31 From the Editor
“Clam Diggers” By Colin W. Sargent

32 Letters

MAINE LIFE

34 You Only Live Once Fifteen experiences to savor.
From Staff & Wire Reports

67 Chowder A tasty blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow-Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong.

69 Trending into Maine Route 1 isn’t numero uno for nuttin’.
By Colin W. Sargent

89 Board Certified Catch the wave: Surf School ’21.
By Diane Hudson

103 51 Years Cold The recent indictment of a suspect in a 34-year-old killing shows that we can’t let a 51-year-old unsolved murder be forgotten. By Kylie Low

113 Speak Maine Like You Live Here Next time you ask for directions, we’ve got you covered.
By Bruce Pratt

117 Kitsch Me, Kate Carefully curated curios.
From Staff & Wire Reports

127 A Couple of Shoe-Ins Inside the RNZY frenzy.
By Matt Tormey

ARTS & STYLE

131 Outside the Box Office Ingenuity takes center stage as Ogunquit Playhouse takes it outside.
By Gwen Thompson

135 Now Playing Your complete arts and
entertainment guide. By Sofia Voltin

136 Interview: Ronnie Baker Brooks Jazz royalty at North Atlantic Blues Festival.
By Colin W. Sargent

159 Beyond Binary Opera Maine’s As One crosses the gender line.
By Gwen Thompson

HOMES & DESIGN

121 Dream Islands Explore islands for sale off the coast of Maine.
By Patricia Howe & Anne Stevens

173 Talking Walls All that remains of the mammoth Passaconaway Inn at York Cliffs is this spectacular former bathhouse overlooking Cape Neddick Beach.
By Colin W. Sargent

178 Maine Real Estate

FOOD & DRINK

81 Maine, Delivered A grand gourmet banquet that is entirely…Maine by mail.
By Diane Hudson

95 You Can’t Do That to Lobster! Surprise is on the menu.
From Staff & Wire Reports

162 Dining Guide

163 Restaurant Review  Hurricane in K’port.
By Colin W. Sargent

LAST WORDS

200 The Guest
New fiction by AWP winner Joan Connor