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Food & Drink: Spirit of Change
No full textShort piece about Jordan Milne\u27s focus on making quality gin, through Portland\u27s Hardshore Distilling Company, and his latest project -- his Shorebird bourbon, which, after maturing since 2017, is now available
Food and Drink: World of Good
No full textA brief article noting the use of flint corn grown by the Somali Bantu Association\u27s Liberation Farm in Wales, Maine by chef Neil Zabriskie to make tortillas at his Portland restaurant, Regards
Room with a View: Family Tree
No full textMini essay mourning the demise - and celebrating the life - of a beloved oak tree at the author\u27s childhood home
Rescue Mission
No full textAn exploration of the work of Marine Mammals of Maine, an organization which responds to stranded seals and other sea mammals (and sea turtles) along the coast of southern Maine. Describes the work of the small nonprofit monitoring, rescuing, and rehabbing vulnerable animals. Discusses how rebounding populations of seals in Maine\u27s coastal waters have led to an increase in interactions between seals and humans, causing a surge in work for rehabbers. Notes negative public opinion about seals - including the belief that seals deplete commercial fish populations, and concerns about an increased shark presence in seal-rich waters - and how these negative beliefs complicate the work of the Marine Mammals crew
The Islands Issue [intro]
No full textIntroductory illustration, photo, and blurb for an issue-long collection of articles about Maine\u27s Islands. Articles abstracted separately
Food and Drink: Potentially Potent Potables
No full textBrief description of the Milk Bottle line of cocktail mixers launched by Caitlin and Dillon Houser when they found themselves unemployed during the coronavirus pandemic
101 Reasons to Love Summer in Maine
No full textOne hundred one snippets highlight the food, sights, and activities which make summer in Maine special. Entries include red snapper hot dogs (#9); the Crabtree Sessions Artist Showcase, a concert series in North Haven (#27); paddling on the Crooked River (#48); the Rangeley Lupine Festival (#64); Wild Blueberry Weekend (#77); and the french fries on the Pier at Old Orchard Beach (#96)
Peaks Island Star : March 2023, Vol. 43, Issue 3
Get PDFThe Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island\u27s service agencies and other community news.https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/peaks_pisn_2023/1002/thumbnail.jp
Jazz Stars Mrubata, Wittner to Perform at Portland Conservatory of Music
No full textBrief profiles of jazz musicians McCoy Mrubata of South Africa and Gary Wittner of New York (now teaching at the University of Maine School of the Performing Arts and Bowdoin College). The two met during a music festival in Makahanda, South Africa. Their February 3rd performance will be their fifth U.S. concert together
Brief: a Former Maine Veterans\u27 Homes Site Will Become Home to Arts Academy
No full textDescribes the details of the purchase of 310 Cony Road in Augusta by the Maine Arts Academy from the Maine Veterans\u27 Home Association