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Booking the Cooks (extras)

December 2011 “I go to Ma Gastronomie for spiritual guidance reflecting the ideas of the great mid- century chef in south-eastern France who operated  La Pyramide. If you look back at a Michelin guide list of restaurants in the provinces that had 3 stars in the late...

OpSail 1860

November 2011 Caribbean Princess: Passengers: 3,080 crew: 1,200 Length: 951 ft Beam: 118 ft Draw: 26.2 ft Carnival Glory: Passengers: 2,974 crew: 1,160 Length: 952 ft Beam: 116 ft Draw: 27 ft Crown Princess: Passengers: 3,070 crew: 1200 Length: 951 ft Beam: waterline-...

The Things We Carried (extras)

November 2011 The Casco Bubble From 1860 to 1900 Portland was the undisputed “Chewing Gum Capital of America” and founder John B. Curtis ( 1827-1897 ) was its uncrowned king. In 1848, Curtis, a Maine-born traveling salesman and stove top experimenter, perfected mixing...

Car Trek (extras)

November 2011 “Three people walked into our office, well-dressed, in their mid-30s. They told me, ‘We have a proposition for you.’ They wanted to use our office for a day and wouldn’t tell me why. That gave me pause. They said I had to sign a contract before they’d...

NFL Players Born in Maine

NFL Players Born in Maine Player Birth City Years Played Position # of Games Team Stephen Bartalo Limestone 1987 - 1987 RB 9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Chester Bulger Rumford 1942 - 1950 T 89 Chicago Bears John Bunting Portland 1972 - 1982 LB 132 Philadelphia Eagles Richard...