The preservation of 22 historic buildings across the state was recently boosted by more than $290,000 from the Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF). The Belvedere Historic Preservation and Energy Efficiency grant program awarded 22 projects a total of $290,438. A donor with an advised fund at MaineCF awarded an additional $2,500 grant. Projects include repair to […]

Three Islesford Boatworks (IB) boats launched last month off the shores of Little Cranberry Island were a labor of love for more than 80 people, young and old, who had a hand in crafting them. Islesford Boatworks is a boatbuilding organization on Little Cranberry Island, also known as Islesford. It has a summer program for […]

Encouraging, hardworking, disciplined, stylish, athletic, inclusive, kind, generous; these are just some of the words friends used to describe Julie Dimperio Holowach. The Harpswell resident, 63, died in July 2020 after a rare shark attack while she swam off her beloved Bailey Island. Keeping her inspiring spirit alive is why two friends, Sandy Thulis and […]

COVID-19 shuttered Maine’s theaters for more than 18 months. But communities rallied to support the performing arts even as they were deemed inessential services. In this episode of “Maine Ties,” Dana Packard of the Saco River Theatre in Buxton and Keri Lupien of The Waldo in Waldoboro share how their theaters coped with the pandemic […]

The only active Shaker community in the world sits humbly 20 miles north of Portland, home to two practicing Shakers. There, an effort to restore the last Shaker herb house in the country will create opportunities for the outside community to connect with Shaker history and culture. In this episode of “Maine Ties,” Brother Arnold […]