N o v e m b e r 2 0 1 8 2 9 Clockwise from top left: Courtesy, Staff, Elias Levy, Corey templeton Your Thanksgiving turkey may be an imposter. Native Maine turkeys were more or less extinct by the early 1800s due to settlements and unrestricted hunting. With multiple at- tempts since 1942 to reestablish the population, it wasn’t until 1977 when the Maine Department of Inland Fisher- ies and Wildlife successfully brought in 41 wild turkeys from Vermont that we started seeing growth. That’s No Mainer Shipyard Brewing Compa- ny is deep into blueprints for Maine’s first “brewtel”–on the East End, near where the pro- duction plant is today. Founder Fred Forsley says the brewtel will share the same building with a future (also approved) Vets First Choice high-tech equine and companion-animal care technology center. “The hotel is going to feature the beers made on the prem- ises and products made with beer like beer soap. It’s all in develop- ment now.” Look for a first taste in two years. We’ll Leave the Tap On Going once, going twice, sold for $9.3M. As of October 11, Portland’s 14-storey Time & Temperature Building at 477 Congress has new owners after an auction hosted by Fisher Auction Co. of Pompano Beach, Florida, ac- cording to the Press Herald. Let’s hope they know what they’re in for. The building’s infamous for a ghostly ten- ant who haunts an elevator shaft. Built in 1924, the for- mer Chapman Building is home to Maine’s first indoor shopping mall. About Time - - I’m Dreaming of a… Great White? It’s not exactly what Bing Crosby was hoping for, but a recent University of New England study shows a 12-foot visitor recently passed by Stratton Island. “Cool Beans,” a female, is the third great white shark in three years tracked by professor James Sulikowski and his team. “They can swim at a fairly steady pace for long periods,” Sulikowski says. “So getting from Cape Cod to Maine can be done in a day or two.” Hopefully Cool Beans beats the holiday traffic.