Homes
How Herman Melville Still Shapes the Gulf of Maine
Two centuries after his birth, Herman Melville’s writing about the ocean still resonates.
Preserved In Stone
During Maine’s great age of sail, several prominent mariners were immortalized in larger-than-life stone sculptures. Today these impressive monuments are poignant reminders of people who helped to shape the state’s maritime economy.
Meet the Makers
2019 Maine Boat & Home Show primer
The Moses Perkins House
An “extreme makeover” of a historic 19th century house focused on one section of the home’s interior, but left the original exterior and elegant gardens essentially untouched.
Hewes & Company: Pedestrian Bridge
A luxury high-rise walkway has maritime origins.
Slab City Rendezvous
In the 1950s, a group of big-city artists established a creative enclave in Lincolnville for cohabitation and collaboration.
The Last Word — Issue 158
Reflections on spring and summer by photographer Cig Harvey.
The Art of Lynn Karlin
A self-described “vegetable paparazzi,” Lynn Karlin creates still lifes as well as profile portraits.
Fish, Nature & Tradition
Three sporting camps: Grant’s, Lakewood, and Bosebuck Mountain, have been luring “sports” to western Maine for over a century.
Artist Alison Rector
Painter Alison Rector is known for interior views—light-filled spaces, both public and private.
