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72 Sabrina, #Mainer

23 Back to the Future

69 House of the Month

“Summerguide 2” Even summer deserves a second chance! By Colin W. Sargent

10 Letters

Food&Drink 56 Dining Guide

Select area restaurants strut their stuff.

57 Restaurant Review

“Dark Star” Bright lights, big flavors at Batson River Tasting Room. By Colin W. Sargent

52 Experience Maine Camping Special Section

A tasty blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow-Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong. Night comes alive at the drive-in this summer. By Desirée Saucier

17 Golfing in Maine Special Section 35 Experience

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A Blue Hill chauffeur, his daughter, and the garage they lived in inspired the Audrey Hepburn movie Sabrina. By Colin W. Sargent

Waterfront 19 Sea for Two

From loving couples to sexy singles—many are discovering sail racing as a thrilling response to social distancing By Sofia Voltin

27 Me & My Kayak

Urban kayaking clubs splash toward a new normal. By Madeline Grigg Cover: “Women’s Learn to Sail Program at Sail Maine,” by Kevin Fahrman, Foreside Photography. J u ly / A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 7

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Mother’s Day is Every Day My niece, Shelley Sampson, native of Portland and now resident of Boulder, Colorado, sent me [Portland Monthly] as one of my Mother’s Day gifts. What a wonderful surprise! I am a native of Portland and left at age 22. What a joy to receive your magazine. I’m reading of outstanding Maine individuals. I want to suggest you add my mother-in-law, Helen Chapman Frost, who in 1944 became the second woman ever elected to the Portland City Council. Then she became [the first female leader] of the Council. The Press Herald wrote an article (many, actually) about Mrs. Frost as one of the early “mayors” of the city. She was active in the Audubon Society and many others. Janet Beem Frost, Macon, Georgia Color My World [See “Synaesthesia,” Summerguide 2020] Oh my God! There’s a name for it! I thought I was just weird. I’ve never told anyone about this for fear of ridicule. Thank you for re-affirming my sanity! P.S. Names have colors too… Susan Lachance, Online Submission Navigating a River The piece on the Royalls [“Muddy Waters,” Summerguide 2020] was great— very well done. Bruce Pratt, Swanville

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rive-in lover Jesse Stenbak, our associate publisher, files this exploration of Pride’s Corner: “Friday night with Tori and our kids Iris, Eli, and Esme begins just after seven as we pull up to the gate to see Back to the Future. The ticket taker says only ‘hello’ as she scans my phone. By the time we roll in, the lucky spots in the first three rows are mostly taken. Cars park between posts instead of at posts. As we unload our blankets and chairs, the intense silence strikes us. In years past, we’ve seen kids running around, dogs barking, Frisbees tossed under the screen. Not tonight. Everyone stays with their cars unless visiting the Snack Shack. When we recognize people, we just awkwardly wave as they slip back to their car. “I stumble through the dark to grab cheeseburgers ($4) and sodas ($2) for the kids. Everyone in line is separated by more than six feet. When it’s my turn, I exchange spare pleasantries with the woman behind the counter. In past years she’d chat you up about your favorite movie and what you want to see next. The only time we engage a neighboring car is when my son Eli starts talking about Jeeps having images of hidden animals in them. The woman in the Jeep next to us joins in the spoof and says it’s true, but she hasn’t found hers yet. This year the movie is good, the weather is perfect, but the people six feet distant seem a million miles away.” n

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Dan Kidd says, “It’s always a good idea not to kayak alone. Once, I was rounding Two Lights with a friend. Suddenly we were overwhelmed with six-foot waves. My friend turned over. Luckily, he was able to help himself.” Island destinations “allow kayakers to bring a lunch and stop,” Kidd says. “The islands are little self-contained communities. Everything is nautical—your life revolves J u ly / A u g u s t 2 0 2 0 2 7

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around the ocean, the tides, the winds, the weather.” It’s not just the silence of kayaks these paddlers love. “The things you think about are intimately tied with nature.” “If you don’t get in the water, you miss [a quiet, astonishing side of Maine],” Bergh says. “Pick a goal and paddle for a reason—

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wildlife, exercise, to experience the ocean, to spend time with people. It heals and reduces stress and slips you away from time. It’s a whole different dimension—mirrorlike. It’s a magical way to explore.” Robinson recommends the Maine Island Trail Association, as it stewards over 200

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Summerguide 2 Virtual Festival guide

Bay Chamber Summer Concert Series, live & archived concerts, Jul. 12–Aug. 10. baychamberconcerts.org.

Thompson’s Pt., Jul. 30–31, Aug. 1–2; Bunker Brewing, Aug. 6; Eastern Promenade Park, Aug. 7–8. maineoutdoorfilmfestival.com.

Bar Harbor Music Festival, streaming live & pre-recorded concerts, through Jul. 26. barharbormusicfestival.org.

Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, new & past performances & faculty talks, through Sep. 1. kneisel.org.

Schoodic Arts Virtual Festival Workshops, Jul. 27–Aug. 7. schoodicartsforall.org.

Bach Virtuosi Festival, online concerts, Aug. 16–23. bachvirtuosifestival.org.

Winter Harbor Music Festival, streaming free concerts performed with no live audience, Aug. 2–16. winterharbormusicfestival.com.

Bowdoin Festival, archived & new concerts, artist talks, through Aug. 6. bowdoinfestival.org.

Maine Outdoor Film Festival, screening 57 films with a virtual option. Thompson’s Point, 10

Theater

One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland Jazz Orchestra, Aug. 20; David Wax Museum, Aug. 21; Griffin House, Aug. 26. 761-1757.

Lakewood Theater, 76 Theater Rd., Madison. Opening Night, Aug. 6–15; Two on the Aisle, Three in a Van, Aug. 20–29. 474-7176.

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave.,The Steel Wheels, Aug. 7; Sean Mencher, Aug. 8; Slocan Ramblers, Aug. 15; Bob Milne, Aug. 19; Cherish the Ladies, Aug. 21. 633-5159.

Comedy

Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., The Jacob Jolliff Band & Town Meeting, Aug. 9; Hamilton Leithauser, Aug. 10. 956-6000.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln., Paula Poundstone, Aug. 21. 646-4777.

Footlights Theatre, 190 US-1, Falmouth. Cupid’s Arrow, Jul. 7–Sep. 3. 747-5434.

Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main St., “Checking In” interview series, ogunquitplayhouse.org.

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Blue, 650A Congress St., Savoir Faire Live Stream, Jul. 28; Heather Pierson Jazz Trio, Aug. 7. 774-4111.

Portland House of Music, 25 Temple St., Gina & the Red Eye Flight Crew, Aug. 5. 805-0134.

Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion, 1 Railroad St., Bangor. Rod Stewart, Aug. 5; Luke Bryan, Aug. 14; Thomas Rhett, Aug. 20; KISS, Sep. 3. 358-9327.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Brian Fallon & The Howling Weather, Aug. 5; Daughtry, Aug. 26; They Might Be Giants, Sep. 4. 956-6000.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln., Michael Doucet & Sarah Quintana, Aug. 18; Judy Collins, Aug. 27; Jimmy Keys, Aug. 29. 646-4777.

Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Judith Owen, Aug. 7; Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Aug. 21. 595-0070.

Thomas Point Beach, 29 Meadow Rd., Brunswick. Bluegrass Festival, Aug 29–Sep. 1. 725-6009. Thompson’s Point, 5 Thompson’s Point. Wilco, Aug. 26; Ghostland, Sep. 4–5. 747-5288. Empire, 575 Congress St. Jackie Fabulous, Aug. 22; Rebecca Rush, Aug. 28. 558-2279.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Artie Lange, Aug. 8; Whose Live Anyway?, Aug. 27. 956-6000. RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St., Rangeley. Bob Marley, Aug. 27. 864-5000.

Art

Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. Visit from home & video discussions, bowdoin.edu/art-museum.

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Experience Brick Store Museum, 117 Main St., Kennebunk. Newfangled Contraption (Digital) Steampunk Fair, Aug. 8. 985-4802. Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. Question the Body, Skirting the Line & Unnamed for Decades, through Sep. 20. 701-5005. Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Daniel Minter, Jul. 16–Aug. 8; John Whalley: Earth Tones, Aug. 13–Sep. 5. 772-2693.

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Kittery Art Association, 8 Coleman Ave., Black and White, through Aug. 9; Water, Water Everywhere, Aug. 13–Sep. 13. 451-9384. Maine Art Hill, 10 Chase Hill Rd., Kennebunk. Jill Matthews, Janis H. Sanders, Ingunn M. Joergensen, Aug. 8–Sep. 7. 204-2042. Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. We Lead, Interwoven, Shipwrecks & Salvage, through Nov. 1. 443-1316. Mayo Street Arts, 10 Mayo St., MSA from Home: virtual shows & exhibits, mayostreetarts.org. Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq., Tabernacles for Trying Times, through Aug. 9. 775-6148.

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Ada’s Portland brings the joy and beauty of fresh pasta, ravioli, and Roman pizza to Portland. With origins in Italy and a start in Rockland, they bring community and authenticity to 642 Congress Street. Enjoy housemade pasta and Italian specialties made-to-order in its quick-service restaurant and pasta, sauces, wine, and more in its retail store. Dine-in or carry-out. Limited seating.

Barnacle Billy’s Luxury lobster, steamed clams, lusty drinks, BBQ chicken, homemade clam chowder, lobster rolls & stew. Indoor & sundeck seating to enjoy both the beautiful harbor & ocean beyond. Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, 646-5575, barnbilly.com Becky’s Diner has been serving comfort food at a reasonable price on Portland’s historic waterfront since 1991. Located at 390 Commercial Street, we offer all-day breakfast, locally sourced seafood, and diner classics such as our Roast Turkey Dinner. Featured on the Food Network’s “Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives,” come see what all the fuss is about. Becky’s Diner, Nothin Finah! 773-7070.

BlueFin North Atlantic Seafood Chef Gil Plaster creates the quintessential Old Port dining experience: classic, contemporary dishes with fresh, locally caught seafood & seasonal ingredients. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, or your favorite cocktail in comfortable elegance or out on the patio w/ fire pit. 468 Fore St. 775-9090, bluefinportland.com.

Boone’s Fish House & Oyster Room Native seafood—fresh Maine lobster steamed over rockweed, a variety of oysters & wood-grilled fish, steaks & chops. Baked Stuffed Lobster invented here by Alexander Boone right on the Portland Waterfront in 1898. 86 Commercial St. 7745725, boonesfishhouse.com.

Bull Feeney’s Authentic hearty Irish fare: from-scratch sandwiches, steaks, & seafood. Local craft & premium imported brews. Maine’s most extensive selection of single malt Scotch & Irish whiskeys. Live music 5 nights. Open 7 days, 11:30-1. Kitchen till 10. 375 Fore St. 773-7210, bullfeeneys.com. eighteen95 A warm and intimate restaurant w/ a lovely fireplace in the historic Portland Regency Hotel and Spa. Offering Breakfast, Dinner, and Sunday brunch. Specializing in modern American dishes w/ a New England influence. Local seafood, pork, chicken, turkey, with beef & produce from our farm! 774-4200. El Corazon Mexican food from the heart. Authentic family recipes passed down through generations & “oversized tequila selection.” Try our “Marisco”—a Mexican seafood cocktail of shrimp, bay scallops, clams, octopus & Maine lobster. Lun. & din., Mon.–Thurs. 11–10. Fri.-Sat. till 11. Sun. 9–9. 190 State St. 536-1354,

Restaurant Review

Dark Star Bring the beach to your curbside, thanks to Batson River in Kennebunk.

Batson River Brewing & Distilling

ow this is convenient. We pull into the driveway, drive up the right side of Batson River Tasting Room (painted the color of licorice, with the flickering flames), and present our check number for our online order. “Look at this new outdoor brick oven. They have everything figured out.” They give us our order instantly, and we pull forward onto Chase Hill Road for the world’s easiest getaway. We head for the beach. Tonight, it’s dinner under the stars. Our icy cocktails have been poured in-

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Our 14-inch Sausage Pizza ($16–pomodoro, house ricotta, Italian sausage, Calabrian chili, grana padano, babe kale) is spicy, exciting. We share and enjoy voraciously. We dive into the Asparagus Salad ($13– arugula, crispy speck, Beemster goat gouda, fennel, preserved lemon-basil vinaigrette). The arugula is meaty, fragrant, delicious. The Nashville Hot-Breast Quarter ($16) is served with Duck Fat Cornbread, jalapeño-jicama-ginger slaw, Carolina mustardLangsford Road BBQ. Wow. What a beach picnic! Seagull and ocean sounds optional. This whole romantic dinner with tip is $72. Warning: bring your own napkins. n Batson River Tasting Room, 12 Western Avenue, Kennebunk. Wed.–Thu. 4 p.m.–9 p.m.; Fri. 4 p.m.–10 p.m.; Sat. 12 p.m.– 10 p.m.; Sun. 12 p.m.–9 p.m. Closed Mon. & Tue. 967-8821.

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The Shadow of Your Smile A spaceship has landed. No, you’re not in Big Sur, on the Pacific coast. You’re in Cape Porpoise, on the Atlantic.

rive north just past Nunan’s Lobster Hut on Route 9. Turn right on Marshall Point Road. When you pass through a tunnel of trees and enter an old set of granite gates, it’ll hit you. This is all it takes to travel through time to the 1960s—in a most magical way.

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Inside this stunning octagonal oceanfront retreat, you suddenly find yourself in the 1965 Elizabeth Taylor/ Richard Burton movie The Sandpiper.

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House of the Month ments of the perfect modern home. Imagine strolling barefoot along this wraparound deck under the Big Dipper, the surf breaking feet away in Sensurround, the Technicolor cottage perched on a cliff. Your easel—and the gulls—are calling you.

he sellers are the Tito family. “We bought it in 1969,” Gary Tito says. “My dad [the late Benny Tito, who passed away five years ago] fought in the Battle of the Bulge as an infantryman in the 75th Army Division. [In 1949] he started Colonial Pharmacy in Dock Square.” Gary remembers guests coming out here to celebrate after performing at Kennebunkport Playhouse. “Gene Hackman came out and had a lobster dinner. Penny Fuller came at least twice. She had lobster, too.”

Some Enchanted Evening “I remember the first time I came to Maine,” says Penny Fuller when we call her in New York at press time. “It was also the first time I tried lobster—it must have been at the octagonal house. You can have Big Sur. The Maine coast is beautiful! At Kennebunkport Playhouse, I was playing Nellie Forbush,” the lead character in South Pacific. After the show in Kennebunkport, I got a review saying I was terrific but looked like I was ‘a refugee from a sock hop.’ Too young!” Fun fact: Portland’s Andrea Martin recently told Hot Spots magazine about her first paid gig. “When I was 13, I performed Liat in South Pacific at the Kennebunkport Playhouse, and I think I got paid for that. Penny Fuller played the lead.” When we tell her this, Fuller fires off: “Holy cow! No! Well how about that? If I was ‘a refugee from a sock hop,’ Lieutenant Cable must have been robbing the cradle with Andrea! Wonderful!” Asked for a movie so a new generation of viewers can see her in action, Fuller says, “Definitely All the President’s Men (1976). I knew Bob Redford because I did Barefoot in the Park with him on Broadway. I was playing the part of Sally Aiken, a fellow reporter at The Washington Post based on Marilyn Berger.” In a key scene, Woodward and Bernstein are furious at Sally. “I asked Bob, ‘Why did she sit on this story so long? What did she say to them?’ 7 0 p o r t l a n d m o n t h ly m a g a z i n e

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he octagonal house was a great place to grow up, Gary says. “We called it the Beach House. We kept our Boston Whaler in that little basin. There were other advantages for a highschool kid. The French doors to our bedrooms opened directly to the wraparound porch. Each room let you walk out to beautiful views of the marsh. The great part was you could come in that way, too, if you came in late. You didn’t have to come in through the living room.” Not that that isn’t a distinct pleasure for lucky guests. Entering the vaulted living room from the ocean side, you stop in your tracks. “I know,” listing agent Laura J. Ross says. “This starburst ceiling is spectacular.” Dark beams fan across a natural-wood background like a hypnotic op-art sculp-

ture. Just as dramatic: the floor-to-ceiling fireplace. The large wooden spiral stair to the lower level is another showstopper. The possibilities are endless. “Benny Tito loved to paint and sketch here,” Ross says. A painter—like Liz Taylor’s character in The Sandpiper. The living room has huge sliding-glass windows full of sea roses, rocks, and views to Portugal. From left to right, the panorama sparkles from Goose Rocks Beach, East and West Goose Rocks islands, Anthony Island, Seal Rocks, and Stage Island. Deft design conquers this amazing space with amazing grace. It’s like being in a conch shell. Each of the four bedrooms has a water view; the large add-on master bedroom has a sunset view of the Rachel Carson Preserve marsh. The shake siding reflects the terrain. There’s wonderful privacy on this half-acre lot. And yet… Because of the tumultuous times, “there haven’t been a lot of showings yet,” Ross says. “Through the winter and COVID it was brutal.” Isn’t there interest about the midcentury architecture here? “It’s really the waterfront the buyers are going for,” she says. “It’s too bad. I haven’t had a buyer yet who’s appreciated the architecture.” We’re all hoping a midcentury architecture buff will see past the deferred maintenance—the need for kitchen and bath updates, more glass, and deckwork. I have a final question for Gary. What kind of music did your parents listen to when they were out on the deck, looking at the ocean? “Dad listened to the Red Sox. Mom, who died five months ago, was the Johnny Mathis fan.” In the distance, a sandpiper skitters by. Do you remember ever hearing Mathis singing “The Shadow of Your Smile” on the hi–fi? “I’ll say yes for you, Colin.” n Price: $2.3M. Taxes are $16,147.

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Who knew the inspiration for the movie Sabrina was sparked here in Maine? A Blue Hill screenwriter and a character named Biddeford Poole are your first clues. By Colin W. Sa rgent

he Fred Astaire romp The Pleasure of His Company (1961) revolves around the return of a globe-trotting gadabout for his daughter’s wedding. After a 20-year absence. With his disapproving first wife looking on. Mainer Gary Merrill joins a cast that includes Debbie Reynolds and Lilli Palmer (the film’s best performance). But the big hook is, the Astaire character’s name is Biddeford Poole. Who was the screenwriter for this movie, anyway? And what’s up with the theme of return? He must have had a Maine connection. Ayuh! Samuel A. Taylor (1912–2000) loved his ‘drafty old farmhouse’ in East Blue Hill,” says his son, novelist & screenwriter David C. Taylor, who lives in nearby Brooklin. “My dad’s play Sabrina Fair was inspired by a neighbor of 72 p o r t l a n d magazine

before the play went to Broadway. He wrote the screenplay during the spring and summer of 1953.” This chauffeur, his daughter, and their garage were also the inspirations for the blockbuster Billy Wilder movie Sabrina (1954) as well as the 1994 remake. But only the first had Audrey Hepburn. She returns from education in Paris to dazzle her father’s employer’s two sons—one of them named David. Did young David Taylor meet Hepburn? “I knew her as a child. One spring vacation my parents stayed in her apartment. Ironically, my brother and I stayed at a garage about two Samuel Taylor with wife blocks away.” Dad Samuel Taylor also wrote the Suzanne at home in East screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock’s Blue Hill, 1977. Vertigo—this time with a morbidly returning theme. Maybe Taylor was telling us, for better or worse, not that ‘you can’t go home again’ but that you must. n

ours in East Blue Hill who had a two-story, four-car garage with a live-in chauffeur who’d raised a daughter there. The daughter grew up and moved away—from Maine to New York. Dad watched the chauffeur and wondered what his life was like. “The garage, north of the house and tennis court, still stands. Dad told me the chauffeur seemed ‘in their lives but not of their lives.’” He began writing Sabrina Fair in 1952 and finished in the fall of 1952. “My brother and I suddenly found ourselves switching from grade school in New York to Brooklin, Maine. Paramount bought the rights

Clockwise from top left: Hepburn during the filming of SabrinA; mptvimages.com; samuelataylor.com.

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