Magazine


Issue 98 - March 2008



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Table of Contents

Departments

  • A Letter from the Publisher
  • The Lee of the Boathouse
  • Boatyard DogĀ®: Glacier, of Steuben
  • Mainely Gourmet: Conte’s 1894 Restaurant, Rockland
  • Gunkholing with Gizmo: Cross River
  • AWANADJO ALMANACK
    The warm smile of a sunny afternoon,
    the cold shoulder of a hard freeze.

    By Rob McCall

    A POSTCARD IN TIME
    Union Station, Portland
    By Peter H. Spectre

    A LETTER FROM MATINICUS
    “Why Don’t You Have a Cow?”
    By Eva Murray

    Features

    Remembering Jimmy Steele
    A downeast peapod builder of the old school who peeled back his work, and his life, to its essence.
    BY BILL MAYHER, PHOTOGRAPHS BY BENJAMIN MENDLOWITZ

    A Cape On Merrymeeting Bay
    As beautiful as this house and its surrounding property are, they are made special by generations of family history.
    BY REGINA COLE, PHOTOGRAPHS BY SANDY AGRAFIOTIS

    A Passion for Place: Alan Bray
    His ties to Piscataquis County have led to the painting of remarkable landscapes and to national recognition.
    BY CARL LITTLE

    BOATS OF THE YEAR 2007
    Our annual roundup of new boats and notable rebuilds up and down the coast.
    By Jennifer Wilson McIntosh

    Bounty the Second, Boothbay Harbor Shipyard, by Robert Lloyd Webb
    Anna & Eight Bells, Brooklin Boat Yard, by Art Paine
    Agnes, J.O. Brown & Son, North Haven, by Polly Saltonstall
    The Return of the Drascombe, East/West Custom Boats, by John K. Hanson, Jr.
    Muskrat A Holland With Attitude, Pendleton Yacht Yard, by Gretchen Piston Ogden
    Three Renovations, Rockport Marine, by Art Paine
    The Durham Boat Paul Rollins, Boatbuilderby Peter Bass
    Sabre 52 Salon Express, Sabre Corporation, by Peter Bass
    Hurricane Island 30, Southport Island Marine, by Steve Callahan
    Rangitiki, York Marine, by John Snyder

    Maine Oyster Cult
    Oyster cultivation on the coast of Maine is on the increase, because our water is clean, cold, salty, and full of nutrients, and our oysters have a delightfully distinctive taste.
    BY CATHERINE SCHMITT

    Thos. Moser: Less is More
    In 35 years, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers has redefined American furniture-making.
    BY ROBERT LLOYD WEBB

    Issue 98 Issue 98 | March 2008
    Volume 21 | Number 1
    On the cover: The 38' jet boat Aujourd'Hui, designed by Mark Fitzgerald of C.W. Paine and Associates in Camden and built by Lyman-Morse in Thomaston. Photograph by Billy Black.


    Issue 98 Advertiser List




    Issue:098 | Published: March 2008
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