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The red Edsel even came with the house. 114 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine photo by sean kruger martha stewart blog 2 Events Bachs Lunch July 22 In collaboration with the Blue Hill Public Library Blue Hill Bach invites the public to a lecture-demon- stration Bachs Lunch. Conductor John Finney will discuss the theme of Arca- dia in Baroque music and the connection between the idyllic Greek region and Acadia. 613-5454 Acadia National Park BioBlitz 2016 July 23-24 Help docu- ment the biodiversity of Acadia National Park at the Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park. Over the course of 24 hours biolo- gists and citizen scientists conduct a rapid assessment helping to document spe- cies occurrence provide estimates of species rich- ness and identify rare and unique species. 288-1310 Pink Granite Bead Making Demonstra- tion July 23-24 The arti- sans from Sunapee Granite Works will be demonstrat- ing their bead-making process using Mount Desert Island pink Granite. 288-4935 Wild Gardens of Aca- dia Readings by Anne Kozak and Sue Leiter July 25 College of the Atlan- tic faculty and long-time Wild Gardens of Acadia board member Anne Kozak is joined by Sue Leiter to talk about their recent book on the Wild Gardens of Acadia. A reception will fol- low in COAs Beatrix Farrand Gardens. 801-5622 Outdoor Film Danc- ing at the Mill July 26 The Mount Desert Chamber of Commerce will host an outdoor screening of Dancing at the Mill Two Centuries of Life on Mount Desert Island. 276-5040 S eal Harbor houses another business mogul on its exclusive shore albe- it a much more modern one. Mar- tha Stewart doyenne of domesticity and media juggernaut owns an expansive vaca- tion home atop Ox Hill overlooking the bay below. The former residence of one of Aca- dias blue-blooded patriarchs Edsel Ford Skylands sits on 63 acres of prime Acadi- an coastline and forest. Stewart reportedly bought the property in 1997 after attending a cocktail party hosted by its then own- er Edward Leede. It was clearly love at first sight. As soon as Stewart heard the proper- ty was going up for sale she stepped up with a check. The residence is a true Acadian master- work 35000 square feet of Italian revival architecture a style that was popular among the rusticators putting down foundations in the area during the 1920s. Stewart has done little to change the exterior of the home that the Fords once inhabited back when they rubbed shoulders with Rocke- fellers Astors and Vanderbilts in Bar Harbor. She claims the house even came with Ellen Fords collection of Danish and French china. Obvious- ly the interior has since been given the Martha Stewart golden touch. No surprise that Skylands is featured fre- quently as the focus for decor and gar- dening articles in Martha Stewart Liv- ing magazine. Outside the landscape is rugged and rocky awash with white pines Danish firs and moss-covered boulders. According to local sources the caretakers of Skylands collect the areas iconic pink granite to crush down and re-cover Ms. Stewarts sweeping driveway every spring. Stewart has described Maine as her ide- al destination for an active vacation and an escape from running her media empire. While shes here Martha can be seen enjoy- ing the same Maine delights as the rest of us eating lobster rolls in Trenton hiking the Beehive trails and kayaking around the bay. A glance at her eponymous blog reveals a multitude of articles celebrating the Maine lifestyle and untouched beauty. No surprise then that Marthas describes this little par- cel of Maine as her favorite place. Martha Stewart Lifestyle Guru