Homes

Stonington’s “Bookmark Lady” Was a Relentless Artist
Evelyn Kok, who never sought fame, entertained windjammer passengers and other visitors to her seaside gallery with her wide range of drawings, paintings, and music

Krisanne Baker and the Sea
An artist and a snorkeler, Baker is also a snorkeling artist.

Spring Down on the Farms
Maine farmers stay busy all winter fixing and planning for what comes next: spring, the season opener.

David Etnier’s Sense of Place and People
As photographer and legislator, David Etnier helped preserve Maine’s working waterfront.

Daniel Low: Eastport’s Ingenious Architect
During Maine’s first decade of statehood, many towns had their own architect-builders who combined building practices with a knowledge of published builders’ guides.

Jeffery Becton’s Invented Worlds
This Deer Isle photographer uses digital means to explore “the edges of realism.”

Good Reads 185
Books about nature, pirates, rowing, and lobstering women

Fighter Pilot, Professor, Painter
The Port Clyde painter Robert Hamilton taught art for many years, while painting his own fantastic, mysterious canvases

Hurricane Island Unveils a New Research Station
A new state-of-the-art science lab on Hurricane Island features cutting-edge construction technologies and will be a base for cutting-edge marine research

The Farwell Project
A former general store and grain mill are at the center of an effort to revitalize a small town