June 2011

48 Hours in…Machias + Eastport

  June 2011 | By Jennifer Hazard  | Illustration by Josh Brill 48 hours of our favorite places to eat, rejuvenate, shop, and visit When traveling to Washington County, home to the historical downeast towns of Machias and Eastport, the landscape unravels before

Steve Mumford

SEE-June 2011 By Deborah Weisgall Archers 2006, pencil and watercolor, 11” x 14”   Steve Mumford first went to Iraq in 2003. “I flew to Kuwait City and found a ride to Baghdad with a French journalist. I remember going

Man Seeks Sea

FEATURE-June 2011 By Peter Behrens Or, Why He Learned to Love Sailing   During the splashy depths of mud season, I often recalled my last sail. Eggemoggin Reach, the middle of October. Breeze out of the southwest, 10 to 12 knots.

Hunger Artists

FEATURE- June 2011 By Sarah Braunstein Photographs by Kristin Teig How Maine’s elite culinary community is helping to feed children   On a sunny summer day in  Portland, a woman is walking down Exchange street. She sees a boy, just

Keeping Maine Safe from Bad Wine

EAT-June 2011 By Joe Ricchio Photographs by Nicole Wolf A burgeoning group of small wine-distributing companies in the state is gaining momentum every year, resulting in more personality in the selections available to Maine consumers. Find out how a hand-placed

Earth

EAT FEATURE-June 2011 By Joe Ricchio Photographs by Kristin Teig With six successful restaurants under his belt, a James Beard award in hand, and a second child on the way, one might be curious why chef Ken Oringer selected Maine

Gypsy Tailwind

MUSIC-June 2011 By Sarah Braunstein Photographs by Mark Yaggie  A certain ethos permeates American childhoods: You can become whatever you want to be. Imagination, creativity, curiosity, drive—these are the qualities that matter. Never give up your dream.  But another ethos