• 630 Forest Ave Portland,ME 04101 • 800.773.4154 • www.phoenixstudio.com • Custom Designs, Restorations and Repairs, Windows, Doors, Lighting, Kitchen and Bath, Fusing, Painting, Sandblasting, and more... Custom art glass for any application. MONTHLY P o r t l a n d M a g a z i n e J u l y / a u g u s t 2 0 1 7 On The Water &Navy days Festival FrissoN Jail For sale s p ot t i N g t h e s u p e r ya c h t s | l e va N t i N e c u i s i N e Vo l u M e 3 2 , n o. 5 Your backstage pass to the real Portland Su b sc r i be : 1 ( 8 5 5 ) P O R T M A G 3Years $68 104 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine House of the Month the exterior color to red and had a new door made of the pine boards.” Mother Goose About those geese… “Tris’s father raised the geese. When I was a kid, this was just a country ride to the airport. These geese were always here when I was growing up.” They called to her. “Some people call this the Goose House. I heard that other people call me Moth- er Goose. I wandered about and realized I do have a goose mailbox and iron geese on the lawn. In the basement right now are the outlines of iron geese feet where I’ve spray- painted them. “I’ve loved all the geese–Lindsey, Grumpy, and special Bumpy, who just died. Somebody must have dropped off a goose they didn’t want, with a bump on his nose. Part Chinese goose. He stayed on for 23 years. They have ties to this property as much as any human does. They’re here year-round, except for the deepest winter months. The minute this river freezes solid and has no sense of melting, they go to the Fore River. When that freezes, somebody told me they fly all the way out to the ocean. But as soon as we can hear the ice break- ing, like a miracle they return. Though not all make it back. We’ve had catastrophes where the flock has been blown into electri- cal lines.” S ome prospective buyers might ask about rush-hour traffic on Congress Street, but this house is so snug, so nice and quiet when you’re inside, it’s like the reassuring sound of a new Volvo door closing. When we toured the house, it was almost astoundingly quiet. “It’s not constant,” Winch says of the traffic. “It looks like it is, when you’re in it, but it’s really five o’clock traffic in winter, only till 6:30.” There’s great parking–at least three spaces, once you drive up the little knoll to- ward the house along the attractive drive- way. Once you’re inside with the ticking clocks, the Colonial decor, all the energy faces the river. You’ll never want to fly away. You’ll be facing the sunset, too, dazzling over the water this spring as the lily pads dapple the river. You’re close to the Mall, the jetport, and downtown. Now there’s an evening express! Taxes are $4,169. n