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Shawn Gorman, Chairman at L.L.Bean

On Beanness and Maineness: Meet the new chairman of the board at L.L.Bean, who tells us, “You don’t just fly to the top here as a family member. You pay your dues.”   The story goes that back in 1976,

MoonTide Garden

Art that ebbs, gleams, flows Even the most static sculpture is never seen the same twice. Light and shadow can vary from minute to minute, environments shift and move, and perspective nearly always changes with time. Few pieces make this

Lemongrass

Stories are everywhere at Lemongrass. In the paintings on the walls that are gifts from patrons. In the framed images of rural Vietnam. And in the various toy scooters that accent tables. Scooters are ubiquitous in Vietnam, so I assume

Pairing Wines Up at Natalie’’s

The idea of pairing wines can be a daunting task, especially since the age-old rules of “red with meat and white with fish” are not completely valid. But it’s simpler than you think. Let’’s start with acidity. When confronted with

Fort Kent

48HRS – March 2014 Photographs + stories by Maine magazine staff: Katy Kelleher, Managing Editor   Aroostook Country is remote and wild, beautiful and vast. It’s up north, way up north, where the Canadian border is just a stone’s throw

Bath

48HRS – March 2014 Photographs + stories by Maine magazine staff: Susan Grisanti, Editor-in-Chief   Susan Grisanti, Editor-in-Chief Bath is a town rich with artists, music, great food, a strong sense of community and some of the purest and most

Solo Bistro

The setting at Solo Bistro is distinctly modern: Blonde tables are bookended by marigold- and sky blue-colored chairs; area rugs by Angela Adams adorn the brick walls; and Scandinavian flatware grace the tables. Owner Will Neilson credits his wife and