July/August 2017 | view this story as a .pdf By Frederick Sargent Growing up, I always wondered what it would be like to have “cool parents.” I knew with a certainty that my own parents were not cool. For one thing, they were maybe 15 years older than my friends’...
Home Port
July/August 2017
Meet the home-grown stars of the U.S. Navy who, even in uniform, wear Maine on their sleeves.
Peril on the Sea
July/August 2017
The USS Fitzgerald, built at Bath Iron Works, suffers a deadly collision in Japan that hits close to home.
Over There, Over Here
July/August 2017
Penobscot Indian elder Charles Shay’s heroism on Normandy Beach is celebrated on both sides of the Atlantic.
Mid East Feast
July/August 2017
When did traditional foods of the Middle East become so popular here?
Jailhouse Rocks!
July/August 2017
Built in 1869, the historic York County Jail is for sale. Again.
North 43
July/August 2017
You’ll come for the view, but you’ll return for the food.
July/August 2017
Maine Life 25 Maine Classics 27 Concierge 28 Portland After Dark “Where It’s Summer 24/7.” By Sarah Moore 28 Experience 39 Chowder 43 Summer of Love Your 2017 Maine Festival Guide. 54 The One That Got Away Why did Portland let the legendary USS Constitution slip...
Palimpsest
July/August 2017
A Balcony to Forever
A cottage on hidden Hills Beach north of Biddeford Pool is a wake-up call for a new owner.