Portland Monthly Magazine November 2007

adreamofmountains,woodsandwaters

InMaine'sLegendaryRangeleyLakesRegion

TherearefewplacesleftanywhereinAmericawhereyouhave theopportunitytobecomepartofanewfourseasonresort village-andonethatissurroundedby8000acresofunspoiled mountainandforestwilderness.

It'samagicalplace,notfaraway,yetaworldremoved.Aplace whoselegendarywatersandstirringmountainvistashavecalled togenerationsoftravelers,anglers,andseekersofthegoodlife. Aplacewherespectacular4-seasonvacationopportunitiesare waitingforyourightnow.

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Image: Thecopperbeechsparklesat PortlandMuseumofArt's historicMcClellanHouse. Tree-lightingceremonyis 5p.m.,December7.

26 The 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine

ElizabethComeau,CarolSipperly, ChrisO'Donnell,PatrickDuddy, JennyBicks,CindyBlodgett, JosephMcNulty,TonyWolfinger, SteveMcKenna,DonnaLoring

32 Where's Harry Wong?

Chinese-AmericanboxerHarry Wonghadashort,explosive careerinMaineinthe1940s. Bi/GaryW.Libby

34 Something Wild Somenot-so-tameideasforyour 2007holidaysmorgasbord. ByJudithGaines

36 From Marginal Way to Broadwav Maineisbustingoutalloverthe GreatWhiteWay. ByX'ialC.DeMenaand AmyLouiseBarnett

39 Victoria'sSecrets

Soyouthinkyouknowallabout theVictoriaMansion...?

40 Dock Holidays

Thespiritoftheseasonfloats allaroundus. ByJessicaEmeryand MackenzieRawcliffe

43 As You Like It

Aforgottentheatersparks dramaticideasforan Ogunquit homeowner. ByBradFavreau

SPECIAL SECTION

47 Holiday Gift & Events Guide

Imagineabeautifulcitybythe sea-fullofsparkle,dazzle,and freegiftwrapping.

InEveryIssue

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Letters

WehearfromU.S.PoetLaureate CharlesSimic,GraphicDesignUSA comesbearingawards,andamiddle¬ schoolexploresPortlandHarbor throughoneofourfeatures.

21

Chowder

Atastyblendofthefabulous,note¬ worthy,andabsurd.

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From the Editor "LobsterEconomics"

Homarusamericanus,hemlines, andtheDowJones. ByColinSargent

Personal Shopper

WhattheYuleTidewashedin. ByAmyLouiseReynolds

Market Watch

Lettheeaglesoar-atauction. BySarahCummingCecil

Restaurant Review Local188redux. ByDianeHudson

Dining Guide Goings On

House of the Month "Danforth Row"

In Tune

MosesAtwood'sacousticblues. ByToddM.Richard

Light Up the Night Holidaylightingsaddvoltage toashimmeringcalendar ofevents.

Fiction "MotherLove"

ByBrendaSparksPrescott

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Lobsjer Economics

MemotoAlanGreenspanwhenyou'replanning yournextbestseller:Forgethemlines.Lobsters maywellbethebestwaytopredicttherising orfallingfortunesoftheDowJonesIndustrial Average.Aquicklookatourgraphbelow,plot¬ tingtotalannualMainelobstersales(green) andlobsterpriceperpound(red)from1950to 2007againsttheDowJones(inblue,calculated onSeptember20annuallyfrom1950forward), showsthatourownMainelobstersactual!}'pre¬ dictedtheBlackMondaystockmarketcatastro¬ pheonOctober19,1987asearlyaslate1985-had weonlylistenedtotheirwhispersfromtheocean floor!Withtheirsensitiveantennae,lobstersseemalsotohavecalledtheshoton2001's burstingofthedot-combubble,withsharpdropsin1999and2000.Theyalsopresagedthe subsequentrecovery.

WhartonBusinessSchool'sGeorgeTaylorearnedcelebrityinthe1920sforpostulating "TheHemlineEffect,"thetheorythatifhemlinesrise,theeconomyfollowssuit. Maybeit'stimeforanewparadigm.

ThegoodnewsoverallisthatbothlobstervaluesandtheDowshowsteady,asymptotic gainsthatareastonishinglysimilarfromtheTrumanyearsthroughtheNixonyearsand then-asthoughinamirrorwithfewdeviations-headupthecurvetowardprosperity(okay, thelobstersdidn'texactlydigThePerfectStormof1991).

Howdoweaccountfortheseparallellines?

Maytvthenatureofthecreaturesdoesn'tchangewiththeeconomy,butthedesirelevel tocelebratebyeatingthemdoescorrespond;surelyifyourhouseisinforeclosure,youmay wantalobsterdinner.Butinanycase...

Asforthenearfuture,daytradersalert:thelobsterssaysell.They,morethananyone,are equippedtopeeraheadthroughthemurkydepthsofthis"sub-primeslime."Upherein Maine,wesayyoumightaswellfollowthelobstersasthemoney-becauseit'sallvoodoo.

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ONE ON ONE WITH DARYL HALL LovedtheinterviewwithDarylFlail. ["PreservationHall,"July/August2007] Roberta,Ilibbing,Minnesota

It'ssorefreshingtoreadaboutayoung musicianwhospendshisresourceson preservingthepastandnotonanewmansion

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CHEVERUS

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Whereyoungmenandwomenoftoday arefocusedonthechallengesoftomorrow

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IoncevisitedtheBrayblouseasateen.Ifelt animmediatelyconnectiontothehouse.I, too,lowoldarchitecture.Ithassoul. SheilaHall,Jefferson

Whatarefreshingandinterestingpiece! WhowouldhaveknownthissideofDaryl Hallexisted.Manythankstohimforsaving ajewelfromcertaindestruction. RobertLeask,Georgetown

Veryverygoodstory; RobertLowing,SteepFalls

Thankyousoverymuchforthisarticleon DarylHallandhisrestoringofmanyold homes.IknowDarylbuysandrefurbishes andrestoresoldhomesbacktotheir originalcondition,andhedoessucha completelythoroughjobresearchingthe homesthathehasbecomeknowntohis musicfansasanoldsoulforthesebeautiful homesinareasthatgreatlyneedtoremain thesame.GoodforDaryl,andthanksfor thearticle.

DawnaMDiaz,LongBeach,California

I'mveryhappythatsomeonewiththemeans isrestoringtheseoldplacesandnotripping themdowntobuildsomething"crass."Too manyhaveruinedtheopenspacestofill themwithMcMansions.Gonearetheempty lotsthatweusedforgames.Thewoodsthat 1playedinareallgone,and500houses fillthatareatoday.SowhenIreadabout someonetryingtopreservesomething,Iget agoodfeelingfromthat.Mainehasbeen "gentrified"enough,asfarasI'mconcerned. Thankyou,Mr.Hall.

JohnM.Roberts,SouthPortland

Lovedthewrite-upbyColinSargent.Please giveusmoreonpreservationofoldhomes. LindaMorse,Windham

Thisisagreatarticleaboutagreatguydoing agreatthing.Thanksforthiswonderfulbit ofnews!

ParkerRoberts,Falmouth

Lovedthestory.Itlookslikeawonderful housetopickapart,whetheritbelongsto

Daryloranyoneelse.I'mcurioustofindout ifDarylcomesacrossanyoddfindingsor historywhileinrestoration.Keepmeposted onhisprogress. vanessadegmt&hotmail.coin

I'dliketoknowhowIcanobtainafewcop¬ iesofthismagazine,specificallythearticle aboutDarylHall.Aretherereprintsavail¬ ableofarticles? fas&lawreiiceville.org

Interestingstory.Youshouldprofilemore southernMainehistorichousestoheighten thepublic'sawarenessoftheimportanceof historicbuildings.Therearealotofhistoric Mainestructuresthatarebeingdestroyedin thenameofprogressandMcMansions. Inierrhnan&’inaine.rr.coin

Wow...interesting.Ilovehouseswithhistory, andblessedpeoplewhocanrecognize theimportanceofkeepingthatintact,and enjoyingtheirtimehere.

Bonny,Saco

Enjoyedthisstoryverymuch.Thanks! SharonPhilbrook,Warren

BeingfromYorkandalsoaloverofold homes,Iamgladthehousewasboughtby someone[who]hasthemoneyandpassion forbringingthehomebacktoitsoriginal beauty!Toomanyoldhomesinthisareaare beingtorndowntobuildoverpricedcondos. SeeingasYorkandKitteryaretheoldest settledareasinMaine,Ithinkitisimportant tokeeptheoriginalhomestopreservethe historyofthearea.

Bestofluck.Ilookforwardtoseeingthe houseastheworkisbeingdone. MargotSlusher,York

Thankyou,DarylHall,forpreservingthe JohnBrayHouse.1havelivedinMaine mywholelifeandloveit!...Mychildhood playgroundwasrecentlyturnedintoastrip mall-yuk...WelcometoMaine!

BelindaJones,Waterville

ALLURE OF MAINE

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CHOWDER | a tasty blend of the fabulous, noteworthy, and absurd

WildatHeart

AsifaFVshowaboutaNewYorkfamilyrelocatingtoagamepreserveinSouthAfrica weren’tinterestingenough,twoofthestarsofLifeisWild come from Maine.

StephanieNiznik(recentlyinEverwood)grewupinBangor.'WhenIgotthecalltodo theshow,IwasactuallyinBangor."Contrastthatwith,'Thismorning[onlocation,near Johannesburg],asIcheckedoutofmyroomandontotheset,Ihadtostep betweentheostrichesandthewarthogs.”

AndrewSt.John(CSI:Miami,CriminalMinds, andGeneralHospital) was borninMillinocket.

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"StephanieandIhititoffrightaway,"St.Johnsays."Ironicallyenough, hermotherworksonthetowncouncilinMillinocket.It'sasmalltown-l'msurehermom and my dad have brushed shoulders-we had a good laugh about that."

Cape Crusaders

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www.rcm.org/moosehead_song. asptohearDavidDodsonperform"TheBallad of Moosehead Lake," an anthem questioning Seattle-baseddeveloperPlumbCreek'sactivities

Taking the Lead

CheerstoBathIronWorksforbeating rivalNorthropGrummanofPascagoula, Mississippi,towinthecontracttobuild theleadshipforthenewZumwaltClass ofDestroyers,called'thebackboneof tomorrow'ssurfaceFleet.'TheDDD-1000 Classisnamedfor1970sChiefofNaval OperationsElmoZumwalt(pictured),con¬ troversialforhis'liberal'movetoupdate Navyregulationstoincludebeardsand moustaches.Hisheartbreakingandironic lossofhissontocomplicationsfromAgent Orangeasaresultoftheson'sservicein Vietnamwasthe

nearthebodyofwaterthat’sbeennicknamed "theworld'slargesthuntingcamp.”

"Iwantedtohelpgetoutthewordthatthe futureofbeautifulMooseheadLakeisatstake.As [my]songsays,'onceit'sgone,it'sgoneforever.'"

Pumpkins way

YouroldHalloweenpumpkin’slookinga bitsto/e-whoyougonnacall?Howabout thisvintageChineseNanchangCJ-6 (above),basedinMontreal?During OperationPumpkinDropII,with reportedlythousandsofspecta¬ torsliningtheedgeofSanford Pond,theWorldWarIIfighter, resplendentinredpaintand gold dragons, demonstrated precision pumpkin-dropping maneuvers(seesplash,below)during FAA-approvedceremonies.Post-flighthoopla includedbarbecueandlobsterdinners.Toview theevolutionfrompreflighttobombardment, visit www.ejhersom.smugmug.com\Events.

SIMPLY SCANDINAVIAN

MorrillWorcester,58,who wasborninJonesportandis nowaBangorresident,will remember veterans buried inArlingtonCemeteryfor the15thconsecutiveyear with made-in-Maine wreaths. Nowaidedbyvolunteers,his incrediblythoughtfulannual gesture,nowknownasthe ArlingtonWreathProject, doeshonortousall.Visit wreathsacrossamerica.org.

2007 Champions!

CongratulationstothePortlandSeaDogsfor beingrecognizedbytheDowntownPortland Corporationforaddingeconomicvitalitytothe regionwiththe2007EconomicAchievement DevelopmentAward.Butthat'sjustasummer thing,right?Noway!Picturedbelow,fromleft,Sea Dogstaffers(fromleft:CoreyThompson,director ofgroupsales;Chris Cameron,assistant general manager/ mediarelations;Tony Cameron,assistant directorofticketing;Jim Heffley,vicepresident. Other award win¬ nersatthepresenta¬ tioninmid-November, freetothepublic: Becky'sDiner,Small

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NowElizabethComeau,25,ofChelsea,isa reporterherself,attheKennebecjournal.Shepaid herdues"asphotoeditoroftheSimmonsVoice,the campusnewspaperatSimmonsCollege,andat internshipsattheBostonGlobeandtheVirginianPilot.1alsoservedasonlineeditoratOrganization ofNewsOmbudsmenandNaughtonFellow/online reporterforPoynterOnlinc.

"WhenIinterviewpeople,theyoftendon't knowIhavemyownstory,"Comeausays.In fact,theycangetabitmiffedoncetheyfindout

PEOPLE

thetruth."WhenpeoplefindoutthatI'm [America'sfirstIVFbaby],theyask,'Why didn'tyoutellme?'Ioftenforgettomention it.It'snotsomethingthatgetsbroughtupin everydayconversation."

Norisherappearance,at11monthsold, onthecoverofLife magazine'sNovember 1982issue.SandwichedbetweenOctober's ArnoldSchwarzeneggerliftingweightswith SandahiBergmanandDecember'sPrincess Dianainwhitepearlearrings,littleElizabeth's headiscockedatanangle,blueeyeslargeand staring,redhairlongishandslightlymessy, asifshe'sjustwokenfromanap.

Actually,thewholeworldwasawaken¬ ing.Whatwasab<x>min1981isanexplosion today.AccordingtolVF.net,threemillion IVFchildrenhavebeenbornworldwide. Themiracleishowcommonit'sbecome.

"Myparentsknewcouples[likethem¬ selves]werefollowingtheirpregnancy." Afteritworkedoverandoveragain,"cou¬ pleswouldcomeuptomyparentsandme andsay,'Werememberwatchingthenews andseeingyouborn,"'Comeausays."Their kidskindofgrewupwithme.

"Ineverfeltlike1was'underamicro¬ scope...'butsure,thereweremoments whenIwantedtojustbeleftalone..."

Stillthereporterskeptcomingtocheckin onherasshereachedeachmilestone.Talking aboutthem,herwordspileupquickly.

"Growingup,1encounteredreporters whoreallywantedtogettoknowme,and betterunderstandhowtoexplainwhoIam totheirreaders.Forothers,itwasjustanoth¬ erassignment,andtheydidn'tseemtocare iftheyoffendedmebyaskingacertainques¬ tionorassumingthingsaboutmethatsim¬ plyweren'ttrue."Theonethatreallygets her:"Dovoufeelnormal?"

Insteadofturningandrunning,Comeau hastrumpedserendipitybvlearningtoask thequestionsherself.

"Asareporter,Icareaboutpeople'ssto¬ ries,andIwantthemtoknowI'llalways treatthemthewayI'dliketobetreated.

"Sure,mylifewasn'tlikemynextdoorneighbor'slife—butthenagain,who cansaytheyliveexactlythewaysomeone elsedoes?"

Whichbegsthequestion:Arevouand vourhusbandplanningtohavechildren? "Yes,"shesavs,"butnotanytimesoon.I've onlybeenmarriedavear."

Intheconventionalwax’?"Asfaras1 know."-lamesBobseine

Carol Sipperly

TheTiger isaLady

The prosecutor intheStrawberry andGotticases now wants to help you stop and smelltheroses...

notlookingforconfrontation.Sowhenafellowshopper-that'flowerlady'fromTheFlowerShopatWinslow Farms-closesinonthelastdecentcucumberbeforeyou cangetitinyourbag,you'redeterminedtowrestitfrom hergrip.Afterall,what'stheworstthatcanhappen?It's

notlikeshewastheprosecutorofJohnGottiorDarryl Strawberryoranything.

"ThebaseballinvestigationthatledtotheDarryl Strawberrycasewasawake-upcallaboutthecashfly¬ ingaroundbackin1995,"CarolSipperlysays."Asan AssistantU.S.AttorneyinManhattan,Iwasworking roundtheclock-IaskedforamoveupstatetoWhitePlains so1couldhavesomekindoffamilylife."

OnlytohavetheStrawberrytax-evasioncasedropped inherlap.

"Darrylwasconsideredahero.Astheinvestigationwore on,Ifound1couldunderstandperfectlywhyhelanded wherehelanded.Hisbeginningsweretough:Allofasud¬ denhe'sinthemiddleofbaseballandsomebigmoney. Ultimately,hedidtrytoworkoncleaninghimselfup.He agreedtogotojail,butthejudgedidn'tsendhimtojail.I thinkhethoughtwhathadhappenedalreadywasenough.

"Onefunnything1rememberisthatthemediacharac¬ terizedmeas'shortandcompact,'becauseIwaseight-to nine-months'pregnant.Darryl'swifewasjustasfaralongas

Iwas,andtheycalled her'lovely'!Whenit wasallover,Itooka deepbreath."

Butnotforlongher next stop was the racketeering caseagainstJohnA. "Junior"Gotti,who tookoverasheadof the Gambino crime syndicateafterhis dadwasjailedfor life.Inacrowdof news cameras, FBI agents,andcourt¬ roomrubberneckers, Sipperlysuccessfully broughtGottitojus¬ tice,resultingina six-yearjailsentence handed down by WhitePlainsFederal Judge Barrington Parker.Asubsequent conviction keeps Gottiintheslammer tothisday.

ForSipperly,inspiteofthisprofessional validation,itwasamoreurgentsignalof herneedforabreathoffreshair."1remem¬ berfinallyliftingmyheadup,realizinglife istooshorttonottakechargeofyourown life."Likesomanyofus,Sipperly,herhus¬ band,andthreechildrengotintheircarand headeduphere.

"Maineistheperfectplacetobecontent," shesays,describingherlifenowas"three parts:family,flowers,andlaw."

Asco-ownerofTheFlowerShopatWins¬ lowFarms-"!1ivedona100-acrefarmduring lawschoolinSpringfield,Massachusetts"shekeepsahandinthelegalprofession withTheMcCloskeyResourceGroup,an investigationfirmthatdealswithcom¬ plexcorporateandmunicipalityfinancial investigations."Ihaveapoolofformer federalagents...wecanperformanyfactfindingoperation."

Meanwhile,therearealotoffloralbaskets toweave.Shesays,"There'saperfectbalance hereofpaceandculture.It'sspecial.Mainers makehumaninteractionapriority."

So,whatiffamefollowsherthisfarnorth? "Well,youcan'tplanonlife,"shelaughs. "Nextstop,NovaScotia."

-ElisabelleBocal&Staff

Chd0O’Donnell Robin Returns

ActorChrisO'DonnellkeepsturningupinMaine.

heDarkHarborretreatofubersportsagentLeeFentressmust havebeenaplaceofenchantmentfordaughterCarolinedur- A inghervisitsacrossthelast20summers.SowhenCaroline B marriedChrisO'Donnell(ScentofaWoman,CircleofFriends,Friedfl GreenTomatoes,InLoveandWar,twoBatmanmoviesasRobin,The Company-nextupisKitKittredge:AnAmericanGirlMysterywith JaneKrakowski,AbigailBreslin,StanleyTucci,JoanCusack,Julia Ormond),sheundoubtedlyfelttheneedtoshowhimthemagicoffl Islesboro,too.Recentlythefilmstar,withhiswifeandchildren,hasw beenseenheremoreandmore,betweenactingassignments.*

"We'vejustdriveninfromNewYork,"saysCaroline'smom, DianeFentress,62,onasunnyfallday."[Myhusband]Lee'sbringingsomebaggagein."Bytheway,shesays,"myfather[millionaire MadisonAvenuepromotionswizardJackMorton,whodiedat94in 2004,thesamesummerhisopeningandclosingceremoniesofthe2004 AthensOlympicsbecamehislastgrandgesture]didn'tstartthetradition ofuscomingtoMaine...MyhusbandandIjustboughtthehouseinthe 1980s.It'safamilything."

LeeFentressII,formerlyofProServeandnowmanaging partnerofAdvantageInternational,Inc.,inMacLean, Virginia-hisdeparturefromProServereceived coverageinforte-willberememberedbyour readersasBostonCelticsstarLenBias'sagent, whoflewtoBostonwithhisclientonwhat wouldbethelastdayofBias'stragiclife.

Caroline'sbrother,LeeFentressIII,took ^^flgBEgO|wE ashinetobuddyChrisO'Donnellwhilethe twoyoungmenwereroommatesatBoston College.Accordingtoanswers.com,LeeIII introducedChristohissister,akindergarten teacher,andin1997thetwoweremarried atSt.Patrick'sChurchinWashington,D.C., near the Fentress family fortress. I

When weather pennits, Lee III makes his L markinSkylark, a lovely Sparkman & Stephens fl yacht,inlocalyachtclubeventsamongthe ^^^Hflyfl I inletsandshallowsofDarkHarbor. ^^^^^^^Eifl fl

With the Hollywood talent ^^^^^^flflfl fl Islesboro today, from John Travolta ["The ^^^^^^^flfl fl 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine," ^^^^^fl^fl PortlandMagazine, November1995]to KellyPreston["WhataWomanWants: KellyPreston'sMaine,"PortlandMagazine, Summerguide 2003J, Kirstie Alley to ^fl ParkerStevenson["ParadiseFound," ^^^^fl^^E PortlandMagazine,February/March2003], youdon'ttolookuptotheheavens

Ambassador Patrick Duddy of Bangor,isanexpertatgrace underpressure.

WhosaysaBangorboycan'tgrowup tobe"AmbassadorExtraordinary andPlenipotentiaryoftheUnited StatesofAmericatotheBolivarianRepublic ofVenezuela"astheU.S.StateDepartment putsit.PatrickD.Duddy,a1972Colby Collegegrad,wassworninthispastsum¬ merbySecretaryofStateCondoleezzaRice asU.S.AmbassadortoVenezuela.

The mideast aside, you must be the hardest-working guy in the diplomatic corps. Talk about a hot spot-Venezuelan PresidentHugoChavezisastingingcriticofU.S.foreignpol¬ icies; ditto for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whowasjustinCaracas.Didyouplayanyroleinhisvisit? Ourseniorleadershiphasrecentlymade clearwhatourpositioniswithIran.Itook partinnoceremoniesrelatedtotheIranian president'sarrival.

The last few winters, Mainers have been enticed with low-priced Venezuelan heating-oil offers, some featuring Citizen's Energy founder Joseph P. Kennedy II in TV com¬ mercials. Should Mainers feel as though we're endorsing PresidentChavez'scriticismoftheU.S.byacceptingthisoil? Should we beware of Venezuelans bearing gifts? Shouldn'tyouaskthoseacceptingthepetro¬ leum?ClearlytheVenezuelangovernment isseekingtocounterbalancethedifficult politicalrelationsandrhetoricthroughthe petroleumdiscountsthe}’offer,butasfor whatcustomersfeel,Ithinkyou'dhaveto askthem.Venezuela'sintentionsregarding thediscountpetroleumisamatterforthe

Venezuelanstodefine.[Weshouldconsider that]theVenezuelangovernmentisnotjust offeringdiscountedpetroleumtoareasof theUnitedStates,buttoalloftheAmericas. Forexample,there'saprogram,PetroCaribe, whichoffersdiscountstoCaribbeancoun¬ triesaswell.

Obviously, you've had to hit the ground running. When did you become our man in Caracas? 1wassworninon9August.Afteracouple ofdaystowrapupourpersonalaffairs,1 stayedwithmyparentsupinBangorbefore headinghere.

So you're still very connected to Maine. 1havetwobrothers;onelivesinFalmouth andtheotherinCapeElizabeth.Mysister livesinSouthBoston.The/reallattorneys.

How do you describe our ties to Venezuela? Wehavefulldiplomaticrelations,[though] onapoliticallevel,relationshipshavebeen difficult.Ourtwocountriesenjoya$46bil¬ lioncommercialrelationshipbilaterally[per year].Effectively,wepurchasedsomething like$36billioninpetroleumfromVenezuela, andtheypurchasedjustover$9billionin goodsfromtheU.S.Sowhileit'sacompli¬ catedrelationship,difficultpolitically,[there are]robustcommercialrelationships.

Atthepersonallevel,there'saverystrong bondbetweenthepeopleofourtwocoun¬ tries.HundredsofVenezuelanbaseballplay¬ ersareintheU.S.,U.S.companiesareactive inVenezuela,andTimemagazinehasdocumtntedflightsfulloneveryairlinegoingtoor returningfromanyU.S.destination.

Forme,thecityofCaracasisspectacu¬ larlybeautiful,theVenezuelanpeoplehave beenvery,veryfriendlyandwelcoming, and...thetrafficismoreformidablethanI'd haveexpected.AndI'vebeenworkingin LatinAmericafor25years.

Any high anxiety from Caracas's 3,000-foot altitude? I'veworkedinLaPaz,Bolivia.That's12,000ft.

In superficial dinner patter, does Maine ever come up? Iwasjustspeakingtoaninternationalasso¬ ciationofuniversitywomentheotherday, andinthegroupwasthedaughterofa Colbyclassmateofmine.Mainedoesn'thave thenaturallinktoVenezuelathatoneofthe baseballcitiesofthemajorleagueorFlorida perhapswouldhave,but[maybebecauseof that],it'sconsideredalittleexotic.

JennyBickel

JennyBicksmaybeaLosAngelessophis¬ ticatewhowroteandproducedSexandthe CityandnowMeninTreesfortelevision,but Mainerunsdeepinherblood.Shenever losestouchwithfamily,friends,andchild¬ hoodmemoriesontheBlueFIillPeninsula. ShebuiltherownretreatinCastinethree yearsagoandvisitsasoftenasshecan.Her productioncompanyisnamedafterthe streetherfamily'shouseisonuphere,and aphotoofBicksatherfifthbirthdayparty inCastinerunsattheendofeachMenin Treesprogram.

So what's the deal with you and Maine? IfirstsetfootinMainebeforeIcouldwalk! MyfamilyrentedahouseinSorrentoforthe summer.WelandedinCastinewhenIwas aroundtwo.Myaunt'smotherhadahouse ontheharbor,andwe'vebeenthereever since.Igottospendeverysummerthere, whichwasmagical.1wasthiscitykid-grew upinManhattan-whogotachancespend threemonthsoutoftheyearinthismagi¬ caltown.Ihadallmyformativeexperiences there-Ilearnedtorideabike,todriveacar (myfirstdriver'slicensewasfromMaine-1 carrieditwithmeforyears).

MyuncleandhisfamilycametoCastine aswell,andwewerethisbigclanofkidseightcousinsaltogether-ridingourbikes allovertownandplayingflashtagatnight. Peoplestillaskme,"WhichBicksareyou?" 1loveeverythingaboutCastine.The smellwhenitrains,thelobsterrollsatBig Ern's,theFourthofJulyparade(haveonly misseditoncesinceIwastwo),allofmy friendswhomIgrewupwithwhoremain incrediblyclosetomeasadults.Myfami¬ ly'shousegotreallyjammedasweallgot olderandstilldemandedtoshowup(with everyone'sextendedfamily-nowthereare eightgrandkidsandthreespouses!)But nothingisbetterthanwhenweallgather aroundmyparent'slongdinnertableand eatlobsterandlaugh.

IwasabletobuylandinCastinethree

yearsagoandhavenowfinishedbuilding myownhousethere.It'snicetoknowIcan gotoCastinewheneverIwantandknow1 haveabedwaitingforme!IdowishL.A. werealittleclosertoBangor...

Does your family have any traditions you all pursue in Castine? And who is the sailboat CarolineB named after? Carolineismysister.MyDaddidnamehis biggerracingboatafterme,butithasbeen indrydockthelasttwoyears(whatdoes thatsayaboutme?).Somanytraditions.We alwayshaveafamilyFourthofJulycookout onthebeachtowatchthefireworks.Welove totaketheboatuptheBagaduceathightide toeatatBagaduceLunchin[Brooksville). Welowtotakedaytripswithallthekidsto

ButterandPondIslands.

MybirthdayisinJuly,so1alwayshad afunbirthdaypartyinCastine.Infact,the photothatrunsattheendofmyshowis meatmyfifthbirthdaypartyonLatour StreetinCastine.Myproductioncompany isnamedafterthestreetmyfamily'shouse ison-PerkinsStreetProductions.So,Maine runsdeepinmyblood!

Myfavoriteswimmingholeistheone Ilearnedtoswimin-onthebackshorein Castine.Itcangetalittlemuddy,butthat's partofthefun.1alsolikeaswiminLake Alamoosook.Andaplungeoffaboatinto theharborisbriskandrefreshingandmust bedoneonceayear,whetherbymistakeor onpurpose.

Writer/Producer Jenny Bicks gave us SexandtheCity. Now,shebrings atasteofsinglelifeinAlaskawith MenInTrees.

Nottouchingthatone!Myparentsare goingtoreadthis!Iwillsaythatmyfam¬ ilyhasarule-youcan'thaveasignificant otherwhodoesn'tloveCastine.Good newsismyboyfriendAdamisahugefan. So,hecanstay.

Thepeoplewhoknow methebestremain thepeopleIgrew up withinMaine.

Towhatextentis MeninTrees actually Maine inTrees? Iverymuchwantedtobringmyexperi¬ enceofCastineintomyshow.1havebeen toAlaska,butknewthatIwantedtowrite abouttiresmall-townexperienceofCastine. AndputtingElmoonthewaterhelpedmeto channelCastineaswell.1wantedtocapture theideaofhumanity-thatevenifpeople don'tlikeyou,whenthechipsaredown, peoplewillrallyandtakecareofoneanoth¬ er.Andthatyoureallycan'tpretendyouare someoneelseinasmallcommunity-people willcallyouonyourBS.Thepeoplewho knownrethebestremainthepeopleIgrew upwithinMaine.

Where has Maine surfaced in your work, intentionally or not? Forinstance,in SexandtheCity, Charlotte has a back story about having attended camp in Maine. How much of that reflects your own experiences and influences here? Yep,thatwasmyepisode!IputMainein there.1liketerbringitupwheneverIcan. Ofcourse,Ineverwenttocamp(except onethree-weekstintatasummerstock theater camp in New Hampshire). Why go to camp when you have Castine? -AmyLouiseBarnett

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What was your earliest romantic interlude in Maine?

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BY GARY

hinese-Americanboxersareararity.Theear¬ liestseemstohawbeenCaliforniaboxerAh Bung,whofoughtinSanFranciscoin1871. Otherthanhisexistence,nothingmoreisknown ofhim.ThenextappearanceofChinesepugilists camein1883,inPhiladelphia,whentwobattling

laundrymen,LooIling andHiSingFoon,were convincedtosettlea personalfeudinabox¬ ingmatcharrangedby Caucasianpromoters.

The fight drew a crowdof40,including sevenChinese,at$2a head.Thewinnerwas promisedashareofthe gatereceipts.Thecontes¬ tantsworehardgloves, similartononnalleather gloveswithalittleadded paddingamountingonly toanounceorso.The fightendedinthe12th round,whenLooHing satdownandrefusedto fightanymore.

W o n g began fight¬ ingApril23,1946,whenhe foughttoafour-rounddraw againstYoungSaccoinSanford, Maine.Wongweighedinat142 pounds,makinghimawelterweight.

Wong caught Art Gallant with a right uppercut so hard that when he fell his head hit the canvas with a thud.

Boxingwasillegalinmostjurisdictionsdur¬ ingmostofthenineteenthcentury.NewYork legalizedboxingin1896,andotherstatessoonfol¬ lowed.Boxingbecamehugelypopular.

HarryWongwasborninPortlandin1925, thesonofrestaurateurCharlesTuckWongand hiswife,MarkShee.Harry'sfatheropenedthe OrientalRestaurantinPortland'sMonument Squarein1917.Thatdeluxeestablishmentclosed in1938.

Two days later, he moveduptoafightcard atPortland'sExposition Buildingintheopening four-roundpreliminary fight.Heseemstohave gained three pounds intwodays,sincehis announcedweightwas 145pounds.Hisoppo¬ nent was Napoleon JamesofBiddeford.

The newspaper's accountofthefinhtsaid Wong was too strong forhisopponentand thathe"wangedaway inside"whileevading James'swildswings. The paper described Wongas"promising."

ByMay2,he'dgainedevenmoreweight,com¬ inginatthewelterweightlimitof147pounds.He knockedoutYoungTanguayofBiddefordinthe firstroundafterdroppinghimforcountsoffive andeight.Theirfightwasthatnight'sopener.

Scarce!}’morethantwoweeksintohiscareer, Wong'srisingcelebritylandedhiminthesemifinal matchinSanfordinarematchagainstNapoleon James.Thistime,WongflattenedJamesinthe fifthround.Twodayslater,Wongwasbackat

W. LIBBY

Portland'sExpo, fighting a fast four-roundslugfest with Al Tanguay of Lewiston. Even though thatfightwasadraw,itwasa crowdpleaser.Wongtookafour-month respitefromthering,returningSeptember 10ontheunder-cardinLewiston.He knockedoutBobCummingsofLisbonin thethirdround.

ByMarch1947,Wonghadgraduatedto six-roundsemifinalfights.Hisfirstwasa decisionagainstNormBennettofAuburn inwhicheachmanhitthecanvas.

Wongwasapparentlyalloffenseandlit¬ tledefense,astylethatendearedhimtofans butdidn'tbodewellforalongcareer.The SundayTelegramcalledhima''littleChinese wildman"whogainedfans'respectwithhis "blazingbattling"andhis"rushin"tactics. OnMay11,1947,WongcaughtArtGallantof Portlandwitharightuppercut-ithitGallant rightonthebuttonsohardthatwhenhefell hisheadhitthecanvaswithathud.Gallant's comermenworkedonhim,butittookfive minutesforhimtorecover.

Wong'sMay18,1947,boutagainst "Jabber"Joyce,awell-knownlocalbaseball piteller,wasdescribedasaslugfest.ThePress Herald'saccountsays,"Mr.Wongcomes

fromaracenotedforstoic calmbutonhisexpressive pan,emotionsranthegamut fromdeepconcentrationto intensepainashealternately pitchedhisbestpunchesand caughtJabber's."Wongwonasixrounddecision.

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Manager Discovered

LookingforHarryWong

helpsusunderstandwhowearetoday.Forinstance,the88-year oldgentwholivesat108SpruceStreetintheWestEndisnone otherthanHarryWongstrainerandmanager,PeteBennett, "He was a tough kid," BennettsaysofWong. "Whenever he'd open up a conversation he'd always start out with, 'You know something?'-as in, 'You know something, Mr.Bennett?Youtreatusfightersgood.' Hewastalking aboutthewayIusedtotakehimandhisfellowfighters-Tigerf Brassley,whowasNewEnglandmiddleweightchampion, andMickeyDillon,whowasMainelightweightchampion-outtorestaurantsafterfights.

"Harry'suncleranthebigChineserestauranton CongressStreet.Harry'suncletoldmehisnephewwas comingoutfromHawaiiandaskedmeifIwouldtrain him.Hewasaveryhardpuncherandasweetkid.always withthat.Youknowsomething’’ He won all ofhisfights, eventhetwohelost,becausehe beat thoseguys.Thenhe said,"Youknowsomething,Mr.Bennett?I'mtired, needto takeacoupleyearsoff HewentbacktoHawaii,andInever heardfromhimagain.। hadactionpicturesofhimandother fightersImanaged,alongwithphotosoffightsIre'ereed,but theywerestolenfrommybasement."

Portland Expo, late 1940s

Below: Harry Wong's Maine trainer and manager, Peter J. Bennett, holds his trophy for induction into the Maine Sports HallofFame"forhisexcellence as professional boxing referee, June 12,2005."

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tManyadeerhastofall...butit'sallinthegame.

DVIIInITU ft AIM E C -

BY JUDITH GAINES

bookingwildgameisanhistoricalaswellasacontemporaryact.GKeijshedrecipes,cookingsecrets, l^andhunksofculinaryadvicecalltousthrough' Ltheyears.

^Frank Forrester, a-sportsman-author widely •TreveredinN^aineinthe1860s,exhortedgourmandsof 1the’wild."topersuadeyourcountryhostess,instead Tofbroilingthefive-minutes-ago-slaughteredcock f6nwhichyou.aredestinedtodine,toskinit,quar;terit,aijdstewitforatleast'threehours,witha fbitofsaltpork,anonion.ortwo,"andahandful fofriceorbarley.’Thisway,hepromised,"You J (Continuedonpage84)

Christopher Fitzgerald loves returning to Maine withhiswife, actressJessica Stone, and new baby,CharlesEliot Fitzgerald. Below, asIgorin Young Frankenstein, Fitzgerald follows Roger Bart as Dr. Frankenstein in Mel

OpeninginthenewBroadway hit YoungFrankensteinis "likeeatingabigpieceof chocolatecake"forChristopher Fitzgerald,35.ThePortlander playslabassistantIgor(remem¬ berMartyFeldman'sgoo-goo eyesinthefilm?)whenthelavish MelBrooksproductionopenson BroadwayNovember9."It'sjust incredible-ever)'day,yourcre¬ ativejuicesarepopping."Not tomentionserendipity.Amid alltheexcitement,Fitzgerald's wife,actressJessicaStone, deliveredtheirnewbaby son"justtwoweeksbefore wewentterSeattle,"for finaltune-upperformances ramping up to the New Yorkrun."Puttingtheplay together,"alongwithput¬ tinghisfamilytogether, hasputthisnewfather onCloud9.

Stagemotherstake note:Fitzgerald'smomenrolled him"inclownclasswhenIwasfive,andIperformedonjust abouteverystageandineveryvenueinMaine,"includingPortland'sChildren'sTheatre onMarginalWay."MyfirstcommunitytheaterexperiencewasinOliver!1waseight.I playedoneofFagan'sbox’s."

Brooks's campy Broadway smash.

Allofasudden,allsortsofyoungperformersfromMaine are walking the walk on The Great White Way. Isitsomethinginthewater?

AMY

LOUISE BARNET AND NIAL C. DEMENA

NextstopwasFlorida'sRawlinsCollege onatheaterscholarship,followedbya master'sfromtheAmericanConservatory TheaterinSanFrancisco."1movedtoNew Yorkin1998,whereImetJessie."It'sastory straightoutofaBroadwaymusical:"Itwas BabesinAnns-wefellinlovesingingtoeach other.Thefinalnight,wewentonourfirst date.Wewereholdinghands,singing"My FunnyValentine."Oh,yes,and"itwas Valentine'sDay."Sigh.

BothFitzgeraldsarelongtimepalswith PortlandnativeAndreaMartin[seeour interview,September2007],whoplaysFrau BlucherinYoungFrankenstein."We'veall threetakenvacationstogether,andJessie's workedwithherbefore."Fitzgerald'sfather stilllivesinKennebunkport,andhismotherin-law"hasabeautifulcabininBelgrade Lakes.Generally,wecomehomeeveiysum¬ mer.IalwayshavetogobacktoMaine-I missitsflavor."

HowisworkingwithMelBrooks?"He's someoneI'veadmiredforsolong.Lie'sgot incredibleenergy,isincrediblypassionate abouttheshow,andisgeneralyexcitedall thetime.IpinchmyselfeveiytimeI'mtalk¬ ingwithhimandworkingoutafunnybit."

NowaboutthoseIgorbugeyesandthe hump..."Myhumpkindofleadstheway; Ijustfollowalong!MartyFeldmanhada thyroidconditionandIdon't,so1don't

havethebug-eyes. Igor'saveryfree spirit.Hecomes fromalongline of humpbacks who'veserved Frankensteins forgenerations. The lessons have become a littledemented andhisfocus isnotquite acute:he's dyingto servehismaster, buthe'seasilydistracted."

carborough'sJessicaGreeley,26, wasinspiredasayoungsterattend¬ ingChildren'sTheatreshowson MarginalWay(sincethen,it'smovedto theChildren'sMuseum).She'sdaredto taketheplungeandmovetoNewYork withthedreamofseeinghernamein neononBroadway.Andherdreamrole? "GypsyRoseLeeinGypsy,becauseI'm obsessedwithNatalieWood,"shesays. She'salreadyexperiencedherfirstblush ofsuccessplayingGertieinthenational touringcompanyofOklahoma!,whereshe methercurrentboyfriend,ColinTrahan.

She'salso playedPeggyin42ndStreetin Boston,followedbyarunintheensem¬ bleof UrbanCowboyonLongIsland.In Manhattan,she'sdoingnonstopaudi¬ tionsforshows-Wcst SideStory,High SchoolMusical,Gypsy,SouthPacific,Mary Poppms-making ends meet by working asacateringwaitressandnanny.Lessons learned:"Don'tbescared.Iplantokeep auditioning,andnotgetstuckinthefamil¬ iar,"shevows.Herchancesofsuccesson Broadway:"It'sprettymuchtheluckof thedraw."We'lltakethoseodds.■

i.

12ThingsYouDidn't Know About the VictoriaMansion

BY COLIN SARGENT

MADISON AVENUE ILLUSION?

Thefirstthingyouneedtoknowabout theVictoriaMansionisit'snotthe VictoriaMansion.Thatis,nobodyever calledittheVictoriaMansionuntilthe 1940swhen"Dr.WilliamH.Holmes, whosavedthemansionfromdemo¬ litionbypurchasingitwithhisown funds[foranundisclosed'largeamount ofmone/],nameditinhonorofQueen Victoria,"saysmuseumdeputydirector JuliaKirby."Hewasthesuperintendent ofschoolsinMt.Vernon,NewYork.

HeretiredtoPortlandand,asheputs it,'happenedhereinPortlanduponthe mostremarkablehouseIhadeverseen.It wasabouttoberazedforagasstation.'" WhichisnottosaythattheWestEnd doesn'treallyneedagoodgasstation.

2. RETURN OFTHE NATIVE

Though original owner Ruggles SylvesterMorse(1816-1893)dazzled Portlandwithtalesofowningmanyof NewOrleans'sswankiesthotels(true), hestartedoutastheplainestofMainers, somethinghedidn'tnecessarilymakea pointofpublicizingduringhistrium¬ phantsecondlifehere.

"HewasborninLeeds,westof Augusta,"Kirbysays."Hegrewupin averymodestfamily,"beforeworking hiswayupinthehoteltradeinBoston "andattheAstorHouseinNewYork City.In1840,hemovedtoNewOrleans andwasaclerkintheSt.CharlesHotel." Likehewasplayingalife-sizeversionof Monopoly,heacquired"theleaseofthe ArcadeHoteltherein1852,andin1855

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Victoria's ecrets.

SUMPTUOUS DESTINATION

FromNovember23toDecember31 seetheItalianatelandmark on109DanforthStreettransformedby areafloristsanddecorators:adults$12 members$6,students$5,families$25. victonamansion.org

CELEBRATIONS

Sometimesittakesatriptothe

rough-and-tumblewharvesoftheH waterfronttofindthesweetest■ KK

senseoftheseason.

Holidays

i BY JESSICA EMERY AND MACKENZIE RAWCLIFFE

ikejoughoystershellshidingpearls,Portland'sbusBingwaterfrontbusinessesshucktheircynicismthis timeofyeartorevealtheirownbrandoftoughloveto celebratetheholidays...especiallywhenwe'renotlooking.

"Italiansareallaboutthefeastofthesevenfishesfor Christmasdinner,"saysBenAlfieroofHarborfish."Every yearonefamilydrivesallthewayupfromBrooklyn,New York,onChristmasEvetogetthefreshestseafood-includ¬ ingliveeels,periwinkles,baccala(drysaltcod),smelts, shrimp,andlobster.Itblowsmeaway.Twoyearsago,they cameuptwice,10ofthem-theymakeadayofit." Whyseven?SuzanneMartinsonofthePittsburghPost¬ Gazetteventures,"Sevensins,SevenSacramentsoftheCatholic Church,thesevendaysittook...totraveltoBethlehem."

AlfierosaysotherHarborFishcelebrants"makethejour¬ neyfromasfarasPennsylvaniaandCapeCod,nottomen¬ tionalltheseafoodweshiptotransplantedMainersaround theglobe.Christmas-tome,it'sallaboutgorgingandeat-

ing.PeopleliketocelebrateChristmasingrandstyle.

BrianFournier,37,ofPortland tugboat,LLC,at40 CommercialStreet,says,"Wehaveourownparadeoflights intheharbor"whilefireworldisoutshopping."It'ssomething special.I'msureChristineKeene[aformerUNUMprogram¬ merwho'sabouttogethercaptain'slicense,whoseinspiration thiswas]gottheideafromseeingsimilarparadesinthewarm¬ erpartsinFlorida,butifsstartingtocatchonhere.

"Thefirstyear,wehadfiveorsixboats,butlastyear wehad19,includingtheferryboat,thefireboat,theCoast Guardcutter,andtwoofmytugboats."Justhowcoldisit? "Everyyearwe'vehadfantasticweather.Idrivethetug,so Igettobeinsidewhereifswarm,buttheguestsweinvite wouldbeoutthereondecknomatterwhat,nomatterhow cold.CascoBayLinesisnowpromotingitas"TheParade ofLights,"whereyoucanbuyaticketontheferrycovered withlightsandbepartoftheparade."

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TheartofLouise"FrechetteTPSA^is^ifferentiatecIb^its"'exclusiveY6c^^ theseacreatedinsoftpastelsandgoldorplatinumleaf.Paintingwithherfingersonly, thisinternationallyrecognizedartistisnotedforhermysticalandextraordinarilybeautiful translationoftheseathroughtheeyesofthespiritwithin.

The Village Studio in Ogunquit included Bette Davis among its early players-according to lore, while she was working as a lifeguard on a nearby beach.

Vhere audiences once clapped, a great room courts drama today.

BLANCO

INSIDE STORY

estateinvestorhadjustpurchasedtheThe VillageStudiobuildinginOgunquitand wasworkingonremodelingitintoacon¬ dominium.AtthetimehemetNichols, Mercuriohadalreadyinterviewedthree otherarchitectsforthejob,buteachlacked whatheconsideredthemostcriticaltool: agoodear."Theyjustwouldn'tlisten,"he saysofallthree.

DeweyNicholsunderstandshisclients' needforsharpattention.Afterpracticingata largePittsburghfirmfor12years,heopened hisownfirminBoston.He'sreadilyadapt¬ edtobeingonhisown."Relationshipsare muchmoreconnected,"hesays.

TheVillageStudiowasbuiltin1913asa venueforlocalamateurtheatricalproduc¬ tions.In1937,itwasstrippedofitsseating andbecameanartgallery.Sincethen,ithas undergonerenovations,butmostlyithas slippedslowlyandquietlyintoseveredis¬ repair.BythetimeMercuriolookeditover, itsexteriorwallswerebeginningtosplayat thetop,barelyabletosupporttheroof."It hadbeenonthemarketforaboutfiveyears beforeIboughtit."Mercuriosays."Nobody knewwhattodowithit!"

ButMercurio'svisionsofasummerhouse intheMaineresorttownkepthimawakeat night."Helookedattheformerstageand justsawhismasterbedroomsuite,"says Nichols."Thelobbywouldbeperfectfora diningroomandstudy."Mercurioleftthe remainingspacetoNicholstohandle.By nowintheirworkingrelationship,Nichols knewwhatMercuriowanted."Ronwasall abouthisfurnitureandhowhewantedto setthestagetoentertainhisfriends,"Nichols explains."IknewwhatIneededtodoto makethatpossible."Thestagewasset.

Nicholsguttedthebuildingandarear additionwasdemolished.Anew40-foot steelbeam,waitinginthewings,nowmate¬ rializedtosupporttheroof.Thefrontand rearexteriorwalls,nolongerabletopro¬ videstructuralsupport,weresandwiched betweennewinteriorandexteriorwalls. Thiselaborateeffortwasneededtomaintain thesizeofthebuilding."Hadthebuilding simplybeenrazed,"Nicholssays,"town zoningregulationswouldhaveprevented usfromerectingabuildingofthesame squarefootage."

Whereaudiencesonceapplaudedthere isnowagreatroom,avastspacewithawel¬ comingfireplaceatoneendandabeautiful¬ lypolishedkitchenattheotherend,perfect forMercurio'sfrequentparties.Beyondthe kitchenNicholshasplacedtwobedrooms.A thirdguestbedroomisatthetopofthestairs onthenewlycreatedsecondfloor.Behind thefireplacewallistheformerstage,which becamethemastersuite."Becauseit'ssepa¬ ratefromtherestofthehouse,it'squietand private,"Mercuriosays.

Yearsofbenignneglecthadwipedaway theTudorcharmoftheoriginalexteriorof thebuilding-butNicholshasartfullyrecre¬ atedthatsamefeeling.Alongwithcarefully placedwindowsanddoors,Nicholshas addedthesenseofhalftimberstodecorate thestuccobody,thewholerestingonastone veneerfoundation.Thecolorschemeismore subtlethanonatraditionalTudorstylehome, helpingthehouseblendintoitswoodedsur¬ roundings.NicholsandMercurioalsoliked thistone-on-tonelookbecauseit's"more harmonicwiththestonewechose."

Mercurionowseeshisinitialinstinct aboutworkingwithNicholswasspoton.

"It was a dream," Mercurio gushes, anticipatingbothmid¬ summernightsandthe coziestofwintertales. AsforNichols,he's happynotonlytomeet hisclients'needs,but alsotosamplesome holiday cheer. "My clientsalwaysbecome myfriends,"hesays, looking forward to Mercurio's(norela¬ tiontothecharacter inRomeo&Juliet)next Ogunquitbash.■

SERVING LUNCH AND DINNER

KW1ATDIAMONDEARRINGSFROMTHESTARCOIEECTION

Springer'sJewelers,580CongressStreet,Portland* and75FrontStreet,Bath www.springersjewelers.com. from$3300

MERRYMADNESS

Thursday,December13th,5-10pan.,openingwitha 5pan.receptionattheHiltonGardenInnDowntown Waterfront,withcomplimentaryhorsd'oeuvres; purchaseasouvenirwineglassfor$5.Downtown Portland&OldPortstoresstayopenuntil10pan. Freewinerefillsatparticipatingstores. Powershoppersinvited.

Merrill'sWharf,Portland www.brownetrading.com or(800)944-7848 Pallete/spoons$30-$45,Caspian Asetracaviar$197per30grams

SNOWFLAKE EARRINGS Folia,50ExchangeStreet, Portland folia^maine.rr.com or761-4432 $750

Mon-Sat9-9,Sun10-6•Rte1Kittery,ME•888-587-6246•www.ktp.com

MAINE SMOKED MUSSELS DucktrapSalmon 57LittleRiverDrive,Belfast www.ducktrap.comor338-6288 S4.99-S5.99

GOLDFRIENDSOF THEKOTZSCHMAR ORGANORNAMENT(1991) SpringersJewelers www.springersjewelers.com $25

1920SEUROPEAN-STYLECHAISE ThomasMoser, 149MainStreet,Freeport www.thomasmoser.com or862-1973

$3,600

BERRYCHOCOLATEWINE WinterportWinery 279SouthMainStreet, Winterport www.winterportwinery.com or223-4500 $14.99

MISSPORTLANDDINERMINIATURE BYTHECAT'SMEOWVILLAGE CountryNoel,57ExchangeStreet,Portland 800-357-6635orCNoel57£aol.com $21.95

THENUTCRACKER MaineStateBalletCompany, MerrillAuditorium November24-December2 www.mainestateballet.org or781-7672 $15-$40

ThePerfectHolidayGift. 23colorsavailable. wvvw.siniplepearl.com

www.lizlesserdesigns.coni 617.733.2811

MaineNarrowGaugeRailroad,Portlan 828-0814mngrr@mahie.rr.com

rCandyCaneTram,Bath candycanetralKbrg~

ShoppingTrain,Roddand wwwjnalneeastemrallroad.comor866meraHs

Kennebankport'sChristmasPrehide www.troHenMseam.ora947-2712 PEAPODSFASHIONNECKLACES

997ShoreRoad,CapeElizabeth peapodsamaine.rr.comor 799-7448

$26

TreehouseToys

Jithe1830sinMaine,peopledidn'tdisplayChristmas wreaths-mostpeopledidn'tevenhaveatree,"says CharlesGodfreyofWallingfordFarminKennebunk.My, howtheyuletidehaschanged.

ThankstoGodfreyandotherretailerswhosparklewithaseeminglyendlesssupplyof ornaments,wecanallwearourstateonourtrees.

"Theenameledredlobsteroutsellseverythingelsehere,"saysGodfrey,whoseshimmer¬ ingshells,crabs,andfishalsocatchtheeye."WeusedtothinkitwasMainerswho'dsnap theseupfirst,butit'sactuallyformerresidentswhofeelnostalgicforMaineandpeoplewho can'tresisttakingpartoftliestatewiththem"whoarespiritingthesetrinketstodestinations farfromourshores.

SusanPineofGoosePondinCumt>erlandconjuresupacid-etched,brass,and24Kgold-platedtreeblingforheronlinestoreandforaglitteringarrayofclientsincluding PortlandMuseumofArtandMaineMaritimeMuseum,whichsellherworkintheir giftshops."SomecustomersbuymyornamentstoremembertheirvisittoMaine;oth¬ erssendthemtofriendsorfamilywhoarelivingfarawayfromMaineasareminderof home;stillmoregiveanassortmenttonewlywedstohelpthemdecoratetheirfirsttree. "I'vebeendesigningornamentsforover25years.I'veevendesignedaspecialdecora¬ tivehook"toensureeventhepracticalsideofherbeautyisdistinctive. Imaginetheperfect holidaytree, with ornaments washedinfromthesea.

per,"saysGailMillerofMillerDesignson ChebeagueIsland.Miller'sornaments,like thoseofKenKantroofLovellDesigns,are inspiredbyMaine'snaturalwonders,like “moose,deer,andloons,andnotjustthe odenizensofastarrybeach. 2Here'shopingtheyuletidecarriesin Ssomethingbeautifulforeachofus.■ 5 - -..■—

* Miller Designs, Chebeague Island: Gail Miller < www.gailmillerdesigns.com, 846-4369, $3.50-$ 14

o ° Goose Pond, Cumberland: Susan Pine “ www.goosepond.com, 1-800-340-2514, S11.50-S17.50

5 2 Lovell Designs, Portland: Ken Kantro S www.lovelldesigns.com, 1-800-533-9685, $24

o Wallingford Farm, Kennebunk: Charles Godfrey * www.wallingfordfarm.com, 985-2112, $ 5 - $ 18

Where Eagles

Gilttrip:asingleBellamyeaglesoarsover$600,000atauction.

hebaldeaglemayhavesoaredoffdie endangered-specieslist,buteagles continuetoreignatauction.Their national-birdstatusandpatrioticpoweradd totheirpopularity,aswellastheirimpos¬ ingsize,whichoftentranslatesintolarge, sculpturalpiecesthatareusefulwhenbreak¬ ingupopenspacesinahouseinterior.The sumofthesepartsmakesthemirresistibleto Americancollectors.

Overthepastthreeyears,carvedeagles byJohnHaleyBellamy(1836-1914),a KitteryPointnative,havecomeupforauc¬ tion in Maine and New Hampshire on aregularbasisandsoldforhigh-flying prices.InAugust2005,NortheastAuctions inPortsmouth,NewHampshire,soldthe record-breaking$660,000Bellamveagle.(As recentlyastheearly1990s,Bellamveagles consistentlysoldfor$8,000to$12,000.)

This past summer. Northeast Auctions soldtwoBellamyeagles: onefor$17,400andanoth¬ erfor$101,500.

Bellamyneverconsidered himselfanartistandsignedfew ofhispieces.Buthecarvedina unique,triangularpattern,makinghis piecessodistinctivethatexpertscaneasily sussoutthefakes.Bellamy'seagleswere usuallycarvedforsailing-shiptransoms orhomedecorandtypicallyfeatured 26-inchwingspans,squarebeaks,afeeling ofmovement,andvibrant,stylizedpaint¬ ing.Theyareoftenaccompaniedbyflagged inscriptionslike"RemembertheMaine"and "Don'tGiveUptheShip."

Likeanvinvestment,onceaproducthits arecordprice,theneveryoneseemsready

topaythat muchmore.WhileBellamyeagles aren'tunusuallyrare,they'resoughtbyseri¬ ousfolk-artandmaritimecollectors,sothe demandkeepsupwiththesupply.

The2007BellamyeaglesalesatNortheast Auctionsfellshortofthe2005recordbreak¬ er,buttheirpricevariationprovestherule

This Bellamy eagle sold August 21, 2005, through Northeast Auctions for $666,000, 17 inches high and 48 inches wide. Illustrated in Antiques, March 1935, in Victor Safford’s “John Haley Bellamy”; Fernald Dwight Douglas is the present owner.

Below: This Bellamy carved and gilded eagle plaque, 241/2 inches long, sold through Northeast Auctions August 19, 2007, $101,500. that surface paintcondition, uniquenessoftheban¬ nerslogan,andtheinclusionof adrapedflagarethepointsof honortolookfor\\henassessing aBellamyeagle.■

o Sarah Cumming Cecil, a principal in the interior design = firm Rose Cumming (www.rosecummingdesign.com), j writes frequently on art, antiques, and interior design. - Her work has appeared in ARTnews,ArchitecturalDigest, z HouseBeautiful,Connoisseur, and TheNewYorkTimes.

AcustomhomebuiltbyHomeConstruction,Inc.hasallofthe amenitiesthatyoudesirewithlavishmastersuite,gourmetkitchen, spaciousrooms&anopenfloorplan. Visitourfullservicewebsitetoviewourextensiveinventoryof homesitelots.

258MainStreet,Suite208•Yarmouth,Maine info@mainehomeconstruction.com•207.846.9019

traditionalstylesorcustomcreationsmadefrom onlythefinesthardwoodsandnaturalmaterials viewsamplesonlineorcallforbrochure

Magic Beans

MosesAtwood'ssuddencelebritystirs upacousticMaine.

Hundreds packed into to Moses Atwood's recent CDreleaseconcertat SPACEGallery. -Becausewhateverthey're lookingfor, hehasit.

Whoareyou,and why is everybody talkingaboutyou?

I'veneverbeenone towalkastraightline formorethanafew feet.Ihopetheresult's thecultivationofmyown voice.It'saslowprocess.

.Whatshapesyoursound?

Pje^yar blues and folk musiQTUohgwiththegreat songwritingof.tKg4950s nd1960s.Myinfluences! -

arealwaysinrotation,butTownesVan Zandt,MoseAllison,andHankWilliams willalwaysbeatthetopofthelist.

Yoursongsailhavetheirownpersonalities.Howdoyou dothat?

There'snooneprocesstorelyon.Youhave tobereadytobesurprisedintheleastexpectedplaces,thenbetruetothesongs themselves.Someareintenselypersonal, othersseemtocomefrom^meoneorsome¬ placeelseentirely.

Evenyourstudiorecordingsfeel'live.'Areyoua'first thought/bestthoughtperformer? Ofthe12tracksontherecord,10arefirsttakes. Goody[producerDavidGoodrich]didsome simpleguitaroverdubs,andweweredone. Ittookjusttwodaystorecord,onetomix.

OnyourMySpace,"Wildflowers’ ‘ sounds as if it was recorded casuallyinabedroom.Thistuneman’ ages to gleam without any polish. Howareyouabletoachievesuch impressiveresultssosimply?

Irecorded"Wildflowers"withafriendwho hasastudioinhislivingroom.Iplayedit live,withalmostnoreverb.Justlettheroom dothework.

Yourover-capacityCD-releasepartybroughtawhirlwind ofattentionfromaudiencesandpressalike.What'sit like,rollingintoPortlandlikethis?

Amazing.IthinkPortlanditselfhasalotto dowithitThistownhasoneofthebestand most-variedmusicscenesinthecountry, andnobodyknows.[Respondingcreatively tothisapproval]isafinelinetotread.

Everyroadperformerhasabagofessentialsthatgoes withthemnomatterwheretheygo.What'sinyourbag thatyoucan'ttravelwithout?

Well,inmycaseit'savan,notabag,soI canaffordsomeluxuries.Atthemoment, itsclothes,lotsofbooks,threeguitars,a banjo,andaukelele.Also,driedbeansare goodtohave.■

MarkMandarano,conductor BrianP.Allen,director EllenDomingosandDavidBurnham,vocalists MusicadeFiliaGirlchoir PortlandBalletCompany MagicofChristmasChoir

3 Dollar Dewey's theheartofPortland'sOldPortis not tc : -d. Pao fare includes chowder, appetizers mcluu•goe-.’-batteredshrimp,buffalowings,andglorious nachosuswellaschili,salads,seafood,hamburgers, chickensandwiches,andbuild-your-cwnpizzas.Abeerover’sheavenwith36draftbeersand42bottledbeers. ■peneveryday1130am.-':00am.241Commercial street. 772-3310 www.3dollardeweys.com.

Acropolis 795 Forest Avenue, Portland Homemade specaltiv•otjustGreek,butold-fashionedrecipesfrom theislandc’!/ete.Amongthese,try PsmoSioFourno. aenticingbakedlambdishinlemongravywithroasted potatoesthat'soutofthisworld.Afterwards,havean original,home-cookeddessertwithGreekcoffee.Theword ■Acropolis”meanstopofthecity:makethisatopdining experience.*879-24Q0

Anthony's Italian Kitchen MMiddieStreet,lowerlevel, P-:■votedBestm;ortiand”threeyearsinarow.Pizza, pasta,andsandwiches.Allhomemaderecipesincluding lasagna,chickenparmesan,eggplantparmesan,meatballs, andItaliansausages.Noitemover$10.Beerandwine.Friday andSaturdaynightliveBroadwayreviewincludesfive.oursedmnerfor$35/pp.Cateringavailable.‘774-8668

Becky'sat390CommercialStreet,featuredin Esquire and recommendedbyRachae'Ray,is*asliceofdinerheaven,” accordingto Gourmet. Servingclassicdmerfarewithinthe callofgulls,it’sMaine'sbestfamily-friendlyplacetokeep4 realOpen4a.m.-9p.m.,7daysaweek.773-7070

BiBo's Madd Apple Cafe 23ForestAvenue,Portland,in tticneartoftheArtsDistrict.Focusingoncreative,affordable cuisinewithaneclecticwmelisttomatch,servedinabright casualatmosphere.LunchWed.-Fri.1130-2;brunchSun. 11-2;dinnerWed.-Sat.from530andSundays4-8.Menus changewiththelocalgrowingseason.Menusonline at blog.myspace.com/bibosmadapplecafe. * 774-9698

Cafe Stroudwaterhasbeenanaward-winninglocal •avonteformanyyears.ChefPau!L'Heureuxfeatures deliciouslocalcuisineusinglocalproductsbasedonthe season.Foratrulyuniqueexperience,reservea"Chefs Table.'whereyouandyourguestwillbeseatedrightin thekitchenwhiletheChefpreparesyoursix-coursemeal accompaniedbyselectwines’1050WestbrookStreetin theEmbassySuites,Portland.775-0032

Castine Inn aperfectgetawayinoneofthemostbeautiful v^agesinNewEngland,overlookingaperennialgardenand CastineHarbor.EnjoyChefTomGutow'suniqueandrefned cuisinemacasuallyelegantsetting.Bothalacarteand tastingmenusavailableatoneof Food & Wme magazine's 50tophotelrestaurantsintheU.S.JunethroughSeptember. www.castineinn.comor(207)326-4365

Cinque Terre,-ortland’sdestinationforauthenticItalian ui>■•..ateamtheHistoricOldPort.Bothalacarteand •ixed-pncemenuselectionsavailableinacasuallyelegant setting.Samplehand-madepasta,ravioli,andgelatos. Enjoythebestlocalfish,meat,andfinestItalianwines from our Wme Spectatoraward-winninglist.Summerpatio seating,dining roomopen7daysfrom5p.m.*36Wharf Street,Portland,cinqueterremaine.comor347-6154. Clayton's Cafe447RouteI,Yarmouth.Thisfamilywnedgourmetdeli,coffeeshop,andbakeryspecializes ••sandwichesfornomeanappetite.Enjoyafreshbrewed eteaandtheFamouschi^ensaladontheoutdoorpatio. •■‘.sofeaturingsoupsandsaladsandafullarrayoftake-home :nners,menurotatingdaily.Monday-Friday,7:00-7:00& Saturday.8:30-5:00.www.daytonscafe.com.846-1117

Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill 209 Western AvenueuthPortland,withdistinctlyCalifornian decor.Famousforsweetpork,made-to-order smotheredburritos,savorydesserts,andchicken saladswithcreamytomatilloranchdressing,Costa Vidaprepareseverythingfreshonthepremises-andthe foodisaddicting!Entrees$5-$9.Monday-Saturday11 a.m.-9p.m.Cateringavailable.772-VIDAortakeittogo: 772-TOGO. www.C0staV1daNewEngland.com

Crab Louieaninstitutionat127CommercialStreetin Po•md,nasfriedsea'oodandsandwiches-thebestyouve eve'tasted.Theownerfishedfor15yearsandknowshowto rockseafoodright!Familyfriendly.Sunday-Wednesday11 a.m.-9p.m.Thursday-Saturday11a.m.-Midnight.THEplacefor late-nighteatmgwhenyou'eoutintheOldPort.772-6200. DiMillo's Floating Restaurantat25LongWharfoff r-,.^1StreetYc„.antbeatthelocationforfabulous waterviewsofPortlandHarbor.Escapethehustle8bustie ofthecity.Watchtheboatsgoby.EnjoyfreshMaine

;bsteryear-round,s-ea*.seafooddishes,&more.Serving7 daysfrom11:00a.m.Childrensmenuavailable.Fordrinks& alightermenu,tryourPortsideLounge.772-2216.

Eve's At The Garden 468ForeStreet.Portland,promises auniqueexperienceandafreshlocalapproachtofood. ChefJeffLandryandhisteamutilizeproductsfromMaine's coastalwatersandfarms:jumbodiver-harvestedscallops. Mame-raisedorganicpork,line-caughtAtlantichalibut, free-rangechicken,andfreshMainelobsterprepared severaldifferentways.Freevaletparking.Lunch1130 a.m.-2p.m..Dinner5:30p.m.-9:30p.m.523-2040

Francisco's Blue House Cafeservesbrunchfrom a Highly extensive menu Wednesday-Sunday 8 a.m.2p.m.,featuringclassic,international,andregional omelets,waffles,salads,sandwiches,andpaninis.Dinner Wednesday-Saturday from 5:30 p.m. Try the Mongolian not pot-acoconut-herbbrothwithAsian-stylenoodlesserved maflaminghotpot-orthecaramelizedsalmonover truffledmushroomrisotto.1081BrightonAvenue,Portland. 347-6196 'www.franciscosportiand.com

The Great Impasta PremierItalianRestaurantinBrunswick, revugnized«•oftheTop25ItalianRestaurantsmallof NewEngland.'Intimatediningroomsetting,funandvaried winelist,andcreativeItalian&Mediterranean-inspireddishes atsurprisinglyreasonableprices.Openforlunchanddinner, MondaythroughSaturday.42MaineStreet,Brunswick, (207)729-5858, www.thegreatimpasta.com

Great Lost Bear 540ForestAvenuemtheWoodfordsarea ofPortland.Afl.ibarwithover50draughtbeers,predomnamlyfromlocalmicro-breweries,anenormousmenu w;tn soups, sa'ads,sandwiches,steaks,alargevegetarian selection,tnebestnachos&buffalowingsintown.Discover wherethenativesgowhenthey’rerestless!Everyday1130 a.m.-l130p.m.772-0300orwww.greatlostbear.com

Isamax Snacks home of the world s most Wicked Whcopie - • Twice featured on Opran. and on Good MornmgA'"-'co andRachaelRay,WickedWhoopiePies aredeliciouslyhabit-formingandmakegreatgifts.Stop byoneofourbakeshops:5MechanicStreetinGardiner and621MaineAvenueinFarmingdale.Buyabatchonline atwww.wickedwhoopie.com.Calltoll-free1(877)447-2629

Jacqueline's Tea Room experienceauthentic Afternoon leamexquisiteEngltsnsetting.Selectfromover70of thefinestqualityloose-leafteastoaccompanyyourfourcourseluncheonofsconeswithDevoncream,preserves andlemoncurd,fingersandwichesofallkinds,and desserts.Greatfo r intimateconversationsandparties.1030 a.m.-3p.m.Tuesday-Fridayandalternatingweekends.201 MainStreet,Freeport.Reservationsonly.*(207)865-2123

Jameson Tavern withacasualbar,lounge&diningroom. ThebuddingsthesteofthesigningoftheConstitutionfor thestateofMamewhenitbrokeawayfromMassachusetts Classicpreparationsservedinagraceful&elegantsetting makethisafineretreatfromfrenziedoutletshopping.115 MainStreet,Freeport.’865-4196

La Familia-bestLatinAmericancuisinenortho f the border.<>assicappetizerslikeempanadasandceviche, andgenerouslyplatedentrees:jumbopan-friedshrimp mbutterwithgarlicandonionservedwithfriedplantains andsalad,androtisseriechickenwithLatmseasonings.Try homemade flan for dessert. Lunch and dinner MondayThursdaynoon-8p.m,Fridaynoon-10p.m.Saturdaynoon.8p.m.906BrightonAvenue.Portland.761-5865

Lotus Chinese and Japanese Restaurant 251 US Rt. 1 Falmouth, Mame dmouth Shopping F aza). We featurefull-servicebarandloungearea,sushibar,Chinese traditionalfoodnotavailableoutsideofBoston,friendly atmosphereandcourteousservice.781-3453

LuckyThai.ComeexperiencetheonlyThaicuismein nrham,at25ElmStreet.Servingfreshcuisineandmany vegetarianentrees.Ourchefsuseonlyfreshherbsandspices thatwillsatisfyyourappetite.Beerandwmeareavailable. Dmeinortakeout.Open7daysaweek.839-6999. Margaritas Mexican Restaurants & Watering Hole!Two stationsinPortland,othersinuewiston,Augusta.Drone &Portsmouth,servingoversizedmeals&colossaldrinks. Alwaysfreehotchips&salsa,legendarymargaritas,&the housespecialty,thesizzlingfajita.HappyhourM-F,4-7p.m., freehotappetizers.InPortlandat242St.JohnStreet,Union StationPlaza,874-6444&11BrownStreetnearthe Civic Center.774-9398.

Maria's Ristorante est. 1960,337 Cumberland Avenue, ■ortiand.rortlandsFinestItalianCusine. MaineSunday "elegram's Four-StarItalianRestaurant.WonderfulItalian

wine./.itr"xcusives.unci'andJ.nnerServedTuesdaySaturday.Pncerange$12-$24Homemadericottagnocchi, NewEngland’sfinestvealdishes.SirloinPizziola,ZuppaDe Pesce,HomemadeGeiatos."PreservingtheAuthenticItalian DningExperience.”772-9232www.mariasrestaurantcom

MJ’s Grille and Tavern,94MameStreet,Brunswick, casualfmeainr;:■:omfortableenvironment,witha varietyofaishes-fromsmallplatesandseasonalsaladsto steakandlocalseafood.Handcraftedwoodenbaroffersa wideselectionofimportedbeers,localbeers,finewines, andmartinis.Privateroomsforparties.DownstairsTavern: Friday.DJplaysdancemusic;Saturday,localandnational bands.729-6574.

North Star Music Cafe 225CongressStreet,atthebase ofMun.yHi orth: : A coffee shop and cafe offering soups,sandw■,salads,andspecialsmadefromscratch Eatbyoursunnywindowsortakeyourfoodtogo.Afull coffeebar,sodas,beer,andwineavailable.Musicmost •ughts.Checkwww.northstarcafe.netforcalendarand ■'ours.207-699-2994.

O’Naturals ervesnaturalandorganicflatbread sanowicnes,tossedsalads,Asiannoodies.soups,andkio> meals.Quickservice,butourleathercouches,wireless internet,andcomfortableatmospherewillenticeyouto stay.Flatbreadpizzaafter4p.m.andpestochicken,roast beef,wildbisonmeatloaf,wildAlaskansalmon,andmany vegetarianitems-somethingforeveryone.Portland321■ 2050 and Falmouth 781 -8889

The Pepperclub •aprize-winningrestaurant("Best Vegetarian&BestValue"in Frommer'sGuidetoNew •ngland) withcreativeworldcuisine.Blackboardmenuists fivevegetarian,threefish,&threemeatentrees,including anorganicbeefburger.Relaxed,affordablediningonthe edgeoftheOldPortw/freeparking.Opennightlyat5p.m 78MidcleStreet.772-0531

SeaGrass Bistro 30Forest palIsDrive,Yarmouth,anintimate 40>eatdu-:omwithanopenkitchen.ChefStephanie's styleofAmericanBistroCuisine,withAsian,French,and 'uscaninfluences,usesfreshlocalingredients.Menuchanges frequently.MusicwhileyoudineThursdaysinOctober &December.OpenWednesday-SaturdayforDinner~ Reservationsstartingat6pm.VisitourWebsiteforCocking CassInformation*207.846.3885www.seagrassbistro.com 20 Milk Street inthePortlandRegencyHotel,isproud u:'••yrestaurantinMametoserveexclusively <..A.primesteaks,combiningaward-wmningclassic AmericanCuisinewithfinewinesandbeveragesina warm and relaxing atmosphere. Regency Crab Cakes, 24oz.PorterhouseSteak,RoastRackofLamb,BakedStuffed Halibut,andhomemadedesserts.Dinnersevennightsa week,alsoservingbreakfastandlunch.Complimentatv VaietParsing.774-4200

Una Tapas Winebar Lounge Portland’sdestinationfor unquvandexcitingfood,wne,andcocktails.Weekday HappyHours,interestingandeclecticwines,signature cocktails,flavorfultapasplates,andspecialmusiceventswith kvejazztwodaysaweek."BestMartini Bar'-Press-Herald and .ascoBayWeekly. NearDowntown,thewaterfront,andthe 1OldPortat505ForeStreet.828-0300www.unawmebar.com Walter's,15ExchangeStreet.PortlandCuisinewith"worldly' mfluevcescasualfinediningwithametropolitanflair.Menu changesseasonallywithpopularblackboardspecials.Bar managerStevenLovenguth'swinelistcomplementsChefJeff Buerhaus’smenuselections.Interestingcocktailsanddessert drmks,also.OpenMon-Sat11:3O-2:3Oforlunch;dinnerfrom 500sevennightsaweek.Privateroomavailableforupto26 guests.871-9258orwww.walterscafe.com

Wells Beach Steakhouse and T-Bone Lounge ewe-crimesteaks.fres’ eafo. : j. dde us ; ads, featuringKobesmomsteaks,stuffedsmokedsalmonand grilledswordfishmanupscale,plushatmosphere.Enjoy aselectionfromthehighlyallocatednewworldwine list,orasignature28-ounceWellsBeachmartiniunder thestarry‘skyofthelounge.73MileRoad,Wells,www. wellsbeacnsteakhouse.com. 646-2252

Yosaku at1DamorthStreet,anauthenticJapanese .uiim-yexperience,designedbyownerSatoTashiroand ieadchefMatsuyamaMasahiro.Premiumsushi,sashimi, androlls,includingYosakuroll,spicyscalloproll.Godzilla roll,andtraditmnalcookedJapanesecuismeforthesushi¬ shy.EnjoyabentoboxbesideatranquilJapanesewaterfa!

.unch Monday-Friday 11:30-2, Saturday-Sunday 12-3

Dinner5-9:30,Friday-Saturday5-10:30.780-0880

’reservations recommended

The new Local 188: Bohemian joiedevivre, Cataloniangusto.

Biggerisresoundinglybetter,especially wherepopulareateriesservinglusty Cataloniancuisineareconcerned.

Pulsingwithenergyandfilledwithdin¬ ersenjoyingthenewsurroundingsat685 CongressStreet,Local188'sfamoustapas($6 each),farfrombeingbistro-scratchedacross achalkboard,nowshimmerinvitingly acrossabigmirrorinascrollreminiscentof aToulouse-LautrecinteriorinMontmartre.

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'Local'featuresafullbar,too,highlight¬ edbyelegantlypaintedsurfacesandwalls byartistsPatrickCorriganandJennifer Gardiner,andaneclecticcollectionofbeer andwine,fromPabstBlueRibbon($2)to BellhavenScottishAle($4.75).Winesrun thegamutfromFrench,Italian,Spanish, German,andArgentiniantoAustralianand Californian.Therearegoodports,sherry, sake,anddessertwine.

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Galleries

Abbe Museum BarHarbor.NativeAmerican cultureandhistory'inMaine."LayersofTime" continues.288-3519orwww.abbemuseum.org Acadia National Park Museum,BarHarbor. Naturalandculturalhistoryartifacts,specimens,and archivaldocumentspertainingtothe managementoftheparkandmaritimeand settlementhistory.288-3338.

ArtGalleryatUNE.WestbrookCollegeCampus, UniversityofNewEngland,716 StevensAvenue,Portland.GeraldRobinov photographytoNovember25,Photographsfrom theMaxwell'sFarmtoNovember25,Abelardo MorrellopensNovember30. 797-7261orwww.une.edu/artgallery AtriumArtsGalleryUniversityofSouthernMaine. Lewiston-Auburncollege,Lewiston. TheFigureRevealed"November5-December15. http://usm.maine.edu/lac/art/ AucociscoGallery615ACongressStreet.Portland. RicnardBrownLethemto December1,MichaelWatermanopensDecember5 775-2222orwww.aucocisco.com

BatesCollegeMuseumofArt Lewiston.GreenHorizonstoDecember9. 786-6158. www.bates.edu/museum.xml

Center for Maine Contemporary Art 162RussellAvenue,Rockport.JocelynLee, AdrianeHerman,andElzbietaSikorska,SusanAmons, andKeithRendalltoDecember15. 236-2875 or www.cmcanow.org

Children's Museum of Maine,142Free Street,Portland.ImaginationStation,Stage Stories,CoolScience,BigMessyArt.828-1234 or www.childrensmuseumofme.org

Colby College Museum of Art Mayflower Hui,Waterville.AlexKatz,JohnMarin.872-3228 or www.colby.edu/museum

CooperJacksonGallery70IndiaStreet,Portland. JanterWeeletoNovember30, GroupShowopensDecember6.772-2108 orwww.cooperjacksongallery.com

EricHopkinsGallery.NorthHavenIsland. Visittheonlinearchive,ortheartistatNorth Haven.867-2229orwww.erichopkins.com

Farnsworth Museum of ArtMainStreet,Rockland. LouiseNevelson,AlexKatz,MaineinAmerica, ContemporaryGlass,KostiRuohomaaPhotographs, andJamesWyethcontinue; AndrewWyethwatercolorsopensNovember10. 596-6457 or www.farnsworthmuseum.org

FilamentGallery,181CongressStreet, Portland.ErnestParternotoNovember10. 774-0932orwww.filamentgallery.com

ForeStreetGallery,372ForeStreet,Portland.Paul Black,SylviaDyers,CarltonPlummercontinue.8748084orwww.forestreetgallery.com

FrostGullyGallery 1159U.S.Route1,Freeport. ThomasCrotty,StephenEtnier,Laurence Sisson,DahlovIpcar.JanetC.Manyan.865-4505 orwww.frostgullygallery.com

GaleyrieFineArt.240USRoute1,Falmouth. VeronidaBenning,EstelleRoberge,RichardGarrigus throughNovember.781-3555.

GreenhutGallery 146MiddleStreet,Portland.Alison ooodwinthroughDecember,withatalkNovember 24.772-2693,orwww.greenhutgalleries.com

HarvestGoldGallery 1082MaineStreet.Center .ovenVarvaraHarmon,CarolNovotne, andWadeZaharestoJanuary.925-6502or www.harvestgoldgallery.com

InstituteofContemporaryArtatMaineCollege ofArt 522Lorgres-street.Portland.MECAArt AuctionPreviewNovember2-9,AuctionNovember 9,MECAFacultyExhibitionopensNovember16.7753052orwww.meca.edu

JamesonGallery. 305CommercialStreet,Portland, uroupExhibitofprintstoNovember24.772-5522or www.jamesongallery.com

JuneFitzpatrickGallery 112HighStreet,and522 ■reststreet,Portland.AttheHighStreetgalIe-.AmyStaceyCurt.sNovember3-24.AtCongress Street.TomHal!November1-30.772-1961orwww. iunefitzpatnckgallery.com

LincolnCountyHistoricalAssociation Federal •reel,Wi.asset.Historyofincolncounty,which onceextendedfromCumberlandCountyinthe outhtotheCanadianborder,includingpreservation ।■idrestorationofthePownalboroughCourthouse andtheOldJailinWiscasset.882-6817 orwww.lincolncountyhistory.org

Maine Historical Society Museum 489 ingressstreet.■ortland.ireeboonreadings anddiscussionstoDecember4,Drawing Together:TheArtsoftheLongfellowFamilyto December30.FreeLongfellowreadingof"The SongofHiawatha"attheSt.LawrenceArts& CommunityCenterDecember1.'Celebrating Together:ChristmaswiththeLongfellows,"atthe WadsworthLongfellowHouseopensDecember1. 7741822orwww.mainehistory.org

Maine Maritime Museum 243WashingtonStreet. Bathcobstering&theMameCoast.""DistantLands ofPalmandSpice:MaineShips andMarinersinDeepwaterCommerce." 443-1316orwww.bathmaine.com/programs.asp

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum. 58Fore'street,Portland,iwo-footgauge pari<■arbuiltin1901fortheSandy RiverandRangeleyLakesRailroad,andthe PondicherryandMt.Pleasant,twocoaches builtfortheBridgton&SacoRiverRailroadin theearly1880s.828-0814orwww.mngrr.org

Maine State Museum 87StateHouse Station,Augusta."MaineGems,""Maine Bounty:Woods,Sea,andGranite,""Struggle forIdentity.""ReflectionsofMaine."287-2304 orwww.state.me.us/museum.

The Maine Women Writers Collection Westbrook -ollegeCampus,UniversityofNewEngland,Stevens Avenue,Portland.Correspondence,photographs, personalpapers,manuscripts,typescripts,artifacts, andaudiorecordingsofmorethan500Maine womenauthors.797-7688,ext.4324.www.une.edu

TheMuseumofAfricanCulture 122SpringStreet. Portland."SpiritsofIgboTribe"continues,drumming andchantingFirstFridayArtwalk. 871-7188orwww.afncantribalartmuseum.org

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum Hubbardhall,Bowdoin<.oiiege,BrunswickSupplies RobertE.PearytooktotheNorthPole andartifactsDonaldB.MacMillanencountered

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Penobscot Marine Museum 5Church Street.Searsport.Preservation,documentation, andexhibitionofthehistoryofPenobscotBayand themaritimehistoryofMaine,withworksbyfather andsonThomasandJamesButtersworth,andmarine paintingsbyStubbs,Salmon,Jacobsen,Cozzens, Waldron,Yorke,andHeard.548-2529orwww.penobscotmarinemuseum.org

Portland Harbor Museum FortRoad,SMCCcam¬ pus,SouthPortland.PicturingPortland:ACenturyof ChangetoNovember25.799-6337orwww.portlandharbormuseum.org

Portland Museum of Art 7 CongressSquare, Portland.N.c.Wyethongoing,GraphitetoNovember 25,ImpressionismandtheModern AgetoDecember16,MasterpiecesfromtheCurrier MuseumofArttoDecember28,Judith EllisGlickmantoJanuary'6.FridayClassicsFilmSeries continuestoNovember16,JazzBreakfastscontinue SundaystoDecember16.773-ARTS, (800)639-4067orwww.portlandmuseum.com

Saco Museum, 371MainStreet,Saco.Historiesof ownershipintheSacovalleyinthe18thand19th centuries.283-3861.www.sacomuseum.org

SaltGallery 110ExchangeStreet,Portland. FallStudentShowopensDecember13. 761-0660orwww.salt.edu/gallery.html

SeashoreTrolley Museum. LogCabin Road.Kennebunkport.NewEnglandElectricRailway

MUSEUM

WyomingEvocation

Life-sizesculpturalrepresentationofthelargestwoodenvesselever constructedintheUnitedStates.

TheRediscoveryofthePophamColony: A400thAnniversaryExhibit

SeerarearcheologicalartifactsfromthefirstEnglishsettlement in New England. Opens in May.

BathIronWorksTrolleyTours

The only behind-the-scenes tours of Maine's premier shipyard; Tuesdays and Saturdays in season.

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HistoricalSocietyoperatesthis museumofmasstransitvehicles.967-2712

SusanMaaschFineArt 29ForestAvenue, ;.artland.PortlandThruTheLenstoNovember 30,CalebCharland,JuneGrey.699-2966or www.susanmaaschfineart.com

Tate House Museum 2WaldoStreet,Portland.The 1255comeofMameMastAgentCaptainGeorgeTate opensforholidaytoursinearlyDecember.774-6177 orwww.tatehouse.org

TomVeilleuxGallery 75MarketStreet,Portland. Rc<cweiKent,WinslowHomer,WillBarnett.828-0784 orwww.tomveilleux.com

UniversityofMaineMuseumofArt 40Harlow Street.Bangor.BereniceAbbot.MarsdenHartley, WinslowHomer,CarlSprinchorn,AndrewWveth.5613350orwww.umma.umaine.edu

UniversityofSouthernMaineArt

Galleries PortlandWoodburyCampusCenter: PeterMcFarlandtoNovember11,BenEntneropens November19.Gorhamcampusgallery: OfftheGridtoNovember11,JuriedStudent Exhibitionopensnovember27.780-5008or www.usm.maine.edu/~gallery

WhitneyArtWorksProjects 45York Street.Portia:id.KirstenReynoldstoNovember2i 780-0700orwww.whitneyartworks.com

WiscassetBayGallery 67MainStreet,Wiscasset. 882-/682.SelectionsofAmerican

andEuropeanPaintingstoNovember22. AnnualCatalogueExhibitionopensNovember24. 882-7682orwww.wiscassetbaygallery.com

ZeroStation AndersonStreet,Portland. ZeroPortfolio"atthewebsiteandinflat-files atthegallery.347-7000www.zerostation.com

Dance

BatesCollege, SchaefferJheatre,305College street,Lewiston.NewWorks,plusSwingtimeConcerto December1-3.786-6161.

MaineStateBallet 348USRouteOne,Falmouth. NutcrackeratMerrillAuditoriuminPortlandNovem¬ ber24-December2,TheMagicToyShopinFalmouth December8-9.842-0800orwww.mainestateballet.org

PortlandBallet Portland.VictorianNutcracker December8-9atMerrillAuditorium.842-0800or www.portlandballet.org

Theater

GaslightTheater Hallowell.OvertheRiver andThroughtheWoodstoNovember10. 626-3698orwww.gaslighttheater.org

PortlandPlaybackTheater USM Abromson Center,88BedfordStreet.Portland.Holidays FromHeavenandHellNovember14.780-5900.

PortlandPlayers SouthPortland.TheLast

oftheHeuhot.wetstoNovember10.'99-'Mi orwww.portlandplayers.org

Portland Stage Company ForestAvenue, Portland.InaooiutdoortoNovember18,A(hnstmas CarolopensNovember3.774-0465 orwww.portlandstage.com

St.LawrenceArtsCenter76 Congress Street,Portland.GoodIheaterpresents SouvenirtoNovember18,TheSecondSaturdayShow November10andDecember8,Broadway atGoodTheaterDecember6-9./75-5568or www.stlawrencearts.org

TheChildren'sTheatreofMaine 142FreeStreet, Portland.MaineDramaticInstitute,workshopsfor childrenfrom3to18.878-2774,828-0617orwww. childrenstheatremaine.org

Music

AardvarkJazzOrchestra itCapeElizabeth HighSclvThe18-piecebandperformsFlhnglirr extensionsNovember16.799-3309,ext111.

Bay Chamber Concerts RockportOperaHouse,6 CentralStreet,Rockport.Beethoven,Brahams,deFalla, Prutsman.featuringpianistMaxLevinsonandcellist AllisonEldredge.November10;TheVermeerQuartet November29AttheStormAuditorium,CamdenHills RegionalHighSchool,25KeelsonDrive.Rockport: YamatoDrummersofJapanDecember9,236-2823, (888)707-2770orwww.baychamberconcerts.org

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ChoralArtSociety,Portland Christmasatthe cathedralconcertswiththePortlandBrassQuintet andorganistDanMooreDecember1-2.828-0043or www.choralart.org

Cumberland County Civic Center Portland.TransSiberianOrchestraNovember9,SugarlandNovember 17.775-3458,775-3331orwww.ticketmaster.comor www.theciviccenter.com

FriendsoftheKotzschmarOrgan Merrill Auditorium,Portland.ChristmaswithCornils December18.883-4234orwww.foko.org

LAArts 221LisbonStreet,Lewiston.CherylWheeler November15,PianoConcertSeriesNovember17at Franco-AmericanHeritageCenter.782-7228,(800) 639-2919orwww.laarts.org.

One Longfellow Square, 181StateStreet. Portland.BackoftheMoonNovember8, TartufiNovember9,TruthAboutDaisies November10,AlelaDianeNovember14,Tellabration November17,KittlishNovember29,JuanitoPascual FlamencoQuartetDecember1.761-1757orwww. onelongfellowsquare.com

PCA Great Performances MerrillAuditorium, Portland.EllisMarsalisNovember9,SolidBlues November14,MayhemPoetsNovember17, BoysoftheLoughDecember4.773-3150or www.pcagreatperformances.org

PortlandStringQuartet Woodfords CongregationalChurch,Portland.Haydn,Chadwick, BeethovenDecember2.761-1522 orwww.portlandstringquartet.org

Portland Symphony Orchestra Merrill Auditorium,Portland.StravinskyCelebration November4and13,MagicofChristmas December14.842-0800,842-0812TTY orwww.portiandsymphony.com

St.LawrenceArtsCenter 76CongressStreet, Portland.TheRefugeesNovember11,Left-over TurkeyShowNovember23,KingsoftheHill November24,LesbianRadioTalentShowDecember 1,BroadwayatGoodTheaterDecember6-9.7755568orwww.stlawrencearts.org

StoneMountainArtsCenter Brownfield.Capitol StepsNovember8-9,Crooked StillNovember16.935-3799or www.stonemountainartscenter.com

UniversityofSouthernMaineSchoolofMusic, Portland.USMWindEnsembleNovember1'.USM YouthEnsemblesatMerrillAuditoriumNovember 15,ReturnoftheMaineBoneswithChirsOberholtzer November16.USMChoraleNovember17,pre¬ miereo fTheSpiritofReindeerNovember18-20, JoyousSoundsforaFestiveSeasonatImmanuel BaptistChurchNovember27,SeasonofLightatthe AbromsonCommunityEducationCenterNovember 30.780-5265orwww.usm.maine.edu/music

Don't miss_

FriendsofCascoBay, 2FortRoad,SouthPortland. Fieldtrips,withpre-registrationrequired.799-8574or www.cascobay.org

TheGulfofMaineResearchInstitute, 350 CommercialStreet,Portland.Lecture:Fishingfor JusticewithDennisW.NixonNovember8.228-1645 orwww.gma.org

Maine Audubon, 20GislandFarm Road,Falmouth.WeekleyBirdwalkThursdaymorn¬ ings,FamilyProgram:GoodNightNatureNovember 8and14,BackyardFeedinglipsNovember13, FamilynatureWalk:FallIntoWinterNovember17, BirdingPlumIslandDecember1,OwlsoftheWorld December8.781-2330orwww.maineaudubon.org

MaineWritersandPublishersAlliance

3iaGk-;ms-Fam,7Library,UniversityofSouthern Maine,314ForestAve,Portland.WritersReadthird Wednesdayofeachmonth.Workshopsinfiction, poetry,creativenonfiction,children’sliterature,and publishing.386-1400orwww.mainewriters.org

The Maine Women Writers Collection WestbrookCollegeCampus,UniversityofNew England,StevensAvenue,Portland.Morethan4,000 volumesonmorethan500Mainewomanwriters, thecollectionwasdedicatedasanationalLiterary Landmarkin1998bytheFriendsofLibrariesUSA. 797-7688,ext.4324orwww.une.edu

Maine Maritime Museum 243WashingtonStreet, Bath.ALegacyofShips:The400thAnniversaryof ShipbuildinginMaineopensNovember16,America's BoatingCourseTuesdaysthroughNovember20,Fall LectureSenes:AguacultureinMaineThursdays throughNovember.443-1316 ormainemaritimemuseum.org

OsherMapandSmithCenterforCartographic Education 314ForestAvenue.Portland.Original maps,atlases,geographies,andglobesspanningthe years1475tothepresentwith20,000maps,assepa¬ ratesheetsorboundinmorethan1,500rarebooks andatlases.780-4850orwww.usm.mame.edu/-maps PortlandPotteryandMetalsmithingStudio 118 WashingtonAvenue,Portland.

Classesandworkshops,and16thannualHolidaySale December14-16.772-4334

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PortlandPublicLibrary Congress Street,Portland.BrownBagLectures, Wednesdaysatnoon.871-1700 orwww.portlandlibrary.com/programs/htm

PortlandTrails OneIndiaStreet,Portland.Urban iandtrust,buildingtrailsthatencouragewalkingand bicycling.775-2411orwww.trails.org

St.LawrenceArts&CommunityCenter '6Coongressstreet,Portland.Brownbaglectureand discussionwithEdwardC.Hartman,author ofThePopulationFix,December10.774-1726.

SoloBistro 128FrontStreet,Bath.TheMagicofSicily winecelebrationdinnerNovember14.443-3373or www.soiobistro.com

Tate House Museum 2WaldoStreet.Portland, ^hristmasattheTate1-ouse.toursandspecialevents, throughDecember.774-6177orwww.tatehouse.org UniversityofSouthernMaine

Southworth Planetarium 96FalmouthStreet, PortLoiFiresinthe Sk>, ImagesoftheInfinite,in SearchofNewWorlds,StarStealers,RustyRockets LastBlast,MarsQuest.780-4749 orwww.usm.maine.edu/planet/ VictoriaMansion 109DanforthStreet.Portland. _>pensforChristmasNovember23,annualHoliday GalaNovember29,children’sVictorianornament makingDecembers. 772-4841orwww.victoriamansion.org

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I^mback."TothedelightofBlackBear fans,five-foot-nine-inchpowerhouse All-AmericanbasketballlegendCindy BlodgetthasreturnedtoUMaineashead coachofthewomen'sbasketballteamwith afour-yearcontract.

Butcanshehackit?

"Therearepressureswithanyjob,"says Blodgett,who'ssignedonat$105,000persea¬ son."I'mnotcominginanticipatingfailure.1 don'tthinklikethat.Pressuremeanspeople

areinterested-that'swhatyouwant. Youwantpeopletowatchgames.If thatmeansthere'smorepressure,then it'sagoodthing."

AsaUMaineicon,Blodgettbroke20 schoolrecords,ledthenationinscoring fortwoconsecutiveyears(onlythesecond womantoaccomplishsuchafeat),andulti¬ matelyinspiredherteamtoqualifyforthree straightnationaltournaments.

"Icanstillhearthefansscreamingduring

thelast30secondsofthelastgame thatgotusintotheNCAAs. "JamieCassidyhitashotagainst Vermontthatputusaheadwithfourorfive secondstogo,andVermontin-boundedthe ballandbroughtitdownthecourt.Wewere allhangingontothelastseconds,andthen weblockedtheshotattheend."

Noslamdunksorspotlightedfree throws.Justplainteamwork.Itseemsher playershavealottoliveupto.

"Iwouldn'tputthatonanyofthem.If

TheformerWNBAstarbringslusterto UMaine's slightly tarnished hoop dreams. wecanjustmaximizeourtalent,we'llbe betteroff."

Buildingthistalentmayproveherbig¬ gestchallenge,withtheprogramhittingan all-timelowaftertwosub-.500seasons,but thediminutiveBlodgettisusedtohaving theoddsstackedagainsther.

Dwarfedbyherfellowplayersinthe WNBA,hertimeonthecourttookanose¬ diveaftersheleftUMaineandwentpro¬ fessionalin1998.

"TheWNBAismuchmoreindividual¬ istic,"shesays."Beingdraftedwasaspecial moment,notonlyformyself,butintermsof whatitmeantforMaine."

WillherexperienceintheWNBAaffect hercoaching?Willshehaveasoftspotfor theverticallychallenged?

"Ifanything,I'mmorecriticalofguard play[traditionallytheprovinceofshorter players].Beingonemyself,Ihaveacer¬ tainstandard.Ourguardsmayactuallybe watchedmoreclosely."

Blodgett'salsonoJoannePalomboMcCallieclone.Whilerecognizingherfor¬ mercoach'sstandardswereveryeffective, Blodgettsays,"1foundhertobevery...hon¬ est,"andpredicts"ourstyleswilldefinitelybe differentintermsofdealingwithplayers."

Whilethathonestymaynothavealways beenappreciated,Blodgett'spositivereac¬ tiontoitsparkedhersuccess.

"Ineverignoredanythingmycoaches saidand1hopewhatIhavetosaywon't beignored."

Blodgettiscurrently32,single,andliv¬ inginOrono.Herfirstgameasheadcoach isNovember9.

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Litigation Fun

TheCapeElizabethresident and accountant to Mick Fleetwood shores up his caseagainsttheBBC.

Whetherhe'shangingoutatFore StreetwithbestbuddyMick Fleetwood(whohasaweak¬ nessfortheblueberrycheesecake-"the mostdeliciousdessertI'veeverhadinmy life")orslammingitoutinMainecourtroomsinacelebratedintellectual-property contestagainsttheBritishBroadcasting Corporation(BBC),McNulty,certified publicaccountanttothestars,isplanting deeprootsinMaine.

Atissue:alife-and-deathstruggletostop theBBCfromraidingexclusivearchives containingrockandpopperformancesthat McNultyandbusiness-partnerFleetwood layclaimto.

"1metMickin1986inL.A.,"McNulty says."Mostpeopleseehimasacelebrity... Icallhimmythirdbrother."

Fleetwoodchimesin,"Youshould haveseenhimonthetripwetookto Russiatogether-oneofthewildesttrips I'veeverhad!"

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An accoun¬ tantsince1979, McNulty graduatedfrom Santa Clara University.Since then, he has beeninvolved inmultiplebusi¬ ness ventures rangingfromthe BostonCeltics totheVatican musiclibraries.

Asfertilecur¬ rentcase,with masterrightsto theunreleased archive mate¬ rialofover100 artists,includ¬ ingtheBeatles, U2, and the

RollingStones, "Thebestsce¬ narioisjustice beingreached, withpeopleget what they're entitledtoget," McNultysays.

"Lookingatthe facts,thingsshouldworkinourfavor."

"Thiswholeprocessisextremelyconvo¬ luted,"Fleetwoodsays."It'shardtoretain yourdignity.|/\tleast]we'reblessedwith beingabletostateourcase."

Comewhatmay,McNultyhasalready startedthinkingabouttomorrow.Aresident ofCapeElizabethsince1998,McNultyand hiswife,Paula,areproudparentstofivechil¬ dren:Tony,24,isachefattheBostonHyatt; Nick,22,servedwiththe82ndAirbornein Afghanistan;Dakota,16,goestoCheverus; andMadelineandSeamus,bothnine,attend 1lolyCross.

McNultvmaintainshisbusinessat fullpitch"bytelecommutingoutofmy houseinCapeandfrommysmallofficein Scarborough.Ilovethepacehere,myfamily lovesit,andweplantostay."

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"TheexistingmarkintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecordsforatranscontinentalNorth Americancrossingbysnowmobilewas7,200milesand60ridingdays,"saysSteveMcKenna ofShapleigh.

"Wethought,wecandothis.Wewere'bestfriendsforever'andfellowbusinessowners.I'm ageneralcontractor[McKennaBrothers),andTony[Wolfinger,ofWaterborojrunsSanford Radiator.Foryears,we'dgoneonwinterandfallfishingandcampingtripsintheAllagash, mostlythetwoofus,notreallywithourfamilies,"becauseoftheirsharedappreciationfor roughadventure."IleandImetthroughamutualsnowmobilingfriendsixorsevenyearsago. Ilikedhimrightaway,andhedrovesnowmobileslike1did,"wayoutofthecomfortzone.

LindberghhadalreadygobbleduptheNew-York-to-Parisroute.PearyandAmundsen hadsewnuptheNorthandSouthpoles.Butfortheseguys,theglimmeringroutefromTok, Alaska,toJackman,Maine,justlaythereforthetaking."Weauthorizedourrecordattempt withGuinness,frozeabunchofsandwiches,"andtookadeepbreath.

"Wetalkedaboutabit,"saysMcKenna.ButheandWolfingerareactionguys.Leaving theirbusinessestochance,withoutabrassbandplaying,guzzlinguptheirsavings("in the$20,000range"),theyfoundthemselvesin Tok,zippeduptheirweatherproofjackets, andflooreditthroughtheeternalAlaskan twilighttowardMaine.

Wolfingersays,"Inthosefirsthundred .yards,1felteveryemotionallatonce: excitement,kindascaredaboutwhat wemightruninto,thoughtsofpeopiesaying,'You're crazy,you'reanut, you'regonnaget 1 \ eatenbya

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polarbear,youdon'tknowwhatit'slikeat40 below,you'renotfromuphere'-justallsorts ofemotionsmixedup."

"Thefirst2,000-3,000milestherewas notrail,sowetraveledabsolutelyalone," McKennasays."Therewasanunrealityto thesedarkstretches,especiallybecausethe skywaspaintedbytheNorthernLights.We werejustscreamingacrosstheicewhenwe hitaplacewecalledTheEndoftheWorld. Theicedroppedoffinsanelyandwewentso fastitwashardtothinkofourselvesasbeing alive.Rightaboutthen,overspeedingwiththe bottomhavingdroppedfromunderus,"and duringotherlonelyspotsacrosstheglassy easiness,"Iwondered,'Areweevergoingto getoutofhere?'Imissedmyfamily."

ForWolfinger,"Therewasthisfunny, hazy,grayflatlight.Ijustcouldn'tseeany¬ thing-!didn'tknowifI

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HowdidDanteputit?Abandonhope,allye whoenterhere.

"Wesawgraywolvesallthetime," McKennasays."Alsomooseandbison. PartofourroutewasalongtheYukon QuestDogsledTrail,anditfeltweirdwhen wepassedthemwhiletheywereactually runningit.Weblewbythreetofourdog¬ sledteams,"likefiguresinaSmithsonian Institutiondiarama,withaneeriesenseof technologyonparade.

Thentherewasanotherstopintheir Odysseyonice,asstrangeasanydistrac¬ tionUlysseseverfaced."OntheAlaska Highway,justasyoucrossintotheYukon, whenyoufeellikeyou'llneverbewarm again,"theearthsuddenlycracksopento luretheastonishedwithahotspring."Yeah, weswaminit!Itwas26degreesoutside,and 104degreesinsidethespring!"

Then,withthecoldfreezingtheirbeards, theyzoomedacrossmoremilesoflonely ice,until"wepulledintoalittletowncalled Chicken.Chickenconsistsofasaloon,ares¬ taurant,andagiftshop,withagaspump ontheside.Wesawsmokefromashedout backandmetaguynamedGaryAdkins, whoshowedusthesightsandofferedtolet usstaythenight.Heservedusroastcari¬ bouandhard-tackbiscuits.Wewereloving downtownChicken.Afewotherfamilies li\'ethere.Thereisnoelectricity.Garykeeps alittlegeneratorsohecanwatchVCRmov¬ ies,"but,possiblytiredofhislimitedselec¬ tion,hedidn'tfireitupforhisguests."In returnforhishospitality,wegavehimsome breakfast-someoftheegg-and-baconsand¬ wicheswe'dfrozenandbroughtonthetrip.

"We also went through Boundary, Alaska,"trulyaone-familytown."Their sourceofpowerisaninverterthatrunsoff carbatteries,"withonlythestarsandthe unearthlygreensandbluesoftheAurora Borealistwinklingabove.

"ForawhilewewereontheDempster Highway.ItgoesrightuptotheArcticCircle. There'satowncalledEaglePlains-it'slike nothing.ThenextthingwehitwasInuvik, aboutthesizeofSanford.

"Wewerehavingdinnerwhenalocal cameuptousandsaid,'Hey,wejusthad aguywhowentthroughhere,andhe's breakingtheworldrecord.'"McKennaand Wolfingerdidadouble-take,butMcKenna rememberedthat"whenIsubmittedour triptoGuinnesstogetaclaim,theysaid,

'Theexistingrecordstillstandstobebroken, butweareawareofanotherattempt..

Soherethisshadowycompetitorwas, playingAmundsentotheirPeary!They didn'tmeetinInuvik,butMcKennaand Wolfingerweretold,'"He'sabigguy,a CanadiannamedYvesLeBlanc.'Hehada webpage,justlikeus,".McKennasays,"so1 loggedonandweintroducedourselveswith ane-mail,saying,'hey,howareyoudoing, bestofluck,'andsoforth"beforeheading outoftown.

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"WhenwehitDawsonCity,"McKenna savs-straightoutofaJackLondonstory"westavedintheDowntownHotel,asifwe wereinanoldblack-and-whitemovie-14footceilings,justabeautifulbuilding,famiIv-owned.Theswingingdoubledoorsreally gaveusakickaswewentin."

Andonceagain,wordcametothem: "'Thisyia/'shereintown,lookingforyou.'" Finally'YvesLeblancfilledupthedoorway. Roughhandshakeswereexchanged."He spokegreatEnglish."Tofillupthesilence, "wetalkedaboutourgear."Leblanc,from outsideofMontreal,wasclearly'takingthe expressroute."Hehadjustasmalltent.He hadnointentions"oftouringtheicy'waste¬ landforitsbeauty’.Theracewason!

"WedroppeddownintoMinnesotato sneakaroundLakeSuperior,"McKenna says,"andthenwentbackintoOntario.Ihad amassiveexhaustleaksinceMinnesota," andtheirony'thatthenewpartsheneeded "wereonlyavailableatFortKent,"festered inMcKenna'smind.

Moretroubling,"Tonyhadalotofprob¬ lemswithhissled,nodoubtaboutit."The pairbegantotravelmoreslowly',andpos¬ siblythingsgotvery'quietbetweenthem.

Undaunted,"Tony'andImadethedeci¬ sionthat'we'rejustgoingtobeathismile¬ age,"'McKennasaysofLeBlanc."Yves finishedhistripaheadofus,claiminga tinaltotalof10,770milesuponhisreturnto Montreal.Weshouldn'thawbeenbothered by'that,becausetherewasagoodchance Yves'stripwouldn’tcountbecausehe'd beentraileredfourorfivetimeswhenwe hadn't,"butinspiteofthat,"whenfriends metusinCaribouwhenwecrossedinto Maine,havingcovered9,400miles,Tony said'I'vemadeitandthat'sit.'Isaid,'Look, maybethere'sgoingtobealittleladyat Guinnesswho'llsay'themileagecountsand wewillhavetoexceedYws'seventhough

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hewastrailered.'ButTonysaidhewas done,absolutelythrough.Isaid,areyou sure?Tonysaidhe'daccomplishedwhat hewantedanddidn'tmakeamove.Isaid, 'Mymachinewillnotseeatraileruntilitsees 10,800miles.'Iwantedmykidstobeableto say,'Mydaddidit,damnit!'Not,'Mydad camereallyclose.'WhenIrodeawayfrom him,hewasverysolemn,veryunhappy.I calledmywife,andshecalledTony'swife, Kim,andsaid,'YouneedtotellTonytostick itout,'butKimtoldmywife,Tmgoingto pickhimup.''Won'theregretthisfortherest ofhislife?'mywifeasked."

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Onceuponatimenotsolongago, Maineschoolchildrenwereheard torecite,"Wherewewalktoschool eachday,Indianchildrenusedtoplay,all aboutournativeland,wheretheshops andhousesstand..."Thanksinlargepart toStateRepresentativeDonnaLoring,the PenobscotNation'ssolelegislativevoicein Augusta,adeeperunderstandingofMaine's truenativeWabanakiheritageissweeping acrosstheK-12publicschoolcurriculumto improveuponthe"tokenIndianprojects" ofthepast,asOldTownElementarySchool librarianLynnMayerhasdescribedthemin thePortlandPressHerald.

ThefirstwaveofL.D.291thatshewrote "created the 15-member Maine Native American Culture Commission, eight selectedbythetribalchiefs,sixbythecom¬ missionerofeducation,andonebythechan-

tantly,alone."Icontinuedonforanother1400 milesonaroundrobinthroughnorthern Maine.Idon'tknowwhat'stranspiredsince then,withTony,hiskids,andhiswife."

Meanwhile,McKennaisfiling"allthe paperwork,pictures,letters,andotherdoc¬ umentationthatGuinnessneeds."Doeshe dreamofareunionwithWolfingeratsome point?EvenDeanMartinandJerryLewis buriedthehatchetafter20years...

"Youlearnalotaboutapersonwhen youseehimeveryday,"saysWolfinger."I haven’ttalkedto[McKenna]sinceCaribou, andIdon’tcareto."

McKennashrugs."Iguessthat'sup tohim."

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14 about Maine's Wabanaki legacy. celloroftheUniversityofMaine."Italso awardeda2005granttothePenobscotsto generate "We Teach"-programming and educationalresourcesdesignedtoinstitute, ifnotrevolutionize,Wabanakiinstructionbv thestate'selementary-,middle-,andhigh¬ schoolteachersstatewide.

Lastmonth,asecondgrantforwork¬ shops,twoofwhichattractedcrowdsin greaterPortland,addedperspectiveand momentumtotheeffort."Ispecificallywrote thelawnottomandatetheteacherstoteach even’partofthecurriculumatacertaintime, leavingthemflexibilitytochoosesomeof thesethingsinthewaydie}'thoughtappro¬ priateattheirgradelevel.Youwouldn't askforgrade2toteachabouttheNative Americaneconomicsystem,forexample."

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chiefofthePenobscotNationfrom1984-1990 aftergraduatingfromtheMaineCriminal JusticeAcademy,"makingher"thefirst femalepoliceacademygradtobecomea policechiefinMaine.From1992-1997,1was directorofsecurityatBowdoinCollege"-the firstfemaletoholdthatposition,aswell.

Butbeforeallthat,shefoughtinthe VietnamWar,withatourofdutyinthecom¬ municationscenteratLongBirthArmyBase northeastofSaigon,nowHoChiMinhCity, fromNovember1967toNovember1968, duringtheTetOffensive.

"Thatlongago,myGod!"shesays."Iwas 19then.In1997,[PortlandNAACPPresident] RachelTalbot-Rossinvitedmetogoto Vietnamwith[attorneyandformerpoliti¬ calcandidate]SeverinBelliveautoattendan internationalFrenchbusinessforum.

"Landingattheairport,1didn'tknow howI'dfeel.Istayedfivedaysin1IoChi MinhCity.Ilookedaroundanddidn'tsee anyrealoldpeople.Isawpeoplemaimedby thewar.Kidsfollowedusformoney.Then RachelandIstoppedintheWarMemorial Museum.They'dchangedthenamefromthe WarCrimesMuseumtotheWarMemorial Museum.TheyhadmoreAmericanmili¬ taryparaphernaliathanyoucouldthink of...insignia,lighterswithsquadroninsig¬ nia,oldtanks...evidenceofmeintruding ontheirculture.1sawanoldtigercellwhere theyhadareplicaofaprison,anditlooked real...Rachelnearlyjumpedoutofherskin whenshesawthem!Whatgotme,Iguess, wasthatthesepeoplewhosecountrywe'd invadedweretreatingusverywell,even thoughtheycouldn'thavehadafavorable memoryfromthatperiod.Itwasinstructive forme.Ithelpedmeclosethatdoor."

Thedifferenceofperspectivewasso acute,Loringfound,thathermuseumguides refusedeventoacknowledgetireplacewhere she'dbeenstationed,verballyorotherwise. "LongBinhwasdiebiggestAnnybaseinthe world.Icouldn'tfinditonthemaps.'Where's LongBinh?'Iasked.'LongBinhdoesn'texist anymore,"'theytoldher.

Culturessilkscreenedupononeanother. "WestayedattheoldContinentalHotel, whereGrahamGreenehadstayed"inthe 1950s."HerewewereinHoChiMinhCity, buttherewereGreekpillars,marbleallover theplace.1turnedonCNNandsawtheLBJ Tapes,within-depthcoverageofhisviewsof Vietnam.Flowironicthatwas!

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hadmycountryinvaded,Ithought,'Here/ amaninvaderaswell.Weusedtocallthe Vietnamese'gooks.'Weweretheforeigners; theyweren'ttheforeigners.Ittookmeall thistimetogetit.IpromisedmyselfI'dput thisinthebackofmymindandhopetodo somethingaboutitsomeday."

Asinrightnow?"Yeah!"

Asformurmursthatthelawislipservice ifthere'snoclearfundingbasetosupportit, shesays,"Whensomeonewantstogetridof thisthing,theybringuptheideaofamoney barrier.IthinkI'mbeingbaitedonthis.It's aMainelaw.TheDepartmentofEducation wassupposedtohelpwithsomemoney, andtheuniversitysystem,andthetribes wouldkickinwhentheycould.

"Theburdenshouldnotbeononeentity' tomakethishappen.Thisprojecttranscends money. Grants have come in from the tribes,fromtheMaineHumanitiesCouncil fortheseworkshops,andinthepast,the Administration for Native Americans (ANA)providedfundingfortheAbenaki CenterattheUniversityofMaineinOrono. The Passamaquoddys have developed anaward-winning[educational]kit.The Penobscotkitiswonderful.TheDepartment ofEducationhaskickedinsomemoney', theUniversityisprovidingspace,there'sall kindsofmovement."Loringrecommends well-wishersvisitwww.umaine.edu/ld291, penobscotnation.org,andtheAbbemuse¬ um'spopularwww.abbemuseum.org.

Asforherlegacy',Loring'sonlinebio notesthatshe"wasappointedAidede CamptoformerGovernorAngusKingon March17,1999,andwascommissionedwith therankofcolonelby'theGovernor.Shewas advisortoformerGovernorKingonwomen veteran'saffairs...Donnaconceptualized andadvocatedforthefirst'StateoftheTribes Address'inMainehistory.Tribalchiefs addressedaJointSessionoftheLegislature onMarch11,2002.Theeventwascarried liveonMainePublicTelevisionandRadio."

"1ilbury'Housewillbepublishing myinsider'slogtomy10yearsinthe Legislature,"Loringsays,"tentativelytitled InTheShadowoftheEagle.It'salwaysbeen mygoaltomakepeoplevisible.Whenthey becomevisibletheybecomehuman.Inwar, whenyouuseawordlike'g<x>k,'it'stomake themnon-entities.Youcan'trecognizepeo¬ pleashumansifyou'regoingtokillthem. TheMaineIndianHistory'Lawistomakeus visibleandkeepusvisible."■

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HefacedJoycetwomonthslaterandput himawayinthefifthroundwitha"sleep¬ producing"right.Wonghadbeenknocked downindiefirstround.Inthefourth,Wong hitJoycewithaloopingrightoverJoyce'sjab anddroppedtheIrishmanforaseven-count atthebell.

Wongfoughtthreematchesagainst

Wong...started quickly,dropping his opponent withalefthook tothefaceinthe firstroundand thensplitopen Bergeron'sright eyewith another hook.

Lewiston'sJimmyGagnonwithinaspanof 16Decemberdaysandinthreetowns.The firstfightwasinGagnon'shometownand resultedinasix-rounddraw.Theytraveled toRumfordonDecember12,1947.Wong couldn'tfigureoutGagnon'ssouthpaw styleandlostasix-rounddecision,although he"gotinseveralgoodlicks."Bvthenthe PortlandPressHeraldcalledWongbythe nickname"BongoBongo."

ThePortlandExpositionCenterhosted thefinalboutoftheseriesDecember17. ThatfightwasadisasterforWong.Gagnon musthavelearnedthesecrettosuccessin thetwoearlierfights,sinceherippedinto Wongattheopeningbell,batteringleft hooksintohisheadandbodysofastthat Wongnevergotstarted.Twoquickleft hookstotheheadputWongdownforgood at1:28ofthefirstround.

PublicityfortheDecember30,1947, fightcardattheExpotouted"thelikely showstealer"asabattlebetweenPortland's "twostandoutwelterweightprospects," Harn'WongandRalphTroiano.Troiano wasdescribedasa"viciouspuncher,"and Wongwassaidtobe"apotentwalloper whenhelandsone."Anothernewspaper articledeclared,"Defenseislikelytobean

unknown quantity when rugged Ralph TroianoandHarryWong...bothfreeswing¬ ers,tangleinthesix-rounder."Thepaper saidthat"Wonghopesapotentiallyheavy punchwillprovehisbestdefense."Come December30,Troianowonthebout.Wong wasn'tabletodefendagainstthespeedier Troiano,wholandedcontinuallywithleft jabs.Eventhoughhelost,thepapersaid thatWonggavehisbestperformancein manybouts.

WongfoughthislastfightinPortland January28,1948,whenheearnedatechni¬ calknockoutvictoryoverDickBergeronof Berlin,NewHampshire.Wong,whowas inhisbestshapeinmonths,startedquickly, droppinghisopponentwithalefthookto thefaceinthefirstroundandthensplit openBergeron'srighteyewithanother hook.Therefereestoppedthefightinthe fourthbecauseofdamagetoBergeron's righteye.

EventhoughthePressHeraldhadcalled Wonga"prospect"amonthearlierand Wongwasingreatshape,heneverfought againinPortland.Ilislastfivefightswerein Lewiston,Rumford,andSanford.AlMarquis wonaneight-rounddecisioninLewiston February23.CorkvDavisofWorcester, Massachusetts,bangedawayontheinside towinaeight-rounddecisioninRumford March5.Wongthenfoughtaneight-round battleinRumfordwhichresultedinafourth¬ roundknockoutofDickBergeron.

That was Wong's last victory. He foughtasix-rounddrawwithMerleKing ofLisboninLewistonMarch22.Hislast fightcameinSanfordApril9,whenkeg¬ chestedBobSleekerofPortlandquickly rangWong'sgongbvswarmingoverthe wide-openChinesefighter,knockinghim outhalfwaythroughthesecondroundof afightthathadbeenscheduledasthetop six-roundpreliminary.

HarryWongendedhis37-fightcareer with17wins(11byknockout),14losses(in whichhesuffered5knockoutshimself),and sixdraws.

Duringhisboxingcareer,Wonglived withhismotherat64BrownStreetin Portland.HewaslistedinthePortland citydirecton’from1947through1949.1lis mothersoldthehouse,andthefamilydis¬ appearedby1950.Hismotherdiedatthe Veteran'sAdministrationHospitalatTogus July4,1954.HarryWongseemstohavedis¬ appearedfromthehistoricalrecord.■

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SomethingWild <ci»ifi>nmifrompage 35) willfeedlikeaprince,insteadofbreak¬ ingallyourteethanddyingafterwardof indigestion."lierecommendedthesame recipeforquail,ruffledgrouse,andhare.

AuthorKennethRoberts,whocollected manylegendaryrecipesinhisGoodMaine Food-firstpublishedin1939-enthusedover porcupineliver,amongotherthings.The quilledcreaturewasunfairlyviewed"with distasteoraversion,"heclaimed,although "hefeedsonthemostdelicatebudshecan find,andpursuesasemi-sedentary'existence thatisalmostaguaranteeoftenderness."The porcupinehasanenormousliver,Roberts observed,which"thousandsofMainegun¬ nershaveeaten...andhaveunhesitatingly pronounceditoneofthegreatestdelicacies." Itshouldbesoakedinsaltwater,briefly boiled,thenwrappedinbaconandcooked overhotcoals,headvised.

L.L.Bean,thevisionaryentrepreneur, claimedtoownthefirstfreezerinFreeport. Beginninginthe1940s,heusedittopreserve largehaunchesofmoose,elk,andreddeer,as wellasturkeyandothergamehelovedtoeat. Heconsideredmoose,forinstance,tobe"bet¬ terthananybeefthatonecanbuy."Hecalled wildturkey’"theemperorofuplandbirds" and"thefinest-tastingthingthatflies."

Unfortunately',there'snoway'formost cookstoday'togettheirhandsonawildtur¬ key',woodcock,orporcupinewithoutshoot¬ ingoneorgettingonefromafriendwho hunts.Infact,asTomNannery,regionaldirec¬ torfortheNationalWildTurkey'Federation, confirms,"It'sillegaltosellany’kindofwild¬ lifeinMaine.Butalicensedhunter,huntingin season,canshootcertainspeciesandeatthem himself,orgivethemaway."

TherealsoaregamefarmsinMainethat areallowedtoselldressedmeatdirectly'to consumersortobutchersandspecialty'gro¬ cers[seesidebar].Youcanbuy'"wildish"red deer,elk,andevenbuffalothisway.Out-ofstatefarmsalsosupply'somelocalpurveyors withmoose,rabbit,duck,goose,pheasant, quail,andothergame-farmanimalsorfowl.

Iaskedseverallocalbutchersandgame¬ farmownersaboutpreparationsthey'pre¬ fer.Theiradvicewasalmostuniversally'the same:Adeer,moose,elk,orbuffalosteak shouldbepan-friedinacast-ironpan.When thepanissmokinghot,searthemeatquick¬ ly'ononeside,flipitandseartheotherside, thenturntheheatway'downandcookit slowlytothedesireddoneness.Smearsome

blitteroverthesteak,seasonwithsaltand pepper,andserveimmediately.

Thismavseemtooplain,butasPaul Thibeault,awell-known"deercutter"in Harpswell,remarks,"Iwanttotastethe meat,notthemarinadeorotherstuff."He promises,almostshakingwithdelightat thethoughtofsavorymealstocome,thata two-inchvenisonsteakcookedthiswayis "wickedgood."

Ifyouinsistonaddingasauce,aneasyone canbemadebysauteingsomeonionandgar¬ licinbutter,addingacupofheart}'redwine, simmeringthisuntilitisreducedbyatleast half,thenaddingahalfstickofbutter.The sauceisread}’whenthebuttermelts.

Andifserendipitybringsawildturkey yourway,agreattechniqueforcooking it,accordingtoTheLL.BeanGameandFish Cooklwk,istobrineit,slow-smokeit,andthen finishitifnecessaryina300”oven.Brining isnotrequiredunlessit'sanoldtom,butit helpstokeepanybirdmoist.(Youcanmake asimplebrinewith1cupofsaltto1quart ofwater,plus14cupbrownsugar,andthen soaktheturkeyinitovernight.)Puristswill disagree,butIliketousearubconsistingof aboutequalpartsgroundcumin,garlicpow¬ der,paprika,chilepowder,seasalt,andsugar.

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RugglesMorseandhiswifehadnochil¬ dren,sotheLibbyfamily,ownersofJ.R. Libby Drygoods Co. Department Store withentrancesonCongress,Free,andOak streets,purchasedthehousein1893,becom¬ inglordandladyofthemanor."Twooftheir daughtersweremarriedhere."SonsHarold andRalphmayhavebeenbeatenupatime ortwoforlivinginsuchashowboathouse. Andthen...

6. SNOW FALLING ON CEDAR

Themansionlayemptyfrom1928until1941, amolder}'wreck."Thechildrentookthefur¬ nitureout"andabandonedtheplace.The hugeskylightoverthecentralhallwaywas smashed"duringthehurricaneof1938."Cut tovisionsfromDr.Zhiva$o-of snowstorms creatinggiantdriftsacrosstheopulentfoyer, creatinganeerieindoorwinterpalace.On theotherhand,Kirbysays,"Ifpeoplehad theforesighttosavethesmashedpiecesof originalstainedglass-andtheydid-they musthavehadtheforesighttoclosethe opening."Thegreatnewsis,"werestored itwiththeoriginalpiecesin2001.Thesky¬ lightonceagaindepictsangelsrepresenting thefourseasons...threeoftheangelswere

Saco • Ellsworth • Bangor • Brewer • Lewiston • Houlton

completelyunrecoverablefromtheshards ofglassandhadtobe100-percentrecreated, butoneoriginalangelmadeitthrough..

7. UNDERCOVER ANGEL

Guesswhichangelsurvived?"It'sSpring. Wekeeptheoriginalinaspecialdisplaycase sovisitorscanseehercloseup."

8. THOSE DARNED TOURISTS

"There'saverylowstovehere.I'mfive-fwtfour,anditcomesupmid-thightome,soit's reallyprettysmall.Butanumberofvisitors [feeltheneedtoopine]thatthestovemust besolowbecausepeoplewerenotjustalittle shorterbackthen,butreallythatmuchshort¬ er!Wethinkit'ssoyouwouldn'thavetolift heavypotsofwaterforboilingsohigh."

9. MOST FAQ

'"Howmuchdiditcosttobuild?'It'sreason¬ ableenough.Everything'shanddone,hand painted,andhandwoven.About90per¬ centoftheobjectsinhereareoriginal."It's likewalkingthroughaChristmasornament oraFabergeegg.Andtheanswer?"About S100,000,in1858."

10. ALLTHINGS COUNTERINTUITIVE

"Mrs.Libbycalledthemasterbedroomthe GreenBedroombecauseitwasdecoratedin thatcolor.Thegreenroomisn'tgreenany¬ morebutwestillcallitthat."Somethings justdiehard.Where'sVictoria'ssweetspot? "Myfavoriteisonthesecond-floorbalcony bythestainedglasswindow.Oneofthe Libbygirlsgotmarriedhere."

11. WRITING ON THE WALL

"Whenwedidtheelectricalupgradein2001, theyfoundaboxunderthefloorssayingthe electricitywasinstalledin1902.Whenwe tookasashdownwhilerecreatingthesky¬ light,wefoundtheoriginalworkershad penciledtheirnamesonanumberofsashes ontheskylightwindow."

12. PHANTOM-FREE ZONE

"Somepeopleseriouslyaskifwehave ghosts.I'mjustnotaparanormalkindof person.I'vebeeninthehouseinthedark, atnight,sotherewaseverychancefora ghosttobumpintome.Nobody'sever hadaghostsightinghere."Whichmeans theVictoriaMansionmaybetheonlyold houseinPortlandwhichdoesn'tclaima signatureghost.■

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TheS5ticketpriceisdonatedtoalocal nauticalnonprofit."Thisyear,it'llbeafish¬ ermen'swivesorganization,possibly',"says Keene."WedotwocirclesfromFishPointto theCoastGuardStationonthePortlandside, cutacrosstheForeRiver,andthenreturnon theSouthPortlandside.

"Brianalwaysdoes360-degreespinsin histugboatduringtheparade,"shesaysof Fournier."Icallhimmylittleballerina."

"Thebestvantagepointstoseeusfrom aretheStatePier,theEasternPromenade, andDiMillo'sinPortland,andBugLightand SaltwaterGrilleinSouthPortland,"Fournier says."1haveaPAsystem,andwecrankup someChristmastunes,absolutely."

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At DiMmos Fioaiing ristaurani, "we sometimeshavecarolerscomeintosingin thediningroom,"savsmanager/owner JohnnieDiMillo,38."Wegeteggnogeven thoughitdoesn'tsellwell,becausepeople seemtoexpectit.IknowIdrinkmoreofit thanthecustomersdo!"

ThemostpopulardrinkatDiMillo'sdur¬ ingtheholiday'rushseasonisactually'tropi¬ cal."TheBloodyMary',"DiMillo'sstaffer JessicaBrownsavs."Itcomeswithjumbo shrimp,sothatmightbewhy."

AtRIRAat72CommercialStreet,"we havelotsoffireplaces,andthey'createagreat holiday’atmosphere,alongwithourlights anddecorations,"managerNaomiMoore says."Lastyear,thebigthing wedidwastheToysforTots. Wewilldefinitely'bedoing thatagainthisseason."

Shaun McCarthy, the manager at Doc k Fori at 336ForeStreet,tellsus,"We usually’havelotsofdrink specials,likespicedrumand eggnog.WehaveChristmas musicplayinginthejukebox, lotsofdecorations,andon ChristmasEveweactually'do freegift-wrappingforanyone whoneedsit!"

"We'rereallygonnago crazy'thisy'ear,"saysepony-

mousBeckyRandofBecky'sDinerat390 CommercialStreet."1likeittolooklikethe 1950s,so1usethebigold-fashionedlights, hangwreathsineverywindow...andwe'll putalittletreeupthisyearbecausewehave moreroomaftertherenovation."

There'saspacioussecondfloorhere now,withgreatviews,theperfectplace"for someonetorentitoutforaholidavbreak¬ fast."Theonlythingmissing?"OurSanta isatrucker,alongtimedinerwithhisown jollywhitebeard,andhe'sbasedsomewhere elsethisDecember.Helovestolaughand saywhenhe'sridinghisHarlevwithallhis leatherson,parentspulltheirkidsawav,but whenhe'sSanta,theypushtheirkidstoward him.We'llmisshim."

Ifyou'rewonderingwhotheelvesare whohavedrapedtheenormouscraneat PortlandInternationalTerminalinlights everyDecember,it'sthecrewatCianbro. "Wemightnotdothecranethisvear,"savs yardsupervisorDougWyman."Instead, we'lllightupthetankerwe'reshortening, theHornbeck,with400lights"tosigntheir splashySeason'sGreetingsagainstthecity skyline."Butwhoknows?Wemightget extracreativethisyear."

"Seafarersoftensayeveiydav'sMonday," saysNashGarabedianwhoasPortland Ilarborchaplaincontinuesanage-oldtradi¬ tionthatfounditsbeginningsinthe Mariners Ci iurci iat368ForeStreet.Eveiyholidavsea¬ son,Garabedianmakesitapointtorender kindnessestothelonelyamongcrewsinvis¬ itingshipsthistimeofyear.ThisDecember, heandvolunteerswilldeliverover200ditty' bagstotarsinfreightersfromalloverthe globe.'Theyloveit,"hesays."Itmakesthem feelgoodthatsomeoneremembers."■

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At$629,000,atruediamondintherough

Handsome198DanforthStreet,builtin1863,canbe vourblankslate-for$629,000.

"ItwasbuiltforWilliamT.Smithbythe1lamblin Brothersaspartof1lamblinRow,"sayagentAmyCartmellof KellerWilliams'sBarschdorf&CartmellAssociates.

"Sevenfireplaces,severalwithGreekRevivalmantels,"can't helpbutimpressvisitingguests.Othergrxidiesincludewheel¬ cutglassinthefront-doorpanels,possiblybythePortland GlassCo.;diningnximwithceilingmedallionandviewsof apple,chestnutandbirchtreesinaverdantsideyard;pantry; multi-zonehigh-efficiencyfurnace;hardwoodfloors;twobed¬ roomswithbathsonthesecondfloor,threeonthethird;anda fourth-floorskylightwithharborpanoramas(duringourtour, aneighborsroof-dancingcatsaddedtothecharm).

Aprivatedecktoasurprisinglyroomysecretgarden sweetensvourapproachfrom"deededrightofwaypassage fromClarkStreettooff-streetparking"fortwocarsbehind thetownhouse.Recordsindicatethesellerspurchased198 Danforthfor$572,000inFebruary2006,twoyearsafterneigh¬ boring200Danforthwasputonthemarket(thoughitdidn't sell)for$895,000afteracompleterenovation.

Wluit\o.19Sbring?gorgeousfoldbackintenorshuttersthat maybeoriginalonfloor-to-ceiling66first-tl<x)rwindows, pristinemoldingallaround,andadaylightwalkoutbase¬ mentwithdarkiwm.I\7ufyou7/needtobring-.acompletenew kitchen.Butthepotentialhereisdreamy.Taxesare$8,078.■

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PortlandForeside CityconveniencewithCascoBayviews!Thisclassiccottagewith periodcharmandcontemporary updatesislight&brightevenona grayday.Great"flow"inthe"notso bighouse"conceptwithmasterBR, secondBR.den&2.5baths.Popular neighborhoodnearMaineYacht Center.EnjoyCascoBayviewsfrom yourfrontporch! ContactLindaMansfield553-2611

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COMMONS - Comm< ns townhouse ideally located just bejwtheSugarloafInn.Spaciousandsunnywithlotstoof fer.4bedrooms,3baths,extrafamilyroom,fireplace,large deck,andviews.Thislocationdoesn'tbecomeavailableoften 1 $449,000

NORTH WOODS - NORTH WOODS LANE-Ideallylocated justofftheSnubberchairlift,thiscape-stylehomehaslots tooffer'Three-plusbedrooms.3baths,familyroom,master suite/ofhcewithgasparlorstove,nicekitchen/dmmg/livmg withgasfireplace,sunroomwithmountainviews,deckwith hottub,heatedgarage,andgreatlandscapedyard$435,000

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Jefferson-This3-bedroomhomehasamaster bedroomwithprivatebath:largeeatinkitchen withawoodstoveandabeehiveoxen:dining roomwithfireplace:andpostandbeambam andworkshop.ThirtyminutestoAugusta. Rockland,orDamariscottaareas.$222,900

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GREAT POND - Maine log-sided, year-round lakefront home on Great Pond with sandy beach, inviting porch to relax & enjoy the serenity and all the lake’s views. Picturesque setting for waterfront croquet games at the water’s edge. Spacious rooms & living room featuring a beautifulfireplace.SS97.200

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