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Portland, Maine, duringtheStand ByMeyearsmeant vourcousinsin WestIlartfordmighthatethoughtwith someauthoritythatvouwereahickbut youknewbetterbecauseyoucould choosefromthreekindsofworldfamous potatochipsmaderighthereinvour hometown.
CircusTimeandIlumptyDumpty weregrand,allright,butthegrandestof allwasKingCole.
RubbingelbowswithsuchaKinggave PortlandersaIlarrxPotterkindof interiorm’teoulin-magic.Ourchips werefresherherebecausetheywere actuallycreatedhere,forus.andthe King'schips-maybebecausetheywere friedinanimalfat-hadnoequal(even thegreenonesthatturnedupfromtime totimeinbagswestashedintothe enormoustrunkof“Bluebird.”our1957 Ford,aftershoppingattheGreatAtlantic &•Pacific'leaCompany).
AftereatingsomeoftheKing'schips, youwerereadvtofacetheworldwith, well,asenseofnoblesseoblige.
Mainciacswhoweresadtoseethe plantclosewillbeinterestedtolearnthat therealKingColepassedawavrecently, inPortAhers,Florida.
NormanC.“King"Cole,91,graduated fromSouthPortlandIlighSchoolin 1930.andalterattendingtheMaine SchoolofCommercebecamefounder &•presidentofKingColePotatoChip
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“Myfatherranagrocerystore,so naturallyNormanwouldbeinthefood business.1IesoldEducatorcookiesfora while.ThenhestartedKingColeinthe 1930s-wherehisnamewasCole,that’s wherehecameupwithKingCole-and producedalotduringthewar.Earlyon, theyusedtosellpotatochipstogrocery storesin12"x18”metal-and-glasscases, sowe’dhelphimcleanthecasessohe couldredistributethem.Helivedin SouthPortlandwhenhefirststarted, thenuptoPantherPondinhishcxdax'. Inthe1950shehadaconvertible.11c loxedtoplaybridgeandcribbageandto travel.1leandhiswifewentalloxer Europe”onthechipsweate!
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Mr.Cole"wasamemberofHiram LodgeofMasonsinSouthPortland: ScottishRiteBodies;KoraTemple ShrineofLewiston,Maine;Portland HangarofQuietBirdmen;and CumberlandClubofPortland.Maine.” IIediedonNoxcmber2,2001.
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Selecting A “More Appropriate Interpretation” 1wassorntoreadvourletter[“Run¬ ningIntofurnitureInTheDark,"bv ColinSargent|intheDecemberissueof PoKfl.WD MacaziM’: negativelyrefer¬ encingI’alinouthMiddleSchool’sre¬ placementofmathbookletcoversfol¬ lowingtheSeptember11tragicdestruc¬ tionofthe\\orldTradeCentertowers. Weareveryproudofthesensitivewav ourstudentsandteachersdealtwitha troublingcircumstance.
Asstatedinvourletter,andasIex¬ plainedtoMs.Duran,onSeptember11 oureighthgradestudentswereissuednew soft-covermathbookletswithanimage remarkablysimilartothetelevisedimage oftheWorldTradeCenterbombing. Wehaveanumberofstudentswhohad closerelativesandfamilymemberswho eitherwereorcouldhavebeendirectly impactedbythesehorrifictragedies. Thesestudentsfoundtheimageson theirmathbooksanunnecessarydaily reminderoftheterribleeventsofSep¬ tember11.
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Eventhoughthe2000census confirmedthatMaineisthewhitest stateinAmerica,manypeoplebelieve Portlandhasbecomequiteethnicallyami raciallydiverseoverthepastdecadeorso. \\hileAsiansarenowMaine’slargest nonwhileracialgroup,thecommonbelief isthatPortlanddidn'thaveanAsianpres¬ eticebeforetheendoltheVietnamWar. Ihat'snottrue.Maine'sfirstChinese immigrant.DanielKovv.seemstohave arrivedasastowawavatBassIlarbormatbe asearlyasIS40.whichwouldputhimhere beforetheCaliforniaColdKushofIS4S-9 andamongtheearliestChinesetoarrivein
theUnitedStates.1lisdescendantsstilllive inMaine.Asignificantnumberofthem, usingthename"Cough.”continuetolive intheBar1larborarea.
PortlandhashadaChinesecommunity sincejustbeforetheCivilWar.Portland's firstChineseimmigrantwasArTeeI<1111 whoarrivedinISIS.Ilewasacigarmaker bytradeandoperatedatobacconistshopat variouslocationsonfederalStreet.Ilewas naturalizedanAmericancitizenonMarch s,IS“6.andthereafterbecamePortland's firstknownChinese-bornvoter.Beginning in1S80.helivedandoperatedPortland's firstChineserestaurantat1Custom1louse
Wharf.1Iecontinuedtooperatethat restaurantuntil1893.
Mr.LainwasfollowedbxAhFooP’ong, broughttoPortlandin1860bvGeorge C.Shawtoassistliiscustomersin selectingteasathisstore(theforerunner ofShaw’ssupermarketchain)onMiddle Street.Iater,Mr.Fongopenedhisown shop,calledtheChinaman’s1eaStore, at333CongressStreet.
SamI,ee,whowasonly14yearsold, openedPortland’sfirstChineselaundry, bearingthegenericname"Chinese laundry.”at522CongressStreetin1877. 11clatermovedto564CongressStreet, whereheoperatedfrom1882to1890.By 1879,therewerefixeChineselaundries inPortland,allofthemwithinafew blocksofMonumentSquare.The1880 censusenumeratedeightChinesemen rangingfrom17to25,allofwhom ownedorworkedinChineselaundries.
AlfredYork,areporterforthePortland DailyEasternArgus,wasinvitedto dinnerbx-theowneroftheW'ahLee LaundrvonCenterStreetoneSunday afternooninthewinterof1881.Mr.York laterwroteanarticledescribingthe laundiy-.thelaundryman.andthemeal. Theshop'sowner,whosenameisnever mentionedbxMr.York,andhis
emploxeefixedandworkedinatworoomspace.Thefrontroom,wherethe customerswereserved,alsofunctionedas theoffice(withanabacus,accountbook, camelhairbrushes,andIndiaink), ironingspaceandplacetostorethe bundlesoffinishedlaundiy.Therear roomfunctionedastheactuallaundry area,sleepingandeatingarea,and occasionallxasatempleforreligious scrxiccs.Thelaundry’sproprietor,dressed inhisSundax-best,greetedhisguest clothedinaknee-lengthbrocaderobe withlongflowingsleevesandaquilted silkcapwitharoundbuttonatthetop. Theleftbreastoftherobewasadorned xxithfixebuttonssaidtobesymbolicof thefixe\irtuesofConfucius:charity, justice,conformitx-toestablished ceremoniesandusages,rectitudeofheart, andsinceritx’.I(istrouserswereAmerican inform.1IeworewhitesocksandfieaxysoledChineseshoes.
Dinnerbegan“atthefashionablehour offour.”Thethreedinerssatonstoolsata tableonxxhicliasmallbowlanda porcelainspoonweresetforeach.Alarge bow]inthecenterofthetablecontained thefirstcourse.Themealbeganwithtea. followedbxachickenstew,another roundoftea.asecondcourseofboiled
rice,athirdcourseofporkstew,and dessertofcreamcakes,Followingthe meal,thehostproducedcigarstorhimself andhisguest.Theotherkiundrvman smokedacigarette.Mr.'iork’sarticle pronouncedthatcigarIobetheworst he’deversmoked.Thedinnerendedtwo hoursafterithadbegun,whenMr.York finishedanothercupoftea,lacedwith Americanwhiskev.
In1889,fixeChineseendedupinthe policeblotterwhenthevwerearrested bxfixePortlandpoliceofficersand chargedwiththecrimeof"disturbingthe peacebxbeingopcnlxengagedinplaying dominosonSundax.”Wlientheircase cametotrial,theirappearanceincourt createdasensationandapacked courtroom.Thecrowd,however,was disappointedwhentheirattorney.1lanv H.Virgin,Esq.,hadhisclientsentera pleaofnolocontendereandpaxafineof S10each.
Perhapsasaneittcmpttoeradicatesuch actixitiesontheChristianSabbath,two PortlandChurchesorganizedChinese SundaySchools.TheSecondParish (Presbxterian)Churchstartedoneinthe 1880s.TheFirstBaptistChurch,then locatedonCongressStreetacrossfrom LincolnPark,startedaChineseSundax
Schoolin1902whichListedintothe 1950s.TheChinesewhoattendedthese SundinSchoolsmavhavebeenatleastas interestedinlearningUnglishasthex wereinlearningaboutChristianity. Portlandsh'irstBaptistChurchhas continueditsassociationwiththe ChinesecommunitvatitsnewCanco Roadlocation,whereitallowsthe ChineseCospelChurchofPortlandto useitsbuilding.
Itappears,however,thatPortland's Chineseconnnunitvrequiredmorethan adoseofwesternreligiontomeetits socialneeds.In1914,thevorganizedthe ChineseRepublicAssociationofI'ree MasonsandrentedroomsoveraChinese laundryat61PortlandStreet,nearthe siteofBackBayCrill.Althoughthat MasonicI,odgclasteduntilabout192(1, whenitdisappeared,itseemsnottobase beenassociatedwiththeMasonicOrder’s CrandI,odgeofMaine,thelibrarianof whichwassurprisedtohearthatsuchan organizationhadexistedwhenhewas contactedforinformation.
bromI922to1927,Portlandwasalso hometoitsownChinese"long"-a Chinesesocialorganization.The Chineseword"tong''translatesto"hall,’’ asinmeetingplace.InpopularAmerican cultureithastakenonaconnotationof illegalmafia-likeorganizedcrime. Portland’slongseemstohavebeen quitebenign.SevenChinesemenmetat theofficeofI’rancisW.Sullivan,Usq.,on Julv13,1922,andformedtheCheeKing longasanonprofitcorporation.The tongrentedameetingroomonthe secondflooroveraChineselaundryat 25aUreeStreet.
OnJanuary5,1903,agroupofwhite laundrvmendecidedtoestablish theMainekiundnnien’s Associationlorthetwinpurposesot bringingthelaundrvmentogetherand settinguniformratestobechargedbvall laundriesthroughoutthestate.Thev organizedtheirassociationatameeting andbanquetattheoldWestUndIIntel, whichstoodnearthelocationolthe CrevhotmdBusStationonCongress Street.Racismseemstohaveinfectedthe laundrybusinessattheturnofthe20(11 century,liventhoughtherewere16 ChineselaundriesinPortlandandmam morethroughoutMaine,therewereno Chineseamongthefoundersormembers olthatassociation.
In1882,Congresspassedthefirst
ChineseUxclusionAct,winchprohibited mostChinesefromenteringtheUnited States.TheonhChineseallowedtoenter andremainintheU.S.werediplomats, scholars,andmerchants.ThoseChinese whohadenteredtheU.S.beforethe passageoftheUxclusionActbutwhodid notqualifyforenteringundertheAct wereallowedtoremainhere.Iftheyleft theU.S.,however,foramreason,thev wereprohibitedfromre-entering.
IheChinesearetheonlvethnicgroup everbarredfromimmigratingtothe
DanielKowseemstohave arrivedasastowawayat BassHarborasearlyas 1840,whichwouldputhim hereamongtheearliest Chinesetoarriveinthe U.S.Hisdescendantsstill
liveinMaine.
IInitedStates.In1884,Congresspassed anotherlawprohibitingthewivesof ChinesemenalreadyintheU.S.from enteringthecountry.Becauseofthese laws,vervfewChinesewomenlivedin theIInitedStales.NearlyallofPortland’s Chineseeitherweresinglemenor marriedmenwhosefamiliesremainedin China.NotcontenttokeepChinese womenfromenteringtheU.S.,Congress thenpassedtheCableAct,which,untilit wasamendedin1931,strippedthe Americancitizenshipfromanvwoman whomarriedaChineseman.
OneofthefewChinesefamiliesin PortlandwastheCoonfamily,who operatedalaundryinWoodfordsCorner. Thefather,DoganCoon,hadenlistedin theU.S.ArmyfromPortlandinWAVI. IIemarriedTovI,enChininanarranged marriageconductedinChina,usinga chickenasaprowgroom.IIethen traveledtoChinaandbroughtliisnew wifetoPortlandin1921.TheCoonshad eightchildren.WhenMr.Coondiedin 1941,thechildrenrangedfrom19tofive warsold.Althoughshewasawidowwho spokebrokenI.nglish.Mrs.Coonrefused toaccept"MothersAid,”anearlvversion ofAUDC,andinsistedonraisingher familyherself.Thetwoolderboyseach tooktimeofffromDeeringIligliSchool tohelptheirmotherandsiblingsrun thelaundn.
In1952.Mrs.Coonwasnamedthe AmericanMotheroftheYear.I'irstI.adv
BessTrumanreceivedherattheWhite Ilouse.Shehadadinnerinherhonorin theprivatediningroomoftheSpeakerof theIlouseofRepresentatives,attendedbv membersofCongressandtheNationalist ChineseAmbassador.InNewYork,she slavedattheW'aldorfAstoriaandhada paradeinherhonorinChinatown.The PhiladelphiaandBostonChinatowns alsoheldparadesforher.Ilerbiggest reward,however,wastheachievementof herchildren,allofwhomgraduatedfrom college:onebecameadoctor;others becamealawyer,aCPA,andtwoPhDs. JustmonthsaftershebecameMotherof theYear,Mrs.CoonmovedtoMassa¬ chusettstolivewithhersonRichard. After1952,thenumberofPortland’s Chineselaundriesdwindledfromsixto onlyonebv1956.Portland’slastChinese laundnman,ChinKow,whohadopened hisfirstshopin1933,closedhisshopat 156SpringStreetin1966.
Portland’ssecondChineserestaurant, C.IleungNCo.,openedin1904at 78PearlStreet.Oneownerlivedin Boston.Theother.Chin1leung,livedand workedhere.Thatrestaurantlasteduntil 1907.ItwasfollowedbvCanton1aw, whichoperatedat108MiddleStreet. Chin1leungtriedagainin1910witha restaurantat65OakStreet,butitsoon closedandwasreplacedatthatlocationin 1911bvtheShanghaiRestaurant. In1916,shortlybeforeAmericaentered WorldW'arI,twoChineseRestaurants openedwhichstoodthetestoftime.'Ihe UmpireRestaurant,locatedat673Con¬ gressStreet,eventuallysportedatwostory “ChopSucv”signatthecornerof CongressStreetandforestAvenue.Bv WorldWarII,theUmpirehadbecome oneofPortland'sbestknownhotspots, callingitselfadineanddanceplace. DuringW'W'II,Portlandharborwasone ofthelargestrendezvousandstaging locationsforAmericanconvovsheadedto Uurope.Manvofthesailorsabouttoship outspenttheirfreetimeinPortlandat theUmpireRestaurant,whichtookona honkvtonkatmosphereandboasteda particularlyloudjukebox.
TheotherChineserestaurant,the Oriental,waslocatedat28Monument Square,thecurrentlocationofthe SurplusStore.Thebuilding'ssecond floorservedasaboardinghouseforthe Chinesemenwhoworkedatvarious laundriesandrestaurants.T'lieOriental remainedinbusinessuntil1938.Its
manager.TuckWong,wasthefirstof fourgenerationsofWongswhooperated CJhine.serestaurantsinPortland. WhentheOrientalclosed.Tuck Wong’snephew,1lenrvW'ong,opened thePagodaRestaurantat633aCongress Street,FormamyearsthePagoda, whichservedmostlvCantonesestyle food,wasPortland’smostpopular ChineseRestaurant.
z\ftcrIlenrv’sdeathin1958,his brother.DanielW'ong,tookoverthe Pagodaandranituntilhisretirementin In1889,fiveChinesewere arrestedbyfivePortland policeofficersforthe crimeof“disturbingthe peacebybeingopenly engagedinplaying dominosonSunday.” Whentheircasecameto trial,theirappearancein courtcreatedasensation andapackedcourtroom.
1981whenhepassedownershipIohis son,LeeKeanWong.ThePagoda movedto5forestAvenuein1985after 47searsinthesamelocation.Pacedwith competitionfromSonnvNg’sIhiKe LauRestaurantattheMaineMall, featuringadvertisementsstarringSonnv whichcombinedaspectsofJollvJohnand ApplianceMan,andIhiShang’snew-toPortlandSzechuancuisine,amongothers, thePagodaclosedin1993.DanielWong’s granddaughterranarestaurantfirstcalled PagodaII.andthenI,itileChinatown,at 144CumberlandAvenue,untilI996, whentheW'ongfamikleftthePortland restaurantbusinessaftermorethan~5sears. ThesizeofPortland'soriginalChinese communits'peakedin1920atjustover 60,thenslcadikdeclineduntilabout 1970,whenitbeganIorise.Mostof Portland’searlsChineseimmigrants camefromtheruralareasaround Canton.Since1970,theChinese comingtoPortlandhasebeenmuch moredisersc.Thescomefromalloser China.Mans,masbemost,arehighk educatedandbasefoundemploymentin thesemiconductorindustry.themedical field,andinpost-secondaryeducation. Restaurantownershipandemplosment continuestobeamainstasofPortland’s Chinesecommunitvaswell.
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Biologicalstatus:49.marriedtoBar 1larboritc/\nnJohnston.Five children,twoincollege.
Presentlocation:KeyWest,Florida. Buildingasummerhouseonhis450-acre islandinBlueIfillBay.
Yearsin\laine:Graduatedfrom BrunswickHighSchoolin1970asPaul I.aBombard.Afterhippietravels, includingtoIndia,afterwhichhe
adoptedhisSikhname,heresettledin Portlandinthelate1970s.'Hieformer MaineTimesinternleftMainegradually forBostonandKeyWestinthemid-to late1980s,“willinghorunwillingly” sellinghisMainebusinessproperties by1991.
Careerthen:Colorfulreal-estate developerwithaninstinctive(nocollege education)senseoftasteandclass. RestoredmuchoftheOldPortandbuilt
theInnbytheSeainCapeFlizabethand FreeportCrossing.Theearly1990s recessionwipedhimout,includinghis Floridaproperties.‘‘Iwasdowntoone houselotandS4millionindebt.”
Careernow.Abusinessresurrection.“I keptrcalhgoodrelationshipswithbanks andcustomers.”IIeconcentratedonKey West,deselopingcommercialspaceand 525residentialunitsatanoldnasal stationsvherePresidentIlarrsS.Truman
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Otherinterests:ASikhfor20years,he nowisaBuddhist.Nolongerwearsa turban.SpendstimepromotingTliich Nhat1lanh,aVietnameseZenmaster. Mostmemorableremarkininterview: AskedwbvhelefttheSikhreligioustradi¬ tionforBuddhism:“Spiritualityisapro¬ cess,notagoal.Theraftisnottheshore.” WhathetookfromPortland:"Ihave beeninspiredbvthelandscapesand citvscapcsofMaine.TheworkIdois rootedinthehistoricalcontext.Ilove beautifulplacesthatbaseintegrity.Ido considermvselfanartist.”
Reputation:Unusualself-mademan. Startingfromabsolutezero,recovering fromalmostabsolutezero,hehas becomeawell-knowndeveloperanda richman.Butsuchacareerbreeds commentary.“IIedidn’tmentionmeas amodel?”saysIlerbGideonwnlv(see accompanyingentry).
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MontePaulsen,38
Biologicalstatus:38,single.Present location:Baltimore,Maryland. YearsinMaine:1986-1992.
Oareerthen:Foundingeditor,Oasco RavWeekly.Part-timePortlandcabbie.
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Careernow:Would-bepublisher.Book coauthor.Tryingtodevelop,witha wealthypartner.Dragonfix'Media, whichwillstartupalternative,tabloid monthlymagazinesnationwidetobring together"themarchersandthe meditators."Justfinishedco-writing BeyondtheDeep,TheDeadlyDescent intotheWorld'sMostTreacherousCave, bvWilliamStoneandBarbaraamEnde withMontePaulsen,aboutaspelunking disaster.Toresearchit,hespentsix monthsoncasingexpeditionsinMexico. TobepublishedbvWarnerBooks nextJune.
OtherexperiencesincePortland: Investigativereporteronanalternative weeklyinDetroitandadailvin Columbia,SouthCarolina.Bureauchief inWashington,D.C.,forachainof alternativepapers.PublicationinUtne Readerandothers.
Whathesoundslikeonthephone: Determinedlyoptimistic.
Mostmemorableremarkininterview:“Is thisanobit?”
WhathetookfromPortland:“1stillview itasoneofthefunnesttimesofmvlife.I learnedmoreaboutjournalismand communitythananwvhcreelse.I appreciatedthepeoplewhocameupto meonthestreetandgavemefeedback onthepaper.Everysinglepersonin PortlandknewtheycouldedittheCasco BayWeeklybetterthan1couldandthey toldmeso.”
BiggestaccomplishmentsincePortland: “BeyondtheDeepwaslife-changing becauseofthescopeofit.W'ritingabook isalotdifferentthanwritingnewspaper stories.Inthepicture(left)I’mrappelling downthroughacasecalled"Cueva Charco,"whichislocatedinthe mountainsofOaxaca,Mexico.Charcois agruelingcavethatstretchesdownmore thanakilometerfromthesurface, thoughI'monlyabout300metersfrom thesurfacewherethephotowastaken."
ShiningPortlandmoment:“1didsome incrediblystupidthingsattheWeekly. Onceat3or4a.m.whileIwaseditinga Portlandcitxbudgetston1madea mistakewithmvcomputerandreplaced theword'public'with'pubic.'andthat's howitcameout10timesinthestorv.”
Reputation:An"uncompromised" reporterwith“journalisticgumption,” Jim1lightower.populistcolumnist, wroteabouthim.
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StaceyTeas,35
Lookingsenmuchlikeagoldlame mermaid,modelStacevTcasstruck aposenexttotheseashantvsign thatread“Fish.”
Placingonebejeweledhandonthehip ofhershimmeringstraplessgown,she turnedherhighlycoiffedblondheadand shotthecameralensabeguilinggazeout
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ofthecornersofherewes. ItwasafreezingNewYear'sDas,1986. PORIIAXDAI.ag.AZ/NL’.S firstcxercover shootwaswellunderway.
1.ookingback,theresultingphotosoneofwhichappearedonour/April1986 debutissue-are"hilarious,”sassTeas. “ThereIwas,inthemiddleofwinter,in thisreallyrisque80ssuper-glamdress, standingoutsideofIlarborFishAlarkct," shesays."Iwassupposedtobeillustrating astoryabouthowthewaterfrontwas becomingmoreurban,upscaleandchic."
Backthen,Portlandwas“juststartingto hop,”saysTeas."Itwasjuststartingtobe seenasacool,urbanplacetobe,an alternativetoBoston,withalotofdiscos, goodrestaurants,andaproliferationof trendsbars."
AsforTeas-whogrewupinCape Elizabeththedaughterofprominent PortlandarchitectScottTeas-shewasa part-timemodel,withthenewkformed PortlandAlodelsCroup,andafull-time studentatColgateUniversity,inNewYork.
AfterayearatColgate,Teastooksome timeoffformodeling-inBostonand California-andtravel."1wentalloxer SouthandCentralAmericaandEurope
andtheUnitedStates.ThenIwentto SantaBarbara,California,togetmv B.E.A.inpainting,"shesaxs. Degreeinhand,shereturnedto PortlandandenteredtheSkowhegan SchoolofPaintingandSculpture,awellrespectedsummerprogramforfine artists.Liter,StaceyTeasbecameStacey CollinsaftermarryinghusbandNeil-a highlytalentedmusicianinthelocal bandsTwistedBootsandEincolnxillc.In 1996,thecouple'sfirstchild,adaughter namedOlixia,wasborn.
Today,theCollinsfamiklivesinSouth Portland,whereStaceyrunstwohomebasedbusinesses.“1dosomepart-time graphicdesignandmyhusbandandI alsohaxeasidebusinessbusingand sellingvintagemodern-design housewares,”shesaxs.
Oxertheyears,Teashasalsocontinued tomodel.Listwinter,shewasfeatured onthecoxerofL.L.Bean’sErecport StudioCatalog;sheandOlixiawere photographedforanE.L.BeanHome Catalogcoxeraswell.
Shortlyafterher1,.L.Beancoverswere shot,Teassaid,shefoundalumpinher breast."Itwascompletelyoutoftheblue.
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ThereIwas,34scarsold,diagnosedwith breastcancer.Icouldn'tbelieveit.” Shebeganaboutsixmonthsof chcmotherapvandradiationtreatments.
Shealsojoined thestatechapter oftheYoung Survivors Coalition,a supportgroup forvoting women recoveringfrom breastcancer.
Now,after finishingher treatments,her prognosisforthe futurelooks good,shesavs. "This happeninghas rcallvmadeNeil andmewantto liveourlivesto thefullest,"says 'Teas.“Next vear,were hopingtolive outourdream
ofgoingsailingforayear.Ifweloveit, hopefullvwe’lljustsellourhouseand keeprightongoing."
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Ebocreatedthepopularmenusand advertisementsforAlbertasinthe1980s usingfoundart.
GlennPerry,46
Glenn"Ebo"Perryremembersit well:theswanks'1950satmos¬ phere;theartsywaitstaffdressedin beatnikblack;thegaychatteringofthe diningcrowds;andthemouth-watering aromaofMesquitemixedgrillwafting throughtheair.
Alberta’swasonehappeningrestaurant. And,asitsmanager.Pernwasoftenin thecenterofaction.
“Alberta’swasthisseneclecticplace staffedbsdancers,artists,writers,musi¬ cians,andalotofsenskillfulcookscookssshohadssorkcdformajorpeople intherestaurantssorld,”sassPern;ssho alsoplascdinarockn’rollbandback then.“Soalloftheseinterestingpeople cametogetheratAlberta’sandmadeit intoareallssparkly,atmospheric,popular place.Itssasn’tunusualforustohasea fullhousealmosteven-dasofthesveck.”
zMberta’sopenedonPleasantStreetin 1983,inaspaceformcrls’occupiedbya naturalfoodsstore.Itsossners,JimI,edue, 1’omRoussel,andJim’ssisterAnnemarie 1xdue-also(issuedthe(foodEggCafe, apopularbreakfasteatery.
Alberta’s-itsssallsadornedssithlocal fineartanditsentreesallweighinginat lessthanS10-becameaquickcross’d fasoritc.In1984,inasurveybythe ChamberofCommerce’sGreater Portlandmagazine,zMberta’sssassoted thecits’smostbohemianrestaurant.
Pern-alocalnatisesshohad graduatedfromEalmouthHighand BossdoinCollege-stayedatzMberta’sfor “sevenhigh-flyingyears”beforeheleftto pursueacareerinthessineindustry.“I’d beenatAlberta’sforalongwhile.During thattime,I’dgottenmarriedandhadmy firstbabs.Wliensougettobe34,35 searsoldandsouhaseababydaughter, youstartlookingforalittlebitmorethan sshattherestaurantbusinesshastooffer,”
sassPerrs,noss-46.
"Ms’ssifeandIhaddecidedtobuya house,buttherealestatepricesin Portlandwerejustcrazythen.z\svine salesman-oneofourregulars-came bytherestaurantandgavemetheidea ofgoingintosvineandincisingto Bangor.IIesaidthemarketssouldbe goodupthere.SosvemovedtoBangorsshcrcms’ssife’sfamilylised-and boughtourfirsthouse.z\ndItookajob asasvinesalesman.”
Afterabriefstintasassincdealer,Perrs' sssitchcdcareers again.Thistime, hetookajobasa NessEnglandsales representatisefora Seattle-based pharmaceutical compans’called Immuncx.‘Tma svandcringdrug bos,"hesaid.“I traselacoupleclass asseek.Getup brightandearly, driscto Manchester,Ness’ Ilampshire,do lunchatadoctor’s office,talktothem aboutI.V.drugs. Then,I’llgoto Nessport, Vermont,talkssith nursesaboutsome ofourcancer productsorour multiplesclerosis treatments."
Afteracoupleof searsinBangor, thePern’smosed toGlenn’s boshoodtossnof Ealmouth,sshcrc thesandtheir daughters-Gssen.
13,andbase,9-stilllisctoday.Wife Mars’Janessorksasaneducationtechin alocalelementaryschool.
BsthetimePernhadreturnedtothe area,zMberta’shadcloseditsdoors. OssncrJimLeducssentontoopenthe popularBellaCucina.
Inhisfreetime,Perrv-sshostillssorks forImmuncx-hostsssinc-tasting fundraisingesentsforcharitiesaround iNcssEngland."Wineisapassionof minethatIdesclopcdsshilessorkingat Alberta’s,apassionI’llprobablykeepfor therestofms’life.”
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HerbGideon
Biologicalstatus:Inage."fifties.” Secondmarriagefiscyearsagoto VenezuelanartistValentinaVale. Eour-scar-olddaughter.z\sonfromfirst marriagetoMainerJudithKells’isnoss-a juniorat'talc.
Presentlocation:Austin,Texas. YearsinMaine:MosedtoMainefrom Jamaicasshenachild.Leftin1991. Careerthen:Entrepreneur,impresario. Imaginatisc,svell connected,darkls’ handsome,hessas Portland’soriginal hippiebusinessman ssithErebus clothingandhead shop“culture medium."ashe calledit,onCenter Street.1968-1980. TijgcrTradingCo. succeededit.Then, Montana,a dossntosvntakc-outjointssiththegiant lizardontop,1980s.TreeCafe.Danforth Streetnightclub.1987-1990.11cssaship beforethehippies,hitch-hikingto GreenssichVillageinhisjunioryearat PortlandIlighSchooltoexperiencethe Beatniklife.Butheranintoafinancial andpublic-relationsssallinthecarls1990s recession,esentshedoesn'tliketodiscuss. Careernow:Self-cmploscdheadhunter, GideonGroupInt’L'Tsealssaysbeenan entrepreneur."Doingsscll,hesays. Whathesoundslikeonthephone: Priendlv.guarded,inagrasellysoice. Mostmemorableremarkin interviews:“I’mnotreallscomfortable doinganintersiesv.”
Whathemissesanddoesn’tmissabout Portland:“Nothing.1don’tlookback....I
missthearchitecture.”IIeespecially doesn’tmissthePortlandPressIlerald, whichhefeelsdidn'ttreathimfairlyin reportinghisbusinessdealings.“Wlien yougooutandpeoplestarttotellyou aboutyourselfandthestringofwords theyusecomesfromthenewspaperswell, Ihavealotofsvmpathvforpeoplewho getburnedbxthepress.”
What’sitlikeinAustin:“It’sven different.Economicallysound.Very cultural.I.aidback.Eamily-oricnted.A wonderfulphysicalenvironmentwith greenrollinghills,anoasisinTexas."
Thereisapause.“Wlrowouldn'tmiss TheTree?ZiggxMarlex'performed there,hxicc.TootsandtheMaytals plavedtheresexentimes.Rememberthe full-lengthplax;WilhelmReichinIlell? Thedubpoets?Anincrediblegroupof peoplecametogetheratTheTree.”
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AmyDacyczyn,46
Aim'Dacxczxnenjovsaquietlife withherhusband,Jim.andthe couple’ssixchildrenontheir sexen-acrehomesteadinruralLeeds. She’sadeaconatherlocalchurch, wheresherunstherecton’sthriftshop. Shespendsherfreetimebeautifyingher home-shelikesscrapingpaintandlight carpentry.z\ndexerycoupleofmonths, she’lltraxeltoNoxaScotiaforafexxdays tohelpafarmerfriendherdslice]). 1lowtimeshaxcchanged. z\decadeago,Dacxczyn’slifecouldnot haxcbeenmoreharried.1lernamewas onthelipsofalmostexerypcnny-pincher acrossAmerica.1lerself-published newsletter,“TheTightxxadGazette,"had morethan100,000subscribers.There weredaxswhenshe’dbebombardedlw hundredsofphonecalls,delugedby
thousandsofletters.
“Itwascrazx."saxsDacxczyn.now46, thinkingbackoxerher1s-plusminutesof fame.“Itssostrangehowxoucanjustbe goingthroughsourlife,beingxou.And thenallofasuddenxouhaxcasuccess andpeopletreatxoulikexou’retheleader ofamoxement.Attheheightofallthe craziness,Iwaspregnantwithtwins. Therewerepeoplerunningalloxerour house.1wasonfournationaltalkshows andinaxarietxofnewspapersand magazines.Atonepoint,thepeakdax,we received44feetofmail."
Dacxczxn'ssuccesswasbornoutof “TheTightwadGazette,”themonthlx newsletterfullofmonex-savingtipsshe startedasanin-homebusiness."Mx husbandJimwasgoingtoretirefromthe Nau,andmxbusinesswasgraphic design.\\chadbeentossingaround differentideasforhome-basedbusinesses foryears,"shesaxs.“Onedax,itkindof struckmelikeaboltoflightningandI thought,'anewsletterfortightwads!’"
Dacxcz.xnknewallaboutsaving penniesandcuttingcosts-shehadbeen lixingfnigallx-forxcars.Ilerfirst newslettercameoutinthespringof1990, atthebeginningoftherecession.“\\c werelookingforsubscribersandsomeone toldmetosendoutpressreleasestoall thenewspapers.SoIdid.TheKennebec journaldidthefirststorx.Andaboutsix weekslater,Igotacallfromareporterat theMaineSundayTelegram.IIesaid,'I thinksournewsletterisquitegood.Ilow bigdoxouwantittobe?’Ibisreporter alsowroteforParadeMagazineandsaid hethoughtitwouldbeinterestedinour story,”shesaxs.
DacxczxnmadethecoxerofParade laterthatxear.Soonafter,thenational mediacamecalling.Anappearanceshe madeontheDonahueShowwaslaterrebroadcastonCJbristmas.“Wewere IiteraIRgettinghundredsofphonecalls fromallaroundthecountryonGhristmas Day,"shesaws.
1lersubscriptionnumbersarousedthe publishingindustry'sinterest.“These realk'bigpublishinghousesstarted callingme.IdecidedtogowithRandom Ilouse.Itofferedmethebiggest adxance,”shesaxs."Eorthebooks,I absolutclx-refusedtowriteanynexxmaterialinadditiontothenewslettersI wasalrcadx'writing.'Theysaid,‘No problem.’And(hexjustcompiled segmentsfromthenewslettertomake
thebooks.”
hourbookswerepublished:The 'lightwadGazelle-whichreachedlidon the AmYork'limesBestsellerI,ist;The TightwadGazetteII,TheTightwad GazetteIIIandTheGompleteTightwad Gazette,a959-pagecompilationofall threeeditions.
Dacyczyncontinuedwriting"Tightwad” until1996.whensheranoutofsteam. '“Tightwad'gottoapointwhereIfeltlike IhadsaidallIneededtosawIwanted peopletogettheirmoney'sworthoutof it,andIdidn'twanttorepeatideas."she said.“W'chadsetasideenoughmoney fromthebooksandfrommvhusband’s retirementfromthemilitary.W'cstillhad moneycominginfrombookroyalties. Wereallyfeltthatwecouldretire.Ireally wantedtoresumeaprivatelife."
1hesedays,Dacyczynstillwritesan annualnewsletter-notips,justpersonal news-forher“diehardsubscribers.” "We’vestillgotacouplethousandpeople outtherewhowanttoknowwhatwearc doing,"shesays.“Butbesidesthat.I'm enjoyingmyfreedom.Wehaveaverv quietlife.Pinreallya\er\happy, hopelessloner."
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Rackstraw Downes, 62
Biologicalstatus:62.single.Present location:NewYork,NY.Winters (last1s)in'Iexas.1earsin\laine: thesummersandlaterthesummersA fallsof1964-1991.Original^aCambridgeeducatedEnglishman,nowaUScitizen. WithaYalegraddegree,likemany
Mainepaintershebasicallyhasbeena NewYorkartist.
Gareerthen:Successfulpainter. Althoughhishomewasinextremely ruralMonhilleinWaldoCounts,he exhibitedatPortland'sBarridoffand Paysongalleriesandwaspartofthe Portlandartscene.Paintedwoods,clear¬ cuts,Belfastchickenhouses,quarries,town dumps,cementplantinlliomaston“workscapes.”NewertheMainecliche.
Gareernow:Verysuccessfulpainter. Canvasessellinthe"highfivefigures." IIedoeswide-screen,representational, finelydetailed“pastoralorindustrial"oils withadelicatesenseoflight.Recent subjectsincludetheoilindustryofTexas andtheNewJerseyturnpike.Agrittyview ofBelfastisintheDecemberIlarper’s illustratinganessaybyMainewriterBill Roorbach.Anow-eerie"Untenanted SpaceintheWorldTradeCenterat Night,"paintedin1998,canbeseenat ‘'www.robertiiiillergalleiy.com”
OtherexperiencesincePortland: Cuggcnhcimfellowship.Paintingbought bytheMuseum,ofModernArt.Election totheprestigiousAmericanAcademyof ArtsandLetters.
Whathesoundslikeonthephone: Cheerful,successful.
Mostmemorableremarkininterview:“I couldn’tdoMaineanymore.I’vedoneit toomanytimes.Ashiftinlocationis reinvigorating.”
WhathetookfromMaine:“Ithadan immenseinfluence.Iwasnotinterested incountrylife,andIgotinterestedinit.”
Pleasedescribeyourpaintingsin25
wordsorless:"They’reabouthowwe affectthelandscape,theenvironmental impact.They’readescription,not sentimental.IlowwechoosetoIivcthe waywedo."Iledoesn’tmakedirect socialcomments,butcommentsmavbe discernedbvtheviewer.
Other,relatedcareer:1laswrittenpieces onartfortheNewYorkTimesPook Reviewandotherpublications.Ilisbook ofessaysonart,InRelationtotheWhole, waspublishedin2000byEdgewisePress. Reputation:National,solid.
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CatherineDuffyPetit,54
Depending on whom you ask, CatherineDuffy-Petitiseitherthe mastermindbehindthebiggest scaminstatehistory-orthexictiniofa corporate-drivenconspiracy-a moderndayDavidfightingagainsta thunderingColiath.
Eitherway,thesethingsholdtrue:Petit, theformerowneroftheOldOrchard Beachamusementpier,wentbankrupt andlostherpropertyintheearly1990s. Surmisinghercreditorswereatfault,she suedthemformillionsofdollars.Tofund herlitigation,sheandherassociatestook theunusualstepofsolicitingfellow Mainerstoinvestinthefutureproceeds fromher[laterunsuccessful]suit.
Petitandherassociateswereindictedin 1997ondozensofcountsofillegal activity.Shewasaccusedofconspiracy, mailfraud,monevlaundering, bankruptcyfraud,andofbilkingabout
125peopleoutofalmost$7million-it waschargedshespenttheinvestment monevonarichlifcstvlcoflavishtrips andfancyclothes.
Petitassertedherinnocence,butaftera lengthvsix-weektrialin1999-the prosecutioncalledmorethan80witnesses tothestand-andninedavsofdelibera¬ tion,thejuryfoundherguiltvonall counts.Petitwasn’talone,herco-defendantswerefoundguiltvofvariouscharges.
Petitwassentencedto15scarsand eightmonthsinfederalprison,and orderedtopavS8millioninrestitution. /\tthesentencing,shemaintainedher innocence,urgedhersupporters-the courtroomwas[rackedwiththem-to continueherfightandsowedtoappeal theruling,hiDec.2000,herappeal wasdenied.
1lowdidPetit-whowasnamedOld OrchardBeach’sCitizenoftheYearin 1980-gofrombeingawealths'pillarof hercommunitstoabrokejailbird?It’sa longstorv.
Afteragreeingtobus'outfamik memberswithstakesinthepropertv, PetitgainedcontroloftheOldOrchard BeachPierin1978.Inordertopas'the settlements,shetookoutaloan.Onthe advice-shesaid-ofPortlandlawfirm Bernstein.Shur,Sassver&■Nelson.Petit agreedtoaloanwithacertaingroupof banks,alllatertobeboughtbvKes'Bank. Whenthemoneveamethrough.Petit said,itwaslessthantheamountagreed upon.Sufferingfinancialhardship, Petit’spierfalteredandeventuallywent bankrupt.Petitheldthelawfirmandthe banktoblame.In1986,believingshe wasthevictimofaconspiracytowrest awavherpropertv,Petitsuedfor millions.
Althoughsheeventuallysettledwith Bernstein.Shur-foraboutS4milliontherewasstillKesBanktofight.In1989, dependingonwhatsoubelieve,cither Petit,orPetit’sassociates,orboth, devisedaninvestmentschemetofund thelawsuit.'llievtoldinvestorsthev’d shareinthespoilsfromthesuit. ’Phisiswhereitgetstricky.Athertrial. Petitsaidthatshewasnotawareofanv frauddoneonherbehalf;thatans fundraisinghadbeendonebs'herformer I.ewistonlawver,ThomasBlackburn. ButBlackburnandsomeofher associates-whotradedtheirtestimonies forleniencs-claimedothensise.hr addition,theE.B.l.’sinvestigationfound
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thatPetitspentmuchoftheinvestment moneyondesignersuits,notlawsuits.
Petit’scase,triedinPortland’sU.S. DistrictCourt,wasoneofthemost complexandwide-reachingcasesinstate history,involvingmorethan>0layyfirms andbanks,dozensofelderlyMainers, andSunI,ifeofCanada-tyvoofits brokersyyereconvictedofsellingillegal securities,partoftheinvestmentscheme. In1999,yvhenPetityvasconvictedofa multitudeofcharges,sotooyyereseveral ofherassociates.Allreceivedlesserjail sentencesandyvereorderedtopav millionsinrestitution.
SoonafterPetit’sconviction.KeyBank offeredtosettlehersuitagainstthemfor $1.75million.Thesettlementyvas turneddoyvn.
Petit,54,isscheduledtobereleased in2014.
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SlaidCleaves,37
After21monthsoflifeontheroad, performingin44statesandseven countries,SlaidCleaves’sBroke DoyvnWorldlourhasfinallyscreeched toahalt.
Cleavesishometoroostfortheyyinter. Don’tgetyourhopesup.Wliile Cleavesisstillthelocal-hoy-yvho-madegoodonthePortlandmusicscene,and SouthBerwickyyillakvavsbehishometoyvn.thesedavsthesinger/songyyriter onlvcomesbackeasttopavavisit. Torthepastdecade.Cleavesmadehis homeinAustin,Texas.aMeccaofsorts
forthesingcr/sougwritercrowd. Cleavesfirstcuthismusicalteeth duringregularMoudav-nightgigsat Augie's-aseedyPortlandbarfavoredbv fishermanonleave.Ilisfolkrockband, MoxieMen,drewravereviewsfrom localcrowdsandmedia.
Afterafewyears,Cleaves-insearchof theelusivebigbreak-saidgoodbvcto Portlandandleftforthebrightlightsof Austin.“Iwassearchingforaplace wheretherewasmoreofascenefor musicingeneral.Austininthecarlv 1990shadbecomefamousforitsalter¬ native,countrv,back-to-basicssong¬ writingstuffandthatreallvappealedto me.SomvwifeKarenandImoved down,"hesavs.“InAustin,Ifoundrole modelsIcouldlookuptoandlearn from.Ireallvkindofthoughtofcoming downhereasgoingtograduateschool.”
Cleaves’sfirstfewsearsin.Austinwere tough.“It’savervcompetitivetown.I reallystruggledfora longtime.Iwas homesickand wantedtomove home,butKaren, whoisfrom Waterville,refused. Shereallvlikedthe warmweather,” savsCleaves,37.
“Duringofftimes,I wouldworkasa medicalresearch volunteer,testing drugsfora pharmaceutical companv.Icould makeSI00aday doingthat."
Cleaves’sbreak camein1996,whenhewassignedbv PounderRecords.“/Afterthat,thingsstarted topickup.Istartedtotournationallv.I startedtogetsomegoodnationalaiq>lav. And.forthefirsttimeintenvears.Istarted tomakeaprofit."hesavs.“Peoplewanted tohearmvoddmixtureofcountrv/folkand rockn’rollAmericanamusic.Icallitmv muttmusic."
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JanFox,54
Biologicalstatus:"I’molderthan Michael,buthehasmoregrav hair.”ShemeansMichael O’Sullivan.54,aWashington.D.C.. real-estateconsultantoriginalkfrom Falmouth.Ilerlongtimeboxfriend,he recentlyproposedmarriage“downonhis knees"asasurpriseontheairinher currentIVnewssegment.Adaughter fromaformermarriageworksinradioin
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Presentlocation: Washington,DC.
YearsinMaine:1985-1989. Careerthen:Sixand11pan. newsanchorforChannel6, WCSH-IV(NBC),Portland. Whileshewashereitbecame theto]>ratcdMaine'IVnews.
Careernow:Since1990on WUSA’sChannel9(CBS) newsteamasareporter, weekendanchor,andnowan award-winningconsumer reporter.MovedtoD.C.to followMichael’scareer.
"Withalltheconsumer organizationsheadquartered here,thisisaconsumer reporter’sheaven.1canget answerstomyquestionsfast.”
ExperiencebeforePortland: Aschoolteacherwitha graduatedegree,originally fromsmall-townIndiana,she entered'IVnewsasatalk¬ showhostinMassachusettsat theripeageof54.(She mentions:“IfI’mnotthe oldest,I’moneoftheoldest womenon'IN'inD.C.”)
Whatshesoundslikeonthephone: Relaxed,ven-pleasant.
WhatshetookfromPortland:“Beingan anchorwasajobIhadneverdone.1was struckbyhowwillingpeoplewereto acceptanewcomer.Itwasaconfidence booster.Ilearnedthatpeoplecantell youwhatvouhavetoknow.”
Mostmemorableremarkininterview: “EventhoughWashingtonisbiggerthan Portland,peoplestilltakecareofme.”
ShiningPortlandmoment:"It’samazing togodownthestreetinWashingtonand havepeoplerecognizemeandcomeup tomeandthentheytellmethevsawme on'IVinPortland!"
Reputation:“Shedidexcellentthings forthestation.Notanintellectual,buta neatlady,”saysaChannel6cmplovee whowouldspeakonlvofftherecord. "CindyWilliams[acurrentChannel6 anchor]isinhermold."
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GotII2O?Maineweddingsoften do.Whethertheyplaceaspecial significanceonincludingnature intheirweddingorthevwantadramatic oceanicbackdropfortheirceremony, wateristheprincipalreasoninnumer¬ ablecoupleschoosetogetmarriedin Maineeveryyear.Everydecisionbrings morechoices,however,andthisoneis nodifferent.Freshwaterorsaltwater? Bvthewater,oronthewaterorjusta
waterview?OrstillinMainebutno wateratall?
MaineweddingconsultantSally Bullardadvisesrunningawayfromthe problem.TheBoothbaybasedMaine weddingconsultantspecializesin planningweddingsforcoupleswhohaw decidedtoelope."Elopingmakessense insomamcases,”sassBullard,"when familiesdon’tgetalong,orthereisa limitedbudget,orsoureallydon'twant
anyoneIoknow.”
Bullardisanauthority-elopements makeupahalftoathirdofher clientele."Itcouldbethatthey vacationedhere,orproposedhere,or alwayswantedtocometoMaine.”saws Bullardofherelopingclients."I'.ach brideandgroomhasadifferentstoreto tell.Buttheyarealllookingforaven romanticlocation,andtherockscoast atOceanPointisperfect."
Imagineastunningsunsetwedding amidcraggyrockswiththetimeless soundoftheoceaninthebackground andjustyou,yourbeloved,andafew closefriends.Aftertheweddingthe languid,blissfuldaysthatfolloware spentrelivingthatmomentasyou absorbtheshimmeringwaterviewsand starryskiesfromthehugebavwindows inthearmsofvourtruelove.Aprivate porchwillallowvoutowitnessevery sunriseandsunsetoverthewater,that isifyoucantearyourselfawavfromthe charmingVictorian-stylebedroom.
That'swhatyou'llgetifyoufollow Bullard’srecipeformaximum
ElopementPlanner:..andwillthatbejustthetwoofyou?" romance-aceremomatOceanPoint followedbyastayatLinekinBavBed
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“Aftertheceremony,we walkedaroundbarefootinthe tidalpools,lookingatthe starfishandotheroceanlife. Allinall,wecouldn’thave askedforamoreperfectday,” sayJasonandTammi BcrryHill.whoenjovedan idyllicstayattheLinekinBay B&Baftertheirwaterfront nuptialsatOceanPoint.
“Thebestpartaboutour weddingisthatitwasfun,” Jasonsaysofliiselopement withfianceeTammi,“loo oftenweddingsarcstressfulyoucanneverplease everyone.Wejusthada goodtimetogether.We pickedacoupleoffthe beachwhohadbeenmarried for37yearsandthey witnessedtheceremomfor us.Tammi.fortherecord, neverhadhershoesonfor thewholewedding."
WhyMaine?“Because neitherofushadeverbeen there.SheisfromTennessee, andI’mfromOhio.We
thoughtitwouldbeneattobemarried inaplacefreshtobothofus,”saysJason. Ifyouareenvisioningsomething involvingthewater(andyourfamily) moreactively,considerarusticlodge andcottagesnestledinapineforeston thebanksofKezarLakeinLowell, Maine.Atabodyoffreshwaterthat NationalGeographicnominatedoneof thethreemostbeautifullakesinthe world,vouhavetheopportunityto combineromancewithgroupfunand watersports,likePeterDuttonandSue Berubedidwithaweddingatthe Pleasant Point Inn.
“Wehadthefullrunoftheplace,and thedaybeforetheweddingwewere abletousethegroundsforarehearsal picnicwithswimmingandcanoeing, allfreeofcharge,”savsPeter,who marriedfellowPrincetongradand MainenativeSusanontheshoresof KezarLake.
“Thebridalparty-stayedinoneofthe cabinsaroundthemaininnbuildingand hungoutwithusallnight-itreminded memostofslcep-awaycamp"headds.
.AmyBakerknewthe“something blue”partofherweddinghadtocome fromthewater.“JayandIareoutdoor peoplewholovetogohiking,kavaking, andcamping,"shesays.“Welovethe ocean,andtheoutdoorlocationjustfit
withus...afterseeingfixeorsix locationsinMainewerealizedthatthe InnbytheSeawasunique.”Ihe couplechosethe(JapeI'.lizabeth locationsothatthevcouldbemarried atonewiththeelements:earth,skw waterandairwouldcometogetheron theseasidelawnoftheinn.
Onlwthenightbeforethewedding, thewaterelementthreatenedtocome fromtheskvratherthanthesea.\ rehearsaldinnerinthepouringrain leftAnwandherfianceeinanervous sleepthenightbeforethewedding. "Thatmorning,Iwokeupat4:15 a.m.,”Annsass.“Wewerestalingat theInnbytheSea’spresidentialsuite, soall1hadtodowaslookupatthe skvligbt.Isasstwostars,andIknew mywishwouldcometrue.Thenext daywassunns,seventvdegreesand notacloudinthesks.”
Amyroundedofftheseasonalthemeof herweddingwithafallmotif.Ilerflorist suggestedfallflowerslikesun-flowersand callaliliesanddecorationsincluding lemons,pumpkins,andsquash.
“Wewantedagrouppictureof everyonethatwouldcapturethemosaic ofcolors,sotheinnaskedpermissionfor ourphotographertogointoanother guest’sporchandtakeanaerialsicssof theweddingsowecouldbasetheocean andthefallcolorsaswellasthewedding guestsinthepicture,"shesavs. Sun,surf,homegrownorganicherbs
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“ShortlyafterSeptember11,abrideand groomfromMichigancalled,respondingtomy webpage,”saysSallyBullard.“Shesaid,‘We weregoingtoflyouttoTahoetoelopebutour flightshavebeencancelled.Howquicklycan wegetmarried?’Theydroveherein2days, appliedfortheirlicenseinBoothbayHarbor, touredBarHarbor,camebackin3days (there'sa3-daywaitingperiod),andgot marriedatthedockatSprucePointInn.The photographer,LishaMurray,wasawitness.I snaggedthefoodandbeveragemanager, JasonSchlosser,andsaid,‘Jasonwillyoubea witness!’Theylovedit!”
Bullarddoesn'tconsideritaparadoxtobean elopementplanner.
“IfpeoplecometoMainetheydon'tknow wheretostay,whatkindofmusicisavailable. Theycangetmarriedontherocks.One elopementhadavideocamera,flowers,Lefty McAuslinontheelectrickeyboard-singing-a fullpackageforjustthetwoofthem.Mostofmy bridesfindmeontheinternet. www.maineweddings.com
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inthefoodandallthewasteiscom¬ postedorrecycled.No,we’renotre¬ ferringtoaCaliforniaspa;infact,this MaineweddinglocationdrawsCali¬ forniansbythedozen.TheColom IlotelisMaine’sfirstenvironmentally friendlyresortwhereluxuryandele¬ gancearecombinedwithatruerespect fornature.
“Wedon’tcuttheseagrass,wedon’t waterthegroundsexcepttheputting green,andwedon’twashlinensand towelsdailyunlesstheguestsrequestit,” saysSusanKiehnattheColony,“and anythingyouwasteiscompostedand goesstraightbacktonaturesothatthe cyclecanbeginagain.”OversOpercent ofKiehn’sweddingclientsarefrom California,drawntoMainebv memoriesofchildhoodsummers, familyties,orjustthepanoramicviews fromthehotel.Whereelsecouldthev getsuchatwistontraditionalMaine farelikethe“WhisperingPineswedding dinner-steakandlobster,garlicand chivepotatoesandsaladwithcelery seeddressingallgarnishedwithorganic herbslikerosemaryandthvmc”?
“I’vealwaysbeendrawntowaterfor somereason-it’sbeautifuland limitless.W'elookedatoceanvistas aroundNewEnglandandweknew we’dfoundourspotwhenwearrived," saysnewlywedJenniferFinncv(now Stetson)whoinsiststhatasvoudrive ontothegroundsoftheColonvHotel thebuilding"lookslikethehotelfrom Dirt)'Dancing
“TheowneroftheColonvisahorticulturalist.youknow,”savsStetson,“so weweremarriedonthecliffsover¬ lookingtheoceanamidthemostgor¬ geousflowers.”Stetsondrewonthefall foliageforinspirationanddecidedon yellowforthebridesmaids’dressesas wellasthebowsandtoenailsofher standardpoodle,whowastreatedtoa (pre)nuptialmanicurefortheoccasion.
“Thebridesmaids’bouquetswere reallysimpleaswedidn’twantto competewiththeoutstandingflowersof thehotelorthenaturalbeautv.”savs Stetson,whoaddedamoderntouchto thenaturalbeautywithabubble machineeffervescingwithbubblesafter brideandgroomwerepronouncedman andwife.
“ItfeltspecialtobenearPresident Bush’shouseduringthatperiod."savs Stetson.IheStetsou-Finncvwedding
tookplacesoonaftertheSeptember attacks,andthegroomandgroomsmen paidtributetothecountrybvwearing pinswiththeAmericanflagonit.The ColonyIlotelislocatedjustastroll fromtheFirstSummer1Ionic.
“Forgetfancylocations,allyouneedis atree,”insistsJudyStauss,alocal weddingconsultantandcatererwho saysherchoiceforthemostromantic Mainelocationisatreebythesea.The treeisanarchetypalsymbolofstrength andgrowth,andthetreeStaussisreferring toisfinnivrootedoutsidetheI'ifth MaineRegimentCommunityCenter onPeaksIsland.'Ilievenueisagorgeous, statelyoldbuildingineasywalking distancefromthePeaksIslandferrv;it includesaCivilWarmuseumthat’sopen tothepublicaswellassweepingviewsof WhiteheadPassagethatoffersnumerous weddingpossibilities.
“Inthatmomentofunionyouhave theloversandthetree,water,islands, clouds,Cod...it’sperfect,”saysStauss.
Themajestichorsechestnuttreeshe speaksofisfirmlyrootedonapatchof lawnoutsidethebuilding.Thecouple’s familyandclosefriendssitinfrontof themonthegrassandtherestofthe partvwatchestheceremonyfromthe sumptuousporchthatwrapsaroundthe building.ThebackdropisCascoBay andthesurroundingislands.
Inside,voucanhireacaterertosetup anddecoratethepremises.“There’sa lotofscopefordecoration,”sawsStauss, whofindscreativewaystousethespace: flowersontheancientpiano,thewed¬ dingcakeplacedonanantiquebookease,allharmonizingwiththenostalgic feelofthelocation.
Totrulygetmarriedonthewater,of course,youmustrentawindjammerfor yournuptials.Victim'Chimes,a centmv-oldschooner,allowsvontoget marriedoffthecoastofRocklandinthe maritimetraditionofexchangingsows onthedeckofaboat.Imunchedin 1900inDelaware,Victor)'Chimesis oneofabout30ramschoonersbuiltin theregionbetween1889and1911.The 170-foot-long,three-mastedvessel-the lastofitskindstillsailingonthehast Coast-earnedherkeephaulingcargo onChesapeakeBaybeforeshewas rescuedbyPaulDeGaetaandRichard “Kip"Pilesin1990fromthepotentially dismalfateofservingouthergolden yearsasaland-lockedrestaurantin
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Scenicbeautyisonlyonefacetof Maine’swaters.Thereareintellectual wellsprings,too.Totictheknotatthe sourceoffamousmarineinvestigations, headtoNewagenSeasideInn,where notedenvironmentalwriterRachel Larson(SilentSpring,'HieKd"eofthe Sea)wroteandfoundmuchofher inspiration.It’seasvtoseewhv.
“Whenwewerevisiting1satbvthe rocksandreadthecopyof'IheKdgeof theSeathatI’dbought.Itfeltrealk special.”saysGammyMorrison,who marriedfianceeJonathanBeaninJuh.
TheNewagenInnspans85acresat theedgeofthesea-greenlawns, seasiderocks,tidalpools,andspruce treeswiththeAtlanticinthe backgroundprovideanincredible settingforanoutdoorwedding.
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Weddingguestsareencouragedtostay allweekendsothatthepartycanbe givenexclusiveuseofthegroundsfor thatperiod.Whennotengagedin plannedactivities,guestscanusethe tenniscourts,swimmingpools, badminton,volleyball,horseshoes,and rowboatsprovidedbytheinn.
“Thesprucetrees,lobsterboats,and osprey...andthefactthatRachel Carsonusedtohangoutheremakeit reallyspiritual.”savsMorrison,whofelt aspecialconnectionwithnature, perhapsbecauseshegrewupin1lawaii. Shealsolikesthefactthattheinnis versatile:“Youcanbeclosetonatureif youwant,butyoucanalsoplavping pongandsoakintheglorioushottub thatoverlooksthewater."
Morrisoncan’thelpravingaboutthe food."Wehadguestscominguptous, saying,Tvenevertriedthistofustuff before,it’sprettvgood,’laughs Morrison,whoalsorecallsthesuccess ofmoremainstreambutnoless deliciousveggiedelicacieslikespring rollsandgoatcheesefoecaeia.Guests whoweren’tamusedbvtofuwere
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“Wegathertodavtocelebrateloveina shrinetotheloveofart,”readthe calligraphcdpapertabletthatguests signedatIlerbandDebIw’swedding.
ThecouplegotmarriedatthePortland .MuseumofzXrt.Thetwohappentobe fromMainebutthelocationattracts couplesfromneighboringstatesaswell.
“Theexhibitthatwasthereatthetime wasRobertIndianasLOVEexhibit,” recountsDebbvwithenthusiasm."It wascreative,romantic,andreflected everythingaboutusbecauseitwas modern,artistic,andunique.”Ivyand herhusbandplannedeverythingaround Indiana’ssquareLOVEpaintingsand sculptures-theinvitationsandeventhe cakeweresquareshaped.Abrassquin¬ tetthatplavedduringtheceremonvand cateringparexcellencebvlocalcaterer Black'Piecompletedthemood.
“Aftertheceremonv,wehadour guestsretiretolookattherestofthe gallerywhilewehadourpicturestaken inthesculpturegarden,”saysIvy, offeringanartisticsolutiontothe problemofwhattodowiththeguests duringthephotosession.Thegambit shouldbenosurprisecomingfroma couplewhoworkinthemedia-Herbis aradiostationprogramdirector,and Debisinbroadcasting.
EverycouplefindstheMainelocation the}'pickedtobeundeniablyromantic. Thefactis,asweddingplanner Catherine'Pullerputsit:“Romance comesfromwithinandradiates throughouttheweddingwhenthetotal expressionofthecoupleiscaptured.” 'Puller'sbottomline?"Ifthecouplefeels it,theguestswillfeelit.”
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lyfisherwomencanhave“danglies,”too,definedinSilvio Calabi’sTheillustratedEncyclopediaofEly1'ishing(Henry Holt&Co.,1993)asthesmallgadgetsthatflyfishermen liketohangfromtheirvests.11iey’11evenwarmuptoa“priest” whentheyneedto,“aclubusedtodeliverthe‘lastrites’toafish thatwon’tbereleased.”
TherearetwotypesofElyGirls.There’sbonafideElyGiri“teaser”(“abooklessbaitorlureusedtodrawa gamefishtowithincastingdistance”)JenniferLopez,a.k.a. “J-Lo,”(anicknamenotearnedbyIicrabilityto“matchthe hatch”).AndthereareElyGirlslikeMaine’sownoriginal “QueenofAnglers,”Cornelia1’.Crosby,otherwiseknown asElyRodCrosby.
“ElyRod”earnedhercelebrity-in1895atthefirst Sportsmen’sExpositionatNewYork’sMadisonSquare Carden.Her“haywiretwist”and“hippers"werenotpartofher “phatdancemoves,”butaspectsofherdemonstrationofsuper¬ flycastingprowessintoatankoflivesalmonandtroutshipped:
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Withherdisplayofstuffedmoose,fish, deer,andbirds,andaMainelogcabin shebuiltherself,42-xear-old1’TyRodwas describedbvtheXeirYorkJournalas“an athleticcountrygirl,borninthestateof Maine...asproudofher$1,000 collectionoffishingtackleasmostgirls areofsouvenirspoonsorblueand whitechina.”
Thefirstpersonevertobecomea RegisteredMaineGuide,in1897,sixfoot-tallflyRodwasavisible,anti¬ suffrage(andthereforenon-threatening) promoterofsportsmanlifeinWestern Maine,asbothacolorfulsportswriter
“Anathleticcountry girl,borninthestate ofMaine...asproudof hercollectionof fishingtackleasmost girlsareofsouvenir spoonsorblueand whitechina.”
andfix’casterextraordinaire.Sheonce proclaimed,“1wouldratherfishamdax
nowthevare."savsIlolding."Itcouldbe thexlunemoretimebecauseofchildren thangotoheaven."
fix'Rodmax’haxehadtosettlefor heaxen,butshe mustbepleased thatmoreand more women todax'arc living outher legacywithsimilar fix'fishingsentiments.
“Itisxervcooltoknowthatwomenare enjoyingsuchawonderfulsport,”says xxcll-knownflyfishinginstructorand guideBonnie1lolding.“Alsotoknow thatitisn’tjustfromtoday.Iguidea womanforabouttwoweeksexeryyear. Shehasbeenfix-fishinghereinMaine sinceshewas11.Nowshe’salmost80.”
Holdinghasnoticedaturnaroundin thenumberofwomentakingherclasses andaskingforguides.“Iusedtohearso oftenfromthementhatIguidedthat thexwishedtheirxxixcswouldlearnand
movingon,orthattimehasbecome morevaluableandthex'wanttospendit withtheirsignificant others."
Graig(decker runs1,.l,.Bean’s renownedI'TvfishinL' School.IIenotesthe sportisbutonerealmof theoutdoorsthatmore womeningeneralarc discoxeringtheyenjov. andnotjustinMaine,butalloxer. Maine’snewlyestablishedBOW Program(BecominganOutdoor Woman)happensindifferentpartsofthe stateandteacheswomenoutdoorsports fromfix-fishingtoorienteering,archcry, andshooting.There’sexenanInterna¬ tionalW'omenflyfishersGlub (xTXXxx.intlx\oinenflxfishers.org),founded in1996bx'I’annyKriegerandthe GoldenW'cstI’Tx-fishersofSan francisco,GA,thefirstexerofitskind.
“Flyfishingisfinallyawayforwomen tonotgetleftbehindbvtheirspousesor boyfriends,”saysHecker.“Theyare appreciatingwhattheirspousesand boyfriendsbaseknownforalongtime. orways.”
Heckerhasnotonlytaught andcastfliesfor hours 'Hiat'sthecasewithmywife, anyway.She’sgottenintoit andnowknowswinI havetostand inwater
I,.LBeanflyfishinginstructorVan Blauveltsays,“Flyfishingisnotasmuch aboutpowerasitisabouttechnique. Mentendtowanttothrowafastballand
overpowertherod.”
Bonnie1loldingagrees:“Idon’tlookat flyfishingasacompetitivesport...Ithink thereasonwomenaresogoodatitisthat theyareopentothelearningprocess. Notasmanyegosinvolved.Andonce theyfindouthoweasyitis,itsagreat stressreliever.Thenthevarehooked forlife!”
says.“Gettingtotalktopeopleaboutmy hobbyandgettingpaidforit!”
Sheworkedtherefortwoyears,until herandBlaine’ssharedpassionforfix fishinginspiredthemtomovetoGoplin Plantation,justoutsideofStratton,where theywerealreadyspendingmuchof theirtime.
flyfishing,1reallyloveditfromthestart. ItwassomethingIcoulddoforme.”
SheandBlainestartedgoingawaymost weekendsduringfishingseasonand wouldoftenstopatI,.L.Beanonthewav. Afteroneofthesetripsshereceiveda phonecallfromBean’saskingifshe wouldbeinterestedininterviewingforan instructor’sjob.“IlowcouldImiss?”she
1lolding,45,andGameWarden husband,Blaine,startedflyfishing24 yearsago.“Ihadalwaysgonefishingwith Blaine,”shesays,“ButIwasonly interestedifIhadafishontheline.With womentoflyfish,butsayshe’shadsome “verygoodfemaleflyfishinginstructors,” aswell.Asforhisstudents,hesavs, “Womenhavethepatienceforit,they pickitupquickly.It’sanartformtheyare goodat.Theydon’thaveegos-theywant tobetaughtandareverygoodstudents. 'Iheylisten,theydowhatthey'reaskedto dowithoutanypreconceivedideas
JustbeforeleavingBean's,Iloldinggot herMasterGuidelicense,notreally thinkingshewouldeverdoanythingwith it.ButonceshearrivedintheStrattonEustisarea,oneofthesportingcamps askedifshewouldguideforthefall fishingseasonandanotheraskedifshe woiddbeinterestedindoingaflvfishing schoolforthem.
“Isaidsure,whynot?”sherecalls.“Of coursetheydidn’tseethepanicIhad afterIsaidyes.Imean,whowasItotrv somethinglikethat?Well,15yearslater Iamstilldoingflyfishingschools.And myinterestisreallyinthat.1loveseeing peoplewhentheyrealizeflyfishingisnot ahardsporttolearn.”
Holdinghassincetaughtatnumerous campsandschoolsincluding Weatherby’sinGrandI.akc,atThe BalsamsresortinDixvilleNotch,NH, andnowattheTimPondFlvFishing SchoolinEustus,amongothers. Workingasoneofonlyafewfemalesin thispredominantlymalesport,Ilolding feelsshehasbeenverylucky.“Ihavehad noproblemsdealingwiththementhatI workwithandthementhatIhave guided.Ihavenoillusionsthatthere werecommentsmadebehindmyback. Infrontofmetheyhavebeenvery respectful.Alittlecuriousmaybe,but easytoworkwith.Iwould guidebetween 100and 120days aseasonandfora fishingguidethatisalot.
SoIguessIcan’tcomplain aboutbeingawomaninaman’sworld.”
OneofHolding’smostrewarding experienceshasbeenasinstructor, locationscoutandfundraiserinthepast threeyearsforaprogramcalledCasting ForRecovery,aflyfishingschoolfor breastcancersurvivors.Ileldonceayear inMaineandatnocosttoitsparticipants, thenationwideprogramattractsitsmostly first-timeflyfisherwomcnthrough previousstudents,cancersupportgroups andhospitals.
“'Iliewomencomefromacrossthe state,”Ifoldingexplains.“Thisisagreat waytomeetotherswhoaregoing
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Greenville-bornSalkDyer,now62, wasfirstusheredintofishingbyheruncle andfather.TheyfishedMooseheadI,ake andsurroundingpondsandstreams.In highschoolshestartedflyfishingwitha nine-footMontaguebambooflyrodand learnedtocastbvreadinganythingby I.ccWulffandJoeBrooksandallthefly fishingmagazinesshecouldfind. 45yearslater,sheisaregisteredMaine GuideandhastaughtattheLI,.Bean ElylushingSchool.Thewomenonly classesarcherfavorite.
“1havespentmostofmylifeeither fishingaloneorwithmen,”shesays.“It usedtoberaretoseewomenflyfishing butnowwithmorewomenworkingfill] timeandexposedtothesportmoreare makingtimetobecomeinvolved.Bly
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fishingisastressbusterandcalmingfor thesoul...mothernatureisatherfinest whenflyfishingwhereveryoumightbe.”
DversavstheentireStateofMaineis herfavoritefishingspot.Ductothe adventofcatchandreleaseshebelieves thatitwilljustkeepgettingbetter. “Mainecomparesfavorablywithother states,”shesays."1lowcver,Atlantic salmonfishingisprettvnice.Ilovetofish forbonefishandtaqxminFlorida.
“Ithinkthereasonwomen aresogoodatitisthat theyareopentothe learningprocess...and oncetheyfindouthow easyitis,thentheyare hookedforlife.”
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Biologist,EllenPetersreturnedtoMaine intheearlyeightiesandbeganworkingas aRegisteredMaineGuideatBosebuck MountainGampsin\\esternMaine.At thattimeshecanrememberonlyahalf dozenwomencomingtocamptoflyfish. Bvthelateeighties,mammorewomen werecastingflies.
“Itwasreallyexcitingtosecthisdevelop overtheyearsofmvteachingwiththe 1.1.BeanElyEishingSchools(1987present),”savs48-vcar-oldPeters.“Asthe
ninetiesprogresseditwasclearlyevident thatwomenweremakingmoretimefor themselvesandgainingthedisposable incometobeabletopursueanewsport.”
Whilevisitinghergrandmotherin Waldoboro,Maine,whenshewaseight, Petersandhercousinsfoundsomeofher uncle’soldflyrodsinthe raftersoftheoldbarn downbythe smallpond.
“Brushing thecobwebsoff,we managedtotieaflyonand triedtocasthopingitwouldlandinthe water,”sherecalls.“Toourpure amazement,bytheendoftheafternoon wcwerecatchingwhoppers—five-six inchfish.Wccouldn’thavebeen happierwithourselvesandourgreat success.Soeveryavailablemomentin thattwo-weckvisitwasspentdownatthe pondrelishingournewfoundadventure. Needlesstosay1becamehookedonfly fishing.NeverdidIdreamitwould becomesuchanimportantpartof mvlife.”
Acertifiedflycastinginstructorthrough thefederationofFlvFishers,anational organizationdedicatedtoconservingand educatingthroughflvfishing,Petershas servedontheCommissioner’sAdvisor}' CouncilfortheDepartmentofInland FisheriesandWildlifeforthepastfive years.Becauseofherinvolvement,she saysshehasgainedanappreciationfor therule-makingprocessandevengreater respectforthededicationofthedepart¬ ment’sbiologistswhoareresponsiblefor thefisheriesmanagementforthestate.
Currentlysheandhusband.Chuck, haveasmallguidingbusiness."Rosal RiverGuideService,”specializinginfly fishingforstripers.
“Within45minutesorlessofmv home,”sassPeters,who,likeSallvDyer, nowlivesinNewGloucester,“Icanbe wadinginarivercastingfortrout, canoeingsmallponds,flvcastingfor bass,orcastingtostripersinoneof Maine’smostbeautifultidalrivers.The opportunitiesaboundandaregrowingin allpartsofthestate.”Fallfishingisnow allowedinmans'partsofthestate throughOctoberandNovember.Some riversinthestatenowallowforscar¬ roundflyfishing.
“Themans'challengesofflyfishing alsoincreasems'appreciationofthe sport.Learningthehabitatsofthe
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The Armory Restaurant in the Portland RegencyHotel.Spectacularcuisine,OldPort charm,ftimpeccableserviceinanelegantyet casualatmospherew/freshdinnerspecialsfrom landftsea.Unforgettablehousespecialties— SeafoodFettuccinew/lobster,shrimp,crab,ft mussels;SteakDiane,ftBlackAngusSirloin. Alsoopenforbreakfastftlunch.Reservations recommended. 774-4200.
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BayouKitchen.Servingcajunandtraditionalstyle breakfastftlunch6daysaweekuntil2pmdaily. ClosedTuesday.Freshbakedbiscuitsandcornbread gogreatwithabowlofgumboorjambalaya.Daily blackboardselectionsincludingcrawfishorblack¬ enedgulfshrimpscrambledintoyoureggs.Seeour reviewatwww.foodinportland.com543Deering Avenue,Portland774-4935
Barbara's Kitchen and Cafe, 388 Cottage Road, . SouthPortland,acrossfromthePortlandPlayers Theater,headingtoFortWilliams.Casual,cre¬ ative,ftmodestlypricedcuisineforintimate diningbysunlightforbreakfast,candlelightfor dinner.VegetarianscansavorourEggplant RavioliwithaRoastedRedPepperCream Sauce.NYstripsteakw/PortobelloMushrooms ftdemi-glazeisafavoriteofcarnivores.“The rosemaryfocacciaisreasonalonetopaya visit."-Downeost.Fullbaravailable.Reservations 767-6313. www.barbaraskitchen.com
BealeStreetBarbequeftGrill-Underthe bridgeinKnightville,So.Portland.Featureshickory smokedandgrilledmeats,poultry,fishftseafood aswellascreativedailylunchanddinnerspecials. FullbarfeaturingMainemicrobrewsontap. Reservationsarenotaccepted.Childrenarewel¬ come.Openallday,sevendaysaweek.90 WatermanDr.So.Portland767-0130
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Falmouth'slandmarkItalianrestaurantistheaward¬ winningCasaNapoliRistorantefeaturingmultiregionalauthenticItalianspecialties.Choicesfor lunchconsistofsoups,salads,sandwichesandsim¬ plevealftpastadishes.Dinnerentreesincludetradi¬ tionalpastadishes,pesceorseafood,veal,sirloinand chickenservedalongwithsalad,homemadebread andthechefschoiceofasidedishandvegetable. TheCasaNapolipridesitselfonanextravagantwine listofwhitesandreds,importedanddomestic. Lunchisservedfrom11:30-2Mon.-Fri;dinnerfrom 5-9Sun.-Thurs.,5-10Fri.andSat.Res.highlyrec. Sun.-Thurs.,requiredFriday-Sat.781-3342.
Takeadvantageof5-starchefTonyFrechette'scre¬ ativetouchesatCafeStroudwaterattheEmbassy SuitesHotel.WithanemphasisonMainenative seafoodftprimecutsofbeef,CafeStroudwater offerseclecticbistro-stylecuisineftavarietyof selectfinewines.Foramostuniquediningexperi¬ ence,reserveaplaceatPortland'sonlychefstable, whereyouftyourguestswillbepamperedbyChef Frechettefthisstaffwhileenjoyinga6-course mealpreparedesp.foryou.Breakfast,lunch,ft dinnerdailyw/aspectacularGrandSundayBrunch every3rdSun.ofthemonth.Maj.creditcards,res. suggested.775-0032.
CricketsRestaurantinFreeport.Deliciousfoodat reasonableprices.Freshlocalseafood,lobster, weekendprimerib,steaks,fajitas,pasta,salads, specialtysandwiches,vegetarianselections,daily blackboardspecials.Privatefunctionroom.Full servicelounge.Mainemicro-brewsontap.Easy parkingonly1/2milesouthofL.L.Bean.Breakfast Sat.ftSun.BrunchSun.,11-3.MainStreet, Freeport.865-4005.Reservations/majorcredit cardsaccepted.
Youcan'tbeatthelocationofDiMillo'sFloating Restaurantat25LongWharfoffCommercial StreetforfabulouswaterviewsofPortlandHarbor. Escapefromthehustleftbustleofthecity.Watch theboatsgoby.EnjoyfreshMainelobsteryearround,steak,seafooddishes,ftmore.Open7days aweekfrom11am-11pm.Children'smenuavail¬ able.Fordrinksftalightermenu,tryourPortside Lounge.772-2216.
Dimitri'sisarestaurantownedbynative-born Greeks who have brought their homeland here infoodandmusic.SpecialtiesincludeSouvlaki (skewered pork), Avgolemono (egg and lemon soup), Mousaka, Mama's Spanakopita, Lamb ShanksMytitini,andwood-grilledfishofthe day.TheGreek-stylemusselsarefantasticand thegrilledbananadessertunique.Minutesfrom 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 naturalflatbreadpizza,bakedinawood-fired earthen oven. Relax and enjoy the show as the Flatbreadcrewprepares,bakesandservesyour flatbreadfromanopenkitchen,placedinthe middleofthediningroom.LocatedintheOld Port,onthewater,inabeautifulwharfbuild¬ ing overlooking the Casco Bay Ferry dock. Open
Mon thru Sun 11:30 to close. MC, Visa, AMEX. DeepintheheartofthemysteriousWoodfords areaat540ForestAvenueistheGreatLostBear, whereyou’llfindafullbarfeaturingover50 draughtbeers,predominantlyfromlocalmicro¬ breweries.Accompanyingthemisanenormous menuw/everythingfromsoups,salads,ftsand¬ wichestovegetarianitemsftsteaks,aswellasa largevegetarianselectionftthebestnachosft buffalowingsintown.Discoverwherethenatives gowhenthey'rerestless!Serving H:30am-1l:30pm 7 days/week. 772-0300. Visit us on-lineat:www.greatlostbear.com
Jameson Tavern. Consists of two welcoming parts,acasualbarftloungeftamoreformal diningroomeachofferingacomfortableplace foreasydining.Thebuildingisthesiteofthe signingoftheconstitutionforthestateof Maine when it broke away from Massachusetts. Classicpreparationsservedinagracefulftele¬ gantsettingmaketheJamesonTavernafine retreatfromfrenziedoutletshopping.115Main St,Freeport,865-4196.Creditcardsaccepted; reservations recommended.
EatatMarcy'stoexperienceatruePortlanddiner, locatedintheheartoftheArtsDistrict.Marcy'sis afavoriteamonglocalsforbreakfastftlunch. Enjoyblueberry,raspberryorchocolatechippan¬ cakes,chiliftcheeseomeletsorfrenchtoast. Burgersarebigandjuicy,pastramigrilledtoper¬ fectionandhomemadestews.Dailyftweekend specialsfor$2.95includeltalian_sausage,B.B.Q. KielbasaandCanadianstyleBacon.Takeoutft phoneordersavailable(774-9713)onthecorner ofFreeftOakSt,ServingBreakfastftLunchfrom 6am-2pmdaily.
It's “Mex to the Max!" at Margaritas Mexican RestaurantsftWateringHole!Twogreatloca¬ tionsinPortland,othersinLewiston,Augusta, OronoftPortsmouth,Margaritasservesup "oversized"mealsftcolossal-sizeddrinks! There'salwaysfreehotchipsftsalsa,ftdown¬ rightlegendarymargaritas,ftthehousespecial¬ tyisthesizzlingfajita!HappyhourM-F,4-7pm, freehotappetizers.InPortlandat242StJohn St,UnionStationPlaza,874-6444ft11Brown StneartheCivicCenter,774-9398.Lunchat BrownStFridaysonly.
Maria'sRistorante,est.1960byowner/chef AnthonyNapolitano,offersPortland'sfinest ItaliancuisinewithaverygoodItalianwine selection.Spacious,beautiful,Italiandecorated diningrooms.Privateroomsavailableforlarge groups.Vealsaltimbocca,fettucinitoscano, zuppadepesce.ClassicItaliandesserts, Anthony'sownpistachiogelato.Lunch:$5-$8, Tu-F, 11:30am-2 pm. Dinner: $9-$18, Tues.-Sat. from5pm.337CumberlandAve.,freeparking available.Pleasecall772-9232.
Oriental Table, Szechuan, Hunan ft Cantonese. Wewillprepareanyofourdishestoyourliking. We are happy to accommodate your special request;pleaseletusknowyourpreferences. We serve many vegetarian and heart-smart choices. Hrs: Mon-Thu H:30am-8pm, Fri ft Sat H:30-9pm, Sunday closed. 106 Exchange St. (topoftheOldPort)Portland.Tel:775-3388, Fax:772-3388.Food:"”1/2,Service:••••,Value for the $ •— from Portland Press Herald-Go Cheap Eats, Nov., 2000
Parker'sRestaurant.Since1989Parker'shas beenacornerstoneinNorthDeeringArea.Open sevendaysaweek11:30amtilmidnight.
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The Pepperclub is a prize-winning restaurant I ("BestVegetarian"Ft"BestValue"inFrommer'sI GuidetoNewEngland)featuringcreativeworldI cuisine.ItsblackboardmenutypicallylistsfiveI vegetarian,threefish,Etthreemeatentrees,I includingasuperborganicbeefburger.PepperclubI offersrelaxed,colorful,unusuallyaffordabledin-I ingontheedgeoftheOldPortw/easy,freepark-1 ingEtgoodwinesEtbeers.Opennightlyat5p.m.;I credit cards accepted. 78 Middle Street, near I Franklin Artery. 772-0531. I
Saigon Thinh Thanh, 608 Congress Street, I Portland."Ofthe137restaurantslistedintheI 1996-97 edition, Saigon Thin Thanh is a four- I starrestaurantrankedfirstinvalue.SaigonThinI Thanh is Maine's-and probably New England’s- I finestVietnameserestaurant."—PortlandDiningI Guide."Fourstarsforfood,service,EtvalueforI money. With good, healthy, flavorful food Et I quickserviceinapleasant,cleanatmosphere,I SaigonThinThanhisworthinvestigating.'-PressI Herald. 773-2932. I SnowSquallrestaurantvotedafavoritebytheI locals;"Yougotta,trytherestaurant".SucculentI Ducktwoways,tenderVealScaloppini,Large Lobsters,GrilledAtlanticsalmonwithfrizzled leeks, Baked Haddock, and Maine Crab cakes I withGrainmustardAioli,arestandoutsonour wide ranging menu. Dinner is served nightly I Lunch Monday to Friday and Sunday brunch 11 a.m.to1p.m.SundayDinnerfrom12noonto8 p.m.Enjoyourcozyfiresidelounge,featuringa lightermenuorthefulldinnermenuforcasual dining.Privateroomstoaccommodate100. Reservationarealwayswelcomeat www.snowsquall.com or 799-2232
Stone Coast Brewing Company is a major micro operationofferingfullrestaurantfacilitiesas wellasfantasticbrewsonitssubstantialpremis¬ esintheOldPort.Itsrestaurant,openfrom 11:30amdaily,offerseverythingfromsteakto lobster,Etyoudon’tneedtoleavethebuildingto enjoysomeofthebestlivemusicinPortlandit'sjustupstairs.At14York,thejunctionof Pleasant,YorkEtForeStreets,w/plentyoffree parking.Call773-BEER.
TortillaFlathasbeenservingNewEnglanders fineMexicanfoodEtdrinkfornearly30years. At1871ForestAvenueinPortlandyoucanfind favoriteslikenachos,fajitas,chimichangas, tamales,burritos,tacos,enchiladas,Etfrozen margaritassevendaysaweek,aswellas seafood,steak,porkEtchickencookedw/a Mexicanflair.Withlunchspecialsstartingat $4.95,achildren'smenu,nightlyspecials,a ChiliHappyHour,ascreened-indeck,Ettake¬ out,TortillaFlatisamemorableMexicanexpe¬ rienceyoucanaffordanytime.Formoreinfor¬ mation,call797-8729.
Wok Inn Szechuan, Hunan, Cantonese Et Thai. Excellentfood,fastandaffordable.Choosefrom morethan130deliciousmenuitems.Eatinor takeout.DeliverytoCapeElizabeth, 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 ForestAve.,Portland.797-9052or797-9053
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ablebythebottle,BealeStreetserves Mainemicrobrcvvsexclusivelyontap. A“Habancromayo”drewustothe calamari($5.95),anicelittleappetizer withjusttherightzestinthesauceto enhancethesquid’ssubtleflavors. Next,thingsgotspiritualaswe descendedintotheBarbequeSampler ($17.95).ChefinresidencePatrick, whosefatherisaminister,says“food forthebellyisthenextbestthingto foodforthesoul,”andoursampler’s choiceofpulledpork,chickenorbeef brisketoncornbread,1/2slabofribs,
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Westartedwithamintjulip,ahouse specialty($4.75).Anothercuriously gooddrinkweshared,theSazarac cocktail($4.75),sportsarecipedating backtoaNewOrleansapothecary shopin1793andconsistsofrye, cognac,bittersandPernod.Thewine menuincludesBogleMerlot,$27,and Kendall-JacksonChardonnay,$29, and,althoughdomesticbeersareavail-
Crossingthebridge,1wasreminded ofBereniceAbbott’sdeclarationbefore shediedthatPortlandhasneverbeen photographedwell,blockedasitisby allthelighthousesandlobsterboats... allthethingsweexpecttosee. BealeStreetBarbecue,andtheunex¬ pectedexperienceofdevouringthis deliciousfoodevocativeofMemphis andNewOrleans,shouldn’tbeover¬ lookedcither.Lunchanddinner, cateringfor“hundredsorthousands,” smallorbulktake-out,sevendaysa week.(207)767-0130.
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PouryourselfanIrishcoffeeandconsiderthesequasi-exotic lowlandalternatives.ByLeighDonaldson
WeMainershaveingenious warsofcelebratingourlorehaterelationshipwithwinter. Someofussootheourselveshrhud¬ dlingtogetherwithcupsofhot, brandv-lacedtea(or,accordingtoour degreeofsunlightdeprivation)lealacedbranchbvourfireplacesand 1970sspaceheaters.Othersfleeto balmierclimates.Morestill(rrbile rrarminguptheroadkill)watch IM' OOrderrotateassistantD.A.sthrough interminablererunswhilewecookup
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Snowshowing,atrulyMainesport. throughouttheentirewintertocross-country-skiing andsnowshoeing,accordingtoNanCumming, executivedirectorofPortlandTrails.Thelindenringedpathisabout3.54mileslongandoffers greatviewsofthecitvskvline.Alsomaintained, vearroundistheEasternPromenadeTrailthatfol¬ lowsthePortlandwaterfrontfromIndiaStreet, whichjoinsCommercialStreetattheedgeofthe OldPort.2.1milestoTukey’sBridge."Myfavorite istheStroudwaterTrail,"saysCumming."Itwas rcccnthextendedfromtheMaineTurnpike towardWestbrookandyoucanice-skatealongthe riverduringthewinter.”Alsoopenforsnowshoeing andcrosscountryskiingistheEorcRiver Sanctuarv.atwo-miletrailsystemmaintainedby MaineAuduboninanS5-acresanctuarylocatedin theheartofPortlandItisalsothehomeofJewell’s Tails,Portland'sonlywaterfall.Formoreinforma¬ tionandactivitvsuggestions,contactPortlandParks andRecreationatS74-S793orPortlandTrailsat ”75-2411orwww.trails.org.
MountainRangerGuide Service
Discoveringthenaturalworldisbecominga widespreadobsessionforMainersandthroughout thecountry,let,manypreferatailor-madeexcur¬ sionliketheonesSandvMacGregorofMountain RangerGuideSeniceoffers.BasedinRumford. Maine,justoutsideofBethelinMaine'sRangcley region.McGregorofferssingleandmulti-dayguid¬ edhikesandback-countryadventures.Depending onhisclients’tastes,guestscanexperienceasim¬ plehikeandlunchoptionsemphasizingthe uniquenatureoftheWesternMountainsor receivetrainingandguidanceinbackcountryori¬ enteering.Wintertreksincludenaturalisttours, wildlifeviewing,snowshoeing,cross-countryskiing andicefishing.
"Mostofthepeoplewhoseekoutthesekindsof activitiesusnallvhaveanappreciationfortheenvi¬ ronmentalready,”notesMacGregor,whohas36 vearsexperienceinthewoods,includingworking asaRegisteredMaineMasterGuideanda WildernessRangerfortheU.S.ForestService."I havespentthemajorityofmylifeworkingout¬ doors.Icanprosidethebenefitofthatexperience toimclients.What1thinkmakeswhatIdo uniqueisthatitallowsforoneononeinteraction.” Formoreinformation,contactMountainRanger GuideServiceat(207)364-2506orvisittheirweb site,www.niountainr.mgcr.com
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Anotherwinteralternativeofaslightlvmoresub¬ duednatureisexploringthenaturalbeautsof AcadiaNationalParkandMountDesertIsland withaqualifiednaturalistandornithologist.Down l<astNaturelours,headedbvMichaelJ.Good, offerspersonalizednatureandbird-watchingtours forindividuals,photographers,couples,families andsmallgroups.Ilereparticipantscandiscover thefloraandfaunaofMt.DesertIslandand downcastMainewithaparticularemphasison nativeandmigratingbirdssuchasbaldeagles, osprey,peregrinefalconsandshorebirds.
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Cumberland County Civic Center, One Civic CenterSquare,Portland.Getticketsearlyatthe CivicCenterorallTicketmasterlocationsforthe January 11 performance of Champions on Ice featuringDorothyHamill,SuryaBonaly,Nancy Kerrigan.NicoleBobek,PhillippeCandeloro. RudyGalindo,VictoryPetrenko,Punsalanand Swalo,Brassuer&Eisler,andothers.On February26and27.theCivicCenterhoststhe popular Maine Home and Remodeling Show fol¬ lowedbyTheMarineEvent,Maine'sOriginal Boat Show, March 22 to 24. (207) 775-3458 or (207)775-3331.
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PCA Great Performances, Live at Merrill Auditorium.CongressStreet.Portland. National BroadwayTour, winnerorfive1997Tony awardsincludingBestMusical.BestScore,and BestBook,playsliveatMerrillAuditoriumon January19at2and8p.m.OnFebruary6 LondonCityOperagracestheMerrillwithapro¬ ductionofthewickedlycharmingtale, Merry Widow, fullofromanticmelodies,Viennese-style waltzes,andimpassionedchoruses.(207)8420800 or www.pcagreatperfonnances.org
Portland Conservatory of Music, in collabora¬ tion with First Parish Church. 42 Congress Street.Portland,continuetheirsixthseasonof Noonday Concerts at the church. Thursdays at 12:15.January'sperformancesincludePortland StringQuartet.MartinPerryatthepiano, PortlandChamberPlayers,andChristina Astrachan,SopranowithFrankGlazer,piano. FebruaryfeaturesorganistWilliam McCullough, the Bates College Steel Band Rhythm Riders. Jacqueline Gourdin on the piano with tenor Joshua Graves, and Neil Boyer playing Oboe. (207) 775-3356.
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Portland Symphony Orchestra, 477 Congress Street,Portland.AttheMerrillAuditoriumon January15at7:30p.m.MichaelCrosbyoffers aneveningofbagpipeplaying.“OverScotland's Highlands"including Suppe’s Morning,noonand NightinViennaOvertures, Davies' An Orkney Wedding,withSunrise. Mendelssohn’s Symphony No.J(“Scottish") andKeris’ MusicaCelestis. "MozartattheKeyboard"withMichikoOtakiat thepianoisscheduledforJanuary26atthe NTWH Crosby Auditorium in Belfast. On February5guestconductorCarlosKalmar,the musicdirectoroftheViennaTonkunstler-orchester.willleadthePSOinSchumann's Second Symphony, portrayingthebreadthofhuman emotions and demanding virtuoso performances fromtheOrchestra.OnFebruary9and10enjoy RadioCityMusichall'smusicaldirectorDonald Pippin,knownforhislongassociationwith A ChorusLine,Cabaret,Mame andother Broadway shows, as he leads the PSO from the podiumandthegrandpianoinhissnappy arrangementsofbelovedshowtunes. (207)842-0800.
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TheTheaterProject.14 SchoolStreet, Brunswick.OnJanuary19TheTheaterProject presents"Fables,RhymesandTales,ASaturday MorningFamilyShow"withfiveTheaterProject actorsofferingafreshandfunlookatfoxes, crows,donkeys,mice,andlions.Familiarand newtalesfromalloverconstantlyinvolvethe audiencein"OnStatewithKids,"onFebruary9. ThefifthannualWinterCabaretbeckonsonce again,fromJanuary25toFebruary16.(207) 729-8584.www.theaterproject.com
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ThePortlandPlayers.120CottageRoad.South Portland.ThePlayerscontinuetheir71stseason withSouthPacific,ahauntinglybeautifullove storyaboutaspunkyNavynurseandacharming FrenchPlanterduringWorldWarII.Songs includetheclassic"SomeEnchantedEvening" and“BaliHa'i"andperformancesarefrom FebruaryIto17.(207)799-7337.
PortlandMuseumofArt. 7CongressSquare. Portland.Currentexhibitsinclude;"ReadAll AboutIt:BooksfromtheCollection"showcases theMuseum’sgrowingcollectionofartistand fine-pressbooks."DahlovIpcar:SevenDecades ofCreativity"featuringwatercolors,illustrations, prints,andsoftsculpturesiscoupledwithashow ofherparentswork."MargueriteandWilliam Zorach:HarmoniesandContrasts"and"A CeramicsCircus:StaffordshireAnimalsfromthe Collection."WilliamThon:ARetrospective" opensonFebruary9withmorethan50works spanningsixdecades.(207)773-ARTS. -Compiled by Diane Hudson
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Two:Nicknamed“thecollarbox,"the houseiscommendedforitsuniquenessin theIlistoricAmericanBuildingSurscy conductedbytheNationalParksSersicc.
Three:Thehouseincludeseightrooms (natch),fourbedrooms,aUsingroom, diningroom,kitchen,andsunroom.We lostcountofthecornersbecausethe roomsaredesignedinaloselswas aroundtheperimeterofthehouseina fascinatingsetofresolutions,allof whichasoida90-dcgrecangle.It’slike walkingintoanenchanting,light-filled nautilusshell,becausetheroomsadjoin eachotheraswellasaspiralinghalland stairsthatwinduptothe...
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Theywerethefirstoutof-staierstobus’aImuse inPittsCenter.Four thousandmorewouldcome tothecrossroadstownwest ofPortlandduringthenext 40years.Buttheywerethe first,andthatwasadistinc¬ tionin1962.
“IleyEverett,"theclerk yelledacrossthethreeaisles ofPittsCroccry,whereJack andEllenTurnerandtheir daughterstoppedfora poundofhamburgthefirst nightintheirhouse.
“Thesepeoplecomeall thewax'fromNewYork Citv.ThevboughttheJimmvPackardplaceoutonthe DouglasRoad.They’reagonnalixethere.”
Jackwinced,glancingoxer hisshouldertoseeEverett, anelderly,stoop-shouldered man,sweepingpaperscraps frombeneaththecandy counter.Jackwas47and exceptionallyshy.1Iehated crowds,whichwastherea¬ sonhepersuadedEllenand 11-xear-oldHannahtoforsaketheir Brooklynbrownstoneforthefrightening1\'derelictJimiiwPackardplace.
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Setonahillinafieldgrowingto birchandalder,thePackardhousewas BOyearsold.Itstalldownstairswin¬ dowsandstatelycorniceboardsidenti¬ fieditasCreekRcxivalstyle.Butthere wasnothingstxlishaboutthePackard place,namedbylocalsforitslastoxvncr.whodiedofaheartattackwhile brush-hogginghiswestpasture.Rain leakedthroughthexxood-shinglcdroof ofthePackardHouse,xxhichhadno hotrunningwaterin1962.
"1hatethisdump,"Hannahannounced aweekaftertheymoxedin.ItwasJanuarx'.andshe'djustseenalargeblackspi¬ derskittlesidewaysacrossthebathroom floor-oneofthemanycrawlingthings thatseemedtoappearmagicallyfrom darkrecessesofthehouse.
“Wincan’tweliveinaranchintown likeAnwWalters?"continued1lannah. /\mx'WalterswasHannah’snewbest friendatPittsElementarx;whereshe’d
Unlikehisdaughter,Jacklovedhis house.'Hiefollowingmonth,snuggled againstEllenintheircoldbedunderthe lowceiling,helistenedinrapturetosnow flakestickingagainsttheeaxes.IIetold Ellenthatspiritsofpastownerslivedin theirhouse,andifshelistenedcarefully shemightheartheirxoices.
"Shutup,Jack,”shesaid,moxingtothe othersideofthebed.“It’sbadenoughfix¬ ingwithspidersandrainbucketsonthe floor,withoutyouimaginingthings.”
OnasnowySundayinFebruary,xxhile replacingaloosefloorboardintheirbed¬ room,Jackdiscoxeredbxolinen-wrapped daguerrcotxpesbeneaththeboard.One showedastern-facedfellowdressedinthe uniformofaUnionsoldier.Fadedblack inkonthebackofthedaguerreotypeiden¬ tifiedhimas“CalebW'arren.”'Hieother imagewaslabeled“CharlesWarren."
Enchantedbyhisfind.Jackresearched thebrothers'fixesattheMaineState ArchixesinAugusta.Fielearnedthat Calebwasaxoluntecrwiththe32nd
MaineRegimentandthathe waswoundedfightingCon¬ federatesinthe1864Battleof theCraterinPetersburg,Vir¬ ginia.Charlesnexerwent towar.
Jackhungthedaguerrco¬ txpesonthefixingroom wall.“Ourancestors,"he proclaimedtoEllen,who shudderedwhenshesawthe sullenfaces.
YearspassedasthcTurncrs adjustedtolifeinMaine. EllenopenedThreeBears Dax’Care.Jackworkedasa photographerforApexPost¬ cardofPortland.Itwasaper¬ fectjobforamanshyas Jack.1Ietookpicturesof coxcredbridgesandchurch¬ esandnexerspoketoany¬ one.ButtheTurners' marriagesuffered.
WhenEllenwantedto redecorateanupstairsroom, Jackwouldn'tlether."It’s Caleb’s,"hesaid.“And don’ttouchtheoneacross thehall,becauseitbelongs toCharles."
In1972,whileIlannahstudiedarthis¬ toryattheUniversityofSouthernMaine, Ellenshutdown'PhrecBearsDayCare andabruptkdixorcedJack.Inthedrixewa\'infrontoftheirhouse,shekissedhim ontheforeheadbeforedrivingherSub¬ arutoNewYorkCity.
“You’renotabadman,Jack'1timer,’ shesaid.“Butyou’retoostrangeforme.”
Jackdidn’tmindEllensleasing.He likedbeingaloneinhisfineold house,thoughsightingsofCharles andCalebhenowexperiencedalmost dailvunnervedhim.Usuallythey appearedinakindoffogatthe kitchentable,playingahandofwhist. Atothertimeshe’dspotthemsplit¬ tingwoodintheyard;Charlesquick andlimber,Caleblimpingonhisstiff rightleginjuredintheCivilWar. Charleswasthefriendlierofthetwo. thoughJackdidhisbesttoavoid themboth.
Jackdidn’trenewhisdrixer’slicensein 1995.thexearheturned80.MealsOn Wheelsbroughthimlunchesbythen.
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andvolunteersfromPittsCongregational Auxiliarydidhisshopj^ing.Uisonlytrou¬ blewasCaleb.
OnmoonlitnightsCalebappearedbv hisbed.“Youneverfoughtyourcoun¬ try’swars,"Calebtoldhimonce. “You’vegotnorespectfortheGrand ArmyoftheRepublic.Andyoudon’t gotochurch.”
Jackbecamesoagitatedonenighthe satupquicklyinbed,scatteringcovers. "Shutyourmouth,CalebWarren,”he said.“It’s2002,andIdon’thavetogoto churchif1don'twantto.”
1lannah,bythenchiefcuratorat PortlandMuseumofArt,visitedoften andworried.“Dad,”shetoldhim brightlyoneweekend,sittingathis kitchentable,“rememberthatblue ranchthatbelongedtomvbudAmv Walters?It’sforsale.I’llhelpvonbuv it,dad.Youcanlivethere,witha nightnurse.”
Jackchangedthesubjectbvpointingto theemptychairnexttoIlannah.“Did youevermeetCharles,”heasked.“IIe’s nicerthanCaleb.”
MealsonWheelsbroughthim hislunch,theCongregational Auxiliarydidhisshopping.His onlytroublewasCaleb.
Threeweekslater,whenabluevan withStateofMaineplatespulled intohisdriveway,Jacksensedwhat washappening.Ilannahwasthere,too, snifflinginherhanky."We’renotgoing toputyouinanyoldsnakepit,dad,”she toldhim.“Oncewegetvouevaluated, we’llfindagoodplace.”
Jackdidn’tcare.Inthepastthreeweeks Calebhadbecomesoobnoxiousthatany snakepitwouldbebetterthanhisown houseofhorrors.Foreventhen,asthe twomenhelpedhimtothevan,he couldseeCaleb’ssourfacepeering throughthekitchenwindow.
“Don’tyougivemethatexpression,” Jackyelledtowardthewindow,“orI’ll giveyousomethingtolooksourabout."
ThementightenedtheirgriponJack’s shoulder,andwithallthecommotion andHannah’ssniffling,onlvJackheard Caleb’srepk.
"Youdamnedfool,”hesaid.“This wouldbeeasier,ifvouhadreligion.”
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