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1 (6.7 oz.) can Bar Harbor® Wild Smoked Alaskan Salmon Fillets, drained and flaked McCormick® Coarse Ground Black Pepper, to taste Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly brush both sides of each bread slice with olive oil. Bake for 10 minutes, flipping halfway through.

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2. Remove from oven and top each slice with 2 tablespoons tzatziki, a quarter of the sliced avocado and a quarter of the flaked salmon.

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Take a cue from this joyful Summer weather and delight in the savings you’ll find on your favorite brands!

Discover the perfect gifts, food and decor at Makers on Main, a curated selection of Maine artisans, gourmet foods, and fresh oysters throughout Freeport and in our courtyard – 10am-4pm the first Saturday of the month – June 5th, July 3rd, August 7th and September 4th!

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No vacation in Maine is complete without a day trip to Freeport!

Get your photo taken next to the big boot at L.L.Bean and enjoy Maine’s one-of-a-kind shopping experience.

Enjoy a lobster lunch or some favorite outdoor camp recipes of “L.L.” across the street at his granddaughter’s Maine Kitchen & Topside Tavern. Outdoor patio, upper deck, or inside— a great place to refresh!

Go back in time at Freeport Antiques & Heirlooms Showcase, next to the historic L.L.Bean home. Over 40 Maine dealers display their exciting finds! All price ranges attract gift buying for special occasions and home/camp decoration. Outstanding heirloom jewelry, furnishings, clocks, nautical treasures, and rare books. New this year: vintage basement collectibles!

In a corner on the first floor is Linda Bean’s Maine Wyeth Gallery where by special family arrangement, you can purchase a rare signed Jamie Wyeth or Andrew Wyeth artwork, or a one-of-a kind N.C.Wyeth print. Upstairs, see the shop drawings for L.L.Bean’s iconic canvas and leather specialties created by Warren Bean, son of L.L.Bean, between years 1925-1950, including the famous Maine Boat & Tote Bag.

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Maine’s Destination for Vintage Automobiles & Aircraft and More!

Located just two miles from picturesque downtown Rockland, Owls Head Transportation Museum offers a stunning collection of more than 100 cars, aircraft, motorcycles, bicycles, engines and more. With multiple exhibit halls and extensive archives, the museum has been a cultural fixture for over 47 years. During the summer, the museum is known statewide for our highly anticipated summer events, including the Wings & Wheels Spectacular and the nationally-acclaimed New England Auto Auction™.

ticket reservations: owlshead.org Open 10AM – 4 PM • 117 Museum Street, Owls Head, ME

2021 Event Calendar ticket reservations: owlshead.org All-American Show | July 10-11

Nothing says innovation like the bold styles and big engines at this summer salute to the manufacturers that made their name in the good ol’ US of A.

Truck & Tractor Show | July 24-25

Caution: May lead to side effects, including a sudden urge to operate heavy machinery and impaired satisfaction with vehicles under 4,000 lbs.

Wings & Wheels Spectacular | August 7-8

Iconic aerobatic acts from across the country come together with the museum’s historic fleet for one weekend of sky-high entertainment for the whole family.

New England Auto Auction™ Week | August 18-21 AFTER-HOURS PREVIEW & BBQ | AUGUST 18

Browse the inventory and enjoy local fare during the kick-off open house!

NEAA™ PREVIEW DAYS | AUGUST 18-20

With stunning vehicle consignments arriving throughout the week, this is the chance for bidders to get up close with their top picks and even take a test ride!

AUTOMOBILIA AUCTION | AUGUST 20

A must-see sale for the true automotive enthusiast, featuring an unparalleled marketplace of rare collectibles and memorabilia from our automotive past!

43RD ANNUAL NEW ENGLAND AUTO AUCTION™ AUGUST 20-21

August 20-21, 2021 DON’T MISS THE EXCITEMENT! The New England Auto Auction™ is one of the most highly anticipated sales of the year for automotive collectors and enthusiasts.

Located at the Owls Head Transportation Museum, NEAA™ is more than just an auction— it’s a destination that combines high-octane excitement and record-breaking action with an oceanside adventure in one of New England’s most popular locations.

The nation’s largest and longest-running collector car auction in its class that solely operates to preserve the legacy of transportation’s earliest pioneers, drawing consignors and bidders from around the world!

Motorcycle Festival | September 4-5

Before summer rides off into the sunset, indulge your inner outlaw at the largest motorcycle meet in Midcoast Maine.

Foreign Auto Festival | September 18-19

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By Colin W. Sargent

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MAINE LIFE 34 You Only Live Once

Fifteen experiences to savor.

From Staff & Wire Reports

89 Board Certified

Catch the wave: Surf School ’21.

By Diane Hudson

103 51 Years Cold

The recent indictment of a suspect in a 34-year-old killing shows that we can’t let a 51-year-old unsolved murder be forgotten.

By Kylie Low

117 Kitsch Me, Kate

Carefully curated curios.

From Staff & Wire Reports

127 A Couple of Shoe-Ins Inside the RNZY frenzy.

By Matt Tormey

48 Maine Made 58 Explore Rangeley

67 Chowder

A tasty blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow-Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong.

ARTS & STYLE 131 Outside the Box Office Ingenuity takes center stage as Ogunquit Playhouse takes it outside.

By Gwen Thompson

135 Now Playing

Your complete arts and entertainment guide.

By Sofia Voltin

164 Visit the Kennebunks

69 Trending into Maine Route 1 isn’t numero uno for nuttin’.

By Colin W. Sargent

42 Your Adventure Starts Here

Cover: Peter Morneau

113 Speak Maine Like You Live Here

Next time you ask for directions, we’ve got you covered.

By Bruce Pratt

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It’s an aloha adventure with 40,000 square feet of tropical excitement.

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136 Interview: Ronnie Baker Brooks

Jazz royalty at North Atlantic Blues Festival.

By Colin W. Sargent

159 Beyond Binary

Opera Maine’s As One crosses the gender line.

By Gwen Thompson

HOMES & DESIGN 121 Dream Islands

Explore islands for sale off the coast of Maine.

By Patricia Howe & Anne Stevens

173 Talking Walls

All that remains of the mammoth Passaconaway Inn at York Cliffs is this spectacular former bathhouse overlooking Cape Neddick Beach.

By Colin W. Sargent

178 Maine Real Estate

FOOD & DRINK 81 Maine, Delivered

A grand gourmet banquet that is entirely…Maine by mail.

By Diane Hudson

95 You Can’t Do That to Lobster!

Surprise is on the menu.

From Staff & Wire Reports

162 Dining Guide

LAST WORDS 200 The Guest

New fiction by AWP winner Joan Connor

163 Restaurant Review Hurricane in K’port.

By Colin W. Sargent

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EDITORIAL Colin W. Sargent, Editor & Publisher

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n 1987, the Hartford Courant covered us. How fanciful—a handful of clam diggers quixotically launching a city magazine in the Maine wilderness. In the photo, I’m wearing a jacket from David Wood. Nancy wears a creation from Amaryllis on Exchange Street.

Years later, John Coleman, founder of The VIA Agency, flew to the West Coast to court a big shiny client in Silicon Valley. “When we were in the lobby before the pitch, one of the larger competitors read VIA, Portland, Maine in the visitors log. Not knowing we were in the lobby with them, they began to make jokes about how the ‘clam diggers’ from Maine would never get the business. Well, we did.”

When Fred Astaire was screen tested, the snarky evaluation card read, “Can’t act, slightly balding, can’t sing—can dance a little.” Let’s hear it for the honorary clam digger! The legendary underestimations put his star on the map.

“Clam diggers” is also a name for the perennial summer fashion favorite (a.k.a. capris or flood pants) that comes in and out of style as often as clogs, stilletos, and animal prints. FYI, clam digging is a real skill, not nearly as easy as it sounds–many a novice has experienced the low of picking through a bucket of what looked like a peck of clams only to find barely a few actually held any of the luscious treasure. The rest were filled with sand.

Turns out, being a clam digger is a high calling. Maine is most exotic when our secrets sparkle at low tide. So can we still dance a little at Portland Monthly? We promise you more than just a bucket of sand. We hope you read this issue from discover to discover.

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LETTERS editor@portlandmonthly.com

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SHE DID IT HER WAY Your article about our Betsy Walters [“Something Out of the Blue,” April 2021] brought extreme joy as we still struggle without family gatherings. Thank you for such a beautifully written story. My daughter, Julie, feels as honored as she was the day she wore [her grandmother’s parachute wedding] dress. Reconnecting with [dress designer] Marcia Whitney is a blessing, as we can now collect the remnants of the original dress.

Betsy at 97 was still very alert and full of honor for her country, her belief in human lives, and her dedication to doing it all “her way.” She experienced tragic events in WWII, both in the Philippines and stateside, where she got on a public bus with a Black woman soldier (in the South) and the driver said, “You can’t sit back there!” “Oh, yes I can, and I will!” What a strong woman she was!

We all feel so honored to have our Maine-loving gal featured in your article.

Richard (Skip) & Jean Walters, Wells IMAGINARY HELP WANTED I’ve started reading The Meryl Streep Book Club by Mia March. On page 26, I saw this: “Surely you could become an editor for a regional magazine, like Portland or Down East.”

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AMBAJEJUS Did you mean “ambiguous”? No, Alexa. Ambajejus Lake near Millinocket is a beauty secret worthy of an Old Town kayak. It’s home to the Ambajejus Boomhouse, a 1907 logging landmark where groups of logs were corralled.

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COLOR COMMENTARY Get kissing close to Maine’s famous puffin colony.

Cap’n Fish’s Maine Puffin Cruise (narrated by National Audubon’s Puffin Project) circles state-owned, seven-acre Eastern Egg Rock from nearby Boothbay Harbor.

Live Once 15 Singular Maine Experiences FR OM STAF F & WIRE REPORTS

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E X T RAORDIN ARY P E R S P E CT IV E ALL ABOARD! The steamboat Katahdin is a moveable feast on Moosehead Lake. Residents keep time by its passage. Built in 1914

by Bath Iron Works, it’s your key to staggering scenery.

PLAY WISPY FOR ME In Ogunquit, we’re sophisticated about fog, love its insinuations. Radiation fog creeps in when the evening has a martini. See blue dungeon fog and arctic sea smoke.

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DOLLOP OF DELICIOUS , Portland Head It’s unfair to everywhere else. The world’s most beautiful beacon rs-up. Have a lobrunne third and second Light, is just a stroll from Two Lights, the riches. of nt rassme embar your ster roll at the Lobster Shack to complete

GATEWAY TO THE NORT H Lucky wanderers take to the sky to reach their wilderness glampsites. This all started whe n the rich and famous had to get to their hunting sites—pro nto! The hub of Maine’s seaplane traffic is Greenville, hos t of the beloved International Seaplane Fly-In (back this September).

REFLECTIONS OF ETERNITY Henry David Thoreau ascended Mount Kineo in July 1857. Then, on reflection, he climbed it again in his dreams. He left the lake’s mirror here, for you.

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JOIN THE PARTY In 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew to Maine to dedicate the Eastland Hotel. From 1,000 feet, a key was dropped into Portland Harbor to signify its doors will forever be open.

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FIND YOURSELF ON STAR ISLAND Refine distancing at the Isles of Shoals. Maine’s southernmost archipelago is six miles out—so barren it fetishizes loneliness—yet Celia Thaxter’s famous art salon and island garden flourished here.

RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET Bar Harbor turns into a motion picture when the 151-foot schooner Margaret Todd, built new in 1998, slips out for a cool evening in Frenchman Bay. The best night of your summer.

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DESTINATION LITTLE DIAMOND ISLAND Many native Portlanders have never visited many of the Calendar Islands. This summer you will.

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THUNDER HOLE A secret cavern in a rocky inlet explodes with forty-foot boom and spume! Acadia National Park provides convenience: “Restrooms and parking are wheelchair accessible.”

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STRETCHING SUMMER Famous for its saltwater taffy kisses, The Goldenrod has enchanted travelers since 1896. Don’t forget the soda fountain with 135 flavors of homemade ice cream.

SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE Since 1914, the Colony Hotel treats guests to Kennebunkport at its finest. Its graceful wings embrace the Atlantic: 125 rooms, gorgeous pool, a private beach.

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“The five trolls’ heads, hands, and feet were shipped over from Denmark,” says Kris Folsom of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. While they were in quarantine, Danish “recycle art activist” Thomas Dambo assembled the giant trolls’ limbs and hair on-site from locally sourced scrap wood and tree branches, with help from 150 local volunteers.

“Don’t get me wrong—it’s an interesting seal,” says Nathan Miller of the city of Portland’s current flag, “with a boat, some sea-worms (supposedly dolphins?), and a seagull (OK, apparently that’s a phoenix) perched on an anchor.” The simpler “Safe in Port” design proposed by Flag for Portland places an anchor on the letter P signal flag to show we’re a safe place to drop anchor.

“There’s not many boats like her left in the world,” says Portland Schooner Co. owner Scott Reischmann of 96-year-old Heart’s Desire. “When she found us, it was impossible not to buy her. Boats like these are not ones you find or look for—they find you.”

This schooner yacht comes to us from Martha’s Vineyard, launching point for voyages to destinations as far-flung as St. Thomas and Newfoundland. In her past life she really got around!

After the HGTV Urban Oasis 2020 winner chose cash over moving from Seattle to 71 Essex Street, the property was listed for $599,000 and closed less than a month later for $785,000. Average price for a house on Essex Street? $350,000.

“After training for a year, you get the bug. Now I’m addicted,” says three-time Peaks to Portland swimmer Alicia Danielson of Cape Elizabeth.

Though she’ll miss the “camaraderie and excitement” of 600 swimmers crossing the harbor en masse, this summer’s virtual format opens the YMCA of Southern Maine fundraiser to participants who can now complete the 2.4-mile swim in any body of water in stages over the month of July.

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Our next leg is 204 miles to Raleigh, North Carolina.

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beckons with five swim beaches, RV hookups, and water views that glow at night, but we have miles to go before we sleep.

SPLASHING THE POTOMAC ur first overnight stop is Pohick Bay Campground in Lorton, Virginia, with breezy, woodsy bike riding and waterfront recreation areas smack dab on the Potomac River, just south of Washington, D.C. Think of this entire area as Mount Vernon, because George Washington’s pharaonic estate once spanned a slice of Virginia that easily covers what is now Route 1 to the Potomac.

In fact, Washington’s Distillery and Gristmill is just feet from Route 1. Take the virtual tour of Mount Vernon, virtualtour. mountvernon.org/, or tear through the matrix and really come here. Sit on the back porch of the Mount Vernon Mansion and answer other travelers’ endless questions about your Airstream. We bought ours because we wanted to see the world up close— and the rivets on the smooth aluminum surface reminded me of pictures of the

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B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed “Worry Bird” that my Dad flew during World War II. (I guess if I pulled one of those on a trailer, I’d get some questions too.) Don’t miss the murals, the 18th-century music, some great Virginia wine, and the shecrab soup at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant, near the gate to the mansion. It’s convenient to the free Mount Vernon parking lot that easily accommodates RVs. NOW, VOYAGER We wake up early to views of the Capitol Building and Washington Monument as we pass through Washington, D.C. Then it’s on to Baltimore’s Camden Yards, where the Orioles play, and the Ravens’ nest at M&T Bank Stadium. The luminous Inner Harbor featuring the USS Constellation is a starry stop—we recommend An-

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gie’s Seafood as a curbside resource for Chesapeake Bay crab cakes on your way through. Or try the city’s restaurant-filled Little Italy. Be sure to drive past 217 South Durham Street to see where jazz sensation Billie Holiday grew up. The street’s a little narrow, but it’s worth it. We surround ourselves with Billie’s cover of “I Cover the Waterfront.”

ACROSS THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE Route 1 takes us picturesquely across the Hudson River via the George Washington Bridge (talk about a selfie!) and for 370 miles north past Darien, New Haven, and New London to Mystic, Connecticut. I’ve seen the 1988 film with Ju-

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lia Roberts’s breakout role (townies vs. summer people), but I’m in real time right now and craving an actual slice of the pie for my full immersion experience. The interior of this rough-and-tumble joint on 56 West Main Street looks straight out of the movie, though I discover with a touch of melancholy that they have a Mystic Salad here too. Poor Mystic Salad—they never made a movie about you! It’s kind of mind-boggling that Mystic Pizza is a real place. Tomorrow we’ll find out if Maine is

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EXPLORE THE HISTORIC PUDDLE DOCK NEIGHBORHOOD Strawbery Banke Museum is a 10-acre campus dedicated to bringing 300+ years of history to life, from Indigenous history to the present day, in the Puddle Dock neighborhood. Tour historic houses on original foundations, meet costumed roleplayers, watch traditional crafts demonstrations, and explore historical gardens.

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the way and on the ocean. A hundred years ago, a portico was installed to present and cradle the famous rock for viewing as part of the extended Pilgrim Tercentennial Celebration. What better way to embellish the American myth than with a crown of Greek columns designed by McKim, Mead & White? It gives you plenty to discuss in the car about horror, legend, and the meaning of the dates 1619 vs. 1620 on the way back to Route 1, beautiful Boston, and the USS Constitution.

NEXT STOP, KENNEBUNKPORT After you cross Memorial Bridge into Kittery, drive past Warren’s Lobster House (where the salad bar was invented) and skirt the coast until you reach The Yorks and Ogunquit, an arts colony so picturesque it conjures up Rapallo, Italy. It’s an intertemporal burst to realize Maine’s King’s Highway is one and the same as Route 1 and the Old Post Road here. No matter what century you’re traveling in, youll love the attractions in the Kennebunks. The sandy beach-

as I travel through the city!” This isn’t just whimsy. If you’ve taken the trouble to follow Route 1 from Key West all the way to Maine, it’s an obsession.

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es, Kennebunk River, and snazzy restaurants draw rave yelps. This year, the Wedding Cake House has a fresh coat of paint!

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n the halcyon days before I-295, Route 1 enjoyed a gracious entrance into Portland across Veterans Memorial Bridge from South Portland. Travelers could stop at the 1930s brick Portland Information Center with its welcome cupola.

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It’s not just Route 1 that’s vanishing from the urban

APPROACHING THE landscape. Congress Street is based on an ancient First FOREST CITY he Saco Drive In, Nations pathway. Old roads are like beautiful old songs. second oldest in the country, presides It’s difficult to justify to an adult, let alone a child, that Here was oak panelover Route 1 with moving and a stone fireies like Godzilla vs. Kong. progress and erasure are synonyms. place where you could Watch out: some geowarm up and listen graphic sleight-of-hand ask, “Where’s U. S. Route 1? I’m trying my to directions and stories. Then Route 1 lies ahead. In many metropolitan areas, darnedest to stay on Route 1 while drivran parallel with St. John Street to Park Route 1 disappears in the cloverleaf swirls ing through Portland, but I lose track of it Avenue. You’d drive past the Exposition of modern infrastructure. From the be-

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ROA D WA R R I O RS Building to Forest Avenue, turn left on Forest, and hang a right on unforgettable Baxter Boulevard. Visitors were spellbound to learn that Back Cove is lined with European little-leaf linden trees, each planted for a fallen hero of World War I. Now it’s as if Baxter Boulevard were never Route 1. On many maps and internet navigating software, Route 1 thumbs a ride on I-295, which didn’t exist until the mid1970s. No matter—if you pass through the city at night, either route shimmers with our skyline.

WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE nterstate 95 abandons the ocean to dart west and take travelers to Augusta and Bangor. So, Route 1, you old salt, you shine with the magic coastal route. You skirt the Atlantic shore from Falmouth to Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Bath, and Rockland. Your water views are so breathtaking and plentiful up here that the Rockland Dunkin’ Donuts on Main Street (U.S. Route 1) has direct panoramas of stunning Owls Head Lighthouse.

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FINDING YOUR SPOT onight we’re staying at Acadia Seashore Camping and Cabins in Sullivan. Sign up for Spot No. 9 or 10.

“We’re right on Route 1. It’s $55 a night plus tax,” says owner Susan Legere. “Both of these spots have water views. You’re looking out at Flanders Bay, part of the Atlantic Ocean.” Sorrento may lie between Sullivan and Bar Harbor, but “in the distance we can still see of the top of Cadillac Mountain.”

“Has any of your guests ever told you they’re driving from Key West to Fort Kent on Route 1?” I ask Susan.

“No, not that I know of. Oh, my God—is that what you’re doing?”

Let’s see. How would the barista in Key West answer this question? “Yes, my love.”

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FLIRTING WITH CANADA After Machias is Whiting, where you hang a giant left and follow the edge of jaw-droppingly lovely Passamaquoddy Bay north to Calais, which is on the water, just like in France. The international border be-

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“It’s beautiful,” says Dunkin’ manager Lisa Gray. “My favorite time is in the morning.”

Take the drive-through and come with us to Rockport, Camden, Belfast. Next is Searsport, a legendary maritime town so influential in the China Trade that according to legend, one in eight deepwater sailors in ports all over the world was from Searsport.

ROAD WAR R IO R S tween the U. S. and Canada travels right beside you, an invisible black line that is always elusive but ever near, sometimes in the bay, sometimes on land. That tiny island off Calais is St. Croix, still barely in Maine and deeply in Passamaquoddy country.

What’s the big deal? It’s about bragging rights. French nobleman Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons, tried to found a colony here in 1604—sixteen years before the Pilgrims founded Plymouth and three years before John Smith sailed into Jamestown, Virginia. The name? “L’Acadie.”

BOO YA! eep driving. It’s too late to turn back. We’re so close to the top of the state and the border with Canada. That’s Grand Lake, then Houlton, Presque Isle, and now we’re driving into Caribou, home of astronaut Jessica Meir and Senator Susan Collins. Viewed from outer space, many famous contending highways have given up the ghost by now, including losers like you, Interstate 95. Is Google Maps (which defaults to you over Route 1) going to help you now? You called it quits in Houlton, you slacker.

It’s just you and me, Route 1. Roughly 66 miles to the finish! Let’s do this. What a finale to follow the mighty St. John River right along the border with Canada as we pass through Madawaska.

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FORT KENT Come visit Fort Kent, Maine the start of U.S. Route 1, America’s First Mile, and federally designated byway known as the St. John Valley Cultural and Fish River National Scenic Byway.

Fort Kent is a friendly, year-round recreational paradise. Visit the Northern Maine woods, lake and river region, plenty to do from hiking, fishing, hunting, kayaking, boating, experience our miles of snowmobiling and ATV/UTV trail riding, X-Country and alpine Skiing, snowshoeing, skating, disc and golf courses, and enjoy our beautiful scenic drives or visit Canada—our bordering community.

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Why not put together a Maine feast by ordering from some of the many Mainebased purveyors offering up enticing treats?

Enjoy the “finest kind” in your own home or chosen venue, sans crowds, traffic, and long wait times! Here are some of our suggestions for the “Best of Maine,” delivered right to your door.

BEYOND BRUNCH An Ass over Teakettle Bloody Mary sets the tone for your Maine dining “from away.” This odd-couple cocktail mix was the brainchild of a “19-year-old bartender and a 64-year-old lady” during the summer of 2001 at Lakewood Inn Restaurant in Madison, when Katie Quinn (the bartender) and Jan Powers (the lady) began their quest for the perfect Bloody Mary. Katie mixed her first with horseradish mayo—

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a disaster.Jan took Katie under her wing, both determined to make the best Bloody Mary ever. From Lakewood they took their recipe to Bullwinkle’s at Sugarloaf, and at one lunch seating had 512 orders for the popular drink! Encouraged to start their own business, they began bottling “the best Bloody Mary” and never looked back.

Cheers! assoverteakettle.com NO NEED TO SHAKE OR STIR Of course, you or some of your guests may prefer a cocktail of a different sort, and for that we recommend Maine Craft Distilling, crafting farm-to-flask spirits in Portland since 2012.

“Farm-to-flask distilling isn’t a slogan at Maine Craft Distilling, it’s our operating principle. Floor-malting locally sourced barley and smoking malted grain with peat from Maine’s uplands and seaweed harvested from our rocky coast” is why “we’re the closest you can get to the land.” The beauty of ordering Maine Craft cocktails to go

is that they’re delivered in lightweight cans, with their Ration Expedition Style Rum, Blueshine Blueberry Liquor, Black Cap Vodka or Alchemy Dry Gin pre-mixed in the perfect proportions. But for their distinctive Fifty Stone Single Malt Highland

Breakfast Dream Team Maine stars in a celebration featuring Passamaquoddy Maple Syrup in a beautiful maple-leaf bottle, Passamaquoddy Maple Buttermilk Pancake and Waffle Mix, and Wyman’s Wild Blueberries.

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HU N G RY EY E Style Whiskey, you’ll have to order the bottle. Available for pick-up at the Portland location or for local delivery through CarHop. mainecraftdistilling.com AMOROUS APPETIZER All this drink talk is making me hungry, so let’s get going with our starters! How ‘bout a plate full of briny, world-famous Maine oysters? What better way to get close to the sea and taste of Maine than with that first “Farm to Slurp Certified” mouthful of the extraordinarily flavorful Pemaquids and Moondancers from The Maine Oyster Company? These lovelies can be shipped overnight. themaineoystercompany.com

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COMFORT SEAFOOD he award-winning, family-owned Maine Diner (reviewed in December 2020) is an ideal choice for continuing with a chowder or more hefty appetizer. Established in the 1930s by Socrates “Louie” Toton, who had previously owned a diner in Boston, this was to be his “retirement” diner, closed down in the summer so he could spend all his time in his beloved garden. The current owners still maintain the garden, guaranteeing fresh ingredients.

Items available for shipping include their popular lobster pie, seafood chowder, lobster stew, lobster mac and cheese, and codfish cakes. Got your Maine appetizer amply covered! mainediner.com

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PERFECT PAIRINGS Let’s not forget the wine! Cellardoor Winery ships award-winning wines created in handcrafted small batches with grapes sourced from their own vineyard in Lincolnville. Leaving behind a 21-year career managing mutual funds, own-

Keep it real with this incredible lunch to munch: French Acadian Buckwheat Ployes from Bouchard Family Farms in Fort Kent, Morse’s Sauerkraut from Waldoboro, and sausage from E.W. Mailhot of Lewiston.

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THE MAINE ATTRACTION ow to the highlight of your dinner far from the madding crowd—and, for many, one of the most powerful draws to visit and dine in Maine: lobster! The aptly named Get Maine Lobster acquired Union Wharf on the Portland waterfront in 2019 and from there delivers whole lobsters as well as lobster tails, halibut, scallops, and tuna from the dock to your door. The company prides itself on meeting “Maine’s strict governing laws to protect our sea by offering delights from the sea that are humanely harvested and responsibly sourced. Our lobster fishermen harvest lobsters by hand, one trap at a time, which is specifically designed to protect both the species itself and the overall marine environment.” getmainelobster.com

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LANDLUBBERS IN LUCK On the chance that you decide to savor “surf and turf,” Maine farmers have got you covered.

The online shops at Cold Spring Ranch and Heartstone Farm offer tantalizing cuts of grass-fed beef, pastured pork, pastureraised lamb, and organic chicken. In addition to getting high-quality meat, you will be helping farmers who are committed to conserving the natural and agricultural heritage of the land, while helping to create a robust local economy. coldspringranch. com heartstonefarm.me MAINE STATE TREAT An obvious Maine-centric dessert pick is the classic Maine whoopie pie, as ubiquitous and beloved as Maine’s state bird, the black-capped chickadee. Wicked Whoopies owner Amy Bouchard reflects on her success: “Make a living baking whoopie pies?!

It sounds crazy now, because no one else had done such a thing. But at the time, over twenty-one years ago, with two young kids, I needed to earn an income, and I loved to bake. Even now, over thirty million whoopie pies later, I still love to bake! My whoop-

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HU NGRY E YE ie pies were legendary within my circle of friends and family: everyone called them ‘wicked.’ In Maine, when something’s good, we call it ‘good.’ When something’s great, we call it ‘wicked!’” wickedwhoopies.com THIS ONE’S FOR SAL ut we must not forget the small but mighty Maine blueberry! Longstanding family business Wilbur’s of Maine nails it with dried blueberries “coated with luscious chocolate for a taste so fresh you’ll think you picked them yourself.” wilburs.com

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“I only have nine toes—lost one to diabetes. Under control now, thanks to healthy life choices, including surfing. Kids will see the missing toe and ask, ‘How did you lose it? Did a shark bite it off?’ I let them go with that for a bit as they scream ‘You’re taking us out to be bitten by sharks?’ before telling them that in thirty-five years down here, I haven’t seen a shark in the water.

LOW-TECH HIGH hat I love about surfing is it’s a level playing field.

Most people haven’t done it, and kids don’t watch it on YouTube.

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GETTING BACK ON THE BOARD “Feeling the pleasure riding the wave is the easy part, but you gotta stick with the hard work to get there. If you are a surfer, you are likely not a quitter, so being a surfer puts you in a good light applying for a job. Surfers keep going. You have to learn how to fall properly, and have the drive it takes to get back out to work to get that wave. Surfers are generally in good health, enjoy being on the edge, and things that move fast. Imagine what that kind of person would be willing to do for the company!”

else like it. I didn't catch a wave that day, but I remember how hard I tried, and that is what counted the most. To this day, surfing is my peaceful place where I can think for myself and be myself.”

Excited about the chance to coach, Gabby Smith describes some of what it takes— and gives. “To be a surf instructor, you need to come to the beach with a smile on your face and a positive attitude. You develop people skills by having conversations with people from all over the world.

You get to go to work every day and be part of something that you love doing, and you get to share that joy with others. You get to push that student into the wave that puts a huge smile on their face, and then they come back to you and tell you to keep doing it. Even before you get into the water, we teach you how to stand up on your board, and what to do when you fall off.

This prep work gives students lots of confidence, making them ready for the waves.”

RIDING THE WAVE The rewards? “I hope to inspire my students to keep doing what they love to do, whether it be surfing or not. Keep going with your passion and strive to stand up on that wave and ride it into the shoreline. Keep getting up even if you fall over a thousand times, because that first time you stand up on that wave will never be the last.”

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he only sign of her was a bicycle found leaning inside an archway at the Lookout Hotel. She was almost home, just two hundred yards away from her family’s summer cottage on Israel Head Road in Ogunquit, but she never made it back.

SUMMER, CHILLED The investigation into the August 9, 1970, disappearance of thirteen-year-old Mary Catherine Olenchuk began quietly, so as not to frighten the tourists in their saltwater-soaked bliss. This is Vacationland. Bad things don’t happen here.

Growing up in Maine, I believed my home state was somehow exempt from the violent crimes that punctuated the top stories of big cities across the country; that our remote location and rural, small-town existence “the way life should be” sheltered us.

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Semper Memento “Always Remember” is the motto of Maine’s Unsolved Homicide Unit. testing the involvement of her father, Major General Peter George Olenchuk, in Operation CHASE. “Cut Holes and Sink ‘Em” was a secret Department of Defense program for the disposal of some 40,000 tons of surplus munitions and chemical weapons at sea in the 1960s and 70s. Thousands of rockets filled with Tabun, Sarin, and VX nerve agents or mustard gas were encased in coffin-like cement vaults, then transported from storage facilities to the coast by train and truck, putting each community along the route at risk. Finally, decommissioned Liberty ships car-

rying these deadly gases in their concrete caskets were scuttled off the coast of Florida by opening the seacocks. Mary Olenchuk disappeared the day before the first train transports of CHASE 10 began, long delayed by petitions, protests, and lawsuits filed in response to widespread media coverage of a 1969 Pentagon leak.

For those first crucial forty-eight hours, Mary’s parents kept quiet on the advice of law enforcement and waited by the phone for a ransom call. After two days with no ransom call, the first news reports circulated Mary’s description: five foot, three inches tall; 80 pounds; red hair and freckles. A thousand fliers with her photo were distributed as the FBI and the military arrived in town to take up the search. One witness had reported a young girl with shining red hair speaking to a man in a maroon car, but the trail stopped there. Headlines noted each day that the search failed to return any clues, and blamed summer crowds for impeding these efforts.

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mong many leads pursued by law enforcement was the questioning of a local teenager. Before his lifeguard shifts in Kennebunk, Bob Walsh helped his parents maintain the grounds of their Idlease Motel (now Shorelands Guest Resort) on Route 9, a stone’s throw from the Riverhurst Estate. As the junior class president at Kennebunk High School, he was well liked and respected among his peers.

But a few weeks before his senior year began, Walsh found himself being questioned in a murder investigation.

UNWITTING WITNESS “I had no idea that my friends and I had only been a few feet away from her when we were at the barn the night before,” Walsh tells me. Though it was five decades ago, his recollections of those late summer nights in 1970 bubble effortlessly back to the surface. He had a standing agreement with the groundskeepers to keep his fishing gear in a horse stall in that barn on the Riverhurst Estate, and he and his friends often partied there. They’d done so several times during the two weeks Mary Olenchuk was missing, but “we didn't stay at the barn very long because of the bad odor.”

Walsh is not afraid to tell his story. The day they found Mary’s body, Walsh pulled up to the crime scene and demanded to speak with Kennebunk Police Chief Frank Stevens, thinking his story could aid the investigation. He composed a written statement with his whereabouts and thoughts on the kidnapping and death of Mary Olenchuk, and handed over an entire journal to Chief Stevens. Walsh’s statement needed verifying, and he agreed to a polygraph. As far as he knows, “There were no issues with the questions I answered.”

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Local newspaper reports at the time note that Bob Walsh was ultimately cleared of involvement. Still, the rumors persisted. “Those first three months were different in school. I could sense that the girls were afraid of me,” Walsh says. Both the police and his parents advised him to keep quiet, whether for safety from the true perpetrator or simply to avoid negative attention. That silence, though, left room for assumptions.

“Even my closest friends told me that my silence was making me look guilty.”

THE BEST DEFENSE Unafraid to share his story, Walsh arranged with a teacher the opportunity to give a two-day-long oral presentation to his classmates at Kennebunk High School. “My classmates finally understood that I had nothing to do with Mary's murder. They must have—they re-elected me to serve as senior class president.”

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“Mary is 13, trying hard to be 14.”

But he seems to carry a bit of guilt with him to this day. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, doing things teenagers shouldn't be doing. It was hard telling Chief Stevens and my parents about what was going on in the barn. I lost several friends because of this.”

Mostly retired now, Walsh works as a substitute math and science teacher for the Westbrook school department and tutors college math students on referral. He still lives in the area, where the lingering whispers of his involvement in Mary Olenchuk’s unsolved murder now seem to roll off his back. “I have a great group of friends who know and understand this part of my history. I have had the opportunity to live my life.”

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NO CASE TOO COLD hile similarities to other child murders were pointed out and theories about serial killers floated, police still haven’t arrested anyone for the murder. The original detectives are deceased. Mary Olenchuk’s murder was one of thirty-one cases investigated by the late Maine State Police Lieutenant Charles Bruton. His son Ryan says, “It was one of a very small number that didn't get solved during his tenure in homicide, and that really bothered him.”

Yet the indictment this May of a suspect in the unsolved murder of 20-yearold Janet Brochu, whose body was found in the Sebasticook River in 1988, offers some hope that the Deputy Attorney General’s optimistic view that the Olenchuk case “material cannot be disseminated at this time because there is a reasonable

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Saturday, August 28th, 11:00am–3:00pm  Author Signings  Children’s Area  Books for Sale  Browse Our Stacks

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A percentage of the day’s sales will go to support the Maine Humanities Council’s Harriet P. Henry Center for the Book.

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SEMPER MEMENTO Mary Olenchuk was kind; she loved fishing and her dog, an Irish setter whose hair color was almost the same as her own red locks. Her father once said, “Mary is thirteen, trying hard to be fourteen.” That was before they found her body—before they knew Mary would be thirteen forever.

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ronouncing Maine place names by relying on rules from away leads to confusion when asking for directions to

Calais instead of “Callus,” Vienna instead of “Vyenna,” Madrid instead of “MAD-drid,” Carmel instead of “CAR-mul,” or by omitting the H in Amherst. Other names non-Mainers stumble over include Eggemoggin, Machias, and Eustis—sometimes pronounced “US-tis” by tourists. Is it Moscow or “Mossco”? “AND-aver” or Andover? If Corea began with a K, it wouldn’t become “Corey-ah,” or “Corayuh.” Detroit is often stressed on the first syllable as in the old Bobby Bare hit.

At Sugarloaf, I heard a woman say she’d flown into “Banger,” prompting my buddy to say (which, of course, he would never, ever say now): “Bang her? I barely know her.” We might blame Roger Miller, but nothing brands

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one From Away more than that mangling of the Queen City’s name, unless it’s a relative of mine reading Kenneth Roberts to some young children and pronouncing Norridgewock as Nor Ridge A Walk. Is it LU-bec or Lu-BEC or Lu-Bec? Who hasn’t heard the first two letters in Chebeague pronounced as if it were Chewbacca? And unlike the woman in the folk song “Corrine, Corrina,” it’s Corinna—short I—here.

I’ve heard Seboomook (Thoreau’s guide said it means Moosehead) butchered many ways, and only native speakers seem to know how to say the name of a river I often cross, which I’m told is puh-sug-gus-uh-WAH-keg (aka Passagassawakeag) or simply The Passy locally, making me wonder how often indigenous people laugh at or are insulted by the way Mainers and non-Mainers alike screw up names like Katahdin, Molunkus, Oquossoc, Chesuncook, and Sagadahoc even with their Anglicized spellings.

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ummer in Maine offers so many opportunities for exploration. Whether into the great outdoors you choose to go out or prefer a staycation close to home, our Explore Maine you enjoy so much of what 2020 will help our state has to offer. To coincide with Maine’s Bicentennial, with you here a selection we share of places that inspire us to protect the nature of distancing, they are ready Maine. With safe social to be explored and enjoyed.

As always, we are featuring by members, but this year books and blogs we are also showcasing a few Maine artists who some music, and a haiku are NRCM members, by an 11-year-old member.

There’s a piece in honor of the designation of the of the anniversary Allagash as a “wild and scenic” river, and a nod Maine’s ecological reserves. to the treasure that are And if you enjoy crossword puzzles, you will find a delightful this edition of Explore Maine! surprise in There’s more to enjoy, too, all as a way to celebrate that we work together the environment to protect. Thank you. Be safe and find joy in Maine Wells, Editor, Senior Director this summer! —Allison of Public Affairs & Communications

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Last year we introduced you to eBird, iNaturalist, Discover Katahdin, and explore-maine. We hope six other nature-based you enjoy this year’s picks! apps. Read about them —Levi Hahn, NRCM Social at www.nrcm.org/blog/appsMedia & Creative Services ACADIA NATIONAL PARK Manager

BY CHIMANI Maine-based Chimani designed this premier app for one set up, you can upload photos of our state’s crown jewels: and contribute to UMaine Acadia National Park. This location-specific research into preferred monarch butterfly habitats tool provides a range of and attempts to predict information including nesting sites.

GPS-enabled maps (functioning both online and offline), FISH RULES This app puts trail and place all saltwater fishing regulations information, and a guided audio tour of the park. at your fingertips.

Using your phone’s GPS You can even earn badges (or latitude and longitude for visiting certain points coordinates), Fish Rules of interest! Pack up your makes available the fishing gear, head to rules in your vicinity. It’s Acadia, appreciate the fact that and programmed to show the digital toolbox in your you state and federal rules hand was made in Maine! that apply in Maine and AUDUBON BIRD GUIDE elsewhere across the US. You can even snap a pic National Audubon Society’s of your catch and track Audubon Bird locations where you’ve Guide helps you enjoy the birds you encounter most successful. been in your backyard, or while exploring the nature of Maine far and wide! This free app allows you to identify, LITTERATI If you use a track, and learn about Fitbit, you already know the bird species you find, the thrill that accompanies whether they’re permanent beating your friends at step residents of Maine, seasonal counts. Why not challenge visitors, or just migrating them to a litter pick-up through. The app contains wager? Litterati allows range maps, bird sound audio you to document your clean-ups clips, and beautiful photos. by snapping Plus, you can check out of tossed items you gather photos recent bird sightings in in your community, and your area and participate lets you track the impact in Audubon’s Climate Watch you’re making. It geotags citizen science project! the photos you upload and uses the data to help BIKEMAP Biking is a spectacular municipalities learn where way to get around Maine their waste management while reducing services may be ineffective. your carbon footprint, and BikeMap can help you with that! This app allows you to view (and ride) crowdsourced MERLIN BIRD ID APP routes in your area, providing audible step-by-step (er…pedal-by-peda “I keep hoping every year l) directions along the way. to learn a few more birds In record mode, you can even create your own routes and share them by sight and sound. Some years are way better than with others who want to get active and help the climate. others. I got the Merlin Bird ID App on my phone a COLLECTOR CLASSIC year-ish ago. This year has (MONARCH MODEL VALIDATION been way better than PROJECT) Collector Classic partners average! Because of the with the Monarch Model fact that I am working at Validation Project (University of Maine) to help monitor home, I have allowed myself fall migration patterns and to take the ‘commuting’ typical habitat frequented time and go for morning by monarch butterflies as walks. The last couple of they make their journey weeks I have taken my along the Atlantic Flyway. phone and binoculars. This install the app, you’ll need To week Merlin helped me to follow the registration ID a Black-throated instructions at umaine.edu/ Blue Warbler, a Chestnut-sided mainecoopunit/monarch-model-validato Warbler, and a Blue-headed Vireo. r. Once you complete the The app is fun and easy to use.” survey and are —Leslie Burhoe, Executive Assistant

aine has Soubunge and Sabao Mountains, two named Tumbledown (not to mention a Tumbledown Dick), and one Old Speck. Speck of what? We have the town South Arm but no North, East, West, or plain old Arm. Mainers don’t always agree. Mount Dessert, Mount Desert, or play it safe with MDI? Many of my fellow Francos find “I’ll a Ho” instead of Isle au Haut almost as absurd as Cap in Kenneth Roberts’s Rabble in Arms calling Ile-aux-Noix—an island in the Richelieu River usually translated as Nut Island—Eel Ox Nox. Next time someone bungles Meddybemps or Caratunk or needs directions to the Piska Talk Kwiss River, smile as you use the Maine pronunciation, and be thankful you’re not asking for directions to Neahkahnie, OR; Basye, VA; Beaulieu, MN; Puyallup, WA; or Quonochontaug, RI, with only your grade-school phonics as a guide. You wouldn’t even come close. n

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eople are so tired of arguing about politics that they want to argue about something different! Who knew that kitsch was so explosive a word?

Even the word kitsch is kitschy. The culture swims with alternatives like cheugy. We’ll spare you this at least—we didn’t call this story “Joanie Loves Tchotchkes.”

For a weightier treatment of kitsch, see Milan Kundera’s The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

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“I’ll tell you what’s kitsch,” a friend says.

“Anything with big eyes.”

“All taxidermy is kitsch,” says another.

“All.” “Any toy or furniture from the lobster industry is kitsch, like a lobster trap coffee table.”

“Who’s kidding who? All of Vacationland is kitsch.”

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Proust had madeleines for time travel. We Mainers can taste our memories of King Cole (up to $89.95 for a tin on eBay) and Humpty Dumpty ($199.99) potato chips.

Many a garage has one of these tins, holding rusty nails and screws.

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How much lobster is too much lobster when you’re going for cottage-chic home decor? This lobster on lobster buoy pillow just might tip the scale. Or maybe it’s just right.

state to learn Parisian torch songs. Then she came back and stunned the world with her recording of “Fascination.” She’s still a local attraction at her summer place “Blueberry Hill Farm” in Kennebunkport. It’s true, her recording of “Fascination” is art, not kitsch. But when sailboats all along the Maine coast switched their names to Fascination in tribute, that was loving kitsch. So is the Sputnik-era art and typeface on this 1957 album ($12.50 on eBay).

Spoiler alert: the adorable ceramic seal sculpture at the end of this story ignited fights in our office. Is it or isn’t it kitsch?

Would Rodin have called it kitsch? How about your neighbor?

Kitsch is in the eye of the beholder.

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“A lake…is the earth’s eye.”

Henry David Thoreau

TOY DRIVEN

Maybe Cushman’s local delivery legend rose during the 1918 pandemic! Toys and calendars were even made for the beloved bakery, as this Pinterest image shows. For your own Cushman Cookie recipe, visit www. portlandmagazine.com/cuchmancookies.

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BAILEY ISLAND WATERFRONT

Amazing Bailey Island oceanfront compound. 1850s restored Cape, oceanfront cottage, custom 2-story heated barn with 3/4 bath, fabulously finished 2nd floor using exotic woods built in 2003. This tastefully restored home enjoys views into Mackerel Cove, Harpswell Sound and east to open ocean.

This 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath home retains all original character.

Custom flame birch cabinets, Brazilian Black Marinace granite counter tops, Aga oven, Viking refrigerator, built-in warming drawer, and wine cooler. $1,950,000

$1,195,000

ORR’S ISLAND

Perched on one of Orr’s Island’s highest point of land, this 3BR 3BA Contemporary home offer one floor living and elevated open ocean views better than most waterfront homes. Enjoy the serene views of Maine’s coastline, peninsula’s and offshore islands. Sit in your 3 season room or on your south facing deck and watch a variety of boating activities. This home has recently gone through an interior renovation/remodel. The open concept kitchen/dining & living area work well for entertaining with 40’ of quartz countertops & a sit down bar. Other features include a soapstone farmer’s sink, Wolf gas range/oven & stainless appliances. A MBR suite, with access to the deck offers a dbl. vanity w/granite countertops, tiled rain shower w/bench and a walk-in closet. Downstairs features an open concept great room with walk-out access & fabulous ocean views. $1,195,000

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HARPSWELL WATERFRONT

Wonderful opportunity to own outstanding Harpswell waterfront 1 acre with 178 feet of frontage on the east side of Great Island. The property consists of 1764 sq ft custom built year-round home with 3 bedrooms and 2-1/2 baths. The waterfront deck has a recently built screened in gazebo which enables you to enjoy your outside living space during inclement weather. The dock, ramp and float allow you to take advantage of the protected waters of the New Meadows River for kayaking, canoeing, swimming, striper fishing, boating, etc. There is ample opportunity for a deep water mooring in view of the house. Private location but close to town. $995,000

Two level, top floor unit with ocean sunrises and sunsets over Harpswell Sound. This southerly exposed penthouse at the Merritt House on Orr’s Island enjoys water views that are better than most waterfront homes. An immaculate, turn-key unit that offers two bedrooms (both with en suite baths), a spacious living area with propane fireplace, and a lovely kitchen with granite countertops. The main level has a deck with southwesterly views. The cupola and a private roof top deck provide 270° panoramic views. Deep water dock access. $895,000.

$649,000

HARPSWELL

This 3 bedroom 2 bath Cape-style home has gone through an extensive interior renovation/remodel, including new LPV high endurance/waterproof flooring throughout, new laundry room/mudroom, kitchen cabinets/walnut butcher block counters, new stainless appliances and farmer’s sink. Freshly repainted throughout including revitalized hardwood flooring in the living room. The fireplace offers a custom built mantle that surrounds the fireplace for those cold winter days. A large backyard offers privacy and a 110’ easement to access the tidal cove in Middle Bay for all your boating/kayaking activity.

The 1+ car attached garage. Just a short drive to Maine Street Brunswick and all of Harpswell’s amenities. $649,000

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Located in historical Harpswell Center, is the old location of the Harpswell Anchor Newspaper. This building could be used for commercial or residential use. Existing 2 bedroom septic system & drilled well on site. A lit street sign and a paved driveway and parking area, are an added feature.

There are 2 Empire propane heaters and a heat pump for A/C and heat. This property has potential for expansion to a 2 bedroom home / tiny house. Come take a look. $249,000

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Private end of road building site on Winnegance Stream. Resource Protection zoning allows only one house on parcel, building envelope depicts the building site. Survey shows 5.37 acres of upland and 14.48 acres of wetland. Buyer will be responsible for all costs to upgrade road right of way for access. Seller will grant easement for CMP power to cross sellers property from pole # 1, 2-1 ( which is located on Christopher Drive) Property is part of a larger parcel, taxes to be determined. $89,900

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HARPSWELL WATERFRONT

Build your dream home on this private, elevated, wooded building site. Potential dramatic ocean views over Hen Cove and out to open ocean. Enjoy approx. 300' of tidal water frontage with dock potential. Keep your boat in deep-water on a mooring in protected Hen Cove. Just a short walk to the Harpswell Land Trust ‘’Little Ponds Preserve’’ for hiking adventures. Ideal location for fishing, kayaking and small boating. Enjoy walking or biking along Bethel Point Road to the Town Landing. Have lunch at Holbrook’s Wharf in Cundy’s Harbor Village. Just a short drive to downtown Brunswick and the rest of Harpswell’s Restaurants and amenities.

A once in a lifetime opportunity. Potential for division. $390,000

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This 1986 Mobile home has gone through some renovations and updates. It offers a Master bedroom w/full bath& a guest bedroom with a common full bathroom. An open concept kitchen / living room, butcher block center island, washer/dryer, 12x16 backyard deck & a 10x12 storage shed. This home is situated on a .92 acre lot which lets in plenty of sunlight & an open feel and has a 24x30 heated detached garage with electric door openers. A big back yard with a fire pit round off this affordable property. Schedule a showing. 24 hour notice may be required.

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Pine Island, Long Lake, Naples SHEEPHEAD ISLAND $7,975,000 East Penobscot Bay, Deer Isle 65 Acres hen Frank Veneroso drove up from Harvard in his “Battlestar Galactica” (1959 Chrysler Imperial) seeking “a saltwater farm with a lot of privacy on the Maine coast,” he hit the jackpot with an island he could

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drive to at low tide that “was a farm from 1794 to 1884.” Veneroso purchased Sheephead Island in 1979 from Stanton Garfield, President James A. Garfield’s grandson, and restored it to look like a 19th-century farm, adding two main houses, a guest house, and an artist’s studio. “We wanted a house with lots of light and views, but that

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The Passamaquoddy Tribe has been dreaming of Pine Island (Kuwesuwi Monihq) in Big Lake (Kci Monosakom) in Washington County for 160 years. According to the Guardian, the Passamaquoddy had been living there for at least 10,000 years when Massachusetts “granted” them the island in 1794 in return for their services during the Revolutionary War. But a later name change to White Island voided the treaty, and the Passamaquoddy were banned from their own island.

Until this spring, when they reacquired it in partnership with The Nature Conservancy and First Light, an organization connecting private conservation groups with Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, and Micmac communities to expand Wabanaki access to and stewardship of their ancestral lands in Maine. “This is like finding a lost relative,” Donald Soctomah, the tribe’s historic preservation officer, told the Guardian. “There is no doubt that the Ancestors are jumping all over the place over there,” says Chief William Nicholas of Indian Township (Motahkomikuk) in First Light's “Steps Forward” report.

looked like it had been there for two hundred years.” Irresistible when in bloom with rugosa roses, two-hundred-year-old lilacs, and enough lupines to send Miss Rumphius into a swoon, Sheephead “is all of Maine by the sea.” Taxes are $10,701.

PINE ISLAND $1,230,000 Long Lake, Naples 1.2 Acres “It’s like a cathedral of trees,” says owner Jay Bailey of Pine Island on Long Lake. Yet nearby Naples offers onshore dining, art galleries, and gift shops to explore. “Long Lake is a hot spot and always will be.” A short boat ride from Naples Causeway, BaiSheephead Island

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O B S ES S I O N S ley’s retreat is 750 square feet (grandfathered for a 30-percent expansion) of heartstopping sunrise and sunset views. Children can jump in the clear water of the sandy, shallow swimming area. Taxes are $7,400.

PHOEBE ISLAND $1,150,000 Sebec Lake, Bowerbank .25+ 22 mainland acres via footbridge hoebe Island has been a labor of love for Jay Bailey, who purchased the property in 1988 when the building was “a wreck of a house used as a fishing camp. It’s a great fishing spot—the bass swim right up around the island. We have watched eagles nest and baby eagles learn to fly here,” Bailey says. “It takes a different kind of person to own this island—a naturalist. I’m 62, and I still cut trees for a living. I’m very fussy with how I keep it. The seclusion is great—almost like being in a boat. The mood constantly changes.” Taxes are $1,500.

SHEEP ISLAND $1,950,000 Penobscot Bay, Owls Head 59 Acres No trace of house or barn from the 1800s farm remains, leaving Sheep Island pristine and uninhabited. Today it’s reclaimed by forest with dramatic bluffs, ledges, and idyllic coves with pocket beaches. It’s a refuge for wildlife just a mile from the mainland, but you can build your dream house here. Taxes are $5,608.

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EUGLEY ISLAND $385,000 Muscongus Bay, Friendship 0.3 Acres With the sea on all sides and waves lapping almost up to the front door, “the air smells real,” say Eugley Island owners Elaine and Frank Abel. “At low tide the beach opens up and we look for seashells and explore the tide pools. We have the prettiest colored periwinkles.” If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a puffin nesting on a rock mid-ocean, here’s your chance to find out. Taxes are $747.86.

GREER ISLAND $395,000 Penobscot Bay, Vinalhaven 5.1 Acres wo-tenths of a mile off the coast of Vinalhaven, Greer Island has cast a spell on Elizabeth Arey’s family for over a century. Once “used for Vinalhaveners to put their sheep on to graze,” the island was beautified by “my husband and me when we married in 1962.” Now fully treed with “tall stands of spruce, wild strawberries, sweet peas, and wildflowers,” the island is accessible by swimming, kayak, canoe, or Zodiac, with a fishing shack and the potential for a 600-square-foot cabin and float dock. “I remember when we’d lie in the sun and read, fish for mackerel, or grill lobsters on the rocks. My sons used to spend hours hunting for what they called pirate treasure—driftwood, shells, sea glass. I hope it can be passed down to a family who can enjoy it the same way we did.” Taxes are $3,027. n

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Much of Maine’s manufacturing history is tied to the profitable but ecologically damaging footwear industry. At its peak, we made nearly all the boots for the Union Army. Ryan and Lindsay Esbjerg are making sure we don’t just fill the dump with last year’s stilettos. Is this the way Maine’s mighty shoe-manufacturing industry ends, not with a bang but a YouTube?

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PLAYING FOOTSIE yan, 37, and Lindsay, 30, who market themselves as RNZY, have built their relationship on shared entrepreneurial spirit. Ryan moved to Maine from Vermont in 2013. Lindsay was born in California but raised in Maine. After meeting by chance—she was working for a handbag company, he for a community-building organization—both Ryan and Lindsay found themselves out of employment, hunting for new sources of income. The couple quickly discovered they had chemistry on a second date that included picking up an item off Facebook Marketplace to resell.

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TYING THE KNOT They married in 2019 and began selling items lying around their house, including shoes. Their shoes sold so quickly they began to hunt through local secondhand stores, sourcing more inventory. Twenty thousand pairs later, they haven’t looked back, having established for themselves a comfortable living. Their biggest reselling brands are Nike by far and then L. L. Bean. They are fans of Canadian shoe designer John Fluevog.

The couple’s favorite footwear find was two pairs of Nike’s limited-release New England Patriots Air Force 1

basketball shoes. To secure these, Ryan and Lindsay drove down to the Patriots’ home stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, camping out and spending a night in their car. Their mission was a success: a pair in Lindsay’s size and a pair in her father’s size.

THE OLD SOFT SHOE RNZY’s business model is built on being what Ryan calls “extremely affordable.”

“RNZY sold $200,000 worth of used shoes in 2019.”

—Evolution of Success podcast

Although he and Lindsay are not averse to higher-end products, 90 percent of the shoes they sell are pre-worn, at the $25 price point. However, they do come across the rare pair of $500 Air Jordans. “We could have sold toasters or something— there’s profit there, for sure,” Ryan says, “but there wasn’t enjoyment for us. With shoes we genuinely enjoyed learning, researching, and even the cleaning process” responsible for the “sweat equity” that has allowed RNZY to become so successful with pre-owned shoes.

THE OTHER SHOE DROPS The consistent demand for shoes, particularly the kind that are RNZY’s bread and butter, helped allow sales to continue to grow each month, despite restrictions implemented during the pandemic. Ryan attributes this success to switching their main sources of inventory from secondhand retail stores to online vendors and even other re-sellers.

Although initially hampered by the pandemic, RNZY has emerged stronger than ever, selling over 80 brands in countless styles and models. Now celebrating their fourth year in business, they’ve been able to expand their operations, turning a former ice cream SUMMERGUIDE 2021 127

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Who knew? Shoe reselling and buying has gone from early morning forays into the shoe alleys of flea markets and dusty Goodwill racks to well lit and produced urban lifestyle videos online. Buying used shoes from RNZY becomes a statement instead of just a way to save money. You become a member of a cool community.

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A FOOT IN THE DOOR The biggest perk of being RNZY is the freedom to be the boss. For now, the couple is continuing to build upon and improve shoe sales. However, their eyes are also fixed firmly on their next venture, something else under everyone’s feet: real estate. They both believe in the values and potential of land ownership, and hope real estate will provide another revenue stream and reason to travel. As Ryan puts it, “There is no shop to walk into and source land—and they aren’t making any more.” n

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t’s not like it’s never been done before. Classical Greek dramas were performed in outdoor amphitheaters, and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre was open to the skies. Until the pandemic forced Ogunquit Playhouse to cancel its 2020 summer season, the 89-year-old theater had not gone dark since World War II. “If baseball and football can be enjoyed outdoors in October, theater can too,” says executive artistic director Bradford Kenney. “Last fall’s outdoor cabaret was a great dress rehearsal for this summer. We learned how to manage patron arrivals and departures and traffic flow to concessions and restrooms safely, even how to effectively light a performance space with an ever-changing natural light source.”

That said, all shows aren’t equally adaptable to outdoor performance, and “Maine is not Miami,” so On Your Feet!, the Emilio and Gloria Estefan jukebox musical, had

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to be put on hold due to costuming considerations in a cooler climate. And “Socially Distant Dancing” doesn’t have quite the same ring to it, so Dirty Dancing also had to be postponed till 2022. After this past year like no other, Kenney says, “We asked ourselves, ‘What’s going to lift people’s spirits and make them smile?’”

Tap-dancing knights, obviously! “We hadn’t done Spamalot in over ten years,

and it already takes place outdoors with the knights going on a quest. It even takes place during the Great Plague,” Kenney points out, “when there used to be traveling Plague plays performed by troupes using a great big wagon for the stage. The Pythons are working on a new, COVID-friendly, 90-minute production with no intermission, and we’re the test case for it–our director went out to L.A. to meet with Eric Idle.

“Our outdoor stage is three times the size of our regular stage—seventy-five by one hundred feet—so we’re going to build a whole Medieval town onstage and roll in a caravan just like they did in the Middle Ages. I got very excited until we budgeted in the wood and I saw our scenic budget had doubled because the price of wood has almost tripled.” That’s on top of the $300,000-plus price tag for Ogunquit’s new 25,000-square-foot, fully covered, open-air Leary Pavilion fully wired for lights SUMMERGUIDE 2021 131

and sound with a steel-reinforced truss above the stage. “It dwarfs our regular theater, when you see them together.”

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hat’s a lot of money to avoid rain cancellations, but Kenney sees it as an investment in the community and the local economy as well. “A lot of restaurants in the area have closed and aren’t going to re-open. Especially in the shoulder seasons, the town and the southern Maine seacoast need us to be open.” So the Playhouse will do what it takes to re-open safely, from COVID-testing all staff daily and budgeting in additional understudies, to quadrupling the number of outdoor concessions to keep lines short and incorporating menu items to keep audiences comfortable through the changing seasons.

“For Escape to Margaritaville in the peak of summer, we’ll have frozen margarita machines, and for Young Frankenstein in the fall, there’ll be hot cider—spiked or not— and grog.

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TH E ART S Mel Brooks and Susan Stroman were immediately willing to adapt Young Frankenstein, so we’re going to have all the Broadway costumes and puppets, and the Tesla coil lightning machine.” Who doesn’t love a tapdancing monster heading into Halloween?

ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE “Everyone from Broadway to L. A. is very eager to work. We’re casting virtually instead of in a big rehearsal-studio dance space, but that was starting to happen in the industry already with changing technology. We make script adjustments via Zoom now, re-writing as the pandemic evolves. We may end up using the Playhouse as a rehearsal space to keep everyone spaced far enough apart.”

So basically, back to business as usual? “In such a collaborative industry you learn to adapt quickly, because the audience is coming whether you like it or not.

Theater people don’t panic—we just pivot and get the show up. Now we just need to sell tickets.” n

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Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. Mindful Manipulations, Jul. 24; Antonio Rocha’s Brace Yourself—Here Comes A Brazilian, Jul. 31. 743-8452.

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Opera House Arts, Stonington Ball Field, 40 School St. Live!—an intergenerational family series, every Wed. in Jul & Aug. 367-2788.

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Bates Dance Festival, multiple locations in Lewiston.

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people had left. I said, “Just let me play for the people who are here—for free.” Some of them I see later still remember that night.

We tried to make it count.

Not really. Enthusiastic crowds. That’s all I plan for.

What’s the strangest thing that’s happened to you onstage?

Have you ever thought of coming to your performance in Maine by train?

No—we’re usually in a bus or a van or flying. One time after playing at the Blues Festival in Maine, I finished my gig and we started driving south to a show in Nantasket, near Hull, Massachusetts. On the way we caught a flat. Luckily my bus had dual wheels in back. I got the flat fixed. Two miles later we caught another flat. I knew I was going to be late to play at The C Note in Nantasket Beach. I had to call my manager. How could I tell him I’d had two flats? I could just hear him: Sure, Ronnie. If you don’t want to do the show, just tell me. I drove from Maine to Nantasket on three wheels.

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On the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise we had a woman walk across the stage with no shirt on. Another time, Buddy Guy walked up on stage while I was playing a solo. I had my eyes closed. I heard everyone screaming. I opened my eyes, and there he was.

We’ve interviewed B. B. King and Peter Frampton while they toured Maine, both “monster guitarists” in different ways. Where do you fit in between the two?

In that question you just asked me, that’s the only place I fit in. I don’t know, man—I’ve always played from the heart. I’ve met B. B. King—knew him since I was a kid. He’d introduce me to the audience if I saw him play: “The son of my good friend—let’s hear it for Ronnie Baker Brooks!” But it wasn’t just me he was kind to. He had that knack of

making everybody feel special.

What’s the longest time in your life that you went without touching a guitar?

When I broke my wrist in 1996. I was on tour with my dad, Lonnie Brooks, when I slipped while tossing the football with my brother. For six or seven weeks I couldn’t play at all. I thought my life was over. I was very depressed. I felt like I let my band down, let my father down.

Out of that I got some songs. I wrote a song called “Turn a Bad into a Positive.” But I couldn’t wait to play. I performed with a cast on.

“I’m inspired by people before me and just this second.”

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e look forward to hearing you at the North Atlantic Blues Festival in Rockland on July 11.

You know you’ll be ducking seagulls because you’ll be playing on the public landing. Any other considerations?

Eric Clapton used to refuse to play “Layla” for years. Is there any song you’d rather not play?

I don’t have one. I really don’t. My most requested song is “Take Me Witcha.”

I’ve heard your version of “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” on the album Chicago Plays the Stones. What was that like for you, knowing the Rolling Stones ripped off Muddy Waters?

I like “heavily influenced” better. We’re all inspired. What inspired me with the producer concept was to take the Stones’ famous songs and make them Chicago blues songs. “[Good Morning Little] Schoolgirl” the way Buddy Guy and Junior Wells did it. I’m inspired by people before me and just this second.

I like your “Remedy.” Where reggae meets Chicago.

Or am I off base?

It’s got a reggae feel to it, but it’s blues-based.

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hat’s a sound only your father could make?

I think it’s one of the reasons I try not to do his material. It’s there, carved in stone. I played with him so many years, and I can’t sing that way. My dad had a tremendous voice, tremendous style—country, blues, rock, zydeco. Unique.

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It’s a blend of the culture down there—the stories, the myths, the beliefs—and they have a sound with a mixture of country, rock and roll, jazz, soul. It’s a gumbo—a little bit of everything. I wrote a song for my dad called “Hoodoo She Do.” It leads off his album [Roadhouse Rules]. My father’s early stuff was that bayou stuff—Fats Domino.

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Was there ever a musical disagreement between you and your father?

Yeah. I was a young hotshot guitar player at the time. He always wanted to argue. I had to learn to ride in the passenger seat or the back seat. He was very open to my ideas.

Still, if it didn’t move him and he didn’t feel it, he didn’t do it. He said, “That would be good—for you to do.”

I tried a new arrangement of one of his songs and didn’t tell him. He only found it out when we were performing it on stage.

I looked at his face getting sour as I kept

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playing. Afterward, he said, “That’s not how my song goes—that’s how you want it to go.”

What was your father’s private advice to you as a performer, and as a son?

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I’ve been writing a lot lately. If I’m in a car, I’m not listening to SiriusXM. I record with a phone, in a studio in my house, and in my mind. I tweak it. It’s like developing a new play when you’re playing basketball. Writing songs that walking away from, you feel good. I’ve gotta feel something.

The other thing you need is a story you can relate to. The great Willie Dixon told me, “You don’t have to be a great singer. You have to learn to deliver the song.”

That’s the key.

To what extent is your music a message to your dad?

Every time I hit the stage, it’s a tribute to him. Even before he passed away [on April 1, 2017], I always gave praise for my father.

He taught me how to play music and how to be a man. I don’t have his presence physically anymore. But I feel him spiritually. I have moments onstage when I’m convinced he’s with me.

How are you different from yourself in 2017?

I’m much older. With the blues, you’ve got to go through stuff to understand things better. I’m recording to be better than the last record. I’m a better musician than I was back then. Be a better man, musician, father, husband.

Do you think there’s a Maine mystique?

I know it’s more than five times I’ve been to Maine. I’ve played the Blues Festival three, maybe four, times. Paul Benjamin [the Festival’s founder and producer] is a good friend of ours. He was influential in getting my father in the Blues Hall of Fame.

Another reason I love coming to Maine is, I love lobster. I love seafood. I had seafood last night for my mother’s birthday. n

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Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Atlantic Music Festival, through Aug. 8. 859-5600.

County Bluegrass Festival, 119 West Limestone Rd., Fort Fairfield. Featuring The Family Sowell, Blistered Fingers, & The LaClaires, Jul. 22–25. 227-6242.

Dance Hall’s Concerts by the Bridge, John Paul Jones Park, U.S. 1 Bypass, Kittery.

Lookie Lookie, Jul. 10; Django By The Sea Gypsy Jazz, Jul. 24. 703-2083.

Deertrees Theater, 156 Deertrees Rd., Harrison.

Sound of Music Sing-a-Long, Jul. 5; Milltown Roadshow, Jul. 8, Aug. 5; Beatles For Sale, Jul. 10; Mark William, Jul. 11; Sebago-Long Lake Music Festival, live & on de-

Boothbay Harbor Windjammer Days, Jun. 27-Jul. 3. Ardelle, Jun. 28-29; True North, TBA; Gathering of the Fleet, Jun. 30; Lighted Boat Parade, Jul. 3. 504-0207. mand, Jul. 13–Aug. 11; Anni Clark, Jul. 16; Don Campbell, Jul. 17; Susie Pepper & Mixology 007 Concert, Jul. 23; Pianist Robin Spielberg, Jul. 24 583-6747.

Denmark Arts Center, Bicentennial Park, Firelane 98.

Black Cat Road, Jul. 2; Luke & Stephanie Concannon, Jul. 16. 452-2412.

Tall Ships Festival, Boothbay Harbor, Jun. 25-27.

Spirit of Bermuda; Lynx; Nao Santa Maria; Bluenose II (to be confirmed). 504-0207.

United States Coast Guard Academy training vessel Eagle will be in Portland for public tours Aug. 6-9. 860444-8270.

Flight Deck Brewing, 11 Atlantic Ave., Brunswick.

Alexander Cohen, Jul. 16.

504-5133.

Freedom Cafe, 923 Roosevelt Trail, Naples. Tribute to Shania Twain, Jul. 15; Hangin’ with Hooper! (And Rusty Too), every Sun. through Sep. 5. 693-3700.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln. Crystal Bowersox, Jul. 17; Enter the Haggis, Jul. 18; Rust Never Sleeps, Jul. 24. 646-4777.

Kittery Community Center, 120 Rogers Rd. Seacoast West African Dance & Drum, Jul. 1; Katie McNally & Neil Pearlman, Jul. 8; Nihco Gallo & The Bad Year Boys, Jul. 15.

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Library Park Gazebo, 890 Washington St., Bath. Bath Swing Band, every Tue. through Aug. 31; Bath Municipal Band, Jul. 9, Jul. 30, Aug. 20, Aug. 27; Portland Symphony Brass Quintet, Jul. 16; Volunteers Jazz

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Jul. 22. 967-2310.

Maine Savings Pavilion, 59 Westbrook Art., Westbrook.

Spirit of the South Tour with Blackberry Smoke, The Allman Betts Band, & Wild Feathers, Jul. 23. 358-9327.

Opera House Arts, Stonington Ball Field, 40 School St. Noel Paul Stookey, Jul. 10; Deer Isle Jazz Festival, Jul. 16–17. 367-2788.

Moosehead Music Festival, 15 Lower Lincoln St., Greenville. Performances by the Don Campbell Band, David Mallett, Mallett Brothers Band, the Boneheads, Denny Breau, Bishop Avenue, Chris Paulsen, & The Social Club, Jul. 23–25. mooseheadmusicfestival.com.

Music on the Mall, Brunswick Town Mall. Cilantro, Jul. 7; Delta Knights, Jul. 14; Jimmy Jo & the Jumbol’Ayuhs, Jul. 21. 729-4439.

Old Vines Wine Bar, 173 Port Rd., Kennebunk. Chris Ross, Jul. 1; Dueling Pianos, Jul. 2, 3; Chris Ross Band, Jul. 4; Radio Revival, Jul. 8; Bread & Circus, Jul. 10; Seagrass, Jul. 11; Henry Laliberte, Jul. 15; Jake McCurdy,

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave. Susan Werner, Jul. 8; Matt Nakoa, Jul. 15. 633-5159.

Oxbow Beer Garden, 420 Main St., Oxford. Beets & Grooves with DJ LUKADUKE, Jul. 3, Aug. 28; Lindsay Montana, Jul. 9, Aug. 27. 539-5178.

The Porthole, 20 Custom House Wharf. Quiet Riot Act, every Thu. Jul. 1–Sep. 2; Cryin’ Out Loud, Jul. 3, Aug. 6; Something Stupid, Jul. 9, Aug. 7; Fog Ave, Jul. 11, Aug. 8; Stolen Mojo, Jul. 16, Aug. 14; Slygo Road, Jul. 17, Aug. 28; Brazen Cane, Jul. 18, Aug. 22; Northern Groove, Jul. 23; Joan Kennedy Band, Jul. 25, Aug. 21.

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Portland Symphony Orchestra, 50 Monument Sq. Eckart Conducts Beethoven (online event), Jun. 30–Jul. 30. 842-0800.

Rangeley Friends of the Arts, Pond St., Rangeley.

Annual Street Dance, Jul. 14.

864-5000.

State Theatre, 609 Congress St. Melissa Etheridge, Aug. 31. 956-6000.

The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., Rockland. Michael O, Jul. 18. 701-5053.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. The Quebe Sisters, Jul. 16; Asleep at the Wheel, Jul. 23. 935-7292.

Sunday River, 15 S. Ridge Rd., Newry. River Rock Festival, Jul. 2–3. sundayriver.com.

Thomas Point Beach, 29 Meadow Road, Brunswick.

Summer Jam Camp Out, Jul. 2–5; Maine Folk, Jul. 16–18.

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Thompson’s Pt. Summer Sunsets Live, every Thu. and Fri.; Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Jul. 30. 747-5288.

Vinegar Hill Music Theater, 53 Old Post Rd, Arundel.

Drive-Up Concert: Recycled Percussion, Jul. 8–10; Bastille Celebration with Annie Royer's French Jazz Quartet, Jul. 12; Linda Eder, Jul. 15–16; Martin Sexton, Jul. 18; Jorma Kaukonen, Jul. 20; DriveUp Concert: Aztec Two-Step 2.0, Jul. 22; Caroline Rhea, Jul. 23; Joan Osborne, Jul. 24. 985-5552.

Waterfront Park, 61 Commercial St., Bath. Lauren Crosby, Jul. 10; Runnin’ Down a Dream, Jul. 17; Jud Caswell, Jul. 24. 442-7291.

COMEDY

Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Rd., South Paris. Mike Miclon’s The Early Evening Show, Jul. 10, Aug. 14; Brent McCoy’s The Real McCoy Show, Jul. 17.

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Deertrees Theater, 156 Deertrees Rd., Harrison.

Christine Hurley, Jul. 30.

583-6747.

Mainestreet, 195 Main St., Ogunquit. Dueling Drag Divas, every Fri. & Sat. mainestreetogunquit.com/divas.

Freedom Cafe, 923 Roosevelt Trail, Naples. Bob Marley, Jul. 8, Aug. 4. 693-3700.

Jonathan’s Ogunquit, 92 Bourne Ln., Kevin Farley, Jul. 9, 10. 646-4777.

Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Rd., Brownfield. Paula Poundstone, Jul. 9. 935-7292.

Stroudwater Distillery, 4 Thompsons Pt. Comedy Night hosted by James Theberge & Ian Stuart, every Thu. 536-7811.

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Bowdoin College Museum of Art, 245 Maine St., Brunswick. New Views of the

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EXPERIENCE Middle Ages: Highlights from the Wyvern Collection, & Assyria to America, through Dec. 12.

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Peggy Johnson: A Jeweler’s Life, Jun. 24–Aug. 1.

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Center for Maine Contemporary Art, 21 Winter St., Rockland. Concurrence, through Aug. 2.

701-5005.

Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. Inside Out: The Prints of Mary Cassatt, through Nov. 1; Bob Thompson: This House Is Mine, Jul. 20–Jan. 9, 2022. 859-5600.

Cove Street Gallery, 71 Cove St. Bob Crewe: Discovery, Invention, Form, through Jul. 10; Maurice Freedman: Rising Fog, through. Jul. 24.

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Creative Portland, 84 Free St. 2020 VISION: Past, Present, and Future, virtual exhibition through Jul. 21. 370-4784.

Denmark Arts Center, Bicentennial Park, Firelane 98. Art Opening with Heather Newton Brown, Jul. 3. 452-2412.

Dowling Walsh Gallery, 365 Main St., Rockland. Tessa Greene O'Brien, Marilynn Gelfman Karp, Jul. 2–31; Kenneth Noland (1924 - 2010), Jul. 2–Aug. 28. 596-0084.

Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St., Rockland. George Tice and Andrew Wyeth: Parallel Visions, through Oct. 31; Robert Indiana: The Hartley Elegies, Transforming the Ordinary: Women in American Book Cover Design, Women of Vision, through Jan. 2, 2022; Betsy Wyeth: Partner and Muse, through Jan. 9, 2022; Betsy’s Gift: The Works of N.C., Andrew, and Jamie Wyeth, through Mar. 27, 2022. 596-6457.

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Gleason Fine Art, 31 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Kevin Beers, through Jul. 13; Henry Isaacs: Paintings of Maine, Vermont, and the Himalayas, Jul. 16–Aug. 3. 633-6849.

Greenhut Galleries, 146 Middle St. Colin Page, Maret Hensick, Jul. 1–31. 772-2693.

Kittery Art Association, 8 Coleman Ave., Solstice, John Kessler, through Jul. 4; Members Best, Susan Goodby, Jul. 8–Aug. 8. 451-9384.

KW Contemporary Art, 184 Port Rd., Kennebunk. Paul Villinski: Homeward, Jul. 3–Aug. 3.

204-0480.

Jack S. Ketchum Library, 11 Hills Beach Rd., Biddeford. String Revolution: Textiles and Visual Artifact, through Sep. 24. 602-3000.

Exhibition and Virtual Program Series Now through December 31

Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, 2493 Main St., Rangeley. David Wissman: A Step in Time: Through Woods and Water, Jul. 1–28. 864-5000.

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Maine Art Hill, 10 Chase Hill Rd., Kennebunk. R. Scott Baltz, Charles Bluett, & Erika Manning: Color, through Jul. 1; Claire Bigbee, Ryan Kohler, & Karen Bruson, Jul. 3–22; Bethany Harper Williams & David Witbeck, Jul. 24–Aug. 12. 204-2042.

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Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. Sidney Chase’s Eye, through Sep. 1; Sustaining Maine’s Waters: Understanding the Changing Gulf of Maine, through Dec. 26; Percy & Small Shipyard: Celebrating 50 years of Museum Stewardship, through Dec. 31; Broadside: The Power of Print in the Maritime World, through Jan. 30, 2022. 443-1316.

Messler Gallery, 25 Mill St., Rockport. New Works by Faculty, through Sep. 8. 594-5611.

Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Rd. Art Colony Walking Tour, Jul. 6, 20, Aug. 3, 17; Kahlil G. Gibran: The Surface and Below, through Jul. 9; Sculpture Garden Tour, Jul. 13, 27, Aug. 10, 24; Jo Sandman: One Hand Clapping, Remember the Ladies: Women Painters in Ogunquit, 1900-1950, through Jul. 16; Totally Tuesday Talks: Celeste Roberge, Jul. 20.

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Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Sq. Small Wonders: Rethinking American Arts and Crafts, 1880-1920, through Aug. 22; David Driskell: Icons of Nature and History, through Sep. 12; Richard Estes: Urban Landscapes, through Nov. 28. 775-6148.

Richard Boyd Art Gallery, 15 Epps St., Peaks Island. Contrasts, Jul. 1–30. 712-1097.

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River Arts, 241 US-1, Damariscotta. Members’ Show, Jul. 7–Aug. 17. 563-1507.

Speedwell Projects, 630 Forest Ave. Katarina Weslien: What did you smell when you were away?, through Jul. 10. 805-1835.

Studio 53, 53 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. David Estey, Jack Silverio, through Aug. 1. 633-2755.

University of Maine Museum of Art, 40 Harlow St., Bangor. Pop Art & Influence, Living Windows, Thomas Cornell: A Vision Accomplished, Amy Stein: Domesticated, through Aug. 7. 581-3300.

University of New England Museum of Art, 2693, 716 Stevens Ave. Recent Acquisitions in Photography curated by Stephen Halpert, through Oct. 10. 221-4449.

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Colby College, 4000 Mayflower Hill Dr., Waterville. 64th Annual Great Books: American Experience, Jul. 18–24. 859-5600.

Denmark Arts Center, Bicentennial Park, Firelane 98. Gregory Brown, The Lowering Days, Jul. 11. 452-2412.

Flight Deck Brewing, 11 Atlantic Ave., Brunswick. Books & Brews: March by John Lewis, Jul. 7. 504-5133.

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Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Sq. Kerri Arsenault: Mill Town, Tess Gerritsen & Gary Braver: Choose Me, Jul. 15; Book Blurb Club in Congress Square Park, Jul. 22, Aug. 5. 774-0465.

Snug Harbor Farm, 87 Western Ave., Ken-

EXPERIENCE nebunk. The Maine House book signing with Maura McEvoy, Jul. 17.

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Maine International Film Festival, multiple locations in Waterville. Showcasing nearly 100 films, representing American independent & international cinema, spotlighting some of Maine and New England’s filmmakers. Jul. 9–18.

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Maine Outdoor Film Festival, Eastern Promenade. Over 15 hours of outdoor adventure and conservation films, Jul. 29–Aug. 8.619-3622.

MidCoast Film Fest, Lincoln Theater, 2 Theater St., Damariscotta. Original movies, shorts, documentaries, feature-length—all based on a true story, Jul. 23–25. 563-3424.

Opera House Arts, Stonington Ball Field stage, 40 School St. Drive-in Movies every Fri. & Sat. 367-2788.

Vinegar Hill Music Theater, 53 Old Post Rd, Arundel. Drive-Up Movies: Jurassic Park, Jul. 7; Bill & Ted Face the Music, Jul. 14; Grease, Jul. 21.

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Waterville Opera House, 1 Common St. Maine Student Film & Video Festival, Jul. 17. 873-7000.

LECTURES

Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring St. All About Service Dogs, Jul. 13. 333-6640.

Maine Maritime Museum, 243 Washington St., Bath. How Will Maine Fishing Families Weather the Storm, Jul. 7. 443-1316.

MOFGA, 294 Crosby Brook Rd., Unity. Making Food Accessible, Jul. 14; Flower Farming, Jul. 22. 568-4142.

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Southworth Planetarium, 70 Falmouth St. Expedition Reef, Jul. 17–18, Aug. 11–12; TimeSpace, Jul. 23–24. 780-4249.

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50 Local, 50 Main St., Kennebunk. Amari + Digestifs cocktail class, Jul. 3. 985-0850.

Denmark Arts Center, Bicentennial Park, Firelane 98. Strawberry Shortcake Central, Jul. 10.

452-2412.

Kneading Conference. Virtual workshops, demos, panels, and discussions led by grain leaders from around the world, featuring keynote speaker Muhidin Libah, Jul. 26–30. kneadingconference.com.

Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. & Museum, 49 Thames St. Ice Cream Train, Jul. 2, 9, 23. 828-0814.

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Newagen Seaside Inn, 60 Newagen Colony Rd., Southport. Tuesday Lobster Bakes, Jul. 6– Aug. 31. 633-5242.

Vinegar Hill Music Theater, 53 Old Post Rd, Arundel. Sunday Chill at the Hill with live music, local food trucks, Farmers & Makers Market, & cocktail specials at the Garden Bar, every Sun. 985-5552.

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Bangor Pride Stationary Parade, Hollywood Casino Raceway, 500 Main St. Drive-by parade, Jun. 26. 761-3732.

Bethel Area Arts & Music Art Market, Bethel Village Town Common. Local artists & artisans gather to sell their wares, Jul. 2–3. bethelareaartsandmusic.com.

Boothbay Railway Village, 586 Wiscasset Rd. Olde Village Days, Jul. 3–4; Antique Auto Day: Sock Hop, Soda Pops & Whistle Stops, Jul. 17.

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Cape Elizabeth Garden Tour, 1000 Shore Rd. Tour coastal gardens in peak summer bloom with ocean views, backyard wildlife habitat, native plants, woodlands, raised beds, stone work, & historic homes, Jul. 17. 767-3707.

East End Vend, 221 Congress St. Outdoor market featuring artists, farmers, & foodies, Jul. 4, 16. eastendvend.com.

Friendship Sloop Society 60th Homecoming Regatta, Rockland Public Landing, 1 Harbor Dr. Fifteen to 20 sloops for three-day racing celebration & parade, Jul. 22–24. fss.org.

Guild Fine Craft Show, La Rochelle Mansion & Museum, 127 West St., Bar Harbor. Fine craft artists from the Maine Crafts Guild, Maine Crafts Association, & League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. Jul. 23–25. mainecrafts.org.

Logging Festival, 221 Stratton Rd., Rangeley.

Artists and crafters, children’s activities, Lumberjack and Lumberjill competitions, cloggers, live music, refreshments, & a traditional Bean-Hole dinner, Jul. 16–17. 864-3939.

Maine Boatbuilders Show and Maine Small Craft Celebration, Portland Yacht Services, 100 W. Commercial St. Indoor and dockside exhibits, marine flea market, boats for sale. 774-1067.

Maine Lobster Boat Races, Moosabec Reach, Jul. 3; Stonington, Jul. 11; Friendship, Jul. 18; Harpswell, Jul. 25.

Maine Potato Blossom Festival, Fort Fairfield.

Celebrating the agricultural cornerstone of Aroostook with the BBQ Cook-Off, town-wide yard sale, sports events, food court, pageants, Mashed Potato Wrestling, ice cream social, garden tours, parade, & fireworks, Jul. 10–18. 227-0749.

Maine Renaissance Faire, Acton Fairgrounds, 550 ME 109. Jousting, pageantry, comedy & music performances, & unique merchants, Jul. 17–18, & 24–25. 850-1162.

Makers on Main, Main St., Freeport. Local art, crafts, & food from Freeport Town Hall to the Thos. Moser parking lot, Jul. 3. freeportartsandculture.org.

Peaks to Portland Swim to Benefit Kids, virtual. 2.4-mile swim completed at any pace, any location, over the course of a month, Jul. 1–31.

874-1111.

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EXPERIENCE Pride Aroostook, Spruce Haven, 214 Doyle Rd., Caribou. We Are Family Pride Festival, Jun. 2527. 760-7447.

Pride Party & Drag Show, Benjamin’s Pub, 123 Franklin St., Bangor. Drinks, dancing, and drag with some of Maine’s best drag queens and kings, Jun. 25. 307-7545.

Summer Solstice Craft Show, Wells Junior High School, 1470 Post Rd. 70+ crafters & artists displaying stained glass, jewelry, pottery, soaps, candles, wood crafts, fiber arts, graphics, photography, & handcrafted specialty foods, Jul. 10–11. 646-5172.

Thomas Point Beach, 29 Meadow Rd., Brunswick. Maine Fly Fishing Summer Showcase, Jul. 10. 725-6009.

Tough Mountain Challenge, Sunday River, 15 S. Ridge Rd., Newry. The ultimate running race & obstacle course with over a dozen mountain obstacles & demanding alpine terrain spread across a 5k course, Jul. 24. toughmountain.com.

Waterford World’s Fair, 36 Green Rd. North Waterford. Showcasing rural heritage with livestock, crafts, demonstrations, exhibits, music, food, with new events including stock truck pull, showcase stage, youth livestock show, & Jr. Firefighter Competition, Jul. 16–18. 595-1601.

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Chautauqua Opera’s production of As One.

Beyond Binary

We’ve all gone through the adolescent awkwardness of a changing body suddenly not feeling like our own anymore. But what if it never has?

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s One was already on our radar, but we’d originally planned to do an opera with a larger cast in 2020,” says Opera Maine executive director Caroline Musica Koelker. Then the pandemic hit and it became the perfect time for Opera Maine’s Studio Artist Program to do a 75-minute chamber opera with only two singers.”

Two singers who play the same character—often at the same time—as she comes to terms with her identity as a transgender woman. In Opera Maine’s production July 16 and 18 at Westbrook Performing Arts Center, the role of Hannah Before will be sung by baritone Jack Canfield and Hannah After by mezzo-soprano Heather Jones.

“There were only about four or five notes that they really have in common, but they’re in different parts of their registers,” composer Laura Kaminsky observes in a Stingray Music PausePlay interview. “It’s the high part for the baritone and the lowest part for the mezzo.

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To try to honor what those voices do in that range but have them together so that they don’t sound like one of them’s straining and the other one’s gasping for breath was a fun challenge.”

“There’s nothing to hide behind—no powdered wigs or gods and fairies.”

–Richard Gammon Instrumental accompaniment will be supplied by a string quartet drawn from Portland-based Palaver Strings. Seated onstage, the quartet “often portrays another character or another facet of Hannah, becoming part of her emotional and psychological landscape,” says Opera Maine Studio Artist director Richard Gammon (left). “We’re not worried about the string quartet [as opposed to wind instruments] producing aerosols.”

But even with official distancing restrictions lifted, the singers’ own comfort lev-

els with proximity onstage need to be considered. “Spacing works to tell the story— at least right now in my head—with them not being in close physical contact,” Gammon says. COVID aside, As One is “one of the stricter pieces I’ve worked on with production requirements. In opera you’re given guidelines by the music. There’s almost too much freedom in straight theatre. I find if I’m given a really strong structure, I feel more free if I don’t fight it, so I tend to work in opera a lot.”

Gammon says the Westbrook Performing Arts Center is “the best technically equipped space the Opera Maine Studio Artists have ever performed in.” And threetime Tony nominee Christopher Akerlind will be designing the set and lighting. But “we’ve never used any amplification unless it’s specifically asked for by the composer.

We’ve never amplified singers, so we’re not going to amplify at all.”

Central to the multi-media production are projections created by co-librettist (with Mark Campbell) and filmmaker Kimberly Reed, who made her mark with the awardwinning documentary Prodigal Sons, about SUMMERGUIDE 2021 159

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“As One is not completely autobiographical, but there are strong personal ties between Kimberly and the character Hannah,” says Gammon. “It’s not what everyone would expect an opera to be written about, but I hope it appeals to a general audience. I’m always looking for a younger audience that wouldn’t go to standard opera rep, which is part of why I like to do contemporary work in English. There’s nothing to hide behind—no powdered wigs or gods and fairies. It’s more accessible, and sometimes there’s an immediate recognition of yourself onstage with contemporary works.”

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tripping away layers of artificiality until you get to what you really are is something trans people go through,” Reed reveals in a Stingray Music PausePlay interview with As One’s creators. “It’s also something non-trans people go through. One of my favorite responses

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is from a friend who didn’t really like opera and came to see the piece kind of begrudgingly, but walked out saying, ‘I get it! I understand this art form now in a way that I never did before.’”

To that end, both Reed and Kaminsky will be in town for community engagement events TBA in connection with As One, and the audience is invited to a community conversation after the final performance with Equality Maine program director Gia Drew and additional panelists still to be confirmed, moderated by Opera Maine dramaturg Calien Lewis. Both performance and talk-back will be live-streamed and available on-demand for fourteen days afterwards to increase awareness of and access to the opera.

“I would understand if people think this story’s not about them, or not for them,” Gammon says, “but I hope they’d realize that struggling with the feeling that you don’t belong is pretty universal, so it’s an important story to hear. It’s an opportunity to see a different side of opera not typically performed in Maine.” n

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89 Seawood Park Road, Bristol Offered at $699,000

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Please join Locations Real Estate Group in congratulating Cindy Olsen on 20 years of real estate success!

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Cindy Olsen is a Portland native and REALTOR® who is celebrating her 20-year milestone of real estate experience! She is humbled and grateful for all the trust that her clients have had in her by sending their friends and family her way over the years. You can catch Cindy in action on HGTV’s Urban Oasis® 2020 in Portland where she was the broker on the show!

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126 Cleaves Street, Biddeford An amazing transformation! Late 1800s home, made new again, Saco River Views from inviting wrap-around deck. This 3 bedroom home has been remodeled from the basement up. Restoring the beautiful features, like hardwood floors, yet at the same time combining a new clean modern look, from kitchen to bathrooms and more. Large back deck for entertainment. Another great renovation and vision by Conlon Design Development. A Caterpillar turned into a Butterfly.

This won’t last at $426,000.

Echo Cottages 2A & B Traynor Street, Old Orchard Beach A unique Ocean Front Offering of two beautifully renovated houses on one lot! Endless possibilities for the use of these homes; from a great family compound with a combined 9 bedrooms and 4 baths, to living in one and rent one, or rent both (property has amazing rental history). Many possibilities, but they all offer the same, an opportunity to own two homes directly located on the ocean with miles of sandy beaches! Price: $2,772,000

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the field ringed by mountains. No clunkers among these cars. They came without rust.

They came without dents, without dings.

Most summers the cousins came for fun—cookouts, and G and T’s, Fruits of the Forest pies, ironic square dances, and iconic Norman Rockwell parades. Jokes on the porches. Re-told stories. Remembered and remembered memories of memories. But this was not most summers.

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he cousins gathered beneath the tent for the memorial. The obligatory grandson sang the obligatory song to honor the dead grandparent, something about the chorded wind blowing through the hackneyed hay, birch trees by the barn, that sort of song. What rhymes with road?

It was a beautiful day in the mountains, clear back for several ranges, dark blue, almost purple, receding. The folding chairs were cold in the shade of the tent. The cousins told respectful stories about the dead mother/aunt/grandmother. An occasional titter. A knowing snicker. I was not in the know. I was not related. I was with one of the cousins, the pretty one.

She was a nice girl who sat nicely while her nice cousins told nice stories about her aunt. I did not like nice people. I was not nice. Nice people were too nice for me.

They made me want to guzzle the IPA’s and G and T’s and throw handfuls of dilled potato salad and fistfuls of Fruits of the Forest at the nearest wet-eyed cousin perched on a cold metal chair. I did not care which one. I was not particular.

One of the nice cousins told a nice story about the dead woman washing the Irish Setter, Seamus, and falling into the washtub. The cousins laughed. Another told a story about the dead woman sliding off the Sunfish sailboat into the lake. The cousins laughed. Apparently these were funny stories. Apparently the dead woman had a penchant for falling into water.

I had been dating the nice cousin for a while. She had told me her stories about her nice family going to nice schools, spending nice summers in nice summer homes.

There was a lull in the tent. Apparently the cousins were wrapping up. I walked alongside one of the cousins, a son maybe, in a pink polo shirt. He muttered to the cousin beside him, neither breaking stride, “And nobody, not one person, said she was a bitch.” n

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