October 2013
The Maine 100

The Maine 100

October 2013
Welcome to our version of the Fortune 500 or Forbes 500. Except it’s Maine-headquartered businesses in pleasing proportion. After all, what’s wrong with rooting for the home team?

Boone’s Fish House and Oyster Room

Boone’s Fish House and Oyster Room

Boone's - A Room With a View Review by Colin W. Sargent Boone's in the Old Port continues to deliver the goods. Boone’s Restaurant opened in 1898, in the heart of Portland’s waterfront. In its salad days, it was one of the most famous seafood bistros in the...

Love For Sail

Love For Sail

October 2013
Maine’s ships once carried the future with them, from London to Canton to the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. At a recent auction, the trade winds were high, with oil paintings snapped up by collectors for up to $30,000.

Sea Greens

Sea Greens

October 2013
An ingenious new business provides Maine’s lobster crews with a self-kelp manual for their downtime in winter.

Speed the Plow

Speed the Plow

October 2013 It’s zero dark thirty on Route 1 in front of Maine Medical Center in Scarborough. A snow plow tunnels through the darkness, widening the road for safe passage when…BOOM! What the heck was that? Sadly, it was history going bump in the night. The winter was...