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 100w i n t e r g u i d e 2 0 1 7 1 3 from top: U.S. Navy; Courtesy Photos (2); Leah Brown; courtesy photo; brian bartlett; courtesy poland spring museums Reger Dasco Properties,the developer be- hind the Newbury Street developments in the East End,announced it will buy Rufus Deering Lumberyard on Commerical Street, in business for 162 years.The 2.5-acre site is slated for transformation into luxury condo- miniums–a reflection of Portland’s booming property scene and escalating rental prices. In a rapidly changing landscape, many feel protective of Portland’s signature features. Devel- oper Demetri Dasco remains adamant that develop- ment is not only positive, but essential. “We’re here long term.There’s little to no inventory on the market right now, and demand is strong,” Dasco told The Press Herald. Eldredge Lumber and Hardware has purchased much of the yard’s in- ventory. General manager Dan Remick says, “[Rufus Deering] was a fixture in Portland. It’s bittersweet to see it go.” Notice a similarity between the little clapboard house in Disney’s Up and Rufus Deering’s little clapboard headquarters? Creative Credentials Poet,publisher,and owner of Gulf of Maine Books Gary Lawless has been awarded the 2017 Con- stance H.Carlson Public Humanities Prize from the Maine Humanities Council for his many creative con- tributions to Maine’s literary community.For Lawless, however,the win was a bolt from the blue.“I hadn’t even heard of the award when they first called to tell me.My first thought was,why me?” See “IntoxicatingTales” in our December issue for Gary’s Maine book recommendations for 2017. Not Quite Shipshape ThemostexpensivedestroyereverbuiltfortheNa- vy,theUSSZumwalt,madebyBathIronWorksat $4.4billion,recentlysufferedatechnicalglitchonitsmaid- envoyagetoSanDiego.“Ateamofengineersworkedalongsidethe ship’sforceontherepaireffort,whichrequiredreplacementofthelubrication oilcoolers,”saysChristianneM.Witten,publicaffairsspecialistwiththeNavy.“Theship successfullydepartedPanamaandarrivedatherhomeporttobeginPost-DeliveryAvail- abilityandCombatSystemsActivation.”Twootherdestroyers arecurrentlyunderconstructionatBathIronWorks. PeoplewholoveErikLarson’snovel DevilintheWhiteCitywilllovelearningabouttheMaineState Building,whichwasintheWhiteCity(Chicago)aspartofthe1893ColumbianExposition. Made entirelyfromMainematerialsbylocalcraftsmen,theMaineStateBuilding isoneofthefewremainingstructuresfromtheWorld’sFair.Thebuild- ingwasbroughtbacktoMaineon16customrailroadcarsaftertheRick- erFamily(whocreatedPolandSpringWater)boughtitfor$30,000.You canfinditoffRoute26besidetheAllSoulsChapel inSouthPoland.Wecanconfirmthatitwasnot theinspirationbehindthe “MurderCastle”so chillinglydescribedinthenovel. LeonardoDiCaprioisconfirmedtostarinthe upcomingMartin Scorcesefilm. A Sign of the Joining the ranks of Beyoncé, Adele, and Drake at this year’s Grammy Awards will be Drew Taggart (right), a Freeport local who (along with bandmate Alex Pall of Westchester, New York) is nominated for two of the coveted golden gramophones. The DJ duo, known as The Chainsmokers, are up for best new artist and best dance recording. Taggart will be attending the event alongside fellow Mainer Bob Ludwig, the music mastering legend. Ludwig is pegged to receive his 12th Grammy for his work on Andrew Bird’s latest album, Are You Serious. See you at the Grammys To chicago & back