s u m m e r g u i d e 2 0 1 7 1 3 7 v iCeS diane Hudson HeatHer Be eridge B BLair Best and r anne des ardins abby shahn, 7 s “I fell in love with my neigh- bors when I first moved up here. I knew this old woman who was the most wonderful storyteller. I was talking with a neighbor recent- ly, and we were reminiscing about the old times and the old timers. Then we looked at each other and cracked up laughing because now we are them.” erik orgensen, 52 m s r d p p “When I think of Maine, it might be one of hundreds of sailing trips off the coast or a snowshoe hike in South Arm, but it’s always a sensory feast.” Brook deLorme, 37 c t p “I like the pragmatism, individual- ism, simplicity, and frugality tradi- tionally embodied by Mainers. But eccentricity abounds, a surprise bite into all that simplicity.” daniel minter, 5 a a p m c a p “My first impression of Maine was potential–that sense of room to grow, room to change, of possibility. Maine is not com- plete–it is still making itself.” Heather Beveridge, 3 n p p “Growing up, my family and I used to sail in Maine every summer. I love the coast, and I have this sort of nos- talgia about it. There’s also not a lot of yahoos here getting in my way.” shoshanna freedman, 31 c l o p “There’s a quality in the air that changes as soon as you get to Maine. It’s a certain touch of freshness and clarity, a tingle of ocean salinity that you can feel on your skin and in your nose. It gives me a happy shiv- er every time.” titi de Baccarat, 41 a p “The landscapes, the fishing industry, and the presence of French cul- ture and language are constant reminders of my home country, Gabon. What makes Maine special for me is the feeling of having an American community attentive to the issues and concerns of immigrants.”