Personalities

37 Nothing Can Stop Her Now
Nicole Maines is Hollywood’s newest North Star.
Interview By Olivia Gunn
Kotsishevskaya

43 Busy Hands
In rediscovering ancient trades, we share a dream of exploring
the future through the past.
By Diane Hudson

Maine Life

17 Maine Classics
Because some things never go out of style.

19 Concierge
Your backstage tickets to entertainment.

21 Experience

31 Chowder
A tasty blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow-Raising, and the
Just Plain Wrong.

33 Portland After Dark
Portland’s cute-meets by moonlight.
By Olivia Gunn Kostsishevskaya

78 Holiday Gifts & Events Guide
Launch into the best yuletide celebrations of your life.
From Staff & Wire Reports

Art & Style

63 Beautiful Ruins
These disintegrating Maine structures still have tales to tell. Hear them while you can.
By Sofia Voltin

109 Fiction
“Red Leaf”
By Morgan Callan Rogers

112 Flash

Food & Drink

57 Hungry Eye
“Love Bites”
Bon Appétit recalibrated.
By Kate Christensen

69 Cheers
“From Wire to Wine”
How one lobster industry innovator inspired a young sommelier.
By Ralph Hersom

74 Dining Guide
Twenty-five select area restaurants strut their stuff.

75 Restaurant Review
Discover the Kennebunks via the Ports of Italy.
By Colin W. Sargent

Shelter & Design

95 House of the Month
New surprises are unveiled at this Stroudwater classic.
By Colin W. Sargent

98 New England Home & Living
Exciting properties to make your fantasy of a home in Maine come true.

Perspectives

12 From the Editor
“Dark Horses, Shooting Stars”
Investor oracle Evan Livada sees into the present and future.
By Colin W. Sargent

14 Letters

51 Living Legends
What to do if you’ve been inbusiness for four centuries.
By Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya

73 L’Esprit de l’Escalier
“A French Village”
A television series sheds new light on a long-told story.
By Rhea Côté Robbins