Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140s e p t e m b e r 2 0 1 6 1 7 MaineClassics Clara Neptune Keezer, a legend- ary figure in Passamaquoddy basket weaving, died in August at age 85. She won a National Heritage Fel- lowship in 2002 for her signif- icant efforts to develop and preserve her ancient craft by sharing her skill with younger generations. Here’s a slice of life. According to the Department of Agriculture, on any given day at least 13 percent of Americans are eating piz- za, which means one in eight of us will indulge today. With this in mind, the opening of the new super-sized Otto on 250 Read Street and the re-imagining of Borealis Bakery Café at 182 Ocean Avenue as a Neapolitan pizza joint by Central Provi- sions’ Chris Gould and Scales’ Mike Smith will be welcome news to residents living beyond the peninsula. Dream Weaver I’m Not Your Doormat…Yes I Am Float Rope Mats hit the market when floating polypropylene and polyethylene ropes were banned from fixed-line fish- ing (lobstering) in 2009 because of their entanglement danger to right whales. “Lobstermen have been doing it for years. It’s not a new idea, but we’re the only ones doing it on a large-scale basis,” says serial repurposer Penny Johnston of the copious amounts of discarded line that begged for a new use. The material is per- fect for a mat for the same reasons it was used for fishing: it’s sturdy and the color won’t fade (much). mainefloatrope.com Craft spirit creators Stroudwater Distill- ery recently moved into a 5,000-square- foot space in the brick North building at thompson’s point, completing a hip trifecta of high-end watering holes in this former industrial site. stroudwater will create small batch bottles of bourbon, rye, vodka, and gin, available to sample and buy in their minimalist tasting space. Owner Jeff Johnson is sure he is in good company, “Look at Bissell Brothers and Cellardoor Win- erynextdoor.It’sgonnabecool down here.” Now you can knock back a glass of pinot noir, a flight of beers, and a bourbon on the rocks without having to walk more than 100 yards.stroudwaterdistillery.com Spirit That’s the The Gentleman from Indiana Another Pizza My Heart “Cherish all your happy mo- ments; they make a fine cush- ion for old age.” Many of Booth Tarkington’s happy moments can still be found in Ken- nebunkport today. The novelist’s “Seawood” mansion still stands on South Maine Street (although it’s since been split into condos), while his former studio “The Floats” has been transformed into the Kennebunkport Mari- time Museum. The photo above shows Tarkington’s winter palace in Indi- anapolis, somethiing Mainers rarely see. CLOCkwIse frOm tOp Left: phOtO by staff; maINe fLOat rOpe; COurtesy strOudwater dIstILLINg; NatIONaL herItage feLLOw pOrtraIts by tOm pICh; COurtesy OttO; magpIeaNdmuttONfLy