m ay 2 0 1 7 1 5 Imagine presidential candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt pulling over on U.S. Route 1 in Wells for a quick bite of lunch at Libby’s Tea Room 1932. Now, imagine yourself doing the same at this restored roadside attraction, now the Johnson Hall Museum, in 2017. Late auctioneer Billy Johnson placed architectural treasures all over this lot like statues on Easter Island. Explore relocated curiosi- ties like the old South Berwick Beach Train Station and a one-room schoolhouse from york County, unstuck in time. Bill passed away in 2014, but his wife, Dr. Jo Johnson, is keeping his vision alive. “I’ve left everything the way Bill always had it. The tearoom is cur- rently open for weddings. I’m planning to reintroduce public museum tours in the future.” Maine skiers have taken Europe by storm. Portland’s Lucas Houk recently won the gold medal for Men’s 5K Cross Country Freestyle event at the 2017 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Austria. Mean- while, Anna McDougal of Wiscasset grabbed the bronze for Women’s Alpine Novice Giant Slalom. Says Houk, just arrived home: “I won the gold in my 5K race, and I came in fifth in my 4x1K relay and my 2.5K race. The best part? “Skiing into the stadium at the end of the race with everyone cheering.” “I’ve been coming the last six years,” says U.S. snow- shoeing coach Duane Hall. “This was the best year yet. Great coverage, with nightly reporting by ESPN.” The Work of a LifeTime Maine author Jane Goodrich spent over two decades writing The House at Lobster Cove (Benna Books, $24.95), a fictional biogra- phy of elusive Boston aristocrat George Nixon Black. Why so un- rushed? Goodrich, who runs a boutique letterpress printing press, believes anything worth doing takes time. “I wrote the entire book with a fountain pen.” She and her husband also dedicated their time to painstakingly reconstructing Nixon Black’s iconic Krag- syde mansion on Swan’s Island. “The more I knew about him, the more I knew how strange and miraculous his story was,” Goodrich says. “He lived this very successful, openly gay life.” after a century of high jinks on the high seas, the Mary E has made it home. Built in Bath in 1906 by Thomas E. Hagan, Mary E is believed by Maine Maritime Museum to be Bath’s old- est wooden schooner still afloat. She’s lived a little, considering her color- ful history as a trade vessel, salvaged wreck from the bottom of Lynn Harbor, and even a pleasure boat for jazz musi- cian Teddy Charles. The 73-footer will be permanently docked at Maine Mari- time Museum and will be accessible to the public. “This is a vessel of remark- able importance, despite her modest size,” says curator Nathan Lipfert. Maine skiers have taken Europe by storm. Portland’s Lucas Houk recently won the gold medal for Men’s The best part? “Skiing into the stadium at the Houk, just arrived home: “I won the gold in my 5K race, and I came in fifth in my CLoCkWISE FRom Top LEFT: CoNNECTICUT RIvER mUSEUm; aDoBE SToCk; GEpa pICTURES/ HaRaLD STEINER; GEpa pICTURES/ maTHIaS maNDL; DIaNE J. m.; CoURTESy Jo JoHNSoN