34 From the Editor
“You Can Get There from Here!”
By Colin W. Sargent

36 Letters

MAINE LIFE

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

52 Taking the Reins
A new generation looks after Maine’s wild mustangs.
By Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya

73 Get Out of Town!
Outliers are in.
From Staff & Wire Reports

137 Learning Tree
Giving credit where due.
By Maulian Dana

141 The Kennedy Connection
Kennedy-spotting off the Maine coast.
By Luca Antolini

147 On Your Honor
When quaint is cutting-edge.
By Gwen Thompson

ARTS & STYLE

58 Navy Blues
Ruthie Foster drops anchor at Rockland’s North Atlantic Blues Festival.
Interview by Colin W. Sargent

65 Deep Dive On Golden Pond
Screenwriter Ernest Thompson returns every summer to the Maine shore where it all began.
Interview by Colin W. Sargent

107 Curvilinear Cove
Robert Laurent and the shape of things to some.
By Colin W. Sargent

121 Diary of a Mad Moviemaker
Want to feel like you’re in a movie? Try living on set!
By Doug Bost and Staff & Wire Reports

159 In the Groove
What makes music smokin’ hot.
By Colin W. Sargent

189 No Apologies
Ani DiFranco takes Pride in her own path.
Interview by Milena Calcagni

193 Now Playing
Your complete arts and entertainment guide.

FOOD & DRINK

127 Hungry Eye
“Get Baked”
Amaranthine rites for your basic Nephropidae bake.
By Meredith Reed

155 Brew Review
“Phoenix of Fox Street”
Catch the Rising Tide in East Bayside.
By Jason Singer & Jeff Lyons

165 After Dark
“Portland Two Ways”
Blasts from the past: great escapes at Arcadia and Blyth & Burrows.
By Milena Calcagni

214 Dining Guide

HOMES & DESIGN

40 Must Be Dreamin’
Maine islands for sale! Any takers?
By Olivia Gunn Kotsishevskaya

115 Private Lives
The sex life of a National Historic Landmark.
By Charisse Gendron

217 Talking Walls
“Cape Escape”
Fresh air and views to spare in Cape Porpoise.
By Colin W. Sargent

237 Maine Real Estate

LAST WORDS

256 Potato Blossoms
New fiction by Dan Domench.

168 Maine Made

178 Mail Order Delivers

182 Rest Your Head
210 Wedding Guide

224 Visit the Kennebunks