Author to speak about latest teen thriller October 11, 2017 by David Roza on Arts & living, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — When Gillian French was in sixth grade, she and her friend saw something spooky. For years, they had passed by a dilapidated old house in Searsport with a ‘condemned’ sign in front. For most people, that sign meant danger. But for a kid like French, in love with scary books like “The Ghost …
Isle au Haut’s Linda Greenlaw to speak about new mystery October 10, 2017 by Staff on Arts & living, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — A shiver hitch is a very old nautical knot once used to haul masts and spars around a shipyard. The word “shiver” refers to the grooved wheel in a pulley block — called sheave and pronounced “shiv” — used with a length of line to tie the hitch. The ominous-sounding term is an …
Downtown festivities coming up October 10, 2017 by Letitia Baldwin on Arts & living, Lifestyle ELLSWORTH — Whether it’s crafting beer or blown-glass pumpkins, downtown Ellsworth will be abuzz with artisans demonstrating and selling their creations and related activities Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 11-15. In synch with the Maine Crafts Association’s Maine Craft Weekend, Heart of Ellsworth will host Art of Ellsworth: Maine Craft Weekend with dozens of artists, nonprofits and businesses …
Novelist Jonathan Lethem to open Word festival October 10, 2017 by Jennifer Osborn on Arts & living, Lifestyle BLUE HILL — A town so oozing with writers that the New York Times did a piece on that very subject was deserving of its own literary festival. And now it has one thanks to local organizers, including Sarah Pebworth, Brooklin children’s author Ellen Booraem, creative writing teacher Lee Lehto, writer and editor Marie Epply …
The hole story: myths swirl around the doughnut’s origin October 6, 2017 by Guest on Arts & living, Food, Lifestyle By Merry Post Special to The Ellsworth American New Englanders have had a love affair with doughnuts since at least the 17th century. Probably the Dutch should be credited with bringing the idea of fried sweet dough to America. Doughnuts were a most democratic treat. They were fried aboard coastal ships, in logging camps, and …
Children’s book conveys moving message about monarchs October 5, 2017 by Letitia Baldwin on Arts & living, Lifestyle In early summer, monarch butterflies begin touching down on the large, gray-green leaves of milkweed in pastures, meadows, along roadsides and in other sunny patches in Maine. The monarchs are on a mission. They have journeyed 2,500 miles from the mountainous fir forests of central Mexico. There they spend winters carpeting the branches and trunks …
Wilson Museum’s outdoor oven kindles community October 5, 2017 by David Roza on Arts & living, Food, Lifestyle CASTINE — Turn the clock back a few hundred years to colonial New England and you will find that indoor ovens were not as common in household kitchens as they are now. While some New Englanders used bake kettles over their fireplaces, many had to use their town’s outdoor community oven to bake their bread. …
Selectman travels the world judging large breed dogs October 4, 2017 by Jennifer Osborn on Arts & living, Lifestyle SURRY — Surry Selectman Bill Matlock is leading a double life and it involves lots of paws, big paws at that. When he’s not handling Surry town business, Matlock is traveling around the world judging large breed dogs, including Newfoundlands, Bernese Mountain and Great Pyrenees at dog shows. A show in Denmark in July was …
“Word” fest to offer wealth of workshops September 30, 2017 by Staff on Arts & living, Lifestyle BLUE HILL — Workshops on political poetry and preserving memories, as well as kids’ activities and a panel discussion on children’s and young adult literature, will be among the offerings at Word, the literary arts festival debuting here Oct. 20-22. Saturday, Oct. 21, will feature three two-hour workshops for adults: political poetry with melissa christine …
Teen seeks to make her mark on the equestrian scene September 28, 2017 by Jack Dodson on Arts & living, Lifestyle GOULDSBORO — Adelaide Prosser, at 16, is more disciplined than most. She spent much of her summer training on horseback, or in the stables with her horses — one in Gouldsboro, and the other 70 miles away in Dixmont. When she wasn’t working one of her two jobs, that is. She was saving up for …
