September 2010 Features 31 Women on the Verge of a Breakthrough Two MECA graduates use the same medium to create very different results. By Karen E. Hofreiter 33 Creature Feature Stars from Deadliest Catch sail into Merrill Auditorium. Interview by Robyn Foley 35...

July / August 2010 Features 43 Recovery Curves An architectural masterpiece on the coast is restored to its original glory. By Brad Favreau 47 Lobster King A CNN anchor shares his “15 minutes” of Maine. By John King 49 Ice Capades The schooner Bowdoin–oh, the places...

Features 58 Acadia’s Cajuns Maine’s culinary influence stretches to surprising places, famous faces, smoky New Orleans, and the ghost of Evangeline. By Robert T. Witkowski 65 Peaks Prow A shingle-style beauty on
Peaks Island sails onto the market. By Colin W. Sargent...

Features 16 The Beautiful & Tanned Carson Kressley takes Ogunquit by storm to kick off a fantastic summer theater season that is sure to wow audiences statewide. By Meagan S. Riedmann 30 Good Eye The Art of the Steal’s Albert C. Barnes wasn’t the only collector to...

Features 27 Tales of the Grand Hotels Is that Leonardo DiCaprio–in 
disguise? How about Kate Hudson, Diana Ross, Kiefer Sutherland, Taylor Swift, and John Malko-
vich? Hotels and inns share very close encounters with celebrities passing through Maine. By Donna Stuart...

February/March 2010 Features 26 The Wild & The Tame Is that a nasturtium in my soup? From roses to rockweed, gourmet flora adds a touch of spice and dash to a host of exciting restaurant specialties. By Molly MacLeod 31 Dream Boat Should the aircraft carrier USS...

Features 27 Mountain Madness Where the boys are. By Molly MacLeod 33 Hot Shots You’ve tested the rest. So this winter, you might as well sip “The Sunlight Deprivation Disorder.” By Molly MacLeod 37 Shoring Up Fantasy estates, real deals. By Colin Sargent 42 Down...

Features 27 The (Not So) Quiet American New York Times reporter David Rohde reveals his feelings about captivity in Afghanistan and inspiration from his Maine roots. By Donna Stuart 31 Notable Maine Dogs & Their BFFs From Staff & Wire Reports 34 Winter...

Features 30 Gilding the Lily The voluptuous interiors of the Victoria Mansion are transformed for holiday tours from November 27 through January 3. From Staff & Wire Reports 38 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine James Craig, Patricia Quinn, Gordon Ramsay, Mary...

Features 32 Sex & the Wilderness Survivalistas know there’s no better place to get your fierce on than Maine. By Colin Sargent 41 Riveting Stories The short happy careers of two ironclads made in Maine. By James L. Nelson 43 The Maine 100 You’ve just entered…the...

Features 33 “[Maine] Itself Is a Binge” Before we had Martha at Skylands, we had Julia Child in Blue Hill Bay. Join the doyenne as she approves the proofs of her groundbreaking French cookbook on her beloved Mount Desert Island, as well as delicious accounts of her...

Features 40 Swept Away Forget New Guinea–Margaret Mead should have documented the bizarre subculture of Main Line Philadelphians who still sail 21-foot knockabouts in Winter Harbor. By Donna Stuart 43 Are You Getting Fresh With ME? Sometimes, ‘yesterday’s catch’ just...