Portland Monthly Magazine October 2008

STATEWIDE7 FIRMS^AT* • iTHE TOP OF THEIR GAME

AlothasbeensaidaboutFairPoint’snewroleinthe community.Butthere’ssomethingtobesaidforhearing straightfromthesource.

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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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SMAUJCHANGES BIG RESULTS!

It seems every time we open a newspaper or magazine,orturnontheTVorradio,wehear about the many benefits of losing weight and maintaining a healthy weight. Whether the desiretoloseweightisarecentoneforyou or something you’ve been thinking about for awhile,justtheideaofthedeprivationand starvationthatoftencomeswithlosingweight could be enough to send you running to therefrigerator!

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Mind your meals ’ Doyoueatyourdinnerinfrontofthe TV? Do you have lunch at your desk whiletryingtomeetadeadline?Mealtimi ismuchtooimportanttoshareitwith otheractivities!Simplybyfocusing yourattentiononthefoodyoueatyou’ll enjoyitmore,finditmoresatisfying,and probablyeatless.

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Haveyoueverheardthatittakesabout 20minutesforthemessagetogetfrom yourstomachtoyourbrainthatyouare full?It’strue!You’llbesatisfiedwithless ifyoujusteatmoreslowly.

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Eat more often!

Youreadthatright!Ifyoudon’teat breakfast,ifyouleavebiggapsoftime betweenmeals,orifyoudon’tplandaily snacks,you'remorelikelytoeatlarger portionsofhigh-caloriefoodsatyourne> meal.Plantoeatandyou’llmorethan likelyeatless.

Choose BIG!

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BlueberriesWild BlueberriesforSal,JohnnyDepp, MariahCarey...

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Never Say Never Again TheMaineweonceknewisquickly disappearing.Whatwillournew silhouettelooklike?

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InEveryIssue Departments

Letters

WehearfromfansofGretchenLibby, piratesintheGulfofMaine,andpoet EdwinArlingtonRobinson.

Chowder

Atastyblendofthefabulous,notewor¬ thy,andabsurd.

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Restaurant Review

IsTheGrillRoomanF.ParkerReidy's forthe21stcentury?

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60 Goings On

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New England Homes & Living

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From the Editor "SomethingWild" Marketingthewildside ofMaine.

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Personal Shopper

Pamperyourselfwithfragrant bathluxuriesfromthesea.

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Market Watch

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Performance

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ByToddM.Richard

Something Wild

Lastnight,inafnenzvthatrecal¬ ledavacationingMr.Hyde,1 toreintoabrightredone-andone-quarter-poundlobster. Thismorning,Istumbled upontheremains-abrightyellowclawtagemblazoned WOLD LOBSTER.

Whenisitredundantand whenisitilluminatingtouse "wild"beforesomething?We have"wild"salmon,andIget that-asopposedtosalmon raisedinoceanfarms.Butdoesthataccountforwildboar?Shouldn'titbejust"boar,"since aboarisawildpig?OrdoesthatmeanIdon'tunderstandhowyouarriveataboar(ven' carefully),orevenashockingboar,anybetterthanthetouristsonPortland'stouringtrolley whoreallyhaveaskedtheguides,"Howlongdoesittakeacrabtobecomealobster?"-a questionsuivlyworthyoftheActor'sStudio.

Staringa"wildlobster"intheeyes,I'dbetemptedtoask,"Howarethetamelobsters doing?"I'mnotsayingtheyshouldbringmemyslippers,butshouldn'ttheyatleastlookup whenIcalltheirname?..."Hieronymus"..."Luca"..."Leona!"

Wildblueberriesareuncultivated,andMaine'sarethemostdelicious,prizedfortheirantioxidents.WildTurkeyisaniceuseofwild,especiallyinaglass.

Butstill,today'sAWMenpenchantforadding"wild"totilingsthatmaybehidingalessthan-attractiveaspectistroubling.Gotaproductthatneedsashotinthearm,adashofjene saisqttoi?Hey,makeitwild.Mainepotatoeslosingtheirmarketshare?(Don'tyoufindIdaho andAlaskapotatoesblandlyuniform,almostbotoxedlyregularizedorcollagen-enhanced?) Comeintothisdarkalley,baby,andenjoyawildMainepotatoinstead.

Fill'dofGoldenGirlsreruns?Maybeyouhaven'tseenGoldenGirlsgonewild.

Evenwildhorsesdidn'tstartoutwildintheAmericas.TheyarrivedonSpanishships, docileasthehorselatitudes.So,really,MickJagger-couldn'ttamehorseshavedraggedaway aseasily,andlessponderously,yoursorryass?

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GRETCHEN LIBBY ON THE JOB

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POETRY IN MOTION

Pleasesend[anissue]tomysisterinHilton Head,SouthCarolina,[who's]comingto Portlandonacruiseship.Thearticleon EdwinArlingtonRobinson'shouse["Pulitzer Prize,"HouseoftheMonth,July/August 2008]isnice.

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PIRATES OF PROVENANCE

Arethereanymoreknownorreputedpirate treasurestobefoundinoraroundMaine's coast?["PiratesoftheGulfofMaine,"July/ August2007]

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INDIANA...LET IT GO

IamanarchitectinCaliforniatryingtoget acopyofthisarticle["TheHolyGrailof ShingleStyle,"July/August2008]byBrad Favreau.WehaveaclientinMainewhohas askedustoreadthearticle-forinspiration. MortenJensen,JRDVArchitects Oakland,California

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NOBLE PURSUIT

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MALAGA ISLAND RELOCATION

IhavevisitedthecemeteryatPineland recently,lookingforthegravesofthefamilies whoweresentthere|"ShudderIsland," October2004],Werethesepeopleburiedin unmarkedgraves?

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Mygreat-grandfatherwasJerryMurpacy, theso-calledking.Thenamethepeople calledtheislandtothisdayisMalagoIsland, solet'sgetitstraightforhistory.

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Mygreat-grampawasMr.Gomez,wholived onMalagaIsland.Hisson,mygrandfather, settledinSet>asco.Although1havelivedin Phippsburgallmylife,Ihawneverlieenon theislandofMalaga.TheGomesmenwere verytalented.CharlesGomesbuiltmany Lxiatsaroundtownforlocalfishermeninthe boatyardinSebasco.

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STAND BY ME

[Regarding"Me&MyHinckley,"July/ August2008,]Mydadusedtoworkfor Hinckleydoingfiberglassandlayingkeels. MybrotherandIusedtorideourbanana bikesaroundtheboatslaidupintheircradles intheyardduringthewintermonths.My housewasrightaroundthecorner. ChadGilley,onlineeditor,arouiidniaine.com

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"Wepurchasedthis1876Victorianin 1993,andrightawayhadaboutahundred trick-or-treaters.’FourteenHalloweenslater, "Wehaveover$75,000worthofprops,strobe lights,skeletons,heads,hands,eyeballs,fog machines,soundsystems,agraveyard,and

Hammer Time

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AlakesidehomeinNaplesconjuresthespiritofFrankLloyd Wrightandallthat'sexcitingabout'modern'and'organic' BY BRAD FAVREAU

wentyyearsago,KhrisandBarbara KlimekneededtorelocatetoNew EnglandduetoKhris'sjobas a sea¬ foodbroker.Theylookedforasuitable allover,untiltheyvisitedNaples,saw aflashofblue,andknewintuitivelythey werehome.ButhousesforsaleonLong Lakewere"sotraditional,"whenwhatthey cravedwasexcitement

Harkening from the Midwest, they had in mind something more along the linesofFrankLloydWright.Whenthe KlimekssawtheworkofWiscassetarchi¬ tectJimSchildroth,theyknewtheyhad theirman.

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"1flexwiththeneedsoftireclientandthecon¬ ditionsattliesite,"heexplains.Illisapproachr theantithesisofshoe-homingaclientintothe rectangleofafaux-Colonialhome.

WhileBarbaraKlimekwasexcitedabout FrankLloydWright,shewaslesssureabout themaster'spenchantforlowceilingsand veryhorizontalelements.Sheenvisioned highceilingsandacurvedstaircase,things Wrightwouldprobablyneverconsider.

WhatwouldSchildrothdo?

Strikingly,hehasfoundawaytomeet Klimek'sdesires,trumpsiteconstraints,and remainfaithfultohisownvisionandthe overallWright-ianappealofthehome.

"Itwasexcitingtowatchitcometogetheron paperandthentoseeitgoup,"Klimeksays.

MostingeniouswasSchildroth'sangular deckasittookshape,cantileveredoutward, andreadiedoutacrossthelake.Withitssharp nosejuttingouttowardthewater,itconjures aboat'sbow-butthisisnokitsdiygesture;it's businessandbeautycombined.

"Thelargedeckprojectsawayfromthe housesothatfrominsidethehouse,itshields fromviewaneighboringcottagethatwould intrudeonviewsofthelake,"Schildroth explains.Notonlythat,"anangleddeckis

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Thestoneandwoodofexteriorarecare¬ fullymanipulatedwithamixofhorizontal andverticalelementsthatanchorthehouse toitslakesidesurroundings.Thehouse appearsasifitwerenotsimplybuiltupon thesite,butculledfromdeepbelowthe earth.Ithasatimelessauraaboutit.Builtin 1991,itlooksasfreshtodayasthemomentit wasjustfinished.

Thegroundsarefullofcarefullytended perennialbeds,andthelakeisjuststepsfrom thehouse."Wehaveasmallbeach,andthe boat'srightoutside,"Klimeksays."Wecan walkrightoutandgoboatingorswimming."

"Ifeelincrediblegratitudetohavelived here,"Klimeksays.Butlifechanges,andthe Klimeks,withayentospendtheirretirement yearstraveling,haveputtheirbelovedhome onthemarket,for$3.1million.

Evenlaypeopleunderstandonaninnate leveltheimportanceoftheprinciplesof organicarchitecture.Itjustfeelsright.This feelingwasarticulatedbytherecentvisitofa regularhouseguestwhenshetoldherhost, "EverytimeIcomehere,Ifeelrenewed."

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ThisuniqueblendofMissionandmoderndesignachieves itsgoal.Formfollowsfunctionindistinctivedoublecurves andtheresultisstunning.Insolidcherry.

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So good times are ahead? And this from you, who predicted an economy in the time ofs ub-prime slime in this very story a year ago?

"WithBearSteamsgoingaway,andwithinvestmentcapital,we'veweath¬ eredamuchmoresevereinvestmentcrisisthananybodyanticipated.The marketshaveweatheredastringofcapitalwrite-downsthatisunprecedent¬ ed-capitalerosionofbillionsandbillionsofdollars.Consumerspendingwent downincredibly,thedollareroded."

And euphoria from the presidential election will change all that, regardless of the outcome?

"Obamaisaneclectic,magnificentforce,quiteanoratorandabrilliantman. McCainistryingtoshakeitup.Regardlessofwhoiselected,themarketisgoing togoup.Thebestnewswe'vehadisthatoilat$150abarrellookslikepasthis¬ tory.Somuchofthefearwasthedramaticriseincommodityprices-muchofit unwarrantedbecausetheworldisslowingdown."

Slowing down, with our internet superhighways ?

"Ifstoughtodemandhigherpriceswhenthedemandmaynotbethere. Granted,IndiaandChinamaybeconsuminggold,copper,platinum,andalu¬ minumatagreatrate,butIthinkthatrunhascometoanendandyou'resee¬ ingareversal.Alotofthecommoditymoneywillflowbackintoequitiesand maybeevenintonewhomesandrealestateandgivealifttothemarketNew homeshavecomedowntoattractivelevels.Thekeyingredienttoprosperityis theperceptionthat my job is okay; I can rely on future income, wheretheconsumer feelsbetterabouthimself,thatit'llbeokaytogooutandspendagain,andthats

goingtobefueledbytheelection."

Isn'tithardforyounottofeelmanipulated,watch¬ ingoilpricesdropsteadilyfrom$4.50agalloninthe springtomorefavorableratesonelectionday?

"Everyspikeyou'veseeninanycommodity andanyindexgenerallyendswitharapiddecline, whetherit'stheNASDAQofthe1990sorthetulip crazeinHollandmanyyearsago.Oilpricequa¬ drupledoverthelastfewyears.Diddemandqua¬ druple?Idon'tknow.

"Itmaynotbemanipulationbutspeculation andhedge-fundaccumulation,andtheyridethe wave.Theplayerstakethingstotheextremeout there.Withthehighoilprices,wehadbrightguys atGoldmanSachstalkingabout$200barrelsof oil.Peopleoverhearthatandpileon.Withderiva¬ tivesandfutureswhereyoucanleverageyourself, speculationcanhappeninabigway.

$100to$150abarrel.InMaine,alotofguyswho lockedinfor$4.50pergallonormorethiswinter aregettingscrewed.Whatarethosepeoplegoing tothinkifheatingoildropsbelow$3agallonthis winter?It'snotthefaultofourregionaloilcompa¬ nies,whohavetoworkonamargin.It'sjustwhat happens.

"AsfarasMaine-headquarteredbusinesses areconcerned,thereisnomore'asMainegoes, sogoesthenation.'Everybody'sgettinggobbled up.Therearealwaysbrightideasintheseparts, butforeveryfirmlikethat,therearealways companieswhowanttotakethemover.Fewer Maine-basedcompaniesareprivatelyheld,andit troublesmeabit.

"Cianbro[#5at$456,607,000]isanexcep¬ tion,aterrific,well-runcompanydoingproj¬ ectsallovertheUnitedStates.PeterVigue,the CEO,hasdoneaterrificjobrunningthatcom¬ pany.Theyjustdida$300-millionprojectdoing Massachusettsroads.Theyhaveabroad-based emphasis,whetherit'sbridgesorinfrastructure, andtheyhaveatop-notchteam.Becauseoftheir sizeandtheirbreadth,they'vebeenevertothrive inspiteofasluggisheconomy.Wehavetohavea newinfrastructureforthefuture.

"You'vegottogiveCianbrocredit.1think theyrecentlyturnedsomeoldmillplaguedwith toxicwasteintoastructurethat'sagoingcon¬ cern.They'reveryawareoftheiropportunities. Theyhavetohaveastronglegalandlegislative staff,they'vegottobuytheirsteel,they'vegotto daretobegreat.

"WrightExpress[47at$336,128,000]just boughta$9-millioncompanyinNewZealand that'saprovideroffuel-card-processingsoft¬ waresolutions.They'reexpandingwaybeyond America.Becausetheyareprimarilyinthegasoline-credit-cardbusiness,they'vebeenableto growthisyearduetotheoutsourcing.

"Theywereoneoftheinnovatorsinthat,and theirrevenueshavegrownsignificantly,from $52millionin2005to$92millionforthefirst quarterin2008and$72milliontheyearbefore forthefirstquarter.

"WhiteRockDistilleries[#54at$68,300,000]is wayup.Theyhavethecapabilitytodo5million casesayear.Theirplanttakesup10acres,distill¬ ingboozeandsellingitinall50states.Theyhit

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ithugewithCabanaBoyrum,whichthevJ sold.TheyhaveAuntBea'sButterscotchJ Cream,acordial,whichistodiefor.

"OakhurstDairy[#26at$106,721,750]is astapleproductwithgreatbrandrecogni-’H tion.They'vedoneagreatjob.It'satough businesstocompetein,andtherearevenjl fewindependentdairiesoutthere.They* havetogoagainstHoodandthebigboys) You'vegottoeatyourmilkandbreadand eggs.Ifyoulookthroughthelistonthe Maine100,what'shereishealthcare,autos, banks,oilcompanies-that'swhatwecon¬ sume.Youalsoseeinsurancecompaniesin there,too.

"AcadiaAutoAuction[-95at$42,900,000] isareflectionofthetoughtimes.Leasing companiesaredumpingcars,andthey've gottoauctionthemoff.Theresidualvalue ofcarscomingoffleaseisn'tnearly'what anyoneanticipatedthemtobe.Theresultis' $42.9million,inCannel,Maine.Thenthere's! DaigleOilinFortKent[#94at$43,200,000],I That'stheendoftheworldandthey'redoing! $43millioninsales."

Sowe’vereallytouchedthebottom?

"We won'tknowwhenwetouchbot¬ tom.Wemay'already'havetouchedit.It mighthavebeenBearStearns.Whenmy mailman-andhe'sasmartguy-tellsme he'ssoldeverything[allhisstocks],andthat wasaboutamonthago,that'sapretty'good indicationofwhenyouhitthebottom.They don'tringabellwhenyouhitthebottomor thetop.Youfindoutlater.Wemaynotsee whenwetouchbottom,becausetheelection willkickupmudlikeatthebottomofthe lake.Butyes,we'reontheway'up."

1.L.L. Bean, $1,734,000,000 15CascoSt.,Freeport,04033. 865-4761.Empl.1,000, ChristopherMcCormick,pres.

2.FairchildSemiconductor

$1,670,200,000

82RunningHillRd,SouthPortland, 04106.775-8100.Empl.9,691,MarkS. Thompson, chmn.

3. IDEXX Laboratories, $922,555,000 1IdexxDr,Westbrook,04092.856-0300. Empl.710,JonathanW.Ayers,chmn.

4. Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems

$781,064,000

43WhitingHillRd,Brewer,04412.9735578.Empl.115,MichelleHood,pres.

rt?e ofMaine’slargest,oldest,andnwstdiversifiedGeneralContractorsisleadingtheway:

Reed & Reed, Inc. fNew

Builder 0/28 turbines at Mars Hill.

Prime contractor at Stetson Mountain, which includes 38 turbines.

Prime contractor for the Lempster Wind Farm in New Hampshire.

Prime Contractor for Kibby Mountain. (44 turbines)

Turbine contractor for 3 turbines at Beauer Ridge Wind

New 440-ton capacity crawler crane in 2008 designed especially for wind-power construction k v

Cutting-EdgeClassic

5. Cianbro Companies, $456,607,000 1CianbroSq,Pittsfield,04967.487-3311. Empl.1600,PeterG.Vigue,chmn.

6. Maine General Medical Center

$353,203,597

6E.ChestnutSt.,Augusta,04330.6261000.Empl.125,ScottBullock,pres.

7. Wright Express, $336,128,000 97DarlingAve,SouthPortland,04106. 773-8171.Empl.530,MichaelE. Dubyak,chmn.

8. Maine Medical Center, $235,200,000 22BramhallSt,Portland,04102.6620111.Empl.4,200,RichardPeterson,pres.

9. O'Connor Motors, $203,125,354 187RiversideDr,Augusta,04330.6223191.Empl.275,RandallHutchins,pres.

10. Central Maine Medical Center

$201,462,726

300MainSt,Lewiston,04240.795-0111. Empl.1,190,PeterChalke,pres.

11.Martin'sPointHealthCare

$200,806,016

331 Veranda St, Portland, 04103.774-5801. Empl.180,DavidHowes,pres.

12.SpringHarborHospital,$185,200,000

123 Andover Rd, Westbrook, 04092.7612200.Empl.326,DennisKing,CEO.

13.NewpageEnergyServices

$176,600,000

35 Hartford St, Rumford, 04276.369-2215. Empl.30,AlbertSmith,member.

14.OlympiaSports,$172,675,583

5 Bradley Dr, Westbrook, 04092.854-2794. Empl. 140, Edward Manganello, chmn. 15.SistersofCharityHealthCenter $160,590,881

95 Campus Ave, Lewiston, 04240. 777-8100. Empl.1,600,JamesCassidy,pres.

16.PineStateTrading,$155,300,000 8EllisAve,Augusta,04330.622-3741.Empl. 375,CharlesF.CanningJr,chmn.

17.PrimeTanningCo,$153,500,000 20SullivanSt,Berwick,03901.698-1111. Empl.700,RobertMoore,pres.

18.WebberEnergyFuels,$150,700,000 700 Main St, Bangor, 04402.942-5501. Empl. 700,MichaelT.Shea,pres.

19.JacksonLaboratory,$150,566,000 600 Main St, Bar Harbor, 04609.288-6051. Empl.1,250,RichardP.Woychik,dir.

20.MaineEmployersMutualInsurance

$147,286,652

CianbroworkedwithMid-MaineCommunicationstoconnecttheirEastern ManufacturingFacilityinBrewerwithhighcapacityfibertothepremise(FTTP) basedservices.ThankstoCianbro'spartnershipwithMid-MaineCommunications, theyareabletocoordinatealltheirworld-classindustrialconstructionprojectsat186,282milespersecond.

"TheteamatMid-MaineCommunicationsreallytookthetimeto understandwhatourneedswere-todayandtomorrow.Alongwith verycompetitiverates,theyalwayslookoutforourbestinterests."

- Joe Kennedy,

IT Network & Operations

Manager,

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BY KATIE E. FULLER

romJohnnyDepp'sfridge[visitwww.janetcharltonshollywood.com]tolocalsaladbars,blueberriesaregettingtheirjust desserts-becausethe)''renotjustdessert."InNorthAmerica, blueberries[wereoncemerelysprinkledin]sweets,indul¬ gencefoods-mtiffins,pies,pancakes,jam,"saysEdFlanagan ofWyman&SoninMilbridge,thecountry'soldestandlargest processorofwildblueberries.Now,thankstostudiesrevealingtheberries' antioxidantpower,blueberrieshavesmashedthroughthatglassceiling.

"Awholenewconsumer-healthseekers,especiallyagingones-have cometoourlittleberry'.Crediblesciencereallyhelped."Bestofall,Maine's uniquespeciesofwildblueberry'inparticularhasemergedasthe"it"

ver

Itnever/sthatsimple.Inorder topreserve,sometimesweneedto demolish.Wejusthavetomakesure we'redoingsowithoureyeswideopen... andweneverforgetwhatwehad.

BY BENJAMIN HALEY

everagain,"wastherallyingcryof Maine'shistoricpreservationmovement afterthewreckingballsavagelycrushed Portland'siconicUnionStationin1961.In fact,thedestructionofthegreatstonetrain stationinspiredthecreationofGreater PortlandLandmarks.Fast-forwardto 2008.Aboardatrolleyrollingpastthegap¬ ingholewherethedoomedSt.Lawrence Churchwasonlyafewmonthsago,the trolleyguideisseentoliftthemicrophone tohismouthbeforeglidingpasttheemptinessinsilence. Visitorswho'veneverseentheSt.LawrenceChurch-which boreaneerieresemblancetoUnionStation-willneverknow whatthey'remissing,whilethelosshauntsthosewhodo.

"There'snowaywecanbeassuredthatwe'regoingtopreserveeverysignificantbuilding,"saysEarleG.Shettleworth Jr.oftheMaineHistoricPreservationCommission,who's workedpassionatelyfordecadestocheatthewreckingball. "Eachsituationhasitsowncircumstances.Eachcasehasa variable.Therearetimeswhenitisn'tgoingtowork."Never, itseems,saynever.

LOW TIDE, GILDED SMITHEREENS

Sowhatotherheart-quickeningarchitecturaltreasureshas (Continuedonpage78)

Suddenly,periwinkles-'the other snailmeat'-exciteinMaine'sfinestrestaurants.

BY JUDITH GAINES

atyourwrinkles"maynotbemanypeople'sprescriptionfor culinarydelightoreconomicwell-being.Notyet.

Butascod,salmon,halibut,flounder,andotherfishbecome increasinglyrareinMaine'scoastalwaters,seafoodloversandthose whodependontheoceanfortheirincomearelookingforalternatives. Onethatwillbeshowinguponmorerestaurantmenusistheperiwinkle-or"wrinkle,"asit'sknownDowneast.

Wrinkles,alsocalledwinkles,arethelittleseasnailscommonly foundinintertidalzonesontherockybeachesandmuddycovesof northeastMaine.Thisisthesamepartofthestatewheretheseafood industryhasbeenespeciallyhard-hit,andwhereanyjobcanseemlike ascarcecommodity.

"Everytimesomejobclosesdown,somebodypicksupabucket" togogetsomewrinkles,saysOllieBlake,56,whoheadswhathejok¬ inglycallsTheWrinkleRacket."Ifitwasn'tforwrinkles,believeme,

somefishermenwouldbestarving."

ImeethiminanoldbarnbehindhishouseinLubec,wherehe sortsandweighswrinklesandputtsthemin50-poundbags.Insacks andbucketsandbinsalloverthebarn,thousandsofwrinklesintheir splotched,taperingshellsmakeoddgurglingsoundsastheyshiftaround andclimbontopofeachother."Wecallit'clinking',"Blakesays.

Hesellsmostofhiswrinklestoadistributorwhosellsthemin BostonandNewYork,wherethey'resometimesservedwithgarlic andblack-beansauceatChineserestaurantsorinmarinarasauceover pastaatItalianeateries.Increasingly,someofMaine'stopchefsare gettinginterestedinthemaswell.Wrinkles,itseems,arebecoming Maine'sownversionofescargot.

AtHugo'sinPortland,chefRobEvanssaysheenjoyscombin¬ ing"theexoticandtheeveryday."Sohepairsperiwinkleswithmore

Sincerely, a Mystery

BY WILLIAM DAVID BARRY

venwhenthelimopulleduptoourunfashionableDowStreet rentandtheimpeccablytailoredyoungmangesturedusinside, IstillhadnoideawhoR.U.Shorewas,orforthatmatterwhat thehellwashappeninginourusuallycalmlittleworld.Buthere mywife,Debra,andIwere,onSeptember11,1993,alldressed up,withinvitationsinhand,beingdrivenofftoaprivatepartyatDiMillo'sFloating Restaurant,sponsoredbyanaged,mysteriousbenefactorwhohadbeenstalking mebymailandphoneforthebetterpartofadecade.

Ihadneverpersonallymettheindividualinquestion,whowentbythedoubt¬ fulnameofR.U.Shore,and1hadbeentrying,eversopolitely,toscrapehimoff mymailinglistsince1984.1lowever,liketheEnergizerbunny,R.U.keptondrop¬ pinghischarming,annoying,andstrangelittlepresentations,overmycontinued protests.ItallbeganaftermyoldhighschoolfriendRandyDominicandIteamed uptowriteanhistoricalnovelaboutpeopleinRevolutionaryWareraFalmouth Neck(nowPortland).Thebook,PyrrhusVenture(AtlanticMonthlyPress,1983), hadagenerouslocallaunching,respectfulregionalreviews,andsomeencour¬ agingfanmail.Oneofthesemissives(June12,1984)camespecificallytome, withhistoricalquestions,purportingtobefromanagedmanlivingintireKelly HomeinBrooklyn,NewYork.Thelettertalkedaboutthenovelabitandhow itremindedhimofPortland,PeaksIsland,andtirelastdaysofcommercialsail inthe1920s.Thecorrespondenceseemedoddbutplausible,soIansweredas Iwouldanyother,andtherefollowedatrickleoffriendlyepistlesalongwith leather-boundoddvolumes,photographsofShore'searlydays,andmedal(Continuedonpage88)

A10-yearpracticaljokeendswithc man,aplan,andastretchlimogliding uptoDiMillo'sFloatingRestaurant

In Seinfeld, Kramerfloated theideaofamen'sfragrance called'TheBeach'toCalvin Klein. Hmmmm...

night,labelingbetweennights,"saysGrauer.

"1makethemonebatchatatimewith 100-percentvegetableoilinmykitchenin Freeport.Usingoliveoil,coconutoil,and sheabutter,1oftencombinemysoapswith exfoliatingagents,frompoppyseedstooat¬ mealtogroundapricotscrub.

"Customerssometimescontactmefrom acrossthecountrytobuymorebarsofmy soapafterthey'vefalleninlovewithitdur¬ ingtheirstayattheJamesPlaceInnB&B inFreeport,"Grauersays.Floralclassics LavenderandWildMaineSeaRosemingle withmen'sfavesPeppermintOatmeal, MainePine,andCascoBayRumatlocal farmers'markets,holidaycraftfairs,andthe HarraseeketInngiftshopinFreeport.

"Oursignaturescentissweetorangewith ahintofcinnamonandbalsam-thescrub treatmenthasflecksofcranberriesandrose hips,"saysTheresaCadyLibbywho,with hersisterMarySueCadyMinella,runsThe FormulaahofPortland.

"1ownahairsalon,"Libbysays."With myhandsinandoutofwaterallday,noth¬ ingouttheregavemetheresultIwaslook¬ ingfor,soIstartedmakingmyownsalt scrubtreatment"-whichover10yearshas ledtoawonderfullineofsea-salthandand-footscrub,paraben-freebodylotion, after-showerbod}'mist,andthecranberry¬ orangesoap.

"Ourproductsarenotpetroleum-based butusegrapeseedoil,whichtheskinlovesto absorbandhold."Catchtheseabreezein15 differentlocations,fromFleurdeLisinSouth PortlandtoLisaMarie'sMadeInMainein BathtoSwampJohn'sinOgunquit.

GhislaineBerube,ownerofCascoBav GardensofSouthPortland,proudlyoffers herbreezyLobsterman'sBalm,Silicone Balm,3-in-lClean,andAfter-ShaveBalm, allmadeinherworkshopandavailable atWholeFoods,LeRouxKitchens,and ShipyardBrewing,aswellasgiftstores throughoutNewEngland.

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Malabarvelous

TheannualMarine,ChinaTrading,andSportingArtAuctionatNortheast AuctionsinPortsmouth,NewHampshire,isarguablythelargestofitskind, attractingbuyersfromallovertheworld.Soitcameasnosurprisethatwhenthe JohnG.Aldennamewasretiredafewmonthsago,allofitsmoreuniqueassetswere consignedtoNortheast'sfamoussale.Theseassetsincludedthehalf-hullsthatfor yearsdecoratedthelongwalloftheAldendesignofficeoverlookingBostonHarbor.

LegendaryyachtdesignerandentrepreneurJohnG.Alden(1884-1962)founded theBostonfirmin1909andranthebusinessuntil1955.Overitslonghistory,JohnG. AldenCo.createdabout1,250designs,rangingfromdinghiestoCoastGuardcut¬ ter’s.JohnG.Aldenwaspurchasedin1967byTillotsonCorp.,manufacturer’ofrubber products,includinggloves.Anindependentappraiserconnectedrepresentativesfor AldenwithNortheastAuctions.

SeventeenAldenhalf-hullsweresoldamongauctionitemsgrossing$7.9million (withbuyer'spremium)overthreedaysandfeaturing1,750lots.

Half-hullmodelshavebeenaroundforcenturies.Priortobuilding,shipwrights wouldfashionahalf-hullmodelofashipbeforeacompletesetofplanswasdrawl. Theyhavebeenusedforeverythingfromlobsterboatsandmerchantshipsto America'sCupcontenders.

Top, Malabar Zshalf-hullmodelis39%incheslong.Builtin Thomastonin1924,shewonalleightracessheenteredthatyear. Estimates were $3,500-$S,500; the model sold for $5,200. Middle,half-hullmodeloftheschooner MalabarIts 30%inches. Estimatedat$5,000-510,000,themodelsoldfor$6,400.

Above: MalabarX was salvaged and restored after being wrecked inSagHarbor,NewYork,byHurricaneBobin1991.Shewonthe Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race in 2004, was sold in August 2008 as a private yacht for $900,000, then moved to new owners in Spain.

AmongtheAldenhalf-hullsattheauctionwasthepaintedwoodmodeloftheleg¬ endaryschoonerMalabarI,whichsoldfor$6,400.ThevesselwasbuiltinThomaston, Maine,in1921.Anotherschoonerhalf-hull,ofMalabarP-builtbyC.A.Morse&Son, alsoofThomaston,in1924(shewonalleightoftheracesshewasenteredinthatyear)wentfor$5,200.

"TheinterestingthingabouttheMalabars,"saysNielsHelleberg,anavalarchitect, formerAldenchiefdesigner,andkeeperoftheAldenarchives,"isthattheywere builtforandownedbyJohnG.Aldenhimselfandhecampaignedthemsuccessfully, mostlyontheEastcoastandinBermudaRaces."

Startingin1921,AldenbuiltoneMalabarayear,finishingin1930withMalabarX. ThesewerewidelyregardedasthequintessentialAldenyachts,andasthey7won races,Alden'sfamegrew.TheoriginalMalabarIwas4T3"longondeckandweighed

Half-hullmodelsofJohn Alden'smagicdesignscatch freshetsofnostalgiaat NortheastAuctions.

29,000pounds,whileMalabarXmeasures 58'3"andweighs61,000pounds.

AccordingtoHelleberg,theoriginal JohnG.Aldenplansanddocumentswill bedonatedtoMassachusettsInstituteof Technology,wherethey'llbearchivedwith thedocumentsofotherfamousnavalarchi¬ tects,includingHcrreshoffandHahn.“Alot ofpeoplewhoworkedforJohnAldenover tireyearswereMITgrads,"headds.

Half-hullsareslowlycreepingupin value,reportsPeterCoccoluto,assistant auctioneeratNortheast."Peoplebought intotheseforlotsofreasons:theyknew oftheboats,hadaconnectionwithAlden, seehalf-hullsasaformoffolkart,or respondfromatechnicalpointofview.In myfifteenyearshere,there'sneverbeen ayearwithoutadozenormore.Someare primitive;someareincrediblydetailed withthespecs."

Regardingthesaleofthehalfhullsthis year,headded,"Eightypercentofthemwent topeoplewithanAldenconnection."■

WearetheMidcoast Mainespecialistinfine art,withmillionsof dollarsinsaleseachyear.

Consignorstrustus becauseofourexpertise inidentifying, evaluating,and sellingtheircherished worksofart.

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YOU, me

SlyChiapproachesthebusinessoffunkandsoul withenergy,wit,andtalentthatshimmersthrough audiences.The8-pieceensemble,withaheavy schedulerevvingPortlandcrowdsthisfall,compelsaudienc¬ esto"dancetodiemusic,"justliketheotherSly.BassistRafael Keilt-Freyre,trumpeterMattDay,andvocalistKellyMcKennadon't holdbackwhentheysoundoffaboutmusicalmisconceptions,park¬ ing-lotmishaps,andhowthisSlyissolidlikeafamilystone.

YoursecondCD,ItieSpaa, hitshelvesafewmonthsago.How'sitbeendoing?

KellyMcKenna:Whilethisistheband'ssecondrecording,it'smy firstCDrelease.Whatanexperience!Itwasincredible,fromput¬ tingtheheadphonesoninthestudioandsingingtohearingitcome throughAdamAyan'sspeakersatGateway...whilehisGrammysat besideme!

MattDay:Theactualrecordingissuchatinypartoftheentirepro¬ cess.Wespentmaybethreeweeksinthestudio,andthafsincluding mixingandmastering!Ittookusaboutayear,intotal,fromstudioto finishedproduct.Itshouldn'treallytakethatlong,butwiththisinde¬ pendentlyreleased,wehadtocomeupwithallthemoney. RafaelKeilt-Freyre:Wereallydidn'trushanythinginthestudio. Althoughmoneywasinthebackofourmindsthewholetime,wetried nottoletitaffectourplaying.Weonlyacceptedourbestperformance.

II'vealwaysthoughtofSlyChiasmoreofalive band. How do thesongs translate? Day:Wereallyarealiveband.Live vs.studioarealmosttwodifferent worlds.ACDissuchadeliberate act-spontaneitystoppedintime.Live showsgiveusachanceforustodo whatwedoonstage"onthefly."The coolthingis,ifsneverthesamethingtwice.

McKenna:Iwassuper-nervousononeofmyfirstgigs,soIgotsome "liquidcourage"fromacoupleofdrinks.Inthemiddleof"Comeon Eileen,"Idecidetodance.Myfacewastooclosetothemic-Iendedup chippingmyfronttooth.We'reinmid-song,andthisweirdchipisfloat¬ inginmymouth.Afterward,Iruntothebathroom-andsureenough, myfronttoothiscompletelychippedandIlooklikeanidiot.Thafs howIgotmynicknameSnaggleTooth,whichturnedintoSnaggle RockandnowSnaggs.

Day:GoinguptoVermontinouroldvan,an'87DodgeRam(which lookedliketheold A-Team van),westoppedatarestareatotankupon thefreecoffeeandtea.Wehadafewothercarswithusinourcaravan, soweusedlittletwo-wayradiostostayintouch.Tylerwasmyco¬ pilotinthefrontofthevan;whileIbackedoutofourspot,heradioed truckertalktoourothercarsannouncingourreadinesstodepart-you know,"Yellowschoolbustogreenhomet,thebusisreadytodeliver

thekidsto school,over."Whilewe werelaughing,Iabsolutely nailedaconcrete-mounted parking-lotlight.Freecoffee andteafleweverywhere!The

*&&&&> funniestpartisthatwhileTylerwasi

doingthetruckerthingovertheradio, Rafael(intheothercar)wasradioingus, "Pole...Pole...POLE!!...POLE!!!"

So, Kelly, you'retheSnowWhitewiththesesevenguys? McKenna:Honestly,Iamtheluckiestgirl onEarthtohavealloftheminmylife.We justfitforsomereason.I'vebeeninthe bandalittleovertwoyearsnow,andIfeel likeI'veknownthemmywholelife.Mybig¬ gestworrywhenIjoinedthebandwaswhatit wouldbelikeenteringabandofsevenguys.ButI completelyluckedout.Now,that'snottosayIdon'twant tostranglethemeverynowandthen-andviceversa-but,that'spart ofbeingafamily,isn'tit?IthinkTomCruisein Jerry Maguire saidit best:"[They]completeme."Goodone,huh?Thatbettergetoneof themtobuymeadrink.■

FormoreonSlyChi,includingperformancedatesandalbums,visitslychi.com.

SlyChiis,fromleftBrianPierce,vocals,trumpet (Portland);JasonDesormeau,guitar(Portland); DaveRenault,drums(Portland);RafaelKeilt-Freyre, bass,vocals(Raymond);MattDay,tnimpet(Portland); TylerStanley,keyboards,vocals(Portland);BrianT-Bone' Graham,sax(Portland);KellyMcKenna,vocals(Portland).

DININGGUIDEl

3DollarDewey's intheheartofPortlandsOld Portisnottobemissed.Pubfareincludeschowder, appetizers-includingbeer-batteredshrimp,buffalowings, andgloriousnachos-aswellaschili,salads,seafood, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, and build-your-own pizzas.Abeer-lover'sheavenwith36draftbeersand42 bottledbeers.Openeveryday11:30a.m.-100a.m.241 Commercial Street, www.3dollardeweys.com 772-3310

51WharfRestaurant Casualfine-diningrestaurantbyday andposnliveentertainmentbynight.ChefKevinSoucy's avant-garde new American cuisine showcases an eclectic mixofseasonal,localingredientsinspiredbyworldwide culturesinthesmall-platesmenuandregionalfavorites includingtwin-lobsterdinnersandavarietyoffresh, indigenousseafood.51WharfStreetinPortland’sOld Port.www.51wharf.com 774-1151 "

Anthony'sItalianKitchen. 151MiddleStreet, owerlevel,Portland.Voted"BestinPortland"three yearsinarow.Pizza,pasta,andsandwiches.Allhomemade recipesincludinglasagna,chickenparmesan,eggplant parmesan,meatballs,andItaliansausages.Noitem over$10.Beerandwine.FridayandSaturdaynight,live Broadwayreviewincludesfive-coursedinnerfor$35/pp. Cateringavailable.774-8668'

BealeStreetBarbeque continuesatraditionof eclecticAmericancuisineattheirnewlocationinSouth Portland.Stillservingthebesthardwood-smokedand grilledmeats,poultry,fish,andseafood,aswellastasty appetizers,specialtysandwiches,salads,andcreative dailylunchanddinnerspecials.FullbarfeaturingMaine microbrewsontap.Noreservationsneeded,children welcome.Openallday,everydayat725Broadwayin South Portland, www.mainebbq.com 767-0130

Becky's at390CommercialStreet,featuredinEsquire and recommendedbyRachaelRay,is"asliceofdinerheaven," accordingtoGourmet.Servingclassicdinerfarewithinthe callofgulls,it'sMaine'sbestfamily-friendlyplacetokeepit real.Open4a.m.-9p.m.,7daysaweek.773-7070 BiBo'sMaddAppleCafe. 23ForestAvenue,Portland, intheheartoftheArtsDistrict.Focusingoncreative, affordablecuisinewithaneclecticwinelisttomatch, servedinabrightcasualatmosphere.LunchWed.-Fri. 11:30-2,brunchSun.11-2,dinnerWed.-Sat.from5:30and Sundays4-8.Menuschangewiththelocalgrowingseason. Menus online at www.bibosportland.com 774-9698 ’ Bonobo restaurantinPortland'sWestEndbakesup overadozentastyvarietiesof13-inchwood-firedpizzasmanyby-the-slice-alongwithdailyspecialsandsalads.Try the namesake (Bonobo) pizza, topped with mushrooms, prosciutto,babyspinach,leeks,fontina,andcreamy sauce;ortheMarley,withjerkchickensausage,roastedred peppers,pickledhotpeppers,Cheddar,mozzarella,sauce, andscallions.LunchWed.-Fri.11:3O-2:30,Sat12-4.Dinner Sun.-Thurs.4-10,Fri.andSat4-11.46PineStreetatBrackett www.bonobopizza.com 347-8267

BreaLu'Cafe servesthebestbreakfastintown!Breakfast choicesincludetwelvespecialtyomeletswithtoastand homefries,buildyourown,orselectFrenchtoast,Eggs Benedict,oranall-starbreakfastsandwich.Lunchfeatures homemade chili and fresh, made-to-order sandwiches, wraps,andburgers.Opensevendays7a.m.-1p.m.,at 428ForestAvenue,Portland.772-9202

CafeStroudwater hasbeenanaward-winninglocal favoriteformanyyears.ChefPaulLHeureuxfeatures deliciouslocalcuisineusinglocalproductsbasedonthe season.Foratrulyuniqueexperience,reservea'ChefsTable," whereyouandyourguestwillbeseatedrightinthekitchen whiletheChefpreparesyoursix-coursemealaccompanied byselectwines.1050WestbrookStreetintheEmbassySuites. Portland.7750032'

DiMillo'sFloatingRestaurant it25LongWharfoff CommercialStreet.Youcan'tbeatthelocationforfabulous waterviewsofPortlandHarbor.Escapethehustle&bustle ofthecity.Watchtheboatsgoby.EnjoyfreshMaine lobsteryear-round,steak,seafooddishes,&more.Serving7 daysfrom11DOa.m.Children'smenuavailable.Fordrinks &alightermenu,try'ourPortsideLounge.772-2216

TheDogfishBar&Grille.1 28FreeStreet,Portland 772-5483, and TheDogfishCafe, 953 Congress Street,Portland,253-5400."Greatfood,drink,andservice inacasualandunpretentiousatmosphere."TheCafe (Monday-Saturday lunch and dinner, and now serving SundayBrunch)offersamoreintimatesettingwhilethe Bar&Grille(open7daysaweekat11:30a.m.)offerslive musicWednesday-Saturdaynights.Forareallocalfeel, reasonableprices,andgreatfood,checkouteitheroneor both! www.thedogfishcompany.com

Eve'sAtTheGarden. 468ForeStreet.Portland,promises auniqueexperienceandafreshlocalapproachtofood. ChefJeffLandryandhisteamutilizeproductsfromMaine: coastalwatersandfarms:jumbodiver-harvestedscallops. Maine-raisedorganicpork,line-caughtAtlantichalibut, free-rangechicken,andfreshMainelobsterprepared severaldifferentways.Freevaletparking.Lunch 11:30a.m.-2p.m.,Dinner5:30p.m.-9:30p.m.523-2040 TheGreatImpasta PremierItalianRestaurantinBruns¬ wick,recognizedasoneofthe'Top25ItalianRestaurants inallofNewEngland."Intimatediningroomsetting,fun andvariedwinelist,andcreativeItalian&Mediterraneaninspireddishesatsurprisinglyreasonableprices.Openfor lunch and dinner, Monday through Saturday. 42 Maine Street, Brunswick, www.thegreatimpasta.com 729-5858

GreatLostBear 540ForestAvenueintheWoodfords areaofPortland.Afullbarwithover60draughtbeersfrom localmicro-breweriesandimportedspecialties.Ourmenu featuressalads,sandwiches,steaks,alargevegetarian selection,thebestnachos&buffalowingsintown.Discover wherethenativesgowhenthey'rerestless!Everyday 11:30a.m.-11:30p.m.www.greatlostbear.com772-0300

Jacqueline'sTeaRoomandGiftShop experience authenticAfternoonTeainanexquisiteEnglishsetting. Selectfromover70ofthefinestqualityloose-leafteasto accompanyyourfour-courseluncheonofsconeswith Devoncream,preservesandlemoncurd,fingersandwiches ofallkinds,anddesserts.Greatforintimateconversations andparties.10:30a.m.-3p.m.Tuesday-FridayandalternatIng weekends.201MainStreet,Freeport.Reservationsonly. www.jacquelinestearoom.com 865-2123 *

Jameson Tavern withacasualbar,lounge&diningroom. ThebuildingisthesiteofthesigningoftheConstitutionfor thestateofMainewhenitbrokeawayfromMassachusetts. Classicpreparationsservedinagraceful&elegantsetting makethisafineretreatfromfrenziedoutletshopping.115 MainStreet.Freeport.865-4196"

LaFamilia -bestLatinAmericancuisinenorthofthe border.Classicappetizerslikeempanadasandceviche, andgenerouslyplatedentrees:jumbopan-friedshrimp inbutterwithgarlicandonionservedwithfriedplantains andsalad,androtisseriechickenwithLatinseasonings.Try homemade flan for dessert. Lunch and dinner MondayThursday noon-8 p.m, Friday noon-10 p.m. Saturday noon.-8p.m.906BrightonAvenue,Portland.761-5865 LotusChineseandJapaneseRestaurant 251U.S. Rte.1.Falmouth,Maine(FalmouthShoppingPlaza).We featurefull-servicebarandloungearea,sushibar,Chinese traditionalfoodnotavailableoutsideofBoston,friendly atmosphere and courteous service. 781-3453 MargaritasMexicanRestaurants&WateringHole! TwolocationsinPortland,othersinLewiston,Augusta, Orono&Portsmouth,servingoversizedmeals&colossal drinks.Alwaysfreehotchips&salsa,legendarymargaritas, &thehousespecialty,thesizzlingfajita.HappyhourM-F, 4-7p.m.,freehotappetizers.InPortlandat242St.John Street,UnionStationPlaza,874-6444&11BrownStreet neartheCivicCenter.774-9398

Maria'sRistorante est. 1960,337 Cumberland Avenue, Portland,onestreetdownfromCongressStreet.Portland's finestItalianCuisine.MaineSunday Telegram'sfour-star restaurant.Homemadesausagesandfinestmeatballs around,thickVealChopsalaMaria,ZuppaDePesceFradiavoliihomemadegelato,andItalian-stylecakes.Lunch andDinnerTuesday-Saturday,$13-525."Preservingthe authenticItaliandiningexperience." www.mariasrestaurant.com 207-772-9232

MJ’sGrilleandTavern fferscasualfinediningina jmfonabic environment, with a variety of dishes-from smallplatesandseasonalsaladstosteakandlocal seafood. Handcrafted wooden bar offers a wide selectionofbeersfromaroundtheworld,localbeers, tinewines,andmartinis.Privateroomsforparties.

Downstairs Tavern open Friday and Saturday nights withDJsandbands.94MaineStreet,Brunswick. www.mjsgrille.com 729-6574

NorthStarMusicCafe 225CongressStreet,atthe base of Mutvoy F- ■ Portland. A coffee shop and cafe offeringsoups,sandwiches,salads,andspecialsmade fromscratch.Eatbyoursunnywindowsortakeyourfood togo.Afullcoffeebar,sodas,beer,andwineavailable. Music most nights Check www.northstarcafe.net for calendar and hours. 699-2994

O'Naturals servesnaturalandorganicflatbreadsandwches,tossedsalads.Asiannoodles,soups,andkids' meals.Quickservice,butourleathercouches,wireless internet,andcomfortableatmospherewillenticeyou tostay.Flatbreadpizzaafter4p.m.andpestochicken, roastbeef,wildbisonmeatloaf,wildAlaskansalmon, and many vegetarian items-something for everyone. Portland 321-2050 and Falmouth. 781-8889

The Pepperclub saprize-winningrestaurant Bestvegetarian"&"BestValue'inFrommer's Guide roNew England} withcreativeworldcuisine. Blackboardmenulistsfivevegetarian,threefish,& threemeatentrees,includinganorganicbeefburger. Relaxed,affordablediningontheedgeoftheOldPort w/freeparking.Opennightlyat5p.m.78MiddleStreet. wmv.pepperclubrestaurant.com 772-0531

SeaGrassBistro 30ForestFallsDrive.Yarmouth, an intimate 40 seat dining room with an open kitchen.ChefStephanie'sstyleofAmericanBistro Cuisine,withAsian,French,andTuscaninfluences, usesfreshlocalingredients.Menuchangesfrequently. Music while you dine Thursdays in October & December. Open Wednesday-Saturday for dinner, reservations startingat6p.m.VisitourwebsiteforCookingClass Information, www.seagrassbistro.com 846-3885 ‘

TwentyMilkStreetin the Portland Regency Hotel, sproudtobetheonlyrestaurantinMametoserve exclusivelyU.S.D.A.primesteaks,combiningaward¬ winningclassicAmericanCuisinewithfinewinesina warm and inviting atmosphere. Featuring Regency Crab Cakes. Baked Escargo, 20-oz. Porterhouse Steak, Sesame Euna, homemade breads, and desserts. Dinner seven nightsaweek;alsosewingbreakfast,lunchandbrunch, i omplimentary Valet Parkina. 774-4200

Walter's 15ExchangeStreet,Portland.Cuisinewith worldly"influences-casualfinediningwithametro¬ politanflair.Menuchangesseasonallywithpopular :'lackboardspecials.BarmanagerStevenLovenguth's wine list complements Chef Jeff Buerhaus's menu selections.Interestingcocktailsanddessertdrinks,also. OpenMon-Sat11:3O-2:30forlunch;dinnerfrom5:00 sevennightsaweek.Privateroomavailableforupto 26 guests, www walterscafe.com 871 -9258

Wells Beach Steakhouse and T-Bone Lounge servesprimesteaks,freshseafood,anddeleoussalads, featuringKobesirloinsteaks,stuffedsmoker:salmon andgrilledswordfishinanupscale,plushatmosphere, enjoyaselectionfromthehighlyallocatednewworld winelist,orasignature28-ounceWellsBeachmartini underthestarry'sky’ofthelounge.73MileRoad.Wells www.wellsbeachsteakhouse.com 646-2252

Yosaku at1DanforthStreet,isanauthenticJapanese culinary experience, designed by owner Sato Takahiro and lead chef Matsuyama Masahiro. Premium sushi, sashimi,androlls,includingYosakuroil,spicyscalloproll. Codziliaroll,PortlandPiratesroll,andtraditionalcooked .apanesecuisineforthesushi-shy.Enjoyabentobox besideatranquilJapanesewaterfall.LunchMondayFriday11:30-2,Saturday-Sunday12-3.Dinner5-9:30, Friday-Saturday5-10:30.780-0880

■reservations recommended

DiscriminatingdinersinlovewithChef HardingSmith'sfirstventure.The FrontRoom,arenowalsoliningup athisstaggeringlysuccessfulnewrestaurant, TheGrillRoom.

SetintheheartoftheOldPort,thehotspot (aperfectcouplingwithashowatnearby NickelodeonCinemaorMerrillAuditorium) featureswood-grilledmeatsandfish-thinkF. ParkerReidy'sforthe21stcentury.

Addtothatasplendidvarietyofwoodfiredpizza,andyouhaveasurefirerecipe forsuccess.

Forappetizers,wesavoredthe"wedge," acrunchyalmost-half-a-lettuce-headcovered withcreamy,chunky,bluecheeseandtasty' baconbits-abargainat$6.

And,OMG,thefriedoysters!Asubtle coatingbringsoutthedeep,luxuriantflavor ofthisdelicacy',enhancedby'warmbacon, apple,andspinach,complementedwitha honey'vinaigretteandhollandaise($10).

Tender,crispysweetbreads($8)sporta zesty'lemonbuttersauceandcapers,while wood-grilledescargot($8)baskingarlicbut¬ ter.Thetunatartar($12),aknockout,isdeli¬ cately'seasonedtoenhanceitsfreshflavor.

Frieslovers,takenote:For$3,youget anenormousplatterofthetastiestfries anywhere;try'themwithasideofblue¬ cheesevinaigrettefordipping.

Foranentree,1orderedtheexquisitely cookedrackoflamb(5handsomechops,$23). Thelambbeingplenty'forsharing,my'partner decidedonthePesto($7)forhisentree,awoodfiredpizzawithgoatcheese,mushrooms,and freshbasilpesto.Anotherwinner.

Reflectingthethemeofgenerositythrough¬ out,ourdesserts,cremebrulee($6)andblack¬ berry'sorbet($3.50),weretwicethesizeyou'd expect,andsatisfying.

Perhapsequallysatisfyingiswatchingthe chef/ownercalmly'workingbesidehisstaff inanexceedinglybusy'kitchen.Hereisaman whohasfoundhisforteandoffersanopen invitationforalltocelebratewithhim.And wedo.■

The Grill Room, 84 Exchange Street Portland. Open MondaySaturday, lunch 11 a.m.-230 p.m., dinner 5-10 p.m., bar menu availablealldayuntil12:45a.m.774-BEEF(2333) orwww.thefrontroomrestaurantcom/grillmenu

Galleries

Abbe Museum, BarHarbor.'LayersofTime’contin¬ ues.NativeAmericancultureandhistoryInMaine. 288-3519orwww3bbemuseum.org

Acadia National Park Museum, BarHarbor.288-3338.

Addison Wooley Gallery, 87MarketStreet, Portland.JimKelly,RebekahYounger,Arunas BukauskasinOctober.450-8499 or.www.addisonwooley.com

Art Gallery at UNE, WestbrookCollegeCampus, UniversityofNewEngland, 716StevensAvenue, Portland.Scientificillustra¬ tionsaswellastheworkof theSpencerPondGroup toNovember9,Alice SpenceropensNovember 13.797-7261orwww. une.edu/artgallery

Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston.Stairway toHeaven:From

I VillageCandle

Chinese Streets to Monuments and Skyscraper an: Flourishing Folk: New England Decorated Worksc Paper and Document Boxes to December 14. 7866158 orwww.bates.edu/museum.xml

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Walker Art Building, Brunswick. Landscape Photography: Politics and Poetry to October 19, Lewis deSoto and Michael Mazur continue. 725-3275 or www. bowdoin.edu/art-museum/

Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 162 RussellAvenue,Rockport.JuriedExhibitionto October 4, David Segre and Dennis Pinnette con¬ tinue. 236-2875 or www.cmcanow.org

Colby College Museum of Art, MayflowerHil Waterville.MasterpiecesofAmericanFolkArtto October19,Whistler’sWaterscapes:River,Sea,ano Canal Views from the Lunder Collection to Octobe 26, The Somali Bantu Experience: From East Africa to Maine to November 16, Realms of Faith: Medieval Art from the Walters Art Museum contin¬ ues. 872-3228 or www.colby.edu/museum

Edward T Pollack Fine Arts, 25 Forest Avenue Portland. Joseph Hirsch opens October 3.699-291: orwww.edpollackfinearts.com

Eric Hopkins Gallery, NorthHavenIsland.Visit theEricHopkinswebsite,theartistatNorthHaven

ALR,servingourcustomersandourcommunitysince 1990,isnowsupportingeducationinawholenewway. Bysupplyingfourthgradersat12selectedschoolswith cameras,Maineschoolchildrenwillhaveanewwayto expresstheiruniquepointofview.

ThemissionistoempowerstudentsinMaineschoolsto exploreanddocumenttheirworld,enablingthemtoadda uniquepointofviewtoourcollectiveexperienceasresidents ofthestateofMaine.Reachingacrossthestate,"Through AChild'sEye"issupportedbycorporatecitizensandpublic institutionsthatrecognizethevalueofinvestinginoneof thestate'smostimportantresources:itschildren.

Fordetailsvisitourwebsiteatalr-inc.comorwmtw.com.

867-2229,ortheyear-roundgalleryinRockland, 594-1996 or www.erichopkins.com

Farnsworth Museum of Art MainStreet,Rock¬ land.AlexKatzandFriendstoOctober26,FolkArt continues, Louise Nevelson continues. 596-6457 or www.farnsworthmuseum.org

Filament Gallery 181CongressStreet, Portland...ilDaltonandErnestPaterno.774-0932 orv7ww.filamentgallery.com

Fore Street Gallery 372ForeStreet,Portland. PaulBlack,SylviaDyers,CarltonPlummer.874-8084 orwww.forestreetgallery.com

Frost Gully Gallery. 1159U.S.Route1,Freeport. ThomasCrotty,StephenEtnier,LaurenceSisson, DahlovIpcar,JanetC.Manyan.865-4505 or www.frostgullygallery.com

Galeyrie Fine Art 240 US Route 1, Falmouth. GalleryArtists'Show.781-3555.

Gleason Fine Art 545CongressStreet,Portland, and 31 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. AndreaJ.PeterstoNovember4.JamesFitzgerald, Charles Woodbury, Clarence Chatterton continue in Boothbay. 633-6849 or www.gleasonfineart.com Greenhut Gallery 146MiddleStreet,Portland. Susan Barnes to November 1,Tom Paiment

On the Marsh Restaurant

“Itisaroundthetablethatfriendsandfamily bestunderstandthewarmthofbeingtogether.

Denise Rubin, Proprietress

opens November 6. /72-2693. or www.greenhutgalleries.com

Institute of Contemporary Art at Maine College of Art. 522CongressStreet,Portland.

Adriane Herman, Yumi Janiero Roth, Ling-wen Tsai, Yoonmi Nam to October 19, Third Annual ArtAuctionNovember8,ArtistLectureSeriesto November 20. 775-3052 or www.meca.edu

Daniel Kany Gallery, 89 Exchange Street, Portland. Martin Kremer to November. 514-7475 or www.kany.net

Maine Historical Society Museum, 489 CongressStreet,Portland.ArtofthePeople:Folk Art in Maine continues. 774-1822 or www.mainehistory.org

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington Street, Bath.AShipyardinMaine:Percy&Smallandthe GreatSchooners,AMaritimeHistoryofMaine.4431316 or www.bathmaine.com/programs.asp

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad & Museum, 58 Fore Street, Portland. 828-0814 or www.mngrr.org

The Maine Women Writers Collection Westbrook College Campus, University of New England,StevensAvenue,Portland.Insightintothe lives and writing of more than 500 Maine women authors. 797-7688,ext.4324. www.une.edu

Messier Gallery at the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, 25MillStreet, Rockport. Juried Legacy of Talent: A Moser Reunion continues. 594-5611 or www.woodschool.org

The Museum of African Culture, 1 3 Brown Street,Portland.TheAfricanHumanitiesGallery includesacollectionofartifactsandstoriesofcour¬ age from 15 Sub-Saharan African cultures. 871-7188 or www.africantribalartmuseum.org

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Hubbard Hall, Bowdoin College, Brunswick. Supplies Robert E.PearytooktotheNorthPole,andartifactsfrom DonaldB.MacMillan'sarcticexplorations.725-3062

Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square, Portland. Andre Kertez to November 16, American Menagerie to November 9, Landscapes from the Age of Impressionism continues. 773-ARTS, (800) 639-4067 or www.portlandmuseum.com

Seashore Trolley Museum Log Cabin Road, Kennebunkport. Museum of mass transit vehicles. 967-2712

Susan Maasch Fine Art 29 Forest Avenue, Port¬ land. Ted Arnold and Kathleen Robbins October 331.699-2966 or www.susanmaaschfineart.com

Tom Veilleux Gallery 75MarketStreet, Portland. William and Marguerite Zorach, William Glackens, Winslow Homer, Will Barnett. 828-0784

or www.tomveilleux.com

University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow Street,Bangor.BereniceAbbot,MarsdenHartley, Winslow Homer, Carl Sprinchorn, and Andrew Wyeth. 561-3350 or www.umma.umaine.edu

Whitney Art Works Projects 45YorkStreet. Portland. Group Show to October 25, Jeff Badge: opens October 29. 780-0700 or www.whitneyartworks.com

Wiscasset Bay Gallery, 67MainStreet,Wis¬ casset. Autumn Arrivals to October 24.882-7682. 882-7682 or www.wiscassetbaygallery.com

Dance _

PortlandBallet, Portland.HalloweenSpooktaculaOctober26attheJohnFordTheater,PortlandHigh School. 842-0800 or www.portlandballet.org

Maine State Ballet, 348 US Route One, Falmouth.Can-Can Parisien October 17-25. 842-0800 or www.mainestateballet.org

Theater

Portland Players. South Portland.Five Women Wearing the Same Dress opens November 7. www.portlandplayers.org

Portland Stage Company Forest Avenue, Portland,saws caesar toOctober19,Wait UntilDark opens October 28.774-0465 or www.portlandstage.com

The Public Theatre Lisbon and Maple Streets,Lewiston, rheSecretsofaSoccerMom October 24-November 9. 781-2211 or www.thepublictheatre.org

St. Lawrence Arts Center 76CongressStreet, Portland. Good Theater presentsOn Golden Pondto October 12,StonesinhisPockets opens October 30. 775-5568 or www.stlawrencearts.org

Music

Merrill Auditorium. 20MyrtleStreet,Portland. The Black Crowes with special guest Howlin' Rain October 15.842-0800 or www.porttix.com and www.livenation.com

PCA Great Performances Merrill Auditorium,Port.and.Chicago nationaltour October 17-18, Mozart’sTheMagicFlute October 23, Philadanco November 13.842-0800 or www.pcagreatperformances.org

Portland String Quartet Woodfords Congre¬ gational Church, Woodford Street, Portland. Mendelssohn, Ermest Bloch, Amy Beach with VirginiaEskinonpianoOctober5,Rorodin,Haydn,

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Visitourwebsiteformenus,directions&functioninformation 207-967-8500 www.pier77restaurant.com 77 Pier Road, Cape Porpoise

Bloch with Paul Posnak on piano December 7. www.portlandstringquartet.org

Portland Symphony Orchestra Merrill Auditorium, Portland. Opening Night Celebration with Robert Moody conducting October 7, Tribute toJohnWilliamsOctober11-12,"ClassicalTravels' October 26.842-0800m 842-0812 TTY or www.portlandsymphony.com

Don't miss_

Harvest Hill Farms Corn Maze, 125 Pigeon hillroad,MechanicFalls.ThePirateTreasure Adventure to November 2.998-3592 orwww.harvesthillfarms.com/events.html

Harvest on the Harbor, Ocean Gateway, 46 CommercialStreet,Portland.WineriesanddiStillefrom around the world, Maine's celebrated finediningrestaurants,celebritychefs,winedinners, cookingclasses,wine-tastingclasses,liveandsiler auctions,Mainefarmers,producers,andartisans, October 23-25. www.harvestontheharbor.com

Maine Audubon, 20 Gisland Farm Road, Fal¬ mouth. Weekly birdwalks Thursday mornings, Yoc. Mondays. 781-2330 or www.maineaudubon.orc

Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, 31f GlickmanFamilyLibrary,UniversityofSouthern Maine,314ForestAve,Portland."WritersRead”the

third Wednesday of each month. Workshopsinfiction,poetry,creative nonfiction,children'sliterature,andpublishing. 386-1400 or www.mainewriters.org

Osher Map and Smith Center for Cartographic Education 314 Forest Avenue, Portland.Originalmaps,atlases,geographies,and globes spanning the years 1475 to the present with 20,000 maps, as separate sheets or bound in more than 1,500 rare books and atlases. 780-4850 orwww.usm.maine.edu/-maps

Portland Pottery and Metalsmithing Studio. 118 Washington Avenue, Portland. Offeringpottery,jewelrymaking,sculpture and a wide assortment of classes and workshops. 772-4334 orwww.portlandpottery.com Portland Trails. OneIndiaStreet,Portland. Urban land trust, dedicated to making Portland a morelivablecitybybuildingtrailsthatencourage walking and bicycling. 775-2411 or www.trails.org

University of Southern Maine Southworth Planetarium 96 Falmouth Street,Portland."FiresintheSky,Imagesofthe Infinite,inSearchofNewWorlds,StarStealers, RustyRocket'sLastBlast,MarsQuest.780-4749 orwww.usm.maine.edu/planet/

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The Maine 100(continuedfrompajfC42) 261CommercialSt,Portland,04104.7913300.Empl.210,JohnT.Leonard,pres.

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24.CamdenNationalBank,$120,388,000

2 Elm St, Camden, 04843.236-8821. Empl. 102,RobertW.Daigle,pres.

25.BangorHydro-ElectricCompany

$119,000,000

21 Telecom Dr., Bangor, 04401.945-5621. Empl.125,RobertHanf,pres.

26.OakhurstDairy,$109,721,750 364ForestAve.,Portland,04101.772-7468. Empl.265,StanleyT.Bennett,pres.

27.BangorSavingsBank,$109,321,000 3StateSt,Bangor,04401.942-5211.Empl. 50,JimConlon,pres.

28.GoodallHospital,$108,993,150

25 June St, Sanford, 04073.324-4310. Empl. 400,DarleneStromstad,pres.

29.SouthernMaineMedicalCenter

$106,875,286

1MedicalCenterDr,Biddeford,04005.2837000. Empl. 1,000, Edward McGeachey, pres.

30.BowdoinCollege,$106,138,000 4100 College Sta, Brunswick, 04011.7253000.Empl.580,BarryMills,pres.

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34.DiversifiedCommunications

5100,425,000

121FreeSt,Portland,04101.842-5400.Empl. 412,DavidH.Lowell,pres.

35.YorkHospital,$98,546,221

15HospitalDr,York,03909.363-4321.Empl. 480,JudKnox,CEO.

36.AroostookMedicalCenter,$97,119,897 140AcademySt,PresqueIsle,04769.768-

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37.UtilitySharedServicesCorp.

$91,800,000

70 Farm View Dr., New Gloucester, 04260. 688-4336.Empl.450,SaraBurns,pres.

38.StJosephHospital,$87,501,460

360 Broadway, Bangor, 04401.262-1000. Empl.950,SisterMaryNorberta,pres.

39.PrimeMotorGroup,$86,500,000 857 Portland Rd., Saco, 04072.282-0300. Empl.200,DavidRosenberg,pres.

40.LeeAutoMall,$85,300,000 200 Main St, Westbrook, 04092.856-6685. Empl.259,DonLee,pres.

41.AffiliatedHealthcareSystems

$84,895,202

931 Union St, Bangor, 04402.973-6700. Empl.50,MilesTheeman,pres.

42.BatesCollege,$81,880,353 2 Andrews Rd, Lewiston, 04240.786-6255. Empl.440,ElaineHansen,pres.

43.FirstBancorp,$81,866,000 223 Mam St, Damariscotta, 04543.563-3195. Empl.212,DanielR.Daigneaultpres.

44.MaineMutualInsuranceCompany

$81,562,056

44MaysvilleRd,PresqueIsle,04769.7646611.Empl.111,LarryShaw,CEO.

45.BarberFoods,$79,900,000 56MillikenSt,Portland,04112.(800)577-2595. Empl.50,AugustusBarber,chmn.

46.DowneastEnergyCorp.,$79,100,000 18 Spring St, Brunswick, 04011.729-9921. Empl.100,JohnPeters,pres.

47.UniversityofNewEngland,$77,716,462 11HillsBeachRd,Biddeford,04005.2830171.Empl.450,DanielleN.Ripich,pres.

48.Redlon8<Johnson,$76,200,000 172StJohnSt,Portland,04102.773-4755. Empl.71,RobertChute,chmn.

49.FranklinMemorialHospital,$74,551,166 111FranklinHealthCmns,Farmington,04938. 778-6031.Empl.445,RichardBatt,pres.

50.MaineCoastMemorialHospital

$74,507,690

50UnionSt,Ellsworth,04605.667-5311. Empl.500,DougJones,CEO.

51.QuirkChevroletofPortland

$72,600,000

1000 Brighton Ave, Portland, 04102.7745971.Empl.115,JackQuirkJr,pres.

52.AssociatedGrocersofMaine

$72,000,000

47 AG Dr, Gardiner, 04345 582-6500. Empl.

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53.NyerMedicalGroup,Inc.,$69,908,210 1292 Hammond St, Bangor, 04401.9425273. Empl. 299, Mark Dumochel, pres.

54.WhiteRockDistilleries.,$68,300,000 21SaratogaSt,Lewiston,04240.783-1433. Empl. 175, Paul G. Coulombe, chmn. 55.FabianOilInc.,$65,317,807 15 Oak St, Oakland, 04963.465-2000. Empl. 30,EdwardJ.FabianJr.,pres.

56.MardensSurplus&Salvage $65,000,000

184CollegeAve.,Waterville,04901.8736111.Empl.100,HaroldAMarden,pres. 57.PortlandPipeLineCorporation $62,507,925

30HillSt,SouthPortland,04106.767-0421. Empl.46,MarjorieE.Dawson,pres.

58.YankeeFordSales,$60,800,000 165 Waterman Dr, South Portland, 04106. 799-5591.Empl.70,D.R.Arnold,pres.

59.QuirkAutoPark,$60,400,000 293 Hogan Rd, Bangor, 04401.945-9401. Empl.85,JackQuirkJr,pres.

60.EverettJ.Prescott,Inc.,$60,300,000 32PrescottSt,Gardiner,04345.582-1851. Empl.25,PeterE.Prescott,CEO.

61.AmericanDreamspace,Inc.,$60,000,0(K 1725 Main St, Sanford, 04073.324-6700. Empl.4,BrianSullivan,pres.

62.MilesMemorialHospital,$58,983,255 35MilesSt,Damariscotta,04543.563-1234. Empl. 500, James Donovan, CEO.

63.BarHarborBankshares,$57,738,000 82 Mam St, Bar Harbor, 04609.288-3314. Empl.159,JosephMurphy,pres.

64.BillDodgeAutoGroup,$57,100,000 2 Saunders Way, Westbrook, 04092.8543200.Empl.150,WilliamDodge,pres.

65.MaineIndustrialTiresLtd.,$56,000,000 9 Laurence Dr., Gorham, 04038.856-6381. Empl.358,TerryLindbergh,pres.

66.PenobscotBayMedicalCenter $55,600,000

6 Glen Cove Dr, Rockport, 04856. 596-8000. Empl.30,RoyHitchings,CEO.

67.Sweetser,$55,107,931

50 Moody St, Saco, 04072.294-4700. Empl. 205,CarltonD.Pendleton,CEO.

68.Wright-RyanConstruction,$53,468,501 10 Danforth St, Portland, 04101.773-3625. Empl.70,JohnRyan,pres.

69.RoweFordSales,$52,600,000

699 Center St, Auburn, 04212.784-2321. Empl.115,WallaceE.Camp,pres.

69.(TIE)Charlie'sMotorMall

$52,600,000

465 Western Ave., Augusta, 04330.622-7327. Empl.100,CharlesShuman,pres.

71.R.H.RenyInc.,$52,567,043 731Rte.1,Newcastle,04553.563-3177. Empl.75,RobertD.Reny,pres.

72.Redington-FairviewGeneralHospital

$51,911,935

46 Fairview Ave., Skowhegan, 04976.4745121.Empl.500,RichardWillett,CEO.

73.SargentCorp.,$51,200,000 378BennochRd.,Stillwater,04489.827-4435. Empl.400,HerbertSargentpres.

74.FirstAtlanticHealthcare,$51,100,000 222St.JohnSt,Portland,04102.874-2700. Empl.1500,RonaldCoffin,pres.

75.MaineVeteransHome,$50,742,629 5 Community Dr, Augusta, 04330.622-0075. Empl.1000,KellyKash,CEO.

76.NappiDistributors,$50,500,000

235 Presumpscot St, Portland, 04103.7746341.Empl.165,FrankNappi,pres.

77.BGIEasternTradersLtd.,$50,000,000

99 Atlantic Hwy, Nobleboro, 04555. 5292113.Empl.20,KerinResh,partner.

77.(TIE)VikingLumber,$50,000,000

166 Searsport Ave, Belfast 04915. 338-3480. Empl.52,DavidFlanagan,pres.

79.M.W.Sewall&Co.,$48,700,000 259FrontSt,Bath,04530.442-7994.Empl. 20,PhilipSewall,pres.

80.NorwaySavingsBank,$47,952,000 261 Main St, Norway, 04268.743-7986. Empl. 100,RobertHarmon,pres.

81.WaldoCountyGeneralHospital

$46,815,165

118 Northport Ave, Belfast 04915.338-2500. Empl.400,MarkBiscone,CEO.

82.Johnson&Jordan,Inc.,$46,653,487 18 Mussy Rd, Scarborough, 04074.883-8345. Empl.260,MichaelJohnson,pres.

83.SpurwinkServices,$46,609,414 899RiversideSt,Portland,04103.871-1200. Empl.40,DawnStiles,pres.

84. Hammond Lumber Company

$46,200,000

2 Hammond Dr, Belgrade, 04917,495-3303. Empl. 180, Donald C. Hammond, pres. 85.MidCoastHealthServices,$46,100,000 123MedicalCenterDr,Brunswick,04011. 729-0181.Empl.925,HerbertParis,pres.

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86.CommunityHealthCounselingServices

$45,830,748

42 Cedar St, Bangor, 04401.947-0366. Empl. 400,JosephH.Pickering,ex.dir.

87.GeigerBros.,$45,500,000

70 Mt Hope Ave., Lewiston, 04240.7552000.Empl.325,EugeneG.Geiger,chmn.

88.NationaLeaseofMaine,$45,025,219

422 Perry Rd., Bangor, 04401.945-6451. Empl. 75,ThomasE.ThorntonJr.,pres.

89.StephensMemorialHospital

$44,853,638

181 Main St, Norway, 04268.743-5933. Empl. 227,TimothyChurchill,pres.

90.Powerpay,$44,000,000 280ForeSt,Portland,04101.775-6900.Empl. 75,StephenP.Goodrich,pres.

91.NortheastBank,$43,627,182

500 Canal St, Lewiston, 04240.786-3245. Empl.224,JamesD.Delamater,pres.

92.Reed8<ReedInc.,$43,621,774

275 River Rd, Woolwich, 04579.443-9747. Empl.200,JacksonAParker,CEO.

93.StonewallKrtchen,$43,501,279 2 Stonewall Ln, York, 03909.351-2713. Empl. 84,JonathanKing,pres.

94.DaigleOilCo.,$43,200,000

155 W. Main St, Fort Kent 04743.834-5027. Empl.200,RichardDaigle,CEO.

95.AcadiaAutoAuction,$42,900,000

8 Murray Rd, Carmel, 04419.941-2345. Empl. 60,DavidE.Wescott,pres.

96.MedicalCareDevelopment,Inc. 542,773,026

11 Parkwood Dr, Augusta, 04330.622-7566. Empl.50,JohnLaCasse,pres.

97.GorhamSavingsBank,$42,196,000

64 Main St, Gorham, 04038.839-3342. Empl. 25,ChristopherEmmons,pres.

98.DioceseofPortland,$41,700,000

510 Ocean Ave, Portland, 04103. 773-6471. Empl.76,BishopRichardJ.Malone.

99.MaritimeEnergy,$40,800,000

234 Park St, Rockland, 04841.594-4487. Empl.30,JohnWare,pres.

100.SacoandBiddefordSavingsInstitution 540,781,761

252 Main Street Saco, 04072.284-4591. Empl.106,KevinSavage,CEO.■

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Never Say NeverAgain (continuedfrompage47) MainelostinthewakeofUnionStaticwhenwithstarryeyesweallpromise 'neveragain'?

TheEyrie,theprideofSealHarborar theseatoftheRockefellers,issadlymisset Onceamodestcottage,JohnD.Rockefelle Jr.upsizeditintoa100-roomTudorpalar in1915.Thisretreat-hisintimateconnectic here-setthestageforhispreservingahue swathoflandthatisnowAcadiaNation Park,andtheimaginingofthecarriage-roa. systemthatnowweavesthousandsoftorr iststhroughthepark'snaturaltapestr}'.

OutofstepafterWorldWarII,TheEyr. musthaveseemedirrelevant,evenfun real,in1960aftertheelderRockefellerdiec Tearingitdownin1963wasatoughdecisis forhissons,futureVicePresidentNelso. Rockefeller,whowasborninBarHarbo: andDavidRockefellerSr.,now93.

"FromthetimeIwasborn,literallys weeksold,myfamilybroughtmetoSea Harbor,"JohnD.Rockefeller'sonlysurvh inggrandsontoldPortlandMagazinewrit MelissaBergeronin2007.

"UntilIwasmarried,exceptduringth war,IstayedatTheEyriewithmyparent foragoodpartofthesummer.1enjoye. ridinghorses,sailing,andtakingwalksant activities...!hadanicebedroom...allth roomswerenice."

Inhisbookofmemoirs,Rockefelleris shadelesswistful:"NelsonandIboughta theMainepropertyfromHillsRealtyan. decidedtoteardownTheEyrie.Itsonehur dredroomsmadeitcompletelyimpractia foranyofustouse."

"Itseemedsensible,"accordingtoRock feller."Tomaintainitwasexpensive,and peoplewerenotgoingtouseit,itmadesens totearitdown."

Sensible-asopposedtomakingit CampSunshine,orahomelessshelter,or retreatfortheU-MaineOronoForestryc LandscapeArchitectureDepartment,ora: artists'colonylikeYaddoorSteepletop?

DavidRockefellerhaswrittenthatthe didtrytofindtherightnonprofit,butwen unsuccessful.Still,thequestionsremain:Wk againdidTheEyriehavetobetorndowr.® andbythesamefamilywholovedconserva¬ tionsomuchtheyunderwrotethecreatior ofColonialWilliamsburg?Morehumor ou-Uy,wereRockefellersactuallytellini Mainersitwas"expensive"tomaintainTh-L Eyrie?IfMaine'spreservationistsweren#

bornyesterday,weren'tweatleast'born' whenUnionStationwastomdown?

"Youhavetounderstanditinthecon¬ textofthetimes,"Shettleworth,authorof TheSummerCottagesofIslesboro,says."The appreciationforlargeMainecoastalsummer cottageswasatalowpoint;itwasn'tunusual totearthemdown.ItwasatrendonMount DesertIslandandIslesboroaswell.Youhad asignificantchangeinthesocialorder,so somepeoplewerenolongerinapositionto payforthesegreatsummerhousesandthe economywassuchthatotherpeoplewere notsteppinginandbuyingthem.Firstyou havetheenthusiasmforbuilding,thenthe periodwhenthey'reindecline,nowwe'rein aperiodofrestoration."Still,hesays,"The Eyriewasaregrettableloss."

STRIKE DOWN THE BAND(STAND)

Thereisamagnificentabsenceonthe WesternProm.Acurvedwalkwayleading toavanishedbandstandnowtrailsoffinto nowhere,asdoesthecircularimpressionstill leftinthegrasslikethesilhouetteofadepart¬ edUFO.DesignedbyJohnCalvinStevensin 1890,thebandstandonceaddedtiara-like gracetotheneighborhoodanditstwinkling viewsoftheJetport.

"TheCitytoreitdown,"Shettleworth says."It'sironic,consideringthatinrecent years,theCity'smadeagreatefforttorestore theFortAllenParkbandstand,"whichwas alsodesignedbyJohnCalvinStevens,whose ShingleStyleinspirationsShettleworth,with twobooks-Jo/n;CalvinStevensonthePortland Peninsula,1880-1940andJohnCalvinStevens, DomesticArchitecture,1890-1930-andcount¬ lessarticlesaboutStevens,hasusheredto nationalacclaim.

Thebandstanddisappearedveryquick¬ ly,andapparentlywithoutconsultingthe tweedyset,accordingtoShettleworth:

"I'msureLandmarksandmyagencyin Augustawouldhaveurgedretentionand restorationofthebandstandhadweknown inadvanceitwastoberemoved,"hesays.

Whatcausedthestructuretofallout offavorovertheyears?Here,thelights dim.FormerPortlandPoliceChiefMichael

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Chitwoodsays,"We'dgottenalotofcoir, plaintsaboutcriminalactivity-drugs,aleehoi,sex...thepublicsafetyissuewasoneo thereasonsitwastorndown."That,and“• wasbecomingcostlytorepairthedamag< frompeoplewhowereusingitforthingotherthanhistoricalendeavors."

"Thebandstandwastorndownbefon thehistoricpreservationordinancew® establishedin1990,"sayscityhistoricpres ervationprogrammanagerDebAndrew; whowasexecutivedirectorofGreate PortlandLandmarksfrom1984to1990.

"Itwouldhavebeenpreserved[after1991 becausetheWesternPromenadeisadesig natedhistoriclandscapedistrict[today], shesays."Haditbeenstandingatthetim theordinancewentintoeffect,anypre¬ poseddemolitionwouldhaveneededtob. reviewedandapproved.Idoubtitwoulc havebeen."

"Itwaslikelotsoflandmarksthatdis appear,"sayscityarboristJeffTarling."1 wasjustinalullpoint.Therewasn'talotc interestinit."Now,though,hesays,"peoplt wouldliketoseeitback."Whatagreatpro ectthatwouldmakeforaWaynfleteclas; Theycouldraisemoneytorebuilditto: theircommunity.TheoriginalJohnCalvir Stevensblueprintsforthestructurean partofthearchivesattheMaineHistoric! Society.Whiletheembarrassmentofou: tearingitdowncan'tbeerased,it'stimet startworkonrebuildingthereplica.

Because,thankfully,landmarkscanh rebornaswellaslost:Caseinpoint,the'lost FrederickLawOlmsted-designedgarden; fortheBlaineHouse,thegovernor'sman sionacrossfromthestatehouseinAugusta "Iwassearchingforphotocopypaperina closetwhen1cameupontherolledplans/ saysFirstLadyKarenBaldacci."Iidentifiec thefrontgarden,butIcouldn'tidentify'the

First Lady Karen Baldacci discovered the original Olmsted landscaping plans for the Maine Governor's residence ant supervised their restoration at Blaine House in Augusta.

backgardens.ThenIconsultedwithEarle Shettleworth-wewentontorehabilitatethe NewEnglandgarden.

"Itwaslikefindinghiddentreasuresin anoldhouse,liketurningbacktime."

Greenexpansesoflawnwererestoredto Olmsted'soriginalvision.Unveiledthissummer, thenetgainisnothinglessthanspectacular.

AnnePringleoftheWesternPromenade NeighborhoodAssociationsaysthat,while she'ssuretheWPNAwouldsupporta reconstructionoftheWesternPromenade bandstand,"we'dalsoexpectitwouldbe monitoredbypolice,sothepastproblems donotrecur."

KING OFTHE MOTOR COURT

GonearethedaysofthegreatAmerican roadhouse.Hardasitistoimaginetoday, therewasatimewhencarsstreamingup Route1wereviewedasanexcitingnovelty. AccordingtoShettleworth,tocatertothis northward-migratingsummerherd,"tour¬ isthomes,cabins,andcampgroundssprang upalongMaine'sRoute1fromKitteryto Calais."Builtin1929,TheCascades,the magnificentShingleStyleroadhousewithits granddiningroominknottypine,wasthe crownprinceofthese.

"TheCascadeswasthefirstlarge-scale qualitymotorcourttoappealtomiddle-and upper-middle-classtravelers,"Shettleworth says."Iwasbornin1948,and1havevery vividmemoriesofthefifties,travelingwith myparentsandsisteralongRoute1and goingtoCascades."

Um...theformerCascades,thatis,now thatit,t<x\hasbecomethevictimofawreck¬ ingball.WhoknowswhatBigBandstars stoppedbytoenjoythetwin-lobsterspecials onwhitelinentableclothsatTheCascadeson theirwaytoperformatOldOrchardBeach Pier?There'sBennyGoodman,GeneKrupa, RudyVallee,GlenGrayandhisCasaLoma Orchestra...thelistgoeson.Whenhistoryis nolongerconvenient,weafforditnoplacein tliefuture.We'retoldbythedeveloper,Elliott ChamberlainofChamberlainHomesin Saco,thatthenewcommercialconstruction on-sitewillhouse"acreditunion"andother enticements.DidanybodysayTimHortons?

"WediscussedthesignificanceofThe Cascadeswiththe[prior]owner|oftheres¬ taurantandlodge],"Shettleworthsavs,butit wassoldtothedeveloper."Unfortunately," Shettleworthsays,"itwasexplainedtous thatneitherthereuseofthemainbuilding

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northecabinswasfeasibleinthedeveloJ mentplan."Wastherenothingleftforse timent?"Wehavenolegalrecourse...wel endupfightingeverylocalbattle.Wesimp, don'thavethemeans,resources,orstafft dothat."

Inanycase,historylostisoftenlaid regrettedbydevelopers.Shettleworthnote Portland'soldpostoffice,tomdownin19t "forafewparkingspots.Itwasabeautih neo-classicalbuilding,"hesays,which,we itstandingtoday,wouldhave"developer lineduparoundtheblock"touseit.ButTh Cascadeswasnotvaluedandtheyhaven hadoccasionyettomissit.

Chamberlain-who'sgraciouslydonate, a17-acreparcelthatincludesCascadeFai. totheCityofSaco-sayshedidindeedinve tigatethepossibilityofincorporatingtheol: Cascadesbuildingintohisplan,butsay"You'dhave[spent]asmuchremodelin. thatasyouwouldtobuildanewbuildingevenwiththecostoftearingitdown."

Exactly,somemightsay.What'swron withspending"asmuch,"orevenmon onhistoriclandmarks,tokeepMaineVac tionland?Whenhistoricpreservation, enteredintotheledgersolelyasanexpens itseems,anincentivewillalwaysexist!, takeitoffthebooks.Followingthatlogic ambassadorsofthenewwouldteardow tineParthenontoputupaRiteAid.

Ontopofthat,tearingdownarchitecture masterpiecesisdecidedlynotgoodbusines ThecityofSt.Louisdidn'tteardownthe: UnionStationinthe1960s.Today,it'sth shimmeringcenterpieceoftheirurban/reti revitalizationmiraclewithitsRomanesqu archesandpalatialmarblestairs."It'shan toimaginedowntownSt.Louiswither ourUnionStation,"saysDickFlemingc theSt.LouisRegionalChamber&Growl’ Association.Withoutit,they'dbe...wel Portland,Maine.

THE DEATH STAR

Theripestbuildingsforthewreckingba. aretheonesnotinvoguewhentheballsar swinging.Inthecoolearly1960s,peopl didn'twanttoliveinTheEyrie-theywantec aswankpadlikeDeanMartinhadinth pagesofLookmagazine.WhoneededUni<7 Stationwhenwecouldputaniftynewshop pingcenterinthesamespot?Andthenev likelycandidateforbeingindangeroflosing biginthe'buildingpopularitycontest'isth UniversityofMaineSchcxilofLawbuilding

ViewedfromtheloftyroofoftheTime& TemperatureBuilding,theMaineLaw SchoolBuilding,designedin1972bythe formerPortlandfirmofWadsworth,Bos¬ ton,Dimick,MercerandWeatherill,rises outoftheevergreenslikeabitof“Athens inthewilderness."

Butatsidewalklevel,"Idon'tknow whattheywerethinking,"saysDeanPeter PitegoffoftheMaineSchoolofLaw."Itlooks old,dirty,fatigued."

Sure,it'sdated.Butdoesn'tthebestarch¬ itectureexhalethespiritofitstimes?Evenif thelawbuildingontheUSMcampusdoes resemble'astackofpancakes,'isn'tthe CapitolRecordsbuildinginLosAngeles praisedforthesameeffect?

"It'salittletired,toocrowded,old,"Pite¬ goffcontinues."Therounddesignisnotespe¬ ciallyfunctionalforlawschoolneeds.There's nodaylightinsomeplaces,noopportunityfor casualinteraction.Thebuildingissomewhat insularandimposing,"even,forthatmatter, embarrassing.Whileheacknowledgesthat "fromMunjoyHillit'sagoodlandmarkto pointout"whengivingdirections,hesayshe can'thelpbutrefertoitas"thestrange-lookingbuilding."ThedeepestcutforMaine's lawprofessorsandlawyers-to-be?Princeton Reviewhascalledit"theDeathStar."

Atpresstime,therearenoplanstotearthis buildingdown.Butthereareplanstorelocate thelawschooltoamoreconventional,rectan¬ gularbuilding"inthreetofiveyears."

It'struethataschoolismorethanthe sumofitsbuildings,butthisbuildingisa signatureofsorts.

Andwherewilltheymoveiftheymove? Itwon'tbetoaplacebuiltdirectlyfrombuzz¬ wordsoftliepresentday,willit,onlytobecon¬ sidereddatedafewdecadesfromnow?"It'll begreen,filledwithdaylight,state-of-the-artin termsoffunctionandform,ofclassroomsand interactivespace,"Pitegoffsays."Thelibrary oftliefuture,"whichteasedusintochecking thehyperboleoftheoriginalannouncement articleforthe'DeathStar'intliePortlandPress HeraldinSeptember1972:"Itriseswhiteand

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UMaine School of Law building, a.k.a. "The Death Star"

shimmeringfromthegrassesatthejunctia ofsixPortlandstreets.Althoughbrowntinte. glassalternateswithsoaringmasonry,th pristinevirginalcoloroftheconcretedom natesthebuilding'sexterior.

"Basicallyit'sacylinderofwhitecor Crete.Traditionallythecirclehassymbolize religioninarchitecture.Indeedthemassiv blocksofthefirsttwolevelsconjurevisior. ofStonehengeandofsunworshippers."

REBIRTH OF A CHURCH

Inthesaladdaysofthemovement,th early1960s,Shettleworthsays,historywa disregardedbythepublicand"dramat casesneededtobemade"todrawattenfc totheissue.

Afterall,we'dtorndownHenryWai worthLongfellow'sbirthplacehomein19> justtowidenFoieStreet.

Now,thismovement,soheroicalh forgedinthefireofactivism,has"mature: tothepointwherewe'reinvolvedinth planningprocess."Thecountercultureha? losttheprefix'.

"It'snotsomuchacaseofcompromise. Shettleworthsays."Preservationisnov institutionalized,butitstillmustcompels withotherinterests."Hisacceptanceofth is"aprocessthatanyonegoesthroughfror theinitialtotalidealismwhenenteringan field,andanaturalmaturingasyoubroader yourviewofit."

TheSt.LawrenceChurchisnotthesank situationasUnionStation,heexplains,des pilethesurfacesimilarities:castellatedstork Portlandlandmark,resignedcommunity herecomesthewreckingball.

"Thedifferenceis,there'sbeenacon¬ certedefforttosavethechurch,"sayShettleworth."WithUnionStation,thefo¬ otthebuildingwasfinal."Ontopofthat theSt.Lawrence-designedby'ArthurBate Jenningsin1897,11yearsafterhecreatec Camden'sNorumbegaInn-anticipates: rebuildoncesubstantialfundscanberaised "Wedonotblithelysignoffonthedemo litionofhistoricbuildings,"city'historii preservationistDebAndrewssays."Th St.LawrenceChurchtruly'didmeetth standardsfordemolition.Anyproposed demolitionofalocally'designatedlandmarl that'sprotectedunderPortland'sHistorii PreservationOrdinance[astheSt.Lawrenff is]hastogothrougharigorousreview.Th St.Lawrence'sstructuralengineersclearh demonstratedthatthishadbecomeadan-

gerousbuilding.Someoftheabutterswere worriedfortheirsafety.

"Theywereabletosaveasignificantpor¬ tionoftheeasternendoftheblock-currently functioningwithanexcitingculturalcenter. Theyhaveeveryintentionofdoingsome¬ thingexcitingwiththebalanceoftheprop¬ erty.ForaPortlandneighborhoodtolose suchaniconicstructure-it'sagreaterimpact thanthelossofthebuildingitself."

DeirdreNice,executivedirectoroftheSt. Lawrence,saystheyareworkingwith.Mills WhitakerArchitects-ofBridgton,Maine, andArlington,Massachusetts-developing thenewstructure."Theplanistohavea400seatauditorium,workshopspace,catering kitchen,fullbar,meetingrooms..Oncethe architecturalplansarefinalized,thecapital campaignwillbegin.Niceexpectstheywill raiseS5-S8millionoverthreetofiveyears. "WearegoingtorecreatetheSt.Lawrence. It'sincrediblyexciting."

Inthemeantime,theadjacentSt.Law¬ renceArtsCenterisaliveandthrivinginthe formerParishHall,whichisstillextant.For events,visitstlawrencearts.org.

Anothersilverlininginthishistoricpart oftownistheacknowledgementoftwonear¬ bylandmarks,theGreenMemorialAfrican MethodistEpiscopalZionChurchandthe AbyssinianMeetinghouseonMunjoyHill, bothwithongoingrestorationplans.

All of which doesn't immediately addressthegnawingvacancywheretheSt. Lawrenceusedtobe,asmoretrolleysand seasonswhizby.

"There'sanewnationalstandardthatwe didn'thavewhenUnionStationwastorn down,"Shuttleworthsays.Accordingto TheSecretaryoftheinterior'sStandardsfor Rehabilitation(36CFRPart67),ifabuilding, howeversentimentallydesirable,doesn'tcut themustardaccordingtothenewnationally endorsedengineeringstandards,wehaveto consideritsrestorationprohibitive.TheSt. LawrenceChurchwassofargonethat"it doesn'tcomeclose"topassingthese'worthsaving'standards.

Forthewistful,canonehelpbutwonder, arestandardstobeappliedregardlessofemo¬ tionalandculturalvalue?Conscientiously applied,wouldthesestandardsleavethe Coliseumstanding?AnddarnedifthatSistine Chapelceilinghasn'tstartedpeelingagain.■

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"Sometimeswedowhatwecall'Arc mas,'andservethesoupinabedofherb likebayleaves,parsley,garlic,lemonzes: andseaweed,withtheperiwinkleshells scatteredamongtheherbs.Thenyoueatth soupoutofthecenterofthebed."Customer havebeenwowed."Theysay,'OhmyGoc I'vesteppedonthemonbeachesforyears didn'trealizeyoucaneatthem.'"

Forhomecooks,Evansadvises,"Any thingyoucandowithmusselsorclams,yot

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AtPrimoinRockland,chefMelissaKelly sometimesoffersaMaineTrio:twocrab cakes,aminilobsterroll,andperiwinkle* ontoastwithgarlicscapebutter.Theperi¬ winklesarebrieflycookedinacourtbouillon broth,removedfromtheshell,andthensau¬ teedinthegarlicbutter.Shealsomakesravi¬ olistuffedwithperiwinkles,servedwitha lemonsauce."Wetrytouselocalingredient asmuchaspossible,"shesays,explainingher interestinwrinkles."Andthey'rehere."

ForeStreetinPortland,wherechefSam Haywardisknownforhisloveaffairwith theGulfofMaine,hasjuststartedserving appetizerplateswithperiwinklesanda changingvariety'ofrawseafood."Itmight

becevichemadefromcodcheeks,orfluke tartare,orstripercarpaccio,servedwithsea salt-andalittletasteofperiwinklealong withit,"sayskitchenmanagerKenThomas. "Theperiwinklesarecookedinaflavorful broth-somethinglikewhitewine,water, bayleaves,onion,celery,carrots-andthen servedinasimplemarinade,ormaybea saucewithmayo,capers,lemonjuice,per¬ hapsalittlestone-groundmustard."

AtTheEdgeinLincolnville,ChefBryan Damesteamsperiwinklesintheshell, removesthemeat,braisestheminvealstock andchampagne,andfinishesthemwitha buttersauceforasideattractioninadish featuringwhitefishsuchascodorhalibut. "Ithinkthey'rephenomenal-tastyandfun, asurpriseelementontheplate,"hesays. "There'ssomuchmoretowhatcomesoutof theseathanlobster,clams,andtuna."

AtNatalie'sintheCamdenHarbourInn, ChefdeCuisineLawrenceKlangalsowillbe experimentingwithwrinkles.Heanticipates anappetizerofgoatcheeseandherbtortelli¬ ni,withtheperiwinklesalongsideinalemon nage.Healsocontemplatesanelegantsoup withtomatojus,sherry'vinegar,andperi¬ winkles,garnishedwithtornbasil.

Andonatastingmenuhighlightinglocal ingredients,SteveCorry'ofFiveFifty'-Fivein Portlandrecently'servedperiwinkles"ina saffron-scentedbutterwithpepper-flecked seaweedinacrispy'filocup,"hesays. 'They'reabitlaborintensive,butitwasfun toservesomethingsodifferentandfresh.We wereworriedthatpeoplewouldbehesitant, butevery'oneseemedtoembracethedish. Wedefinitely'willusethemagain."■

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Sincerely,aMystery/cimimunlfromw5i» lions.Thisupsetmesome.Thegentleman addresschanged,too;heclaimedtohas plentyofmoneyandthedesiretomovewhe thespiritmovedhim.

Letterheadscamefromretirementhome inNewYorkandCalifornia,andeventual messagesfromAustralia.Thewritingw; sprightly,sprinkledwithfactsandsimp greatfun,butapuzzle.AttimesDeband wereconvincedthatoneofourfriends,or combinationthereof,weretoyingwithusb danglinghistoricallureslikementioningthvesselWyoming.1accusedCharlieCobur andJohnandJudyPierceofVermont,Pat RobesonofCalifornia,andJanetRikerr Brooklyn,allofwhomweremoretha: capableofsuchaployandallofwhomknev Portland.Alllaugheditofformoreorles deniedculpability.

MylingeringfearwasthatMr.Shorewa reallyanelderlygentwhowould,oneda> reallysendsomethingvaluableordipintohi savingsonawhim.OnOctober12Iwroti "Pleasedon'tgotoanymoreexpenseonor account;please,however,feelfreetocorns spondandtellusmoreaboutyourlifeanc adventures,and,astimepermits,Ishallkeep youpostedonthingshere."Ireturnedwhat' thoughtmightbeavaluablemedallion.

Thecorrespondencecontinuedoffanc onuntiloneeveningIgotacallfrom; youngmanwithanAustralianaccentwh explainedhewasanemployeeofMr.Shon andthattheoldmanwasplanningatripti Portlandandwantedtotakeusouttodinne atagoodrestaurant.Thisseemedabitta much;1wasinthemidstofabookprojec andreallydidn'twanttodealwithasocie dramathatIdidn'tbegintounderstand, said,"Thankyou,butno."Itoldmywife andsheagreed.

AfewdayslaterIreceivedasecondcal andinvitation,andthistimeDebsaid,some whatsurprisingly,"Let'sjustgo,getitove withandendthemystery."TheAustraliar alsomentionedsomethingaboutlosinghi‘ job,whichaddedpressure,so1agreed.SoaIstoodinmysuitwaitingforapailofwater ordeadfishtodropfromabove,Iwassur¬ prisedbyareallynicelimocarryingagen' Ididnotrecognize,andwereallywenttr DiMillo's,whereawholesectionoftheves¬ selwasreservedforourlittlepartyoffour!

Weboarded,lookingfortheancientMr Shore,andIwalkedbyseveralwait-staffed beforefeelingtheflashofacameraandhear

ingsomeonelaugh,andIturned.Everyone laughed,evenDeb.ItwasmyoldfriendPaul RobesonfromCalifornia,formerlyafellow staffmemberatthePortlandMuseumof Art.ItseemedhehadplayedR.U.Shorefor

Brooklyn,NewYork

July25,1984

...IamsorryabouttheletterthatI wrotetoyoulastmonth.Imusthave beenramblingon...becauseIwas surethatyouwouldwritetome...I don’tmeantojudgeyousirbecause youmightbeto[sic]busytowriteto anydarnedfoolthatwritestoyou.It isjustthatIdon’tgetaroundmuch anymoresoIkindofwatchforthe postman to bring me something besidesbillsandadvertisements. Alas.Maine!Toreturntoher shoreswouldbeapleasure...Itwas backin1910.No,itwas1908,1had justtakenajobatthePercyand SmallyardinBathandtheyhad juststartedworkontheWyoming... CaptainAnguswasaprettygood oldsalt.Wemadequiteafewtrips downtoNorfolkandNewportNews andbacktoBoston,Portland,and St.John.

IstartedworkingdowninPort¬ landontheCustomHousewarf[sic] forsomeguywhohadahostelon PeaksIsland.Duringmyfreetime Ilearneddrawingfromarelative ofW.H.Rounds.WhenIleftMaineI, startedworkingforaprinterdown here.IdidgetbacktoPortlandinthe early20sandhadachancetotake atripwithafriendofmyfatheron| theCoraCressey.ACaptainGleaser I hadtheWyomingatthattimeandI j didgetaglimpseofherinanorth- j easteroffofCapeCod.Wegotoutofj therebuttheWyomingwentdownin Polllck Rip. |

tenyears,enlistedhissonClay(who1only rememberedasababyandwasnowatPenn State)astheAustralian,and,afterI'dsaid notodinner,hedesperatelycalledDebat herworkplacetosayhealreadypaidforthe planetickets,limo,andrestaurant.Itwas,of course,agreatevening.Paulsayshenever actuallydeniedbeingR.U.Shore;when1 didask,hejustsaid"Whywouldyouthink that?"anddirectedmeofftootherfriends. Paulwouldhavehisfriendswhoweretrav-

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Rocklin,California September4,1984

Alas,youmadeanoldmanvery happy.Thankyouforwritingback tome.TheoldfogiesattheKelly HomeinBrooklynsaidthatarich andfamousauthorwouldnever answermyletterbutyouproved themwrongdidn’tyou...Theseare darnednicefolkscomparedtothat placebackthere.Ishowedyourlet¬ teraroundthehomeandIthinkyou mayhavesomenewfansbecause youtookthetimetowritetome...

Itwastheclearlythefinest,mostelabo ratepracticaljokeeverplayedonme,and: demonstrationthatmanypeoplewholeavt Maineneverreallyleave.Ihavesavedth letters,whichwilleventuallygotoapublic archive,probablyMaineHistorical-theyan thatgood.AnoteonPaul'srelationshipk Maineseemsnecessary'beforeending.

RobesonknewPortlandwell,havint taughtartinMexico,Maine,beforejoin¬ ingPortlandMuseumofArtascuratoro: educationinSeptember1974.1wascurator ofresearchthen,andthesoon-to-be-gone directorhadjustletaverypopulareduca¬ tioncuratorgo.WeweresuspiciousofPau foraboutaday,buthequicklywonstaffer overwithhisskillandreallybadjokes(h oncetoldjokescontinuouslyonacarride fromPortlandtoAugustaandwastold nevertodoitagain).Hebroughthisskills asagraphicdesignertobearonavarietyof projects,intheprocesshelpingtotransforn: theorganizationforever.

Atonepointinthe1970s,thePMAhac a$350exhibitionbudget(yes,threehundred andfiftydollars)atthebeginningofthefis¬ calyear.PaultalkedthePortlandEvening Expressintorunningaseriesof52panels focusedonthepermanentcollectionforthe BicentennialoftheAmericanRevolution.A! theinitialmeeting,theeditorsaid,"Well,W can'tpayyou."Paulsaid,"Payus?No,we providethepanel,images,andtext.Youjust providethespace."Itwasadonedeal,that laterbecameReflections:ThePortlandMuseuK ofArtDatebookfor1977.Thelatterwasabic hit,whichisstil1usedasareferencebook. Robesonalsoproducedadvertisement

includingaseriesoftelevisionandradio publicservicespotsatWGAN.Hewalked inwithmytaglines,hisslides,ourmutual friendW.L.Frost,andguitar.Thecrewsaid, "Youcan'tdothese30-and60-secondspots live,"andPaulsaid,"Whynot?""Because theyneedtobetimedexactly.""Wecan doit."SoPaulsetuptheprojector,clicked away,andreadthevoiceoverswhileFrost pickedoutoriginaltunestotheprecisesec¬ ond.Everyspotcameoutperfectlyandran foryearsonlate-nighttelevision.

WithJohnHolversonascuratorofcol¬ lections,JanetRikerasregistrar,andAllen Grindleaspreparator/custodian,thestaff wasinremarkableharmony.Thoughthere wasthetimewhenatrusteeaskedPaulwhat thenewsuperintendantofschoolswaslike andwastold,"You'llseeeyetoeyewith him.""Really,hethinkslikeIdo?"thegentle¬ manasked."No,he'syourheight,"respond¬ edPaul.

Asidefromsuchspontaneousirrever¬ ence,theRobesonyearswereincredibly productive.Paul'sspouse,Carol,atalented schoolteacher,ispartofaremarkablepart¬ nership.Ourfriend'sdecisiontomovetothe othercoastwasasadoneforusandagood oneforPaul,Carol,andhischildren.He workedonHollywoodsetdesign,graph¬ ics,andeventuallysettledinPaloCedro, becomingajournalist,publisher,andplay¬ wright.Hismulti-mediamysteryplay LevelsofAwarenessrantopositivereviewsat ReddingsRiverfrontPlayhousein1996.

...Ifyouareeverinthisarea,besure tolookmeup...Imaybeononeof those5-statetours...toseetheFall colors.IfIdo,I’llletyouknowand maybeIcouldgettomeetyouand Mrs.Barryandeventakeyouout todinner.

Yourfriend, R.U.Shore

Yearsago,overafewglasses,wetalked ofcollaboratingonanovelorplay.Infact, wevestayedclose,watchingourcareers parallelthemselvesinmanyways...cheering eachotheronoversmallvictoriesandcom¬ miseratingovertheannoyinglittlereverses. IhadtobeshownwhoR.U.Shorewas,but myfriendshipwithPaulRobesonisoneof thetrulyenduring,alwaysfascinating,asso¬ ciationsofmylife.OfthatIamsure.■

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Theywerecuttingfortymileswestof VaughnnearEustis,notfarfromthe Maine-Quebecborder.

Dougshoutedsomethingathisfather, Jack,whoshookhisheadthathecouldn't hear.Heshoutedagainandagainuntilboth PeteandJackturnedtheirsawsoff.

"Haveyouseenmybutts?"Dougsaid, stillshouting.

"Jesus,Mary,andJoseph-howwould1 know?"Jacksaid.

Petedidn'twanttosayanything,buthe couldseetineoutlineofthepackinthepock¬ etofDoug'ssnowmobilesuit.

"Godownthereandlookyourself,and whenyoucomebackbringtheextragasand thetea,"Jacksaid.

Afterafewminutes,Dougclimbedback upthehillandstoppedatoneofthebrush pilestoturnthegascanupsidedowninto thebranches.Fivegallonssoakedintothe ground,andDougsnappedoffamatchand tosseditintothepile.Hehowledwithplea¬ sureasthefireballroseintothetrees.Pete wishedJackhadtoldhimhewashiringhis sononfortheweek.

"Wedon'tburnuntiltheendoftheday," Jacksaid,clearlytryingtorestrainhimself. Jackhadn'tbeenaroundwhenDougwas bomorwhenhiswifewasdying.Eversince Jackhadstoppeddrinking,hehadbeentry¬ ingtomakeupforit.

Theyatewhiletheyworked.Aftermore thananhour,Jackshutthesawoffand motionedforPetetocomegasup.Pete filledhisthree-quartersfullbeforethecan wentdry.

"1thought1toldyoutobringupthefull canofgas,"Jacksaid.Hecouldn'tspeakto Dougwithouttensionandfrustrationboil¬ inginhisvoice.Jacklookedatthepileof scorchedlimbswhereDoughadstartedthe fireandhesworeunderhisbreath.Doug's facetwistedlikeachild'suntilanidea seemedtocomeoverhim.

"I'llgogetsomemore,"hesaid."That store'sjustafewmilesdowntheroad."

Jackdugthekeysoutofhispocketand handedthemover.

Dougtookoffrunningdownthehill,and JackandPetestartedupthesaws.Thetrees tumbled.Itwastooearlyintheseasonyet

formidgesandblackflies,butrobinsand whippoorwillsflittedthroughtheair.Jack workedtirelessly,evenfrantically,thesweat runningdownthechannelsonhisnarrow backasifitweresummeralready.Forthe firsttime,Petethoughtmaybehecouldput theaccidentbehindhim.

Theskyturnedmattegrayandthe woodsdarkenedintheshadows.Therain soakedhishair,andeventuallyhissawquit. Thenitstartedtosleet.PetefoundhiswetTshirtonapileofwoodandpulleditoverhis head.Jackwalkedtowardhimluggingthe chainsaw.Hisfacewasdrawnandnarrow, hismouthhangingopenwithsteampour¬ ingout.Hedidn'tseemtograspyetthatit wassleeting,andthatitwascold."Where's Doug?"hesaid,settingthesawdownand scanningthewoods.

Therestoftheirclotheswereinthetruck, withDougandthematches.Jacklooked straightupintotheskyandclosedhiseyes astherainandsleethithisface.Petehad neverseenJackmisstepinthewoods,but hewatchednowasJackslippedonapatch oficeandhittheground,snappinghisleg againstarock.Jackmadehishandsintofists andheldtheminfrontofhischest.

"Run-hurry,"Jacksaid."Downtothe storeatthecrossing."

Ithadbeenaneasyclimbupearlier,but nowPetehadtolowerhimselffromtreeto treeacrossafieldofice.Whenhereachedthe road,itwasimpossibletogethisfootingon theglass}'surface.Helungedforwardintoa sluggishjog,hisjointsstiff,hiswholebody shaking,hisarmsdeadweight.Petefellto hiskneesontheroad.Hewastired.

Onthenightoftheaccident,Petehad passedoutanddidn'twakeupuntilthecar wasinaspin,andhecurledhisarmsover hisheadjustbeforeheshotthroughthefront windshieldandlandedinthegrass.Bothhis armswerebrokeninseveralplaces,andhis neckhurt.Jenleanedagainstthesteering wheel,herfacetornandsmashed.Shewas stillbreathing,hecouldtell,fromtirebubbles inthebloodaroundherbustednose.

Thelightwasfailing.Peteslowlypushed himselfbackupandkeptstumblingforward, justashehadforthelastsixmonths,goingto AAmeetingswithJack.Workingtenhoursa

day.Jacktheonlyonewhowouldhirehim. Petesawinthedistancearamshacklebar withaneonBudsignhanginginthewin¬ dow.Jack'struckwasparkedoutfront,and hecouldseethekeysintheignition.IIehad todriveslowlyonthetranslucenticeasblan¬ ketsofrainandsleetwashedoverthecab. Theirfootprintshadbeenwashedaway, butherecognizedthespot.Withabundleof clothestuckedunderhisarm,hestruggled upthehill.

WhenPetereachedthetop,helooked around,butJackwasn'tthere.Freshbranch¬ eshadbeenpulledintoamoundoverthe ashesofthebrushDoughadburned,and Petepeeledthemofflikescalesuntilhe foundthecharredcoreofwhatlookedat firstlikeabundleofblackenedsticks.Apair ofeyesflashedfromthemiddleofthepile, widewhiteglobescenteredwithgreenand black.Theyvanishedandappearedagain. Gradually,PetedistinguishedJack'sbody curlednakedwithhiskneespulledupto hischestandeveryinchofhisskinandhair cakedwithathicklayerofashandmud.

"Wehavetogo,"Petesaid,butJack juststaredblanklyathimasifhenolonger understoodthelanguage.

"I'mwaitingforDoug,"Jacksaid.

Petereachedunderthecrustedtorsoand triedtolift,butJackhadseizedarounda graniteboulderandcouldn'torwouldn'tlet go.Jackclosedhiseyes,andPetespreadhis armsandlegsoverJack,makinghimselfinto ablanket.

"It'sme,"PetesaidintoJack'sear."It's Doug,"hesaid.Jackletgooftheboulder, andPetepulledhimup.Togethertheyslid fromtreetotreedownthehill,andwhen theyreachedthepavement,Petecarriedhim therestoftheway.

Thecabwaswarm,andPetepileddry clothesoverjack,aimingtheheaterventsat hisface.Petereachedoutandtouchedthe sideofJack'scoldface."Wakeup!"heyelled andspeddowntheicyroadwiththeback wheelsfishtailinginandoutofruts.After theypassedthroughtheintersectionanda fewmileslaterjoinedthemainroadbackto Vaughn,Jackopenedhiseyesandleaned overthedashtostareatthepaththehigh beamscutthroughthenight.■

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