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Boots on the ground : L.L.Bean\u27s Shawn Gorman sheds light on family, non-family roles at 111-year old firm
No full textAs executive board chairman at L.L.Bean, Shawn Gorman helps lead a company founded in 1912 by his great-grandfather, Leon Leonwood Bean as a one-man operation after inventing the Maine Hunting Shoe
The Islands Issue: Self-Marooned on Sometimes Island
No full textAn account of a day spent on a tidal island (dubbed Lyons Island by the author) in Cobscook Bay. The author describes how he spent his ten-hour sojourn, briefly musing on tidal islands in general
The Islands Issue: Fall From Power?
No full textA discussion of the Goat Island Lighthouse, the caretakers who live there, and efforts to fund the repair of the undersea cable that brought electricity to the island until it failed in 2022
The Islands Issue: Boiling Point
No full textA story about Ana Hito, an entrepreneur whose restaurants Sonya and Bernice stirred up controversy among the residents of Vinalhaven. Discusses Hito\u27s background and career as well as her motivation for launching the eateries. Explores the reasons for the poor reception Hito experienced, with complaints from islanders alleging poor food and restaurant management, a disregard for legal niceties, a generally flamboyant attitude, and more
The Islands Issue: Arriving at Esther and Emanuel
No full textAn exploration of the history of two islands (collectively known as the Meguntic Islands) in the Bagaduce River, recently renamed Esther and Emanuel in place of their earlier, racially pejorative names. Reflects on the history of Castine\u27s recorded Black citizens - as well as the sparseness of that recorded history and the frequent difficulty of reconstructing the presence and influence of Black people in colonial Maine. Discusses the work of the Place Justice Project to research Maine\u27s place names and how they represent Black and Indigenous peoples
Two Mentors, One Rocky Start
No full textBriefly tells the tale of the two men who launched the Ogunquit art colony. Describes Charles Herbert Woodbury - a traditional artist who taught in the impressionist mode - and Hamilton Easter Field - who favored modernism and personal expression - and the rival art schools they established at Ogunquit\u27s Perkins Cove
Peaks Island Star : October 2023, Vol. 43, Issue 10
Get PDFThe Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island\u27s service agencies and other community news.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/peaks_pisn_2023/1009/thumbnail.jp
Food and Drink: Elevated Fare
No full textParagraph describing the success of the Ona-Tripp food truck\u27s mountain voyage to sell doughnuts and other treats by the slopes at Sunday River, spurring a repeat journey with other food trucks this year
North By East: Pond Scrum!
No full textA report on pond hockey in Maine, centering on the Rangeley Pond Hockey Festival and the Maine Pond Hockey Classic tournament on Messalonskee Lake. Describes the appeal of the sport, the differences between pond and indoor hockey, and the challenges sometimes posed by mother nature
North by East: Reinstallment Plan
No full textMini interview with Jaime DeSimone, chief curator at the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland. DeSimone discusses Maine and its place in the art world as well as the recent reinstallation of the Museum\u27s collection in observation of the Farnsworth\u27s seventy-fifth anniversary