver.Nelsonwouldbe eatenalive.

I’’ortunately,heisrelaxedandincom¬ mandofaroleinwhichhe’sonstage nearlyallthelime.Thehousesarefull (SorelquipsthattheNelsonsareevery¬ where-"therewereabout400ofthem hereyesterday,andIhearthey’recoming backtomorrow”)andvotingplaygoers, especially,getakickoutofseeinga moviestarcloseup.

NotthatNelsonplaysthatcard.W1ien Parsonsgivesageneralnotethattheplav seemstobedragging,hethanksherand says.“Iblameimself.I’llbesuretowatch that.”(Perhapstherefore,thenext evening’sperformanceisenergetic enoughtocomeinatundertwohours plusintermission,evenwithNelson’sdig¬ nifiedunderplayingbalancingGilborn’s somewhatoutsizedfussvfather.)

Asforthefamilysupport,it’sthechief reasonhe’scomecasttotheGape.Port¬ landproudlyclaimshim.andviceversa; helooktheGtirnevgigbecauseitgave himaweeklongvacationwithhisfamily priortotheshow’sopening."Ifithadn’t beenformyfamilybeinghere,I wouldn’thavedoneit,"hesays.“I’dlove todomorelivetheaterinNewKngland." WouldheconsiderPortlandStageGompanyor’I’hePublic'HieatreinLewiston? "Sure,"hesmileshappily."Ifthevwant me.”(Artisticdirectors,pleasecopy.) Thoughaccommodatingforahome¬ townscribewhoisn’tevenadistant cousin("Toobad;still,hey,anythingfor someonewhocameherefromMaine,” hesays).Nelsonhasdevelopedaprotec¬ tiveaversiontothepress,probablyasa resultofbeingtabloidfodderfortoo manyyears.IIeprefersnottodiscusshis “BratPack”beginnings(“kx>longago,we don’treallykeepintouchallthatmuch, we’veallmovedonsince"hasbeenhisstan¬ dardreplyinpreviousinterviews).

ButlikeRogerMarisandthesummer of1961,Nelsonwillforeverbelumped

with,comparedto,andmeasuredagainst hiscostarsinthetwobreakout1985 movies TheRreak/aslCdub and St. Wino'sTire. It’swherewefirstsawhim andwillcontinuetoplacehiminscreen¬ ingsandretrospectives(including, implausibly,arecent“WhereArcThev Now?" on Id). IlieonethingallBrat Packersseemtoagreeonisthatthelabel hasbeenamixedblessing.

Nelsonwasonly26whenfamehit, andintheI5yearssincehasweath¬ eredafewtusslesinhispersonal lifewhilereinyentinghisprofessional one.(“Don'tdowhatIdid,”heroutinely advisesvotingactors.)Astringofinde¬ pendentfilms-notalwayskindly received-kepthimsteadilyemployed. 11ischoicein1996lookedlikeaprime¬ timeslam-dunk:aco-starringroleas BrookeShields'sbossandromanticinter¬ estJackRichmondintheXBCprimetinier SuddenlySusan.

ThepairingofXclsonandShieldsnev¬ errcalkcaughtfire,whichleftJackRich¬ mondinplotlandlimbo.Butitwasa co-star’stragic,exaggeratedrcplavofhis ownself-acknowledged,ill-handledearly successthatshookXclsonprofoundlyin theshow’sthirdseason,themagicnum¬ bertocompleteforfuturesyndication. ActorDavidStrickland,whodplayed rockcriticToddStites,committedsui¬ cideafteranalcoholanddrugbinge. "Ijustcouldn’tgobacktothescries afterDavidStrickland'ssuicide.Ididn't seehowwecouldmaketheshowlight andfunnyammore,”Xclsontoldthe CalgarrSun soonafter.

“Itissosadthatnoneofuswhoconsid¬ eredhimourfriendwereabletocatchhis sadness.Ofcourse,hebadsadstretches, buteveryonedoes.1Iecertainlynever talkedaboutsuicide.Inretrospect,we shouldhaveseenthesigns,"Xclsonadded. Still,Xelson’sdeparturecaughtevery¬ one,exceptperhapstheshow’swliters, bvsurprise.Parting-amiremainingonfriendlytermswithShields,Xclson turnedbacktomovies,includingacriti¬ callypraisedleadintheIVmovie Mr. RockandRoll:TheAlanFreedStory. IIe’salsobeenseenasateacherinthe teendrama I,ightItUp, anechoofthe BratPackdays,andthecurrent lavand SilentRobStrikeRack.

IlereattheCape,though,thesubject isstagecraft,aboutwhichthisformer StellaAdlerstudentiswarmamielo-

newHiltonGardenInnhaslandedatPortlandInternationalJetport. A restaurant and cozy lounge. An indoor pool and fitness center. An in-room refrigeratorandmicrowave.Evenafree24-hourbusinesscenterandconvenience mart.AtthenewHiltonGardenInn;you'llfindeverythingyouneedforbusiness orpleasure.Forreservations,visitwww.hiltongardeninn.com,callyourtravelagent. 1-800-HILTONS,orthehoteldirectat207-828-1117. JllStWhatyOUneed.

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Experienceaonce-in-a-lifetimeadventureintheGalapagosIslands.Enjoyup-close encounterswithabundantwildlifesuchassealions,gianttortoises,andblue-footed boobies.TendayvoyagesfromS2980.Pleasecallformoreinformation.

TheArmoryRestaurantinthePortlandRegencyHotel. Spectacularcuisine,OldPortcharm,ftimpeccableservice inanelegantyetcasualatmospherew/freshdinnerspe¬ cialsfromlandftsea.Unforgettablehousespecialties— SeafoodFettuccinew/lobster,shrimp,crab,ftmussels; SteakDiane,ftBlackAngusSirloin.Alsoopenforbreak¬ fastftlunch.Reservationsrecommended.774-4200.

AubergineBistro/WineBar,aParisienbistroin Portland'sNewArtsDistrict.Tastethecookingofthe Gasconyregion,donewithamodernaccent.Fish, shellfish,duck,lamb,ftalwayssteakwithsucculent saucesftamazingaccompaniments.Elizabeth’sraw milkcheesesorDavid'swonderfuldessertstofinish. Magnifique!555CongressSt.874-0680.DinnerTu-Sa, 5:3O-close.Pre-theatermenuavailable

TheAudubonRoomattheInnbytheSeaonRoute 77inCapeElizabeth.Breathtakingviewsofthe AtlanticOceanftculinarymasterpiecesfeaturingfresh localproduce,nativeseafoodspecialties,ftexceptional handmadebreadsftdesserts.Grilledcrabft macadamiaencrustedswordfishw/orangepepperbasil coulisftsauteofMainelobsterftvealonfreshangel hairw/roastedtomatobeurreblanc.Patiodiningftoff premisecateringavailable.Servingbreakfast,lunchft dinnerdaily.767-0888.

Barbara'sKitchenandCafe,388CottageRoad,South Portland,acrossfromthePortlandPlayersTheater, headingtoFortWilliams.Casual,creative,ftmodestly pricedcuisineforintimatediningbysunlightfor breakfast,candlelightfordinner.Vegetarianscansavor ourBlackBeanftEggplantRavioliwithaRoastedRed PepperCreamSauce.NYstripsteakw/Portabello Mushroomsftdemi-glazeisafavoriteofcarnivores. "Therosemaryfocacciaisreasonalonetopayavisit.”— Downeast. Selectedwinesavailable.Reservations7676313.www.barbaraskitchen.com

BenkayRestaurant's-"visualftculinaryworksof art"preparedbyprofessionallytrainedchefsfrom Japan,w/a"knowledgeableftenthusiasticwaitstaff." An"over-the-toptasteexperience"- Maine Sunday Telegram. Enjoyoursuperbsushibaroranelaborate dinnercookedatthetable.EnjoyourNYStrip,ShabuShabu,Sukiyakifttofu,ortempurateriyaki. Appetizers,soups,salad,noodles,chickenftvegetarian selections.Fullbar,sakeEtwinelis't.2IndiaStreet, freeparking.773-5555.

Bintliff'sAmericanCafe,Portland'sonlyall-day/ everydayBrunchHousefeaturingBenedict’sBelgian Waffles,Omelets,HomemadeGranola,ftotherfine AmericanCuisine-daily,7am-2pm.Dinnerserved M-Sa,5:30-9pmincludingRoastedPrimeRib,Sauteed ShrimpEtMusselssimmeredinatomato,garlicftfen¬ nelsaffronbroth,ftRisottoofbutternutsquash. Homemadebreads,pastas,ftdesserts.Fullbar. Extensivewinelist;allinwarmsurroundings. 98PortlandSt.(acrossfrompostoffice).774-0005.

TheCanneryoffersavarietyofdiningexperiences fromouroutdoorcovereddecktotheloftoverlook¬ ingthediningroombelowfttheriver.“Coastof Maine";lobster,clams,crabcakesftchowderaswell asaselectionofcreativepasta,chicken,steakft fishspecialties.Functionroomavailable.LowerFalls Landing,Yarmouth.Majorcreditcards/reservations accepted.846-1226. www.thecanneryrestaurant.com

Dimitri’sisarestaurantownedbynative-bornGreeks whohavebroughttheirhomelandhereinfoodand music.SpecialtiesincludeSouvlaki(skeweredpork), Avgolemono(eggandlemonsoup),Mousaka,Mama's Spanakopita,LambShanksMytilini,andwood-grilled fishoftheday.TheGreek-stylemusselsarefantastic andthegrilledbananadessertunique.Minutesfrom Portlandat185RouteOneinScarborough.Open7 days,lunch12-2:30anddinnerfrom5p.m.883-9800. Falmouth'slandmarkItalianrestaurantistheaward¬ winningCasaNapoliRistorantefeaturingmultiregionalauthenticItalianspecialties.Choicesforlunch

consistofsoups,saladsandsimplepastadishes.Dinner entreesincludetraditionalpastadishes,pesceor seafood,veal,sirloinandchickenservedalongwith salad,homemadebreadandthechefschoiceofaside dishandvegetable.TheCasaNapolipridesitselfonan extravagantwinelistofwhitesandreds,importedand domestic.Lunchisservedfrom11:30-2Mon.-Fri;din¬ nerfrom5-9Sun.-Thurs.,5-10Fri.andSat.Res.highly rec.Sun.-Thurs.,requiredFriday-Sat.781-3342.

Takeadvantageof5-starchefTonyFrechette'scre¬ ativetouchesatCafeStroudwaterattheEmbassy SuitesHotel.WithanemphasisonMainenative seafoodEtprimecutsofbeef,CafeStroudwateroffers eclecticbistro-stylecuisineftavarietyofselectfine wines.Foramostuniquediningexperience,reservea placeatPortland'sonlychefstable,whereyouftyour guestswillbepamperedbyChefStruckfthisstaff whileenjoyinga6-coursemealpreparedesp.foryou. Breakfast,lunch,ftdinnerdailyw/aspectacularGrand SundayBrunchevery3rdSun.ofthemonth.Maj. creditcards,res.suggested.775-0032.

CricketsRestaurantinFreeport.Deliciousfoodat reasonableprices.Freshlocalseafood,lobster,weekend primerib,steaks,fajitas,pasta,salads,specialtysand¬ wiches,vegetarianselections,dailyblackboardspecials. Privatefunctionroom.Fullservicelounge.Maine micro-brewsontap.Easyparkingonly1/2milesouth ofLLBean.BreakfastSat.ftSun.BrunchSun.,11-3. MainStreet,Freeport.865-4005.Reservations/major creditcardsaccepted.

David'sCreativeCuisineAfter15yearsasan acclaimedchef-ownerinPlymouth,Boston, NewburyportandMiddleStreetinPortland,David TurinhasopenedDavid'sCreativeCuisineat22 MonumentSquare.Themenuincludessuchnewcre¬ ationsandoldfavoritesas:CrispyHerbedGoatCheese Packets,ShitakeMushroomRavioliandWhite ChocolateMousseAlmondNapoleonfordessert.Full bar,openfordinner7nights.Lunchweekdays11:30-4. ForReservations:773-4340.

Youcan'tbeatthelocationofDiMillo’sFloating Restaurantat25LongWharfoffCommercialStreet forfabulouswaterviewsofPortlandHarbor.Escape fromthehustleftbustleofthecity.Watchtheboats goby.EnjoyfreshMainelobsteryear-round,steak, seafooddishes,ftmore.Open7daysaweekfrom 11am-11pm.Children'smenuavailable.Fordrinksfta lightermenu,tryourPortsideLounge.772-2216.

F.ParkerReidy's,siteoftheoriginalPortland SavingsBankbuiltin1866at83ExchangeStreet. Establishedin1976duringtherenaissanceofthe OldPortarea,F.ParkerReidy'sisaPortlandfinedin¬ ingtradition,specializinginsteaksftfreshseafood, butalsoofferingpasta,chicken,ftsalads,w/prime ribfeaturedonweekends.Turn-of-the-centurydecor, personalizedservice,ftgreatfoodcreateawarmft congenialatmospherepopularforbothbusinessft intimatedining.Lunch6days.DinnerSun-Th4:3010,FrftSat4:30-11.773-4731.

DeepintheheartofthemysteriousWoodfordsarea at540ForestAvenueistheGreatLostBear,where you'llfindafullbarfeaturingover50draughtbeers, predominantlyfromlocalmicro-breweries. Accompanyingthemisanenormousmenuw/every¬ thingfromsoups,salads,ftsandwichestovegetarian itemsftsteaks,aswellasalargevegetarianselection ftthebestnachosftbuffalowingsintown.Discover wherethenativesgowhenthey'rerestless!Serving 11:30am-11:30pm7days/week.772-0300.Visitus on-lineat:www.greatlostbear.com

Hugo'sRestaurant,accessiblylocatedattheintersec¬ tionofMiddleStreetftFranklinArtery.Theinnovative menuchangesseasonallyandfeaturesfreshlocal ingredients.Therestaurantischef-ownedandoperat¬ ed.Pleasecomeinandtrythenewlyrenovatedbar, whichhasitsownuniquemenu.Parkingisavailable. Servingdinneronly,Tues.-Sat.,withlivemusicnightly. Forreservations,call774-8538.

JamesonTavern.Consistsoftwowelcomingparts,a casualbarftloungeftamoreformaldiningroom eachofferingacomfortableplaceforeasydining.The buildingisthesiteofthesigningoftheconstitution forthestateofMainewhenitbrokeawayfrom Massachusetts.Classicpreparationsservedina gracefulftelegantsettingmaketheJamesonTavern afineretreatfromfrenziedoutletshopping.115 MainSt,Freeport,865-4196.Creditcardsaccepted; reservationsrecommended.

TheLobsterCookerRestaurantislocatedinthe heartofFreeport’sshoppingdistrictjustablockfrom LLBean.Fast,friendlyservicefeaturinglobster,crab¬ meat,scallops,shrimp,award-winningheartychow¬ ders,sandwiches,beer,wine,fttakeout.Openevery day,yearround.EnjoyaMainetraditionintheirhis¬ toric1860barnorbaskonthesundrenchedgarden patio.Theirfishchowderhaswon1stplaceinthe annualFreeportGreatChowdahChallengein'96,'97, '98,'99,ft2000aswellasBestOverallChowder, 1998.865-4349.

It’s"MextotheMax!”atMargaritasMexican RestaurantsftWateringHole!Twogreatlocationsin Portland,othersinLewiston,Augusta,OronoEt Portsmouth,Margaritasservesup"oversized”meals ftcolossal-sizeddrinks!There'salwaysfreehotchips ftsalsa,ftdownrightlegendarymargaritas,ftthe housespecialtyisthesizzlingfajita!Happyhour M-F,4-7pm,freehotappetizers.InPortlandat242 StJohnSt,UnionStationPlaza,874-6444ft11 BrownStneartheCivicCenter,774-9398.Lunchat BrownStFridaysonly.

Maria’sRistorante,est.1960byowner/chefAnthony Napolitano,offersPortland'sfinestItaliancuisinewith averygoodItalianwineselection.Spacious,beautiful, Italiandecorateddiningrooms.Privateroomsavailable forlargegroups.Vealsaltimboca,fettucinitoscano, zuppadepesce.ClassicItaliandesserts,Anthony’sown pistachiogelato.Lunch:$5-$8,Tu-F,11:30am-2pm. Dinner:S9-S18,Tues-Sat.from5pm.337Cumberland Ave.,freeparkingavailable.Tel:772-9232.

ThePepperclubisaprize-winningrestaurant("Best Vegetarian"ft"BestValue”inFrommer'sGuidetoNew England)featuringcreativeworldcuisine.Itsblack¬ boardmenutypicallylistsfivevegetarian,threefish,ft threemeatentrees,includingasuperborganicbeef burger.Peppercluboffersrelaxed,colorful,unusually affordablediningontheedgeoftheOldPortw/easy,

freeparkingftgoodwinesftbeers.Opennightlyat5 p.m.;creditcardsaccepted.78MiddleStreet,near FranklinArtery.772-0531.

Ricetta'sBrickOvenPizzeria,voted"BestPizzain Maine"since1990bythePPHFtCBW,Ricetta'sis trulyatasteoftheoldcountry.M.E.Curlyofthe PPHraves:"Ricetta'sisarguablythebestpizzawest ofRome."Dine-in,take-out,delivery,Etcateringare available.Theall-you-can-eatgourmetlunchbuffet includespizza,pasta,soup,Etsalad.KidseatFREE duringSundaylunchbuffetEtMondaysfrom3pm untilclosing.29WesternAvenue,SouthPortland, 775-7400;240USRoute1,Falmouth,781-3100.

SaigonThinhThanh,608CongressStreet, Portland."Ofthe137restaurantslistedinthe 1996-97edition,SaigonThinThanhisafour-star restaurantrankedfirstinvalue.SaigonThinThanh isMaine's-andprobablyNewEngland's-finest Vietnameserestaurant."-PortlandDiningGuide. "Fourstarsforfood,service,Etvalueformoney. Withgood,healthy,flavorfulfoodEtquickservice inapleasant,cleanatmosphere,SaigonThinThanh isworthinvestigating.''-Press Herold. 773-2932. Silly's.Therestaurantthatdefiesdescription.They haveeverythingfromcharbroiledburgersEtshish kabob,handcutfries,BBQEtjerkchicken,toawild varietyofpizza,vegetarianplates,milkshakes,desserts, Ettheirfamousrolledupabdullahs-allmadew/fresh ingredientsdaily.AlivelyEtfunkyatmospherew/a patiooutback.Beer,wineEtoccasionallylivemusic. FreedeliverytoPortlandEtRt1/Rt88Falmouth. M-Sa,10am-10pm.40WashingtonAve.,Portland. Creditcardsaccepted.772-0360.

SnowSquallrestaurantvotedafavoritebythe locals;"Yougotta,trytherestaurant”.Succulent Ducktwoways,tenderVealScaloppini,Large Lobsters,GrilledAtlanticsalmonwithfrizzledleeks, BakedHaddock,andMaineCrabcakeswithGrain mustardAioli,arestandoutsonourwideranging menu.DinnerisservednightlyLunchMondayto FridayandSundaybrunch11a.m.to1p.m.Sunday Dinnerfrom12noonto8p.m.Enjoyourcozyfire¬ sidelounge,featuringalightermenuorthefull dinnermenuforcausaldining.Privateroomsto accommodate100.Reservationarealwayswelcome atwww.snowsquall.comor799-2232

StoneCoastBrewingCompanyisamajormicro operationofferingfullrestaurantfacilitiesaswellas fantasticbrewsonitssubstantialpremisesintheOld Port.Itsrestaurant,openfrom11:30amdaily,offers everythingfromsteaktolobster,Etyoudon'tneedto leavethebuildingtoenjoysomeofthebestlivemusic inPortland—it'sjustupstairs.At14York,thejunction ofPleasant,YorkEtForeStreets,w/plentyoffree parking.Call773-BEER.

TonyRoma's"FamousForRibs"isconvenientlylocat¬ edattheendofExit7oftheMaineTurnpike,adja¬ centtotheHowardJohnson'sinSouthPortlandEtjust minutesfromtheMaineMall.TonyRoma'sacrossthe countryspecializeinthebestbarbecueribsw/our originalsauce.Thegrillisalwaysfiredupforafull menuofchicken,primerib,steaks,seafood.Etsand¬ wiches,Etourfamousloafofonionrings.Breakfast buffetopensat7am.LunchEtdinner7daysaweek. EnjoythecasualatmosphereofTonyRoma's. TortillaFlathasbeenservingNewEnglandersfine MexicanfoodEtdrinkfornearly30years.At1871 ForestAvenueinPortlandyoucanfindfavorites likenachos,fajitas,chimichangas,tamales,burri¬ tos,tacos,enchiladas,Etfrozenmargaritasseven daysaweek,aswellasseafood,steak,porkEt chickencookedw/aMexicanflair.Withlunchspe¬ cialsstartingat$4.95,achildren'smenu,nightly specials,aChiliHappyHour,ascreened-indeck,Et take-out,TortillaFlatisamemorableMexican experienceyoucanaffordanytime.Formore information,call797-8729.

CinqueTerre,CinqueStella

“Ofcourseit’sbeautifulthere,”Alessan¬ droDcBcnedcttisassofliishome,Vernazza,thesouthernmostofagroupof fivevillagesthatmakeupCinquelerre, ahighlvinaccessible,rockystretchof coastbetweenGenoaandTuscans'."But itissoquietandinwinterthereisnoth¬ ingtodo."Nothingtodobutcomehere andstartastandard-settingnewItalian restaurantonWliarfStreet,thatis.

Withitstemperateclimatefavoringthe growthofbasil,theCinque'lerreregion isrenownedforitstitle“birthplaceof pesto.”AndAllcsandrounderstandsthe subtletiesofthisconcoctionofbasil, cheeses(Parmigianoandpecorino),gar¬ lic,oliveoil,andpinenuts.“Wemakeit freshevenmorning."hetellsus.“The pesto,thepasta,theGnocchi-wemake ithereevenday."

1haveneverhadpestosogoodanywherc,ever.Whateversouorderat Cinque'lerre.besuretoincludeI'resh PastaSheetswithGenosescStylePesto ($9),ahearts',gratifyingtasteexperience.

Theseseralcategoriesonthemenu hereareAntipasti.Minestrcezuppe,Pas¬ ta,Risotti,Insalate,andSecondi.bor AntipastiweenjosedtheMozzarellain Carrozza(1'’reshMozarellawithToma¬ toesandBasil,SS)and(TanPiattodi VerdureGrigliateconCaprinoTiepido iGrilledVegetableswithGoatCheese, $7).Thegrilledeggplantandzucchini andaterrificallsflasorcdPortabella mushroomslicewereourfasorites.

EstEstEstPoggideiGclsi9$(S24),a senlightwhitewine,wasarefreshing

accompanimenttothe tomatoMozzarelladish, hiadditiontotheStracci alPestowechose,horn thePastaselections,the EeltucineconSahnone, Asparagiesalsaal 1,imonc(SquidInkEeltucincwithGrilled SalmonandAsparagusin aI,emonSauce(SI2)and foundittobesuperb. WliatsougetatCinque lerreishighqualits,flasorfulfood,eachcourseofferingan adsenture.ItisaplaceIogotosas'orthe esening,or,youcouldenjoyasmallsup¬ perofoneortwocourses.Ichosethe Zuppadipcsce(ItalianEishStesvssith WliiteWine.Ibmato,GarlicandTar¬ ragon,SS)thinkingitwouldbeasmall appetizer,butitisanentreethatcould seneasamaincourse,particularls-gisen thewonderfulbreadsthataresencd fromtheminuteofyourarrisal. 'TherusticItalianbreads,rosemary foccacciaandbreadsticksservedsvitha sers'goodoliveoilfordippinghelped roundoutthefishstew,whichhada ratherheasxtomatobase.Itwas,hosscser,generousls'fulloffish,mussels, mahogans-clamsandanassortmentof tashfinds'choppedseggics.Torsecond coursesofferedinMezza(smalleror half)andInlera(larger),sscchosethe EilettoalBarolo(EiletMignonwith Barolowinesauce,$14,$24)andfound thesmallerportionperfect.Itwastender, cookedtoorderssithanalmostchocolate-flasorcdsauce.Althoughsvesverc gisenseasaltandpepper,wefoundno needforextraseasoningthroughoutthe dinner,notesenabitofpepperonthis exquisitels-preparedsteak.'Iliesamewas truefortheCotoleltealRosmarino (I4iinbChopswithRosemary,Gariic andRedWine$14,$24;svhichss-as downrighthcasenly.Themeat,coupled withabottleofasmoky,smoothyoung redwine,RossodiSicilia141Segrcta ($30),wasreally“oscrthetop.”Est!Est! Est!(thisisit,thisisit,thisisit)!

Cinque lerre. 36 Wharf Street. Portland f207> 34-6154 - Storv Crphotos bv Diane I ludson

Abbe Museum, atSieurdeMontsSpring, justofftheParkLoopRoadinAcadia NationalPark.BarHarboropensitsnew year-roundmuseumindowntownBar Harborwiththepermanentexhibition "Wabanaki:PeopleoftheDawn." Dedicatedtofurtheringtheunderstanding andappreciationofMaineNative Americancultures,historyand archaeology,theAbbecollectionincludes NativeAmericanobjectsfromancientto contemporarytimes,representing activitiessuchasfishingandhunting, householdtasks,woodworking, basketmaking,recreationandpersonal adornment.Themuseumalsostudies factorsthathavedramaticallyaltered Nativelife,includingclimaticchangesand contactwithEuropeans,traditionsthat havebeenpreserved,andthe archaeologicalworkthatrevealsthepast. Thepopular"Tea,Popoversand Archaeology''programattheJordanPond IlouserestauranttakesplaceonOctober 15from7to9p.m.(207)288-3519.

Aucocisco Callery. 615A Congress Street.Portland."ToddWebb: PhotographsofParisandFrance" featuringvintagecontactprintsnever beforeseenbythepubliceyecontinues throughOctober4followedby"Carlo Pittore:BodyLanguage."openingwitha FirstFridaypublicreceptiononOctober5. (207)874-2060.

Bates College Museum of Art. Andrews Road.Lewiston.Highlightsfromthe college'spermanentcollectionof internationallysignificantworksolart includeanoutstandingcollectionofworks byLewistonnativeMarsdenHartley.The museumisfreeandopentothepublic. (207)786-6158. www .bates.edu/adm/museum

Bowdoin College Museum of Art. Brunswick.Continuingexhibitsinclude "PortraitsfromthePermanentCollection." "ArtandLifeintheAncient Mediterranean,"andAsianandEuropean artfromthepermanentcollectionand "AmericanMurals.""ThePrintsoiAndy Warhol(fromAtoBandBackAgain) continuesthroughDecember23and includesportraitsofpoliticaland entertainmentcelebrities,suchasLiz. Marilyn,andMaoaswellashis celebrationofconsumergoodsandtabloid disasters.OrganizedbytheAndyWarhol MuseuminPittsburgh.Pennsylvania,the exhibitillustratesthesignificanceof Warhol'sironicrejectionoforiginalityas

aninstrumentalforceinshapinglate20lh centuryart.Thegalleriesareopen10a.m. to5p.m.TuesdaytoSaturdayand2p.m. to5p.m.onSunday(freeadmission). (207)725-3275.

Center for Maine History. 489Congress Street.Portland.Theexhibit"TheMirror ofMaine:FourCenturiesofGreatBooks" consistsofanamazingassemblageofrare booksandartifactsrelativetotheBaxter BookSociety'slistof100greatbooksthat reflectthehistory,life,andcultureofthe peopleofMaine.Includedintheshowisa children's'spacefocusingonchildren's books,andallchildrenattendingtheshow receiveaeiftbookwrittenbyaMaine author.(207)774-1822.

The Art Gallery at The Clown. 123 MiddleStreet.Portland.Featuringaworld classwinecellar,contemporaryartgallery andaneclecticmixofculturalproducts. Viewsamplesfromthecurrentshowin thegalleryatwww.the-clown.com.(207) 756-7399.

Colby College Museum of Art. 5600 MayflowerHill.Waterville.Ongoing exhibitsare"TheArtofAlexKatz."inthe PaulJ.SchupfGalleryand"AncientArt." fromColby'spermanentcollectioninthe JetteGallery.Themuseumisopentothe publicandisfreeofcharge.(207)8723228.

Fansworth Museum of Art. 16 Museum

Street.Rockland.8.000paintings, sculptures,prints,photographs,andworks onpaper.Themuseumcampus encompassestheWyethCenter,andthe WyethStudyCenter,openedin1998to studyandpresentworksbyN.C..Andrew andJamesWyethandtheJamien MorehouseWingopenedinJune2000to offercurrent,eclecticshowsolMaine connectedartandartists.TheFarnsworth z\rtMuseumalsoadministerstwohistoric housemuseums:theFarnsworth Homestead,theGreekRevivalhome (1849-50)oftheFarnsworthfamily,and theOlsonHouse,siteofAndrewWyeth's Christina'sWorld(1948).innearby Cushing.Theexhibition"JohnW. McCoy:AmericanPainter""Andrew Wyeth:EarlyWatercolors"isonview throughOctoberfeaturingseldomseen workstracingWyeth'semergenceonthe nationalartsceneduringthelate1930’s and1940’s."TheMaineInfluence: SelectedWorksbyJamesWyeth."focuses ontherangeofthethirdgenerationWyeth artist,fromtheearlywatercolorsoften paintedalongsidehisfather,Andrew,to themostrecentworks,evocativeand occasionallysurrealpaintingsofsubjects foundonSouthernorMonhcganIslands. "TrendingintoMaine:TheIllustrationsof N.C.Wyeth"reunitesaselectionof Wyeth'sstrikingillustrationspublishedin the1938KennethRobertsclassicbook TrendingintoMaine,withseldomseen preparatorystudiesfortheworksandother relatedmaterial.(207)596-6457.

FilamentGallery. 181CongressStreet, Portland."Books.Metal.Sculpture, Painting:ChrisLetizia,Books:JasonC. Morrissey.Metals/Sculptures;andStephen PullanIV,Sculpture/Painting”shows throughOctober13.(207)221-2061.

TheForeStreetGallery, 366ForeStreet, Portland."Abstractions:TwoViews." paintingsinoilsbyTomMaciagandwater colorsbyCarltonPlummershowsthrough Octoberfollowedby"BackyardGardens." featuringpaintingsbySylviaDyerandPam Ellis.(207)874-8084.

Greenhut Gallery, 146MiddleStreet, Portland.WorksbyThomasConnolly opensThursday.October4withapublic receptionfrom5to7.(207)772-2693. www.grccnhutgallerics.com

Institute of Contemporary Art atMaine CollegeofArt.522CongressStreet. Portland."ContemporaryConnection: EighthGradeStudentExhibition."showsin theLongHallGalleryfromOctober15to 26andfeatureworksbyEighthGradersin responsetotheexhibition"2 Photographers."The27thAnnualArt AuctionisscheduledforNovember4. MECA'sAnnualArtAuction,thelongestrunningcharityartauctioninMaine,raises scholarshipfundsforMECA undergraduates.Anon-linepreviewofthe artworkisavailableatwww.meca.edu (207)879-5742.

Jameson Gallery. 305CommercialStreet., Portland.Jamesonrepresentsadiversebody offineartwithemphasisonContemporary Realismbyartistswhohavestrongtiesto Maine."RealLifeStillLife"featuringthe workofAliciaCzechowskishowsthrough October26withapublicreceptiononfirst Friday,October5.(207)772-5522.

The Jones Museum of Glass & Ceramics. 35DouglasMountainRoad.Sebago(just offRoute107).Averyuniquemuseum, withover7.000piecesinthepermanent

collection,andofferingspecialexhibitsand toursbyappointment.Fineresearchlibrary alsoavailable.Visittheunusualgallery shopforgifts,antiques,booksand collectibles.(207)787-3370.

Local 188 Callery and Tapas Bar, 188 StateStreet,Portland.Eclecticshowsand mixedmedia.TuesdaytoSaturdayfrom 11:00a.m.toclosing;tapasavailablefrom 4p.m.;Sundaybreakfastavailableinthe galleryfrom9a.m.to3p.m.(207)7617909.

MaineCoastArtists. 162RussellAvenue. Rockportpresentsthe12thannual“Workof theHand"craftshowandsalefromOctober 5toOctober14.Fiftyfiveartisansfrom Mainetransformthestate'snaturalwonders intocraftwork.Theartisansselected representeachoftheprimarycraft disciplines:jewelry,glass,furniture,fiber, ceramics,basketryandwood.Thematerials areextremelydiverse,rangingfromrare, vintagecrystalbeadstofoundobjects. "WorkoftheHand"previewswitha cateredreceptionfrom5to8p.m.,October 5.(207)236-2875.

Maine Maritime Museum. 243 WashingtonStreet.Bath.Maine’smaritime heritageistoldthroughgalleryexhibits,an historicshipyardsite,adultandchildren's educationalprograms,specialeventsand narratedexcursionsalongtheriversand coasttopointsofhistoricsignificanceand scenicbeauty.Currentexhibitsinclude “WorkingtheCoast."featuring contemporaryartists'renditionsofMaine’s workingcoast,bothpastandpresent,inoil, watercolorandgouache:“PortsofCall: MaineSeafarersVoyagetheWorld,"a selectionofthestoriesofseafarerswho voyagedtheworldinvesselslaunchedfrom Maineshipyardsfromthelate18thcentury throughtheearly20thcentury,theModel Shop,displayingavarietyofshipmodels andmodelingtoolsfromthecollection. Therearealsoavarietyofcruises throughoutthesummerandfall,including theMidcoastLighthouseCruise.Sequin, theIslandSentinel.Pcmaquid.Colonial Empire.DamariscovcOuterIsland,andOn toRichmond.(207)443-1316.

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum, locatedinthehistoricPortland Companybuildings(at58ForeStreetin Portland)wherehundredsofsteam locomotives,includingMainenarrowgauge engines,werebuilt.Opendaily.10a.m.-4 p.m.withtrainridesonthehourfromII a.m.until4p.m.SeetheonlyMainetwo footgaugeparlorcar,builtin1901forthe SandyRiverandRangeleyLakesRailroad. WalkthroughthePondicherryandMt. Pleasant,twocoachesbuiltfortheBridgton

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Ogunquit Museum of American Art. 183 ShoreRoad.Ogunquit.Thisseason continueswith"NeilWelliver:Paintings from1983to2001."and"PaintingsofJohn J.Enncking."showingthroughOctober15. (207)646-4909.

Peary-MacMillan /Arctic Museum. HubbardHall,BowdoinCollege. Brunswick,displaysthefurclothing, snowshoes,pickaxes,knives,guns,andone ofthefivesledgesthatRobertE.Pearytook totheNorthPole,aswellastheEskimo potsandlamps,ivoryandsoapstone carvings,huntingweapons,clothing,the full-sizeskinkayakthatDonaldB. MacMillanencounteredonhisArctic explorations,andofcourseafewBowdoin polarbears!Ongoingexhibitsinclude:“S. S.Roosevelt:ModelofStrength."an admiraltymodelofRobertE.Peary's Maine-builtshipofexploration:"Baffin Island:ThenandNow"and"Facingthe Future:MaskMakingTraditionsofNorth Alaska."(207)725-3062.

Penobscot Marine Museum. 5Church Street.Searsport.Themanyand\aried exhibitsinclude:Oninclude:"TheMarine ArtofThomasandJamesButtersworth:" "WorkingtheBay."anongoingexhibitof life,travelandindustries,includingfishing, iceharvesting,andlogging,around PenobscotBayduringthe19thcentury: "SailsonCanvas."themaritimeneedlepoint ofWilliamWhorf;"Fowler-True-Ross House.ASeaCaptain'sHome,"a recreationofatypicalmid-to-late19th centuryseacaptain'shomeincluding furniture,paintingsandartifactsbrought backfrommanyvoyages,includinga selectionofportraitsfromthemuseum's permanentcollectiondepictingship captains'wivesandchildren:19thcentury shipportraiturefromLiverpool.England; and"BoatBarns."anexhibitofsmallcraft ofmid-coastMaine."BarktoCanvas:The EvolutionofaMaineCanoe."isoneofthis season'sspecialexhibits.(207)548-2529. orwww.acadia.net/pmmuscum

Portland Museum of Art. 7Congress Square.Portland."DrawntotheFigure: WorksbySigmundAbeles"celebratesa recentgiftof16drawingswhichspan twentyyearsofworkbythisnoted

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Shaker Museum. 707ShakerRoad.New Gloucester.OpenMonday-Saturday,10 a.m.to4:30p.m.throughColumbusDay. (207)926-4597.www.shaker.lib.me.usor usshakers(s'aol.com

SteinGallery. 195MiddleStreet.Portland. "Imagesofz\frica/GaryGenetti."through October21.offersexoticpanoramicviews ofstylizedanimalsadorningclassicurnand vaseshapestobecomebreathtaking sculpture-in-the-round.Ganetli’sworkhas beenfeaturedintheSmithsonianmagazine. (207)772-9072.

UniversityofMaineAreaGallery, CampusCenter.Portland."BackCoxe: IleanofPortland"continuesattheArea GallerythroughOctober12.Thisexhibit presentsover40worksaboutBackCove fromdifferentaesthetic,ecological, geographic,andhistoricalperspectivesfrom artists,scientists,historians,andstudents. OneofPortland'smostpopularspots.Back CoveParkislocatedjustafewblocksfrom theAreaGallery.z\nhistoriclandmark,the Boulevardwasdesignedbythearchitectural firmOlmsted.Olmsted&Eliot.Alinear parksurroundsthecovewhichisalmosta mileindiameter.Thistidalinlethasa designatedbirdsanctuaryandotherwildlife habitatsformedbyatidalmarsh,weedyand grassyfields,amanufacturedrockyshore, andfreshwaterbrooks.Inthepastfew years,theBackCovehasgainedincreased publicexposureandattention.Thismakesit aprimeareaforusingarttoheighten awarenessofthevitalinterfacebetween people,wildlife,andtheen\ironment. Contributionstotheshowinclude:a photographofBackCovefromacar interiorbyMarkEmerson.Directorof NortheasternEco/NrtCenter:watercolor studiesincorporatinghigh-techmapping technologymethodsbyartistAviva Rahmani:aposteradvocatinghabitat restorationbyAvivaRahmaniandgeologist IrwinNovak:aninstallationofdigitalprints andphotographsbyartistJanPriibec. photographerGaryGreen,andbiologist ChrisHoffmanthatcombinedocumentation ofvariouskindsofsightingsbytheartists,a

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Center for Cultural Exchange. One LongfellowSquare.Portland.Don'tmiss Noche Elamenca. oneofthegreat contemporaryflamencocompaniesknown fortheirkeepingtheessence,purityand integrityofthiscomplicatedandmysterious artform.Allaspectsofflamenco,dance, song,andmusic,beautifullyintertwine throughtheartistryofthecompany'sfour dancers,twoguitarists,twosingers,and percussionistcreatingatruecommunal ambience,theheartandsoulofflamenco. PerformanceisscheduledattheMerrill AuditoriumonOctober17at7:30p.m. (207)761-0591.

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Portland Symphony Orchestra. 477 CongressStreet.Portland.OnTuesday. October2at7:30p.m.,PSOpresents Wagner'sOverturetoTannhauser. Weber's BassoonConcertoinFmajor,op.75and Brahms/SchoenbergPianoQuartetinC minor.Op.25.JanetPolkisprincipal bassoonist."MozartandMore"Chamber concertisscheduledforPortland'sMerrill zXuditoriumonOctober21andincludes Mozart'sovertures.TheMarriageofFigaro andDonGiovanne.Leon'sBata.Martinu's ConcertoforStringQuartetandOrchestra. Mozart'sCostfanTuneOvertureand SymphonyNo.55inDmajor("Haffner") andBeath'sAdagioforStrings"Dimentfor Kosovo."(207)842-0800. www .portlandsymphony.com

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StateTheater. CongressStreet.Portland. Forlast-minuteupdatesatthis1920s landmark,call780-8265.(Forexample. DavidByrnewasjusthereonSept.23.) www.iicketmasier.com

Portland Stage Company. ForestAvenue. Portland.Moliere’sMisanthrope previews October2to4withperformancesfrom October5to21.SetinFrancein1710.the worldoftheFrenchparlorwhere complimentscanbemorecruelthan scathinginsultswreakshavoconloveand courtshipinthishilariousclassicbattleof wordsandwit.TheTrial,byHaroldPinter, previewsonOctober30toNovember1 withperformancesonNosember2to18. SetinLondonin1975.alookbackintime revealstruthforthreeLondonersinthis intense,tightlycraftedexaminationof infidelity.(207)774-0465. www.portstage.com

The Portland Players. 120 CottageRoad. SouthPortland.ThePortlandPlayers71st seasoncontinueswithandtheWordGoes 'Round,directedbyEdwardReichertwith musicbyJohnKanderandlyricsbyFred Ebb.throughOctober14.Astunning musicalrevuewitheveryhitKander&Ebb everwroteincludingsuchfavoritesas "Cabaret.""NewYork,NewYork.""All ThatJazz"andmore.Ingeniouslyricsand perfectmelodiescreateawonderfulevening ofshowstopperafterheart-grabbing showstopper.(207)799-7337.

LyricMusicTheater. 176SawyerStreet. Portland.Gypsy,playingthroughOctober7. showsanambitiousmotherpushingher childrentotheedge,insistingtheybestars onBroadway.Startingwithachildren’sact inVaudevilled.theyfighttherewayto ultimatesuccess,eachdaughtermakingit onherowninspiteofMama's manipulation.MakeadateforLyric's productionofWizardofOz.Nosember16to 18.23to25.30andDecemberIto2.For information,call(207)799-1421.

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theinnerchannel,whereicewasfouling thesignalbuoss.The Polias hitOkiCal¬ les'1.edgeandstucklikeaseaurchin. Someofhersailorswereafraidshe’d immediatelybreaknp,butthecaptain saidtheywouldbesafeuntilrescueboats cameinthemorning.Anargument deseloped,andIIseamen,ledlwthe

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thirdmate,loweredalifeboatandrowed awasfromthe Polias. Nothingwasewer foundoftheIImenwhoabandoned ship,exceptforalifesestonMonhegan andanoaronCrichasen.Theshipdid notbreaknp-herremainingcrewwere rescuedandthe Polias remainedpartof thelocalsceneryfordecades.”

I'jidofstore,orwasit?Iaskedewers' olderlocalImetaboutthefateofthe elewencressmen.Idhearhintsand rumorsthatperhapsthewhadn’tgoneto waters'grases.ratherearthls-ones. Imialls.oneparticularls'coldOctober das,ItalkedtoalocalfromOwlsIlead. Maine.IIesaid,‘Tsebeenwaitingfor someonelikesoumostofmslife.Ifelt awfulguilts-about'em.Yousec.them mendidsunisc.Thesrowedstraightfor SecondIaicia’s,andthepackicepartedas iftheIordIlimselfwasleading'emtous.” He continued. "You see, ithadbeenonepartic¬ ularhardwinter. Becauseoftheicewe couldn’tgetouttofish. Ihepotatoeswasrunningout,thesalt porkwasalmostgone,andweweremost desperate.So,weputonouroilskins— blackinthemclass-andwentdownto thebeachtogreet'em.Bachofushada sizeablerock.Theswassohappstosee us,thehalf-frozenwretchesthatthes were.Thenwecoshcd’em.Thes-newer understood.Butthemsailorbosswasfat. basingbeenwellfedonthe Polias. Thes keptourlittlecommunitsfedtilltheice wentoutandwehadputanendtotheir suffering.Theswerequitesucculent, too,if1rememberright.”

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