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ART

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Line2isholdingforyou.Hesays hisnameisSalvador. ByJedRutherford

55 Diamonds & Pearls

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62 Dream Islands

Nineteencompleteislandsforsale. ByLizGotthelf

72TheDonQuixoteofParis? Shakespeare&Co.'sownerisanex¬ patfromMaine.

75CliffNotes

Maine'ssevenmostthrillinghikes. ByCathyGenthner

87 The French Connection

Thisculturalexchangegoesback forgenerations.ByJoshuaAnchors 91ReceiversoftheWreck CrossingJordan meetsJacques Cousteau.

94 The Floating Opera

ABoothbayyachtisthetoastofthe Coted'Azur.ByColinSargent

101SoulonIce

GeraldTalbot'sastonishingcollection inthreedimensions.ByDianeRussell 105BrainFreeze WitsatopMt.Washington. ByEricPinder

110 Lords of Dogtown

It'sadog-meet-dogworld. ByMorganShepard

vacation •onthelakeor theocean,or traileraway anywherein New England

Features

117 The Maine that Wasn't There FiftyfilmswhereMaineisthestar. ByKathrynLasky

129Heaven'sHalfAcre Canyouyouputapriceonthe world'sgreatestlobsterroll? ByPollyPruneau

133 Moose's Wild Wherethemooseare. ByCathyGenthner

138ParallelUniverses Monetiswhereyoufindhim; WalterGriffin,too.ByNenadZoric

141 Paper Maine TheartoftheMaineDepartmentof InlandFisheries&Wildlife. ByCathyGenthner

145 JustDon'tCallIt The Aquarium Something'sfishyonCommercial Street.ByJustinLatici

151 Summer People, Some Are Not ThehumbleFarmeronredtide, tourists,deadpuppies,andyearroundsummerpeople. ByRobertSkoglund

154TheManWhoShotTedWilliams AlsoGraceKelly,IngridBergman, Einstein,andWillieMays. ByLarryCanale

Departments

BullyforSummer

ItopenslikeaStarWarsepisode:"OnthefifthdayoftheninthmonthofthethirtyeighthyearoftheMcijei."Thelanguageprovidesforcreatingexactboundariessepa¬ ratingthewarringsidesoftheIslandofSaghalin.Plenipotentiarieshavecomefromfar, farawaytosignandaffixtheirseals.Wherearewe,inaconventionoftimetravelers? InachapterofDuneMessiah?No,it'sSeptember5,1905,andwe'reatthePortsmouth NavyYard,afewblocksawayfromthefuturesiteoftheKitteryoutlets.

WhyonearthdidtheRussiansandtheJapanesepickthisquintessentialNew Englandseacoastarea-7,000milesawayandsoalientotheirconflict-astheplaceto endtheirRusso-JapaneseWar,alsoknownastheManchurianWar?

Onereasonis,bothsideswereexhaustedfromfighting.

FarmorepeoplewerecasualtiesintheRusso-JapaneseWar(over200,000Japaneseand 200,000Russiansforanestimatedtotalof400,000)thanhavediedsofarintineIraqWar (atpresstimeover28,000onallsides).IntheBattleofMukdenalone-whichsome believedtobethelargestlandbattlehistoryhadseenanywhere,atanytime-90,000 Russianand75,(XX)Japanesesoldierswerekilledorcaptured.

ImaginehowstrangeitwouldbefortheIraqWartoendwiththeswoopofafountain pen,closetoJ.CrewandtheKitteryTradingPost.ItwasaNobelPeacePrize-winningtri¬ umphininternationalpolicyforTeddyRoosevelttoendit,andendithere.

Asaresult,bothJapanandRussiaagreedtoevacuatetroopsfromManchuria, restoringittotheChinese;JapanwasleftthedominantforceinKorea;andtheU.S.was freetocontinueitsuncheckedinfluenceoverthePhilippines.(Somesuspectwe weren'tnegotiatingsomuchforpeaceasforapieceofthepie.)

PortsmouthandKitterywerehosttoblack-tiefestivitiesfromdiplomaticdelega¬ tionsfromallovertheworld.

Whereexactlywerealltheparties?Followthelobsters!WhiletheTreatyof PortsmouthwassignedattheNavyYard,detailswerehammeredoutattwogreatdin¬ ingestablishmentswecanvisittoday:TireLibrary(thelovely,dark-paneledrestaurant withstonelionsguardingthefrontdoor)andtheWentworthByTireSea.Don'tmiss thechancetocrackafewclawsherethissummerwhileyouchannelthe100thanniver¬ saryofthisimportantworldevent.Tophatsandcanesoptional.

ThenexplorethewondersofMainefromKennebunkporttoPortlandtoBar Harbor,asTeddyRooseveltlovedtodo(oneofhisfavoritestopswastheInnatGoose Rocks,nearCapePorpoise).

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We've Got You Covered

OnbehalfofthecitizensofMaine,1extend mycongratulationstoyouonyourselection byNewsStandResourcetoreceivetwo MaggieZineAwards.Therecognitionyou havereceivediscertainlywelldeserved, andisatestamenttothequality Portland Magazine hasproducedfor20years.

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Maine'stourismindustrysupportsbusi¬ nessesandcommunitiesacrossthestate, enhancingourlifestyle-generatingjobs, sales,taxes;keepingartsandculturalsites andfestivalsalive;andcontributingtocon¬ servationofournaturalresources.Allof Mainebenefitsfromthetalentandeffortyou havegiventotheundertakingofpromoting Maine'sfinestqualitiesthroughproducing PortlandMagazine. Yourcontributionstothe futureofMainearegreatlyappreciated.

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WildThings

Excellent,excellent("PostcardsFromthe Ledge,"April2005],I'dlovetosecmore

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Port Paragon

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storiesoffishingandfishermen. JohnBaxter,SouthPortland

Thanksforafineessaywithstartlingphotos-especiallytheeerieoneofgullsfrozen inflightbythecamera'sflashagainstthe inkynight.Congratulationstotheenter¬ prising,pluckyphotographer,Chatfield,for capturingthedecisivemomentsandtothe writer,Sargent,whodeftlyconveyedthe quixoticadventurewithwitandsympathy. Worthypagesinanexcellentmagazine. KenGaulin,Cambridge,Massachusetts

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Really'enjoyedthestoryandpics. Steadyhandforbeingonarollingboat. FranFairfield,Yarmouth

Agreat story.Bothincontextandwords,but what away'withwords!Both"wordofbeak" and"surfandturf"usedincontextwiththis storyisindicativeofavividimagination. Photos,alongwiththewords,mademefeellike Iwasthere!Thanks.

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Ienjoy'edthestoryandthepictureswrymuch andIdoagreethatfishingandlobstering areveryhardanddangerouswork!

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Kicksfrom Route66

Icannotbelievethatyouremembered1was inthat Route 66 withJoanCrawford["Po¬ landSpringsEternal,"April2005].Talk about Mommie Dearest revisited!I'dloveto tellyouabutthatexperience-itwouldmake afascinatingcolumn.

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Bronzy Boys

Lovethemagazine...

RegardingthestoryontheBronzy's[April 2005]...didn'ttheywearmaroonandgold jackets?Iseemtoremembermydadtelling methoseweretheircolors.

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KillickStoneNecklace

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SymbolofHopeandConstancy

Killick:themostancientofanchors,asimpleovalstoneheldfastby piecesofwood,typicallyusedtosecureasmalltomedium-sizeboat. EachofCross’killickstonenecklacesisone-of-a-kindmadefrom choiceblackestblackMainecoaststone.Naturallypolishedbythesea, thenhandpolishedtoanabsoluteblackpatent-leatherhighluster.Our Killickstonesaresurroundedin14Kyellowgold.Averageweightof eachpieceis10-35carats,goldandstone.Comeswithan18"wheat chain.Shownactualsize.Eachpieceisaone-of-a-kind.Simple.Pure. Naturewithminimaltinkering.It’sreallyquitelovely.

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I'mwritingtoinquireaboutthepossibility ofsecuringacopyofthearticlewrittenby ColinSargentinDecember2004'sissueof PortlandMagazine entitled"TheYin&Yang ofJohnCalvinStevens."

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Whilewedidn'tnecessarily'wanttoleave Maine,thejobprospectscomingstraightout ofcollegeweresomewhatlimited,which forcedustolookoutofstate.Wealways knewwe'dreturntoMaineatsomepoint downtheroad,anditseemsthatday'has finallycome...notsoonenough,believeme. Thanksverymuchfory'ourhelp.

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IfWallsCouldTalk

[ThankyouforyourinsightonwhatPort¬ landandMainehouseswemightcoverfor ourHGTVshow]...AsImentionedonthe phone,theshowis IfWallsCouldTalk, andit airsonHGTV.Thebasicpremiseofthepro¬ gramisfindingprivatehomeswithhistories thataresupportedbyartifactsfoundby'the homeowners.Iamattachingsomeinforma¬ tionfory'ou.Pleasefeelfreetopassthis,along withmyinformation,ontoanyonewhovou feelmaybeinterestedintheprogram. )enniPoulos, IfWallsCouldTalk

FatesoftheTates

Whatamarvelousarticle["Fatesofthe Tates,"byW.D.Barry,April2005]...and

thephotographs|byJesseStenbak]areter¬ rifictoo.Thewriterwasexcellent,andthe wholethingwasexceptional.

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CelebrityStays

Wereadwithinterestyourarticleinthe Aprilissueregardingcelebritieswhohave stayedinPortland["Hollywood&Maine," April2005],andthehotelsandinnsin whichtheyhavestayed.

Whileweweredisappointedtohavenot beenincluded,wedidwishtowriteand notethat,alongwiththeInnbytheSea,the PortlandHarborHotelistheonlyfour-dia¬ mondpropertyinthePortlandareaand havehadmanycelebritiesgraceourhotel aswell,includingJerrySeinfeld,LivTyler, GeorgeCarlin,MartinScorcese,KatieCour¬ ic,LyleLovett,BillyJoel,andZZTop,justto nameafew.

Wearegratefulforallourguestsatthe PortlandHarborHotel,anditiswithspe¬ cialpleasureandpridethatwewelcome thosewhoareknownforachievementin musicandthearts.

DavidCosta,Concierge,PortlandHarborHotel

GraphicTraffic

CongratsontheGraphicAward! [Portland Magazine's Summerguide2004wasarecent GrandPrizeWinnerasBestoftheShowat theMaggieZineCoverAwardCompetition fromNewsStandResource,winningover 500competingtitlesnationwide,including National Geographic, U.S. News & World Report, and ScientificAmerican.] I'manold designerfromwayback,soIcanappreciate howhardthesethingsaretowin.

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TheGreatJohnCasavola

Youreditorialaboutthelifeofmyfather JohnCasavolawasunexpected["TooSlow," Winterguide2005].Askidstodaywould say,"younailedhim."

Trackwashislife.Hewassoproudto havebeenpartof[hisrunners']lives.

Ihadtearsinmyeyesas1finished reading.Thankyouforcapturingmy father'slifeinsuchafineway.

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WhendoesdessertlooklikeaniMacaccessory?Whenit'san iridescenticecreamball.Fillitwithice,rocksalt,andflavoring, anddessertisreadyin20minutes.OurfavoriteiswildMaine blueberry."It'ssofun!Iuseitwithmykidsandtheyloveit!" ?saysL.L.Bean'sMaryRoseMacKinnon. ?Alsoavailableindelicioustangerine,grape,

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Does this make me look fat?

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Martha's Lobster Roll

MarthaStewart,wholovesherhomeinSealHarbor,has provideduswithadeliciouslobsterrollrecipe,andit'sa winner!"Makesfour...tastesbestonhot-dogbunsthat havebeengrilledortoasteduntillightlycharred.Twooneand-a-half-poundlivelobsters;1tbs.snippedchives;1tbs. chopped fresh tarragon; 2 tbs. homemade mayonnaise, or prepared;1tbs.freshlemonjuice;freshlygroundblack pepper;2tbs.unsaltedbutter,melted;1buncharugula."

Addrocks,gulls,acoolbreeze,andunobstructed viewstoEurope.How'sthatfortheingredientsofa perfect summer?

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Monumental Souvenirs of Forest City Past

"Whynotpewter?"asksReggie Groff,whocommissionedRussian sculptorConstantinePlekhunof Moscow(theotherone)tocreatethis five-inchfacsimileoftheMonument Squarestatue."Thenextimagewe hopetomakeisLongefellow,"says

Smiles&Tiles

Maine'sfinest18th-centuryhomesstillprize theFrenchandChinesewallpaperbrought totheseshoresaboardsailingships.»

Then wallpaper became something £ ofalostarthere,amail-ordercatalogdisappointment.

That'swhyanewRockportbusiness namedeyetilesissucharayofhope.

"Eyetilesarenottilesbuttile design on giclee-printedwallpaper,"saysWilliam WheelerAnderson.Individualmotifsarespirited

awayfrompaintings,rosemedallionchina,artdeco linoleum,oldphotographs-anythinganinterior Groff,"followedbytheVictoriaMansion,CityHall,allthechurchesinthecity, inplasterorresin.We'relookingforlocalsculptors,too,whohavethe designerorhomeownermightchoose.

vision-andthenimbleness-toworkonthis smallascale."For filmmakerGroff,itbrings newmeaningtotheterm castingdirector. www.groffproductions.com

By the Light of

Shut Ud anc

ChristopherDanielBarnesisbestknown forhisroleasGregBradyin The Brady Bunch Movie and AVeryBradySequel, buthe livedinPortland'sWestEndbeforemoving toNewYorkandthentoLosAngeles.

Barnes,whosefilm Shut Up and Kiss Me isdueoutthisfall,stillvisitsfamilyathis father'shouseinWindham.

"InLosAngelesthere'severykindof madnessyoucanthinkof,"hesays."[In Maine]Ibasicallyjustplopdownbythe lakeandspendtimewithmyfamily."

Have20yearsofCalifornialivingtaken theirtoll?

'Idon'tvisitinthewinter,"hecautions. Mybloodhasthinned.I'velostmyNew Englandinsulation." -LizGotthelf

Lost Summers

Capture your Maine summers by collectingyourownseaglassand fillingthiswhimsicallampbasewith memories. Available through The Lamp Repair Shop at 105 Ocean Street,SouthPortland,at$275it's auniquekeepsakebecause"it's neverbeendonebefore,"says BrianAllen,who'sownedthestore since1986."AsfarasIknow,we're thefirsttoilluminatetheseaglass fromtheinside.Thelampsare madefromrecycledantiqueparts, becausethat’swhatwestandfor." Ah,butwhattoreadbythelight of your lost summers? We recommend SeaGlass [LittleBrown &Co.,$25.95]bycelebrated BiddefordPoolwriterAnitaShreve. www.lamprepairshop.com

"Weofferpanoramasandimages,too,"says

Anderson."Pricesaresubjecttoscanningcosts, printing,shipping,andtesting."It'sahighlyoriginal waytomakeyourhomeyourown.Contact Anderson at 230-1120.

Beach to Beacon

"Anytimeyoucangiverunnersascenic courseinthesummer,andinthestateof Maine-they'llwanttodoit,"says founderJoanBenoitSamuelsonofthe highlypopularPeoplesBeach-to-Beacon 10kroadrace.ThisAugust6,aglit¬ teringfieldof4,000oftheworld'sbest distancerunnerswillstrapontheirNikes tocompeteinthe6.2-milecontestfrom CrescentBeachtoPortlandHeadLight. Idea:Walchtherace,thencatchbreakfast atTireGoodTable.Kindofabeach-tobaconthing,www.beach2beacon.org

-Miranda Valentine

Schoolof SoftKnox

The General Henry Knox Museum, known as Montpelier,issolvingamysterythissummer. FamousforhisroleasGeorgeWashington's brilliantartillerygeneralduringtheWarof Independence,MajorGeneralHenryKnox retiredheretoMaineafterservingasour

nation'sfirstSecretaryofWar.

ButbeforeKnoxbegantofadeaway,he foundedhisbelovedThomastonCavalryright hereontheMainecoast,amilitiaunitthatso veneratedtheoldmanthattheyinsistedupon marching"inhisfuneralprocessionin1806," accordingtomuseumdocuments.Infact,they marchedbehindamystery.

Isitsomethinghard,likeacannonball?No, themysterybarelyweighsanythingatall.

ItseemstheThomastonCavalry'slostsilk bannersurfacedin1932andwasdonatedback tothemuseumbytheDaughtersoftheAmer¬ icanRevolution.Today,"twodistinctschoolsof thought"haveemergedaboutwhopaintedthe banner.EarleShettleworthoftheMaineHistoric PreservationCommissionfavorstheCharles Codmantheory,butDavidMartucci,past¬ presidentoftheNorthAmericanVexillological Association,isjustasconvincedthatthemystery artistisadifferentpainterentirelywhopre-dates Codman.The15-round,finaleliminationboutis expectedthissummer.

Barker Lounging

Nowthedogshavetheirownoff-leashsuburb! Forthosetiredoftheurbandustbowlatthe bottomoftheWesternProm,thecityhasrecently added the Quarry Run Dog Park onPortland's OceanAvenue,justbeyondandacrossthestreet from A Summer Place.

"It'snicetohaveanareasafefordogstogo off-leash-ldon'thaveafenced-inyard,sothisis great,"AnnLemiresaysofhercharges,OllieandTillie.

Thiseight-acrewoodsyhavenoffershills,ever¬ greens,andtrails,aswellasaseparateareafor smallerbreeds.

What'snext,across-townfootballrivalry? -Miranda Valentine

THE DESIGN CONNECTION CLOTHING & HOME FURNISHINGS

CHOWDER

Aspartofahigh-flyingfundraiserfor Children'sMuseumofMaine,21artistsand designershavedonatedkitesoftheirown creationforraffleaspartofSkyward2005, includingJuddNelson,JillMcGowan,Amy Curtis(bridalkite,above),andMelindaTitus (colorfultextilekite,above).LookforNelson inTheFreediver,anewthrillerhe'sjust filmedinGreece,www.childrensmuseum.org

Weaves of Grass

What'sblue,prickly,andcontainsmagic moments?Thisbrilliantblueporcupineweave basketis"aMicmacbasket.Somepeoplecallit acactus.It'sbrandnew,"saysChuckHagenof NativeArts,Route1inWoolwich,butit'salsoa touchstonethat'sevocativeof1,000yearsof Wabanakitradition.FeaturingPenobscotand Passamaquoddycraftsandbasketsaswell¬ evenmusicandresearchbooks-thisretail storeisonegreatplacetobeachyourcanoe. 442-8399www.nativeartsonline.com

TheAndersen®400Series Woodwright' Mdouble-hun; windowdeliverstime-honored, traditionalstylingcombined withthelatesttechnologyand performancebenefits.The Woodwright' Mwindowisrich withenhancementstoappeal tohomeownerswhodesirea classic-lookinghomewith today'sconveniences.And with99standardunitsaswellas customsizes,youcancounton the Woodwright" window to fitvirtuallyanyproject.

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inside story

Maineisalong,longway fromHollywood.It'sprob¬ ablyoneofthemainrea¬ sonsyouhearaboutso manypeoplefromthetel¬ evisionandfilmindustrywantingtosum¬ merhere.It'sthepolaroppositeofthe hustleandswing,thevirtualstageperform¬ ancethatiseverydaylifeintheepicenterof theentertainmentworld.ActressVerna Bloomandherscreenwriterhusbanddecid¬ edtheytooneededasummerplacein Vacationlandforseriouscreativeworkas wellasrelaxation.

Bloomisperhapsbestknownforherrole inClintEastwood's HighPlainsDrifter, and thecultclassic Animal House, aswellasmore recentrolesinTV's The West Wing and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. Sheandherhus¬ bandalreadyownedadramaticsiteonMt. DesertIslandoverlookingSoamesSound, theonlyfjordintheUnitedStates,which wasalreadyhometoanold'octagonkit house.'Giventhetopographyoftheremain¬ derofthesite,findingasuitablelocationfor theirwriter'sstudiowouldprovechalleng¬ ingtoanyarclaitect.

Aftermuchresearch,"wediscoveredthe workofCarolA.Wilson,"aFalmoutharchi¬ tectrecentlyelevatedtotheAmericanIn¬ stituteofArchitects'prestigiousCollegeof Fellows-oneofonlyfiveMainers,andthe firstwomanofthegroup,evertoreceivethe honor-whichrecognizesarchitectswhohave

madecontributionsofnationalsignificanceto theprofession."Carolsuggestedshexisitusin NewYorktoseehowwelived,"Bloomsays. "Shehadawonderfulsystemthatincludedan incrediblyin-depthquestionniareaboutour desires,whatmaterialsweliked,whatappli¬ ances.Thisgrewintoawonderfulrapport.We

wenttoadesignbuildingon58thStreetto viewsamplesdirectlyanddiscussdetails.It wasextremelyhelpful"-nottomention unique,outfittingaglasshouseintheMaine wildernessfromthecenterofManhattan.

Theresultistrulyanartisticcollabora¬ tion,forWilsonadreamassignment."When peoplearegoodwiththeirowncraft,they understandyourbeinggoodatyours," Wilsonsays."Tinisisnottosaytheybacked awayfromthedesignprocess.Theywere inquisitiveclients-theypushed.Theyasked everyquestionandIwelcomedit."

Suddenlytinehousevaultedintothetires, cantileveringoverSomesSound.

"Tinewaythehouseissupported,it'sasif it'sonatreeitself,"Bloomsays."Somevisi¬ torshavewondered,'whydon'tyoufillinthe bottom,'butthat'sthewholepoint!"

Searchingfortheoptimumdramain¬ formedbythelandscapeandabruptde¬ clensionoftheridge,Wilsonfollowedsun¬ lightthroughthebranchesofthesurrounding Norwegiansprucetreestocalculateitsangles atbothitshighestandlowestpointsofthe year,64°and23°respectively.

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continuedfrompnge45 ciselysizedoverhangs"intunewiththe dramaticvariationinthesolarwindowthat occursbetweentheseasonsthisfarnorth. Sunlightevenplayedapartindetermining thewidthofthehouse'sfootprint,basedon VernaBloom'sdesireforpreciousdirectsun¬ lighttopenetratealltinewaytotirebackwalls ofthehouseinthecolderwintermonths.

"Maine'sclimateisagiven,"Wilsonsays. "It'seasy.Plantsandsoilsherearenotthat variedeither."Shepausesbeforesaying, "Clientsarethebigvariable,thebigstory." Wilson'sattentiontoboth,however,is whathascreatedspecialarchitecturalmo¬ mentssuchasadeliberatelydirectedview fromacantilevereddaybedouttoaneagle's nestonanadjacentisland.

Perhapsthemoststrikingfeatureofthe studioishowthebulkoftheformappears tofloatabovethelandscapeasitslopes awaysharply-almosta60-percentgradetowardthewater."Throwapebbledown thehill,"saysWilson,"anditkeepsgoing.’ Thefeatisaccomplishednotbydeep cantilevered,steelmembers,butbyslender, reflectivesteelcolumnsdetailedsosimply

thattheyseemtodisappearamongthe adjacenthemlock,fir,andwhitepinetrees. Besides,"asthetopsoilisonlyinches deepandthelichenandunderstoryare slowtorepaironcedamaged,attemptingto digforafullfoundationseemedirresponsi¬ ble,"Wilsonsays."Itwaseasyfor[Bloom andherhusband]toacceptthelighttouch onthelandscape,"sheadds."They'recity

peoplewhodon'tfeeltheneedtoputtheir feetonterrafirma."

This,coupledwiththesolarexposure andthedramaticviewsacrossthesound, madeWilson'sdaringarchitecturalmove, assheputsit,"inevitable."

Shereferstoherstyle"notasminimal¬ ism,butratherlackofexcess."Thepower¬ fulsimplicityandeleganceofthisspecific design,however,hastakentherecognition ofhprpracticetonewheights.Itbeganwith thiswriter'sstudioreceivingthesingular HonorAwardforDesignExcellencefrom theMaineAmericanInstituteofArchitects in2003,followedbystillanotherawardfor theprojectfromtheNewEnglandchapter oftheAmericanInstituteofArchitectsfor "ExcellenceinArchitecture"for2005.Per¬ hapsthatherworkwouldreceivesuchuni¬ versalplauditswasthetrueinevitability'.

Moreintangiblewasthedeepersenseof bloomingachievedwiththismeetingofthe minds."Asanactress,Vernatotally' got the spiritualandemotionalaspects,butshe'salso adetailperson.Ifactingisn'taboutdetailand craft,Idon'tknowwhatis,"Wilsonsays.

"My'favoritespotismy'husband'sstu¬ dio,"Bloomreturnsthecompliment."When thatbaywindowgrewandgrew'wefound ourselvessleepingthere,too.It'scan¬ tilevered,hangsovertheendofthebuild¬ ingupinthetrees.It'slikelivinginan indoortreehouse."

Liketinygesturesinadramaticperform¬ ance,layersofcarewentintothedetailingof tirestructureoftheglasswallsothattiremul¬ lionsbetweenthepanescouldbeasthinas possible,allowingforthegreatestunob¬ structedview.

Anotherdeftbitofsoftshoe:theconti¬ nuity'ofthestudio'sceilingplanethrough thatsameglasswallsothatyoureyeper¬ ceivesaseamlessconnectionfrominside tooutside.

"Theeleganceisthatsomethinglikethat [detailingoftheglass)isreally'doing10 thingsatonetime,evenify'ou'renotcon¬ sciously'awareofit,"say'sWilson.

Afittingdescriptionforactingaswell.■

PhilKaplanisprincipalatPhilKaplan Architect;ArchitecturebyCarolA.Wilson Architect,Falmouth;ProjectTeam:TomHall; EngineeringbyBobSwift,SwiftEngineering; GeneralConstructionbyDanMcGraw, AtlanticBuilders,Inc.

Designing Women

Asabusylocalmom(sonTheo is4)whojusthappenstobea high-flyingclothingdesigner withanationalclientbase,Jill McGowancan'thelpbutad¬ miredesignpioneerCocoChanel"because shecreatedpracticalfashion.Shelivedthe lifeofanactivewomananddreamedup clothingonecouldbreathein."McGowan hasalwaysaspiredtodothesame.

AftergraduatingfromNewYork'sFash¬ ionInstituteofTechnologywithadegreein pattern-makingtechnology,McGowan,45, IbecameapatternmakerattheHathaway ShirtfactoryinWaterville,Maine,in1991.

"Hathawayonlydidmen'sshirts.1tried toconvincethemtostartawomen'sline,but theycouldn't,soIdiditmyself."

In1994,McGowanbroughtafewproto¬ typeshirtsintwo-plyEgyptiancottonto AmaryllisintheOldPort,andtheyloved whattheysaw."Theyweremyfirstaccount, andIstillsellthere,"McGowansays.

InspirationwhisperstoMcGowanthrough experienceandthematerialsthemselves.

InspiredbyCocoChanel, ChristianDior,andClaireMcCardell, Portland'sJillMcGowanmakesa statementofherownfor women'sfashion.

"WhenIfirststartedsewinginthefifth grade,I'dspendalongtimemakingaper¬ fectdress"-diaphonousandswishy-"but likesomanydreams,itnevermadeit throughthewashingmachine."

Today,McGowanshopsinFranceand Italyforfabricthatcanwithstandyearsof laundering.Thusarmed,"Icreateshirtsthat arccomfortable,canbeworndaily,and won'tgooutofstyle.Onecustomerloved hersix-year-oldshirtsomuchthatsheasked foronlythecollarandcuffstobereplaced, insteadofbuyinganewshirt.Theygetbet¬ terwithage!"

Inadditiontotheclassicwhiteshirt, McGowanmakesadozenotherstylesof tailoredshirts,aswellasasignaturecollec¬ tionofpants,jackets,andskirtswhich changesseasonally.

"Trendsrightnowareallaboutembel¬ lishment.Itrytoresist,but1couldn'tstop myselffromlovingthissilverbrocadefab¬ ric,andapinkandgreenembroidered linen,"McGowansaysoftwojacketson displayinherstudio/officeat45Casco

BY KATHARINA HAGMANN

Street,wheresheworkswithastaffofsix includinghersister,Jolene,46,whohandles publicrelations,andaninternwhohelps withpatterns.

Fortiesandfiftiesstylesarcalsoin vogue,shesays,andasourceofpersonal inspiration."ClaireMcCardelldesignsap¬ pealedtobusyAmericanwomenduringthe war.Denimwasinexpensive,soMcCardell workedwithwhatshehadandsuccessfully madeadenimdressformal.

"IloveMcCardell'sPopoverDress:an easy-fitting,wrapdressforthepostwar housewiveswithabuilt-inpocketforthe potholder.

Whileyouwon'tseepot-holderpockets onMcGowan'sclothing,you will seegrace¬ ful,intuitivelypracticalstylesdesignedfor yourlifeandtimes.

Ifthey'resoldoutatAmaryllis,youcan alwaysstopbyBoston'sPavoRealBoutique orBonneNuitinManhattanfornew McGowanoriginals.■

www.jillmcgowan.com,shirtsforS100-S200.

Line2isholdingforyou.

BY JED RUTHERFORD

Hello, Summer? SalvadorDalicreated fourrcd-and-blacklobstertelephones foreccentricpoetEdwardJamesto useinhisLondonhomeinthe1930s. Fullyfunctional,theyseemlikeaparty linetothecollectiveunconscious,notto mentionbeingdisturbinglyappropriatehere inMaine.

Likethebestpainters,Daliheldformin thehighestesteem.Thearmoredlobsteris "amaterialrealizationofthehighlyoriginal andintelligentideaofwearingone'sbones outsideratherthaninside,asistheusual practice,"Dali(1904-1989)writesin The SecretLifeofSalvadorDali.

Thejuxtapositionofunlikelyobjectsin the TelephoneAphrodisiaque winkinglyforces theusertoengagewiththelobster'ssex organswhilespeakingthroughthemouth¬ piece.Dali'sSurrealism,chargedwiththe ideasofFreud,championedthepowerofthe unconsciousanditsabilitytoreleasesecret

desires.It'ssomethingofarelieftoreflect thatDalinevergotacrackatmodemmeth¬ odsofcommunicationsuchastheinternet.

CharlesStuckey,professorofarthistoryat theArtInstituteofChicago,isenamoredof this"spectacularpiece"andwasinstrumen¬ talinacquiringawhite"ghost"lobstertele¬ phonefortheMinneapolisInstituteofArts forwhatheconsidersthebargainpriceof $100,000in1996.

"It'sworthover$300,000today,"Stuck¬ eysays.

"WhatIreallyloveisthesuggestionof decibelscomingfromtheoceanfloor,"he says."Whispersfromthedepths."

The10extantDalitelephones(sixofthem "ghosts")arescuttlingacrosstheworldinpres¬ tigiouslocalessuchastheTateMuseumin London,aswellasmuseumsfromAustraliato St.Petersburg,Florida,toRotterdam.

Nowwhenyoubumpintoone,it'llbe suretoringabell.■

GreatDiamondIsland,amileoffshore,isPortland'smost evocativeaddress.ThisShingleStyleestate,listedfor$1.45 millionatthefootoftheMoonGardenontheformer groundsofU.S.ArmyFortMcKinley,hasunmatchedviews oflovelyDiamondCoveanditsfleetofvisitingyachts.

BY COLIN SARGENT

I

maginelivinginoneofthemostexclu¬ sivenewShingleStylecottageson GreatDiamondIsland.Atthefootof yourworld,800feetofoceanfrontspar¬ klesagainstacurvedstonepiercalledthe MoonGarden.Framedbyyourenor¬ mouspicturewindows,theriggingof visitingyachtsrattlesinDiamondCove. Bufferedbyforever-wildcommonareas andgardens,youcantellthehourbythe arrivalanddepartureoftheCascoBay ferryboatsinacovesobeautifulpainters

fromCharlesCodmantoHarrisonBird Browntocontemporarypractitioners havebeentryingtocaptureitsbeautyfor 200years.

Ifitsoundsasifwe'redescribingone ofChristie'sGreatEstates,weare.Listed byLandVestfor$1,450,000,thistimber¬ frameisland"cottage"wasbuiltin1998 byKrouseTimberFramesforoceansail racerBarbaraLeiter,anexecutiveat LibertyGroupduringthe1980s,toexact¬ ingspecifications.

"Thefirsttime1waseverouthere,1 wasvisitingafriend,"Leiterremembers. "Isawasnow-whitedeeronthishilland feltitwasasign.Acouplefromoutof statehadalreadyboughtthelot,butbe¬ foretheycouldbuildtheyweresuddenly transferredsomewherefarawayand DavidBateman[theoriginaldeveloperof DiamondCoveEstates]wasabletogetit

backforme.Ican'ttellyouhowhappyI was/'saysLeiter,whobelieves"noonecan trulyappreciatethisbeautifulplacewithout asenseofitshistory."

In1983,Batemanandpartnerspur¬ chaseddeserted,forlornFortMcKinleyon thisPortlandcityislandandrestoredthe officers'quarters,barracks,administrative buildings,andoutbuildingsofthisbrickand slatefort-originallybuiltduringtheSpanish AmericanWar-intoluxurysingle-family homesandcondominiums.

AtthepeakofWorldWar11,4,000Army soldiersdrilledhereandenjoyedCinderella LibertyinPortlanduntiltheyleftforclassi¬ fiedmaneuversonenightaboardtheNorth AtlanticFleet.

OnlylaterdidPortlanderslearnthat theseguyswereheroesandourfaircity wasthelaststopbeforetheU.S.Invasion FleetheadedacrosstheAtlanticfortheDDaylandings.[Maybethat'swhyabattle¬ shipandallthosecruisershadbeenan¬ choredinLongIslandSound!]

Allthatwasleftofthe4,000menwasa pianoandaglassytrailofbrokengreenand brownbeerbottleswindingthroughtheoak treesfromtirelandingdocktothebarracks.

FortMcKinleywassosuddenlydesert¬ edthatwhentheArmywalkedawaythe basegymnasiumresoundedwiththeirab¬ sence.Soundpowertelephoneswerestill hookeduptofirecontrolstations.Mimeo¬ graphedmenusandplansofthedaywere stillpostedonbulletinboards.Astheyears passed,grassandtreesgrewhighonthe paradeground,andtheenormousflagpole onthenorthsiderusted.Thewatertower, thebrickadministrativebuilding,themule stablesallwenttorackandruin.Intheearly 1960s,aprofit-takerboughtthefort,strip¬ pingallofitscopperguttersforscrap.

EnterDavidBateman,whoasabrash youngpartnerwithDictarAssociates becamethepointmanforthepurchaseof FortMcKinley.

Atfirst,Batemanencounteredopposi¬ tionateveryturnfromthelongtimesum¬ merresidentsontheothersideoftheisland. Buthislovefortheproject,andInisverytan¬ gibleresultsinrestoring-asopposedto demolishing-theoldfortwerepersuasive. Heoversawtheinstallationofthemultimillion-dollardock,tirepopularDiamond's Edgerestaurant,evenanartgalleryhere.

Leiter's2,600-square-foothomeisoneof themosteloquentexpressionsoftheresort

Enteringthehouse,visitorsarewarmedby timber-framecathedralceilings,massivepine beams,oakbraces,lovelypolishedcherry floors,andsunlightfloodingintoallrooms fromthesouthernexposure.

Letushelpyourealizeyourremodeling visionwithMarvinWindowsandDoors. ThepeopleatMarvinarepassionate aboutcraftsmanship,attentiontodetail, usingsuperiormaterialsandproviding excellentservice.Soarewe.Together, wecanbringyourvisiontoreality.

livingBatemanenvisionedhere.

"Thearmyusedtooff-loadartillery wheretheMoonGardenisnowbecauseit wasaheavy-dutypier,"shesays."Even todayyoucanfindArmyspoonsandpieces ofpotterywiththearmyinsigniaonitatthe endofourpoint.

"TheMoonGardeniscommonprop¬ erty.WhentheBatemanscamehere,they createdtheMoonGardenandplantedthe whiteflowersoutherethatlightupinthe moonlight."

Makenomistake,thisisarealisland,a milefromshore,soyou'dhavetogetused totheunencompassablesenseofquietout here.ButGreatDiamondislandhasalost Edenqualitytoitlikenoneother.

Livingonanislandislikelivingona boat.Youwanteverythinginitsplace.On Tuesdaysyoushopinthemorningat Hannafordatanislandcheckoutline.They takeyournameandpackyourgroceriesin

aboxandtakeittotheCascoBayLinefor $1.50abox.Laterthatday,aferrydelivers thegrocieriesbacktoalltheislandstopsin thebay.

"WildOatsisdoingthisnow,too.It'sa greatthing.OncethegroceriesgettoGreat Diamond,thedriverswhodrivethevan herebringtheboxestoyourhouse.Witha headsup,theymightevenpopitintothe refrigeratorforyou."

There'sthatmuchold-fashionedtrust outhere.LeiterisgladshetrustedKrouse TimberFrames,too.

"RichardKrousedidnotuseasingle nail"butratherwoodenpegstoconnectall thevaultingbeamsinthecathedralceilings thatareasignatureattractionhere."Hedid anincrediblejob."

Enteringthehouse,visitorsarewarmed bytimber-framecathedralceilings,massive pinebeams,oakbraces,lovelypolished cherryfloors,andsunlightfloodingintoall

roomsfromthesouthernexposure.

Thefirstfloorhasanopenfloorplanfea¬ turingagranitefireplaceinthe1ivingroom. Frenchdoorsopenuptothelargekitchen inwhitebeadboard,DeerIslegranitecoun¬ ters,andradiantheatunderstone-col¬ oredtiles.

Yetanotherfirst-floorroomhasseven windowsfilledwithHusseySound,a12-foot Bubingawooddesk,andinvisiblesurround¬ soundspeakers.ThinkDebussy'sPreludeto tineAfternoonofaFaun.Theenameledgas stoveaddstheperfecttouchtomakeyour hardislandlifejustabitmorecomfy.

Acherrystairwayguidesyoutothesec¬ ondlevel,withmorestunningtimber-frame construction,cathedralceiling,twobed¬ rooms,eachwithitsownbath,andanenor¬ mous(13'x28')mastersuitewith"berber carpet,enameledgasstove,a12-footcar¬ petedwalk-incedarcloset,beadboard cathedralceiling,"sayslistingagentKaren

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Themasterbathhasa"deepwhirlpool tubfortwo,separateshower,tileflooring doublesinks,Coriancountertops,askylight cathedralceiling,andelectricwallheater."

Ofcourseyoucan'tleavethemaster suitewithoutsteppingoutforsomefreshair onthe9-foot-by-12-footbalcony,fromwhich youmayaddresstheseagulls,squirrels,ant wavesasyousurveyyourdemesne.

"It'smyfavoritespot,"Leitersays "Thereare180-degrceviewsofthewater."

Meanwhile,whileyou'reoutherewith yourcoffee(andyes,sure,yourmortgage andotherbills),yourguestsareinyetanoth¬ ersuitewithanexposedstonechimneywith astonemantel,cathedralceilings,skylights cedarcloset,andabuilt-indresser.Theoal vanityintheguestbathhasatiledfloor Coriancounters,andadoubleshower.

Holdon-there'salowerleveltothiscot¬ tage,attheheightofthewildlady'sslippers andirisesthatcovertheisland.

Enteringfromthekitchenorfromar outsidedoor,you'llfindabunkroomdovT herewithsixtwinbeds,fullbath,separate shower,cedarcloset,theessential5,000-wat! generator,washer-dryer,andwinerefrigerator "Ibuiltmydreamhouse,"Leitersay rememberingtirefirsttimeshesawamooseout here,"onChristmasEve.Halftheislandhad seenthemoose,butonChristmasday1* appearedinmywindow.Onetimehecan* backinasnowstorm.Itlookedasifhehada

saddleonhisbackhisfurwassofluffedup."

Lately,shesays,"thestormsthelasttwo weekshavebeenspectacular.I'vewatched themthroughtirewindowandfoundmyself wondering,amIdoingtherighttiling?"

Tonewbuyerssheadvises,"It'sagreatplace tobeforamoonrise.You'llhearVanMorrison crankedupoutthereontineisland.Andthen themoonjuststepsoutoverLongIslandand shimmersacrosstheMoonGarden.It'san incrediblesight,anincrediblefeeling."

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Imagine...

It'sanotherbeautifuldayatDreamIsland Mortgage,may1helpyou?

Yes,I'dliketobuymyownMaineIsland. Youandeveryoneelseintheworld.Look, someoneelseistryingtocallthrough,canI callyouback?

Doyoucallthatcustomerservicing?

It'saseller'smarket.Maineislandsarea vanishingresource.

Seriously,IwanttobuyaMaineisland,right now.AspecialplacewhereIcanbewithme, myself,andI.Callitapersonalemergency.Can't youhelpme?

Yes,wecouldhelpyouthere.

"ButIonlyhave$15,800."

That'sokay,wecanuseitasa20-percent downpaymentandputyouintoagor¬ geouslittleislandwehaveonGardner Lake,northofMachias.Eventhoughit'sfresh water,it'sclosetotheseashore.Hypnotic whitepinetrees.Andthere'salittlegreenand-whitecabinthathangsoverthewater thatfeaturesadesk,chair,andtwobunks. God'sCountry.Butwhere'sthemasterbath? Thewildernessisyourmasterbath,dear. Wethoughtyouwantedtobealone. "What'sthetotalcost?"

Seventy-ninethousand,ninehundred. Howaboutmymonthlypayments? Atprevailingratesamortizedover30years, $378.92.

That'swhatIpayeachmonthformySaturn! It'samatterofpriorities.Consider,you won'thavetodriveonthisisland.And yoursoulwillnolongeracheontheex¬ haust-filledhighwaysbecauseyouhave alreadyreachedyourdestination. Yes,butwe'retalkingaboutalittletinyshack.I mightsomedaywanttobuildabeautiful mansionoutthere.

Whosaysyoucouldn't?Tireisland'sfiveacres ofpristinetimber,zonedfornewconstruction. Iwantit!HowdoIgetthere?

Firstyoucloseontheproperty.Nextyou changeyourworldview.Cancelyourland line.Providenoforwardingaddresstothe postoffice.Whetyourappetiteforsilence. BesuretobringacopyofThoreau'sThe MaineWoods.FromtheMachiasocean front,headduewestonroute17untilyour carrunsintoGardnerLake.Butthat's okay-remember,youdon'tneedthecar anymore.There'sarowboatthere.It'syours now.Whenyougetthere,startrowing.If it'snightlookupatthestars. WhatwillIsee?

Casseopia. Anythingelse?

Lookdown.That'syourreflectioninthe water.Thereareeaglesuphere,butother¬ wise,you'reabsolutelyalone. Isn'tthatabitdaunting?

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$850,000

Follow'Route6toRockwood.Motorouacross30-milelongMooseheadLakeanc soonyou'llseetheeaglessw'oopingove: six-acreWilsonIsland.

"Therearetwoverynicecozycabire thatareprettydamnimmaculate,"say JamesTrimbleofTrimbleRealty."Boll arecompletelyfurnished,havecable-rur

upsomepicturesandstocktherefrigera¬ tor.Atoolshedprovidesextrastorage.

"Tlaisislandhasincredibleforest,tott¬ eringtreeswithnounderbrush,anddel forestfloors."Aboathouseisheref makeiteasytoglideyourcanoeinti Thoreaucountry.

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After23milesbumpingalong logging roads,thetreedcanopyoftheNorthWoods openstothevastbluesurpriseofFishLake. "Watchoutformoose,saysMikeLaRosaon the10-minutepontoonrideto10-acreWil¬ dernessIsland.

Moose?

"OnetimeIgotsoclosetoone,Icould havespankedit."

Onceyoureachthewhitebeachonthe island,followatrailpastcabins6,5,4,and3. Goaroundthecurvetocabins2and1.You'll seethe"bigcamp,"builtforCommander

Watson,heirtotheCunardSailinglines.

"Hewassomewhatofaplayboy wholikedtotraveltoEurope,"LaRosa's wife,Carol,says."Hewantedtohavea cabinbuilttobringashowgirl.Hewanted tpbringMarleneDietrichthereandinstall pinkfeatures,buttheMcNallys,who ownedtheisland,wouldn'tlethim."

It'salwaystheMcNallys,isn'tit?

Furtherintothisenclaveandjustshortof thehoneymooncabinisthelodge,shaded bywhitebirches.Hummingbirdsbuzz aroundfeedersnearthefrontporch.

LaRosapointsoutawindow."Youcan seefourandahalfmilesoflake,mountains, andwilderness."

Itisquietenoughtostoptimehere.

"Yeah,"Mikesays."Duringtheheightof fishingseasonthemostwe'veeverseenis sixboats."

"Myfavoritespotontheislandisthe

falls,"CarolLaRosasays."It'san80-foot drop,createdfromoverflowfromourwater tower.Thewatercascadesdowntoastonelinedpondandit'sjustbeautiful.Mike madeitasapresentforme."

Rightoutof TheMosquitoCoast. Andtrue tofiction,therehavebeensomeexotic guestshere,too.

"Oneday1gotupat6:30a.m.tostart someeggsandbacon.Wehadanarcheolo¬ gistontheislandwhoplayedCivilWar songsonthefiddle.Hewassittingoutside onabench,hiswifewasplayingtheguitar. Anotherguest,anoperasinger,cameover andpickedupthetune.Ibroughtsomecof¬ fee.Moreguestsgatheredaround.Itwas oneofthosetrulymagicmoments."

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HeadsouthonRoute186toWinterHar¬ bor.Navigatethroughtheisland-dotted waterswhere13-acreHeronIslandjuts outlikeashark'stoothbetweenSchoodic PeninsulaandMountDesert.

'There'spine,maple,andbirchhere,"says JamesTrimble,"andwhoknows,maybeeven anamesakeheron.Isawtrackshereonce. Deercertainly,andmaybemoose."

Don'tmissthespectacularviewsofIronbound Islandasitrisesfromthewavesinthenorthwest. 'Thisiswherethemilitarypracticedshellingduring WorldWarII.Youcanseethemetalshimmerwhen thelighthitsitright,"saysTrimble.

Leaveyourwatchathome."Youcantelltime bytheBarHarborFerrywhichgoesbyeverytwo hours,"Trimblesays. www.trimblerealty.com

Isle.BoatsevenmilesintotheAtlanticuntil youareenvelopedintheworldof60-acre FogIsland.Tieupatthedockandwalkup totheapprovedbuildingsitewithviewsof CamdenHillsandAcadia.

Surroundingyouisaworkablefield withaherdofsheep."They'reshyandkeep tothemselves,"saysJimTrimble.Anold foundationisallthatremainsofthesixfam¬ iliesthatownedandfarmedtheislandat theturnofthe20thcentury.

Openmeadowsofseagrassbendintire breezebesidevaststretchesofsprucetrees, anddesertedsandybeaches."Leaveyour weedwackerathome,"Trimble,whosolda

PortlanddeveloperPrithamSingh,says. "Thesheepoutherehaveactuallyland¬ scapedFogIsland."

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FromKennebunk,followRoute35northto Lyman,thentakeaslightleftattheYork CountyFish&CameAssociationsignonto MastRoad.Whenthepavementends,bear rightontoWadleighPondRoad.Aquarter

$349,900

ofamiledownontheleftyou'llseeaboat launcharea.SlipyourboatintoWadleigh Pond,andpaddle1,200feetuntilyoucome toatwo-acreisland.

"SomefamilymemberscallitChasse Island.Wejustcallit'theisland,"says ownerRussChasse.Buildingispermissi¬ ble-justwatchoutforthegolfballs.Kidson shorelovetohitgolfballsontotireisland. Theyoughttotryfishinghere,too. "There'sbigmouthbassandpickerel,"says Chasse."Peoplewaterskiinthesummer andice-fishinthewinter."

"Alotofgeesecomeouttothearea,"

$2.5Million

KayakfromNewberryNeckto43-acreJed's Islandandleaveyourtroublesontheshore "It'sprettyquiethere,"saysownerAnnMcGraw."Wegetanoccasionalyacht,butmost; kayakslikeyours."Andseals.

"Once we took a gal out here who'c workedattheSanDiegoZoo,"saysMcGraw "Shestartedmakingnoisestotheseals,like shewastalkingtothem.Theygotoffthe rockandstartedfollowingus."

Crossingthebeach,it'sashortwalkuptc thecampsite-twotentplatformsbeneath; capaciousoaktree.

"I'vebeengoingoverheresinceIwas; younggirl,"saysMcGraw."Irememberthexactplaceswheremygrandparentsgaveif feastsoflobsterandgrandma'shomemad; blueberrypie."

Aneagle'snestonthenorthendconvey withtheproperty.They'realmostoffth endangeredspecieslist.'Theylookbeautif. whirlingoverviewsofBlueHillandnearb; LongIsland."Withnaturesograndandyetst intimate,eventhewildlifegetpersonal:"A ospreystopsbyonceinawhile,too.IaIwa'/ keeplookingforthemoleherewhoatem) shoesonce.Wehaven'tseenhimthisyear.' www.compasspointrealestate.com

saysChasse."Theystopheretohangoutot theirwaysouthorwhereveritistheygo." Hardtobelievethatyou'rejust12mils awayfromtheSuperWal-Mart."Allth roadsheadingtowardtheislandareph vate.It'sprettysecludedouthere;youdonl feellikeyou'reneartown,"saysChasse. russ@treadmillstore.com

BeginningatEllsworth,drivenorthonRoute 1.HangaleftatSullivananddrivesixmiles untiltirewoodedcountryroadsbringyouto HandersPond.

Travelbyboatacrosstheponduntilyou reachtwo-acreLittlefieldIsland.Walkupthe hill.There'sasmallbrowncabinupherewitha gentlyslopingroof.Seeoverthere?That's

SchoodicMountainandMt.Desert. Tineone-roomcabinhaswoodfloors,a popplestonefireplace,andahandpumpfor water."Noneedforillusionsuphere,"says JimTrimbleofwww.maineislands.com."Soil testsexistforasepticsystem,buttineouthouse worksperfectlyfine."

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Head North on Route 7 towards DoverFoxcroftandtakearightatMerrillsMills Road. Branns Mill Pond spreads before you likeastilllifeonabluetablecloth.Andfor dessert?Afive-islandclusterbythenameof BrannsMillIslands.

Apebblebeachgreetsyouatthefootof thelargestisland,afive-acreaffaircovered withspruceandpinetrees."Thisislandis totallyvirginterritory,"saysrealtorScott Christopher."Thereisnoclearing.Rightinthe middle of the island is a spot with high elevation that would make a good building site.Whenyoulookofftothenorth,thereis nosenseofcivilizationinview.It'slikelooking offtothewild.

"Alltheotherislandsaresocloseyoucan swim to them from here," says Christopher. "Theclosestis20feetaway,thefurthest500 feetaway."Howsmallissmall?"Thesmallest is.08acres."Thistinyparadiseissomehow evenmorebeautifulbecauseit'sbarelyhere.

Thisisalsoacastingcallfortrout,pickerel, and white berch. "Deer sometimes swim all the way over to the island. They munch on thetreesontheshorefront."

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$2.9Million

"Thiswasthelocationofalifetime,'says builderCharlieFarrellof10-acreWood Island,whichglittersoffnearbyPopham Beachlikeajewelencrustedwith Norwegiansprucetrees.

Thecharminggetawaycottagehe'sbuilt hereisrichwithpost-and-beamcarpentry, "becauseit'smodeledafteraseacaptain's residence,"Farrellsays."Igotplansfrom theLibraryofCongressforahousein Dresdenfrom1761."

Constructionhadtobedoneonthe quiet,becausetheowner,aNewYorkbusi¬ nessmanwhorelocatedtoPortland,didn't wantthebuilderstodisturbvacationerson thebeach.

"Onetimewehadtwoguysouttherein reallyroughseasinaskiff,tryingtobring

woodacrosstotheisland.Theyalmostdidn't makeit!"Ferrellsays.

Tirealternaterouteismucheasier,acrossa sandbaratlowtide.Inanycase,thefinished projectisworththewait-threebedrooms,

kitchenwithcustomcherrywoodwork,arc sunroomwithviewsofthebeach.Benedic Arnoldpassedrightbyhereonhiswayli Quebec;don'tyoumakethesamemistake www.landvest.com

$1,950,000

Follow your future north on Route 1 arc turnrightjustafterHarringtononyourwa to Ripley Point. Launch your boat int; PleasantBayandcirclearoundthetwoLowe BirchIslandsuntilyoudiscoveragravebeachonthe29acrelargerisland.Welcorr: toyourfantasy.

'Theotherislandissixacres,"saysJir Trimble."Atlowtideyoucanwalktoit."

Awoodedtrailgetsdarkunderthetree; canopyuntilitbreaksspectacularlythrough screenoftallpinesandopensintoafieldC grassandwildflowers.

Here, a two-story post-and-beam home with wraparound porch awaits you. TL house is ready to move into after sorr; decorating,"Trimblesays.

"A guy who invented portable indoc keroseneheatersinthe1970sput$500,00! intothishouse.Hewas95-percentfinish?: whenhisbusinesswentunder.ThecurreF ownerfinishedthelastfivepercent."

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$1,250,000

Youknowyou'reinlobstercountrywhen you'reinJonesport.It'sashortslalom betweenDoyleandPompIslandsuntil19acreHardwoodIslandheavesintoview. Justupfromtheshoreisaclassiceight¬ bedroomColonialhomenestledinthethick evergreenforest.

"Itwasusedasalodgeforworkerswho operatedthegranitequarryhereattheturn ofthe20thcentury,"saysJimTrimble."The houseisinneedofsomerepair,althoughit hasasolidgranitefoundationaswellasa basement,whichisunusualforanisland."

Thetwosmallworkshopsontheshore canberebuilt,providingpricelessgrandfa¬ thereddirectoceanaccessnototherwiseper¬ mittedintoday'sbuildingmarket.

Asmallpondherestillreflectstreesinthe oldquarrywhichyearsagobegantofill withwater.

Alsopriceless,"Thegraniteslabdock," Trimblesays."It'smadeoutofblocksof stonethesizeofcarsandwouldcostafor¬ tunetomaketoday.It'sreallyunbelievable. JustaddafewAdirondackchairs,acouple ofglassesofwine,andyouhaveaperfect afternoon.There'sawonderfulstrong breezethatcarriesthebugsouttosea."

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$2.4Million

TravelRoute127southto Georgetown.BoattwoandonehalfmilesintoSagadahocBay anddiscover43-acreSalter Island,whichgotitsnamefrom thefishpreservationtradeinthe 1600s.Trynottopinchyourselfin thepresenceofsuchbeauty.

"Colonistsfishedthearea,then driedandsaltedthefishrightonthese rocks,"saysJohnSaintAmourofLandVest.

Dockatthelandingandwalkupthe stepstothetrail.Discreetlyoverlooktireout¬ houseasyouabsorbyourselfinpickingthe wildraspberriesthatlinethetrail.

Upaheadthere'sarustictwo-storylog cabinbuiltin1927that'sinneedofrepair.

"Ithastwobedrooms,asleepingloftanda porchthatfacestheopenocean,"Saint Amorsays.

"Thenorthsidehasviewsofthemain¬ land,tirewesthasviewsofotherislands,but

tiresouthandsoutheastarehaveviewsclear toSpain,"saysSaintAmour.

Whataplacetoenjoyamargarita.Wit anamelikethis,youwon'tevenhavetosal: yourglass,www.landvest.com

Cathy Padham at 1-888-760-1042 to schedule an • Located on The Highlands campus in Topsham, Maine, minutes from Portland and Freeport shopping, Bowdoin College and the coast • Apartment home prices from $260,000

CruisethroughdowntownVinalhavenpast theNorthHavenferryterminalandturn rightonIslandRoadtoArey'sNeckandthe townbeach.It'saquarterofamileacross Arey'sBaytofive-acreGreerIsland.

"Myhusbandwasgiventhisislandfor onedollarbyhisgrandfatherwhenhewas fiveyearsold.Thatwasin1955,"says ownerElizabethArey.

Nexttothebeachisagrayone-room fisherman'sshack."It'sinratherhardshape now,"Areysays."Weusedtorentittoher¬ ringfisherman.Thesilverfishleapinginthe moonlightwerebeautiful."

wildlifearetheusualsuspects, The

includingdeer,eagle,and...mink?!"Aschool chumofmylatehusband'susedtotrapthem formoney,"Areysays.

"WhenIfirstcameoutherein1961the islandwascompletelybarren.Itbecamea familyprojecttoplanttreeseveryyear.

Nowsomeofthepinesare25feettall.

"Weusedtolieonblanketsandlookat thestarsandponderhowvasttheuniverse is.I'vebeenallovertheworldandthisismy favoriteplace."micki@camdenre.com■

Enjoyourinhousedesign.

Wesellandinstallcarpet, hardwood(domesticandexotic), laminate,cork,ceramicand porcelaintileandresilientflooring.

SummersinMaineformed thestarchartthatyoung GeorgeWhitmanfollowed totheCityofLights.

BY COLIN SARGENT

TheDonQuixoteof Pans?

Maybeyoucan'tkeepthemdown onthefarmoncethey'veseen l’aree.ButMaineex-patGeorge Whitmanhasdoneokayforhimselfinthe CityofLights.

Since1951hehasownedShakespeare& Co.,themostfamousbookstoreinthe world,ontheLeftBankinParis,directly acrosstheSeineRiverfromNotreDame.

Location,location,location,right?

FoundedbySylviaBeachinthe1920sandthebibliographicalnorthstartoliterary greatsfromJamesJoycetoErnestHem¬ ingway,EzraPound,andT.S.Eliot-Shake¬ speare&Co.isstillanearlymysticaldes¬ tinationforexpatriatewritersinsearcho; themselvesandParis,thankstoWhitman whoisanenergetic93yearsoldtoday.

"Hecanseeyonnow,"RonBauer,a surfer/littypewhomanagesthebookstore, says."He'sbeenrestingthelastfewminutes becausehewalkedalloverPariswithmethis afternoon,butnowhe'sawake.Comeon!"

Boundingoutsideontothecobblestones, Bauerducksintoaneighboringdoorway andsprintsupfourflightsofspiralstairs twostepsatatime.

"Hegoesupallthesestairsonhisown?" 1askofGeorgeWhitman.

"Nooneknowshowhedoesit."

Adoorleadstoahall,akitchen-both filledwithbooks-andbeyondit,twobeau¬ tifulwomen,fullyclothed,inreposeona bed.It'shardnottolook,especiallywhena ginger-coloredbulldogapproachesmypant leg,throwsherheadup,andhowls.Oneof theyoungwomencallsout"Sorry"and negotiatesforthedog'sretreatwhileBauer says,"Justgoaroundhere,"deftlysidestep¬ pingthedisturbanceasifitisdecorative.

Dartingtotheleft,hethrowsopenahall¬ waydoortoanotherbedroom,where GeorgeWhitman,alsofullyclothed,lieson abed,lookingup.

"Hereheis,"Bauersays.

VisitingWhitmaninhiselementislike visitingSantaClausattheNorthPole.Ex¬ ceptit'sParis,warmandbeautiful.

"Well,Imeanmygreatunclewasthe pastorofAllSoulsChurchinPortlandfora while,andpresidentoftheWestbrook Seminary[nowtheUniversityofNew England],"Whitmansays."Iusedtospend mysummersinNorway,Maine,onAlpine Street,atmygrandmother'shouse.There wasnospecialview."

InvoluntarilyIlookoutthewindowat NotreDame.Thisview is special.Notonly doesheowntheoriginalbookstoreat groundlevel,withthefamouscathedral reflectinginallitswindows,heownsthree apartmentsdirectlyaboveitwhichhekeeps forvisitingwriters.Theapartmentsare worthmillionsuponmillions.

WhitmanlookslikeacrossbetweenDon QuixoteandKurtVonnegut,hishairhoary andwhite.Hemustbesixfootfour.

Whenmygreatuncledied,Iinherited hislibrary,"Whitmanexplainsaboutthe windfallthatlaunchedtire54-yearadventure hehasfollowedhere.

Hisfavoriteliteraryovernightguests? LaurenceDurrell,Ferlinghetti,Ginsberg." LikeT.S.EliotandHemingway,allhave conductedreadingsinthewarmaironthe

cobblestonesoutside.

"You'reonlyhereforoneday?Youcan't stayforthepoetryreadingtonight?"he asks,astonishedthatanyonemightneedto besomewhereelse."It'sat7."

"I'msorry.1havetocatchaplane." Whitmansmilesbackasifhe'sPeterPan andI'mmissingmylastchanceatNeverland.

"IwasactuallybominSalem,Massa¬ chusetts,"hesays."Mainewasasummer thing.DoyouknowthepopulationofSalem?"

"Fortythousand?"

"Exactly,andtwicethatnumberare writersfromSalemwhohaveturnedup lateonaMondayafternoonlookingfora placetostay.Iputupmorepeopleinmy threeapartments!"

IncaseIdidn'tmakeitclear,ifyoulove booksenough,he'llputyouupforfree. HisfavoriteplaceintheCityofLights?

"Mybookstoreisthewholeworldhere. Somanyspirits.Agirlwrotemealetter.She wantstoworkhere.She'svisitedtwiceand wantstostay.Youcanseeherlettersonour MirrorofLove.1wroteherbackandsaid whyshouldn'tyoucome?Themostexqui¬ siteformofhumanexperienceistobea younggirlinParis."

Bauergivesmeatourofthebookstore, whichisfullofpatronspagingthroughgor¬ geousfirst-editionb<x>ks."THisistheWishing Well,andhereistireMirrorofLove,"hesays, dashingupswirlingstaircasesreminiscentof theoldLevinsky'sinPortland.Withouta guideI'llneverfindmywayout.

"How'dyouenduphere?"1askBauer.

"I'mfromSanJose.I'dheardofthis bookstoremywholelifeandvisitedParisa fewyearsagowithanolderwriter."He shrugs."Icouldn'tleave."■

KnownNewEnglandWideforits ambianceandfeelingofnature’speace. Thisgalleryoffinecraftsandfolkart representsaprimitivelookofsimple dayslongpast.Remember...we’refullto thebrimwithlotsofgoodthings-needful-thatis...stuffthatyoudon’tjust wantbutmusthave.

TheKnifesEdge Mt. Katahdin, Baxter State Park, Millinocket

THE KNIFE'S EDGE ofMt.Katahdinisthe mostspectacularandchallengingtraverse eastoftheRockiesandwestoftheAlps. Eventhemostexperiencedhikerhasto thinktwicebeforecrossingthemile-long periloustrail.It'sonlyafootwideinmany places,withathousand-footdropyawing beforey7ouifyouloseyourfooting.

Itwasaclearcrispdayinearly7February of2004whenlongtimehikerTomHornsteadofGlenburnstartedoutforanice climbwiththreefriends.At62,thiswasto beHomstead'stenthandfinaliceclimbof Katahdin.Tiregroupheadedupthemoun¬ tainandacrosstheKnife'sEdgetothesum¬ mitofPamolaPeak,wherethechimneyends.

"Thesky7wassoblueitwasperfect," Homsteadremembers."Nowind.When wereachedthesummitofPamola,weall shookhandsandtookpictures.Thenwe

startedbackdowntowardsthechimney, placedmyrightcramponsecurely7inthe ice.1hadtorotatearoundaboulder,andit wasquitesteep.Idon'tknowifarod movedorwhat,butIswungroundsharply andheardawetsnap."

ThatwetsnapwasthesoundofHornstead'sleftfibulabreaking.Itwas2:30inthe afternoon,withsunsetonlytwohour away7.Fightingbackpain,Homstead's mindracedthroughnarrowingoptions."It was20degreesanddroppingfast.Wt couldspendthenightonthemountain whichwewereequippedtodo,ortryto toughitoutandgetdown.Wedecidedon thesecondoption.My7hikingpartnerstool someaxesandnylonwebbingandmade2 splintformybrokenleg,packingthelegin icetokeeptheswellingdown.Iusedtwe otheraxesascrutchesandbegantheslo"'

andpainfuldescentalongDudleyTrail.

"Thepainwassosevere1couldn'tstand, butinordertogetdownthemountain,1 simplyhadtostandattimes,"Homstead says."1halfslid,halfhobbled,anddidalot ofslidingonmybutt.Itwasharderonmy climbingpartnersthanme."

Ataroundseventhatnight-afulltwo hoursaftersunset-Homsteadandthetrio arrivedatChimneyPond,wheretheymeta relievedparkrangerwhoevaluatedthesit¬ uationanddetermineditwastoodanger¬ oustocontinue.

"Wespentalongnightinalogcabin," Homsteadsays."AllIhadforthepainwas Tylenol,andwepackedmyleginsnow.Let's justsayitwasextremelydifficulttosleep."

Atdaybreak,asnowmobilebeganthe firstlegofaracetotakeHomstedtothe hospital.HenryDavidThoreauoncede¬ scribedKatahdinasbeing"anchoredinthe east."Homstedhadtofendoffafloodof emotionwhilelookingdowntoseethe mountain'sGod-likereflectionsparklingin ChimneyPond.

"Idon'twanttoimplypanic,butitdid occurtomethatpeoplehavediedupthere, andIcouldhavetoo,iftheinjuryhadbeen worseorifweatherconditionswerebad," saysHomstead.

Rememberingthosepowerfulforces,he astonishedhisfriendsbyreturningtothe Knife'sEdgejustsixmonthslater,inAugust.

"Ihikedalotslowerandalotmorecare¬ fullythanIhadinthepast.Something seemedtodrawmebacktotheexactspot whereIfell,andIstoppedforamoment, goingbackintime.Then,withagrateful heart,1continuedon."

CALIFORNIA CLOSETS

"A FAMILY TRADITION SINCE 1919”

n J Mahoosuc Notch Upton

THE ONE-MILE STRETCH herethroughaboul¬ derfieldisthetoughestandslowestmileor theAppalachianTrail.

MahoosucNotch,whichliesbetweer. MahoosucandFullingMillMountains,t anextremelynarrowslashcarvedoutbt glaciers.Astheicepassed,bouldersthesize ofcompactcarsfellthroughthisnotch,cre¬ atingatreacherousjigsawforthosewhe darehikethissectionoftheAppalachiar. Trail.Tomakemattersworse,thetrailis oftenwet;infact,icecanbefoundyearroundinthepocketsofsomeboulders.

Tenyearsago,HawkMetheny,aback countrymanagementspecialistwiththe AppalachianMountainClub,wascaretak¬ ingatSpeckPondcamp."Igotacallthata hikerwasinjuredandintroubleonthedan¬ gerousMahoosucArm.Whenwegotthere itwaswomanwithafracturedelbow.She'c slippedonwetrocksandtriedtobreakher fall,painfullydrivingherclenchedarminti aboulderonherwaydown.Allwedidwas makeaslingandhelpherout,"hesay's,bur heunderstates.Somehowthegroupmaneu¬ veredtheirinjuredchargeasgracefullyasa gymnastoverandunderslippery'boulders

"Ihadherputhergoodarmaroundmy shoulderandIgaveherdirectionstep-bystep.It'sjustatricky'area.Shecouldn'tus herarm,whichmeantwehadtosuppor herbody.Shewasrelievedwhenwemade itout.Onceyourrescue'sspiritslift,i makesanincredibledifference."

Aftersevenhoursofslowly'makint theirwaythroughthemulti-levelmazere boulders,thegroupmadeitbacktocamp "MahoosucNotchislikeabigboulderfield soifpeoplefall,atleastthemosttheycar falliseightfeet.

"It'stotallyrockouthere.Somepeopk compareittothemoonbecauseofitssurre¬ alnature.Itismysticalanditdoesn'tg? muchsun.Soit'sfunny;somepeopleactu¬ allycomejusttohikethisstretch.

"Butit'snotaplacefortheinexperi¬ enced,theuninitiated,theunprepared.<3 theunlucky."

ASMALLERBUTEQUALLY dangerousversion ofthenearbyPrecipiceistheBeehive, namedbecauseofitshuge520-footforma¬ tionthathoversaboveSandBeach.Tiretrail snakesthroughmanyironladdersand switchbacks(apaththattravelsdiagonally andturnsbackonitselfbecauseofthemoun¬ tain'ssteepness)leadinguptothesummit.

TragedystruckhereonAugust4,2000, whenBurtMarks,51,Gaithersburg,Mar¬ yland,missedaswitchbackandfellhun¬ dredsoffeettohisdeathontherocksbelow.

"Hedidn'tnegotiateaswitchbackon thisonesectionofthetrailwhereitmakesa reallysharpturn.Hefell200feet,"says TheresePicard,alawenforcementrangerat AcadiaNationalPark."Thistrailisdanger¬ ous.Youhavetowatchoutatalltimes."

CPRwasperformedonMarks,buthe couldnotbesavedbecauseoftheextreme distancehefell.

'Eachyearthereareseveralrescueson theBeehiveandPrecipice,"Picardsays.

WithbothBeehiveandPrecipiceyou've gotonewallandastraightdrop-offsoif youleanandarenotwatchingwhereyou putyourfeetyouareinbigtrouble,"says Picard."1wouldsaythatmostoftheacci¬ dentsarecausedbyinattentionratherthan inexperience.Also,peopleunderestimate thedifficult}'ofthetrail."

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Notlongaftertireturnofthe20thcente ry,PrincetonProfessorRudolphBrunocnatedthetrailthatleadsuptheprecipices ChamplainMountainatAcadiaNations Park.Awidower,Brunohadbegunspend¬ ingsummersinBarHarborwithhischildrtf buildingabreathtakingmansionknowna"HighSeas"asaweddingpresentforhibridetobe,EdithEvansofNewYork,wk summeredhereonMountDesertIslandart withwhomhewasdesperatelyinlove.

"Wealltalkaboutit.ProfessorBruno 1 -partofthelegendoftheislandandhebur thisamazinglybeautifulstructureontk seaforhislove,"saysBarHarborresided MichaelGood."Thelovestoryandthecon¬ nectionwiththePrecipicemakeitaver nicestory."

Theromanceendedtragicallyonth1 rocksasEvansdiedwhileonthemaidevoyageofthe Titanic inApril1912.

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workingonahikingtrailonthePrecipice, climbinghigherintothecloudsasiftomake aconnectionwiththedead."Nope,"saysEd Garrett,presidentoftheBarHarborHis¬ toricalSociety."ItwasBruno'sbrother-inlaw,EdwardBeckwith,whoreallydiedfrom

While he was climbing thePrecipiceinApril1912, his fiancee went down withtheTitanic.Foryears, he wandered among thesepeaks,asif searchingforthedead. injuriessustainedfromafallherewhenhe grabbedontolooserockonthePrecipice. Bruno?Hediedofpneumoniafromshoveling snowin1917."Butbeforehedied,hegavethe UOO-footPrecipicetotineparkin1916,whenit wasproclaimedanationalmonument.

DesignedandbegunbyBruno,thetrail remainsinusetoday.Itisoneoftiremostdan¬ geroushikesinMainebecausetheclimbis nearlyverticalonatrailthatclingstoacliff. Laddersandrungshelphikersnegotiatenar¬ rowpassagesandsteepdrop-offs. Howluckyareyouinclimbing,andin love?

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Withsixpeakseasttowestforover!!, miles,therangehereissecondonlyinpop claritytomountainsintheKatahdinregied forchallengingridgewalking.

Hansenwasfeelingstrongandmovir. rapidlyonascramble(afieldofrock whenshefailedtogripaboulderinfror. her.Theweightofherpackcausedhe' entirebodytofallbackviolently,driving herelbowintoaprotrudingrock.

"Myelbowwasbleedingandgeneral!myconfidencewasshaken,"shesays, wasmadthatIhadn'ttakentheextra minutetotakemypackoffandthrowitur aheadofme."Ontopofthat,"Iwashurn ingdaylightthatday,hopingtomakeLitt; Bigelowshelter.Iwasswearingatth woods,whichisafrightfulactivitywhe’ you'realone.1wasscared."

Bleedingandupset,Hansenbandage upherelbowandproceedednorth.One abovethetreeline,sheencounteredfot* womenhikingtogether;onesawimmed atelythatHansenwasdistraughtandsti-

bleeding.Hanson'ssolitarystateseemedto horrifythewoman."Iexplainedmycom¬ panionswereonlyafewmilesawayand thatI'dalreadyhiked2,000milesofthe AppalachianTrail."Hanson'smentalatti¬ tudeimprovedasshetalkedwiththeother womeninthegroupastheyhikedby.Until theskydarkenedastheweathersuddenly tookaturnfortheworse.

"Outofnowhereitwasblowingagale upthereandnowItrulywasalone," Hansonsays."Itwaswildandwoolly and1waslovingit.1hadtobracemyself againstthewindtostaywithintherocky trail.IcrossedWestPeak,thenquickly descendedtoAveryColandbackupto AveryPeak.[Inspiteofmyinjury],itwas wonderful.IturnedaroundonAveryand witnessedoneofthosemomentsthatyou neverforgetwhenyou're'outthere'-the wildremotenessofthemountainrange combinedwithcloudsinthewestbacklit bythesettingsun."

HansenfinishedtheAppalachianTrail. However,herinjury,combinedwithher mentalstatethatday,"gavemeasenseof howfaroutthereIwasandhowcloseI'dhad beentomyownmortality."Perhapsbecause ofherexperienceofpainandsolitude,this stretchoftrailthroughtheBigelowMountain RangeremainsHansen'sfavoritestretchof theentireAppalachianTrail.

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X^NamedbyvoyageursontheEastBranch ofthePenobscotRiverwhosaidthemoun¬ tainseemedtotravelwiththem,the Traveler,at3,541feet,isthethirdhighestup here,withtheOwlat3,736andKatahdinat 5,267.Thepeakcanbeaccessedfromthe SouthBranchcampground,reachedby Baxter'sMatagamonGate.Whatmakesit sodangerousistheslopeontheCenter RidgeTrail.Talusisakindofsharprock thatbreaksofffromcliffs,anduphereitis fallinglikeahouseofcards.Thiswillbethe firstfullseasonthatanewconnectortrail, leadingfromtheCenterRidge,Howe Brook,andNorthRidgeTrail(onNorth TravelerMountain)willbeopen.Becauseof thetalus,hikersareallowedonlytogoup theCenterRidgeTrailandcomedown

usingtheNorthTravelerTrail.Itisaone¬ waytrailbecauseofthedangerinvolved.

"Theimportantthingwe'resuggestingis thatit'sveryhardtogodownhillontalus rock,"saysJeanHoekwater,aparknaturalist whohasbeenatBaxterStateParksince1988. "Itislooseandscramblinganditmoves whenyousteponit.Itiseasytolooseyour footing.Youalsohavetowatchforfalling rocksfrompeopleaheadofyou,"shesays.

Travelerhasn'tbeenapopulardestina¬ tionforhikers,butthatmaychangebecause ofthenewtrail.Thetrailislongandstren¬ uous,buttheviewsareextraordinaryand rewarding.Themountaingetsalotofsun becauseofitsbarrenpeaksthatriseabove thetreeline.Evenlateintheseasonitcanbe hotandwatermustbecarried.Theeleva¬ tiongainistheequivalentofhikingMt. Katahdin.Avoidhikinghereinbadweath¬ erbecausetheexposedridgesareconfusing incloudsorfog.

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"Iwasontherescueteamanditwasa nicecrystal-clearday,butbecauseofallthe iceeverythingwasassmoothasacokebot¬ tle.Iwaspetrifiedweweregoingtogetres-

■cueofficersandwardenskilled.Itwasone ■ofthemostdangerousscenariosI'veever R beenin,"saysGuay,whohascoveredthe

GulfHagasareaformorethan18years.

"Insidemytruck,Isliddownthelipof anembankmentabout15feet.1couldn't movebecausethetruckwasindangerof goingover-allthewayover.Ijustsatthere foranhourandahalf,mademyphone calls,andprayed."

Guay'struckwaspulledfromdanger andhecontinuedhisrescuemissionwith theothers.

MikeMorrison,awardenwhowasable toseethefallenhikerbyclimbingpartway downthegorge,receivedamedalforhis heroicefforts.ANationalGuardhelicopter wascalledintoairliftthehikerusinga cable,butbythattime,47-year-oldPeethad tragicallylosthislifefromtheinjuriessus¬ tainedduringhisfall.

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The French Connection

WhenwegotoBostonorNewYork,wegototheStates.

But when we go to Maine, we are going aans Ie Maine.

BY JOSHUA ANCHORS

’bitter-coldgustofFebruarywind heavesagainstthebrickwallsof ■BMartinaTremblay'sQuebecCity apartmentasshehangsupthephonewith sasatisfiedgrin.

I "Qiyesf. TendaysatOldOrchardagain Ithissummer."

Forthe26thconsecutivesummer,the TremblayfamilywillbeheadingtoMaine. Kennebunk,Kennebunkport,Oqunquit, WellsBeach-theTremblayshavepicnicked andbuiltsandcastlesonthemall.

■Ifwe'regoingtofreezeuphereallwin¬ ter,theleastwedeserveisaweekortwoon >thebeach."

;ThousandsofQuebecoisshareTremiblaysvacationphilosophy,andoverthe past150years,thetraditionofvacationing onMaine'sbeacheshasbecomeanessential partofQuebecpopularculture.

AlotofAmericanswonderwhywe

comehere,"saysMarcelBoisvert,ateenag¬ erfromSt-Georges,Quebec,whomIfound munchingonafrieddoughboyontheOld Orchardpier."Theythinkwe'recrazyfor comingallthiswaytoswimina4CFocean."

Whatdoesbringthemhere?Tireneonstuddedrollercoasters,thecottoncandy,the endlesssupplyof Life'saBeach t-shirts?

No,saysTremblay,it'smoreabouthisto¬ ryandtradition.

"Threegenerationsofourfamilyhave vacationedontheMainecoast,"sheex¬ plains."Infact,mymotherandfathermet ontheOldOrchardBeachpierwhenthey wereteenagers,takinginactslikeCount Basie,LouisArmstrong,PeggyLee.It'sa placerichwithmemoriesforalotofpeople."

FrancoisTrudelagrees.Flisfamilyspent fivesummervacationsinOldOrchardand hevividlyremembersthefour-hourdrive throughVacationland.

"We'dlistentoKennyRogersandstop attheBurgerKinginSkowhegan.Fastfood meantwewereinMaine."

BeinginMaine,explainsTrudel,didn't necessarilymeanbeingintheUnitedStates.

"WhenwegotoBostonorNewYork, wegototheStates.Butwhenwegoto Maine,wearegoing dansleMaine. It'ssep¬ aratesomehowfromtherestofthestates. Mainehasitsownuniqueidentity."

DocumentaryfilmmakerBenLevine suggeststhatthisuniqueidentityderives fromthestrongFranco-Americanpresence insouthernMaine.

"Over30percentofallBiddefordand SacoresidentsareFranco-American,"Le¬ vinesays,"sowhenQuebecoisvisit,there aremanyremindersoftheirownculture andlanguage."

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"Maineislikemysecondhome,"saw DanielFortin,abusinessmanfromMon-i trealwhocrossestheborderfrequently! "TheonlytimeIeverfeltoddspeaking FrenchinMainewasafterthatFreedom' Friesepisode,butallittookwasadipinthe। oceantoforgetaboutpolitics."' Speakingofpolitics,thesandsofseveni mile-longOldOrchardBeacharefamilial* withmanyofthetannedbodiesofNorthAmerica'spoliticians.

"Intheearlydays,OldOrchardwas generallyadestinationfortheaffluent, saysDanBlaney,presidentofthe01c[ OrchardBeachHistoricalSociety."Pierre^ TrudeauandtheMolsonsvacationedhere$ JFK'sgrandfatherwasevenintownwherf the1907firedevastatedtheplace."

"Afterthefire,andespeciallyaftert WorldWarII,"hecontinues,"everybodybet. gan coming." ; EspeciallytheFrench-Canadians, masse, andSuzanneBeaulieuthinkssheE knows why. I "Tliebeach,"shesays,"theycomefop thebeach."

Beaulieu,aQuebecnativewhorunsthe. Kebec3Motel,observestouristslovingthis beachallsummerlong.

"There'salwayssomethingtodo,and; it'sallaffordable,"shesays."Eventhough wegothroughtheoccasionalslump becauseofapoorexchangerate,morethan_ 50percentofourguestseverysummerare| from Quebec." I

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Beaulieuaddsthatsomeofherguestsbe¬ camehesitantaboutspendingtimeinthe UnitedStatesaftertheSeptember11terror¬ istattacks,whileothersquitcomingbecause oftheiroppositiontoU.S.foreignpolicy.

JustinGagnon,ateacherfromSher¬ brookewhovacationedinKennebunkasa child,tellsmeatagasstationinJackman thatexaggeratedborder-crossingstories mavaggravatetheproblem.

"I'veheardtonsofthese,"hesays,"like theoneaboutaborderguardtakingawayn guy'scaseofLabattBleuetokeepCanadian beerfrominfiltratingthecountry."

Gagnonhadn'theardanystoriesabout AmericanguardsconfiscatingCanadian Speedosattheborder,butoneBudweiserdrinkingmanIencounteredatTheBruns¬ wickbarinOldOrchardBeachjokedthat Speedo-wearingmenfromQuebecarethe onlytruethreattoU.S.nationalsecurity.

"Anyonewhowearsbananahammocks hastobealittleshady,"hesays,referringto the masses of Quebec men who don Speedosonthebeach."Itweirdsmeout."

ButFranco-AmericanwriterRheaCote Robbins,whoknowstheinsandoutsof OldOrchardfromchildhoodvisits,says Speedosaresimplydifferent,notweird.

"It'saFrenchsensibilitythatalotof Americansareuncomfortablewith,"she says."They'rejustalotmorecomfortable withtheirbodiesthanwetendtobe."

Speedosornot,JamesHarmonisone manwhowillalwayswelcomeQuebec touriststotown.He'stineexecutivedirectorof theOldOrchardBeachChamberofCom¬ merceandisexcitedtoseepeoplelikeMartina Tremblaycomingbackyearafteryear.

"ThisisanexcitingtimeforOldOrchard," hesays."Bicyclingisbecomingabigsport andwe'reconstructingsometerrificbeach¬ frontpropertywithlarge-scaledevelop¬ ments.Iexpecttoseealotofnicechanges."

MartinaTremblay'sonlyconcern:that OldOrchardBeach'snicechangeswillbe beyondwhatherCanadiandollarcanafford.

"I'dratherstayinMaine,"shesays,"but theymaydrivemedowntoFloridaifOld OrchardBeachgetstooupscale."

Whileyouwinsomeyoulosesome. ThoughTremblay'spocketbookmaynotbe abletoaffordthechanges,JustinGagnon believesthatamorechicOldOrchard wouldcontinuetodrawtiremasses.

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THE WRECK

WhentheTVcrewshavewrappedupandthe crowdsofmournershavescattered,somebody hastoattendtotheburial.

BY COLIN SARGENT

It'sanoddjobwithaBritishtitle.As earlyasthe14thcentury,KingEdward IIdecreedwhaleshis"FishesRoyal." Tothisday,theyremainthepropertyof theCrown,ali\-eordead.Sosomebody hastodealwiththebodies.Somebodyhas tobeReceiveroftheWreck.

InCanada,too.Intire1850s,whaleoilcost $3.95agallon,$75.25intoday'sdollars,so evencorpseshadavalue.Today,thoughthe lampsareobsoleteandthegloryhasfaded, thisjobmuststillbedone.

Awhale!Allthecrowdpushesintosee, "’hat?Howmanymoregiantbreathsthe poorcreaturehas,thelastgreatexhalation?

In1999and2000alone,642whalesanddol¬ phinswerestrandedonNewEnglandbeadrKzaccordingtotheNationalMarineFisheries

Service.Ofthese,3werespermwhales,27 pilotwhales,2killerwhales,17humpbacks, 25minkes,3rightwhales,and7finbacks.

So whatdoIdobutpickupthephonewhen itrings?Andit'snotlikeit'sPublishersClear¬ ingHousewaitingtodeliveryourprize.Itcan gettoyou.Imeanitcanreallygettoyou. Don'tthescientistslookthepart.Imean they'rethere,dressedlikeRichardDreyfussin Jaws 'with their Bausch & Lombs, their SatNavs,measuringthewhale'sspoutholeor whateveritisthey'vecomefor.Asifthey'llfind newanswerstosomethingveryold. Whethertheydoornot,I'mupnext. Intheoldendaystheyusedtoturnthesepoor creaturesinfolight.Therewassomethingusefid, howeverhorrible,abouttheirdeaths.

Nowthewaywehandleitisentirelydifferent.

July2001

Aminkewhaleissightedanddeemedtobe indifficultyoffFisherman'sIslandinBooth¬ bay.Hewashesupthreeweekslateragainst theshoreoftrendyCapeElizabeth,dead. Shroudedinclumpsofseaweed,the15-foot whalelookslikehe'shavingapleasantnap. Hehasnodiscernibleodor.

Crowdsofcetaceaphilesandrubberneckersturnuponthebeach.

AteamofstaffersfromtheUniversityof NewEngland'sMarineAnimalRehabCen¬ terracestothesite,studiesittodetermine thecauseofdeath,measuresit,tagsit,and watchesasalobsterboattowsitouttosea toletnaturetakeitscourse.

Butnaturehasafunnysenseofhumor. Inafewdaysthewhaleisback,bumping againsttheCapeElizabethshorelinelikea badjoke,itstailnowmissing,itsteethvisi¬ bleinarottinggrin,itsskullbaretothe bone.Thesmellis,letussay,Elizabethan.

"I'mreallynotfamiliarwiththenameof

thewhale,"saysLouMiller. "I'mjusttheonewhogotthe calltotakeitoffthebeach.

"I'veworkedwithL.P. Murraysince1989,andwedeal withsewage.Wedigholesfor cemeteries.Ifpeoplehavesick horsesandputthemdown,we digholesforthem,too.Every¬ bodysaiditkindofstunk,but mybossgivesmetheoddjobs. I'vedealtwithothersmellspeo¬ plewouldsaywererank,soto speak-thatdon'tbotherme.I couldn'tsmellit,doyouknow whatI'msaying?"

Mostoftheworldwasstill asleepduringthesedelicate proceedings.Tiresunwasbare-

lyup.Therewasnotaresearcherinsight, Millersays,sciencehavingtakenapowder

stormtidethenightbefore,thewhalewas uphigherthanthetidecouldwashitback thedaybefore.

"Thereweresomesummercottagesand outtosea,soIgottowork."

Afewmorepeopleturnedup,thecunstuff,"Millersays."Therewerepeoplefrom thelocalpublicworksandpeoplefromthe ous,somejoking,somespeechless. Wheneverpowerfulsmellsandfeelings neighborhood."

Because"therehadbeenmoreorlessa combine,"Youjustdon'tgetpersonal You'vejustgottahaverespectfortheanimal.

NECROPSY OF A DEAD WHALE

Why do marine biologists take tissue samples from dead whales? They want toknowwhatkillsthem.

Ahighlycontroversialcauseof whaledeathisbelievedtobe pulsesfromNavy/NATOsonar devicesusedfortracking submarinesunderwater, particularlytheLFAS(Low FrequencyActiveSonar) systemsinstalledinthe Caribbean.These"giantboom boxes"emit"theloudestsound manhasevermadeunder water,"accordingtothepro¬ cetaceanwebsite www.lightparty.com.Thesite goessofarastocallthesonar an"acousticholocaust":

"Sixteenwhalesbeached themselvesintheBahamaslast summer,shortlyaftertheNavy activesonarexercisesinthe vicinity.Volunteerspushedmost ofthewhalesbackintothe ocean,butsevendied-appar¬ entlyvictimsofsoundpressure thatcausedcranialhemor¬ rhaging.Thatincidentunequiv¬ ocallydemonstratedthelethal¬

ityofhigh-poweredsonars,' saysKennethBalcomb,a marinebiologistwhowitnessed theepisode."

Whaleadvocatesclaimthe 180-decibelactivesonarpulses, travelingfordisputeddistances estimatedtobebetweenone and100milesunderwater, literallyblewthewhalesapart, creatinghemorrhaging,rup¬ tures,lesions,andfissuresin theirfleshandbraintissue.Soif youseeamarinebiologisttak¬ ingtissuesamplesofadead whaleonaMainebeach,heor sheislikelystudyingwhether Navy'ssonarsystemsarethe rootcause.

Mainershavebeencon¬ cernedaboutLFASfromthe outset.Asacongressman,Gov. JohnBaldacciwasamongthe firsttogoonrecorddemanding morescrutinyoftheLFAS becausehebelievedittobe possiblydeadlytocetaceans

(whalesandporpoises):"A substantialbodyofconvincing scienceexistspointingtothe potentialdangersofthissystem forwhalesandothermarine animals,"hesaid.

'Theevidenceisdisturbing, andgiventherangeofscience onthisissue,theonlyprudent courseofactionwouldbefor NMFS[NationalMarineFisheries Service]todenythesepermits untiladditionalstudiesandtests canbeconductedandassessed' Othercausesofdeathin¬ cludestrangulationinnets,poi¬ soning,traumafrombeing struckbyships,andsickness.It's ashorttripfrom"deadlyto whales"to"deadlytohumans' Infact,whaledeathissucha strikingindicatorofapproaching dangertomankindthat www.earthportals.comcom¬ pareswhalestothecanariesin mineshaftsusedtowarn minersofvanishingoxygen.

Above:LouMiller andcompany preparetheminke whaleforitslast voyage.

Left:TheCape Elizabethminke measuredfifteen feet.Photosby DianeHudson.

LikeIsaid,wedogravesforthecemetery. Particularlywheneverpeoplearearound, youdon'twanttoshowdisrespectforthe corpse.Nowadays,it'ssopolitical,youcan't getnasty,youhavetoberespectful.

"Ididn'thavetowearamask.Birdsand othercreatureshadkindagottoit.You couldseesomebones,theskullwasbasical¬ lycleanedoff.Thetailwasgone,theflip¬ pers,I'mprettysure,wasgone,andthe headwasgone.

Youjustdon'tget

personal.Particularly whenever people are around. Nowadays, itssopolitical,you can'tgetnasty,you havetoberespectful.

"Thewhalewaskindawaterlogged,soit madeitalittleheavierthanwhatmyma¬ chinewasusedtopickingup.Ihadtoputa coupleholesinitsothewaterwoulddrain out.Then1pickeditupslowlysothewater coulddrainoutonthebeach.

"Whatpieceskindafelloff,"whilelow¬ eringthecarcassontoapublicworksdump tnick,"Ipickedupbyhandwithabag.Tire whale'sskinfeltcoarse,likesandpaper.I pickedupsomeblubberontheground. Thatkindoffeltlikejellostuff.

"Itwasaneasymove"tothetown dump,Millersays.

"Theyhadaholekindadug,agrave¬ typedeal.Itwasn'tlikethrowingitonthe dumpwithabunchofgarbage.Theyhada holedugforthisspecificanimal."

Obsequies,blackhumor,"TheNavy Hymn"?

'Ican'trecallanybody'sayinganything. Itsaneveryday'job.Someonewillsay somethingandyoudon'tthinkofitlater."

Whatisitabouthisjob?

Itssomethingyoudon'tseeallthe time.Butaforceouttheredrawspeopleto somethingbiganddead.

Peoplesmelltheodorandwonderwhat 'tis.You'dthinkitwouldsendthemaway; butitsoneofthosedeals.Tireodormakes Peoplecurious.Theysay''what'sthat?'You tellthemandthey'leaveratherrapid."■

TheFloating

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Ifyou'reanItalianyachtracerandyou've dreamedofowningaworld-classluxury oceanracingvesselinthespiritofthe America'sCupJ-sloopsofthe1930sto raceintheBritishIsles,whereelsedo vougobutEastBoothbay,Maine?

ForPasqualeNatuzzi,itwasaninspira¬ tiontohavehislovely124-foot Antonisa designedbyMaine'sBruceKingandman¬ ufacturedatHodgdon'sYachts,within20 shortmilesofwhereBathIronWorkscreat¬ edtheworldfamousJ-sloop Ranger.

ForNatuzzi,opulentdesignisbusiness asusual.AsownerofNatuzzi(formerly IndustrieNatuzzi),hedirectstheoperations ofthefirmthatisthe"largestresidential leather-upholsteredfumiture"manufacturerintheworld.With15factoriesinItaly aloneand350modelsofsofasandchairs, hisfirmtopstheleatherfurnituremarketin "NorthAmericaandinEurope."His2003 salesexceed544millionpoundssterling, accordingtowww.Hoover.com,aBritish firmthattracksjet-setexecutives.

Backinthe1930s,tine Shamrock V wasbuilt byLiptonTeaownerThomasLipton.Natuzzi couldhavedrunkLiptonforbreakfast.

Considereda"modemclassic"withher "longoverhangs,gentlesheer,flushdeck, andsignatureellipticalskylights," Antonisa hasbeenlightinguptheinternationalcir¬ cuitlikeasupermodelforthelastfivesea¬ sons,showcasingMainecraftsmanshipand designallovertheworld.Everyglittering portinEuropehaswelcomedherwith openarms.

Butitwasn'tanordinary'day'inEast Boothbay'whenBruceKinggotaninvita¬ tiontoblack-tieceremoniesinMonaco, where ShowBoatsInternational magazine hadnamedhisdesignfor Antonisa thebest newboatunder38meters.

"IthinkIjustgotatelephonecall.I'm familiarwiththe ShowBoats awards,be¬ causewe'dwononebefore.Butitwasvery' eleganttoarriveinMonacoandsee Antonisa rightinport.Theceremonieswere heldinamaritimemuseumwherethey' gaveoutanumberofdifferentawards.On screentheyshowedavideoanddescription of Antonisa. 1haven'tseenhersincethen."

Itisnoaccidentthathespeaksof Antonisa asifsheisalivingcreature.

Ofherdesign,Kingsays,"Sheisunique ln thisdayandageinthattheboatisentire¬ lyflushdecked.There'snotevenasmall deckhouse.Itwasadesireoftheowner

whoprefersthingsassimpleandun¬ adornedaspossible.Itwasanaesthetic issuewithhim.Heownedaprevious designofourscalled WhiteFin, a90-foot boat,alsobuiltinMaine,andshewasalso completelyflushdeck."

AskedtodescribeSr.Natuzzi,King chuckles."Heshaveshishead.Hegeneral¬ lywearsreallycolorfulclothes.Hedefinite¬ ly'stuckoutinBoothbay.Hedefinitelywas anon-nativewheninMaine."

Inthe1930s,Shamrock V was built by tea magnate Thomas Lipton. Natuzzi could have drunk Lipton forbreakfast.

Intheinterior,themostunusualfeatureof Antonisa, namedforNatuzzi'swife,"isthe pipeorgan.Theownerwason-againoffagainastowhetherhewasgoingtoinclude that.Downbelowit'smostly'blackcherry'.I don'tknowexactlywhereitcamefrombut it'snativetoNorthAmerica.Oneofthe desireswastohavetheleastenvironmental impactaspossiblewiththematerialswe used,sowedidn'twanttouseatropicalhard¬ woodfortheinterior.Obviouslywedidwith

theteak,whichwasondeck.Fiveownerdid¬ n'trequestit.Weimposeditonhim.IIeliked thecherry,sotilingsworkedout."

Regardingthecollaborationindesign,to acertainextentthenavalarchitecthasto winortheshipsinks."IguessI'mdefinite¬ lynotaminimalist,andheis,sotherewere somecompromisesthere."

Alsodifferentwasthefactthat"typical¬ ly',onaboatthissizey'ouhaveanavalarchi¬ tectwhobasically'doestheexteriorandyou haveaseparateinteriordesignerwhodoes theinterior.[Natuzzi]wanteditalldoneby onehandsotheinteriorandexteriorofthe boatfeltcompatible.Whiletheinterior upholstery'isexquisite,"hiscompanydid notdoany'oftheupholstery'involved."

King'sfavoritespoton Antonisa is"atthe helm.Duringseatrials,wesailedinmostly' verylightair,sotheseatrialsweren't enoughformetoformarealopinion.The boatmovednicely'inlightair,andwhenthe windpickedup,theboatreally'moved quitegood.She'sdone14or15knots, [which]mightbesimilartowhatthe Ran¬ ger couldhavedone.Soy'es, Antonisa isa blastfromthepast.Obviously'the3/4rig sloopiswhatwason Ranger," hesaysbut goesontodescribefundamentaldiffer¬ ences. Antonisa isashallow-draftcenter¬ boarder,moreakintothetypeofboatthatwas

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developedinthiscountryinthe1940sarc 1950sundertheCruisingClubofAmeric rule,whilethe Ranger wasdevelopedunde internationalrule,andthatencouragedaven differenttypeofboat.Also,tire Antonisa ht relativelylargeoverhangsbytoday'sstar: dard,notlargebyaJ-boat'sstandard.

Asforthe Ranger herself,she's"anar rower,deeper-keelvessel"thatsailss prominentlyinKing'schildhooddreamsa beautifulcraftthat"myrecollectionofth; Ranger goesbacksofar1can'tremember when1firstlearnedabouther,"hesays.

"IstudiedwiththeWetlawnSchooler YachtDesignintheearly1960s.Backthen IneverdreamedI'dbeinvolvedinsuch; designas Antonisa."

Askedtopointoutasignatureelement hepointsto Antonisa's roundorelliptic, skylights."They'vebeencalledasignaturt itemofmine,"hesays,citingmagazine likeGermany's Yacht.

Meanwhile,thefloatingoperacontinue NatuzzihasbeguntomakeoverturestoKin; toconsiderdesigninganew,largerboat.

Sois Antonisa aBermudaracer,anocear racer,orjustagorgeousbutterflytoador Mediterraneanports?

"Antonisa's justaprivateyachtwithtrad? tionalstyling,designedtobeascomfortabk withintheparamatersofitstypeandsails fastasitcanwithinitstype."Theparameter' ofluxurybeingvirtuallylimitless.

Askedabouthisdreamboat,Kfc laughs,"Thatchangeseveryday!"Asker about the moment he knew Antonisa designwasfinished,heconfides,"Youi neverfinished."

Whilepaparazziflashbulbslightuphf prideandjoyinEurope,BruceKingissb designing Antonisa inhishead.■

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IIt'sApril1968."I'mwalking downCongressStreetwith 400otherdemonstrators, blackandwhite,topay tributetotheslainDr. MartinLutherKing." -GeraldTalbot

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GeraldTalbot'scollectionofAfrican-American Mainers'achievementsandephemeraismorethan anessentialresource-it'sgreatfun.

BY DIANE RUSSELL

IfyouthinkGeraldTalbot'slegacyishis reputation,firstasthethree-timepresi¬ dentofthelocalchapteroftheNAACP duringthecivilrightsmovement,andthen asthefirstAfrican-Americanlegislatorin Maine,you'reonlypartlyright.

Withanacademic'scuriosityandacol¬ lector'spanacheovertheyears,hehasaccu¬ mulatedanastonishingcacheofAfricanAmericanandcivil-rightsmemorabilia whichin1995hedonatedtothe UniversityofSouthernMaine,en¬ suringthehistoryofMaine'sin'olvementinthecivi1rightsmove¬ mentwillbepermanentlyavailable

toitscitizens.NowtheseedsofTalbot's originaldonationaregrowing.

"Youjustcollectthesethings,"Talbot,73, says."Youliketodoit-andthenyoufind yourselfasking,'What'sthebestwaytodo thissoitcanbeseenbyeverybodyinstead ofhiddeninoneroom?'"

TheAfrican-AmericanCollectionof Maineisnowthelargestandmostdiverse compilationofphotographs,books, magazines,papers,visualobjects, andmemorabiliaavailableto scholars,thecurious,andacci¬ dentalpassersby.

AmongTalbot'sprizedobjects:

■"AbustofaTuskeegeeAirman.Back inthe1970s, Ebony and jet magazines offeredthemforsale.IknewJimShepard, aTuskeegeeAirman,livedinSouthPortland, sowhen1sawoneofthebustsforsaleata conference,Ibroughtittohim.'Wheredid youfindthis?'Shepardaskedme.He'dnever seenone.You'llfindthatintirecollection."

■"Asouvenirpamphletlistingthe achievementsofthePortlandNAACPfrom itsfoundingin1964.ImetJulianBondin

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Boston,andhecame uphereanumberof timesforspeaking engagements.Ithink someofhisvisitsare listedthere."

■ "A button from the August28,1963,MarchonWashington Thatwasincredible.It'sblackandwhite withtwohands.WheneverIspokeinMaine asamemberofthelegislature,Iworethatbut¬ ton.It'skindofatalismanforme,hasthatspe¬ cialmeaningtoit."

■"ApinayoungGeorgeMitchellgave mewhenhewasrunningforgovernor.I methiminMonumentSquare,andhe asked,areyougoingtosupportme?He lost-butlookattheimpacthehadlater!"

■"Thisone'sredandblack.Shirlev Chisholm,whoranforpresidentin1972 gaveittomewhenshewasspeakingup hereinMaine.Itwasstrange,seeingheron TV,andthenit'sthemiddleofwinter,in Bangor,andI'mtalkingtoher."

Thisverypersonalcollection,partofthe JeanByersSampsonCenterforDiversit}'in MaineattheUniversityofSouthernMaine LibrariesSpecialCollectionsinPortland wasthelocusforthedocumentaryAneta oftheSoul, augmentedbythecollectionof HaroldE.Richardson,along-timemember ofthePortlandWaterDistrictBoard.

Talbot'scontributionofartifactstakesup 170linearfeetincomparisontotheseven linearfeetofthenext-largestcontributor. Buttheheartbehindthedocumentstran¬ scendssuchmeasurements.

Whilebuildingupthisuniquecol¬ lection,Talbotprogressedfroman ordinarycitizentoAmericansol¬ diertopresidentofthelocalchapterofthe NAACPtothefirstAfrican-Americanelect¬ edtotheMaineStateLegislature.

SomeotherwiseunremarkablePortland Jetportticketstubsspiraloutwardwithuni¬ versality."AfterNelsonMandelagotoutof prison,wewenttoSouthAfrica,"says Talbot."Thewholethingwasamiracle-I meanmecomingfromsofaraway,from Maine,andthenhimwhisperclose,shak¬ ingmyhand."

Thecollectionsurrendersprivatemfr ments,butthemanhimselfcontinuestolook totheworldaroundhimtogaugeprogress. "Thingshavechanged,butIthinkwe'K stillinthesameposition.Societystillsuffer

fromracismanddiscrimination.ButIthink we'retakingmoreofadirectroutethanwe didbefore,"hesays."Wehavediversity classesinourschoolsnow.Wehavepeople whoareworkingindifferentjobs,more jobs.Today,youcangototheMaine MedicalCenterandyoucanseeablack nurseordoctorwherebeforeyoucouldn't. Itisacompletelydifferentworldtitanwhen Iwascomingalong."

Talbotchoosesnottomentionafurther honorheisearningthissummer.

"WeintendtorenameLutherBonney AuditoriuminhonorofGeraldTalbotinorder toassureapermanentplaceonourcampus forthisimportantfigureinMaine'shistory," saysUSMpresidentRichardPattenaude.

"Wewillrenovateitthissummerand dedicateitinearlyfallsothatallstudents andthecommunity'canparticipate."

TheAfricanAmericanCollectionof MaineislocatedonthesixthfloorofGlick¬ manFamilyLibraryat314ForestAvenuein Portland.ReadingroomhoursareMon¬ days,Wednesdays,andFridaysfrom1to5 p.m.andbyappointment.Call780-4275for moreinformation.

"Icouldn'tbemoreproudofthecollec¬ tion,"Talbotsays,"butit'sevenmoreim¬ portanttorememberthatMaine'sAfricanAmericanhistoryiseverywhere,evolvingand new,notjustpilesofpaperin thoselibrarystacks."

Outwardly'yes,but Talbotdoesadmitto sometimeslosinghim¬ selfbetweenhisvery' vividcurrentactivi¬ tiesandthosepiles ofpaper.He'shalfIway'outthedoor whenhelaughs,"I waslookingformy oldArmydogtags theotherday;Forsome reason1justwokeupthinking, 'Wherearethey?'

"IwasintheArmyin1954—Thule, Greenland,atthetopoftheworld.There wasnothinguptherebutfrozentundraand abeerhall,amovietheater,andadance ball—withnowomen!Imaginebeingup thereforawholeyear.Talkaboutbeingon ice-itgetsto50belowupthere."

So,thedogtags?"Iwaslookingallover forthem,andthenIremembered-halfmy' lifeisoverintheMuseum."■

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The topof Mount Washington has an eerie way of bringing out strange behavior from climbers and guests.

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HISTORIC AMESON

ForyearsI'velivedandworkedon thewindsweptsummitof6,288footMountWashington,New Hampshire.Youcouldcallitthe peakofmycareer,orthecoolestjob intheworld.Youcouldevensaythatmyjob isabreeze.(MountWashingtonisfamousas thesiteoftheworld'sfastestsurfacewind.! AllIhavetosayisthatI'mhavinganice time.Technicallymyjobistowatchthe weather.Butdailydutiesalsoincluderescu¬ inglosthikersandgivingdirectionstothe thousandsoftouristswhovisitthemourtaineachyear.

Touristsareaffectionatelynicknamed "goofers"bytherangers,guides,andmete¬ orologistsonthesummit.Whenatourist hasaquestion,theweatherobservatoryor thestateparkrangers'deskarethefirst placestheygo.Thefunniestquestionsget writtendownandcirculateamidgalesof laughter(Force10)duringoff-hours.

"Doyouevergetmooseuphere?"one

manasks.Yes,sometimes,therangeron dutyanswers.Themanpauses,thensays, "Howdoyougetthemuphere?"

Onefoggyday,ahikerstaggersuptothe summit,wearilydropshispackbytirexisitor's centerdoor,andasks,"Isthistirebottom?"

Asecondsightseerwonders,"Isthe summitontop?"

"ThisismyfirsttimeupMountWash¬ ington.WhatdoIdonow?"

"Isthetrailtothebottomdownhill?"

"Doesthewindevergetsostrongthat youwon'tletpeopleunderacertainweight outofthebuilding?"

'Arethehikingtrailsman-made?"

Anarrow,7.6-mileroadupMount Washingtonallowssightseerstoreachthe peaktheeasyway,withoutthesweatand effortofclimbinguponfoot.Eachsummer, theroadbringsafewpeoplecompletely unfamiliarwiththeconceptofhiking.

'Howmuchdoesitcosttowalkdown?"

'Whydoestheroadgosoclosetotheedge?"

TheNorthernLights castaneerieglow thatmakesthe Mount Washington observationtower (left)resemble Macbeth'scastle.

"I'mnotahiker.AmIallowedtotalk toyou?"

"Dohikerswalkup?"

"Ihikedallthewayuptheyellowtrail. Aren'tIentitledtoaridedown?"

"Iseepeopleoutside.Howdo1getthere?’

"Whocutdownallthetreesuphere: Wasitforfirewood?"

"Wheredoestheairstop?"

Sometouristsareliterallylostcauses.A

Where's Marty?

WhathasMartyEngstrombeenuptosince retiringastheWMTWweatherforecaster? Tvebeenkeepingbusy,"hesayswiththat familiarMaineaccent."I’mactiveinthechurch, thegrange,theamateurradioservice,andthe amateurradioemergencyservice.Ialsowrotea bookaboutmyadventuresandmisadventures called MartyontheMountain." Folkswithahanker¬ ingforMarty's signaturebroadcast cantuneintoham radio."Sunday morningsontheway tochurch,Icheckinto the12-county emergencynetand givetheweather report."Stillhamming itup,Marty?

Onehikercameupto meandasked,"Thisis myfirsttimeupMount Washington.WhatdoI do now?" maninquires,"Whichofthosemountains outthereisEverest?"

Onaclearday,afterarangerexplainsto anadmiringcrowdthatthevisibilityis130 miles,allowingviewsofMaine,Vermont, Quebec,NewYork,andMassachusetts,a womanasks,"CanweseeNewHampshire fromhere?"

"What'sthenameofthismountainagain?"

Inancienttimes,peopleclimbedmoun¬ tainstoasktheold,wise,long-beardedher¬ mitswholivedthereforadvice.Well,my colleaguesandIaren'told,mostofusaren't bearded,and1don'tknowifwe'rewise. Butfeelfreetoaskusquestions.Mount Washingtonisoneplaceyoucanbesure thattheanswers,myfriend,areindeed blowinginthewind.■

___ . . . . EricPinderlivesinBerlin,NewHampshire.For sevenyearshelivedandworkedasaweather observeratthe6,288-footsummitofMount Washington.Heistheauthorof LifeattheTop, lyingDown theWind, and NorthtoKatahdin.

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Portlandhascomealong waysincetheEastland Hotelrefusedentryto EleanorRooseveltwhen sheshowedupwithFala, herScottishterrier.

BY MORGAN SHEPARD

Wicketcurlsupnose-to-tail bythedoorofLongfel¬ lowBooksonCongress Street.She'saprettyfur ballofadogwitha vagueheritagethathasyieldedgentle browneyesandasweetdisposition. Wicketis"anine-year-oldrescue,"accord¬ ingtoherowner,storeemployeeGabriel Haman.She'sgoodforthesoul,"butshe's alsogoodforbusiness,"saysstoreowner ChrisBowe.

"We'reanindependent bookseller,"Bowesays."Wic¬ ketmakespeopleremember us.Theyseeherandcomein togiveherabiscuit.They bringtheirowndogs.People whoworkclosebywillactu¬ allypopinbecausethey needadogfix."

LongfellowBooksisn't theonlyplaceinPortlandto learnthatgoodbusinessmay

Portlander,whoalongwith hiswife,Genevieve,areeat¬ inglunchatanoutsidetable atFederalSpicewiththeir basenji,Brody."Therearedog parks,greatdogshops,dog ownerevents,"Ricesays. "Practicallyeveryonewe knowwantsorhasadog."

AlthoughPortlandis urbaninnature,nature definesurbanPortland. Thislaid-backatmosphere

isessentialtothedemographicseachange we'reseeinghere.

smilesandsays,"Wehaveregularswho knowjustwherethebiscuitsare.They'll runrighttothemwhentheygetoffthe boat."Shelovesallthedogs,butthepup¬ piesmighthaveanedgeinherheart.

PortlandsummerresidentSarahThomp¬ son,whoisownedbyyellowlabradorre¬ trieverMichael,says,"Oneofthemajor thingsIlikeaboutPortlandisthedog friendliness.Weparticularlylikeeatingout¬ sideatNatasha's.WealsolikeJ'sOysterBar, astone'sthrowawayfromwhereweliveat Chandler'sWharf.Someonefromthewait relyinpartonadog'ssmile.Besidesthe plethoraofpoochstoresandpetservices availabletoroughly2,100Portlandcanines andtheirowners,manybusinessesbring BoscoandFifitowork.

Maybeit'saneedforcomfortandsecu¬ rityafterSeptember11th.Noone'sexactly sure.ButtheMay2005 Killinger's reportsa staggeringreality.NotonlydoAmericans own73milliondogs,butthissummerover 53percentofhotels,inns,andB&Bswill welcomedogsasguests,ahugeincrease overpreviousyears.With63percentof Americanhouseholdsowningapet,it behoovessavvybusinessownerstoswap biscuitsforbucks.Beyondthat,pettinga doglowersbloodpressure,andareashop ownershavebeguntoconsidercaninesas moodenhancementintheirretailsettings. Portlandanditssurroundshavedecidedly gonetothedogs.

WeliketotakehimtoEastEndBeach, MackworthIsland,"saysJasperRice,a

Fortravelerswhodesireto take their dogsa-seafaringonPortland'sCascoBay Linesferryservice,employeeCaityBaker saysthatallferrieswillcarrypoochesover theboundingwavestoalloftheislands theyservice.

"There'sa$3.25round-tripfee,andall dogshavetobeleashed,"shesays."Small dogsinacrateridefree."

Bakersaystheferry'linealsoofferscom¬ muterpacketstoislandresidentsandothers whobringtheirdogsbackandforthona frequentbasis.Afive-round-trippacket costs$11.25andappliestoallislands.

Occasionally'ferryemploy'eesbringtheir owndogstowork,accordingtoBaker."One deckhand[GretchenFrank]bringsher husky'sometimes.Shetieshimtothetop deckofthe MaquoitII whenshe'sworking."

Acontainerofdogbiscuitssitsnearthe ticketwindownearBakerasshetalks.She

staffalwaysrunsoverwithabowlofwater andsomedogcookies.

"Attheendofourfirstsummerin Portland,ItookMiketoForeStreettosay goodbye.Everyonefellalloverhim,saying thingslike,'Iwillmisshimsomuch.'Ifinal¬ lysaid,'Hey,I'mleaving,too!"'Betsy's, Helene's,andtheLilly'Pulitzerstorestand outinThompson'smindasparticularly friendlyplaces."Iusedtotalkpoliticswith thestoremanagerwhileMiketooknaps underthedressesandpants."

OnExchangeStreet,abig-boned,ample EnglishbulldogpuppynamedAugietrun¬ dlesalongbehindhisowner,Jerry'Rosencranz.Augieisn'tbuiltforspeed,which givesseveralpedestrianstimetobend downandrubhisheadasheandRosencranzmaketheirway'totheirdestination, Amaryllis.Insidethestore,Augiegetsmore loveandacoupleofcookies.Severalpeople standaroundandmarvelatAugie's Churchill-esquefeatureswhileRosencranz

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says,"I'veneverseenamoredog-friendly placeoutsideofNewYorkCity."

"It'sdogmad,"agreesPattieFasold. whoworksatAmaryllis."Idon'tknowof anyoneupanddownthisstreetwhodoes¬ n'tallowdogsintheirstore.I'dmuchrather haveadogcomeinthanhavethemsitout¬ sideandbark."

AmaryllisownerSusanBergieroften bringsherdog,TulaMarie,towork.On warmdays,TulaMariecanbefoundout frontsoakingupthesun.SaysFasold,"In thesummer,TulaMarieisawelcomesight totouristswhomaymisstheirdogs."

Whilevisitorsmayleavetheirdogs homeformanyreasons,moretravelerstake theirdogsalong.It'strueinPortland,and it'strueupanddownthecoast.

TheHoundsToothInninKennebunk notonlycaterstotravelerswithdogs,they builttheirbusinessaroundthem.Innkeeper RandeePerkinsnamedtheKennebunk attractionaftertheotterhoundsandWelsh houndssheandherhusband,Norm, adoptedinWales."WelivedinEnglandfor twoyears,"Perkinssays."There,theytake theirdogseverywhere.Inpubs,it'scom¬ monforawaterdishtobeavailableforvis¬ itingdogs.Wewantedtogivebackthe enjoymentwegotthere,overhere."

ThePerkinsesremodeledtheir1843 farmhouseintoafour-roomB&B,each roompet-friendly.

"Wehavefourcontainersofbiscuitsin thekitchen,andwelettheguestsbring everythingelse.1doitthewaywetraveled Oneguestwhohadnevertraveledwitha petbeforecommentedonhowmanymore peoplehemetbecauseofhisdog.Wedon’t reallycareaboutmarketniches,wejust wantpeopletobeabletotravelwiththeir petsandhaveagoodtime."

NancyGray,oneoftheownersofthe HarraseeketInninFreeport,likeshaving four-footedguestsaswell."It'sacoming trend,"shesays."It'samarketyou'dliketo capture."TheHarraseeketstartedtaking dogsaboutsixyearsago."Wetrieditin ConnecticutfirstthengaveitupforawhileButIfoundmyselfsneakingmydoginto hotels.Youknow;youloveyourdogand it'syourconstantcompanion.So,westart¬ edituphere."Gray,aloverof'poundpup¬ pies,'reserveseightroomsinonebuilding intheinncomplextoseparatethedogs fromvisitorswithallergies."Buthavingthe dogsissuchapositivething,"Graysays-

"Peoplemeetonthegroundsandtalk aboutthedogs,andthenextthingyou know,they'rechummingandeatingmeals together.It'sanicebreaker."

Manyhotelsandinnsnotonlyaccom¬ modateFido,theyrollouttheredcarpetfor canineclientstorollaroundon.Thisin¬ cludesthevenerableEastlandParkHotel onHighStreetinPortland.

Thehotelhascomealongwaysince refusingFala,arguablythemostfamous presidentialpooch.Fala,aScottishterrier ownedbyFranklinD.Roosevelt,wastrav¬ elingwithRoosevelt'swidow,Eleanor,in 1946whenthebrush-offoccurred.The peevedEleanorwentelsewherethatday, butin1961,theEastland-thentheEastland MotorHotel-reversedcourseandwel¬ comedCharlie,anordinary'beagle-ish" dog,asthefirstcaninetocurlupinoneof itsroomsonrecord.

Jumpto2005,andarejuvenatedEastland ParkHotel,farfromdissingFala,takesa muchmoredemocraticviewofdogs,towit thedoggiepacketgivenoutattinefrontdesk withaletterfromthegeneralmanager's dog,aGermanshepherdnamedZoe.Dogs chowdownonorganicpettreatsbakedby Portland'sDoghouseKitchen.Aroom menufeaturesdrool-worthyitemssuchas BarkingGrilledChickenBreast,slicedand mixedwithpeasandcarrots.Walkingserv¬ icesareprovided.Four-leggedfriendsfare 'veil,foraone-timestayingfeeof$25.

"It'sahugemarketsegment,"saysKath¬ leenI’acella,theEastland'srevenuemanag¬ er."Itbringsinaspecialgroupofcus¬ tomers.Peoplearewaitinguntillaterinlife tohavechildren.Manyofthesepeople havepetsandtheyliketotravel.Beinga grandolddowntownhotelmakesitspecial, andbringsusrepeatbusiness.Andthose customersspreadtheword."

Aguestbroughthisdogtothefrontdesk oneeveningwhilehewentout,Pacellasays. Hedidn'twanttoleavehimalone.1stayed acoupleofextrahoursjusttohangoutwith thisgreatdog.Thatguestwassopleasedthat hetoldushewouldbe'talkingtofriends.' thingslikethatbringusbigbenefits."

AcrosstheCascoBayBridgeattheInn bytheSeainCapeElizabeth,LaurieInness, directorofsales,saysthatacorporationhas feservedseveralroomsforOctoberbecause theycanbringtheirdogs."Twenty-twoof °ur43roomsarepet-friendly,"shesays. Itsamarketthat'sincreasedovertime.

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Havingthedogsaroundhasreallyip. creasedmorale."TheInnhasn'talways takendogsbutbegantoallowthem13 yearsago,Innesssays."Theowner,Maur¬ eenMcQuade,cameupwiththeideathat peopledon'tleavetheirkidsathome.Whv shouldtheyleavetheirdogsathome’ GregoryPeckbroughthisdogfromCal¬ ifornia,"Innesssays.

"Oncewehadadoggiebirthdaypart withacakemadebyFetch.Wealsohad someonebookaweddingherebecausetheir dogwasgoingtobepartoftheceremony."

Intheirdoggiepacket,theInnrefersto itsdogguestsas'ourlittlepeopleinfur coats.'Employeesgreeteachdogbyname uponarrivalwithitsowner.PalandBuster aretreatedtotheirowndogdishes,bones andbeds;dog-sitting,walking,andgroom¬ ingareavailable.

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Nostatecouldbefurtherfrom theHollywoodfilmindustry thanMaine.Norcouldtwo partsofthecountry’bemore disparateintheirculturalfab¬ ric.YetMainestarsinmamfilmsorsmoldersbeneaththesurfaceof manystorylines.

Beyondthepersonalconnection-John Ford,oneofthegreatestdirectorsinAmerican cinema,wasfromPortland;TonyShalhoubk a,USMtheatergraduate;and,ofcourse, StephenKing'sworkshavebeenturnedinto innumerablescreenplaysandmade-for-TV movies-there'sjustthisthingaboutMaine. Thereisundeniablya'here'here,evenwhen itisn'there,ifyouknowwhatImean.

TheMaineFilmOffice,establishedin 1988,continuestopromoteMainetothe filmindustry.NortheastHistoricFilmArch¬ ivespreservesfilmsaboutMaineandthose madeinMaine.TheMaineInternational FilmFestivalattractsindustryinsidersto Maineeachyear. MovieMaker, amagazine aboutprofessionalfilmmaking,garnersan internationalreadershipandispublishedin Portland.ThecornerofHollywoodand Maineisnotasmysticalasitappears.

Hereare50filmsthathavesomesortof connectiontoMaine-theywereshotonloca¬ tionhere,hadcharactersfromhere,had Mainestories,hadsomesortofconnection withthisfairstate.

Listsdriveeverybodycrazyforatleast tworeasons:(1)implicitinlistsisrank ordering("Howcouldyouhavepossibly rated Shawshank Redemption higherthan Caronsel-have youlostyourmind?!")or(2' thereisanomissionsoobviousthathackles areraisedfromKittery'toJonesport("You failedtoincludethe1901classicshort Codfishing with Trawl-what sortoffilmafi¬ cionadoarey'ou?!").

Consequently;Ihumbly'apologizein advanceforthisrankingandallthefilms thatwereinadvertently'omitted.Thisaper¬ sonallist-alistoffilmsthatIknowtohave Maineconnections.Thereisnoaccounting fortaste,heavenknows.Speakingof"heav¬ en,"thatbringsmetoourfirstfilm.

LeaveHertoHeaven

JohnM.Stahl,1945

DuringtheGoldenAgeofHollywood,the majorstudiosoftengavetheirwomen actorsthejuiciestroles,partsthatBette Davis,JoanCrawford,ClaudetteColbert,

andtheirpeerscouldsinktheirteethinto. Infact,onewishestoseethesamecaliberof rolesprivilegedincontemporary'cinema wheremajorrolesforwomenareinshort supply-

GeneTierneyreceivedanOscarnomina¬ tionforbestactressin LeaveHerToHeaven, writtenbyMainewriterBenAmesWil¬ liams,inastunningperformanceplayingan obsessivelyjealouswife.Shewillnotshare herhusband,playedbyCornelWilde,with anvone,evenifshehastogetridofthose whostandbetweenherandherlove.

Whatstartsoutasatypicalromance-a serendipitousmeetingonatrainwherea writerhappensuponagorgeouswoman readinghislatestbook-endsinawhirlwind courtshipwhentheirdestinationsinadver¬ tentlylandthematthesameranchinthe Southwest.Psychologicalfissuresinour beautiful,strong-willed,charmingheroine presentthemselvesalmostimmediately.

Herobsessiveattachmenttoherfather, wholookslikeCornelWilde(aFreudian fielddayhere),hasliterallydrivenawedge betweenherparents'marriageandthe daughter/motherbond.Hercasualdis¬ missalofherfiance,playedbyVincent Price,sendshimdescendinguponthe ranchtodiscoverwhatisgoingon;heis treatedcoldlyandcruelly.

Sheproposestothewriter,whoisso smittenthatheacquiesceswithoutrealizing hehasbeencaptured,tagged,andbagged.

Oneofmyfavoritescenesinthefilmis whenthenewlymarriedcoupleheadsfor Maine,wherehekeepsahousenamed BackoftheMoononDeerLake.Theystop intoseehiscrippledbrotheratasanatori¬ um.Tierneyappearsintheofficewiththe supervisingphysician,pleadingwithhim tokeepthebrotherwhereheis.Thephysi¬ cianarguesthatsuchachangeofscene, freshair,andnaturalbeauty'isjustwhatthe patientneeds.Thehusbandwalksinandin oneblinkofthosegorgeouseyelashes,she demandsthattirephysicianreleasethebroth¬ erintotheircareforheissobelovedtoboth ofthem.We,theaudience,sharethesame reactionshotasthephysician,"Duh!?!"

GeneTierney'scharacterbecomesmore andmoremalevolentashertruenature revealsitself;itisamulti-layered,fascinaHngportrait.Theendingisshocking.

CinematographerLeonShamroywon anOscarforhislushandlavishphotogra¬ phy,particularlythescenesintheDeerLake

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GeneTierney'sfamilyinthefilmismon¬ iedandprosperous,signifiedbytheirhav¬ ingasummerplaceinBarHarbor.The authenticsettingscontributetothecharac¬ tersofthefilm,particularlythetwobroth¬ ers,whoseguileless,outgoing,andgen¬ erousnaturefromgrowingup'onewith nature'onthepristinelakesandinthe forestsofMaineaddtothedramaticironv.

TheShawshankRedemption, FrankDarabont,1994

Stephen King has to be acknowledged in am pieceaboutMaineanditsconnectionstofilms-, manyofhisworkshaveservedasadaptedscreen¬ playsandmade-for-TVmovies.Thisismyfavorite Stephen King film, based upon his novella, Rik HayworthamitheShmeshankRedemption.

AndrewDufresne(TimRobbins)isaPortland bankersentencedtoprisonforthemurderofhiwife and her lover. Did he really commit these heinouscrimes?Athistrial,Andyexhibitsalloi the starchy mannerisms of a New England banker-his emotionless and reserved demeanor getshimsentenced.Forthenext19years,hedog¬ gedlyendurestheemotionalandphysicalinsultofincarcerationwhilecookingthebooksforthe warden.Hisisastoryofthatemberofhopein the human heart that is fanned by our determi¬ nation and perseverance. An impressive diredorialdebutbyDarabont.

JudgmentatNuremberg, StanleyKramer,1961

What's the connection here between Maine and the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals in 1948?SpencerTrace'playsChiefJusticeHaywood fromMaine,selectedforthetribunalsittingin judgmentoffourGermanjusticesaccusedofsen¬ tencing hundreds of innocent people.

Haenvoodisthemoralcompassinthefilm;hibeing from Maine is integral to this. When he arrivesinGermany,heisescortedtoamansion whichwillserveashishomeduringthetrials.He is obviously uncomfortable with such lavish accommodations.Whenaskedifhewillfeelcom¬ fortablethere,heresponds,"Ithinkthewhole stateofMainewouldbecomfortablehere."

He chokes on the pomp and circumstance oi formality; this self-proclaimed "hick" would ratherorderabratwurstfromastreetvendorand conversewithrealpeoplethanbeapartofthe soireeswiththenoblesse.Hisisathanklessposi¬ tion (one he is well aware of when they ask a Mainedistrictcourtjudgetoserveonthistribu¬ nal)sincethepoliticalclimateturnsandtheLT needsGermanyasanallyastheColdWarbegins totakeshape.However,hisintegrityandright¬ eousnessisunflagging.His"singlehumanlife speechisworththepriceoftherental.

InTheBedroom,ToddFields,2001

TheFowlerstypifytheidylliccoastalMainefam¬ ily-Matt(TomWilkinson)isthetowndoctorwho wouldratherbefishing.Ruth(SissySpacek)is theschool'schoirleader;sonFrank(NickStahDis a college student home for the summer. A hor¬ rendous tragedy occurs when Frank falls for an older woman with two kids whose husband isn I quitereconciledtothedivorce.

Formethisisafilmaboutrevenge,anemo-

tionthatnaturallyariseswhenagreatinjustice has occurred. Most Hollywood films depict the destructionofthebadguyinapenultimatecli¬ maxwherejusticeismetedout,andthereisno uncertain moral imperative- just desserts are served.Hererevengeisservedupcold.Thereare no heroes, winner/losers, just tragedy and our helplessness. Filmed in several locations from OldOrchardBeachtoBelfast.

TheGrapesofWrath,JohnFord,1940

For those who do not know the connection between John Ford and Maine, please go to Gorham's Corner in Portland and see a very impressive statue of one of Hollywood's most revereddirectorssittinginadirector'schair.Even Orson Welles, whose ego knew no bounds, hailed Ford as the best American director. Any list considering links between Maine and the moviesshouldconsideratleastonefilmfromour native son, good old John Feeney, the pride of Portland'sEastEnd.

MvfavoriteFordfilmisthisone,anadapta¬ tionofJohnSteinbeck'snovelaboutthetribula¬ tionsofthedisplacedJoadfamilymakingtheir way to California from drought-stricken Oklahomainthethirties.Myfavoritescene-pure Ford-iswhenMaJoad,inapartthatearnedJane DanvellabestsupportingactressOscar-isinthe back of the truck holding her mother, who has justexpired,inherarms.Herfaceradiateswith thesorrowandgriefofallpoorfamilies,search¬ ingforawaytosurvive.Thesoundtrackisthe meninthecabsquealing,"Yippee!California!"as theycrossthestateline.ThisfilmearnedJohn FordanOscarfordirecting.

PeytonPlace,MarkRobson,1957

The director here, Mark Robson, is one of the most underrated to have worked in Hollvwood. He consistently turned mediocre scripts into films with more emotional resonance than they deserved. Furthermore, he got some wonderful performancesfromhisactors.

This film is no exception. Filmed in Camden andBelfast,it'satorridsoapoperabasedonthe sensationalized book of the same name by Grace Metalious.Ataleofsecrets,incest,frustrated teens,bitterparents,suicide,murder-thephrase "Peyton Place" has become a term used to described a gossipy community where a veneer of propriety masks underlying scandal. The New Englandsettingiscentraltotheuptight,Puritan moralcurrentthatshapesthefilm;theauthentic locations serve to reinforce where we are, the bedrockofprudery'andhypocrisy.

The film garnered nine Oscar nominations. Lana Turner, cast as a woman who doesn't like sex, is beyond tongue-in-cheek; Hope Lange is luminous as Selena. Russ Tamblyn, one of Hollywood's most underrated actors, delivers here as well, as a smothered momma's boy. One recentcriticofthefilmdescribesitas"sofifties youcansmellthebadperfume."

StandbyMe,RobReiner,1986

The Stephen King novella, The Body, is adapted hereforasmallfilmaboutboys'comingofage. The performances from the four actors playing the group of the 12- and 13-year-old bovs (Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corev Feldman, and JerryO'Connell)whodiscoverthebodyofabov "hohasbeenmissingfordaysarefabulous.Rob Reinercapturestheperfectmixofscaryadventureandquietreflection.

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MollySpottedElk: A PenobscotInParis chroniclesthe extraordinarylifeofanIndianperformanceartist.Bornonthe PenobscotreservationinMainein1903,Mollyventuredintoshow business,doingvaudevilleinNewYork,starringinTheSilent Enemy,dancingforroyaltyandminglingwiththeliteraryelitein Paris.AftermarryingaFrenchjournalist,shewasforcedtofleewith theirdaughterwhenGermansoccupiedFrancein1940. “Anirresistiblestory." .Ven YorkTinies

WomenoftheDawntellsthestoriesoffourremarkableMaine Indianwomenwhosecombinedlivesspannedthefourcenturies thatdevastatedtheNativeworld.Theircourageousresponsesto tragediesbroughtonbyEuropeancontactaretheheartofthis book.

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Homer (Toby McGuire) is an older orphan in remote St. Cloud, Maine, where he is an able assistanttotheorphanage'sresidentdoctor,Dr Larch (Michael Caine). When Wally and Candy cometotheorphanagetoseekanabortionforthe pregnant Candy; Homer leaves with them to exploretheworld,toseekhisdestiny;1letakesa job picking apples at the family orchard that Wally runs. While Wally goes off to serve in WorldWarII,1lomerandCandy(CharlizeTher¬ on)findromance.Wally'returns,adisabledvet. Homer must evaluate how he can be of service, of need to his world-a basic premise which he usestoguidehislifeandwhicheventuallybrings himaroundfullcircle.

WhocaneverforgetDr.Larch'sfondfarewell eachowningafterreadingabedtimestory'tothe boy'sattheorphanage,"Goodnight,vouprinces of Maine, you kings of New England!" Sand Beach in Arcadia and Bernard, Maine, were used aslocations.

Carousel,HenryKing,1956

This was Rodgers's and Hammerstein's favorite musical. However, it was a major disappoint¬ mentattheboxoffice,whereitlostthestudioa bunchofmoney;FilmedinBoothbay’Harbor,the darkstorylineisnothingliketheraucousmusi¬ calsthesetwosongstersarenotedfor.Infact, regardlessofsuchpeppytunesas"JuneisBustin' OutAllOver,"thisisoneofthemostatypicalof musicalsforatleasttworeasons:first,thenarra¬ tiveistragic,andsecond,theprotagonist(Billy Bigelow) is unsympathetic. Talk about decon¬ structingthemusicalgenreforthattime.

Having spousal abuse, murder, robbery; and teenage promiscuity as plot points keeps the buoyancy toned down. There is a heart-rending performance of "You'll Never Walk Alone" and thelongestsoliloquydeliveredinamusicalby Billy'.Thisisoneofmy'favoritemusicalsbecause oftherisksittakesandtheemotionalresonance thatresults.

Nobody'sFool,RobertBenton,1995

Based on the novel by' Richard Russo, Camden¬ basedwriterandPulitzerPrizewinner,thisisa small-town drama of blue-collar America. Paul Newman shines (and justly received an Academy Award nomination) as Sully; a flawed but amiable construction worker who, despite himself, begins mending his many broken rela¬ tionshipsduringtheholidayseason.

ThisisoneofJessicaTandy'slastfilms;the castissuperb.Thefilmcontainsoneofthebest comedic grudge matches ever recorded-Bruce Willisplaystheownerofaconstructioncompa¬ ny;Sully'isafterhimforaworker'scompensa¬ tionsuit.

TheWhalesofAugust, LindsayAnderson,1987

BasedontheDaveBerry'plav,thisfilmisthe story'oftwoelderlysisters,oneloving(Lillian Gish),theothercantankerous(BetteDavis),who must decide during a summer in Maine whether togiveuptheirancestralhomeandmoveintoa nursingfacility.

Filmed on Chebeague Island, Maine has never looked more glorious. Neither has the superb cast, which includes Ann Sothern and VincentPriceinsupportingroles.Gish,at9/, deliverstheoldestmajorfilmperformanceinhistory-acareerthatbeganinthesilentera.Tosee thebristlyDavisandGishplay’ingagainsteach othermakesthisfilman"event."

Way Down East, D.W. Griffith, 1920

Here is an exciting and credible melodrama of thesilenterathatsurpriseswithunexpectedcin¬ ematicvitalityandconcludeswithaskillfully editedlast-minuterescue.ItstarsLillianGishand Richard Barthelmess (who were also paired togetherinGriffith'sscathingsocialcritiquefilm, BrokenBlossoms).

Afteranelaboratechasethrougharealbliz¬ zard,theheroinecollapsesonanicefloemoving rapidly downriver toward steep falls (actually NiagaraFalls,cutintothesequencefromstock footage).Theheroemergesfromthestorm,leaps downstream from one ice floe to another, and finallyrescuesherontheverybrinkoftheplung¬ ingfalls.Whew!

On Golden Pond, Mark Rydell, 1981

ThisfilmisHenryFonda'sfinalscreenappear¬ anceandtheoneheforwhichhewonhisfirst, and only Oscar. The setting for the movie is a summer home on a Maine lake complete with vastwards,thesun,andloons.Fondaplaysthe curmudgeonly patriarch of the Thayer family who is having a difficult time coming to terms with his own mortality. His grandson is dumped offinMaine;neitheristoohappvaboutit.Yet, somehow interpersonal edges are smoothed over,madeover,andrepaired.

Hisdaughterisplayedbyreal-lifedaughter, Jane,anditisquiteremarkable-consideringtheir relationshipinreallife-towatchthemplayout thosedifficultiesonthescreen.

A Summer Place, Delmer Daves, 1959

Thisteen-angstfilmtakesplaceonanislandoff thecoastofMainewheretwostar-crossedlovers, playedbyTroyDonahueinhisfirststarringrole and Sandra Dee (who sheds her Gidget giggles andactsherheadoff),mustdealwiththeadul¬ terousrelationshipstheirparentsareinvolvedin.

I can still hear the "Theme from A Summer Place'' echoing throughout the desperation and melodrama. The song was a number-one hit in 1959.Thedialogueisclunky,butthecampfactor foracontemporary'audienceishigh.

Man without a Face, Mel Gibson, 1993 ThisistiredirectorialdebutforMelGibson[see interview, Portland Magazine, September 1992], who would eventually' win an Oscar for his directing.Thestory'takesplaceinMaine,wherea disfiguredmantakesrefugeinhisisolationaird reclusiveness. "Hamburger Head," as the locals name him, a former teacher, becomes tutor to a young man who wants to get into the same mili¬ taryschoolhisdaddid.

Amid wild rumors and stories, the outcast teachesthisyoungmantosetgoals,tobetena¬ cious,toovercomeobstacles-lifelessonsthatwill takehimalongway.Shotinseverallocationsin hath, Brunswick, Cape Rosier, Portland, Rockport, and Rockland, this film depicts the insular,small-townmentality'thatdoesn'tcotton to(orlobsterfor)strangers.

Belfast, Maine, Frederick Wiseman, 1999

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The Aviator, Martin Scorcese, 2004

Alan Alda plavs Senator Ralph Owen Brewster (seeinterview, PortlandMagazine, February/March 2005),arealpoliticianfromMaine,bominDexter. The Academy Award nomination was well de¬ served;IhopeBrewster'sdescendentsaren'thold¬ inganygrudges.

Forrest Gump, Robert Zemeckis, 1994

Okay,thisisastretch,butduringthefilmwhen Forrestisinhislong-distancerunningphase,he is shown running past Maine's Marshall Point Lighthouse.Implicitly;youcan'tshowtheUnited StateswithoutshowingMaine.

The Hunt for Red October, John McTiernan, 1990

TheideaofMaineastheultimateplacetodisap¬ pearisunderscoredwiththearrivalofthesub¬ marineRedOctober"northofSearsport,Maine."

There is a wonderful shot of Alec Baldwin and SeanConnery'onthebridgealongthePenobscot River.

Shadow of a Doubt, Alfred Hitchcock, 1943

Okay,sothereisonly'areferenceinthefilmto Portland,butitisapivotalplotpoint.Thereal serialkillerisinSantaRosa,California;Hitchcock triedtofindthefurthestandmostremoteplace hecouldthinkoftosendtheFBIonaredherring search-yep,tous.

BigNight,

Campbell Scott & Stanley Tucci, 1996

Tony Shalhoub has to be here somewhere. For anyone who attended last y'ear's commencement at USM-whcre he was the honorary speaker-you heard him praise in no uncertain terms his undergraduatedegreepreparationinthetheater department at University of Southern Maine. No L’SM,noactingcareer.

This is my' favorite of his films (although Galaxy'Questisreally'close,thoughhispartis smaller). Two brothers decide to throw a big opening night for their Italian restaurant-Shalhoub plays the older brother, Primo; StanleyTucciplavsthesecondbrother,Secondo (ofcourse).

The Dead Zone, David Cronenberg, 1983

Another Stephen King adaptation under the guidanceofamasterhorrordirector.Notonly' that,it'ssomeofChristopherWalken'sfinest,and mostdisturbing,work.Tagline:"Inhismindhe hasthepowertoseethefuture;inhishands,the powertochangeit."

The Breakfast Club, John Hughes, 1985

Okay, the connection with Maine is that Judd NelsonwasbornandraisedinPortland,andthis remainshisbestfilm.AMaineactordoesgood.

Heavy, James Mangold, 1995

LivTylergrewupinPortland-atleastuntilshewas She'snamedafterSwedishactressLivUllmann heeinterview, PortlandMagazine, May'2005].There 15 suchasweetnessinherperformanceasawaitmsswhoistheobjectofplatoniclove.

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MyArchitect:ASon'sJourney, NathanielKahn,2003

A documentary on location at Mount Desert Islandabouttheexperiencesoftheillegitimate son of world-famous architect Louis Kahn who takestotheroad,visitinghisfather'sbuildings and old haunts.

SnowFallingonCedars,ScottHicks,1999 InterestingJapanese/Americanlovestorysetin thefifties.PortlandHeadLightisusedasaloca¬ tion.

Mobsters,MichaelKarbelnikoff,1991

Patrick Dempsey [see interview, Portland Magazine, May 2005] from Harpswell plays Meyer Lansky, part of a group of street hoods who go on to become crime bosses. This is an underratedfilm,hisbreakoutrole,andastand¬ out performance. Also see his Sweet Home Alabama, where he plays a New England Yankee against Reese Witherspoon's southern charm.

SarahPlainandTall,GlennJordan,1991

Glenn Close plays a New England school-teacher who answers an ad to become a farmer's wife. Important in its portrayal of New England val¬ ues,alsoshotinStonington.

Casper,BradSilberling,1995

Filmed in Camden, produced by Steven Spielberg, backed by George Lucas's Industrial LightandMagicforitsspecialeffects;there'salot of Hollywood here.

The12DogsofChristmas,KeithMerrill,2004 DogsandthetruemeaningofChristmas?Shotin BethelandPortland.

StormoftheCentury,CraigR.Baxley,1999

YetanotherStephenKingstorysetinLittleTall Island,Maine.Yourbackwillachejustthinking aboutshovelingallthatsnow.

AmericanBeer,PaulKermizian,2004

A documentary: five friends, one minivan, 35 breweries(Portlandisoneofthepitstops).

ANewLeaf,ElaineMay,1971

Shot in part in Maine. Broke playboy' marries maladroit heiress and eventually' finds love. Walter Matthau's delivery is spot-on: "The woman is feral."

Marilyn'sMan,SchaniKrug,2004

Riveting documentary' about Marilyn Monroe’s firstboyfriend-tumed-husbandandthesecretlife shehadwithhim.ShotinpartinMaine.

SignsofLife,JohnDavidColes,1989

FilmedattheGamage'sShipyardinSouthBristol andvariousotherMainelocations,thisisafilm about an aging shipbuilder whose family' busi¬ nessisabouttoclose.

IronWill,CharlesHaid,1994

Cross-country-dogsledracebasedonatruestory Shots from Bingham, Maine.

TheMythofFingerprints, BartFreundlich,1997

Family' reunites at Thanksgiving in Nc" England; filmed in Andover and Bethel. Rof Scheiderworththepriceoftherental.

BedandBreakfast,RobertEllisMiller,1992 FilmedinYork,thisisColleenDewhurst'slast film. Three generations of women run a bed and breakfast when a mystery man washes up on shore.

Message in a Bottle, Luis Mandoki, 1998 Shot in Phippsburg, Bath, New Harbor, and Portland. It's wonderful seeing Paul Newman steal every scene he's in as Kevin Costner's father.

Head Above Water, Jim Wilson, 1996 ThefilmtakesplaceonanislandofftheMaine coast.Acoupleisvacationinginthewife'sfami¬ ly’shomewhendisasterstrikes:theex-boyfriend is found dead next to the wife (Cameron Diaz) whilethehusband(HarveyKeitel)isawayfishing-yikes!

PetSematary, Mary Lambert, 1989

Strangely creepy story from Stephen King about aplotoflandintheMainewoodsthatrevivifies the dead...a newly relocated M.D. gets ideas abouthisdeadson...

The Preacher's Wife, Penny Marshall, 1996 Iusuallyhatewhentheyremakefilms,likethe 1947 The Bishop's Wife. Rent the original, but appreciatethefactthatMarshallcameuphereto shoot some scenes at Deering Oaks and in local apartments,tosaynothingabouthowman}'oys¬ tersshethrewbackatJ'sOysterBar.

Shadow Glories, Ziad H. Hamzeh, 2001 ShotinLewiston.Storyofamiddle-aged,downand-outkickboxerwhowasonceacontenderfor the heavyweight championship.

Jumanji, Joe Johnston, 1995

Shots from Kennebunk and North Berwick. Robin Williams is trapped in a jungle board game.Andthey’lethimout?!!??

Thinner, Tom Holland, 1996

Stephen King (in a cameo as Dr. Bangor) makes surethatlawyersgetwhatthe}’deserve.Canwe 'knight'thisguy?ThemoviewasshotinBelfast.

Finding Home, Lawrence D. Foldes, 2003 Executron-type inherits B&B on a remote island inMaineandbeginsajourneyofself-discovery.

Dark Harbor, Adain Coleman Howard, 1998 Don'tmissthelastferrytoyourislandretreat! Yipes!

Dolores Claiborne, Taylor Hackford, 1995 KathyBatesstarsinanotherStephenKingadapta¬ tionasanearth}-Mainecaivtakerwhowithherdaughter(JenniferJasonLeigh)statesintotireabyss.

Creepshow, George Romero, 1982

This Stephen King tribute to E.C. Comics, pulp horrorcomicbooksofthefifties,istoldinfivetales. ■Mr.Kinghimselfisfeaturedinoneofthem!

TheSilentEnemy,H.P.Carver,1930

StarringMollySpottedElk,thelovelyPenobscot "howithJosephineBakerwasthetoastofParis.■

KathrynLasky,Ph.D.,isassociateprofessorof communication and media studies at the UniversityofSouthernMaine.

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AttheHiltonGardenInn®PortlandAirport,you'llfindjustabouteverythingyouneedforarelaxingstay.Likearestaurant, 24-hourconveniencemart,cozylounge,workoutfacility,heatedindoorpoolandwhirlpool.Plus,eachguestroomfeatures complimentaryhigh-speedInternetaccess,amicrowave,refrigeratorandcoffeemaker.ConvenientlylocatedatPortland InternationalAirport,justthreemilesfromdowntownandneartheMaineMall,thestate'slargestshoppingcenter. Everything.Rightwhereyouneedit.’

Heavens Half Acre

Howdoyouputapriceonthegreatestlobsterrollintheworld?

Thissummer,thepriceofpuremagic onatoastedbunatTheLobsterShack atTwoLightsis...$12.95.

"Wedecideourlobsterrollpricesduring thewintereachyear,"saysownerMartha Porch,whotakesano-nonsenceapproachto thescalarbeautiesouthereontheCape Elizabethshore.

2Okay,buthowabouttherealestatesur:roundingTheLobsterShack,withitsun-matchedviewsofTwoLights,soaringgulls, 2andtheAtlantic?

-Realestateloversdrooloverthisbold

oceanfrontage,whereWinslowHomer breakerssmashontotheglaciallyattenuat¬ edrocks.

"Oh,yes,wegetmanyinquiriesabout sellingourlot.Butwhatwouldwedowith¬ outit?Wemayworklonghours(60to80a week),andweworkhard(1,500peoplea dayinJulyandAugust),butit'sjust30 weeksayear"inthemostbeautifulcomer oftheworld."Wehave22weeksoff.It's worthit,"Porchsays.

"Exactlyhowmanylobsterrollswesell adayvariesthroughouttheseason.Iesti¬

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matethatduringJulyandAugustwesell 350lobsterrollsand200lobsterseveryday.

"Istopeverymorningtopickupfresh seafood-40poundsofhaddockatMerrill Seafood"forfishandchips,Porchsays."Our lobstercomesfromNewMeadows,our crabmeatfromPortlandShellfish."

Nicework.Buthowdidshegetit?"My parentsweretheownersofLeadbetter's BakeryandCateringServicewhenthey boughtthepropertyin1968asagoing establishment,"for$7,562.50,accordingto courtrecords.

BAILEY ISLAND

Theshack,parkinglot,andred-enammeledpicnictablesarenowgrandfathered asnon-conformingcommercialpropertvin aresidentialzone,withtherightstocon¬ ductbusiness30weeksayear.

Porch,whohasadegreeineducation, andherhusband,HerbertPorch,aMaine MaritimeAcademygradandmarineengi¬ neer,boughtthebusinessfromherparents in1978."Iwaspregnantwithmyfirstchild whenIstartedworkingforthem,"shesays.

"Together,Herbertand1,mysonJeff, andhiswife,Katy;aretheowners.Jeff bakesallthedessertswithourfamily recipes.MygranddaughterOlivia,andmy daughter'sboyfriend,JamesBoothby, workhere,too.MydaughterMichelle helpsmyparents,JamesandRuthLead¬ better,runthegiftshop."

Yes, all tinemembersofherfamilyarestill goingstrong.Maybeit'stheairouthere.

"Peoplethinkweownthewholepoint. ButtheCoastGuardactuallyownsthe foghornandthehouseacrosstirestreet.The rockypointjuttingintotheoceanisstate parkproperty,"Porchsay's.

Regardingthechangeofusedinerscon¬ stantlyday'dreamabout,"Youcouldn'tputa verybighousehere,becauseithastobe150 feetfromthehightideline,whichistireedge ofthepicnic-tablearea,"shesays.

You'dalsohavetocontendwiththou¬ sandsofangrydinerswhoconsiderThe LobsterShackheaven'shalfacre.

Tobemoreprecise,thelotsizeis.7-1 acres,assessedat$1.01million.Anearby .68-acrelotwitha2,182squarefoothome recentlysoldfor$1.15million,withtheland assessedat$885,200.

Becausetheproperty'iscommercialina residentialzone,realtorsoutheresnacking ondeliciousfriedclamscan'thelpbutspec¬ ulateonthevaluehere,givingestimates betweenoneandthreemillion,depending onhowclosetolunchitis."Evenifyou couldn'tbuildahouseonit,it'sa$3-million view,"saysDebiDowdofDowdProperties.

"Thevalue?Gosh-it'spriceless,"says RitaYamoldofBayRealty."It'sgottobein themillions.Whereelsecouldyoufindit It'sirreplaceable,oneofakind,panoramic, sweeping,breathtaking."

"Employeeswhostaywithusforfive yearsormoregetatreatinthedeadofwin¬ ter,"Porchsays."Wetakethemalltothe CaymanIslandsforavacation."

Sure,butwhat'sforlunchoutthere?■

Whyresort toanythingless?

Weknowwhatmakesagreat resort.Somethingforeveryonein diefamily.Anytimeofyear.

'Ihat’stheAnchorageInn. SouthcoastalMaine’sonlycom¬ pleteyear-roundfamilyresort. DirectlyonDingSands[teachin YorkBeach.

\ou11finditallatdie Anchorage.

Over100beautiful,modem andfully-appointedoceanfront nxims.Allwidiairconditioning., direct-dialtelephones,privatebath andcolortelevision.Somerixims, likeourSpaSuites,evencomewidi privatewhirlptxils.

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nessroom.An indoor/outdoor ptxilsidecafefora refreshingdrinkorquick snack.Andanoceanfront restaurant,withbeachsidedeck, foranythingfromatallcooloneto anhonest-to-goodnessDownEast lobsterandclambake.

Andwhereelsecanyoulook acrossfromyourroomandseeone ofAmerica’smostpicturesque lighthouses?

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Nottomentionalocationthat’s justminutesfromtennis,golfand alltheshopsandattractionsin YorkBeach,theKitteryoutletsand historicYorkandPortsmouth.

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Whenpeoplecomehere,one ofthefirstthingsthey wanttosee(afteralight¬ house)isamoose.Whether you'renativeorvisitor, there'snothinglikeseeingamooseinthe wildforthefirsttime.

In1976,Iwas16,attendingtheJunior MaineGuideProgramatCampNatarswion ToguePond.TheshadowofMountKatahdin actuallycooledusaswehikedaboutamile fromthegatesofBaxterStatePark. Andthere shemis,risingfromthemists, ayoungcowoff onthefarsideofthelake,herreflectionrip¬ plinginthewatersintheevergreens.

"1haveseenthousandsandthousands ofmoose,aridyouneverlosethatsenseof awenomatterhowmanytimesyousee one,"saysSgt.PatDorian,aveteranofthe MaineWardenServicewhoisstationedin Greenville."When1seeareallvmassive bullwith25pointsandaspreadof60inch¬ es,itisjustsoimpressive.Mvsenseiswe don'tseeasmanytodayasweusedto,and Iattributethattolumber-cuttingpractices."

Whilewemaynotseeasmanymoose outintheopensincethebanningofmassive clearcuts,Mainestillhasaveryhealthy moosepopulation,roughly29,000according totheMaineFishandWildlifedepartment.

However,youaren'tlikelytoseeone(alice) intheOldPort.Toseeamoose,youhaveto headduenorth.

"Ithinkthefirstthingpeoplehaveto realizeisthatBangoris not northern Maine,"saysKarenMorris,amoosebiolo¬ gistfortheMaineDepartmentofInland FisheriesandWildlifewhoisaffectionately knownas"themooselady"bygamewar¬ dens,fellowbiologists,andotherfolksin thebusiness."Tofindmoose,youneedto drawalinestretchingacrossRangeley,

Jackman,Greenville,anduptoMillinocket Drivenorthofthat,pullovertothesideof theroad.Thenopenyoureyes."

Timingiseverything.Whileyoumight liketospendyourvacationsleepingin,your chancesofseeingBullwinklearediminished becauseallmooseenjoyanearlybreakfast "Moosegetoutveryearly.Youmightsee oneinthemiddleoftheday,butyou're goingtoincreaseyourchancesearlyinthe morningoratdusk,"saysMorris,inthat grayhalf-lightwhenmooseanddeerseem

WHERE THE MOOSE ARE (MAYBE)

THE GOLDEN ROAD

StretchingfromtheWest BranchofthePenobscotRiver throughChesuncookLaketo SeboomookLaketoHurricane Pond,afewmilesfromthe Quebecborder.

MOOSEHEAD LAKE Main roadsandbackroads, especiallywherelogginghas takenplaceafewyearsago. Youcanbeginonroute6/15in Greenvilletakingittoroute 201inJackmanandfollowit toSandyBaytownshipatthe Canadianborder.

PITTSTONFARMLocatedoff theSeboomookRoadin PittstonAcademyGrant(west ofMooseheadLake).

BAXTER STATE PARK Summer:SandyStreamPond (limitedaccess);StumpPond (limitedaccess);DwelleyPond, TracyPond,McCartyField, Nesowadnehunk Lake thoroughfare,RussellPond, andTurnerDeadwater.

Fall:NesowadnehunkField, McCartyField,TroutBrook Farm,NesowadnehunkLake thoroughfare,andRussellPond.

ALONG ROUTE 11 and adjoiningunimprovedand loggingroads,stretchingfrom BrownvilletoSouthTwinLake toMillinocket.

RANGELEYAREAStretching fromRoute4to16Westto theCanadianBorderand otheradjoiningunimproved andloggingroads.

OTHERMOOSEPOSSIBILITIES BeaverFlowagesandSwampy Areas.LoggingRoads.Clear Cutswithyounggrowthfor browse.BroccoliFields (EasternAroostookCounty).

ghostly,halfinvisible.

AccordingtoMorris,"beingthere"means beingatapondorotherbodyofwater throughJuly,asmoosehaveaweaknessfor tender,sodium-richaquaticplants.

InAugust,theyleavethewaterforthe woodsbecausetheircravingforsodiumis prettymuchoverandthey'relookingfor thatmagicpatchofshade.

InlateSeptemberandearlyOctober moosestartmovingaroundalotmore becauseitisruttingseason.Bullscanbe aggressiveduringtherutandtheycanmis¬ takeotherthings-likepeople-formoose. Cows,especiallywithacalf,canbeex¬ tremelyprotectiveandaggressive,sogive allmoose-bulls,cows,andcalves-lotsof room.Investinginagoodzoomlensis muchcheaperthanatriptothehospital.

Intheearlyfall,thebroccolifieldsof EasternAroostookCountystretchingfrom HoultontoPresqueIsleofferexcellent moose-viewing,withgoodvisibilitybe¬ causethelandisflatandtherearefewtrees. Upthere,amoosestandsoutlikethebuffa¬ loonthenickel.

Nervoustypesmightneverseeamoose, becauseyouhavetotakeyourtimeandaban¬ donyourdesirefortireresult."Setyourselfon oneofthesepondsandwait-oryoucancanoe deadwaters-andwait.Italsodependsonifa certainmooseisafraidofpeople."

Moosearefamousformakingcameo appearanceswhereandwhenyouleast expecttofindthem.Irememberanearly summereveningafewyearsago,whenmy husband,son,and1wereatourcampin Medford(about40milesnorthofBangor), sittingontheporchandbarbecuingsteak. Theskywasjuststartingtoturnasoftpink asthesunbegantosetoverthepeaceful PiscataquisRiver.Fromourporch,we watchedtwoeaglesswoopandflyparallel justinchesfromthesurfaceoftheriveras theyfishedfordinner.Oblivioustonature, wehad A Prairie Home Companion blasting onourradioandwecouldhearGarrison KeillorcrooningloudlyfromSt.Paul.Allof asuddenweheardathrashinginthe woodsandsaw’abigbullemergefromthe pinesandthespruce,headingstraightfor ourcamp.Now,youmighthavethought thattheloudmusicandthesmellofbeef cooking(andthesmellofus!)wouldhave keptthatbigol'bullaway,buttheeffect wasjusttheopposite.

Heapproachedourcamp,staredatthe

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radioforamoment-maybehe'dsentinhis donationtoNPRandneverreceivedthe totebag-andslowlyjustwalkedoff.\\'e wrotehimoffasacarnivorousNorwegian Bachelor.Ithinkheleftbecausethere weren'tanypowdermilkbiscuitsbeing servedthatevening.

Moreperilouslyyou'llseemooseat roadside.Oneeveningweweredriving70 milesanhouron1-95,nearingtheLincoln exit.There,onlyafewfeetfromthebreak¬ downlane,wasayoung,indecisivecow. Shewaseitherverybraveorverysuicidal tobesoclosetotherushingtraffic.Maybeit seemedlikeametalrivertoher. Fortunately,thistime,shedecidedtotum aroundandtrottedbackintothewoods.

Car-mooseaccidentsarealltoocommon inMaine-resultinginfourhumanfatalities in2004,17since2000-andoftentimesthe mooseisn'ttheonlyonewhogetskilledor injured.Whenyouweighathousand poundsormore,smallcarsaren'tveryin¬ timidating,evenaLexus.

AtBaxterStatePark,whereyourchances ofseeingamooseareextremely'good,the moosehavelosttheirfearofpeople.That's becauseofthegreatnumberofpeoplewho arrivebythecar-fullontheirownorby'the van-fullaspartofmoosesafaripackages. SeveralplacesinBaxterareknownfor moosesightingsandincludeSandy'Stream PondandthewestsideofStumpPond.

"We'regettinganoveruseofthe resourcesandnowrestrictparkingpasses foracertainnumberofcars,"saysBuzz Caverly,directorofBaxterStatePark."We areconductingstudiesabouttheeffectof crowdsonthemooseaswellasthevegeta¬ tionintheareathat'strampledbymoose watchers.Peoplearetreatingwildmoose likethey'reinapettingzoo.Ithasgotten outofcontrol."

SinceIavoidcrowdsandIlikethethrill ofthepossibilityofgettinglost,oneofmy favoritewaystoseemooseisjusttogo scoutin.'Thatmeanswegasupthecarand fillitwithacoolerfulloflotsoffoodand drinks,emergencysupplies,andanextra gascan,for"whenyougetturnedaround."

Ifyoutakethisroute,makesureyoutell someoneyourprobableitinerary,havea DeLormemapandacellphone,and,along theway,stopoffatthelittlemom-and-pop storeandasklocalswherethemoosehang out.Ifyoucanlaughthroughthedry humor,they'llactuallybreakdownandbe quitehelpful.

Thegoodnewsis,wehavelotsof secluded,wildplacesinMaineonceyouget 30milesorsonorthofBangor.Ifyouseea swampsymbolonthemap,you'regetting warm.Ifyouseeabrightlycoloredtapeat theendofaloggingroad,thatmeansthere isanactiveloggingoperationgoingonand 1wouldpickanotherroadifIwereyou. Also,loggingtrucksonpaper-companyownedlandsalwayshavetheright-of-way andwilltaketheright-of-waywhetheryou yieldittothemornot!Gettinglostisalsoa realdangerhere,sinceallloggingordirt roadsseemtolookalike.Ifyou'regoingto missthemoose,atleastkeepaneyeonthe gasgauge.

Iremembergoingonsuchanadven¬ turequiteafewtimeswhenmy'sonwas stillababy'andthewallsofthecampwere closinginonus.Wewereseldomdisap¬ pointedonthesescoutin'trips,because evenifwedidn'tseeamoose,we'd relaxedtothepointwherewe'dalways seedeer,beavers,eagles,foxes,turtles, andgrouse.Iguessyoucanneverreally' findamoosewithoutfirstlettingthe moosefindyou.

Ourbestchancesofseeingamoosewere ontheGoldenRoadthatstretchesacross PiscataquisandSomersetcountiesinto Canada,aswellassideroadsthattookus aroundMooseheadLake.

Mostimportantly,thesescoutin'tripsgot usoutintheMainewilderness,andwhen wedidseeamoose,itwaslikewinningthe MaineStateLottery'withouthavingtopay incometax.■

CathyGenthnerisanoutdoorwriteranda registeredMaineGuidewhotakespeopleout scoutin'formoose.Shecanbereachedat Riverbluffcamps@msn.com.

heAmerican ImpressionistWalter

IGriffin(1861-1935)waspronetofalling Iinlove.HefellinlovewiththelightfilledmasterpiecesofFrenchpaintersledby ClaudeMonetduringhistravelsinParis,and uponhisreturntoIrisnativePortlandin1920, Griffin"fellinlovewiththenaturehere,"in Stroudwater,accordingtopainterJohnSwan, whoforthelast10yearshaslivedandpaint¬ edinGriffin'slandmarkhouseandstudioon thelushbanksoftheStroudwaterRiver.

SomethingmagichappensinthisMaine enclavejusttotheleftoftheTateHouse, wheretheriverseemstopauseamo¬ ment-dappled,green,sparklingamidthe

waterlilies-beforeflowingintotheForeRiver. Theenvironsactuallytakeonaglow. Youmightevencallitaparalleluniverse. ThesimilaritytoMonet'sJapanesegarden atGivemy,50kilometersoutsideParis,is nothinglessthanstartling.

"Andhardlybyaccident,"JohnSwan says."WithGivemyinmind,Griffincreated thisstudio,asecludedworldofwaterlilies behindhishouse[nowa203-year-oldcultur¬ allyhistoricsite].Hecultivatedthelilypads, movedthestudioclosertothewater,and evencutunusualwindowsintothedarkness ofthestudiosothattheyframedviewsofthe livinggardensoutsidethatareartworks

themselves.See?Thelightjumpsthrough them.WhenIstandhere,IcanfeelGriffin rightbesideme."

Alsonotpictured:theghostofMonet. ''Thewaterfallisidenticaltotheonein Givemy,asaretheweepingwillows,the waterlilies,"Swansays."Tirereflectionoftire wateristhesameasoutsideParis."

Astrollthroughthesegardensaddsaconfirmingnoteandjustabitmore:itbreathes withsoul.Onlyacertainfewtogetherwith thepassageoftimecancreateasensationlike this.Anditisallthemorefascinatingwhen youconsiderMonet'sandGriffin'slovefor thisbeautyareexpressedinabsolutelyindi-

rridualstyles.

"Certainlythey'hadfriendsincommon, suchasJean-PaulLaurens[Griffin'sfriend andtutorattheNationalBeauxArtsSchool hrParis],butIdon'thaveanyevidencethat MonetandGriffineverpaintedtogether," saysSwan.

Postmodernpaintersmightarguethat bothMonetandGriffin,inlovewithnatural light,wenttosuchunnaturallengthstocreate thissortofcontrolledbeauty.

Butthebeautyreturnshereeverymorn¬ ing,alltiresame.

Tirehouseandthestudiotodayare "exactlyasGriffinleftthem,"Swansays.

"OnlythetreethatwasoncenexttoGriffin's houseisnowastump,whichwouldhave seemedamortallosstoGriffin,whowas world-renownedforIrisabilitytopaint,and respondto,trees.Hewasoftenheardtosay,'I boughtthefree-thehousecamewithit!"'

Drawinginspirationfromnature,Mo¬ netandGriffininterpretedthesameobjects withdifferentbrushstrokes.NowSwanhas enteredthecircle.Eachman'simpressionis asvariedasthemanhimself.

Inthedullhazeofsummer,thewonderfulg worldofwaterliliesirrGivemyisverysimi-§ lartothatinStroudwater.Thisissomethingg thatmustbefeltaswellasseen.■S

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WPApostersarehot collectibles,particularly thoseofKiirBeck, whoseMaineFish& Wildlifesilkscreens foreshadowalostEden.

BY CATHY GENTHNER

IfyouaskstaffersattheMaineDepartment ofInlandFisheriesandWildlifeabout WorksProgressAdministrationposters, you'relikelytogetthatdeer-in-the-headlightslook.However,ifyouaskaboutthe Gee,Mister seriesofposters,theyswellwith pride.MaineartistKiirBeckofVienna, Maine,createdaseriesoffourpostersshow¬ ingsportsmeninanumberofsettingsabus¬ ingournaturalresources.Inone,alittleboy

confrontsafishermanwhohasfishedouta lakeandasks,"GeeMister,willtherebeany leftforme?"

Beck'sdedicationtoprotectingMaine's naturalresourcesthroughposterartgrew overtime.Bornin1892inPittsburgh,he searchedforhisstarsasayoungmandur¬ ingtravelstoSanFranciscoandNewYork, wherehewasaclassmateofNorman RockwellintheArtStudentsLeague.

Opening in Portland September 2005

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asmall,independent middleschool,grades5-8

62 Monument St. Portland.Maine04101

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OurLadyOfVictories

SculptedinexquisitedetailbyRussian mastersculptor,ConstatinPlekhun,this statuettecapturestheinspiredartistryof FranklinSimmons,asculptorfromMaine whowentontoRome,Italytocreatesome ofAmerica’sgreatesttreasures.

OurLadyOfVictoriesisalimitedoffer of1,000pewtercastingssodon’tdelay. ThisisthefirstinaseriesofPortland sculpturesforthosewhoshareourpassion forthiswonderfulcity.

DuringWorldWarIhefoughtinthe trenchesofFrance,sufferingtheilleffectsof mustardgaspoisoning.Itmusthavefelt likebeinginamovingpictureforBeckto lookupfromhishospitalbedtoseelovely BlancheSiskelookingdownathim.

"Notonlydidshenursehimbacktolife, shebecametheloveofhislife,"saysLarry Bacon,directoroftheKennebecHistorical SocietyandanauthorityonKiirBeckwho keepsincontactwithBeck'ssurviving82year-oldnephew.

"ThecouplemarriedandsettledinNew York,"butthewarhadpenetratedtoo deeplyintotheirsharedexperienceand soontheyfoundthemselves"insearchofa quietplacewherehecouldpursuehisart andsheherweaving."

In1926,thecoupleboughta19th-century capecodinVienna,Maine,andplank-byplanktransformeditintoaTudorEliza¬ bethanmasterpiece,operatingasanctuary onitsforestedgroundsforinjuredandor¬ phanedwhitetaildeer[listedonthenational historicalregister,ittragically'burnedin 2000].Inthissylvandemesne,Beckbeganto work,notasanartist,butasanarchitect. Commissionsfelllikethestockmarketin 1929,sothedispiritedBeckfamilyhadto leaveMaineinsearchofwork.Attheendof thebreadlines,BeckdiscoveredtheW.P.A. "Likeeveryone,hewassuffering,"says Bacon,"deepeningthesenseoflossthatis detectableinevensomeofhismostexuber¬ antwork."Intheearlythirtieshesignedon withtheW.P.A.andhelpedwiththedesign oftheWashington,D.C.,zooandtheKey WestaquariuminFlorida.Thisawakened hispassioninnature."

MakinghiswayslowlybacktoMaine, Beckworkedasanarchitectandartistfor thestate,includingtheMaineDepartment ofInlandFisheriesandWildlife,whilecon¬ tinuingtoproducenationalartfortheW.P.A. Uphereinthenorthwoods,hebecamealeg¬ endwithhiswarningsofalostEden.

"ImetKiirBeckjustonce,"saysCarbone, aresidentofBoothbayHarborwhoworkedfor IFWfrom1959until1998asaphotographer. "Hewasamanbeforehistimeasfaras thestateofMaineisconcerned.Hesilkscreenedhimself.Iusedtotakethoseposters ontheroadwithmewhenwedidexhibits.

Collectors'reprintsofBeck'semotioncharged"GeeMister"postersarestillavail¬ abletoday'fromtheMaineDepartmentof InlandFisheriesandWildlife(IFW)ashis

artworkliveson.

Beckworkedactivelyforthestateuntil 1959anddiedin1966.

Eventhoughhiscanvaswasfish,lakes, andtrees,Beck'smessagewasessentially social,saysDr.WilliamLemke,professorof AmericanHistoryatSt.Joseph'sCollegein Standish."Theartwasverymuchinflu¬ encedbyDiegoRivera,focusedonan extremesocialconsciousness-theheroic masses.Ofcourse,thatcausedabigfuror.

"Rooseveltsaid,Tdon'twantalotof votingenthusiastspaintingLenin'sheadon thejusticebuilding,"'saysLemke.Buttal¬ entedartistslikeBeckfoundwaystoget

theirmessageacross,inspiteofW.P.A. guidelines"tostayawayfromrevolution¬ aryorcontroversialthemes,gratuitous nudity,andexcessivelyabstractwork."

Manyofthepostersdealtwithconservation, anothermajorthemeoftheNewDeal.Intire earlypartoftire20thcenturythemwasastrong "backtonature"movement,asNationalParks werecreatedandhikingtrailswereblazed bytineCivilianConservationCorps(CCC).

"Naturewaschosenbecausetheywant¬ edtocelebrateAmericancultureandwhat isgoodaboutthecountry-includingthe parks.Itreinforcedasenseofnationalism," saysLemke."ThisistheperiodoftheCCC thatputalotofpeopletowork.Theposters tieintothisbecausealotofeffortwasput intothepublicparksystem."

"Postershangingin1936weretaken downwithinafewmonthsandthrown away.Theywereephemeral,"saysEarle Shettleworth,thedirectoroftheMaine HistoricPreservationCommission:"here today,gonetomorrow,"likeMaine'sprecious lakesandforeststhatBeckhadtheincredible foreknowledgetotrytopreserve."Maybe that'swhyweprizethemsomuch."■

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Nowit'sfinallyhere... orisit?

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Gosh,thisbuildingisimpressive.Miles ofglassandgranite,withsoaring architecture,rightonCommercial Street.WithPortland'shistoricconnectionto thewaterfrontandallthetourismdemand, thisisgoingtobeoneheckofan-

"Don'tcallitanaquarium!"saysBen¬ jaminSlayton,donorandcommunityrela¬ tionsmanagerforthenewlyrenamedGulf ofMaineResearchInstitute.

"There'snopublicspacewherepeople walkinandseefishintanks.Wefeelthe word'aquarium'andwhatithascometo meanisverymisleading."

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stationsandcontroloftheirexperiencewith 42-inchtouch-screenplasmaTVs.Thesesta¬ tionsinterfacewithourWizardcomputer, whichpoolsthedataintoreportsthey'll developfurtheronindividualwebpages," GMRI'sdirectorDonPerkinssays.

Andwhatwillourfifth-andsixth-grad¬ ersbestudying?Themightygreatwhite shark?Theelegantharborporpoise?It unfurlslikeascenefrom TheProducers. Studentsarriveinbuses,expressionsof anticipationwashedacrosstheirfaces.As theguideleadsthemintothedimlylitlab theycanbarelycontainthemselves,every¬ onecraningtheirnecktobethefirsttogeta glimpseof...

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That'sright.ThespiritfishofGMRIand thegreaterPortlandareaistheAtlantic Herring.Stretchingtoafull17inchesand tippingthescalesatuptooneandahalf pounds,thisvoraciousplanktivorewillbe Portland'sfinny'tourguidetotheGulfof Maine,“andonlythefirstspeciesofanedu¬ cationalinterfaceinwhichwecancyclem newresearch."

There'sapause.

Perkinsdeflectsanyjokes,justifyingthe herringasthetranscendentallylogical choice."It'sthecornerstonespeciesofthe wholeGulfecosystem."

Herring,possiblythemostpopulous fishinMainewaters,havecontributed greatlytothehistoryandeconomyof Maine.In2003alone,96,441,641poundsof herringwereharvestedintheGulfof Maine,withamarketvalueofover$7.1 million.Theyaddlustertoourcosmetics, pungentsmelltobait,andareeatenbyjust abouteven'commerciallyharvestedfish.

"It'sagoodspeciestousebecauseit's whattheresearchscientistsonstaffhere arestudying,"Slaytonsays."They'reher¬ ringpeople."

Yes,butareherringadequatelydramatic?

"That'sjustit.Howdoyoubringpeople jinfromthestreetsothey'llactuallyengage ।[withtheherring]?"Slaytonsays."Wefeel thepublicisdefinitelyreadyforthis.There's beenatremendousoutpouringofsupport."

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MaryCerullo.Bothwereferventsupporters andgrass-rootsactivistsinthecampaignfor anaquari-er,researchcenter-inPortland. They'vejump-startednoendoffundraisers andawarenessmeetingstowardthisday.So whatdotheythinkaboutthenewfacility'?

"Theydroppedtheball,asfarasI'm concerned,"Maxnersaysoftheshiftinfo¬ cusfromanaquariumtoaresearchcenter. "WhenthePortlandaquariumwasorigi¬ nallyconceived,itwasabargeinthemid¬ dleoftheharbor.Iwastheeducation directorinthemid-eighties.Somanypeo¬ pledonatedtimeandmoneyforittoreach thenextlevel,anditneverhappened."

Maxner,whonowoperatesNorthAt¬ lanticMaritimeServices,aboat-handling andchartercompany,feelstheshiftinfocus fromanaquariumtoaresearchlabisunfor¬ tunate."I'veheardGMRI'smottoisRe¬ search,Education,Community.Research

labsarefine,"hesays,"butthatmeanscom¬ munityandeducationwillalwaysbesecond¬ ary.Youfindyourselfwondering,can'tthere beaplaceforMr.andMrs.Fish[popular marineeducatorsJeffandDebSandler]?"

MaryCerullo,whodevelopedcurricu¬ lumfortheerstwhileaquarium,seesGMRI as"anevolution."Havingworkedinthe MewEnglandAquariuminBoston,"Idon't wanttheideaofapopularaquariumtobe givenup.Portlandneedsthepresenceofan aquariuminthecommunity,"shesays. "ButthepeopleatGMRIareexcellentplan¬ ners.1thinkthey'retakingthisthingone stepatatime,andIdon'tthinktheplanfor afull-scaleaquariumhasbeenabandoned."

After25yearsoffundraisinganddream¬ spinning,theGulfofMaineResearchIn¬ stituteisfinallyheretostay.ThewayGMRI navigatesthroughthenextfewyearswill definetheway'thisorganizationwillemerge fromthefog.

"Itoffersachanceforeverytownin Mainetosendtheirstudents,atourexpense, forahalf-day'offullimmersioninauserfriendlysciencelab,"DonPerkinssays. "Wehavelabswithbuilt-insocialspacesfor forums,andmeetings.Weserveasanon¬ politicalentitythatseekstoworkwiththe communitywhilelearningabouttheGulf ofMaineinordertobecomebetterstewards ofit."

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Summer People, Some Are Not

Finally,theanswerto "Whatdoyousuppose hemeantbythat?"

BY ROBERT SKOGLUND ILLUSTRATIONS BY JAMES PARKER

BillHolmbomfromMonmouthsays there'saworldofdifferencebetween atravelerandatourist:Atravelerhas moreluggageandislikelytoleaveatip.

Inspiteofthis,everystateintheunion encouragestourism.Ifyouownabed-andbreakfastorabeerstore,youwelcome tourists.If,however,seasonalresidentsor touristsarenotputtingcashinyourpocket, youmightconsiderthemunnecessaryclut¬ teronthehighway'andsaddlethemwith unpleasantnames.Thesetermsarekept prettymuchunderground,soasnotto insultthemoney'bearers,butdozensof informantseagerly'contributedlexicalitems whenIoutlinedthepresentprojecttothem andthenfeignedanairofindifference.

Mosteveryoneknowsthattheappellation fortouristsonehearsmostoftenalongthe coastofMaineis"SoulsfromMassachusetts."

AfriendinPortlandsaysthatalocalfolk singerhasevenwrittenasongtothetuneof GhostRidersintheSky. Thechorusgoes

bushesarecasually'referredtoas"Berry Pickers."NoonewithaMainementality wouldgivethemthatbenefitofthedoubt.

Whichbringstomindariddleonemight hearwhisperedby'they'oungandirreverent boyswhotendshopsinCamden:Whatdo youcallaprettywomaninMaine?A"tourist."

wanttoliveinthestateofMaine,Phila¬ delphia'sMainLineandNewYork'sOyster Baypeoplefleenorthtotheir30-roomMaine

InJuly'andAugust,theonly'twomonths thatany'thingresemblingahumanoidwould cottages.Backinthenineteenthcentury; thosewhoflockedtoBarHarborwerecalled "Rusticators."Lately'they'are"Summercators"or"Summercomplaints."Insome quarters,however,they'are"Nosebreathers," deliveredwiththesamecontemptthat somethingliketlais:

Ateverybordercrossingyoncanheartoll takerssay/AnotherhundredMasssoulsinthe StateofMainetoday.

WhenIwasasmallchild,myfathertold methefirststory'Ieverheardaboutthe peoplehecalled"Summercomplaints." PapasaidthatoneoftheseSoulsfromMas¬ sachusetts,whowasgassingupinTenants Harbor,askedAlvaHarriswhatMaine nativesdidwhenthetouristswenthome. Alvasaid,"Wefumigate."

InWisconsin,touristsseenleavingtheir carstowanderoutinthefieldsandthick dinosaurshadformammals.

OneshopownerindowntownBarHar¬ borreferstoatouristasa"Lifesupportsy'stemforacreditcard."Any'luxurycarwith Floridalicenseplateshetermsa"Hea-market-seekingmissile."

Backbeforethefishfactory'burned down,my'schoolmatesfromPortClyde (formerlyHerringGut),thesouthernmost villageinSt.George,were"Herringchok¬ ers,"or"GutSqueezers."

OnMonhegan"TheAugustPeople"are cranky'NewYorkerswhoalwaysshowup attheendofthesummer."Daytrippers"is

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Springmergingintosummer.Waterfrontcafe.Paddlefansslowly turningoverhead...relaxingintothesweetaromaofaCubancigar.Last dayofatwoweektourofSouthAfrica'sdiamondandplatinummines. ItoldherIwasajewelerfromAmerica.AskedifIcouldmakearing likeit.Shesaidshewouldbehonoredtohavehergrandmother'sringin America.ThisistheringseenthatgentlespringdayinSouthAfrica.

Shecommentedonthepassingship.Icomplimentedheronherring. Sheseemedpleased,explaineditwasafamilyheirloom,hadbeenher grandmother's,andshelovedit,itwassimple...comfortable.

SteveThomasupatColbysayshe's heardmanyafriendintheDamariscotta arearefertoout-of-statersas"Cunners," thosesmallfishthatswimwiththebigfishes-runningwithafastcrowd,butnotthat fastthemselves."He'snothingbutaCunner."Theinternetexplains: “Tautogolabrus adspersus. Inmanyplaces,hordesofsmall cunnersseemtodriveawayallthemore desirablefishes.Theyarebold,aggressive, inquisitiveandeasilyapproached."Which remindsusof"Skukes,"birdsthatmove intootherbirds'nests,messthemup,and leave.Skukes,bytheway,aretouristsina litter-trailingcar.

EdHammondsayshewasstandingby hiscaroutsideaneateryinRaymondwhen alocalcameupand,lookingathislicense plate,asked"YoufromNewHampshire?" WhenEdadmittedthathewasfromDover, theoldfarmerreplied"Good,gotohell back!"Probably'thoughtEdwasaSkuke. John,whoshouldknow,saysthatChebeaguenativescallfolksfromthemainland "Dungeyes."

InAroostookCounty',commonlyre¬ ferredtoas"TheCounty,"thosefromaway arecalled"Cityfolks"or"Tourists"(pro¬ nounced"tore-ists").Thesewordsarecom¬ monlyspatoutafterthenativeshavetheir money.Uponthelakesonefinds"The CottageCrowd."

DownatOldOrchardBeach,ourfriends fromQuebecare"Queebs."InCalaisthe peoplefromNewBrunswickare"Over¬ homers,"probablybecausemanypeople haverelativesinN.B.andgo"Over-home" tovisitthemonweekends.Educated touristsareeasy'tospotbecausethey'can't pronounceCalais.

NativeslivingnexttoLoringAirForce Basecalledpeoplefromaway"Wingnuts" or"Fly-boys."AroundColbyonehearsthe term"Unfortunates."CamdenandBar Harborhavetheir"ConeEaters.""Grockle,"heardinBarHarbor,isdefinedasa slightlydismissivetermforatourist. "Grockle"hasaniceringtoit,andwehope

thatitmightgaincurrency.

Yvonnesaysthatafterhearinghersay something,anoldgentlemaninEllsworth noddedandmutteredtheword"Strap." Hercompanion,anative,laterexplained thatitwasshortfor"Straphanger."Any youngsterlisteningmighteasilythinkit hadtodowithlobstertrapsstrappedtothe carsheadedsouth,buttheoldfellow thoughtherecognizedacommuter.Giant Davis,aPortClydenative,saysthatinthe 1930shisneighborsdidn'tcomplainabout "Summerpeople":Tirenativeswereworse. AccordingtoGiant,whenmembersofa certainfamilywereseenapproachinga Martinsvillestore,theownerlockedthe doorandhidupstairs.

Toprovethatnotallthesourcesforthis studyareacademics,pleaseconsider:"Out¬ siders,""Targets,""Braindonors,""Ob¬ stacles,"and"Bearbait.""Transplants"or "InvasiveSpecies"arethosewhoweren't bomherebutwhohavemovedin."Tourons" maybeameldingoftouristsandmorons. Andfinally,"Them"asopposedto"Us."

AlthoughtheMainevocabularyover¬ flowswithtermstodescribe"Them,"Richard D.Warnersaysthathistoricallymostpeople fromawayareaffectionatelycalled"Em¬ ployers":either"Sir"or"Madam,"astirecase maybe,asin,"MayIclipyourhedge,Sir?"or "MayIfreshenyourdrink,Madam?"

ButwhatifatouristreallylovesMaine,has alife-changingexperiencehere,anddecides tospendtirerestofhisdayshere?Oneday he'llearnhiswayoutofbeingcalledasum¬ merperson,won'the?

"Acommoncase,"Giantsays."You'retalk¬ ingaboutayear-roundsummerperson."■

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Life'saSnap for Ozzie Sweet

With1,800magazinecoverstohiscredit,including AlbertEinsteinfor Time, York'sOzzieSweethas caughtAmericainhislens.

RandyJohnson,thetoweringNew YorkYankeepitcher,standsatopa platform,scowlingforaportrait. Johnsonhaslookedintomorecamerasthan he'dcaretorememberduringhisbig¬ leaguecareer,butthissessionisspecial:The photographerisYork,Maine-basedOzzie Sweet,the87-year-oldwonderwhosepro¬ fessionalcareergoesbacktotheearly1940s. Infact,Sweet'sfirstbaseballportraitsdate to1947,theyearJackieRobinsonbrokethe colorbarrier,theyearNolanRyanand JohnnyBenchwerebom."Iwasalready shootingcoversfor Newsweek backthen,"he says."Theysentmetospringtrainingto photographBobFeller.EdFitzgerald, Sport magazine'seditor,sawmyFellercoverand contactedme.HeaskedifI'dbeinterestedin

BY LARRY CANALE

shooting Sport's covers.'I'mnotasports photographer,'Itoldhim,buthesaid,'Ozz, that'swhywewantyou.'"

Theresultchangedthewaywelookat, andthinkof,ballplayers.

Fromthelate1940sthroughthemid1960s,Sweetproducedasteadystreamof smilingportraitsand"simulatedaction" shotsofpracticallyeverytopathleteofthe era,fromTedWilliamsandMickeyMantle toHankAaronandWillieMays.Herou¬ tinelyaccomplished95percentofhis Sport workatspringtraining,leavinghim around10monthstoconcentrateonamore ambitiousgoal:"1wantedtodocoversfor asmanydifferentmagazinesaspossible," hesays."1wantedtobeacoverexpert."

Sweetbecameamasteratsettingupelab¬

orate,colorfulscenes [viz thepinetree behindthe6'10"Johnsonthatmakeshim seemeventallerthanheis]involvingany numberoftopics,andhesoldthemtoevery typeofmagazine.Collectively,the20thcen¬ turybegantotakeshapeinfrontofhislens, landingonthecoversof Time,Cosmopolitan, FamilyCircle,Parents,Boys’Life,TrueRomance, and TVGuide, nottomentionasmokycoterie ofvintageragssuchas Argosy,Collier's,Coronet, AmericanFamilyWeekly, and Saga. Inall,Sweet liassnappedmorethan1,800magazinecovers.

Astheyearsflewby,Sweetstalkedasec¬ ondgamebycapturingwildlifewithhis Hasselblads,fillingaseriesof18books between1974andthemid-1980s.Herein Maine,hecaptured"portraits"ofmoose, bears,eagles,andgulls,amongotheranimals.

Today,Sweetcontinuestoworkatabrisk pace:Hefillshalfadozencalendarseveryyear withhisdistinctivephotographsofcats,dogs, andvintageautomobiles.Thesamemanwho stareddownRockyMarcianofor Sport in1952

"fivemonthsbeforehewonthechampi¬ onship"nowcoercesrambunctiouskittens andpuppiestosettledownlongenoughto "pose"onhiscarefullycraftedsetsinhisstu¬ dio.Whetherit'sclassiccarsoraswampin Florida,heestablishesabackstorytireoldfashionedway,usingmodels,props,andeye¬ catchingbackgrounds.They'repractically paintings."1justhappentouseacamera insteadofpaintsandacanvas,"Sweetsays.

Hestillkeepshislensfocusedonathletes, too.Forthepastfewyears,Sweethascap¬ turedthearrogantshynessofawholenew generationofballplayers.His2005sessions yieldednotonlyhistakeonJohnson(for SportsIllustrated), butportraitsofDerekJeter, HidekiMatsui,andAlexRodriguezofthe Yankees,andJasonVaritek,Johnny'Damon, andTerry'FranconaoftheRedSox.These newimagessparkleinthepagesofhisjustreleased TheBoysofSpring, subtitled Timeless PortraitsfromtheGrapefruitLeague, 7 947-2005. AfteralltheplacesSweethasbeen("1 grewupintheAdirondacksandConnec¬ ticut,wenttocollegeinCalifornia,andhave livedinthreeNewEnglandstates"),itis Mainethathe'sfoundmostappealing.

"ThisiswhereIwantedtoendup,"he saysofhiscoastalhomeinYorkHarbor, whereheandIriswife,Diane,lovetheirprox¬ imitytothesea."It'sawonderfullycreative atmosphere.Wedon'tfeellikewehavetogo anywhere,becausewewakeupandstart every'day'inbeautifulVacationland."

Howsweetitis,Ozzie.That'sit,right there.It'shightimeyouposedforyour ownportrait.■

PHOTOGRAPHING THE FAMOUS

AmongthecelebritiesOzzieSweethasphoto¬ graphedduringhislongcareeristhisgroupof luminaries:

1 IngridBergman:"Itwaslate1946,andshe wasinahitBroadwayplay, JoanofLorraine. I hadtogoin[afteraperformance]andshoota coverfor Newsweek. Backstage,Iputupabit ofastagebackdropandhadeverythingall readyforher.Thewholesessiontookjust20 minutes,andIngridwasquiet-shedidn'tsay morethanadozenwords-butverypleasant. Sheletmebethedirector.Andgosh,shewas verystriking;asIthinkofhernow,ittakesmy breathaway."

■AlbertEinstein:"Iphotographedhimfora News¬ week coverin1947andfoundhimtobesuchajolly fellow,withaverynicesmile.Ivisitedhishome rightonthePrincetoncampus,wherehewasteach¬ ing.He'dgotoclassinanoldsweatshirtand busted-downOxford-styleshoes,andhedidn'tworry muchaboutarealneathaircut.Infact,Iteasedhim bysayingInoticedthatthebacksofhisshoeswere flattened,withnolacesinthem.ItoldhimIthought ....the style gave him a certain Newsweek dash.Hereallycrackedupand saidtheyweremorecomfortablethatway-"itmakes themeasiertogetinandout of."Now,ofcourse,those kindsofshoesarethemost popularthereare.Einsteinwas aheadofhistime,eveninthatrespect."

■GraceKelly:"Iphotographedherinthelate 1940s;shewasn'tfamousyet,justagood¬ lookingyoungwomangoingtotheAcademy ofDramaticArtsinNewYork.Afriendofmine whomodeledwasgoingthereaswell,andhe broughtheruptoConnecticut,whereIhadmy studio,andItookphotosforhercomposite.In fact,shewasthefirstpersonI'deverphoto¬ graphedforamodel'scomposite.Shewas veryfriendly.Lateron,aftershe'dsignedup withanagency,Iphotographedheranumber oftimes.Someofthoseimagesweresold aftershebecamePrincessofMonaco,sowhen Igotpaidforthose,I'dsendachecktoaprin¬ cess-20percentofwhatIgot."

■BobHope:"IwasassignedtoshootBobinan 'offbeat'situationintheearly1950s,soIarranged tomeethimathishotel.Ihadtocomeupwith somethingdifferent,somethingthatnooneelse haddone,butwhenIarrived,Istilldidn'thavea greatidea.JustbeforeIknockedonhisdoor,I noticedahotelwaiterhurryingdownthehallwitha breakfasttray,soIthought,'Howaboutbreakfastin bed?'Inside,Bobagreed,orderedupbreakfast, threwarobeoverhisclothesandjumpedintobed. Itwasactuallyaquicksession-hewasn'tinbed morethan15minutes.

“Youreallyhaveitmadeintheshadewhenyou cancollaboratewithahappyaccident."

in&about town Celebration Barn

TonyMontanarowasn't muchfortalk.Buthislegacy hereiswalkingthewalk.

BY SETH RIGOLETTI

TonyMontanaro'sdeathin2002sig¬ nalledtheendfortheCelebration Barntheaterhecreated,right?Hardly. Today,ownedbyCarolBrett,thisschoolfor veryphysicalactorsattractsstudentsfrom allovertheglobe.

"Intheevening,Iwalkintothekitchen andtherearefourdifferentlanguagesatthe sametime,"Brettsays."Studentscomefrom allover-theU.S.,Canada,Asia,wehavea couplefromAustralia,eventhePhilippines." Thedrawingcards?Aninternationally credentialedfacultyandtheworkshopsize. "Eachoneisverysmall-only12to16people-and[thecurriculum]isleftuptothe individualinstructor."

LouisColaianni,"oneofthebestteachers ofLinklater'sapproachtovoiceandlan¬ guage,"teachesaclassonHowto SpeakShakespeare.KeithJohnstone,"thepremiereimprovisationteacherintheworld," steepsemergingactorsinthat flexible discipline. —

Maine'sownAvnerEisenbergandJulieGoellalsoinstruct_ inthephysicalperformingarts, 1 asdoesTony'sMontanaro's widow,KarenMontanaro.

Sowheredothesestudentsgoaftertheygraduate fromCelebrationBam? "Uponstage.Infrontof yourveryeyes,"saysBrett. "ThemajorityoftheperformingartistsinMaine havecomefromCelebration:FredGarbo,MikeMicIon,AmandaHuotari-virtuallya'who'swho'ofperformingartistswhoshapethe theaterMaineaudiencessee."

The faculty is paid "two to ■ fivethousanddollarsperweek,"

butit'snotjustaboutthemoney.AsBrett says,"TheBamisauniqueplaceforour teachers,too.Itisararethingforpeopleto beabletocomeanddonothingbutconcen¬ trateontheart."

DavisRobinson,chairofthedepartment oftheateranddanceatBowdoinCollege, talksaboutreturningasateachertothe placewherehestudiedasayoungman."I wentuptheroadtothebarnafterhaving beenawayforsomanyyears,anditwas thesame,onlybetter.It'sgreattocome back.[TireBarn]isanartisticideal.

"1remember,backintheearlydays, Tony'smomusedtopickstuffoutofthe field[aroundthefarm]andmakesoupout ofit.[Onmyfirstnight]1grabbedaroom whereitmighthavehadhay[init]!"

NowtheBarnismakinghay."Wehave residentialspacetosleepupto18peoplein thebarn,"Brettsays."Thereisahousefor thefaculty.Wehaveabiginstitutional kitchenandwehireachef."

Isitanysurprise'thataphysicalmagician likeTonyMontanarocouldfindawaytostill beherewhenhe'snothere?

ForBrett,thelegacyispalpable."He wouldaccept12studentsinhisworkshops whowerebothcorporateandprofessional. Hehadthewonderfulability'topullout somethingspecialineachperson,towork withtheindividualperformerattheirlevel."

So,ifyoufindyourselfdrivingnorth throughOxfordCountyonRoute117this summerandwanttovisitahiddenjewelof Maine'sworldofperformingarts,dowhat Montanarodidsomanyyearsagoandtake aleftontoStockFarmRoadjustpastRoute 26forsomeself-discovery'.WhiletheBarn maylookalittledifferentthanitdidback then,themagic,passion,andvisionof Montanaroremainfirmlyentrenched.Asa mime,Tony'wasnevermuchfortalk.But CelebrationBarnisstillwalkingthewalk.■

July25-30:'TheArtofStorytelling,"with MilbreBurchandAntonioRocha-S700 August1-5:"RememberingTony," withKarenMontanaro-$250 August8-12:"Improvisation," withKeithJohnstone-5700 August14-26:"EccentricPerforming," WithAvnerEisenbergandJulieGoell-$1,400 August29-September4:"PushWorkshop,"with LelandFaulknerandKarenMontanaro-5800 Visitwww.celebrationbarn.com Purveyo

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Barbara'sKitchenandCafe,388CottageRoad,South Portland,acrossfromthePortlandPlayersTheater,heading toFortWilliams.Casual,creative,&modestlypricedcuisine forintimatediningbysunlightforbreakfast,candlelightfor dinner.VegetananscansavorourEggplantRavioliwitha RoastedRedPepperCreamSauce.*767-6313. www.barbaraskitchen.com

BealeStreetBarbeque,justovertheCascoBayBudgein theKnightvilleareaofSouthPortland.Servinghickorysmokedandgrilledmeats,poultry,fish,andseafoodaswell ascreativedailylunchanddinnerspecials.Fullbarfeaturing Mainemicrobrewsontap.Reservationsnotaccepted, childrenwelcome,openallday,everyday.90Waterman Dove,SouthPortland.767-0130.www.mainebbq.com

BintlifTs,98PortlandStreet,Portland.Along-favoritebrunch spotwithaninnovativemenu7daysaweek,fromdecadent toamoresimple,traditionalfareandhealthyvegetarian. Dinnerreflectsthewarmedecticstyleofbrunch,withaworld menuthatstepsoffthebeatenpath.Amagnificentmaple sheltersthebackdeck.Brunch7-2,dinner5-9.774-0005. BlackPointInn,Scarborough.Oceanviewsfromour romantic,elegantdiningroom,librarylounge,andbrick fireplacesevokeold-woridambience.Enjoyourwinelist, expertlypreparedcuisine,andholidaybuffets.Everyoccasion isspecialattheBlackPointInn.Dinnernightlyfrom6:30, SundayBrunchfeaturingtheTonyBoffaJazzTrio10:30to1. LibraryLoungeopendaily11:30a.m.*883-2500 www.blackpointinn.com

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CinqueTerre,Portland’sdestinationforauthenticItalian cuisine.LocatedintheHistoricOldPortBothdlacarteand fixed-pricemenuselectionsavailableinacasuallyelegant setting.Sampleourhand-madepasta,ravioli,andgelatos. Enjoythebestlocalfish,meatandfinestItalianwinesfrom ourWineSpectatoraward-winninglist.Summerpatio seating,diningroomopen7daysfrom5pm.*36Wharf StreetPortland,dnqueterremaine.comor347-6154. TheColonyHotel'sPorchDiningRoom.Oceanside diningwithbreathtakingviewsinKennebunkport's premierresort.Don'tmissourNapoleonofLobster,layers ofsearedlobsterandflakypastry,twosaucesofcognac andwhitewine;TwinTornadoesofBeef,withLobster CakesandsauceBemaise;and(new!)ourRackofLamb, roastedwithgarlicUnforgettabledining.140Ocean Avenue,Kennnebunkport.967-3331. www.thecolonyhotel.com

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GreatLostBear.540ForestAvenueintheWoodfordsarea ofPortland.Afullbarwithover50draughtbeers,predom¬ inantlyfromlocalmicro-breweries,anenormousmenuwith soups,salads,sandwiches,steaks,alargevegetarian selection,thebestnachos&buffalowingsintown.Discover wherethenativesgowhenthey'rerestless!Everyday 11:30am-l1:30pm.772-0300.www.greatlostbear.com. Haggerty's849ForestAvenue,Portland.Brit-Indicuisineat itsfinest!Don'tmissChickenTikka(mild)for$9.50.Entrees indudenee&choiceof:SeasonalVegetablesfor$7.95, ChickenorBeeffor$8.95,Shnmpfor$9.50,Lambfor$9.50. SelectionsindudeKarahiBhoona(medium),Ceylonese Korma(mild),SouthIndianGarlicChili(hot),Masala (medium),Malaidar(medium),Jalfrezi(mild).Take-outonly Theperfectbusinesslunch!www.haggartys.com or761-8222.

JamesonTavern,withacasualbar,lounge&diningroom Thebuildingisthesiteofthesigningoftheconstitutionfor thestateofMainewhenitbrokeawayfromMassachusetts. Cassiepreparationsservedinagraceful&elegantsetting makethisafineretreatfromfrenziedoutletshopping.115 MainSt,Freeport*865-4196.

TheKitchen,593CongressStreetPortland.It'slikethe GreekFestivalyear-roundatTheKitchen!Featuringauthentic Greekcuisine,aswellaswraps,subs,salads,homemade soups,andorganicjuices,withlunchspedalsdaily.Good food,fast-withartshowsthatchangemonthly.775-0833 thekitch.com.

LotusChineseandJapaneseRestaurant, 251USRt.1Falmouth,Maine(FalmouthShoppingPlaza) Wefeaturefull-servicebarandloungearea,sushibar, ChinesetraditionalfoodnotavailableoutsideofBoston, friendlyatmosphereandcourteousservice.781-3453. Maria'sRistorante.Owner/chefAnthonyNapolitanooffers Portland'sfinestItaliancuisinewithanItalianwineselection. Vealsaltimbocca,fettudnitoscano,zuppadepesce,dassic Italiandesserts,Anthony'sownpistachiogelato.Lunch:S5-S8. Tues-Fri,11:30am-2pm.Dinner:$9-$18,Tues-Satfrom5 pm.337CumberlandAve,freeparkingavailable.772-9232. MontebelloRistorante,Route302,Raymond, "WhereItalymeetsSebagoLake."Ourfoodisfresh,madeto order,preparedwithauthenticItaliancookingmethods.Our extensivewinelistcomplementstheculinaryskillsofchef¬ ownerEnzoRaggiani.Soupsandsaucesarehomemade,as wellasthepasta,breads,andpastnesprepareddaily.Your dinnerwouldnotbecompletewithoutdiggingyourforkinto ourtiramisu,auniqueredpebroughtstraightfromItaly!"6537400www.montebelloristorante.com

Olive Garden isafamilyoflocalrestaurantsfocused ondelightingeveryguestwithagenuineItalian diningexperience.Weareproudtoservefresh,highqualityItalianfood.Weofferacomfortable,homekesettingwhereguestsarewelcomedlikefamily andreceivewarm,friendlyservice.NeartheMaine Mall,inTheShopsatClark'sPond.874-9005. www.olivegarden.com.

O’Naturalsservesnaturalandorganicflatbread sandwiches,tossedsalads,Asiannoodles,soups, andkids'meals.Quickservice,butourleather couches,wirelessinternet,andcomfortableatmos¬ pherewillenticeyoutostay.Flatbreadpizzaafter4 pmandpestochicken,roastbeef,wildbisonmeatoaf,wildAlaskansalmon,andmanyvegetarian terns,somethingforeveryone.Portland321-2050 andFalmouth781-8889.

OrientalTable, 106ExchangeStreetintheOldPort inPortland.ThemenusparkleswithSzechuan Chicken,OrangeFlavoredShrimp,delicatePorkwith GingerScallions,"lighterside"menu,appetizerslike CrabRangoonorScallionPanCake,tantalizingEgg andSpringRolls,andsoups.Dailyluncheonspecials from11:30-2anddinner.Theenticingmixtureof addictingspicesandfreshingredientsisenhancedby oursnazzytake-outcontainers.775-3388. orientaltable.com

The Pepperclub isaprize-winningrestaurant("Best Vegetarian"&"BestValue"inFrommer'sGuideto NewEngland)withcreativeworldcuisine. Slackboardmenulistsfivevegetarian,threefish,& threemeatentrees,includinganorganicbeefburger. Relaxed,affordablediningontheedgeoftheOld Portw/freeparking.Opennightlyat5pm.78 MiddleStreet.772-0531.

SeaGrassBistro, 30ForestFallsDrive,Yarmouth,an intimate40-seatdiningroomwithanopenkitchen. ChefStephanie'sstyleofAmericanBistroCuisine, withAsian,French,andTuscaninfluences,consistsof freshlocalingredients.Amongstherregulars,sheis knownforherflexibilityofmenurequests.Themenu changesfrequently.OpenTuesday-Saturdayfor dinner.*846.3885www.seagrassbistro.com

Tandoor Restaurant, 88ExchangeStreet,Port¬ end.FinequalityIndiancuisineforareasonable price.Hugeselectionofbreads,chicken,lamb,sea¬ food,andvegetabledishes,preparedforyourown taste-spicyormild.VotedtopofMaine,2001, 2002,2003.775-4259.

Thai Taste, 435CottageRoad,SouthPortland.Just minutesfromPortlandandtheonlyThaifoodonthe waytoPortlandHeadlight.Withafour-starratingin theMaineSundayTelegramandvoted"BestEthnic Restaurant"bytheCBW,ThaiTasteoffersthefinest Thaicuisinearoundwithfreshpoultry,seafood,and vegetables.767-3599.www.thaitastemaine.com. 20Milk Street inthePortlandRegencyHotel. Spectacularcuisine,OldPortcharm,&impeccable serviceinanelegantyetcasualatmospherew/fresh dinnerspecialsfromland&sea.Unforgettablehouse specialties—SeafoodFettuccinew/lobster,shrimp, °ab,&mussels;SteakDiane,&BlackAngusSirloin. Alsoopenforbreakfast&lunch.*774-4200.

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Saltfishmaysurprisepalatesinthe UnitedStatesbutitremainsaCarib¬ beanstaple.ThemenuatDominicancuisine-basedLaBodegaLatinaat866 CongressStreetinPortlandillustratesthis, withanoften-changingmenuinthishigh¬ lyunusual,unbelievablyaffordablecafe sproutingfroma groceria whichisexpand¬ ingtoincludeanever-growingcatalogueof Caribbeanfoods.

Onourvisitweorderedjustaboutev¬ erythingbeckoningbrightlyfrombehind thewindowsofthecafe'ssteamtable.

Theempanada($1),adeep-friedpocket filledwithchickenandveggies,andtheJa¬ maicabeefpatty($3)scoredaswildlysuc¬ cessfulhits.Addtothatthewonderfulfried chicken,moistwithoutahintofgrease, withaquarter-legorabreastat$3,and drumsticksandwingsatSI,andyouhavea gastronomicsensation.

Forentreesweventuredintosaltedpol¬ lockstew($6.95),servedwithperfectly cookedfluffywhiterice,tastyredbeans, andafriedplantain.Thesteak($6.95), deliciouslyseasoned,featuredtender stripsofbeefthatweremelt-in-yourmouthgood,accompaniedbythericeand sweetfriedplantain.

Allisservedwithgreatwarmthand hospitalitybyJasmineDuran,sisterof ownersJuanandRosaGonzalez.

Wereturnedthenextnighttoexplore, andsavor,theincrediblestewedoxtail ($6.95small,$8.95large).Themeatwasas tenderandflavorfulasitgets!Anotherspe¬ cialwastripestew($6/$8).

Otherchoicesincludedstewedgoat, hen,orpigaswellasthestewedchicken (availablenightly,$5.95/7.95).1foundthe dishesallspicedtoperfection,butmypart¬ neravailedhimselfofthe"incrediblebril¬ liantgreen habanero peppersauce"thathe foundonourtable.Almostbeforefinishing dinnerherushednextdoortobuytwobot¬ tlesfromthe groceria totakehome.

Accordingto CIA'sWorldFactBook, the Dominicaneconomyhashad"oneofthe fastestgrowthratesintheHemisphereover thepastdecade."Wearelikelytowitness similarstatisticsrelativetothenumberof dinersatLaBodegaLatinaoverthenext fewmonths,iftheGonzalezesareableto sustainthemiraculouslylow-pricedmenu. LaBodegaLatina-sitnpleinentefantastical■ LaBodegaLatina.OpenMondaytoSaturday, 11to9.761-6661.

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ince1992,BobLudwighasbeenmas¬ teringtherecordingsofmusicindustry royaltyfromSpringsteintoBeckright hereinPortland.Butwhy?

SWheredoyoustudyforsomethinglikethis? Iconsidermyselfamusicianfirst.Infact,1 wasprincipaltrumpetplayerwiththeUtica SymphonyOrchestra,earningmymaster's fromEastmanSchoolofMusicinRochester, NewYork,whenPhilRamone[producerof BarbaraStreisand,BillyJoel,andChicago] taughtaworkshopintheschool'srecording department.Somehow,Imanagedtobecome Phil'sassistantandeventuallyleftRochester toworkatA&RRecordingwithhim.Phil wasmymentor-Icouldn'thavehadalucki¬ erstartinmycareer.Istartedattractingclien¬ telefromoutsidetheregularstudiowork.I couldreadscoresandthusattractedclassical companieslikeNonesuchRecords,oneof myoldestclients.

WhatbroughtyoutoMaine?

IdidmasteringatthreecompaniesinNew York.WhenIdecidedtostartmyownplace IwantedtobesomewhereIreallyloved. Myoriginalpartnerdecidedtomoveto Maineandmyparentslived120milesup themid-coast.I'dvisitedthemupherefor

30years,soitseemedlikeadreamcome truetomovehere.Formostofmycareer, masteringincludedcuttingdiscsonalathe, butduetothecompactdisc'sdominance overthevinyldisc,itwasfinallypossibleto openafacilitywithoutofferingthatsendee.

Whohaveyoubeenworkingwithrecently?

WefinishedthenewBruceSpringsteen record, Devils&Dust. Hewasherefortwo days,workinghard.ThenewBeckrecord, Cuero, isamasterpiece.RobThomas'snew solorecordwillbeabiginternationalhit. \'ewWallflowers,Sugarland[country],anda bigre-issueoftheoldCameo-Parkwaysin¬ glesforABKCO-artistsincludeBobby Rydell,TheOrlons,andChubbyChecker. Believeitornot,thiswillmarkthefirsttime theoriginalChubbyCheckerhit"The Twist"willbeofficially'availableonCD!

Youhavetohaveafavoritefinishedproduct. WhenIdidthefirstliveBruceSpringsteen album, Live1975-1985, itwasthefirstalbum todebutonthechartsatNo.1inalmost10 years.1wasoutinLAthedayitcameout, andpeopleontheHertzrentalcarbus betweenLAXandtheirofficewerealltalk¬ ingaboutit.Fewrecordshavehadthespecialkindofimpactthisonehad.Then there'sTheBand'ssecondalbum,LedZep¬ pelin'ssecondalbumand HousesofHoly, JimiHendrix's CryofLove, andtheJanis Joplinsingle"MeandBobbyMcGee."

Howaboutsomenumbers?

■probablymasterabout225to250recordings ayear,andAdamAyan[Ludwig'sprotege]is gettingclosetothatnumber.Itusuallytakesa longdaytodoonealbumwiththemastering, editing,creatingthereferencediscs.Onceit's approved,ittakesseveralhourstocreatea finalmastertobesenttotheCDplantand quality'controltheaudioandthematerial.

Visitingartistsmustfeelabitself-conscious,and certainlyvulnerable,duringthisprocess. Ihavestoriesofpicturesatthe[Portland] Regencydestroyedwhenonegroupwasin town,ofbandswakingupinstrangegirls' apartments.Mostofourclientsarevery demanding,whichiswhythey'comeherein toefirstplace.Individualsrespondindividual¬ ly.JohnnyGreenwoodfromRadioheadwas reallynice.LasttimeDaveGrohl[FooFighters, Nirvana]washerehebroughthisdadalong.■

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Abbe Museum, BarHarbor.BarHarbor's LegacyoftheArtsWeekJune10to25, "Mocotaugan:TheStoryandArtofthe CrookedKnife"throughDecember31.2883519 or www.abbemuseum.org

Acadia National Park Museum, BarHarbor HistoricaltreasuresincludeRevolutionaryWareraduelingpistols,adocumentsignedbyKing LouisXIII,andahoardof20,000insects collectedbytheheirtotheProcterandGamble fortune.288-3338.

Art Gallery at the University of New England, 716StevensAvenue,Portland. RecentAcquisitionsfromthePermanent CollectionthroughJuly2.797-7261or www.une.edu/artgallery/

Aucocisco Gallery, 615ACongressStreetand attheEastlandParkHotel.BernardLanglais throughAugust27,followedbyToddWebb throughSeptember24attheCongressStreet gallery.AttheEastland,KatherinePavlisPorter continuestoJuly23,FrancisHamabeAugust5 to27,VincentHartgenSeptember1to24.8742060 or www.aucocisco.com

Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston. BatesCollegeFaculty,ALandscapeChronology,

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Vermont-basedGrcusSmirkus presents Pinocchio atthe MerriconeagWaldorfSchoolin FreeportAugust9-10.Gill 865-3900,ext167,fortickets andinformation.

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick.OngoingexhibitsincludeArtand JeintheAncientMediterranean,American Murals,andAsianArtfromthePermanent Collections.725-3275orwww.bowdoin.edu

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 BussellAvenue,Rockport.UnrealEstateJune11 to July24,CubanConnectionsthroughJuly24, GraceDeGennaro,GailSpaien,andAlice SpencerthroughJuly24,CMCA's28thAnnual Art AuctionJuly28toAugust7,JohnGoodman August12toOctober1.236-2875or ‘.vww.artsmaine.org

Children's Museum of Maine, 142Free Street,Portland.Multiculturalexhibitthrough October,MakeWayforDucklingsJune14, ChineseDragonBoatFestivalJune20, CambodianDancePerformanceJuly11,Puppet PlayhouseJuly16.828-1234or www.childrensmuseumofme.org

The Clown Art Gallery, 123MiddleStreet, Portland."Quint-Rose:Paper,ColorandForm" to June30,JohnAndrewsandDeborahRandall July7to30,LandscapeInvitationalAugust4to 27.756-7399 or www.the-clown.com

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Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville. OngoingexhibitsincludeAlex;GuitarExhibition continuestoJuly10.872-3228or www.colby.edu/museum

Farnsworth Museum of Art, MainStreet, Rockland.TreasuresfromCommunityArt Museums to June 20, Andrew Wyeth to September18,PhotographsbyBobBrooks June19toJuly17,AlexKatzinMaineJuly2to October15.596-6457or www.farnsworthmuseum.org

Filament Gallery, 181CongressStreet, Portland.Ongoinggroupshowcontinues.7740932 or www.filamentgallery.com

Fore Street Gallery, 372ForeStreet, Portland.GroupShowcontinues.874-8084or www.forestreetgallery.com

Greenhut Gallery, 146MiddleStreet, Portland.MargaretLawrencethroughJune25, AlisonGoodwinJune30toJuly30,Sarah KnockAugust4to27,ThomasConnolly September1toOctober1.772-2693,or www.greenhutgalleries.com

Highland Artworks Gallery, 614SCongress Street,Portland.DesignsinWeavingthrough July30.774-8802.

ICA at Maine College of Art, Congress Street,Portland.MFAFacultyExhibitionthrough August. 879-5742 or www.meca.edu

Jameson Gallery, 305CommercialStreet, Portland.GroupshowJuly1toAugust6,Brita HolmquistAugust8toSeptember.772-5522 or www.jamesongallery.com

June Fitzpatrick Gallery, 112HighStreet and522CongressStreet,Portland.HighStreet: WorksonPaper-GroupExhibitthroughAugust. CongressStreet:DuanePaluskathroughJuly, groupexhibitofpaintingsandsculpturesJuly andAugust.772-1961or www.junefitzpatrickgallery.com

Leighton Gallery, ParkerPointRoad,BlueHill. WilliamIrvine,GeorgeHamilton,CabotLyford, BernardLangley,CynthiaStrout,Elizabeth Ostrander.374-5001.

Lincoln County Historical Association, FederalStreet,Wiscasset.Preservesthehistory ofLincolnCounty,includingthePownalboroughCourthouseMuseum,onRoute128in DresdenoffRoute27,andtheOldJail Museum. 882-6817 or www.lincolncountyhistory.org

Maine Historical Society Museum, 489 CongressStreet,Portland.ArtsandArtisansof Early19thCenturyPortlandJune24to December31.774-1822or www.mainehistory.org

Maine Maritime Museum, 243Washington Street,Bath.AShipyardinMaine,Lobstering& theMaineCoastcontinue.443-1316or www.bathmaine.com/programs.asp

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad &

Museum, 58ForeStreet,Portland.Featuring :heonlyMainetwofootgaugeparlorcar,this museumisopendaily.828-0814.

Maine State Museum, 87StateHouse Station,Augusta.MaineBounty:Woods,Sea, andGranite,StruggleforIdentity,and ReflectionsofMainecontinue.287-2304or 7ww.state.me.us/museum/

Maine Women Writers Collection, West¬ brookCollegeCampus,UniversityofNew England,StevensAvenue,Portland.Includes over4,000volumesonMainewomanwriters, aswellascorrespondence,photographs, personalpapers,manuscripts,artifacts,and audiorecordings.797-7688,ext.4324.

Elizabeth Moss Gallery, 251U.S.Route1, Falmouth. TheArtofMonheganIsland July14August28,StephenPaceAugust11-October 16.781-2620

Museum of African Culture, 122Spring Street,Portland."SpiritsofIgboTribe" continues.Aneveningofdrummingand chantingonFirstFridayArtwalk5to8p.m. 871-7188or .vww.africantribalartmuseum.org

Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 183 ShoreRoad,Ogunquit.EmilyMason,and ‘DiminutiveDestinations"July1toAugust24, EdwardHopperJuly1toOctober15 'PhotographsfromtheAssociatedPress Archives"August29toOctober15.646-4909.

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall,BowdoinCollege,Brunswick.Furclothing, snowshoes,pickaxes,asledgethatPearytook totheNorthPole,aswellasEskimoartifacts, ivoryandsoapstonecarvings,thefull-sizeskin kayakthatMacMillanencounteredonhisarctic explorations.725-3062

Penobscot Marine Museum, 5Church Street,Searsport.EightNationalHistoric RegisterBuildingsandtheStephenPhillips MemorialLibraryFurnishings,artifacts,ship models,paintings,photographs,ChinaTrade art,worksbyfatherandsonThomasand JamesButtersworth.548-2529or ww.penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Portland Harbor Museum, atSpringPoint, SouthernMaineTechnicalCollege,FortRoad, SouthPortland.Maritimehistorymuseumof PortlandHarborandtoursofSpringPoint LedgeLighthouse.Openeveryday,from10 am.to4:30p.m.,throughSeptember.7996337 or www.portlandharbormuseum.org

Portland Museum of Art, 7Congress Square,Portland.ArchitecturalDrawings: ShingleStyleandColonialRevivalthroughJune 12,PortlandMuseumofArtBiennialtoJune5; ArtoftheScreenprinttoJune26,Rockwell KentJune23toOctober16.773-ARTS,(800) 639-40 67or www.portlandmuseum.com

Rivertree Center for the Arts, IrvineGallery ofArt,35WesternAvenue,Kennebunk.Pastel PaintersofMainecontinuestoJune29,Figura¬ tivelySpeakingJuly4toJuly28,OilPastelSoci-

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University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 HarlowStreet,Bangor.NormaB.Marin CollectionofMaineArtthroughJuly2,Ansel AdamsJuly15toOctober8.561-3350.

Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67MainStreet, Wiscasset.MonheganartistEdmundF.Ward opensJuly2,19thand20thcenturyEuropean paintingsAugust13throughOctober7.8827682.

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Bates Dance Festival, BatesCollege,163 WoodStreet,Lewiston.NorthernThirteenJuly 16toAugust13,YouthArtsProgramand CommunityDanceProject.786-6381or www.bates.edu/dancefest

Portland Ballet, JohnFordTheater,Portland. DancesscheduledAugust19-20.772-9671.

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Community Little Theatre of LewistonAuburn, GreatFallsSchool,Auburn. IHate Hamlet June3to12, FiddlerontheRoof August19to28.783-0958orwww.laclt.com

Criterion Theatre, 35CottageStreet,Bar Harbor.Livemusic,movies,andtheater productionsyear-round.Call288-3441orvisit www.criteriontheatre.com

Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Centre, Harrison.SebagoLongLakeMusicFestival TuesdaysJuly12toAugust9,Children's WednesdaysJunethroughAugust3,Harrison OldHomeDaysJuly13to16.Sixthannual theatrefestivalfeatures TheHistoryofAmerica (Abridged) August11to12, Cliffhanger August18to19, Marriage Play August25to27, Sight Unseen September1to4.583-6747or www.deertreestheatre.org

Freeport Community Players, South Freeport. Anne of Green Gables July21to24 andAugust5to7attheFreeportPerforming ArtsCenter,FreeportHighSchool.Children under6admittedfree.865-2220or www.fcponline.org

Gaslight Theater, Hallowell. How to Succeed inBusinessWithoutReallyTrying June30to July9, Dinner With Friends September1to10. 626-3698 or www.gaslighttheater.org

Hackmatack Playhouse, Route9,Berwick. The humble Farmer June25, Footloose June 30toJuly16, Sherlock'sLastCase July20to 30, Cabaret August3to13, Seussical August 17to27, The Medium September2to3.6981807 or www.hackmatack.org

Lakewood Theater, Skowhegan. Around the Clock June2to11, Something's Afoot June16 to25, TheCantervilleGhost June30toJuly9, SilentLaughter July14to23, The Ramplings July28toAugust6, How to Succeed in BusinessWithoutReallyTrying August11to 20, HenriettatheEighth August25to September3, ConfessionsofaDirtyBlonde September8to17.474-7176or www.lakewoodtheater.org

Maine State Music Theatre, Bowdoin College,Brunswick. Swing! June8to25, Miss Saigon June29toJuly16, Cats July20to August6,and Mame August10to27.7258769 or www.msmt.org

Ogunquit Playhouse, Route1,Ogunquit. ForeverPlaid June20toJuly2, AIDA July5to 23,SallyStruthersin TheBestLittle Whorehouse in Texas July25toAugust,. Swing! August8to20, Nunsensations! The Nunsense Vegas Revue August22to September3.646-2402or www.ogunquitplayhouse.org

Portland Opera Repertory Theatre, Merrill Auditorium,Portland. Carmen July27,29,and 31.842-080orwww.portopera.org

Portland Stage Company, ForestAvenue, Portland.The2005/2006seasonbegins September27with LitticeandLovage. 7740465 or www.portlandstage.com

Public Theatre, theRitzTheatre,Lisbonand Maplestreets,Lewiston. Rough Crossing May 6to15, TheBeanstalkVariations May22. www.thepublictheatre.org

Sanford Maine Stage Company, 1HillTop Lane,Springvale. Nunsense July8to23, Bye ByeBirdie August12to27, Murder at the Vicarage September16toOctober1.3249691 or www.sanfordmainestage.org

Schoolhouse Arts Center, Route114, SebagoLakeVillage.The Music Man July8to 24.642-3743orwww.schoolhousearts.org

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SouthPortland.Molier's The Miser Wednesday throughSundayJuly13to30.Allshowsare free.207-828-0128.

St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76Congress Street,Portland. Drummers, drums, beat boxes, Sticks DRUMS June17, Tuckermans at 9June 18,LaurieJonesBandJune24,SlaidCleaves June30, TheBlissfulRevolutionArtsandCrafts Bazaar July1,August5,andSeptember2.7755568orwww.stlawrencearts.org

Monmouth. The Taming of the Shrew July8August27, The Grapes of Wrath July15August26, LaBete July29-August27, Love's LaboursLost August5-25, The Emperor's New Clothes August9-26, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum September22toOctober2.933-2952or www.theateratmonmouth.org

The Theater Project, 14SchoolStreet, Brunswick. The Phantom Toll Booth May13to 22, VoicesintheMirror June3to5, Fables, Myths & Rhyme JunelOto11, Maine Street & Beyond June24to25, The Merchant of Venice July7to23, StoryQuilt2005 July28to August6, Arnold Archeopteryx & the Way the World Began August12to13.729-8584or www.theaterproject.com

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Bar Harbor Music Festival, BarHarbor. EventsincludeOpeningNightJuly2atthe CongregationalChurch,TeaConcertJuly10at

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Bowdoin College International Music Festival, Brunswick.Morethan50concerts June29toAugust5.373-1400or www.bowdoinfestival.org

Colby College, LorimerChapel,Waterville. The30thAnniversary,PortlandStringQuartet WorkshopJuly31toAugust13,formalconcerts ofchambermusicperformedbythePSQ August2 and 9.872-3386or www.colby.edu/spec.prog

Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland.Varietyoffamilyshows,concerts, sportingevents,andtradeshows,with advancenoticeofticketsalesonthewebsite. 775-3458,775-3331or

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Friends of the Kotzschmar Memorial Organ, MerrillAuditorium,Portland.Tuesday classicseriesat7:30p.m.featuresRayCornils June14,TomTrenneyJune21,ChristophBull June28,PhilipCrozierandSylviePoirerplus JoanLippincottJuly12,RonRhodeJuly19, JohnWeaverAugust12,ErikSuterAugust9, GabrielDessauerAugust16,PaulJacobs August23,DavidWickerhamAugust30. www.foko.org

L/A Arts, 221LisbonStreet,Lewiston.Musicin theParksfeaturesconcertsatnoon,Tuesdays atAuburn'sFestivalPlaza,andThursdaysin Lewiston'sCourthousePlazathroughoutthe summer.782-7228,(800)639-2919or www.laarts.org.

Merrill Auditorium, 20MyrtleStreet, Portland.842-0800orwww.porttix.com

Peaks Island Music Association, Fifth MaineCenter,45SeashoreAvenue,Peaks Island.SummerConcertSeriesperformsJuly6,

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Portland Conservatory of Music, atthe PortlandMuseumofArt,Portland.Second InternationalPianoFestivalattheMuseum, featuringstudentmusiciansfromAustralia, Bulgaria,China,Holland,Korea,Russia, Switzerland,andtheUnitedStates,June21to 24andJune27and28.775-3356or www.portlandconservatory.net

Portland String Quartet, Portland.Saco RiverFestivalJuly16,ShakerMeetingHouse July23,ColbyCollegeAugust1to14, Newagen Workshop September 11 to 19 with aconcertonSeptember11.761-1522or www.portlandstringquartet.org

Portland Symphony Orchestra, Merrill Auditorium,Portland. Independence Pops with thePSOandspecialguestsJuly1inTopsham atHighlandGreen,July2inCapeElizabeth's FortWilliamsPark,andJuly3atShawneePeak inBridgton.842-0800or www.portlandsymphony.com

PortOpera, MerrillAuditorium,Portland. Carmen July27,29,31.842-0800

Rivertree Center for the Arts, IrvineGallery ofArt,35WesternAvenue,Kennebunk. ConcertontheGreenonthegreenoffTemple StreetinKennebunkport:MarkKleinhautTrio July14,PortCityJazzJuly21,EricDonnelly QuartetJuly28,RobSpauldingQuartetAugust 4and11,SteveGroverTrioAugust18.9679120.

Saltwater Music Festival, ThomasPoint Beach,Brunswick.Rootsmusicperformers includeSolas,ChrisSmither,andJohnnyHiland atThomasPointBeachJuly31.873-2663or www.saltfest.com

State Theatre, 609CongressStreet,Portland. Checkthewebsiteforshowsandadvance ticketsales.www.LiveAtTheState.com

St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76Congress Street,Portland.Performancesinclude A HilariousVarietyShowfromTheStone Pinheads nightlyJune9to12, Drummers, drums, beat boxes, sticks DRUMS June17, Tuckermansat9June18, zing June23,Laurie JonesBandJune24,SlaidCleavesJune30. 775-5568 or www.stlawrencearts.org

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Baxter Museum, 67SouthStreet,Gorham. The1831birthplaceofJamesPhinneyBaxter,

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Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum, 226 MaineStreet,Brunswick.TheCivilWarhero's partiallyrestored1820shomeisopenTuesdayFriday,10a.m.-4p.m.withguidedtourstwice anhour(lasttourleavesat3:15p.m.)Open throughSeptember.729-6606.

Dead River Area Historical Society, 172 MainStreet,Stratton.Memorabiliafromnative families,displaysofoldcarpentryandlogging tools,acompleteschoolroom,amemorial roomtothelosttownsofDeadRiverand Flagstaff.OpenthroughLaborDay.246-2271 Hamilton House, 40Vaugha'sLane,South Berwick.This1785housewasrestoredbyMrs. EmilyTysonandherstepdaughter,Elise,in 1898.Theextensivegroundsincludean enchantinggardenoverlookingtheSalmon FallsRiver.Formoreinformationonthe HamiltonHouse,384-2454.

Sarah Orne Jewett House, 5Portland Street,SouthBerwick.Georgianresidence ownedbyJewett'sfamilysince1819.House toursstartonthehourWednesday-Sunday11 a.m.-4p.m.(throughOctober15).436-3205or 384-2454.

Marrett House, Route25,Standish.House toursSaturdayandSundayonthehour11 a.m.-4p.m.(throughOctober15)642-3032.

Neal Dow Memorial, 714CongressStreet, Portland.LifelonghomeofGeneralNealDow, two-timemayorofPortlandandactivePro¬ hibitionist,abolitionist,andadvocateofprison reformandwomen'srights.Monday-Friday,11 a.m.-4p.m.year-roundforguidedtourswith noadmissioncharge.773-7773.

Nickels-Sortwell House, MainandFederal streets,Route1,Wiscasset.This1807FederalstylemansionfeaturesColonialRevival furnishingsandathree-storyellipticalstairway toppedwithaskylight.Wednesday-Sunday11 a.m.-4p.m.882-6218.

Francis W. Peabody Research Library, 165 StateStreet,Portland.Technicaladviceon historicbuildingsandanextensivecollectionof preservationbooks,periodicals,andfiles. Monday-Friday9a.m.-5p.m.(exceptholidays). 774-5561.

Peary's Eagle Island, CascoBay,Harpswell. HouseofthefirstmantoreachtheNorthPole, includingwoodsyislandtrails,openJune15to LaborDay,9a.m.tosunset.Bringyourown boat,orcallEagleIslandTours,Portland,at7746498orAtlanticSealCruises,SouthFreeport,at 865-6112FreeparkinginFreeport.846-1254.

Pejepscot Museum, 158ParkRow, Brunswick.Localhistorycollectionof50,000 artifactsand20,000localphotographs.Free admission,Tuesday-Friday,9a.m.-5p.m., Saturday9a.m.to4p.m.729-6606.

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Brunswick.SeventeenroomsofVictorian furnishings,decorations,andfixtures,anditems fromseacaptainAlfredSkolfield'svoyagesto EuropeandAsiaandfromlivinginEngland. Tuesday-Friday10a.m.-3p.m.,guidedtoursat 10and11:30a.m.and2:30p.m.through September.729-6606.

Tate House, 1270WestbrookStreet,Portland. Elegant1755clapboardhouse,residenceof CaptainGeorgeTate,aseniormastagentfor theBritishRoyalNavy.Featuresincludean unusualclerestoryinthegambrelroofandan 18th-centuryherbgardenoverlookingthe StroudwaterRiver.774-9781.

Castle Tucker, LeeStreetatHighStreet, Wiscasset.AtopahilloverlookingtheSheep¬ scotRiver,CastleTuckerpresentsavividrecord ofWiscassethistory.OpenthroughOctober15, Wednesday-Sunday;toursonthehour11a.m.4p.m.436-3205.

Victoria Mansion (Morse-LibbyHouse),109 DanforthStreet,Portland.CollectionoftheHigh Victorianperiod;stepbackintotheVictorian eraforanafternoon.Guidedtoursareavailable Tuesday-Saturday,10a.m-4p.m,Sunday1-5 p.m,andgrouptoursbyreservation.772-4841. www.victoriamansion.org

Wadsworth-Longfellow House, 487 CongressStreet,Portland.Childhoodhomeof poetHenryWadsworthLongfellow,isopen daily10a.m.-4p.m.forguidedtours(through October31).Getaguidedtourofthehouse,an orientationfilmonLongfellow'scareer,and entrancetotheexhibitionsattheMaineHistory Gallerynextdoor.879-0427.

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Academy Antiques Show, BlueHill.Dealers exhibitformalandcountryfurniture,paintings, prints,books,fabrics,jewelry,andceramics August4-6.374-50

Cafe Review, attheCenterforCultural Exchange,Portland.Openpoetryreadings continueattheCenterforCulturalExchange lastMondayofeachmonthbeginningat8 p.m. www.thecafereview.com

Curtis Memorial Library, BrunswickJr.High School,Brunswick.FriendsoftheCurtis MemorialLibraryAnnualBookSaleJune24-26. wwwcurtislibMry.com/booksale

Fifth Maine Regiment Museum, Peaks Island.BrunchbytheSeaJune26;Summer ConcertSeriesWednesdaysJuly6,20,August 3,17;AnnualSummerFairJuly9,featuring silentauction,games,food,gifts;Protecting OurIslandHeritageThroughHistoric PreservationJuly13.766-3330or www.fifthmamemuseum.org

Friends of Curtis Memorial Library, ColumbiaAvenue,Brunswick.FriendsofCurtis MemorialLibraryAnnualBookSaleJune24-25. 725-5242.www.curtislibrary.com/booksale

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Georgetown Celebration of the Arts, SeguinlandRoad,Georgetown.Celebrationof theArtsJuly24attheMooringBedand Breakfastfeaturesartists,musicians,and crafters.371-2576or www.georgetownhiston/.rsi^ety.org

Maine Audubon, 20GislandFarmRoad, Falmouth.ActivitiesincludetheAnnualPeony BloomandIceCreamSocialJune23,Tree IdentificationJune25,andaNatureSketching courseWednesdaysbeginningJune29.7812330 or www.maineaudubon.org

Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, 1326WashingtonStreet,Bath.Workshopsin fiction,poetry,creativenonfiction,children's literature,andpublishing.386-1400or www.mainewriters.org

The Movies on Exchange, Exchange Street, Portland.Maine'spremierindependent andforeignfilmtheater,screening Winter Solstice June15-21, Look At Me June22-28, Mad Hot Ballroom June29-July5.772-9600or www.moviesonexchange.com

McLaughlin Foundation, Garden and Horticultural Center, 97MainStreet,South Paris.PaintingaMaineGardenJune25, NorwayArtFestivalJuly9,WallBasketsJuly16, ParisGardenTourJuly23,TheBotanyofDesire benefitauction,August20.743-8820or www.mclaughlingarden.org

Oxford Hills 5K Run to the Lake, Norway SavingsBank,MaineStreet,Norway.A5Kroad race,1KKids'FunRun,and5KFitnessWalkJuly 10. www.active.com

Portland Pottery and Metalsmithing Studio, 118WashingtonAvenue,Portland. Offeringpottery,jewelrymaking,sculptureand awideassortmentofclassesandworkshops TheStudiohostsasummersidewalksaleand anannualsaleofinnovativeandcreative potteryandjewelryworkatMaineAudubonin FalmouthinOctober.772-4334

Portland Sea Dogs, HadlockField,Portland. SeaDogsvs.theTrentonThunderJune20-23, AltoonaCurveJune28-30,NorwichNavigators July1-3,AkronAerosJuly14-17,Reading PhilliesJuly18-20,NewHampshireJuly29-31. andNewBritainRockCats,August3.NESN continuesbroadcastingfortheseasonwiththe AllStargameonJuly13.Seeentireschedule andpurchaseticketsat879-9500or www.seadogs.com

Lewiston-Auburn Garden Tour, Lewiston andAuburn.July1610a.m.-4p.m.782-1403 or www.mainemusicsociety.org

Maine Wildlife Park, Route26,Gray.The 200-acreparkishometo25differentspecies ofwildlife,anaturetrail,interactivewildlifeand conservationdisplays,demonstrationwildlife gardens,ashowfishpool,picnicandgrillareas, andanaturebookstoreandgiftshop.Opento mid-November,9:30a.m.to4:30p.m.daily. 657-4977.

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Osher Map and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, 314ForestAvenue, Portland.Collectionsof20,000maps.An¬ nouncementsofcurrentshowsonthewebsite. 780-4850 or www.usm.maine.edu/-maps.

Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square,Portland.Summerreadingprogram throughAugust.SculptorsShowJuly1to31. BrownBagLectureseriesWednesdaysatnoon. 871-1700orwww.portlandlibrary.com

Portland Trails, OneIndiaStreet,Portland. ActivitiesincludetheSummerSolsticeWalk June21.775-2411orwww.trails.org

University of Southern Maine Southworth Planetarium, 96Falmouth Street,Portland.ShowsincludeFiresintheSky, ImagesoftheInfinite,JourneyIntotheLiving Cell,MarsQuest,WorldinMotion.780-4749or www.usm.edu/planet

Yarmouth Clam Festival, Yarmouth. 40th annualfestivalJuly15-17.846-3984or www.clamfestival.com

York Region Chamber of Commerce, 1 StonewallLane,York.EventsincludeStrawberry FestivalinSouthBerwickJune25,YorkDays July29-August7,ChristmasinJulyonJuly31, YorkCountyArtAssociation's"AtthePark" September17.363-4974.

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house ofthemonth

StartwithalandmarkParkStreettown houseandaninspiringvision,add 17,000manhoursofrestorationbyPapi &Romanoover15months,decorateto Metropolitan Home standards,andyouhave thePortlandpeninsula'sfirstlistingabove S2million.

LovinglynicknamedRedDoor,thisbell¬ wetherpropertyhasthecoastalrealestate communityabuzz.

Builtin1835,ParkStreetRowisadis¬

tinctiveechoofthefamousbrickhomeson BeaconHillinBoston.Infact,architectLevi Sawyer"hadvisitedBeaconHillandwas copyingLouisburgSquarewhenhecreated these,"saysSarahScribnerCoughlin,who withhusbandMichaelCoughlin-aformer directorofReadak,aninternationalfirm preparingprivate-schoolstudentswiththe skillstoenrollintheworld'sfinestuniversities-havelisted102ParkStreetforsale throughagentJohnGoldenofAnneErwin

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"PeterPlumblivesnextdoor,[restaurateur] DanaStreetalittlefurtherdown,"Coughlin says."Wearethe28thownershere..."

"We completelyguttedthisspace.Not onepipe,notonewallremainsfromthe originalinterioronanyfloor.Wewanteda housethatwasthoroughlymodernonthe inside,butwewantedthehistoriccharm."

Historybuffsneedn'tfeelwistful.Red Doorwasaruinofdark,chopped-upapart¬ mentswhentheCoughlinspurchaseditin 1999.Somethinghadtogive.

Inthiscase,itmeantconjuringupeight fireplacesandre-imaginingtwosetsof vaultingspiralstairs.Everyfloorglows withcontemporarydecorating ala Soho, gorgeousmoldings,ceilingfriezes,and rosettes.Imaginelifeinaphotoshoot:the newowners,inalllikelihoodgoldenpara¬ chutersfromNewYorkorBoston,willno doubtenjoythislifetothehilt.

Coughlinpointstoafabulousmodern kitcheninterra-cottatileandstainlesssteel, withaglasswallfacingthegardensand

pricelesstwo-cargarage."Thisusedtobe threedarkrooms.Rightnowthere'sabout 800squarefeetofsunshine."

Fromthesecondflooruptothefifth floorbigwindowsbeckonwithsweeping viewsofdowntownPortlandandthe oceanbeyond.Unbelievableluxuryevery¬ whereyoulook:Tiremasterbathroomisso bigitdeservesitsownmasterbathroom. Thecherryatthetopofthisice-creamsun¬ dae?Theexactinglyrestoredcupola.Here, theCoughlinsarelordsofalltheysurvey astheyenjoythegulls,skyline,andship¬ pingwiththeirpairofshow-clippedstan¬ dardpoodles.

"WeleftMaine43yearsago,"says Coughlin."WegotmarriedattheBowdoin chapelandtookoffforNewYorkCitythe nextday."Nowthey'vesetanewstandard inPortland,viatravelsandassignmentsin NewOrleans,SanFrancisco,andBoston.

Duringdemolition,workersdiscovered alady'shatpin,darkwithtime;abracelet; andacheckfor$9.16fromtheBankof CumberlanddatedApril6,1859."Atone

timeinitshistory,thishousewashometoa ropefactory,"Coughlinsays.

RedDoorisheatedbyaRuntalradiator systemthat,withitsflat,verticalplanes,looks decorative.Infact,lacqueredindifferent enamelsandresemblingaseriesofMorris Louispaintings,itactually does decoratethe wallsthroughoutthisfive-storyfantasy.

"Weheatall6,000squarefeetofthishouse forjust$1,800ayear,"Coughlinconfides.

Basedonannualheatsavingsof$2,200, thishouseissuretopayforitselfmidway throughits1,022ndyear.

Seenanotherway,"There'saBoston townhouseonthemarketonBeaconHill for$12millionrightnow,"saysScribner Coughlin,aWellesleygrad,dentalhygien¬ ist,realestateexec,boardmemberoftineVic¬ toriaMansion,and13th-generationMainer anddescendantofDavidB.Scribner,cap¬ tainofthe Henry B. Hyde. It'samatterofperspective.Andwhata perspective!

Taxesare$7,926.Don'tmissthevirtual tourat:www.102parkstreet.com■

Discoverthelifestylesuccessfulfamilieshavesavoredforover100years.Thisnew18-home year-roundwaterfrontcommunityislocatedinBridgton,Maine.Eachcustomstylehomecomes withaguestcottageandaboatslip.Themanyamenitiesincludeafitnesscenter,pool,tennis courtsandalodge.Completepackagesstartat$749,000.

Maine'sRealEstateConnection CallVickiorCathyat207-892-1522

SoaringabovePortlandsartsdistrict,WaterviewatBaysidewelcomesyonhometoanoasisofcomfort andconvenience.Itscentrallocationallowsyoutowalktoshops,restaurants,museums,galleriesand parks.Insidethisluxurycondominiumtower,rising12storiesabovethecelebratedBackCove,you enjoybreathtakingviews,andthebestofmoderndesignandamenities.Pricesstartingat$275,000.

BeautifulOceanfront HOMESITES

areas, MEDUNCOOK BAY COLONY consists of three separate communities: Hornbarn Hill, Gaunt . ,p„-. Neck and Meduncook Plantation. Set amidst towering spruce and pine these surveyed and soil tested sites have been "pampered and groomed" to bring forth the best that Maine has to offer. Each community - ; Ay, will have its own common area with a pier; ramp and float granting access to a protected anchorage just a Mg short sail to Muscongus Bay. All residents of MEDUNCOOK BAY COLONY will enjoy access to numerous recreational trails within the covenant-protected preservation forest, including the overlook atop HornbarnHill, *1'^ the highest coastal geographic feature for many miles. ' >

tionalfeaturesincluding3baths.WhirlpoolI tub,fullfinishedbasement,securitysystem,ac,| garageparking.Justminutesfrombeach.1 Propertylocatedat51WildDunesWayOldI Orchard

ROME - Long Pond lakefront with deck, boat dock, 2 bedrooms, 3 screened porches with sliders and exposed beams. Common Sandy beach access and comes furnished. 100' +/-owned frontage. $338,500

SHARON DRAKE REAL ESTATE

136 FRONT ST. • BATH, ME 04530

1-800-561-1005207-443-1005www.sharondrake.com

PLATINUM SERVICE • COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY

Phippsburg, ParkerHeadVillage

$499,000

Exquisitehomeandlocation! Walktothedeep-wateraccess! Historichome,circa1850Cape withnewaddition.Gourmet kitchen,masterbedroomsuite, radiantheat,lovelygardens. ShortdrivetoPophamBeach. SharonDrake.Ext.12

WestPoint Phippsburg.Maine

$880,000

SpectacularandSpaciousResidence inHistoricFishingVillageofWest Pointwith360degreeviewsof IslandsandOcean.Includes2deep¬ watermoorings.Magnificentdeck forentertaining.Expansiveconcept gourmetkitchenplusfullin-law apartment.GolfResortand2Town Sandybeachesnearby.SharonDrake, Ext.12orSandraFish,Ext.13

Phippsbur. WestPointVillage

$999,000

Sensationalviewsofopenocean, harbor&islands.Luxurious7bed¬ roomhomeofferslargeliving spaces,handcraftedmarinestyle detailing,andanirresistiblevista& gorgeousbalconies.Thedeepwater ROWisdirectlyinfrontofthe houseontheharborSharonDrake, Ext.12orSandraFish,Ext.13

WestBath.Sabino

$575,000

Enjoythehistoriccommunityof Sabino,yourownwaterfrontage anddeepwateraccessjustdown theroad.Contemporaryspacious homewithlargedeckforrelax¬ ingandwatchingthewater.Open conceptgreatroom,flexibleBoor planwithf3bedroomsand2 bathrooms+plus1.8acresof lovelylevellandforgardening andcroquet! CourtneyLocke.Ext.24

Popham Beach, Phippsburg

$349,000

Averyrareofferingforthoseofyou who"want"PophamBeach.Forsale isanexcellentprivate,buildinglot withdeededaccesstothebeachfa threeminutewalkaway.Hearthe oceanwaves,thelighthousehorns andsmellthesaltair.Buildayear roundhomeofyourdreamsand spendmanyhappyhoursonthe beach.SharonDrake.Ext.12

Bath. Downtown

$164,900

Locationandvaluearetobefound inthisprimelocationintheheartof downtownBathwithexc.traffic patterns.ClosetotheWaterfront Parkanddocks.Historicbuildings abut.Greatopportunitytoredoor buildnewandinvestinhistoric Bath.SharonDrake,Ext.12

SebagoLakesRegionHomes

SebagoLake

Spectacular8000SF+/-contemporaryhome.SeveralFPL's, multilevellibrary,movietheatre.Superiorcraftsmanship throughout.Manicuredlawn&gardens,largedockfacing BeautifulSunsets.A3cargarageandaconvenient Windhamlocationcompletethisrareoffering.Possiblythe mostextravaganthomeontheLake! $2,475,000

LongLake

SweepingViewsdownthelake&745’+/-ftg.Theinterior ofthis6200sfhomeisamazing!TheGreatRoomboastsa twostorycustomStoneFireplaceandarchedBarrelWood ceiling.Panoramiclakeviewsthroughout,aMovieTheatre withBosesurroundsound&110’screen,a6cargarage& CarriageHousecompletethisbrandnewhome. $1,950,000

SebagoLake

Stunning4000+SFMansionEveryconceivableamenityin thisbrandnewhome.Gourmetkitchen.HugeStone FireplaceinGreatRoom,FirstFloorMasterSuite.3Car Garage.151"FtgonSebago.Andmuch,muchmore! $1,500,000!

PantherPond

OutstandingContemporaryCapewith250’ofprotected frontage.Hardwood&Tile.GorgeousStoneFireplace, HugeDeckoverlookingtheWaterandaThreeCarGarage

LongLake

Brandnew4200+/-SFhomew/800’.+/-ftg.MasterSuite w/scethrufireplacetoBathSpa.Greatroomwithwallof windowsforpanoramiclakeviews,andafloortoceiling brickfireplace.Slateterraceleadstothewatersedge. Simplystunning! $1390,000

Boothbay Region

Newagen Colony WaterfrontBebowledoverbytheocean surfastone'sthrowfromjour deck,largelivingroomwith fireplaceandopenfloorplan

takesfulladvantageoftheviewsofSheepscotBay.Threebed¬ roomsincludingmastersuite,threefullbaths,officeandoversized attachedgarage.AsamemberoftheNcwagenColonyuseoften¬ niscourt,swimmingpool,naturetrailsanddockarcreadilyavail¬ ableforyourenjoyment.$1,450,000.

Pratt’sIsland-

Onceinalifetimeapropertylike thiscomesalong!This1.84acre waterfrontlotislocatedwhere theShcepscotRivermeetsthe AtlanticOcean.Southwestexpo¬ suregrantsvoucaptivatingsunsetsandapanoramicoutlookover ShccpscotBay.Includes4bedroomleachfield,well,underground poweranddrivewavtobuildingsite.Unparalleledviewsoftwo lighthousesand512'ofboldsurfshorelineatvourdoorstep. SI,500,000.

One-of-a-kindshorefrontproperty'.Approximately 1000’ofprivatefrontageonpristineRangeleyLake -witheasyyear-roundaccess.Spaciousmainlodge,2guestcottages, 2boathouses,severalaccessorybuildings.Anexceptionalproperty'lending itselftocountlessopportunities.81,399,000

environmentallyplannedsubdivisionoverlookingHunterCove.$240,000. ClosetoalloutdooramenitiesinRangeleyarea.Callformoreinformation. 207-864-5979

CONDOMINIUMS

Richelementsfromtheoriginal 1903Churchareshowcased through-outthisdramatic2450Sc], ft, 3BR Condominium. A MUST SEE! $479,000

Exceptionaldescribeseverything aboutthisONEOFAKINDprop¬ erty’juststepsfrom“WalkersPoint knownas“BonnieBrae”. $4,650,000

PHEASANT KNOLL

RidgefieldatPheasantKnollisnestledbetween GorhamVillage,thecampusoftheUniversityof Southernmaine,and100acresoftownland.A plannedcommunityina77acrepastoralsetting.

Theunitsoffergenerouslivingspacewithfirst floormasterbedroomsuite,four-seasonroom, cathedralceilings,andthequality,comfort,and convenienceyou'dexpectinsuchapreferred address.

Manysecondfloorplanoptionsandupgrades areavailable.Pricesfrom$270,000.

Ashortdrivetoworld-classdining,shopping,air¬ port,lakesandoceanbeaches.

ComeexploreRidgefieldatPheasantKnoll. Aplannedcondominiumcommunity.

Locatedinamuchsoughtafter neighborhoodknownasriverlocks isstunning4BR,2.5bathhome. $689,500

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woodsandgentlyrollingfieldstotheI.(XX)orsofeetofshorefrontwithsecludedsand beachonbeautifulNorthPond.Thispropertyissituatedonalightlytraveledcountry road in the Mid-Coast Town of Warren. In addition is a fabulous 6-bay garagc/bam offeringamplespacefortireserioushobbyist,whetheryouareanautomobilecollec¬ tor.boatbuilderorequestrianenthusiast.Seriouslygorgeousandclassy.Additional acreageisavailable. $7254XXMX)

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WINDHAM:

Builder owned and occupied! What's not tolove?Qualitythroughoutthisbeautiful, new construction 11 room, 4 bedroom home situatedon2.5acresinapremierneighbor¬ hood.Amenitiesinclude;redbirchkitchen cabinetrywithgranitecountertops,hardwood/tilefloors,agasfireplace.Mastersuite, bonusroomovergarage,undergroundutili¬ tiesandirrigationsystem.Directlybehindthe housearemilesofwalkingtrailsanda41are birdsanctuary.Offeredat:$385,000

WATERFRONT: 100’ OF BIG SEBAGO

Gorgeouscontemporarycolonialatendof privateroad.Amenitiesgaloreinthis4bed¬ room,2.5bathhomethathas100‘ofwater frontage on the Sebago Lake. Home offers almost3,000sqfloflivingspace,cathedral ceilings,hardwoodfloorsandFrenchdoors toeverything!Gorgeoussolariumoverlook¬ ingbackyard,wonderfulMastersuite,afirst floorbedroom,and2cargarage.Offeredat: 725,000

FabulousViews!CharmingCape,locatedonover anAcrewith200'MarshFrontageinScarbor¬ ough.BrickFireplace,DiningRoomandlarge BasementwithWoodstoves,1stFloorLaundry, Deck.$465,000DeborahCoward553-7370

Mary Imik onTheForeside... a Seaside Enclaveoffering12WoodedLotsinCumberland, rangingfrom1.1to1.5Acres.ConservationLand withWalkingTrails.Only^6LotsLeft!$350,000to $375,000 Linda MacDonald 553-7507

Gorgeous!New!AlmostReady!4Acrollingdown tothePiscataqua.4,500+SF,ChenyFirs,Gourmet KIT,FRw/StoneFplc,2-StoryEntry,FormalDR& LRw/Fplc,4BR,3.5BTH,Masterw/Fplc,3-CarGar inFalmouth$995,000LindaMacDonald553-7507

ACORN VILLAGE'

LUXURY CONDOS OLD ORCHARD BEACHSTARTINGAT$329,000-Marsh& OceanViews,4FloorsofLivingSpace,all EndUnits!LauraSosnowski553-7505 MgincHomcCopocctiop.com

SitedalongCapeElizabeth’sShippingChannel, WaterViewsfromeveryroom,DeckingandStone Patiooverlookinglushgroundswhichseemtospill intotheboldAtlantic.Acollectionofthefinest amenities.$6,800,000DanaDresser553-7374

AnidealBackBayPortlandlocation,perfectfor yourbusiness!FirstFlooroffersretailSpacewith optionalOwner'sUnitorApartmentonthe2nd &3rdFloors.Easyconversionto2-FamilyUnit. $369,000BrettDavis553-7333

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Whilesearchingforreputablereferralcontacts&ways toenhancetheeffectofouradvertisinginthePortland area, we discovered the Realty Guild. We are pleased &proudtobeaffiliatedwiththisoutstandinggroupof independentrealestateprofessionals. Servingtheflrunswickareaforover30years

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BRUNSWICK - WhattheownerhasdonehereistossRetrowith Nouveau,splashwithMetro&Bistro,addadashofEuroand Deco...thenspicewithawarmpalette.Theresultisthischarming eightroomurbanretreatwithsunroom,hottubonthedeck,new workshop/studio,andadelightwaitingaroundeverycomer.Broker ownedandloved.$269,500

TOPSHAM - Thisdistinctivepropertyinthehistoricstricthasbeen renovatedandexpandedoverthepastfewyears.Thefirstfloorofthe mainhouseplusboththe1stand2ndfloorsoftheneweraddition includeoffice,storagespaceandloadingdock.The2ndand3rdfloors eachofferlarge2BRapartments&apavedparkinglotisincluded. Thesolidtenantbaseprovidesanexcellentreturnoninvestment. (Otmerfinancingavailable.) $450,000

BRUNSWICK - Graciousliving&entertainingblendeasilyinthis thoughtfullydesigned2930sq.ft.onestoryhomeon2.4AC.There isa“greatroom”w/woodfloors,woodstove,&.wallofwindows overlookingthedeck,in-groundpool&privatewoodedsetting. The5bedrooms&.3baths,openonthecentrallylocatedfamily roomw/itsbuilt-inbookcases&TVcabinet. (Allishandicapped accessible .)$439,900

BOTANY PLACE - isaplannedresidentialcommunityofarchitectural¬ lyuniquehomes.Theexpansivegardens,pondsandwalkingtrails,plus proximitytoBowdoinCollegeanddowntownBrunswickmakethisavery specialplaceinwhichtolive.Choicesincludesinglefamilyhomes,duplex andquadruplexunitsranginginpricefrom$269,000to$425,000. (Pleasecallorvisitformoredetailedinformation.)

SMITH FARMS in TOPSHAM hasavailableforimmediate occupancya1626SFCapeCodstylehomeat-12HannahDrive. Itfeaturesatwostoryentrancehall,livingroom,kitchen/dining room,firstflairmasterbedroomandbath,twobedroomsandbath upstairsandattachedsinglecargarage.Itispricedat $223,900. ReservationsarebeingtakenforPhaseIIIwhichincludessmaller homes(1400sq.ft.)withsimilarfloorplanat$199,900and $225,000fortheexpandedmodels.Heatandhotwaterforallunits willbeprovidedbycleanefficientnaturalgas.Allowancesforyour choiceofflooringandappliancesareincludedinthepurchaseprice.

| $90,000-$165,000 CDN/$72,000-$132,000 US W $695,000 CDN/$556,000 US ;Dramaticoceanfronthead-landwithcovenantsadoptedMajestic16acreoceanviewestatesituatedontheedge topreservethestunningnaturalbeautyofthearea.Lotsoftown.Eleganthomewith5bedrooms,4bathsanda ;are1.1-4acresandofferasecludedsettingonly10greatlayout.Thestatelygroundsincludeabamandsevmins.toSt.Andrews. eraloutbuildingspluspool.

Experience

St. Andrews, New Brunswick

Can’tfindwhatyou’relookingforin Maineatapriceyoucanafford?Why don’tyouconsiderCanada’sfirstseaside resortcommunity,St.Andrews-by-theSeawhichisconvenientlylocatedless than30minutesfromtheU.S.border atCalais,ME. ManyAmericans“intheknow",have beenenjoyingthispictureperfectset¬ tingformorethanacentury.

surroundingareasince1999

Specializinginwaterfrontandhistoricproperties

! $495,000 CDN / $395,000 U.S yThisremarkablyintacthomewasbuiltin1785andexudes ;qualitythroughout.Retainsallperioddetailsincluding7 f working fireplaces complemented by sympathetic upgrades.1blocktooceanandallamenities.

A MUST SEE!!

New3200sq.ft.,4bedroom,3.5bathoceanfronthome. Architecturallydesignedandcustombuiltwith300ft.of directaccesssouthfacingshore.Brazilianchenyfloors throughout.TenminutestoSt.Andrews.

Oneofakindcontemporaryhomeon65pri¬ vateacres&viewsfromeveryseatinthe house.Thislovelycustombuilthomesits highonahillsidewithendlessmountain views.Verylarge&spaciousw/4bed¬ rooms&3.5baths.Fullyrenovatedin1995 w/newkitchen,baths,roof,&windows,are onlyafewofthemanyupdates.Beautiful wooded65-acreparcelwithover3000ft.of waterfrontageonSandyRiver.$649,000.00

SPECTACULAR!

Thisexceptionalhomesitsnestledinthepines closetotheshoreofRangeleyLakeona4+ acrewoodedsetting.Builtin2001-2002,this architecturallydesignedlodge-stylehomehas 420’ofbeautifulwaterfrontageontheEastern ShoreionOquossocCove.3Levels,2-car garage&familyroomabove,5bedrooms,5 baths,privatedrive,mediaroom,cathedral ceilings,exposedbeams,gorgeousfireplace, gourmetgranitekitchen,etc.Theamenities areendless!$1,350,000.00

Morton & Furbish

Real Estate

Magesticviewlookingforwards Sugarloaf.Qualityhomew/ingroundpool,largetrees,2fire¬ placesandamplestorageplusa3 bavgarageon8+-acres.4bed2.5 bathsjust25minstoSugarloaf. Extremelvwellcaredforandthe groundsharestonewallsandgar¬ dens.Callformoreofthedetails!5335,000

WATERFRONT- Privacy on theCarrabassettRiser.17+acresw/Redprodnctioncape.3 fireplaces,widepinefloors, largemasterbedroom.Multiple garagesandmorelandavail¬ able.Wonderfulhomeand/orretreat nestledinthetrees.5395,000

Formoreinformationonthislovelyhome CallJanetPeruffoatCSMRealEstate P.O.Box184,Kingfield,ME04947 207-265-4000 www.csmrealestate.com

West End 2-Family (pos¬ sible3unit)offersowner’suniton2ndA: 3rdfloor,replacementwindows,separate utilities,woodfltxirs.2-cargarageA: parkingandsomuchmore.Abutscity park.Moverightin!$4X5.000

schoolhousehomeinFalmouthoffers large,openlivingspaceincluding3brs and3baths,bonusroomon2ndflixu.2cargarageandaprivatebackyard,allina convenientlocation!$3973(H)

PendletonPointCottagePrimeDarkHarbor location.BreathtakingsunsetviewsofPenobscot BayandCamdenHills.4.2acrelot,420feetof beachandledge.Detailedwoodworking,hard¬ woodflooring,cathedralceiling,detached24x30 shop.Ararefind!$965,000.

TwoBedroomMid-IslandHomeovergarageand officeclosetotown.Detachedheatedshop,sunny deckandkitchen,unfinishedthirdbedroom withcathedralceilingandcoveredporch.Well keptandeasycare.$200,000.

Classic1911DarkHarborVillageHomeFinecrafts¬ manship,manyrecentrenovations,hardpinefloor¬ ing,fourbedrooms,coveredporches,sundeckand barn.Wellbuiltandmaintained,asunnyandcom¬ fortableyearroundlocation.$348,500.

EastBayViewlot.5.62acresonanicelywooded riseinestablishedareaofclassicnineteenthcentury homes.Adjacent25acreprotectedtrustshoreland. Preliminarysoilswork,springinstalled.$148,000.

ColdwellBankerResidentialBrokeragewasranked#1 inMaineduring2004fortotalunitssold.J.D.Powers namedus#1forCustomerSatisfactionagainfor2004. ApassionateteamoftrainedprofessionalRealtors’isready torepresentyouwiththemostcomprehensivelineupof servicesandtechnologiesinMaineandNewEngland.

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Casco Bay, Yarmouth Standish Great Diamond Island SOULE ESTATE CAMP SUNNINGDALE DIAMOND COVE COTTAGE

This 1 i.i± acre Gentlemans Farm on Casco Bayfeaturesashinglestyleresidence,barnwith office,lackroom,stables,andstoragebarn.An expansivelawnleadstotheshorelineoffering 275±feetofwalerfrontagewithmooringina shelteredanchoragejustoffthebeach.Subdi¬ visionforonelotpossible.

$1,980,000

Vaughan\VBratt207-874-6156

Sited on 13± acres with 670± feel of lake frontagewithviewstotheWhiteMountains. Withinthe6.850±sq.ft.oflivingspacearc sevenbedrooms,sevenbathsonthreelevels. Includesremainsoftencabins,gymtheatre, stable,allfootprintsforrebuilding,andalarge boathousewithprivatesandybeach.$2,350,000

Karen A’. Reiche207-874-6152

Custombuiltoceanfrontcottageon1.2±acres with256+ft.ofdeepwaterfrontage.Thetimber framehome,overlookingCascoBay,features threeBR.fourBA,\anopenfloorplanoffer¬ ingspectacularviews.Includesuseoltennis courts,beaches,pool.\more.Twoadjacent buildablelotsmayalsobeavailable.$1,450,000

KarenN.Reiche207-874-6152

SALTER ISLAND

Wonderful »3± acre island with over one mile of rocky coastline and sweeping views of the Atlantic Ocean. A protected anchor¬ age provides access to outstanding fishing and boating. The 192~ log cabin features two bedrooms and a wonderful living room with stone fireplace. Located within one hourofPortland.

$2,400,000

JohnSaint-Amour207-874-6160

Beautiful30±acrepeninsulaofrollingmead¬ owsandmatureforestprovidessweepingele¬ vatedviewsofCascoBay.The2,»'75±feelof waterfrontageandastonepierprosideaccess forboatingandfishing.Theresidencefeatures fivebedroomsandatwostorygreatroomwith massivestonefireplace.Variousoutbuildings includeafive-cargarageworkshop.$5,400,000

JohnSaint-Amour207-874-6160

Stunning Sebago Lake property privately sitedon3-5±acresofferingexpansivewest¬ erlyviews.600±feetofwalerfrontage,sandy beachanddock.Theshinglestyleresidence, built in 2003, features open <S. spacious roomsincludingibedrooms.3.5baihs,twostoryguestwingwithkitchen,livingroom, andlargemastersuite. $1,285,000

KarenN.Reiche207-874-6152

Seton1,5±acresintheheartofCapeElizabeth, thispropertypresentsdramaticviewsofPort¬ landHarbor&thenearbyislands.Traditional waterfrontestatessurroundtheproperlywith thebeautifullykepigroundsofSt.Albans1'piscopalChurchsitedjustacrossfromtheformal entrancetothehouse&grounds.Ideallylocat¬ ed15min.fromthecityofPortland. $1,980,000

Exclusivity and privacy on i.6± acres with 600±feetofwaterfrontageoverlookingthe PortlandYachiClubanchorageandCascoBay. Thischarming1930shomewithtwofirstfloor bedroom suites, four additional bedrooms, fivebaihs\fixefireplaces.Includesaprivate drive,stonewalls,maturetrees,andstepstoa sandybeach.

Karen .V. Reiche207-874-6152

$3,300,000

Spectacular10±acreislandwith3.000±ft.of rocky shoreline, private sandy beach, and panoramic view s. Nearby Popham Beach fea¬ tures a pristine mile long sand beach. The custom built i-bedroom post & beam resi¬ dence offers exceptional quality and work¬ manship.Ideallylocatedinmid-coastMaine withinonehourofPortland. $2,900,000

JohnSaint-Amour207-874-6160 Vaughan W; Pratt20^-8^4-6156

Georgetown

Raymond HOLLISTER POINT

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views. Classic saltwater farmhouse, master bedroom suite, 2 family/gucst w/addl. bath, fireplace, spacious dining/living, all in exceptional condi¬ tion modified only with today's comforts in mind. Well-maintained throughout, separate barn, walking distance to harbor & town facilities, off-thc-road privacy. $725,000

* Neighboring property also available! Outstanding 245' deepwater frontage, recent construction. 3 BRs, 1 1/2 baths, fireplace, open concept living, and much more! Call for details. $750,000

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YARMOUTH-ThiselegantColo¬ nialboasts11Roomswith4 Bedrooms,Eat-InKitchen,Dining Room,LargeFamilyRoom,Living RoomwithFireplace,Large; Mudroom,MasterSuitewith 1 Whirlpooland5’Shower,Hard¬ woodFlooring,Pre-wiredfor SoundSystem,Porch.$484,900

arbo’sDigs.’whatelsewouldyoucallatwentyVJ tworoomby-the-oceanbornewithelegantbones, legendarybeautyandahintofIwanttobealone? Andoh,theoceanfront thatbecomesyour yard.Taketheyacht, ordon’t.Simplywatch Kill itrespondtothe Waves.1hlSestate shore rd ISaijside,Maine’>2^million demandsnothingbutyourpresence.It’sasthough somethingrightwascapturedatitspeakandheld thatwayforever.Quiet,perfect,farenoughfromthe crowd.•SayWaterMark,andwatchtheworldopen.

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EDGECOMB'S MOST SPECTACULAR VIEW down the SheepscotRiverisincludedwiththisDavisIslandModern Capeof3Bedroomsplusabeautifulwateroriented RentableApartment.TwoFireplaces,spaciousfloorplan, WoodFloors,lotsofLightarefeaturesofthiswelldone home.FeaturingawonderfulDeepWaterdockon343feet ofWaterfront,itisofferedat $649,900

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PEMAQl'll)-AntiqueCapewith aprivatesandbeach,threebedrooms and beautiful sunset views over JohnsBay.Closetohistoricl ;ort WilliamHenryandPemaquidBeach but lucked away on a quiet side street.Excellentharborfacilities nearby.

Greatrentalhistory.$795,000 NewcastleSquareReallyAssociates A Tradition of Excellence. A Reputation for Results

BREMEN - Coastal cottage on the rocky ledges of Muscongus Harborwith2(X)feetofdeepwater frontageandapierforyourboat. Thereare3bedrooms.2bathsand aspacious,openlivinganddining room.The32Exitglassenclosed sun-porchisastone’sthrowfrom theseaandhasapureandunob¬ structedviewofMuscongusBay. $850,000 87MainStreet,P.O.Box877 Damariscotta,ME04543

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ANTIQUE FARMSTEAD

readytoberestored,features 11rooms,somewithhardwood floors,FHAoilheatpluswood stoves,attachedbarn,nicelysitu¬ atedon5mostlyopenacresnot farfromtown.$250,000Orwith 36.5acresfor$350,000.

18 ACRE FARM, WEST PARIS

4bedroomfarmhousewitha3levelpost&beambarnaswellasa2cargarage w/workshop,3fencedgrazingareasforanimalsandapicturesquelocationwith stonewallsandviews!$359,900

In the midst of Yarmouth village sits a wonderfully restored Georgian Colonial. 10ft. ceilings though-out. Enjoy one of the 8 working fireplace either by cwking in the kitchen or reading in one of the parlors. Stroll through the perennial gardens. $550,000

Own a piece of heaven with this 4.38-acre lot and 488’ of beautiful, private waterfront. This Kennebago Lake camp, complete with guest cottage, cookhouse, generator house, solar power, and outbuildings, offers the new owner rustic Northwoods Iiving in a desirable area of the Rangeley Lakes Region. Enjoy some of the best Flyfishing around in this exclusive area.

NEWENGLANDHOMES&LIVING

EastEnd

TrulyoneofakindPortlandhome withcharacter.Locatedattheedgeof theEasternProm,this1860Greek Revivaloffersharborandcityviews fromeveryfloor.Threebedrooms, twobathsandarearapartmentorstu¬ dioonadoublelotwithyardandtwo cargarage,thispropertyoffersarare opportunityforexpansionorrestora¬ tion.$535,000

West End

Opportunityawaitsinthisflexible brickmulti-familyhome.Presentlytwo units,possibilitiesincludetownhouse withrentalincome,sufficientlandand parkingtoconverttothreefamily,or possibleconversiontocondominiums. Wellkeptpropertywithperioddetail, versatilefloorplan,yard,andgaragein amulti-culturalneighborhoodnear ReicheSchool.$449,000

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Coastal ‘Retreat

Yarmouth) CousinsIsland

ExtraordinaryrecreationoftheclassicMaineShingle-Stylehomemajesti¬ callysitedabovetheruggedcoastlineofCascoBayon3.8waterfrontacres. Masterfullycraftedandluxuriouslyappointed.Peerlessfeaturesincludea mostlavishurbanekitchen,exquisiteperiodarchitecturaldetailsandwood workseamlesslyintegratedwithstate-of-the-artconstruction.Outstanding waterandwoodlandviewsfrompiazzas,porchesandgardens.Impressive deepwaterdockingsystem.

CAPE ELIZABETH

NestledintheprivateenclaveofDelanoParkinCapeElizabeth, this1908JohnCalvinStevensshingle-stylecottageofferscinematic views of the Portland Ship Channel. Dramatic features include 3 fireplaces,signatureinglenook,warmsouthern-pineinterior,and sweepingdecks.Morethan4.000sq.ft.ofquintessentialliving space. $1.8 AI.

YALE RITA YARNOLD 559CongressStreet Portland,Maine04101 (207)775-3838tel (207)775-0146fax

Bay Waterfront Estate, Cumberland

Ogunquit.

Kittery

York Village Coventry Hall.

Waterfront-Captain James B Patterson house 1765. hasbeencompletelyrestored.4workingfireplaces,3 bedroomsmastersuite,cathedralledfamilyroomwith deck.cxtensivegardens,750ofriverfrontdeepwater dockon5acres. $799,000.HeidiSargentExt.25

WaterfrontCommunityPhippsburg- “To be built” 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath Colonial on 6.5 pret¬ ty acres with seasonal stream, rock dam. mix of hardwoods and water access. Radiant heat and granite counters are among the many high quali¬ tyfeatures. $600,000.JoaneTaitExt.26

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Theseexclusiveski-in/ski-out homesabovetheSuperQuad*at Sugarloafputthebestskiingin NewEnglandatyourfrontdoor. Don'tmissthischancetobeinthe skihomeyou'vealwaysdreamedof intimeforplentyofgreatskiing.

HISTORIC HOTEL PEMAQUID: This 1800s londmork property has been lovingly restored by its craflsman/designer owners using the finestofmaterialsandauthenticantiques.On12acres'inamostdesir¬ ablelocation.Offeredturnkey.CallScottChristopherat207-947-7841.

CAPE SPLIT OCEANFRONT: 297 feet of deep water frontage, 3 bdrm, 2.5 bath open ocean and mountain views. Additional guesthouse with2separate1bdrmqrtrs.locatedinthesoughtafterCapeSplit area of Addison. 5895,000. Contact Dan Martinson at 207-598-7799.

JONESPORT OCEANFRONT: Stunning views! 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 cor attached garage, 173 ft +/- shorefront with sand beach, 60 ft oceonside deck. Includes 1 bedroom, H bath guesthouse. Expansion options. Offered at $795,000 Contact Dan Martinson 207-598-7799.

ANDROSCOGGIN LAKE: This year-round timber frame home sits on a double lol with over 550 feet of south facing frontage and 180 degree water views. Four acres and more than 400 feet of lake frontage. Amenities galore. $595,000. Call George MacLeod at 207-944-8771.

ROQUE BLUFFS: Imagine 437 feet of bold ocean frontage and 4.52 acres.Ifyouarelookingforapropertywithforeverviewsandcount¬ lesspossibilitiesforbuildingyourvacationoryear-roundresidence this could be it. Offered at $545,000 Call Dan Martinson 207-598-7799.

TIMBERCLIFFE DRIVE, CAMDEN: This Royal Barry Wills Cape over¬ looks Sherman Point and Penobscot Bay. The ambiance is comforting with 3 working fireplaces, beamed cathedral ceilings and tended natu¬ ral landscaping. $699,000. Call Peter E.van der Kieft at 207-230-1003.

TIDE RUN HARBORSIDE INN & CAFE: This smartly restored NE farmhouse accommodates a thriving restaurant and B&B business. This truly is an opportunity to own a turnkey business in Downeast Maine. Offered at $749,000 Contact Don Martinson at 207-598-7799.

“TIMBERDOODLE,” MOOSEHEAD LAKE: Located at Sandy Cove on the eastern shores of Moosehead Lake, this exquisite Adirondack-style lake house enjoys 165 feet of very private shorefront with a permanent L-shaped pier. $765,000. Contact James Trimble at 207-947-1507.

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MAINE SALTWATER FARM: Approx. 84 acres and 2,000 feet +/- of frontage on Hardscrabble River in Pembroke. Three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, gourmet kitchens, two fireplaces, wine cellar, 120x80 foot covered horse arena/barn. Offered at 51,200,000. (all Dan Martinson 207-598-7799.

HERON ISLAND: This 13 acre island is located off prestigious Grindstone Neck in Winter Harbor, and features dramatic views of Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park, Egg Rock lighthouse and open ocean. Easy access. $795,000. Call James Trimble at 207-947-1507.

GRAND LAKE STREAM: Perched on the Big Lake, a 26 mile long northern Maine recreational treasure in the famous Grand Lake Stream area. A turnkey operution with guests booking into 2006. Exclusively offered at $1,199,000. Coll Scott Christopher at 207-947-7841.

HIGHLANDS & ISLANDS - ROCKPORT ESTATE: 39 acre estate with operating blueberry fields combined with newly constructed house of superb craftsmanship. Breathtaking views. Offered at $3,975,000. Contact Angela Downes at 800-230-4291 ext. 2029.

HIGH LEDGE AT SPRUCE POINT: Spectacular location at the en¬ trance of Linekin Boy and Boothbay Harbor. View Squirrel Island & open ocean. Spacious 5 bedroom log home features expansive glass, a stone fireplace & garage $1,980,000. Call Scott Christopher 207-947-7841.

THE BOTTLEWORKS: Spectacular ocean views from this hilltop log home, just ten minutes from Stockton Harbor. Twenty acres of woods andfieldsincludesthehistoricStocktonMineralSpringthatthistown was named after. $695,000. Call George MacLeod at 207-944-8771.

YARMOUTH OCEANFRONT: 4 bedroom home with 200' of private oceanfront plus private dock. Renovated kitchen plus the new addition of mudroom & sunroom. Stunning views. $850,000. Contact Angela Downes at 800-230-4291 ext. 2029.

PAVILION LOT, MOOSEHEAO LAKE: This very private five acre par¬ cel offers over 1,300 feet of frontage on Moosehead Lake. Connected to Mt. Kineo Island. Stunning beaches & dramatic views of Mt. Kineo over North Bay. $595,000. Call James Trimble at 207-947-1507.

Brooksville - Cape Rosier

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Sophisticated estate offering commanding views of bold ocean frontage facing to the southwest and the CamdenHills.1000feetofdramaticshoreline.Beautifulsunsets!?\nestatehousewitharchitecturaldetailsnotoften seen on the coast of Maine. Exciting Hoor plan incorporating generous spaces and bedrooms with privacy for guests. 5 l/i baths, elevator, sauna, spacious decks, gourmet kitchen, low-maintenance specifications. More than 7 surrounding acresofferingestablishedestateplantingsandgardens,greenhouseandcaretaker'squarters.Aonce-in-alifetime opportunity to purchase one of the most dramatic locations on the coast of Maine. $4,650,000.

Frenchboro

Harbor Island protects the quaint harbor of Frenchboro (an unspoiled fishing village) on “Long Island” located in the Atlantic Ocean off famous Mt. Desert Island (best known for the Acadia National Park towns of Bar Harbor, Seal Harbor and Northeast Harbor). Strategically situated in the bestsummeryachtingwaters.Alsoontheislandisa cozy cottage containing living area, two bedrooms, sleepingloftandRillbathaswellasagoodfresh water supply and mooring off shore. One-of-a-kind. $2,400,000.

‘PrivateETate

Magnificent 1 3t acre estate with 800 feet of shore frontage on Patten Bav. Perfect combination of rolling meadows, lawns, flower gardens and evergreens. Wonderful terraced patio and gardens. 6.000 square foot contemporary with 5 bedrooms. 3 Mt baths plus attached tw’o bedroom apartment. 3 car garage. Nicely separated guest cottage with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, sun porch, oversize garage with boat storage and workshop. Deep water moorage in front of estate. Located between Blue Hill and Mount Desert Island tor the best of all worlds. $2,400,000.

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EscapetoPemaquid fortheweekorweekend. Ashortdriveandsuddenlynewsights, sounds&experiencesabound. Forfamilies,forromanceorJustforthe funofitthePemaquidRegionhasitall.

Hikethegranitecoastorjumponboard TheHARDYBOATforadayofwonderfl andinspirationonMonheganIsland,fl WatchforPuffinsandinhalethecleansed airoftheCathedralWood.

Kayaktheholdoceanorexplore oldFortWilliamHenryand HistoricalColonialPemaquid.

VisitTHECONTENTEDSOLEand dangleyourfeetorletthekidsdrophand linesdocksideallthewhileenjoying thefreshestMainefare.

Atthedaysendsampletheexceptional winelistandJinefoodatTheBradley Inn.Butbeforeyousaygoodnight, beforeyoufallintooneoftheInn's exceptionallycomfortablebedsslowly makeyourwaytothePemaquidLight foranepicsunset.

Whentheyareontireroad,Danaand Marcomakeloveinchainmotels. Theylowtheslipperybedspreadsin turquoiseandmauve,thespongy'carpets,the sanitary'stripacrosseachtoiletseat.Theylove tirecomplimentary'coffeeandcellophanewrappedDanishinthemorning.Maybethey evenloveeachother.Theydiscussthatphilo¬ sophically,tenderly,evenhopefully.Still,attire endofeverysummer,they'gohometoBoston, wheretheyeachsleepwiththeirownspouse.

Itisonlydaytwoofthistrip,butDanacan tellsomethingiswrong.Lastnight,inaDay's InnoutsidePortland,Marcohuddledinhis ownbed,pretendingtoreadabiographyof EdnaSt.VincentMillay,whileDanachannelsurfediirherbedacrossfromhim.Usually, heiswaitingforherwhensheemergesfrom theshower,smellingofthecorianderlotion thathelikessomuch,thesameonethat makesherboyfriend,Phillip,sneeze.Butlast night,Marcobarely'glancedather. Somethingiswrong.Somethingother thanthefactthattheexitnumbersalong1-95 havechangedandtheymissedtheirslong ago.Theireditorhadtoldthem:"Goeat lobsterrollsinMaine!Friedclams!Noheat! Nohumidity!"Butherethey’areinMaine anditishotandhumid,likeAugustin Boston.Danahasabadfeelinginhergut,

notjustfromallthefriedfoodsheateyes¬ terday;notjustfromthestillandheavyair. No.ItisMarco.Somethinghaschanged withhim.Lastnight,whileDanaatetoo many'friedclambelliesanddranktoo many'KatahdinAles,Marcohardly'spoke atall.Hedidn'tlaughatherjokesortellher thathernewhaircutwascuteorcomplain abouthisgirlfriendBevInstead,heaverted hiseyesandtalkedvaguelyofBev'stalent asapoet.

Now,inthehotrentalcarwiththe faultyairconditioning,astheydrivefar¬ therandfartheroffcourse,Danasays, "Givemethemap."

Shefollowstheoldexitnumberswith herfingerandseesthey'haveleftthecoast andtraveledinland.Thesquiggleofred andbluelinesremindsherofPhillip'splas¬ ticVisibleManmodelandallthearteries andveinsthatenterandleavetheheart. Phillipprefersthegrayishlumpofbrainin thesee-throughhead.

Every'summer,DanaandMarcoleave theirapartments,theirspouses,theirlives inBostonandeattheirwayaroundthe country'forabookseriescalled,"EatingOff theBeatenTrack."Thebooksarefilledwith storiesaboutthebarbecuetheyeat,thechili they'taste,theconchchowderandkeylime

pietheylovebest.Aftertheirtriplastsum¬ mer,DanadecidedtoleavePhillip.Hedid¬ n'tappreciateherpunsorunderstandthe importanceoflardinhomemadepiecrust; hedidn'tholdhercloseandhumMonkees' songsinherear.Marcodid.Ittookhera yeartoscrewupthecouragetodoit.But lastweek,shemovedallofherthingstoa studioapartmentinCharlestown.Shehad plansforthistrip.Shehadhopes.Buthere theyare,lostandsweaty,farfrombeaches andthesmellsofseaweedandCoppertone. Far,itseems,fromeachother.

"Wait!"Danasayssuddenly,pointingtoa sigriforTopsham,Route196."Getoffhere!" "Dana,"Marcosay's.Heisslowing downandDanaknowsthatbadnewsis coming."I'vegottotellyousomething-" "Stop!"shesaystooloudly,feelingdread pushingather."1don'twanttohear!" "It'simportant,"hesays."BevandI-" "Really,"shesays,andsheputsher handsoverherearstoblockhimout. "Stop."Shestartstohum.Notasong,just humming,tokeepthenewsaway'. Hepullsthehandclosesttohimfrom herear."Comeon,"hesays.

Somethingcatcheshere\'eonthesideof theroad.

"Wait!"shesays."Stopthecar." "No!BevandIaregettingmarried,"he blurts.

Danathinksshemaythrowup.Grease. Heat.Love.Allofthesethingschurninher stomach."Stopthecar,"shemanagesto say;"Really.There'ssomethingintheroad backthere."

Marcopullsintothebreakdownlane, rightbeforetheexitthatcouldtakethem backontrack.Hebacksup,hiseyesonthe rear-viewmirror.

"Iseeit,"hesays,andstopsthecar. Theybothgetout.Semiswhizpastthem. "Idon'tlikethisonebit,"Danasays.She hasreadaboutpeoplegettingkilledwalk¬ ingonhighway'slikethis.

Marcotakesherhandandthey'hugthe veryedgeofthebreakdownlanewhere scratchygrassgrows.Herbarelegsfeel itchyfromit.Thesoftblueblanketthat caughthereyewigglesmysteriously. "Kittens,"Danasays.She'sreadaboutthis too."Someonedumpedalitterofkittens." Marcodropsherhandandleansover theblanket.Theheadlightsfromamillion passingcarsilluminateit.

Danashrieksandstepsaway.

Tenderly,Marcopicksuptheblanket,his facelitbyspeedingtraffic.Danathinkshe mightbecrying.Shelooksdown,away fromhisfaceandintohisarms,atthesur¬ prisedfaceofababy.

TirebabyhasredPebblesFlintstonehair, herponytailheldstraightupbyasparkly barretteinsteadofadinosaurbone.Her eyesareblueandopenedwide.

"We'\ regottocallthepolice,"Danasays.

Marcocan'ttakehiseyesoffthebaby whoismakingbabynoisesathim.Cooing? Danathinks.Thatcan'tberight.Pigeonscoo.

"Marco?"Danasays.Thenagain,loud¬ er:"Marco!"

Finally,heremembersshe'sstanding theretoo,tryingnottogetkilled.

"Iwanttokeepher,"hesays.Hisvoiceis alldreamy,thewayitsoundswhenhe wakesupinthemorningandcreepsoverto hersideofthebed.

"No,youdon't,"shesays.Maybeit'sthe wayMarcoiscradlingthebaby.Maybeit's hermemoryofthosesamearmsaround her.Butinexplicably,sheiscryingtoo.

Hebeginstowalkbacktothecar,asifhe hassaideverythingheisgoingtosay.

"Marco!"Danacallstohim.Herfeetin herridiculoushotpinkflipflopsslideinto thescratchygrassanditfeelslikethingsare crawlingupherlegs.Shelongsforthe Maineshe'dhopedforwhentheyleft Boston:saltyair,coldblueocean,Marco's armsaroundherwaist.

"Youcan't!"sheyells.Buthervoiceis drownedoutbyallthecarsontheirwayto somewhere.

"Whataboutme?"shesays,softly, knowinghecan'thearher.Danawatches Marco'sbackashemovesfurtheraway fromher,holdingontighttowhatheis holding.Evenasshereachesinherpocket forhercellphoneandpunchesin911,she imaginesshecanseeiMarco'sfutureunfold¬ ing.Someday,maybesoon,heandBevwill haveababyjustlikethisone.

Alone,Danabeginstomoveforward. Theywillgetinthecarandtakecareofthis unexpectedturnofevents.Thentheywill findthecoastalroute,whereweathered clamshacksclingingtotherockybeachwill welcomethemin.Shetakesadeepbreath, gulping,asiftheseaaircanalreadyreach herandwrapitssoothingarmsaroundher untilshefindsherway.■

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1. Ingraham's Spring Thing fundrasier at the Sheraton in South Portland, from left: Kristen Dremann, Mark Dremann, Pat Layman 2. Portland Pottery Teapot Show and Pottery Sale, from left: Polly Prumeau, Bob McKillop 3. Pottery Show, from left:LisaBonarrigo,BobbySueVillani,Alison Villani,JacksonVillani4.Ingraham,fromleft:Kate Tackett, Jerry Ade, Bob Stevens, Mary Phelps 5. Ingraham, from left: John Greene, Pat Greene 6. Pottery Show, from left: Lisa Bonarrigo, Abby Bruni 7. Ingraham, from left: Dan Soley, JoAnne Labbe, David Soley 8. Ingraham, from left: Charles Foehl, Genevieve Morgan, Brad Kauffman 9. Eleven Pleasant Street Center for the Arts in Brunswick, from left: Kendall Merriam, Lindsay Welsen, Phyllis Merriam 10. Brunswick, from left: Bryce Muir, Walley Warren. 11. Brunswick, from left: Natasha Meyers, Stephen Petroff 12. Brunswick, from left: Carlo Pittore, Gretchen Lucchesi.

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