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fagroupofinvestorscalledSub Maineliasitsway,wecouldhavea souvenirfromtheIlarrison1'ord
novieK19: The Widowmaker docked ighthereintheOldPort,bringing inestimated5b,000touriststothearea his summer.
Atleastthat’showSubMaine’sofferto iringaformerSovietJuliett-classsubnarineintoPortlandIlarborplayedout nitially.Butinasurprisetwist,thecitv
turneddownthegroup’sproposalto leaseaspotontheformerBathIron Worksdock,duetoanearlierofferfrom ChanbroCorp,torepairtwolargeoil rigsthere,theunclearfinancialsituation ofthesub’snewownership,and,toa lesserdegree,sentimentsattributedto “mayor Karen Geraghty and other city councilors”thattheydidn’tlikethe idea of “a weapn of mass destruction” honored as part of a Cold War museum
Introducingthelatest releasebyAmerica’s mostcollectedliving artist,ThomasKinkade. Hisbelovedimages aresilentandenduring messengersofhope, joy,andbeauty,day inanddayout.
onthePortlandwaterfront.[Asifwe hadn’tbeencrankingoutAegiscruis¬ ers,capableofcarryingnuclearguided cruisemissilesaswellasconducting antisubmarinewarfareactivity,onthe samesiteforyears.]
'Thisdecisioncertainlymaybethe properone,butitdoescomeonthe heelsofthecity’sfirstaccepting,then turningdownaquirky,controversial statueofGeorgeCleeves,who‘mayor maynot’havefoundedourcits',and ’mayormaynot’haveownedaslave.
The turndown also reminds us of our recentstoryonmascotships,when PortlandtooksecondtoBostontohost the USSConstitution(whichdidits shareofmassdestructioninitsday).
PortmanagerJeffMonroetoldthe presshedidn’twanttheharbortobe saddledwithapossible“whiteele¬ phant,”butothershavewondered,isn’t itbettertoriskawhiteelephantthanto havenoelephantsatall?Sometimes themostfunpartsofvisitingadestina¬ tionattractionisseeingthewhiteele¬ phants,whichdevelopahistoryoftheir ownjustbecauseofthecontroversy.
Oneofmyfriend’sfavoritememories isdrivingthroughtheTexasdesert, onlytofindtheUSSIwojima,aship he’donceservedon,risingfromthe desertfloor.
Portlandhasalreadycometoregret lostopportunityofreturningtoBoothby SquaretheoriginalgraniteBoothby Square fountaincumhorsetroughthat sitsforlornly'oneccentricauctioneer BillyJohnson’sfrontlawnonUSRoute 1 in Kennebunk.
It’salittlesadthathereinMaine,pri¬ vatedealershavetolakeupthe Smithsonian’sroleascaretakersof thenation’satticsothatopportunities forthepublictoenjoy(whichsome¬ timesdoesinvolvescoff&ridicule)his¬ tory’sflotsam&jetsam.Sure,agiftlike asurplusSovietsubmarinemightbea Trojan horse. But who would have heard ofTroywithoutthehorse?
At least members of PETA wouldn’t complain about these elephants being usedinthecircusofthe21stcentury. And the idea of a Cold War museum couldbeahealingone.Unlesswe’re mistaken, the Holocaust museum was notcreatedtoglorifythe1lolocaust.
K19:The Widowmakertellsthetrue storyofRussia’sfirstballisticsubma- ] rinetoearn’missiles,andhowitmal-
functionedonitsfirstvoyage.Themal¬ functionoccurredintheNorth Atlantic,closetosouthernGreenland, intheslimmerof1961whenaleak wasfoundinthesub’snuclearreactor.
Ford plays the commander of the sub and Liam Neeson plays his second in command. The film focuses on the crew’sraceagainsttimetopreventa nucleardisaster.
K19, duethissummer,couldhave openedatthesametimeasthe‘museum.’
Atpresstime,Juliett484stillliesin waitpost-productionasthepropertyof Paramount and Intermedia Filins, who boughtthesuboneBay,theonline Sureitmightbe aTrojanhorse. But
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auctioncompany,in2000,foracool $1,050,000 from a Russian company called Subexpo, who had the sub docked as a museum in St. Petersburg, Florida.juliett484 gavetheK-19pro¬ ducersanopportunitytobuildonand useauthenticsubmarinesetsfrom the1960s.
Regarding Sub .Maine, Jeff Monroe says,“Icanhonestlysayfromexperi¬ encethat,honestly,theseguysdid everything wrong. We would help themifthe}'neededit.”
Concerning harbor safety, LT Mike McCarthy,localpublicaffairsofficer forthe('oastGuard,says,“Beforethe subcomestoPortland,we’djustwant tomakesureit’ssafeforpeople.Ilhas beenintheU.S.formanyyears,and many working pnrts have been re¬ placedonit.Itshouldn’thaveanyinva¬ siveorganismsorradiation.Simply,we havetobeconvinceditwon’tsink.”
Cityofficialsdidmeetwith('het Bunican, a marine surveyor hired by Sub Maine, and on February 27 announceditwouldn’tgivea60-foot cityberthtothesubmarine.
Ihefutureofjuliett484 coming to Portlandisindoubt,butasMonroe says,’’Justbecausethecityhasturned downtheberth,itdoesn’tmeanapri¬ vatecompanycan’tgrantthesubaspot in the harbor.” Who knows, this may notbetheendoftheRussiansubma¬ rineandPortland’ssaga. <1
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'lewglimpsesof“WitchWay,”theCapeElizabeth iceanfrontestatesharedbyactorsBetteDavis indGaryMerrill,havejustsurfacedintheestate >fthecouple’sMainecook.ByMattBarker
| A thohasn’theardoffamous i/lB IlollswoodactressBetteDavis? if II Even younger generations know irthrough"BetteDavisEyes.”But cntionshelivedinCapeElizabethand
manywillreturnablankstare.Still,it’s true-BetteDavisreallydidlivehere,at “WitchWav,"throughoutthe1950swith herhusband.CaryMerrill,afterthe couplefellinloveonthesetofAllAbout
I'Te,tlacOscar-winningmotionpicture, alongwiththeirchildrenB.D.,Michael, and Margot.
HereinthesaltairoftheCape,ona dirtroadoffOldShoreRoadona dazzlingmulti-acrepeninsulawith itsownrockyheadlandsandbeach,Bette andCary“embarkedonlifeintheirnew residencewithenthusiasm,remodeling, refurnishing,workingonthegarden,and keepingasuccessionofservantsina ditherofexcitementfollowedby'joyous anxiety,”accordingtoCharles1lingham inHette,theLifeofHetteDavis. Atleasttwoofthese“excited,anxious” attendantswerelocalshereinthePort¬ landarea,includingRuthM.Newell (1908-1981) and Catherine Connolly Keeney(1900-1995).Bothladieswere fromlargeIrishfamiliesfromSt.Dom¬ inic’sParishinPortland.Mrs.I'ceney oftendidthelaundryfortheMerrills,and Bettewouldpersonallydriveherhometo
Portland...“butneverCary'.”
RuthNewell,thesameageasBette,was my'mother’sauntandregaledmewith manystoriesofhertimespentlivingand workingattheCapemansion,whereshe wastheircook.Ruthwouldcookforhuge dinnerpartiesandwasfrequently'kept busyroundtheclock.
Ruthwasemployedmostofherlifeby wealthy'familiesintheCreatorPortland area.Shewasthecookfor’lheodoreand AdelaideWasserman,whoperishedinthe infamousCoconutCrovefireoftheearly 1940s.But,ofcourse,herbiggestemployer wasBette.Ruth’slawyercalledherintohis officeonedayandsaid,“Ihaveanew clientforyou.”Inwalksnoneotherthan thegreatactress,andRuthnearlyfainted. Ruthwasquitefeistyandstrong-willed, justlikeBette,andsurprisinglytheygot alongwelltogether.ShelikedBettebut ratherdislikedCary.11cwasoftenapain intheneck.Ruthoccasionally'tookher
I3niecesandnephewstovisitwhatever mansionshewasworkinginatthetime, but never took my mother to Witch Way, soearlyonourfamilysenseditwas somethingof“abumpyride”outthere. ItwasatWitchWaythatlittleMargot Merrill, who had been adopted, became morethanaproblemchild,displaying severeemotionalandmentalunbalance. SheoncestrippedclownIonothingand threwherclothesinthedrivewayona particularlycoldday.Anothertimeshe triedtochokeakittenBettehadrecently givenher.Shealsopulledthehairoutof herbrotherMichaelandcuthimupwith apieceofbrokenglass.AtWitchWay, youmightlookoutapicturewindow towardthesparklingAtlanticandseea piece of furniture come plummeting earthwardfromanupperfloor-Margot wouldthrowheavychairsandtables outofwindows,thankfully'without injuringherself.
Margot’sbehaviortookabadtollon Bette’shealthandonherrelationship withCary.finally,theytookMargotto NewYork’sPresbyterianIlospital,where Margotwaspronouncedtobeseverely braindamaged,probablysincebirth,with anI.Q.ofabout60.
Aftermanydisputes,Bettefinallyagrea Margotwouldbeplacedinaninstitution atDikeCencva,innorthernNewYork, wheresheremainstothisday.
BetteDavisandCaryMerrillwerevery activeintheiMaineDemocraticParty, theChildrensTheater,andanumberof localcharities.Cary'formedahockey' teamcalledMerrill’sMarauders.Ihe teamwascomposedofformercollege players,andthey'playedrightatWitch Wayonalargepondinfrontofthehouse Bette,aftersemiretirementinthemid-B 1950s,againstarredinseveralmovies duringhertimelivinginMaine, Therewasalotofloveat WitchWay,eventhough fortheacid-tonguedDavis andhard-drinking,kilt¬ wearing,Maine-loving Merrill,starof12O’clock High,itwassomethingof “abumpyride.”
including1955’sThe Virgin Queen,in whichsheplayedQueenElizabethI. Themoviesoftenhadhugepremieres3 themanytheatersinPortland,includin!
theStateTheater.In1959sheandGary hadanationwidetourin“TheWorldof CarlSandburg”whichpremieredhereat thetime.Thepiecefeaturedexcerpts fromthepoet’sworks.
Although Bette and Gary had some roughtimesinCapeElizabeth,Gary remembered their Maine interlude fondh.IIelobsteredoffhisbackyardand inhis1988autobiography,Rette,Hita,& TheRestofMyLife,saidthebesttimesof liislifehadbeenspentwithBetteand theirchildrenatWitchWay.Thisisin directcontrasttotheless-than-idvllic picturepaintedbyB.D.Ilarmonin1985.
InI960BetteDavisandGaryMerrill weredivorced,andtheysoldtheirCape home and moved awaw Gars’returnedtoMainein1965tolive, afterescortingmoviestarRita1lavworth forseveralyears.Gary,whosemotherhad oncebeena\\estbrookteacher,had many Maine ties, including summers growinguponBlackPointin ScarboroughandastintatBowdoin College.1Iemadeanunsuccessfulbid foraMaineCongressionalscatin1968 andconsideredarunforthePresidency in1976.Merrillwasoftenseenwearing
kiltsinthePortland area,sayinghebelieved inwearing“noclothes alall,andthisisthe closestvoucangettoit inpublic."Although Garyplavedin42 movies,heneverreadied theleveloffameofBette Davis,althoughhere¬ corded breakthrough successesin12O'Clock Iligh andAllAboutl‘Te. Garydidwina1970 Monte Carlo 'IV Film Festivalawardforhis portrayalofaMaine lobsterman,anduntil hisdeathperformed lucrativevoiceoversfor majorfirmssuchas Volvo and IBM. From1970until1985, BetteDavisdidnot speaktoGary.She brokethesilencewhen Merrill,PressHerald photographerintow, stoodoutsideFalmouth
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BookReviewwithasignurgingpeople nottopurchaseAlyAlother'sKeeper,a criticalbiographyofOasiswrittenbvher daughter B.O, who attended Wavnflcte duringtheWildiWavrears.
Ironically,ayearlaterBettebumped intoMerrillonanairplanewhenshe cametoPortlandtofilmThe Whales ofAugust.
AfterleasingMaine,Bettewentonto starinWhatTver1lappenedtoliahy jane?a1962classicfeaturingDavis.asa sadisticsistertoJoanDrawford,]978’s DeathOnThe'Kile, and1980’sThe WatcherIntheWoods, amongothers.In 1987shecostarredwithI,illianGishin theWhalesofAugust,aratherlackluster piecefilmedentirelvonanislandin CascoBay.ItalsofeaturedVincentPrice.
AnnSothern,andIlarrv(fares,Jr.
Bette Davis, who good-naturedls named Witch Was as a joke on herself,passedawasin1989atthe ageof81,antiGarsMerrill,whoselife
From1970-1985,Bette didnotspeaktoGary.She brokethesilencewhen Merrill,PressHerald photographerintow,stood outsideFalmouthBook Reviewwithasignurging peoplenottopurchaseMy Mother’sKeeper.
Ironically,ayearlater BettebumpedintoMerrill onanairplanewhenshe cametoPortlandtofilm TheWhalesofAugust... seemedattimesentwinedwithBette’sfor 40years,followedherintothegreat beyondonlyafewmonthslater.
'IhePortlandPressHeraldforMarch5, 1990,calledCars'I'ranklinMerrill,74,"a
mmie.stage,andtelevisionactor,an amateurpolitician,author,bonvivaut. warprotester,andloserofMaine.IIedied ofcancerathisI’almouth,Maine,home.” IdonotknowifmsauntRuthNewell everkeptintouchwithBetteafterthe actressremovedfromMaineinI960.Ido knowmyauntfondlyrecalledherdass spentatWitchWay.Irecentlydiscovered aphoto(seepageI7)inmsaunt’s collectionshowingBetteDavisandher childrenonthebeachinCapel•'.lizabclh in1954,aneser-before-publishedphoto, ofcourse.RuthMarsNewell.whowasat onetimethecookfor!timerJones, presidentofthelocalCoca-ColaBottling Company, was the housekeeper for WilliamS.1,iimell,aprominentlocal attorney,untilherretirementin1971.She passedassayinDecember1981at7s.
AdetailedaccountofBetteDavis’stimein CapeI'.lizabcthhasyettobewritten.Mans donotknowthestoreatall.andnow, unfortunately,evenherhouseisgone.It wasrazedafewsearsago,muchtothe dismayofmany.Ahugemodemhousehas sincebeenbuiltthere,buttolosersof Maine,thatdramaticpropertywillalvvavs be remembered as Witch Was.
ByLindsayO’Neil
IntheParkerIlouseinBoston, guestslineuptositatTable40in theprestigiousBeaconStreethotel’s historic gold and walnut dining room. Some incurious guests just shrug and wonderwhatthefussisallabout, whileothersarerewardedwiththe answer.“Table40istheromantiespot where young John b’. Kennedy pro¬ posed to Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953." Plaeeslikethisaremagic.Theyare plaeesintheheart.Butwherearethe table40plaeesin.Maine?
1 he 230-acre resort on Penobscot Bay.inRockport,isalongtime favoriteofTinselTownstarsJolinTra¬ volta and wife Kelly Preston. The cou¬ ple,withtheirvotingsonJettand daughterKilaBleu,oftenstavatthe hotel on the wav to their home in Islesboro,savsChristinaWilliamson, Samoset marketing assistant.
“Tlievcomeherealot.Johnisafrequentguest.IIe’shereaboutoncea month.You’llsechimwalkingthrough thehotellobbyallthetime.Andlie’ll spendtimeworkingoutinthefitness center,"shesavs.“John'sstavedhereso oftenthathe'sacquiredatasteforour pastries.Whenhe'snotstavinghere,he'll actuallyorderthemovertoIslesboro."
I'orguestsseekingsomethingmore substantialthanpastries,Samosetoffers threeeateries,includingthefour-dia¬ mondrestaurantMarcel's,whichserves ThelobbyoftheSamoset Hotelis‘tiled’withthe highlyvarnishedcrosscut trunksofMainetrees.The giantbeamsabovewere rescuedfromtheold Portlandgrainelevators whentheyweredemol¬ ishedinthe1960s.
gourmetfare.Inadditiontoafullfit¬ nesscenter,therecentlyrenovated178roomresortalsohousesan18-holc ocean-sidegolfcourse,tenniscourts, indoorandoutdoorpools,hottubs,and aconferencecenter.
Dependingontheseason,roomrates attheSamoset,whichoperatessear round,vanfromSI19-S299pernight. One- and two-bedroom suites range fromSI99to$349.Ratesforthetwobedroom I'lumc Cottage - alreadv booked through the summer - vary from$499-8739pernight,forreserva¬ tions.call(20,)594-2511,(SOO)3411650,orvisitwww.samosel.com.
'Ibiswatersideinnmasbeknownfor avarietvofthings-itspanoramicviews ofl'’renchmanBas,itsacresoflush lawnsanditsheatedoutdoorswimming pool-butitsheartliesinitsfinedining room, the Reading Room Restaurant, builtoveracenturyagoastheisland’s firstgentleman’ssocialclub.
"Back then it was known as The Oasis Club,”sassJillReeves,assistant innkeeper.“TheOasisattractedwell-off men from well-known families, includ¬ ingtheVanderbilts,Morgans,andthe Pulitzers.PresidentTaftcsenenter-
BarHarborInn
“Ourtwo-storysuitesare verypopularfor honeymoons.Theyhave decksadjoiningthetop floor,andfireplacesonthe bottomfloor.Ourinnis rightonthewater,but thesesuitesareour closesttothewater.They arequitepopular,and romantic.”
taincdhereduringathree-daytripto Bar1larborin1910.”
’Hie crew from the German cruise lin¬ erCecile- bound for Europe from New York - was also welcomed here in 1914, whentheshipwasforcedtoturnback and spend several months docked at ErcnchmanBas'aftertheonsetof WorldWar1.NovelistSandraParctti laterwroteThe Magic Ship aboutthe experiencesCecile and her crew had in BarIlarbor.
To complement the cuisine of die his¬ toricReadingRoom,theinnalsoboasts an outdoor restaurant, The Terrace Grille.Scweralflowergardensandafit¬ nesscenterareonsite.
Ratesatthe153-roominn-open through early December - vary from S75-S319;suitesrangefromSI39-S525. Eorreservationsormoreinformation, call(207)288-3351,(800)248-3351,or visit www.barhaborinn.com.
When diningout, most restaurantgoersjudgetheirmealstobeofgreater importthantheview.ButatKenne¬ bunkport’sseasideresort,somediners seemtocaremoreaboutwherethev’re seated than what’s on the menu.
Infact,almostcvervsummertime guest at the hotel's Porch Dining Room requestsaseatinthe"BirdGage,’’a22seatglassedingazebowithabreathtak¬ ingviewofboththeoceanandthe resort'sgardens.
"It'srealkaknockoutview,thebest viewintown."savsJanetBird,director of sales and environmental program¬ ming at The Golom. “Our longtime guestsknowthatitsthebestplaceto eat.Andbecauseihcvareusedtositting
there,theywanttomakesuretheygeta seat in the Bird Cage when they come back.It’salsopopularwiththelocals. Evcrvonewantstositthere.”
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"Thebirdcageisourmost popularspottodine.Itisa glassed-ingazebo,and everyonewantstositin here.Ithasthebestview intown."
eralromantictablesfortwo,and,inthe centeroftheroom,onelargetablefor ten.Tablesareadornedwithfuchsia clothswithawhiteoverlay.z\small chandelierhangsfromtheceiling. ThosewhoarrivetoanalreadyfullBird Cage-seatingisfirstcome,firstserveshouldn’tbechagrined:theentiretyof theglassed-inPorchDiningRoomsports greatoceanviews,savsBird.
Ratesatthe11-acrc,124-roomresortwhere amenities include an outdoor heated swimming pool, 18-holc putting green,andaprivatebeach-varyfrom SI25-S430, depending on the season. The hotel operates from May through October.Petsarewelcome.Eorreserva¬ tionsormoreinformation,call(207) 967-3331,(800)552-2363,orvisit www.thecolonvhotel.com.
Backinthe1920s.theAugustusBove Ilousewasonehappeningplace.Well knowncelebritieslikeEnricoCaruso andpoliticalfiguressuchasJosephP. Kennedv.restedtheirheadsatthisstately threc-stonbrickcolonialNaplesB&B.
"Wehavetwooftheoldhotelregis¬ ters.Thevdon’tsavwhichroomsthese peoplestayedin,buttheydidsignthe guestbook,"savsArleneStetson,who. with her husband David, owns the inn. “EnricoCaruso,theItalianoperastar, signed our guest book when he was with theMetropolitanOpera,listinghisresi¬ denceasNaples,Italy.AndJosephP. KennedvofBoston,JEK’sfather,signed inbutdidn'tsaywhohewaswith.We jokeaboutthatalot.Mostofthemen signedinas'So&Soandwife,'butJoe Kennedydidn'twrite,‘andwife.’Sowe wonderifhemetsomeIlollvwoodstar¬ letsuchasGloriaSwansonhere.
Rates for the 10-room B&B van- from S59-S1/5,dependingontheseason. Roomscomeequippedwith'1Vs,air conditioning and telephones; some have VCRs, microwaxes and refrigera¬ tors.IheAugustusBove1louseisopen yearround,F'orreservationsormore information,^2() _)693-6365,(8SS) S06-6249,orvisit www.naplesmaine.com.
ChesuncookLakeHouse
1Inspicturesquecountninnwith
rollinglawnsandawaterfrontsettingis onlvaccessiblebvboatorbyplane. Xopc,it’snotonanisland;thereare simpknoroadstogethere.Guests can'tdriveupanvvvhcreneartheinn becausetheLakeIlouseisliterallvsur¬ rounded bv miles of wilderness. “Were locatedabout50milesnorthofthe Moosehead Lake Region,” says Luisa Suprenant. who, w ith her husband David,ownstheinn.“Thereareno pavedordirtroadstogettous.Directly infrontofthehouseisChesuncook
Lake.Directlvinbackofusareforests. "Thehousewaslustbuiltin1S64,as aloggingcampfor(’.realXorthcrn Raper Companv. The loggers used Io livehere.Sisdaysaweek,thev'dcutlor the paper companv. On Sundav , ihcv’d cutforthehousewoodfurnace.\\hen theywerefinishedlogging,thev’dfloat thelogsdownthelaketoMillinocket. 'Ihexloggedhereuntiltheeark 1970s...Today,it’soneofIlielastlog¬ gingvillagesleft."
InadditionIohikingandskiingon hand-groomedtrailsontheseven-acre ]>roperty,guestsmax,inwarmmonths, fish,canoe,andswiminthelake. 1beinnhasfourrooms,enough spaceforSIoIt)guests.Dependingon theseason,ratesare$90to$120per personandincludeallmeals,andin thesummer,theuseofacanoe.Meals arcservedfamilyslvIeinthetin-walled dining room. Children 10 vears old and
"WeliketocallSmithRock engagementrock.Itis rightonthewater,and peoplelovetostandhere andlookoutatourlake view.Peoplecomeback allthetimeandsay‘this istheplacewegot engaged.’Wealsohavea littleprivatechurchonour groundsthatpeopleuse frequentlyforweddings."
voungerstavforfree.'Ilieinnisclosed inApril,Lorreservationsormoreinfor¬ mation,call(2(17)745-5330,orvisit \v\v\v.die.snneooklakelion.se.com.
Nestledintheheartofthisharborsidc inn,disguisedasacozysittingroom,isa 3()()-\ear-oldsailloft.Theone-room post-aiid-beamcabinwithstonefire¬ placewasoriginallybuiltin1637onthe IslesofShoals,agroupofseveralsmall islandsoffthecoastofPortsmouth. N.I1..andusedtorefitship'ssails,says LoriBarrett,innkeeper'sassistant.
“ I lie Cabin Room was brought here totheinnover100yearsago.Itwasdis¬ mantledandbroughttoAorkIlarborby barge,"savsBarrett,“probablyduringa time when mam residents of a fishing villageontheIslesofShoalsweredis¬ mantling their homes and bringing them to Stage Neck, at the mouth of theYorkRiver,wheretheyhopedthe fishingwouldbebetter."
Overthesears,thedrawoftheinn, and its old-world Cabin Room has lureditsshareoffamousfaces,saysBar¬ rett. "Jazz musician Dave Brubeck stavedwithusinRoom21.in1OSS. BetteDaviswasherein1980loradin¬ nerinourcellarpub.AndRoger Moore, while he was filminglied C lireiikjcisl in Ogunquit and Mirk, came totheinnfordinneralot.andspent timeinthepub,"shesays.
RatesatthesO-roomhotel,which boastsanoutdoorhottubandanewfit¬ ness center, vary from S99-SM9, dependingonseason.TheAorkIlarbor Innisopenvearround,borreserva¬ tionsormoreinformation.(20.)363-
5119,(SOO)343-3869,orvisit ww w. vorkharborimi.com.
It'sprobablesafetowritethatmany dinersaltheinn'sIlarborPorches restaurantarehereforthefreshseafood andgreatoceanviews,notforthesites historicalsignificance.
Littledothevknow:theyareonlyfeet awav from the remains of an old wartimefort.
“During the Revolutionary War and theWarof1812,asmallfortwaskept righthere,directlvinfrontofwhereour diningroomisnow,andwasusedasa lookoutforspottingencimships.'1he innisonacraggypointoverlooking York1larborandmakesagreatlookout point,”savsPhoebePressey,general manager."Todav.belowwaterlevel, partsofthefortfoundationstillremain.’
Inadditiontotwodiningrooms, includingIlarborPorches,theinn,situ¬ atedrightnexttoYorkIlarborBeach, offersguestsbothindoorandoutdoor pools, an exercise room and banquet andmeetingfacilities,aswellasmem¬ bershiptotwo18-holegolfcourses. Thenewlvrenovatedinnisopenyear round.RatesvaryfromSI35-8335, dependingontheseason.I'orreserva¬ tionsormoreinformation,call(20/) 363-3850.(800)222-3238,orvisit www.stageneck.com.
Portland’sInnatSt.Johnliasfounda faninwell-knownIrishmurder-mystery authorJohnConnolly,whostaysatthe smallCongressStreethotelseveral timesayear.
“IIecomesallthewayfromIrelandto stavwithusandwritehisbooks,”says PatriciaDuprev,innmanager.“1Ie's beencominghereforthepastfiveorsix vears.Thisistheplacehefeelscomfort¬ ablewriting.Andwhenhe’shere,most ofthetimelie’supinhisroomwriting. IIebasesalotofhisbooksonPortland andmentionsalotoflocalplacesin them,liketheinnandthepizzaplace acrossthestreet.IIe’sobviouslyverytal¬ ented.andaveryniceguvtoo.1Ie alwavsarrivesbearingIrishchocolates. Bailee’sIrishCreamandacopyofhis latestbook."
Connollv s novels includeEvervDecid
"Iconsiderthewholeinn romantic.PeoplelikeJohn Connollydon'thavea favoriteroom,theylike themall.OurVictorian settingandtraditional furnishingsmakefora greatoveralldecor."
77;mg andDark Hollow,bothofwhich includereferencestotheinn.
Builtin1897,therecentlyrenovated InnatSt.Johnistheoldestcontinuous¬ lyoperatedhotelinthecitv,saws Duprey.Ratesforits37roomsrangein pricefrom$40toSI80,dependingon season.Guestsaretreatedtocookies and hot chocolate, or lemonade, even afternoon.I'orreservationsormore information,call(207)773-6481,(800) 636-912,,orvisitwww.innatstiolm.com.
Establishedasaninnin1988,this smallBrunswickhotelwasoriginally builtin1819byCaptainDanielStone, asuccessfulmerchantretiredfromthe U.S.Xavy,asahomeforhisfamily.
“IheStoneswerewellknownin town and lived here for mam years,"
says Eouisc Holmes, innkeeper. “/\ whileago,whenanexcavationwas beingcarriedoutforanadditiononto theoriginalEedcralstvlebuilding, workers found a cracked headstone. Our understanding is that the crack did not come from the excavation but ratheroccurredduringtheinitialcre¬
ation of the headstone. Because of the crack, the headstone was never used and the Stones had a duplicate made. 'IheuncrackedversionsitsinBow¬ doinham Cemetery. We placed the cracked version in Room 21 in the fireplaceintheoriginalinn."
The granite gravestone, made for a
CaptainDanielStoneInn "Table21infrontofour
nieceofCaptainStone’s,reads,“In Memory Of Hannah L. Stone, w ho dept,thislifeEeb.7,1810,aged22.”
Rates at the 34-room inn vary from S110-S235, depending on season. p The inn, open vear round, houses a p fine dining room. p Eor reservations or more informa- c lion, call (207) 725-9898, (877) 573- \t 5 I 51, or visit d> www.someplacesdifferent.com.
Portland's picturesque Pomegranate Inn.onNealStreet,hasattracteda fairnumberofartsvclienteleoxerthe years. Author Toni Morrison (“with Paradise inherhead”),actressJane Alexander, and the late Leonard Baskin, an internationally famous painter,haverestedtheirheadsat thisbedandbreakfast.
"Leonard Baskin and his wife came tostayoften,onceforashowofhis work” savs Isabel Smiles, who opened theinnin1988,withherhusbandthe lateAlanSmiles."Anothertime,about fixeyearsago,wehadEllen DeGeneres’ mom (Betty) here. It was earlyinthemorning,atbreakfasttime. Wehadafullhouse,andallofasud¬ den. a huge winter storm came along. Bightintiremiddleofbreakfast,we
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oxer to cook because we had a gas stoic.Andsotherewewere,inthe middleofastorm,withnolights,no power in the whole West End. eating eggsandhaxingafunget-together. That was a prettx' magic moment.”
Decor at the seven-bedroom, onesuite inn includes sumptuous oriental rugs and antiques. Rates range from S95-S245. depending on the season. The inn is open vear round. For reserxationsormoreinformation, (207) 772-1006. (800) 356-0408, or xisitwww.pomcgranateinn.com.
Summers ago, while waiting on con¬ structionatherIsleshorovacation home,KirsticAlleylookednofurther than the Xorumbega for a place to spend a tew warin-weather months. Oftenreferredtoas''Maine'sCastleb\ theSea."theVictorianstonecastleoxerlooking Penobscot Bav, in Camden, was builtinthelate1800sasthesummer homeofJosephStearns,inventorofthe firstduplex(two-wav)telegraph. Later,whenitwasopenedasaninn, itsinlaidfloors,ornatewoodwork inspiredbvcastlesalloxerEuropethat Sternshad\isited,andantiqueEuropeanfurnitureenticedmanxgueststo keep coining back for more, including Aliev,whospentacoupleofmonthsin the"LibrarxSuite,"sawsJoAnueReuil-
lard,innmanager.'I’hcformercastle library,nowabedroomsuite,has stainedglasswindows,privatesitting room, and a sccond-storx mahogam balconywherethelibrary'soriginal booksarekept.
InadditiontotheLibrarySuite,the innhousesapenthousesuiteaswell as11standardguestrooms.Rates range from S95-S475, depending on season.Anon-siteprivatedining roomisavailableforinnguests.The innisopenyearround,forreserva¬ tionsormoreinformation,call(207) 236-4646,(8/7)363-4646.orvisit www. i iormnbegainn.com.
On a warm August ex cuing in 1912, during a talent show staged bv summer helpfortheentertainmentofinn guests, a young woman named Edna stoodtoreciteherpoem“Rena¬ scence,"inspiredbytheviewfromatop Camden’s\11.Battie,andtookher audience'sbreathawax.
One inn guest was so moved bv the girl'swordsthatshelaterpaidherwax throughVassar.Thebenefactorwasa goodjudgeoftalent.EdnaSt.Vincent Millaywentontobecomeoneofthe mostcelebratedpoetsofhertime.
“Ednadidn'tactuallxworkattheinn. Buthersisterdid,asachambermaid.” saysJ.C.Dewing,whoownstheinn withhisfamily."Theoldmusicroom, theplacewhereshestoodandrecited her poem and played the piano is now knownastheMillasRoom.Ilere.we haxeondisplayherhighschooldiplo¬ ma,someoldphotosofher,andthe pianosheplaxcd.”
Peoplestoplwtheinntospendtimein theMillasRoomalmostescrxdas;said Dewing. “There are alwass people who comeintofindoutmoreabouther.The Ednafansreallyliketheinnbecauseit looksjustasitdidwhenshewashere. Nothing'sbeenchanged,sopeoplenot onlyseeexactlywhatEdnaSt.\’incent Millaysawbackthen,butsomesas(lies canactuallyfeelherpresence."
IheSO-roouiinn,inCamden,is open from Memorial Das through October. Rates range from S75-S165, dependingontheseason.Theinn housesafinediningroomandserses afternoontea.Outsideareatennis court,.shuffleboardcourtandseveral gardens.Eorresersationsormoreinfor-
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AsbeautifulasthestatelyIsO-yearold innon70acresofrollinglandmaybe, therealattractionformamguestsis notexactlythebuildingitselfbutthe craggyseatagainsttheseathebuilding sitsupon,namely.BaldHeadCliff. Theaptl\called(diffIlouse,in Ogmi(|uit,restshighuponaprecipice, waxescrashingontherocksbelow. Manx-guestsaredrawntothecliffand itsrockypathways,saysJoanDow, adyertisingandmarketingdirector. “Theviewyissoamazingit’shardnotto keepventuringfonvard.furtherout ontothecliff.We’vegotsignsthatyvarn peoplenottogopastcertainpoints. Andyvetellpeople,‘Nevergoouton yvetrocks,"shesays.
That doesn't mean they ahyays lis¬ ten. A feyy winters ago, when the inn wasclosed,tyyocollegestudents yventoutontheclifftotakesome water samples. One of them, a young man.fellin."IIeyvassmart.IIe knewv he’d have to syvim out into the ocean to avoid being crushed against the rocks. The other student with him ran back to the hotel and alerted hotelstaff,"shesays.“Theyrushedto thepoolroomforthelifesaver,ran out,andthrewyittohim.IIeactually caught it! When the rescue squad arrived they were able to get him out. Luckily. he ended up OK. It yvasn’levenayveeklaterthathe came back to the inn, thanked the staff,andaskedifhecouldgetsome moresamples,lieyvastoldpretty quickly, ‘Oh no, not here. Go to Ogunquit beach!’”
The172-roominn.yvhichalsohasa feyymini-suites,hasindoorandoutdoor pools,tenniscourts,afull-senicespaand
afitnesscenter.Ratesrangefrom8145$290.dependingontheseason.Theinn isopenfromlateMarchthroughearls December.Forreservationsormore information,call(207)361-1000,orvisit ww'w.clifflionseinainc.com.
IhewaterfrontVictorianinn,on Prouts\eck.hasattractedmanswellknownguestsduringtheirtravels through Maine.
“We’ve had Dave Brubeck, the jazz musician,stavhereatleastacoupleof times. Actor Donald Sutherland's been here. Diana Ross has been here. And StevenStills(ofCrosbv.Stillsand Visit)hasbeenhere,amongothers," saysAngelBechtold,supervisor
"Ithink,interestingly,the cliffisourmostromantic spothere.Itis70feet high,withastaircasethat leadsdowntotheshore. YoucanseeBoonIsland onetotwomilesinthe distance,andyoucanalso seeNubbleLight.It'sa greatviewthatoverlooks thewater,withaviewof thefaceofthecliff."
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“People come here because we’re rightontheocean.I'acrvdav,voucan seethesunriseontheAtlanticandset inthebav.”
Whileattheinn,guestsoftenvisit the nearbv Winslow I lomer Studio, wheretheartistlivedandworkedfor
mam tears.
The nine-acre inn property is home to a bird sanctuary, an indoor and outdoor pool, Jacuzzi, fine dining room and bar. Pates for the inn's 84 rooms range in price from 8199$505,ratesforsuitesrangefrom $249-8730, all depending on season. The inn is open vear round, for more information, call (207) 8S32500,(800)258-0003,orvisit www. blackpoint inn.com.
Thisbrightvellowfederalinnsituat¬ edintheheartofKennebunkport’sres¬ identialareacapturesoneofthe highestvantagepointsintown.
T’licCaptainI.ordMansionwasbuilt during the War of 1812 by Captain Nathaniel Lord, who, when most of theeasternseaportswereblockaded, generouslyputhisshipbuilderstowork b\'havingthembuildhisfamilya house. The mansion has a fourth-floor cupolathatwasusedasalookoutpoint
forreturningships.
'Townspeople would go up into the cupola, which could be accessed from both inside and outside the house,toseeifalovedonewascom¬ inghomeortoseeifanvshipswere sailingin,”saysBeverhDavis,who. with her husband Richard, owns the inn."Ioday,mostofthetreeshave grownii],andyoucanonlvsecoutto theoceaninthewintertime.The cupolastillhasalotofcharm.Guests liketogouphereandbaseaglassof wineandrelax.It’svervco/.wYou almostfeellikevouareinthebellsof aship.Andevenwhenthere’sfoliage onthetrees,sonstillhaveamagnifi¬ centviewoftown."
1he20-n)oininnhasonesuite."The CaptainsSuite,”andisopensear round. Rates range from S149-S400, depending on season. Amenities includeafternoonteaandafullbreak¬ fast.K\er\roomhasaworkinggasfire¬ place.Forreservationsormore information,(207)967-3141,(SOO)5223141orvisitwww.captaiidord.com.
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TheSt.LawrenceTheaterisgetting “goodwordofmouthoutofthatdarkness.
StoryByDianeHudson.
TheSt.I«iwreneeChurch,a strikingarchitecturalrarityon PortlandsI'.astI',nd.invariably conjuresupearlychildhoodvisions promptedbyfavoritefain-tales.\ smallperusalofeventsthathave broughtittoitscurrentstateasthe newly opened (Maw 2001) St. I.awrenceArtsandCommunity Centershowsthattheparallelis uncannilyaccurate.
Ihestorymightbegin“onceupon atimealovelyoldbuildingfoundits wayintotheheartofavoting womanrestaurateur(Silly’s).
Deirdre Xice. Xow Deirdre receivedasmallinheritanceatthe timeherbelovedstructurewasmost assuredlyfacingimmediatedemise, andshefoundtohergreat amazementshewasableto purchasetheprizedbeauty.Soshe did,forthesumofabout870,000, Soon she found, however (as in allgoodfairytalcs),thatthe beginning of her good fortune was alsothebeginningofan adventurethatwouldhavegreat impact on the Portland performing arts community.
The Church. whose origins can be tracedbacktotheISsOs.wascompleted in1897.anditscongregationthrived throughthelate1970s,atwhichtime senicesinthegrandsanctuarywere haltedduetoheatingcosts.Structural concernssurroundingthebelfryledto silencingthe carillonbells.
In1986.with repairsexceedingthe fundsmailabletothe dwindling congregation,theSt. I.awrenceChurch shutdown,selling thebuildingtoan attorneyand architectwho. findingitanalbatross duringtherecessionoftlicearly1990s, soldittoXiceandabusinesspartnerin 199s.Ihebusinesspartnerbowedout. butXice,undauntedandwiththelegal andculturalsawofpartnerandattorney BillMilliken,continuedhereffortsto
today."Thebuildingwasinneedof majorrepairs,withestimatesintheSI millionrangetorepairtheleaksslateand copperroof,thecrumblingmasonry walls,andwaterdamagedinterior.Asthe non-profitT’riendsoftheSt.Liwrcnce’ jtowhomshesoldthebuilding|,wewere abletoraisethefunds necessarytoaddress theseneeds."
Iodav.theparish hallsideofthe buildingcontainsa state-of-the-art, professionally equippedtheaterbuilt throughtheeffortsof EriendsoftheSt. IxiwTencein collaborationwith AcornSchoolforthePerformingArts, displacedfromitsformerOakStreet llieatrecmironsinaheartbreakingturnof eventsresultingfromasignificantincrease inrentthatformerlandlordPenelope Carsonfeltforcedtoinitiate.PineTree fulfillherdreamofcreatinganon-profit artsandcommunitycenter.
“Itheldtobeanon-profit,”saysXice Xctworks,atelecommunicationsfirm nowrentsthespace,withthetheater communityacutelyfeelingtheloss.
But“MikeI.cvme(oftheAcorn School)reallvbustedhisbuttworkingon thisnewSt.Iaiwrencespace.”savsXice. AcornSchoolhadplannedtobethe residenttheaterattheSt.I.awrence. startingwithitsfirstproductioninMax 2001.butinXovcmberol2001.those plans changed. Steve Underwood ol GoodTheaterProductionsrelates,“W'c
AtoneofAmerica’spremieroceanfrontresorts— Locatedon230beautiful acresoverlookingPenobscotBayandjustminutesfromthepicturesquevillageof Camden,SamosethasearnedthecovetedAAA4-DiamondAward. Withmagnificentoceanview'roomsandsuites,an18-holechampionshipgolfcourse, fineandcasualdining,fitnesscenter,twopoolsandfourtenniscourts,Samosetis Maine’sidealgetawavresort. Formoreinformationcall:
wereinthemiddleofourrun(attheSt. kiwrence)with“OvertheRiverand throughthe\\oods"whenOakStreet announcedtheyhadtocanceltheir participationastherepcompanv.So Deirdreaskedusifwewouldconsider beingtheresidenteoinpanv.Theanswer: aresounding'yes'!”TorStew,andGood Theater’sartisticdirector,BrianAlien, theSt.I.awreneeCenterandGood TheaterProductionsare"aperfect match.\\ehawalotofshowswe’ve alwavswantedtodo.andtheCenter’s theaterisverywelcoming,welllaidout.”
The theater also makes it possible forshortruns.Twoperformances of“BornRockers,"aworkin progressSteve"willbeshapingupover thenextwar.”werepresentedto audiencesreccntlv.
Onthedaywevisited.thetheaterwas packedwithasmamlocaltheaterand filmluminariesasIhaveewrseen togetherinoneplace.Therewasasense ofthenewhere-almosta’guerilla’ feelingthatresultedinanatmosphereof rawexcitement.
Therewasnoroomforthefaintof hearthere:thisaudiencewas participatory-,allworkingtogive Underwoodfeedbacktostimulatethe editingofhispiece.
“Ilearnedalotfromthatda\.”savs Underwood,and"there’salotmoregood stufftocome.”
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MagicofChristmas},lamentsthelossof theOakStreetTheateraswell;itwasa spacehe’drentedfromtimetotimeuntil itsclosureabouttwosearsago.
"IheSt.I.awrcnceoffersan opportunitytobringmoretheateronce againtofrontstagewithinthePortland communitv."hesass.
Good Theater Productions plans to plavabigroleinthateffort.Deirdre Nice reports that they have booked seasonsoffourshowseachforthe nextthreesears,beginningin September 2002.
The St. Lawrence space is being welcomed by a variety of performers (andaudiences),andwithgoodreason. Bill DuffvofS-D Radio Theater calls theCenter"oneofthemost accommodating theater situations" he has ewer encountered. And of Nice, he sass,“Sheissoenthusiastic,thrilledto seepeoplessorkinginthatspace.Itis herpassion.Andshessorksssithyouon anindisidualbasis.”
Duffs’spopular“Nightmareson CongressStreet"shossedatthecenterto fullhouses,ssithonehalfoftheproceeds goingtothePrebleStreetResource CenterandtheothertoAmeriCarcs ReliefFundforSeptember11victims. AlthoughDuffyisconcentratingona scriesofradioproductionsssithMaine PublicRadioforthesear,heplansa returntotheSt.Lissrcnceforanother stagedpresentation“atleastasearlyas October 2002.”
SusanBickford,aperformanceartist, basingstaged“MeetingtheBeast"ssith greatsatisfactionandsuccess,plans anotherperformanceinJulyofthisyear. “Deirdredidnottrytocensoranyof sshat1ssastrsingtodo.”notesBickford. “Ihauledinatruckloadofhasandsodto createtheset;shenewerquestionedthat; 1don’tbclicwcanyonecouldbe more accommodating.”
TheIJnisersits'ofSouthernMaine Theater Department has also found the St. Lissrcnce a boon foritsannualpresentationofstudent generatedone-actplays.“1lasinga professionaltheaterforthestudentsto useisanimportantpartofthe curriculum," says Matt Mead of USM. "Thatssastheygetachancetosee sshatit’sliketobeoutthere,assay from the comforts of the campus theater,usingequipmenttheyarenot familiarwith,andgettingthefeelfor
beingpartofthegreatcommunity. OurshowsattheSt.I.awrencewere verysuccessful,andthespaceis certainlyappreciated.Weplanto returntotheCenterinthefall.”
NicereflectsthattheChurchactedasa communitycenterformanyyearsbefore itsneglect,andsheisthrilledtoseeits return.“I,ikcthechildrenattheAdams Schoolrightaroundthecornerhere.Eor themtohaveanopportunitytodoa show,withrealprofessionallightingand stage;Ithinkthat’sprettyspecial."
So,Deirdre,arewenowenteringthe happily-ever-afterdavs?
"Well,wereallyneedtogetthe kitcheninstalled,andforthat,weneed topushoutthiswall.Andthen,there’s thesanctuary.Itissuchagorgeous space!Therearethingsthatwould neverhappeninPortlandifthatspace doesn'tgelfixed.Butweneedtodothe wails,andthefloor,and...well,we needabout$2million...” Ilieadventurecontinues.
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Venfewpeoplerealizethatfor ashorttimeintheI860s, Portlandwaschewinggum capitaloftheIhiitedStates,andthat theIbibI’lirniturebuildingon loreStreet,acrossthestreetfrom trendyboreStreetrestaurant,was headquartersforthefirstbrick chewinggumfactoryin theworld.
Chewing gum has a long history.Theearls('.reeks chewedresinsfromthe mastictree,calledmastiche, beforethebirthofChrist. The Mavans chew ed chicle,thesapofthe sapodillatrees.Aztec prostitutesloudly snappedtheirchewing gum to announce their tradeduringpreColumbian times. Our local \athe Americans chew ed sprucetreeresin,a habitwhichthev passedalongtothe Europeansettlers. Beginningabout 1848,JohnCurtis andhisson,John BaconCurtis, bothofBradford Maine, became! thefirstpeoplei tomanufactun I Continued,
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YoungJohnB.Curtishadstumbled upontheconceptwhileworkingMaine's NorthWoodsasa"swamper,"clearing awavunderbrushandcuttingw<x>dsroads. Whileintheforesthenoticedan abundanceofsprucesap.IIediscussed thepossibilityofmanufacturingspruce gumasabusinesswithhisdad. Aboutthattime,thefamilymovedfrom BradfordtoBangor.There,theybeganto make spruce gum on a Iranklin stow in thefamilykitchen.'Theyboiledthe sprucesap.barkandall.untilitreached theconsistencyofmolasses,skimming
YoungJohnB.Curtis stumbledontheconcept whileworkingMaine’s NorthWoodsasa “swamper.”Whileinthe foresthenoticedan abundanceofsprucesap.
thebarkandtwigsfromthesurface. 'Thentheypouredtheboiledsapona slaband,whileitwasstillhot,rolledit outtoaboutaquarterolaninchin thicknessandchoppedthatsheetinto piecesabouthalfaninchwideandthreequartersofaninchlong.
Thevcoatedthosepieceswithcorn starchtopresentthemfromstickingIo thetissuepaperwrapping.
Once thev'd produced enough gum to market.JohnB.Curtisheadedto Portland.Afterknockingondoorsfora coupleofdavs,hefinallymadeasale. 'I'hefirstshopkeepertostocktheoriginal product,called"StateofMainePure SpruceGum,"whichsoldattwopieces forapennv,quicklysoldout.
MamotherPortlandstoresbeganto selltheproduct.AlthoughthePortland marketquicklytooktosprucegum,it wasn’tlargeenoughtosupportboth Curtisfamilies.SoJohnB.Curtishitthe roadwithhishorseandwagon,peddling spruce gum and patent medicine throughout New England.
IIewasanimmediatesuccess,earning afirst-scar’sincomeofsixthousand dollars.Notcontentwiththat.JohnB.
Curtisdecidedtoexpandliistcriilorx andbegantotravelalloverAmericaas oneofthefirstcommercialtravelers. Ononeofhisearlytrips,hewentfrom PortlandtoPhiladelphiabvboat,thenbv canaltoPittsburg,ontoSt.Louisviathe OhioRiver,thenuptoSt.Paulonthe Mississippi.IIeoftensleptunderthestars withonlvablanketforwarmthandthe groundashisbed.Onthesetripshe carriedhisstockofspruceandchewing gum,gavecreditforavear.andwassaid tohavemademonevandfriendsallover thewest.
Whilehissonwasthetraveling salesman,JohnCurtistookcare ofthemanufacturingendofthe business.Theoriginal15-foot-square roominBangorquicklvbecametoo smalltoaccommodatetheproduction needed to meet the demand drummed upbvhisson.
Bv1S50,theCurtisfamilyhadmoved productiontoPortland.Thevbought hugeamountsofrawsprucegumto meettheirneeds,oncespendingS35.000 inasingledav.
Aftermovinghere,thefirmadoptedthe name“CurtisASon."Inadditiontothe originalStateofMainePureSpruceCum brand,thefirmdevelopedandsoldthe American Mag. 2(10 Lump Spruce, Trunk Spruce,andYankeeSprucebrands.
Ihevaddedalineofgumsmadeof paraffinsweetenedwithvanilla,licorice, andotherflavors,whichsoonsurpassed spruceguminpopularity.Someofthe paraffinbasedbrandswere:White Mountain,BiggestandBest.I’our-inIland.SugarCream,andLicoriceI.ulu. Thoseofusbornafter1950may rememberthebrightredlips,black moustachesandbuckteethweboughtas kidsfirsttowearandthenIochew. Those were made from paraffin gum.
InPortland,CurtisASonfirstlocated at2s1CongressStreet.Afterthegreat Portlandfireof1S66.thecompanybuilt thefirstbrickfactorsintheworldentirely devotedtothemanufactureofchewing gum,vvhicliwaslocatedatthecornerof loreandDeerStreets,thecurrent locationofIhibHirniture.
Thatbuildingisfivestoriestall, containedthreefloors45by155feet,and twofloors45bv90feet,anditshardlya stretchofthetruthtodeclaimthatit oughttobeamuseum.Atitshighpoint, Curtis A Son employed about 200 people,mostlywomen,andturnedout
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Thefather,JolinCurtis,diedofcancer onDecember2,1869.IIeisburiedin KvcrgrecnCemetery.fromthatpointon, JohnB.Curtistooksolecontrolofthe coinpain.Tomeetthegrowing competition, he invented numerous machinestoincreasetheefficiencyothis factory.Ileappearsnevertohave patentedanvofthoseinventions.
The gum industry changed fundamentallyaboutthattime.Circa 1869,ThomasAdams,ofStatenIsland, NeyyYork,yvhoyvastryingtodevelopa syntheticrubber,metAntonioLopezde Santa Anna, the deposed Mexican dictatoroftheAlamofame.
SantaAnnacominced/Adamsthathe yyouldbeabletomanufacturesynthetic rubberfromchicle.Adamsboughtaton ofchiclebutyyasn’tabletoproduce rubberfromit.Iledid,hoyveyer,noticeit couldbechcyved.
Onedayyvhenheyvasatadrugstore, Adamssayyalittlegirlbuysomegum. Whensheleft,lieaskedtheclerkyyhat kindofgumshe’dbought.Theclerktold himthatityvas\\hitcMountainbrand paraffin gum (made by Curtis Son).
Adamsdecidedtogetintothegum businessinahurryanddecidedtousehis stockpileofuselesschicletomakegum balls.ByIS-]hehadcreatedthelicoricebased"BlackJack”gumyvhichisstillbeing madetoday.
Adams became one of the most successfuloftheearlycheyvinggum magnates.Curtis(YSonfolloyvedhislead andshiftedfromspruceandparaffin gumstochicle-basedchcyyinggums.
JohnB.Curtisparlavedtheprofitsfrom hischcyyinggumbusinessintoseveral otherendeavors.In1872heenteredthe dredgingbusiness.Thenheopenedthe Curtisshipyard,yyherehebuilt10large yesselsbeforesellingtheshipbuilding businessyvhileretainingoyvnershipofthe realestate.
1letheninvestedinavesseloyynedby CaptainB.J.Willard.1lesayypotentialin CascoBay’sislandsandwithWillard investedinasteamerlinetotake vacationerstodestinationisland attractions.Asoyvnerofthecontrolling interestintheferrybetweenPortlandand SouthPortland,healsofounditinhis interesttodevelopthelegendary amusementparkonPeaksIsland.
InLS“8,heboughtyyhatyvasthen describedasthelargestandmost
expensivelybuilthouseinDeering, locatedonStevensAvenue.1lesoldoff allofhisinvestmentsexceptforCurtiscY Sonin1896.WhenhediedinPortland onJune13,189”,JohnB.Curtisleftan estatereportedbythe\ch York'limesata halfmilliondollars,yvhieliheleftinthe careoftrusteesyvhoyvereinstructedto
SouthPortland,yyhichyvasdevoted entirelytothemanufactureofspruceand paraffingums.TheSouthPortland factoryemployed50andproduced1.200 poundsofproductaday.
ThecompanyalsohadafactoryinSaint John’s,NeyyBnmsyyick,tohandle demands of the Canadian market.
I he company produced more than 40 brandsofchcyyinggum.notcounting privatelabelbrands.Ihebestknoyvnof itsbrandsyvas"()BoyCann,”theavoyyed favoriteofb’rankMerriyvell,heroofthe popularboys’adventurebooksinthe early1900s.
In1878,heboughtwhat wasthendescribedasthe largestandmost expensivelybuilthousein Deering,locatedon47 StevensAvenue.
paytheincometohiswidoyv,and.upon herdeath,hisestateyvastobedivided amongseveralpublicinstitutions,
LolloyvingthetraditionbegunbyJolin B.Curtis,thecompanyemployedseven travelingsalesmenyvhocoveredaterritory fromSt.Johns.Neyvfoundland,to Ilayvaii,andfromOyven’sSound, Ontario,toMexicoCity.
Leighton and Adams continued to operatethefactoryuntil1911,yvhenthey soldittoSenSenCubicleCompany. Adamscontinuedasmanagerforthat firm..AmericanCollideCo.acquiredthe businessin1917,againretainingAdams as manager. American Chicle was an amalgamation formed in 1899 from six largecheyvinggummanufacturers, including:Adams<YSons;Beeman.KisMe-Cum.Primley.S.T.Britten,and Yucatan Cum.
Hedisinheritedhisonly son,whomhereferredto inhiswillas“analleged issueofmybody.”
including820.()()()toestablishapublic libraryinhishometownofBradford, Maine.Iledisinheritedhisonlyson, yvhomhereferredtoinhisyyillas“an allegedissueofmybody.”
After the death of John B. Curtis, Adam P. Leighton, a former mayor ofPortland,andSilasB.Adams,a formeremployeeofthecompany,bought CurtiscYSonandcontinuedthebusiness. IIndertheirregime,thecompany employ ed 16 men and 80 to 100 yyomen yvhoproduced3,000poundsofchcyying gumdailywitharetailvalueof82,500.
Curtis<YSonused200.000poundsof sugar,7'5.000poundsofgumchicle.25 tonsofspruceresin,and20tonsof paraffinayear.
InadditiontotheLoreStreetfactory-, thecompanyhadabranchfactoryin
AmericanChicleyvasonasignificant acquisitionprogramyvhenitacquired Curtis(YSon.Ithadpurchasedthe Chickletbrandin1914andtheDciTne Company in 1916. In 1920, American Chicle,inanattempttorationalizeits manufacturing plants in more modem and centrallylocatedareas,closedthedoorsof thePortlandfactoryforgood.American CollideisnoyvadivisionoftheWarner Limbert Phanuaccutical Company . WhileCurtiscYSonyvasPortlands mostsuccessfulchcyyinggum manufacturer,ithadcompetitorsinthe earlvdays.Theareaof1’orcStreet betyveenthe11.S.Customs1louseand LranklinArterialyvashometoseveral chcyyinggumfactories.
l-’rom1868to1894,NathanWood,a manufacturerofpatentmedicineslocated at202LoreStreet,alsoproducedspruce gum. In 1869, Alpheus Huntington begantomakesprucegumat11and13 PlumStreet,yvhichnolongerexistsbut ranoffLoreStreetatnumber415.Ilis signaturelineyvascalled’Queenofthe NorthCum."Iluntingtoncontinuedto
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Bv1873theRundlettBrothers,Charles F„Fred11.,andJamesWording,entered thespruceandchewinggumbusinessat 201loreStreet.Theyprosedtohethe biggestlocalcompetition.Apparently.the RundlettBrotherssufferedfromsibling rivalry.and,by18,9,CharlesF.Rundlett hadsplitoffandopenedhisownbusiness at651afayetteStreetwhilehisbrothers remainedat201loreStreet,latermoving to413ForeStreet.Charles)•’.Rundlettgot outofthegumbusinessin1905,asear beforeRundlettBrotherscalleditquits. Bv 18”5AugustusF.Coffinbeganto makesprucegumat88Brackett Street.IIewentbacktoworkfor Curtis&Sonin1882butwasonhisown againthenextsear.In1888,heclosed his independent chewing gum business forgoodandreturnedtoCurtis&•Son. OutsidePortland,theMaine competition came from Alvarado O. ReedofBsron.Maine,whoseannual salesofsprucegumamountedto15tons. OtherMainecompetitorsincludedthe Maine Cum Company, B. C. Ogilvie Cum Compam, Carceau and Thistle, The I lapps Das Cum Compans , and the 11 iawatha Cum Company. AccordingtotheMaineForestService, theannualharvestofrasssprucegum ssasmorethan150tons,ssithasalucof 8500,000attheturnofthe20thccntun.
Bv1952,Maine'sproductionofrass sprucegumhadslippedtooulsfisctons asear.
CcraldF.C2airssasMaine’slast commercial manufacturer of spruce gum.Althoughhessasalifelongrailroad employee,liegotintothebusinessin 1937whenhetookosertheC.A. McMahan Compans , which had been (issuedbshiswife'sgrandfather.Mr. CarrlivedinPortland.IIemadehis spruce gum in Cumberland Center untilabout1960andthenatbise Islands,nearBath.
Carrproducedabouttwotonsof processedsprucegumasearmarketed under the Kennebec Spruce Cum Companslabel.Inthe1950s.his primarysalesoutletsweredrugandgift shops.IIealsohadanextensivemail¬ orderbusiness.Liter,bothI,.1.,Bean and1«mds’Endsoldhisgum.1he Kennebec Spruce Cum Company faded outinthemid-19~0s.Withitspassing, the Maine chessinggum industry becamehistory.
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He’sgonefrom“Hey,Beer Man!”to“Hey,Mr. Producer!” GRANT WILSON,lateofStoneCoast, hasresurfacedasthelatest maventorevuptheState Theater.Fromconcessionaireto impresariomayseemlikeabig jump,butWilsonfeelsreadyto avoidthemisstepsofhis predecessors.Hestartedby negotiatingaleasedealhe thoughtthetheatercould actuallysupport(“It’sadifferent scenariothanrentingout straight-upofficespace”)and gettingthenewownersonthe samepage.(“Theyunderstand theymaygetthenickelorthe dime,butthey’renotgoingto getthequarter.”)
Wilson’sdreamwastobea concertpromoteralongthelines ofhisWestCoastidolBill Graham.With1700seatstofill, hethinkstheStatecanbearock androllpalace,withlivemusic
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Upgradedstageaccoutrements, includinganewsoundsystem, make the venue even more attractiveto“name”actslooking toincludePortlandamongtour stops.Wilsonalsoplanstoopen asecondstage,amoreintimate performingareathatwillseat about400,toreducetheState’s “dark”datesandimprovethe bottomline.Hehasto;sincelast September11,concertticket saleshaveplungednationwide. (Unfortunately,maintenance costshaven’t,Wilsonsays,“We plasterjustabouteverymonth.”)
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televisionfromBetteDavisto SeanCassidyintouringroad showproductionsforwell-heeled summeraudiences.Nowinits thirdseasonunderProducing ArtisticDirectorRoyRogosin, theorganizationhas,as promised,shiftedformat, producingitsownshowsunder itsnewEquitycontract.(That change,coupledwithitsall¬ singing,all-dancingseason,puts itheadtoheadwithBrunswick’s MaineStateMusicTheater,sort oflikethedueling“Carmens”in Olympicspast.) participationevent.)Theformer WPOR morning host and New Yorktransplantmadetheswitch toproducer/performeratthe venuelastDecemberandhas seenasteadyclimbin attendanceaswellasseveral sold-outshows.Neveraverseto tryingnewthingsonstage,
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OpenJune14-LaborDay Sept.-Oct.groupeventsonly. RR3,Box1067-Bridgton,ME04009 207647-2522■FAX647-5512 WebSite:www.tarryawhile.com
The Armory Restaurant in the Portland Regency Hotel. Spectacular cuisine. Old Port charm, ft impeccable service in an elegant yet casual atmosphere w/ fresh dinner specials from land ft sea. Unforgettable house specialties— Seafood Fettuccine w/ lobster, shrimp, crab, ft mussels; Steak Diane, ft Black Angus Sirloin. Also open for breakfast ft lunch. Reservations recommended. 774-4200.
The Audubon Room at the Inn by the Sea on Route 77 in Cape Elizabeth. Breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean ft culinary masterpieces fea¬ turing fresh local produce, native seafood special¬ ties, ft exceptional handmade breads ft desserts. Grilled crab ft macadamia encrusted swordfish w/orange pepper basil coulis ft saute of Maine lobster ft veal on fresh angel hair w/ roasted tomato beurre blanc. Patio dining ft off premise catering available. Serving breakfast, lunch ft din¬ ner daily. 767-0888.
Bayou Kitchen. Serving cajun and traditional style breakfast ft lunch 6 days a week until 2 pm daily. Closed Tuesday. Fresh baked biscuits and cornbread go great with a bowl of gumbo or jambalaya. Daily blackboard selections including crawfish or black¬ ened gulf shrimp scrambled into your eggs. See our review at www.foodinportland.com 543 Deering Avenue, Portland 774-4935
Barbara's Kitchen and Cafe, 388 Cottage Road, South Portland, across from the Portland Players Theater, heading to Fort Williams. Casual, cre¬ ative, ft modestly priced cuisine for intimate din¬ ing by sunlight for breakfast, candlelight for din¬ ner. Vegetarians can savor our Eggplant Ravioli with a Roasted Red Pepper Cream Sauce. NY strip steak w/ Portobello Mushrooms ft demi¬ glaze is a favorite of carnivores. "The rosemary focaccia is reason alone to pay a visit."Downeast. Full bar available. Reservations 7676313. www.barbaraskitchen.com
Beale Street Barbeque ft Grill - Under the bridge in Knightville, So. Portland. Features hickory smoked and grilled meats, poultry, fish ft seafood as well as creative daily lunch and dinner specials. Full bar featuring Maine microbrews on tap. Reservations are not accepted. Children are wel¬ come. Open all day, seven days a week. 90 Waterman Dr. So. Portland 767-0130
Cafe Uffa, Delicious food served in casual ft friendly cafe that features local artists' work. Almond Encrusted Salmon on a Sugar Snap Pea, Vidalia Onion and Butternut Squash Ragout. Beef Tenderloin with Mustard Sauce and Scalloped Potatoes. Asparagus, Wild Mushroom ft Corn Risotto. Entrees $10-$18 Breakfasts feature cre¬ ative scrambles and omelets, Maine Blueberry pan¬ cakes with real maple syrup, and thick sliced smoked bacon. $4.50-$7. Dinners W-Sat. 5:3010pm; Breakfasts Sat. 8am-noon, Sun. 9am-2pm. 190 State St., Portland. 775-3380.
Falmouth's landmark Italian restaurant is the award-winning Casa Napoli Ristorante featuring multi-regional authentic Italian specialties. Choices for lunch consist of soups, salads, sand¬ wiches and simple veal ft pasta dishes. Dinner entrees include traditional pasta dishes, pesce or seafood, veal, sirloin and chicken served along with salad, homemade bread and the chefs choice of a side dish and vegetable. The Casa Napoli prides itself on an extravagant wine list of whites and reds, imported and domestic. Lunch is served from
11:30-2 Mon.-Fri; dinner from 5-9 Sun.-Thurs., 510Fri.andSat.Res.highlyrec.Sun.-Thurs., required Friday-Sat. 781-3342.
Take advantage of 5-star chef Tony Frechette's cre¬ ative touches at Cafe Stroudwater at the Embassy Suites Hotel. With an emphasis on Maine native seafood ft prime cuts of beef, Cafe Stroudwater offerseclecticbistro-stylecuisineftavarietyof select fine wines. For a most unique dining experi¬ ence, reserve a place at Portland's only chefs table, where you ft your guests will be pampered by Chef Frechette ft his staff while enjoying a 6-course meal prepared esp. for you. Breakfast, lunch, ft dinner daily w/ a spectacular Grand Sunday Brunch every 3rd Sun. of the month. Maj. credit cards, res. suggested. 775-0032.
Crickets Restaurant in Freeport. Delicious food at reasonable prices. Fresh local seafood, lobster, weekend prime rib, steaks, fajitas, pasta, salads, specialty sandwiches, vegetarian selections, daily blackboard specials. Private function room. Full service lounge. Maine micro-brews on tap. Easy parking only 1/2 mile south of L.L. Bean. Breakfast Sat. ft Sun. Brunch Sun., 11-3. Main Street, Freeport. 865-4005. Reservations/major credit cards accepted.
You can't beat the location of DiMillo's Floating Restaurant at 25 Long Wharf off Commercial Street for fabulous water views of Portland Harbor. Escape from the hustle ft bustle of the city. Watch the boats go by. Enjoy fresh Maine lobster yearround, steak, seafood dishes, ft more. Open 7 days a week from 11am-11pm. Children's menu avail¬ able. For drinks ft a lighter menu, try our Portside Lounge. 772-2216.
Dimitri's is a restaurant owned by native-born Greeks who have brought their homeland here in food and music. Specialties include Souvlaki (skew¬ ered pork), Avgolemono (egg and lemon soup), Mousaka, Mama's Spanakopita, Lamb Shanks Mytilini, and wood-grilled fish of the day. The Greek-style mussels are fantastic and the grilled banana dessert unique. Minutes from Portland at 185 Route One in Scarborough. Open 7 days, lunch 12-2:30 and dinner from 5 p.m. 883-9800.
Flatbread Company, voted Portland’s "Best New Restaurant" is serving award winning all natural flatbread pizza, baked in a wood-fired earthen oven. Relax and enjoy the show as the Flatbread crew prepares, bakes and serves your flatbread from an open kitchen, placed in the middle of the dining room. Located in the Old Port, on the water, in a beautiful wharf building overlooking the Casco Bay Ferry dock. Open Mon thru Sun 11:30 to close. MC, Visa, AMEX.
Deep in the heart of the mysterious Woodfords area at 540 Forest Avenue is the Great Lost Bear, where you'll find a full bar featuring over 50 draught beers, predominantly from local micro¬ breweries. Accompanying them is an enormous menu w/ everything from soups, salads, ft sand¬ wiches to vegetarian items ft steaks, as well as a large vegetarian selection ft the best nachos ft buffalo wings in town. Discover where the natives go when they're restless! Serving 11:30am-11:30pm 7 days/week. 772-0300. Visit us on-line at: www.greatlostbear.com
Jameson Tavern. Consists of two welcoming parts, a casual bar ft lounge ft a more formal dining room each offering acomfortable place
for easy dining. The building is the site of the signing of the constitution for the state of Maine when it broke away from Massachusetts. Classic preparations served in a graceful ft ele¬ gant setting make the Jameson Tavern a fine retreat from frenzied outlet shopping. 115 Main St, Freeport, 865-4196. Credit cards accepted; reservations recommended.
Eat at Marcy's to experience a true Portland diner, located in the heart of the Arts District. Marcy's is a favorite among locals for breakfast ft lunch. Enjoy blueberry, raspberry or chocolate chip pan¬ cakes, chili ft cheese omelets or french toast. Burgers are big and juicy, pastrami grilled to per¬ fection and homemade stews. Daily ft weekend specials for $2.95 include Italian sausage, B.B.Q. Kielbasa and Canadian style Bacon. Take out ft phone orders available (774-9713) on the corner of Free ft Oak St, Serving Breakfast ft Lunch from 6 am - 2 pm daily.
It's "Mex to the Max!" at Margaritas Mexican Restaurants ft Watering Hole! Two great loca¬ tions in Portland, others in Lewiston, Augusta, Orono ft Portsmouth, Margaritas serves up "over¬ sized" meals ft colossal-sized drinks! There's always free hot chips ft salsa, ft downright leg¬ endary margaritas, ft the house specialty is the sizzling fajita! Happy hour M-F, 4-7pm, free hot appetizers. In Portland at 242 St John St, Union Station Plaza, 874-6444 ft 11 Brown St near the Civic Center, 774-9398. Lunch at Brown St Fridays only.
Maria’s Ristorante, est. 1960 by owner/chef Anthony Napolitano, offers Portland's finest Italian cuisine with a very good Italian wine selection. Spacious, beautiful, Italian decorated dining rooms. Private rooms available for large groups. Veal saltimbocca, fettucini toscano, zuppa de pesce. Classic Italian desserts, Anthony's own pistachio gelato. Lunch: $5-$8, Tu-F, 11:30am-2 pm. Dinner: $9-$18, Tues.-Sat. from 5pm. 337 Cumberland Ave., free parking available. Please call 772-9232.
Oriental Table, Szechuan, Hunan ft Cantonese. We will prepare any of our dishes to your liking. We are happy to accommodate your special request; please let us know your preferences. We serve many vegetarian and heart-smart choices. Hrs: Mon-Thu 11:30am-8pm, Fri ft Sat 11:30-9pm, Sunday closed. 106 Exchange St. (top of the Old Port) Portland. Tel: 775-3388, Fax: 772-3388.
Food: —1/2, Service: —, Value for the $ — from Portland Press Herald-Go Cheap Eats, Nov., 2000
Parker's Restaurant. Since 1989 Parker's has been a cornerstone in North Deering Area. Open seven days a week 11:30 am til midnight. Homemade soups, great salads, hand-cut steaks make for the perfect business lunch. Fresh seafood, pasta and chicken round out a perfect menu. 1349 Washington Ave. 878-3339
The Pepperclub is a prize-winning restaurant ("Best Vegetarian" ft "Best Value" in Frommer's Guide to New England) featuring creative world cuisine. Its blackboard menu typically lists five vegetarian, three fish, ft three meat entrees, including a superb organic beef burger. Pepperclub offers relaxed, colorful, unusually affordable dining on the edge of the Old Port w/ easy, free parking ft good wines ft beers. Open nightly at 5 p.m.; credit cards accepted. 78 Middle Street, near Franklin Artery. 772-0531.
Saigon Thinh Thanh, 608 Congress Street, Portland. "Of the 137 restaurants listed in the 1996-97 edition, Saigon Thin Thanh is a fourstar restaurant ranked first in value. Saigon Thin Thanh is Maine's-and probably New England’sfinest Vietnamese restaurant."-Portland Dining Guide. “Four stars for food, service, Ft value for money. With good, healthy, flavorful food Ft quick service in a pleasant, clean atmosphere, Saigon Thin Thanh is worth investigating."-Press Herold. 773-2932.
Snow Squall restaurant voted a favorite by the locals; "You gotta, try the restaurant" Succulent Duck two ways, tender Veal Scaloppini, Large Lobsters,GrilledAtlanticsalmonwithfrizzledleeks.
Baked Haddock, and Maine Crab cakes with Grain mustard Aioli, are standouts on our wide ranging menu. Dinner is served nightly Lunch Monday to Friday and Sunday brunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday Dinner from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Enjoy our cozy fire¬ side lounge, featuring a lighter menu or the full dinner menu for casual dining. Private rooms to accommodate 100. Reservation are always welcome at www.snowsquall.com or 799-2232
Stone Coast Brewing Company is a major micro operation offering full restaurant facilities as well as fantastic brews on its substantial premis¬ es in the Old Port. Its restaurant, open from 11:30am daily, offers everything from steak to lobster, Ft you don't need to leave the building to enjoy some of the best live music in Portia nd— it's just upstairs. At 14 York, the junction of Pleasant, York Ft Fore Streets, w/ plenty of free parking. Call 773-BEER.
Tortilla Flat has been serving New Englanders fine Mexican food Ft drink for nearly 30 years. At 1871 Forest Avenue in Portland you can find favorites like nachos, fajitas, chimichangas, tamales, burritos, tacos, enchiladas, Ft frozen margaritas seven days a week, as well as seafood, steak, pork Ft chicken cooked w/ a Mexican flair. With lunch specials starting at $4.95, a children's menu, nightly specials, a Chili Happy Hour, a screened-in deck, Ft take-out, Tortilla Flat is a memorable Mexican experience you can afford any time. For more information, call 797-8729.
Wok Inn Szechuan, Hunan, Cantonese Ft Thai. Excellent food, fast and affordable. Choose from more than 130 delicious menu items. Eat in or take out. Delivery to Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Falmouth, Gorham, Portland, Scarborough, South Portland, Westbrook, Yarmouth Hours: Sun-M 11:30 am - 9:30 pm, Th 11 am - 11 pm, F-Sa 11 am - 2 am. 1209 Forest Ave., Portland. 797-9052 or 797-9053
Woody’s Bar and Grill 43 Middle St. Portland. Serving creative, fast food cuisine. Featuring local natural beef and chicken, and a focus on fresh local ingredients. Make sure to try the already famous "Woody Burger", and the soon to be famous Fish Tacos. Daily specials, includ¬ ing natural steaks, vegetarian and vegan dish¬ es, soups, and seafood. There is a great selec¬ tion of food friendly beer and wine. There's also gelato and other fresh deserts. Woody's serves this all up in a relaxed, cozy, and casual atmos¬ phere. "A burger joint in the best sence of the word," Portland Press Herald. Open for lunch Tuesday thru Friday. Dinner nightly Tuesday thru Saturday. Call (207) 253-5251 Check us out at: www.woodysburgers.com
Portland'snettElSalvadoranrestau¬ rant,InCasa,onWashingtonAvenue,is winningalotofnewfriendsquickly.
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WehadtotrvthePupusas,extrathick corntortillasfriedandfilledwithcheese andherbs(PupusadeQuesoconIxiroco, SI.50)orwithmeat(PupusaRevueltas, SI.25).Luscious.Thistasteissome¬ thingwe’veneverexperienced.Thetex¬ tureissoft,andtheflavors,forsomething secminglvsosimple,complex.Pupusas areservedwithcrispgreensresembling mayonnaise-freecoleslawforspreading ontop,andspicyredandgreenchili saucestobepouredoverallassuitsyour palate.\lvpartnerbrokeoffbitesofthe lovelylittlerounddiscswithnoaccom¬ panimentwhateverandwastransfixed. Wenexttriedachickenvegetable Quesadilla(S5.751withacrispcorntor¬ tilla(itmaybeorderedwitheithercorn orflourtortilla)andabeef,vegetable, andcheeseburritowithasoft,vummv
flourtortilla(S4.25).Botharevisually strikingaswellasrichlysatisfying.The burritoisofageneroussize,anditsfla¬ vorsblendperfectlywiththeCarne Asada(S8),aplateofbeansandriceand delicatelyseasoned,tendergrilledbeef. Anothergreatlvpleasingentreeisthe PolioalaPlancha($7):rice,beans,and asaladwithanenormousamountof deliciouspressedgrilledchicken. Althoughthereisroomforjustafew tablesinsidethemodestbutcomfortable diningarea,ownerElindaAlberthas addedaterrificoutdoordeckalongside therestaurant.Offeringagoodvicwof thecitv.lotsofsun,andthatoverallgood feelingexperiencedwheneatinggreat foodatgreatpricesinacomfortableout¬ doorsetting,thisdeckisadefinitedesti¬ nationforanyoneluckyenoughtofind outaboutthisvenspecialeaterv.
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BayChamberConcerts.Rockport.OnApril13at Strom/Auditorium.CamdenHillsRegionalHigh Sch<x>l.BayChamberpresents Promise of a Une Sonu, amusicalportrayalolthreedifferent losestoriesfromthreedifferentworlds, fromApalaehiatothePuertoRican neighborhixxlsofNewYorkCitytothe Afro-AmericancommunitiesoftheSouth. (207)236-2823. www.baychamlHTeoncerts.org
CenterforCulturalExchange.One LongfellowSquare.Portland.The Centerpresentsdancepartiesevcry Fridaynight,startingat7p.m. Admissionvariesandisatthedoor,anil scheduleissubjecttochange,soplease callahead:(207)761-1545.Dance Fridayscheduleforeachmonth throughouttheyearisasfollows:1st Friday.Mediterranean(Greek.Italian. Balkan):2ndFriday.Latin(Mexican. PuertoRican);3rdFriday.Africanand Afro-Caribbean;4thFriday.Celtic (Irish.French-Canadian)and5thFriday. Indian.(207)761-0591.
TheChoralArtSociety.143State Street,Portland.TheChoralArt Camerataperforms’ObjectsofArt"at theCathedraloftheImmaculate ConceptiononMay5.JointheCamerata inexploringthemysteriesofthehuman heartthrough acapelin singing.For information,call(207)842-OSIX).
ColbyCollege.LorimerChapel. Waterville.MusicatColbyConcertseries continuesonApril13withHieColby WindEnsemblepresenting"Riteand Passages."will)worksbyBerlioz. Moussorgsky.andR.Smithoffering lessonsondealingwithdeath,transfigurations,and ascension.OnApril20.theColbyJazzEnsemble's “lootSweetSuites"exploresthesymphonic leaningtothejazzsuitewithmulti-movement worksfromclassicEllingtontoMaine'sown Skellington.(207)872-3236.
CumberlandCountyCivicCenter.OneCivic CenterSquare.Portland.KennyChesney,withguest performersSaraEvans.PhilVassar,anilCarolyn DawnJohnson,playsatthecenteronApril11. followedbyTargetStatsonIce.April20.(207)775345Sor(207)775-3331.
DimensionsinJazzandtheMaineJazzAlliance. 98PleasantAxenue.Portland.AprilFest.amonthlongcelebrationofgreatjazzattheSkinny,the CenterforCulturalExchange,and.StarbirdMusic's recitalhall,features|x:rfonnaneesbyjazz luminariesExperiencethelegendarytubavirtuoso HowardJohnson.ex-MilesDavissideman saxophonistDavidLiebman.Japanesepianist
SatokoFuji,andtheincomparablejazzvocalist SheilaJordan.DonTmisstheconcertsfeaturing MainenativesBillMcHenry,tenorsax.bassistReid Anderson,andsaxophonistRobertStillmanwithhis quartetKalifactorsfeaturingChrisVanVixvrstVan Beestonbass.Formoreinformation,calltheMaineJazzAllianceat(207)828-1310.
Portland,continuetheirsixthseasonofNixtnday Concertsatthechurch.Thursdaysat12:15.toApril 11.(207)775-3356.
PortlandMuseumofArt.SevenCongressSquare. Portland.Tilepopular"JazzBreakfast"series resumesSundays.10:30tonoon,withPortCityJazz.BellamyBand.JaybirdStreet,and theBobJohnsonTrio.Concertsarefree withmuseumadmission.(207)775-6148.
PortlandSymphonyOrchestra.477 CongressStreet.Portland.OnApril6and 7StephenSondheim's! UtileNight Music comestotheMerrillAuditoriumin as|x:cialconcertversionfeaturing BroadwaystarJix-elynPollardandahost ofMainefavorites.Hie"Mozartand More"seriescontinuesattheMerrillwith "MozartandIlaydn"onApril14. includingHaydn's MilitarySymphony and Mozart's Symphony No. 39.Jointhe symphonyandguestviolinistWilliam PreucilonApril30foraneveningof "SlavicPassions."ConcertmasterofThe ClevelandOrchestra.Preucilbringshis Grammy-winningtalenttoDvorak's popularVt'o/ni Concerto anilwiththe rousingTchaikovsky ThirdSymphone. the PSO'sseasoncomestoaperfectfinale. (207)842-08(X). www.portlandsymphony.com
TheLarkSocietyforChamberMusic. P.O.Box11.Portland.ThePortlandString QuartetcontinuesitsMasterpieceSeries onApril7atWixxlfordsCongregational Churchwithmasterpiecesoftheearly20th century.includingworksbySamuel Barber.IgorStravinsky.BelaBartok,and MauriceRavel,withareceptionhostedby BellaCucina.(207)761-1522.
IVAArts.221LisbonStreet.Ix-wiston.Atthe RamadainLewistononApril18.L/AArtspresents "Natraj."acreativesynthesisoftheclassicalmusic ofIndia,traditionalmusicfromWestAfrica.and contemporaryjazz.(207)782-7228.www.laarts.org
PCz\GreatPerformances.LiveatMerrill Auditorium.CongressStreet.Portland.Theworld's remarkablenewHutesensation("flawless... uncanny...dynamic"-A'cn YorkTimes). Emmanuel Pahudin"MusicforFluteandStrings"performs fontMozartquartets,aWeberntrio,andmoreon April11.HieLosAngelesChamberOrchestra,with JeffreyKahane,conductor,anilThomasQuastoff("a newgixloftheconcertstage"- TheNewYorker). bass-baritone,perform1laydn's SymphonyNo.SS.(I Major. Bach'sCantatasNos.<S’2and56.anil Ginastera'sI ariacionesConcerumtes. z\pril23. PCAbringsRayCharlestotheMerrillonApril25. (207)842-O8IXJ.www.ix-agrcatperformances.org
PortlandConservatoryofMusic,incollaboration withFirstParishChurch.42CongressStreet.
UniversityofSouthernMaine.37 CollegeAvenue.Gorham.LSM'sFaculty ConcertSeriespresentsBettyRines.trumpet,with JudithHuntQuimby,piano,in"MyFavorite Things."April19.(207)780-5555.Residency programsinclude:EmmanuelPahud.flute.April11: HerbPomeroy,jazztrumpet.April12:andDuponte StringQuartetwithpianistLauraKargulinconcert. April26.www.usm.maine.edu/music
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PortlandStageCompany.PortlandPerforming ArtsCenter.27ForestAvenue.Portland.A/r. YasminaReza'sstunningplay,exploresthefragile bondsthatholdourintimaterelationshipstogether. Watchasthepurchaseofanewpainting-modem, expensive,andwhiteonwhite-sparksahilarious debateaboutartaniltasteamongthreeoldfriends. Accordingtobedfordsmartins.com."YasminaReza (b.1959)studiedatParisXUniversityandlaterat theJacquesLecix|DramaSchool.Shebegan workingasanactressinFranceandapjx.-aredin numerousplaysbycontemporaryauthorsaswellas
playsbyMoliere.Marivaux,andSachaGuitry.In 1987shewrote ConversationsafteraUnrial for performanceinFranceandwontheprestigious MoliereAwardforIrcsiauthoraswellasmany otherawards.FollowingitsperformanceinFrance, theplaywasproducedintranslationinEuropeand SouthAmerica.Reza'sFrenchtranslationofSteven BerkoffsadaptationofFranzKalla'snovel The Metamorphosis forperformancebyRoman Polanskiwasnominatedforthe1988Moliere Awardfortranslation. WinterCrostini; (1990).her secondplay,wonthe1990MoliereAwardforbest fringeproductionthatyear. Art premieredinBerlin andopenedinParisin1994.whereitwonthe MoliereAwardforbestauthor,bestplay,andbest production.ItalsowonprizesinLondonforIrest comedyandinGermanyforbestforeignplay." PerformancesarefromApril9toMay5.(207) 774-0465.www.port.stage.com
TheTheaterProject,14SchoolStreet.Brunswick. RoaldDahl'smuchlovedstory. Charlieandthe ChocolateFactory. withWillyWonka.Charlie,and thatoddassortmentofcharacters,playsfromMay3 to12followedby"VoicesintheMirror."another kxskatlifefromtheProject'sYoungCompany ensembleofhighschoolactors.May30toJune2. (207)729-8584.www.theaterproject.com
LyricMusicTheater.176SawyerStreet.South Portland.EnjoyColePorterathisbestwhilehis wittylyricsandmusicpokefunataNewYork Societyfamilywhosedaughterisabouttobe married.In"HighSociety."theweekendofthe wedding11ndsthefamilycopingasaformerI husbandandthehusband-to-beliterallycrashthe party.April26toMay12.(207)799-1421.
ThePortlandPlayers.120CottageRoad.South Portland. TheForeigner. I.arryShue'ssidesplitting comedysetintheDeepSouth,bringstolifeafunny foreigner,asinisterminister,andawackywidow. DirectedbyDavidGoulet,performancescontinue throughApril20.(207)799-7337.
I'niversityofSouthernMaine.Departmentol Theatre.37CollegeAvenue.Gorham.Thestudent devisedshow. Mnlti-niedKehion. showsfromApril 26toMay4.Anoriginalworkcreatedbystudents overthecourseofayearledbytheaterprofessor AssuntaKent,thenew.groupperformance-art offersunusualtheaterexperience.(207)780-5151.
WatervilleOperaHouse.93MainStreet. Waterville.OnMay9to10 The Championship Season, aJasonMillerplay,comestotheOpera House.WhatdoyougetwhenFivegrownmen cometogethertoreminiscetheirstatebasketball championshipof20yearsearlier?(207)873-7(XX). www.operahouse.com
AbbeMuseum.BarHarbor.Theexhibition"Four Mollys:WomenoftheDawn"exploresfour centuriesofhistoryintheNortheastthroughthe personalhistoriesoffourMaineNativeAmerican womenandisbasedontheaward-winningbook
Women oj the Dawn bywriterandanthropologist BunnyMcBride,exhibitioncurator."FourMollys" includesobjects,portraits,andphotographsthat representandinterpretthewomenandtheirtimes, lenderstotheexhibitincludetheAmerican MuseumofNaturalHistoryinNewYork,the CanadianMuseumofCivilizationinQuebec,the DenverAnMuseum,tlx:HeldMuseuminChicago,and tlx.'NationalMuseumoftheAnx?ricanIndian. SmithsonianInstitute.Washington.DC.(207)288-3519.
AiicociscoGallery.615CongressStreetandatthe EastlandParkIlotel.Portkind.featuringworkbyan eclecticgroupofartists.Aucocisco’simpressiveroster includesGeorgeDaniel.JohnHultberg.George Lloyd.TtxldWebb.AbbyShahn.ZeroMostel.Alice IlarmonShaw.RoseMarasco.CarloPittore.Jix:
"ThePoetryWithin:TheLife andWorkofWilliamThon," PortlandMuseumofArt throughMay27.
Slusky.andothers.IMvatelyconsignedworksbyWill Barnettalsoavailable.(207)874-2060
BatesCollegeMuseumofArt.AndrewsRoad. Lewiston.Ilighlightsfromthecollege'spermanent collectionofinternationallysignificantworksofart includeanoutstandingcollectionofworksby LewistonnativeMarsdenHartley.Themuseumis freeandopentothepublic.(207)786-6158. www.bates.edu/adin/museuin
BowdoinCollegeMuseumofArt.Brunswick. Continuingexhibitsinclude"Portraitsfromthe PermanentCollection.""ArtandLifeintheAncient Mediterranean."AsianandEuropeanartfromthe permanentcollection,and"AmericanMurals." OpeningApril11is"fellingToggles:Netsukein Context."Netsuke,intricatelycarvedminiature sculptures,servedastogglesbyvvhiehtoattach varioussmallcontainerstothekimonosashthat waspartoftraditionalJapanesecostume.The exhibitexploreshowthesesculpturalpieces functionasalenstothecultureandsixietyofEdo ivriixiJapan(1630-1868).ThegalleriesareopenIt) a.m.to5p.m.TuesdaytoSaturdayand2p.m.to5 p.m.onSunday(freeadmission).(207)725-3275.
CenterforMaineHistory.489CongressStreet. Portland."Longfellow.TheManWhoInvented America"opensonApriI12anilcontinuesto2(X)3. TheexhibitincludesfreshimagesofHenty WadsworthLongfellow,memorabilia,andobjects toexplainhowthe19thcenturypoetstillconnects AmericanstotheirhistoryandintluencesAmerican
life.Theexhibitcomplementstherenovationofthe historicWadsworth-Longfellowhouse,the childlxxxlhomeofthepoet.adjacenttothe exhibition.(207)774-1X22.
TheArtCallenatTheClown.123MiddleStreet. Portland.Featuringaworldclasswinecellar, contemporaryartgalleryandaneclecticmixof culturalproducts.Viewsamplesfromthecurrent showinthegalleryatwww.the-clown.com.For moreinformation,call(207)756-7399.
ColbyCollegeMuseumofArt.5600Mayflower Hill.Waterville.Ongoingexhibitsare'TheArtof AlexKatz"inthePaulJ.SchupfGalleryand "AncientArt."fromColby'spermanentcollection, intheJetteGallery.Themuseumisopentothe publicandisfreeofcharge.Formoreinformation, call(207)872-3228.
FarnsworthMuseumofArt.MainStreet. Rockland."AndrewWyethSelections"continues throughMay19;N.C.WyethinMaine"through April27,2(X)3;"AmyToensing:Monhegan Photographs"throughApril7;"CelesteRoberge: Quarry"and"AlisonHildreth:LostStories" throughJune9.Permanentexhibitionsinclude "MaineinAmerica:SelectionsfromthePermanent Collection."includingsomefs.(XX)paintings, sculptures,prints,photographsandworksonpaper. (207)596-6457.www.farnsworthmuseuin.org
FilamentGallery.181CongressStreet.Portland. MichaelAngulo'sntandalicgraphicillustrationsin coloredpencilsandpaintandErnestPatemo's blownglassandneonsculptureshowthroughApril 20.(207)221-2061.
ForeStreetGallery.366ForeStreet.Portland. GalleryGroupShowincludingCarltonPlummer. PaulBlackandCynthiaMcMullen.874-8084.
GoldsmithGallery.41CommercialStreet. Boothbay1larbor."ANewBouquet.”featuring watercolorandinklloralportraitsbyJeanSwan Gordon,showsfromMay23toJune26.633-6252.
JamesonGallery.305CommercialStreet.. Portland.JamesonrepresentsadiverseIxxlyoffine artwithemphasisonContemporaryRealismby artistswhohavestrongtiestoMaine.772-5522.
IVAArtsAllMaineInvitational.AtriumGallery. Lewiston-AubumCollege.51WestminsterStreet. Lewiston.Theworkof60ofMaine'sfinest contemporaryartistsshowsatthegalleryin conjunctionwiththe13thanniversaryofthemuch anticipatedIVAArtsannualauction.(SIX))6392919.www.laarts.org.
Local188GalleryandI'apasBar.188State Street.Portland.Eclecticshowsandmixedmedia. TuesdaytoSaturdayfrom11a.m.toclosing:tapas availablefrom4p.m.:Sundaybreaklastinthe galleryfrom9a.m.to3p.m.(207)761-7909.
MuseumofAfricanTribalArt.122SpringStreet. Portland.Visitaworld-classcollectionofunique Africantribalmasksandartifactsrepresentingover
Richard Abbott
Marian Baker
Melody Dalessandro Bonnema
Garret D. Bonnema
Scott Goldberg
Paul Heroux
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AtriumGallery,USM'sLewiston-AuburnCollege 51WestminsterSt.,Lewiston
March22throughMay3.2002
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Friday8a.m.to4:30p.m.
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Sharon Townshend . photography ' Jere DeWaters
Denise Froehlich
Gary Green
Steven Traficonte
Sara Hotchkiss
Susan Lalemand
Lucy Tracy jewelry
Judith Barker
MaryJane Doubleday
Peggy Johnson
Alfred Kypta
Elizabeth Nowers
MicheleStivaletta
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Donald Best
Michael Hoy Woodworking
Jacques Vesery
paintings/prints/drawings j
Janice Anthony "I
Joel M, Babb ,
Siri Beckman '1 Dozier Bell , Holly Berry
Maya Best ■
Mary Bourke
Susan Drucker '
Kathleen Galligan i
Harold Garde
Robert Gibson
Dorothy Glendinning • DeWitt Hardy
J. Thomas R. Higgins
Frances Hodsdon
Nina Jerome
Pamela Johnson
BrigitteKeller
Monica Kelly
Michael H, Lewis
James Linehan
Frederick Lynch
Teresa McCue
Genetta McLean
Crystal Nicholas
Dennis Pinette
Stuart Ross
Robert Shetterly
Duncan Slade
LoisJ.Strickland
Barbara Traficonte
Lynn Travis
Martha Truscott
Susan VanCampen
David Vickery
Susan B. Webster
John R Wiley
Dudley Zopp
onethousandyearsofCentralantiWestAfrican history.Admissiontothegallery’isfree.871-7188.
PortlandMuseumofArt,7CongressSquare. Portland.Currentexhibitsinclude:"WilliamThon: ARetrospective”withmorethan50works spanningsixdecadestracingThon'scareerand creativeachievementsfromhisearliestoilstohis powerfulFinalwatercolors."BernardLanglais: IndependentSpirit,"celebratingthesculpturalwork ofMainenativeBernardlamglais.opensonApril 11.featuringmorethan60examplesofLanglais's work,chartinghisdevelopmentfromthelate1950s to1977.FreeadmissionFridayeveningsfrom5 p.m.to9p.m.(207)773-ARTSor(8(X))639-4067.
MaineMaritimeMuseum.243Washington Street.Bath.Maine’smaritimeheritageistold throughgalleryexhibits,anhistoricshipyardsite, adultandchildren'seducationalprograms,special eventsandnarratedexcursionsalongtherisersand coasttopointsofhistoricsignificanceandscenic beauty.Currentexhibitsinclude"Workingthe Coast,"featuringcontemporaryartists'renditionsof Maine’sworkingcoast,bothpastandpresent,inoil. watercolor,andgouache;"PortsofCall:Maine SeafarersVoyageAroundtheWorld.”aselectionof thestoriesofseafarerswhosoyagedtheworldin vesselslaunchedfromMaineshipyardsfromthe late18thcenturythroughtheearly20thcentury;the ModelShop,displayingavarietyofshipmodels andmodelingtoolsfromthecollection.443-1316.
MaineNarrowGaugeRailroad&Museum, locatedinthehistoricPortlandCompanybuildings (at58ForeStreetinPortland),wherehundredsof steamlocomotives.includingMainenarrosvgauge engines,werebuilt.Opendaily.10a.m-4p.m.with trainridesonthehourfrom11a.m.until4p.m.See theonlyMainetwo-footgaugeparlorcar.builtin 1901fortheSandyRiverandRangeleyLakes Railroad.WalkthroughthePondicherryandMt. Pleasant,twocoachesbuiltfortheBridgton&Saco RiserRailroadintheearly1880s.(207)828-0814.
MaineStateMuseum.87StateHouseStation. Augusta.“ReflectionsofMaine:Glassfromthe MaineStateMuseum"offersoneofthefinest collectionsofMaine-madeandMaine-relatedglass everassembled.(207)287-2304.
I'heBarbaraCooneyFestivalAuctionof Children’sBookIllustrations.TheSkidompha PublicLibrary.Damariscotta.Morethan80artists participateinthe3rdannualfestivalhonoringthe memoryofchildren'sbookauthorandillustrator BarbaraCooney.AuctioneerKajaVcilleuxopens thebiddingat6:30p.m.followingachampagne receptiontomeettheartistsat5atthelibrary.
Peary-MacMillanArcticMuseum.HubbardHall. BowdoinCollege.Brunswick,displaysthefur clothing,snowshoes,pickaxes,knives,guns,andone ofthefivesledgesthatRobertE.Pearykx>ktothe NorthPole,aswellastheEskimopotsandlamps, ivoryandsoapstonecarvings,huntingweapons.
clothing,thefull-sizedskinkayakthatDonaldB. MacMillanencounteredonhisArcticexplorations, andofcourseafewBowdoinpolarbears!Ongoing exhibitsinclude:"5. S.Roosevelt: Modelof Strength."anadmiraltymodelofRobertE.Pears's Maine-builtshipofexploration;"BaffinIsland: ThenandNow";and"FacingtheFuture:Mask MakingTraditionsofNorthAlaska."725-3062.
Barbara'sKitchenandCafe.SouthPortland. EnjoytheCafe’sBistronighteveryThursdaywith specialguests,events,andwinetastingdinners. (207)767-6313.orbarbscafe@aol.com
GreaterPortlandLandmarks.Portland.Fixeof Portland'shistoricinstitutionsareteamingupto offertinexcitingandrewardingtrainingprogramfor volunteerguides."Portland'sHistoryDocents."file MaineHistoricalSociety.GreaterPortland Landmarks.TateHouseMuseum.PortlandHarbor MuseumandVictoriaMansionarerecruitingnow forthisinnovativeten-weekcourse.Classesareon ThursdaymorningsbeginningFebruary7.Contact BillHallatLandmarks.(207)774-5561.
LongfellowBooks.IMonumentWay.Portland. "NewVoices:WritersbecomingAuthors."a monthlyreadingseriesofpoetryandprose, continuesthefirstFridayofeachmonth,beginning at7p.m.ifbooks@maine.rr.com
PortlandTrails.Portland.Illisnon-profiturban landtrustdedicatedtomakingPortlandanevermore-livablecitybybuildingtrailsthatencourage walkingandbicyclingaspracticalalternativestothe automobileoffersawideandvariedselectionof eventsthroughouttheyear.(207)775-2411or laura@trails.org.
MaineWritersandPublishersAlliance.12 PleasantStreet.Brunswick.MWPAoffers workshopsinfiction,poetry.creativenonfiction, children'sliterature,andpublishing.729-6333.
OsherMapLibraryandSmithCenterfor CartographicEducation.314ForestAvenue. Portland.Theonlyseparatelyestablishedraremap libraryinnorthernNewEngland.TheSmithand Oshercollectionscomprisefineexamplesof originalmaps,atlases,geographies,andglobes spanningtheyearsfrom1475tothepresent.The collectionscontainapproximately2().(MX)maps,as separatesheetsorboundinover1.500rarebooks andatlases.OpenTuesdaytoSaturday,varying hours.7X0-4X50.www.usni.niaine.edu/~inaps
I'niversityofSouthernMaineSouthworth Planetarium.96FalmouthStreet.Portland,lakea triptothestarswithoutleavingPortland!Every FridayandSaturdaynightat7p.m.there'san astronomyshow.followedbyalaserlightconcertat 8:30p.m.:andonSaturdayaftemtxinsat3p.m. thereareFamilyAstronomyShows.Theexhibit area,whichcontainsinteractivecomputers,space art.andvideodisplays.isopentothepublic Monday-Fridayfrom9a.m.to5p.m.Forcurrent 'howtitles(theyrotateweekly).call(207)7X04249;andforinformationonthenightsky.call SkywatchHotlineat(207)7X0-4719.
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Sadly,originalownerJamesM.Karie, whoranaprestigiousPhiladelphiaart gallon,passedawavbeforeconstruction ofIlighPasturewascompletein1907;his wife.Alice,bornaPardee(‘old,old Philadelphiamonev’thatcameoriginally fromcoal,we'retold)summeredhere untilherdeathin1915.
Elinor,theoldestsister, wenttoParistopaint thesametime fellowPhiladelphian MaryCassattwentthere. Elinorburnednearlyall herworktheyearshe turnedforty.
ButthemovieaboutIlighPasture wouldfollowthevervprivatepaths oftheirthreeunmarrieddaughters Elinor,Man,andDoris,whoselivescor¬ uscatedaroundart,romance(atrystwith aEuropeancount!)andtheOgunquitArt Colonvduringitszenith.
Accordingtoasurveybvthe\laine OlmstedAlliance’sTheresaMatter,tal¬ ented,headstrong“ElinorEarlewasan accomplishedartistwhostudiedinParis atthesametimeasManCassatt,whowas alsofromPhiladelphia.Elinorwonthe CrandPrixattheMuseumofPineArtsin Philadelphiabutgavetheprizeaway becauseshewasconvincedthatother artistsweremoredeserving.
"Attheageof40,shegaveuppainting andburnedalmostallofherwork;today, onlyafewpiecessurviveatthehomes ofrelatives..."
Doriswasthetomboy,revellinginall thingsphysical.“Eachyear,shearrived earlierthantherestofthefamilytosuper¬ visetheplantingofthevegetablegarden. Inadditiontothevegetablegarden,Doris tendedanextensivecuttinggardennear theappleorchard.Manvfamilypho¬ tographsshowDorisandhersistershappi¬ lyworkinginthevegetablegardens, wateringtheperennials,orpreparing ciderintheorchard.”
MarvEarlemusthavebeenthewild one.AEuropeancountfellinlovewith her,evencameheretotheoceantowoo
heronthevvindsvveptstoneloveseatlac¬ ingtheocean,butthelamilvdisapproved anditwasn’ttobe.
Iakcmanvvotingsocietywomeninthe area,Man“...tookpaintinglessonsIrom Mr.(diariesWoodbiirvatthencarbvart¬ ists’colonvin()giniqiiit,”savsthesurvey. Frequent guest Woodbiirv must have beenaclosefriend,becauseIothis dav,oneofhisetchings-olbiplanes flyingoverOgunquitBench-hangsina bedroomofIlighPasture,createdand signedbvtheartistforyoungRichard Earle,Elinor’sadoptedson,sometime before1920.
RichardEarle’swidow,thecolorful ErancesEarle,ofWaco,Texas,ownsthe housetoday,havingkeptIlighPasturein timelessorderinthevearssinceWorld WarII.
Theonlydetailthatjarstheviewerout ofa1920swoon—1920isthelastyear ElinorcorrespondedwiththeOlmsted brothersaboutimprovementstothegar¬ dens,andtherehavebeenscantchanges sincethen—isagaragehousingacov¬ eredtaupe1907Corvairconvertiblewe werenotinvitedtoinspect.
Butitisthepathsthefamikhaswoven intothehistoryofthesedillsthatfasci¬ natewithacinematicvividness:IlillPath, Maid’sPath,SneakPath,XewPath,
RomanticMaryfellin lovewithacount,who followedherheretowoo her.Butitisthepaths thefamilyhaswoveninto thehistoryofthesecliffs thatfascinatewitha cinematicvividness.
ChurchPath,andSeaPath.1heMaid’s Pathstartsatthebackofthehouse;the hiredhelpatIlighPastureusedthisas theiranswertothefamily’sgranderSea Pathwiththeloveseat;accordingtothe Olmstedsurvey,themostauthoritative recordofthepropertv.themaids"would visit[therocks]aftertheirmorningwork wascompletedandbeforepreparingafter¬ noontea.
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Enteringthehousefromtheocean side,withincrediblestoneworkand Olmsted’sgardensinview,visitorsarc delightedwiththegraceful,curvedstair¬ casethatleadstheeyeuptoaPalladian windowwithwindowseat.Totheleft,the largediningroomhasErenchdoors,a fireplace,andagooddealofbuilt-incab¬ inetry(originalsideboardbelowglass doors,built-inchinacabinet),asdoesthe restofthehouse-“comingonthetrain fromPhiladelphia,theywantedtopack aslittleaspossible.”savsVaughanPratt.
forafter-dimicrcoffee,wcsuggestvisi¬ torsskiptheotherwisesumptuousliving roomandadjourntothe“enclosedsun¬ roomandwraparoundcoveredporch," “NewPathwasaddedin thelate1940swhena polioepidemic discouragedpeople fromvisitingthe publicbeach.”
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Olmstedcreatedthe formalgardens,butthe informalbeauty elsewhere,ona sweepingscale85feetin theair,ispartofafar granderdesign.
Somamofthehouse’soriginal rhythmsremainthatvoucanalmosthear thestepsonthebackstaircasewhich leadstotwobedroomsoriginalh designedforthemaids.Butvoncanmost certainlvhearthesoundoftheocean even-whereinthehouse.'Oceanfront’ and'Oceanview’havealreadybeen established.Butthishouse,withitstow¬ eringelevation,hasoceansoundtorival whatvouhearfromvariousnooksand cranniesofNewportmansions,suchas theupperloggiaofTheBreakers. Idually,anadorablepottingshed, designedtomatchtherestofthearchitec¬ tureofthegreen-and-whiteresidence,has beenpreparedforthegardeningelves. Frederick1awOlmsted’scontribution consistsofa Long Garden, Enclosed Court,andotherstonedesignsandter¬ races.Later,thefirmprovideddesignsfor
RoundCardenwithhirdbathandflag¬ stonepaths.Originalexoticrosesand trellisesdatetotheoriginalplantings here.Becausetherealestatewasso exclusiveandthefamilywassoprivate, theOlmstedSurveysuggests,IlighPas¬ turehasneverbeenpartofagardentour. Butyoucouldconductthefirstoneif youpaythepurchasepriceof$3,675 million(aswellas$7,467eachyearto thetownofYorkand$7,788tothetown Neighborandfrequent visitorCharlesWoodbury createdanetchingof biplanesflyingover OgunquitBeachforyoung RichardEarlesometime after1917.Thesigned etchingstillhangsinan upstairsbedroom.
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ofOgunquit-that'sright.1lighPasture sprawlsacrosstheoceanfrontoftwosea¬ sidecommunities!
AlloftheOlmstedblueprintsfor1ligh Pasture-eventheemendations-still existandarepartofthepermanentcollec¬ tionattheSmithsonianInstitute.
Theinformalbeautvelsewhere,ona sweepingscale85feetabovesealevel,is partofafargranderdesign.
E. F. Abbott, Auburn
S. O. Irish, Auburn
Richard H. Stubbs, Augusta
Lewis H. Burleigh, Augusta
Guy P. Gannett, Augusta
Mrs. Joseph Williamson, Augusta
Walter P. Wyman, Augusta
W. S. Wyman, Augusta
Mrs. Joseph Williamson
M.E. Kinsley, Augusta
William C. Peters, Bangor
C. W. Vanderbilt, Bar Harbor
Hugh McMillan, Bar Harbor
Mrs. George Zabriskie Gray, Bar Harbor
Charles Fry, Bar Harbor
Joseph Pulitzer, Bar Harbor
J. A. Garland, Bar Harbor
♦John K. Mitchell III, Bar Harbor
iGeorge B. Dorr, Bar Harbor
Mrs. David B. Ogden, Bar Harbor
>3enjamin Curtis, Blue Hill
’F. A. Burton, Brunswick
Mrs. Edward W. Bok, Camden (Nimaha)
aMrs. Edward W. Bok, Camden
'Mrs. James W. Earle, Cape Neddick
Ellis Ames Ballard, Chebeague Island
.Spaulding Bisbee, Cumberland
’William D. Ireland, Cumberland
Frederick L. Olmsted, Deer Isle (Felsted)
George Woodward, Falmouth
: t. A. Randall, Falmouth
G. S. Derby, Falmouth
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F. L. Dixon, Lewiston
W. Scott Libbey, Lewiston
A. H. Gross, Long Beach
W. B. Williamson, Manchester
Brace C. Loring, Manset
Mrs. F. M. Woolworth, Monmouth
Thomas W. Lamont, North Haven
Charles D. Norton, North Haven
L. E. Kimball, Northeast Harbor
Mrs. Arvine Wales, Northport
Cary Bok, Northport (Ducktrap)
F. A. Whiting, Ogunquit
C.H.C. Wright, Paris Hill
Mrs. William R. Belknap, Pemaquid Point
John Hopkins Smith, Portland
Herbert Payson, Portland
Louis S. Gimbel, Rangeley
Mrs. Edward Bok, Rockport
S. F. Clark, Seal Harbor
Mrs. Edward K. Dunham, Seal Harbor
Richard M. Hoe. Seal Harbor
Mrs. Marcus Hanna, Seal Harbor
Charles B. Carter, Winthrop
Leon A. Francisco, Wiscasset
William Tudor Gardiner, Woolwich
Nathan Thompson, Yarmouth
G. W. Hammond, Yarmouth (Camp Hammond)
Francis Lynde Stetson, York Harbor
Harold C. Richard, York Harbor
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avorallthatgraciousurbanlivinghastoofferinthis1927 \\AII'.KkBOXIbrickhome,hithemorning,strolltheErcderick LawOlmsteadparkwayatthelootofvonrflagstonepath;inthe afternoon,kayak,windsurf,sail,orrowbeautifulBackCoveatvonrfront doorstep;andintheeveningwalktoPortlandPublicMarketfordinner andaconcertatMerrillAuditorium.Alnight,watchthefireworksover theharborfromyourcoveredbackporch.Enjoyallthisfromoneofthe finestneighborhoods(withinwalkingdistanceofpublicXprivate schools,theuniversity,andOldPortshopping)intheheartof"\mcrica's mostlivablecitv.”
Everywindowaffordsanincomparablewaterandcitsview.The2S-fl.
livingroomhasfrenchdoors,atudorfirepla themediterranean-stylesolariumwith tiledfloorandvaultedceiling.The spacious master bedroom and the coza cleiibothbaregasfireplaces.The gourmetkitchenandbutler'spanIrv leadingtothediningroomareelegantly appointedwithgranitecounters,diem cabinetry,tile floors,and stainlesssteel appliancesincludingaJenn-Airmodulargasgrillwithconvectionoven. Thereare5bedrooms,21/2tiledbaths,anda17-xI“-ft.artist'sstudio designedbythefirmofJohnCalvinStevens.Theslateroofandcopper
flashingarenew,asare thecareftdhrecreated woodengutters,soffits, andsoffittabs.
Thefurnace,circular drivewaywithisland, andgranitestepsarealso new.Attachedgarage, built-ins,original fixtures,securitysystem &■hardwoodfloors throughout. $699,000
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FictionByJoshuaBodwell
ThewinterI worked nights takingtollmoney ontheturnpikewas oneoftheeoldestin thestate’shistorv.
Realk,thereweren’t manyfolksontheroad thattimeofnight.Itwas truckers,mostly.They weretough-lookinggms withtiredewesandstub¬ ble-coveredfaces.
Ilietruckerswere chargeddifferentlythan normalcarsorpick-ups. Theywerechargedbv thenumberofaxles theyhadonthetrailers (hexwerehauling.
So.I’dslidethedoor tomvboothopen-I reinemberthiswell causeIdiditmamtimesevennight-and I’dleanoutintothe coldair,counttheaxles. andchargethetruckeraccordingly.
Ihctruckersalwayswantedareceipt, too.'Iha!wasdifferentthannormalfolks. Thetruckersweren’tsobad.Ilikedmost ofthemandgottoknowafewbvname.
Iheyprobablylikedtohawanotherper¬ sontotalkwithforamomentbeforedri¬ vingoffdownthehighway,closingthe gap,shorteningthedistancebetween themandtheirdestination.
Ilikedthattoo,talkingwithsomeone.It wasaloiiclvsortofwork,thosewinter nightsinthebooth,butthemonevwas realgood.Thesummeroithatwarmv firstsonhadbeenborn.
IIewasamazing,mvson.Perfection, leufingers,tentoes;thewholenine yards.Ilewasawarmlittlebundleof pinkness.I’dgetuprealclosetohimin thefirstlightofmorning,whenIdjust gottenhome,andI’dbreatheinthe smellofhim,kisshistim.smoothface.
I le meant the w hole goddamned world tome.Everythingelsestartedtoseem small,unimportant.
I’dwaitupmostmornings;wouldn’t climbdircctlvintobed.Mvwifewokeup early,andI’dsitwithherwhileshefedthe baby.After,she’dfixussometeatodrink
So,I’dslidethedooropenIrememberthiswellcause Ididitmanytimesevery night-andI’dleanout intothecoldair,countthe axles,andchargethe truckeraccordingly...The truckersweren’tsobad.I likedmostofthemandgot toknowafewbyname.
andwe’dtalkabit.Mvwifehadstopped drinkingcoffeewhileshewasbreast-feed¬ ingthelittleone.1hadencouragedherto dothosesortsofthings.Shequitsmoking cigs,too.butthatonklastedaboutawar. Sometimeswehadnicelong,quiettalks, thetwoofussittingthereatthekitchen tableinthattimapartment.'Hiosemorn¬ ingsstartedgettingfewandfarbetween, though.\Ivwilewasgettingsomehowdis¬ tantfrommethatwinter.EventuallyI stoppedsittingupwithheraltogether. 1’hatwinterseemedtogoonforever.It waslikeonebigwaitinggame.Ihadbet¬ terworklinedupforthespringandI knewthateventuallyspringwould come.Itwashardbackthen,sitting aloneinthebooth,togetamperspec¬ tiveonthings.ItwasasthoughI couldn’tsecpastthetipsofmvownfin¬ gers. Mvarm stretched out. pahn open. Reachin<'.Waitin';.
SoFlash,ouromnibusforall thingsincandescent,isbackafter goingundergroundsince1989? Euidently.
mottimanCometh-"Let’ssee.I’verecently spokentothe LfiTimes,USHToday, BBC[lews, 100radioshows,andyesterdayIinterviewed withsixSpanishradiostations,”laughsPortland authorandcryptozoologistLorenColeman,author of Hiothman8OtherCuriousEncountersand longtimefriendandcolleagueofJohnReel,author of ThefflothmanProphesies, now "VafeaturefilmstarringRichard <5Gere.KeeL72,isn’tquite 1robustenoughforallthe hoopla,so“SonyScreen Gemsgavemea call.RowI'm spokesman for lilothmanProphecies InternationalJohnandI haveknowneachothersincethe1960s,soI’m proudtobehandling[Rothmanfutures,'you
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mightsay."The WilliamStreet residentjust tapedtwoshows inHewYork‘for theDiscovery Channel,onthe LochDess monsterand Bigfoot.”Keynote speakerforthe firstInternational CryptozoologicalSymposiumin1999atlochDess, Scotland,he’salsoco-editorof“ahuge encyclopediaofCryptozoologytargetedforallthe librariesintheworld.Ilookedatmyentrythere andwasdelightedtoseethatmystoryon'Cassie, theCascoBaySeaSerpent,’inthesecondissueof Portlandlilagazine[may 1986),iscreditedatthe firsttimetheword‘Cassie’wasusedtodescribe thatmonster."
YearWithoutflWinter-‘‘Weplowed120 inchesofsnowlastyearcomparedto21.9 Inchesthisyearsofar,withonlyoneparking ban!”exultsErnieColelloofPortlandPublic Works,whodoesnotknowwherethe resultingbudgetsurpluswillbedirectedin cityprograms.We’redreamingof...aproperty taxrebate?!
The16thAnnualSpringfor Lifeartauction,benefitting TheAIDSProjectand PeabodyHouse,washeld attheHolidayInnbythe BayonHlarch23.Eric Hopkins(seehis“BlueBayandIslands,” below)wassignatureartistfortheevent, whichincludedworksfromScottPotter, ITlichaelLewis,ConnieHayes,IHamieSouza, KateAdams,DianeDahike,ThomasLibbey, RobertDason,DougEmerson,andWilliamKing, lastyear’sauctionbroughtin“about$50,000, withaUemerReedblack6whitephotograph ofJFK8Jackiebringinginthehighestamount, justunder$2,000,”whilethisyearthey’re hopingfor"somethingabove$50,000.”
ComingSoon,Frenchmemory...This
__SOON chronologically challenging signpost referstothe new“highend”breakfast spotwitha Frenchtwistthat■ isreplacingtheW formermangino's (nowanItalian memory)onUSRoute1 inFalmouth.We’re lookingforwardto memoriesofthings futureverysoon!
ElvisimpersonatorRobert Washington,ofAuburn, Maine,justtapedan appearancewith7 otherElvis impersonatorsg on The r WeakestLinh,“ atUniversal Studiosin Burbank, California.ABath IronWorks employeebyday,helaughs, “PeopleIworkwithinthepaintshophave alwaysknownaboutmyothercareer-now, euerybody atBIWdoes!”
AMissourinative,Washingtonfirstworkedin Waine“WhenIwasstationedatBrunswick llavalAirStationasamarine,onsecurity; detail”AcclaimedbyElvisPresley’sformer r bodyguardSamThompsonas“theclosestto ElvisthatIhaveeverheard,”Washingtonhas/ wowedlargeaudiencesbefore(hetook2nd ! placeintheWorldImagesofElvisCompetition,< inWemphis,TH,in1992,1998,and1999),“but Iwassurprisedbyhowintensetheshowwasthelights,thestudioatmosphere...andthen< thereisAnne!Iamnotallowedtosayiffwonj (roughly$50,000)ornot,becausetheshowis plannedtoruninAugust,”butWashingtonI reportshehasnotyetboughtany‘bigticket’< itemsthusfar.Washingtonisappearingthis monthatFoxwoods.
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a MuhammadAbdullahifrom JackElementarySchooland HenryWadsworth Longfellowcelebratethe ;bard’s195thbirthdayat MaineHistoricalSociety. Theparty,anannual eventfeaturingDr.Fred BladerfromKitteryas Longfellow,isnowinitssixthyear.•
Upforbids:thespooky,hyperboreanMaine/ YouthCenter,builtin1854,propertyoftheState ofMaine.Yearsago,theMartin’sPointHealth f Centerwassoldinasimilarprocessforjust$1. Whoknowswhattheoldboys’reformschool,■ onprimepropertyneartheMaineMall,willgo for?Lettersofinterestfromdevelopersand designerswereduetothestatebyFebruary28.*,
tothefollowingpropetryownersonthesalesoftheirrespectiveproperties:
OwenPickusrecentlysold222AuburnStreet.Thisprofessionalofficebuildingconsistsof18,072+/S.F.andislocatednearExit10oftheMaineTurnpike.
RichardS.Coyne,Jr.&CoyneOperated,Inc.purchasedtheBissonWarehouse&DistributionComplex locatedonNewMeadowsRoadinWest,Bath,Maine.Thiscomplexiscomprisedoffivebuildings whichtotalapproximately79,082+/-S.F.