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What We’re Reading-October

BOOKS-October 2011 Illustration by Eric Hou Newly published from Maine: Recent favorites by local authors A Is For Allagash: A Lumberjack’s Life Louis Pelletier + Cathie Pelletier Northern Maine Books Novelist Cathie Pelletier and her father, Louis, cowrote this memoir of

Two Views of Boothbay Harbor

The first from a secluded resort with cottages, pools, and family activities on the water, and the second from a historic, lovingly renovated, in-town house with hilltop views     View One: Spruce Point Inn Resort + Spa When high school

48 Hours in…Boothbay Harbor

  October 2011 | By Melissa Coleman | Illustration by Josh Brill 48 hours of our favorite places to explore, browse, stay, listen, and eat     One summer soon after graduating from college, I met an Englishman who invited me

Bridges

A-LIST-October 2011 By Sophie Nelson   01 Penobscot Narrows Bridge + Observatory While whooshing across the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, which spans the largest river in Maine, its thick suspension cables slice up the idyllic downeast views. But when you look out

Slaid Cleaves

MUSIC-October 2011 By Allison Paige Photographs by Nicole Wolf     Texas may claim him, but singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves can’t stay away from Maine. At his remote downeast camp, Cleaves gets back to nature, remembers his roots, and recalls the

Anne Taintor

PROFILE-October 2011 By Sarah Braunstein Photograph by Jacob Pitcher Illustrations courtesy of Anne Taintor Inc. An attitude is a terrible thing to waste. The life and work of Anne Taintor.   Why yes, I am that kind of girl Do

Steve Vose

Q+A-October 2011 By Sophie Nelson Photograph by Ben Krebs NAME: Steve Vose Age: 40 Occupation: Educational coordinator, outdoorsman How did you first get into hunting and fishing? For me, starting to hunt and fish were relatively easy endeavors, having grandfathers, a father, and

Zapoteca

EAT FEATURE-October 2011 By Joe Ricchio Photographs by C.A. Smith Photography This contemporary Mexican eatery brings promising news for tequila lovers everywhere: they pour more than 75 different labels to complement their locally influenced, ever-changing menu. It sounds to me