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Maine

Maine Stories

Crafting Classic Watercraft images   by Virginia Wright
Workers pour buckets of red thermoplastic powder into kayak-shaped molds, preparing them for the 20-foot-long cylindrical oven at Old Town Canoe Co. in Old Town, Maine (pop. 8,130).
first appeared: 3/16/2008
Pet Tales   by Hannah Wolfson
The bond between animals and people
first appeared: 2/23/2003
Hometown Eateries   by Michael Nolan
Where food, not fanfare, is today's special
first appeared: 11/25/2001
Back on Track   by Alan Ross
It's all aboard again, thanks to 5 men, a town, and 700 volunteers
first appeared: 8/19/2001
Summer Garden Harvest   by Ken Textor
How to keep what you grow
first appeared: 7/22/2001
The Community Band   by Yvonne Jeffery Hope
America's sweetest music often can be found at home
first appeared: 7/15/2001
Set to Sail   by Jane Lamb
Dan Pease, wife Kathy, and several eager passengers enjoy sailing aboard the Lewis R. French
first appeared: 4/15/2001
Restoring America's Beacons   by Alan Ross
Creative preservation efforts coupled with environmental awareness and education are paving the way for more community involvement in the maintenance of lighthouses.
first appeared: 11/12/2000
Quiet Heroes   by Ken Textor
Many towns have learned that a volunteer fire department enables it to spend its limited funds on equipment, not salaries—though sometimes the equipment isn’t grand.
first appeared: 9/10/2000
Hometown Architecture   by Peter Fossel
The real places, the places with a sense of self, are holding their own against a tide of malls and franchises—often deliberately, often by fortune.
first appeared: 8/27/2000

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