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Foliage – Without a Sell – by Date

Foliage – Without a Sell – by Date

October 2009 “I remember that autumn when the fallen epileptic maple shuddered in pain by the road. My world died then with the maple’s first convulsion.” The world-class author of these lines was brilliant, funny Leonardas Andriekus (1914-2004), the former poet...

The Harvest on the 
Harbor Experience

The Harvest on the 
Harbor Experience

September 2009 At certain glittering moments in its history, Portland steps into the spotlight and presents her best face worldwide. Like the time Lucky Lindy addressed thousands at Deering Oaks after his solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927, or when Portland...

Eye of the Needle

Eye of the Needle

July / August 2009 On September 12, 52 select lighthouses in Maine will fling open their doors to visitors, courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard. No word if they’ll be serving wine and cheese. It is a sort of amnesty for those of us who have already broken into...