When the London-born comic crossed the Pond, she risked it all for a date with the unknown.
Personalities
Harry Connick Jr.
His visit to Maine links Maine’s Acadians with the Cajuns of Connick’s native New Orleans.
Ben Mankiewicz
The host of Turner Classic Movies takes us closer to Maine in the movies.
Andrea Martin
Miss Deering High 1965 left Portland and went on to enjoy a dynamite career.
Carson Kressley
From “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy,” Kressley now stars at Ogunquit Playhouse.
David Rohde
New York Times reporter opens up about his captivity in Afghanistan and Maine roots.
Travis Roy
"When I'm asked about the accident I try to tell people how well I'm doing now—I'm not dwelling in the past." Yarmouth's Travis Roy is a marvel of determination a year after the horrifying crash into the boards which paralyzed him in his first hockey game for Boston...
Shemekia Copeland
The daughter of blues legend Johnny Copeland fell for Maine on music tours with her father.
Yamilah Saravong
Actress, model, honorary member of Mark Wahlberg’s entourage.
Angus King
Senator Angus King has one foot in Maine and his eyes on the Arctic Circle.
Travis Mills
If you ask Travis Mills about the word “hero,” he’ll tell you that doesn’t apply to him.
Barbara Lynch
Experiencing Maine through the sense of taste.