Its name in Mexico, verdolagas, means “green lakes.” Up north it’s purslane, and as sure as the sun will rise to its zenith on June 21, purslane will appear in my garden and spread its verdant mats from shore to shore. It is the quintessential weed of summer, its vigor fed by warm, bright days …
BAR HARBOR — Chef Bobby Will was in line at the airport last summer, heading to Bar Harbor, and he was panicking: his bag had been flagged, and security officials were slowly pulling out items, one by one. But it wasn’t contraband or a pocket knife he was worried about them finding. “I’m sitting here …
By Ellen Booraem Special to The Ellsworth American GOULDSBORO — As a young teen in Prospect Harbor, Adam Fisher fell in love with Aardman Animation’s Wallace and Gromit, the 1990s man-and-dog duo who introduced many of us to a new age in stop-motion animation. Even though he spent his Sumner Memorial High School years haunting …
BLUE HILL — The George Stevens Academy Student Art Show will take place in the school’s science wing and library from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22. The public is invited to join the artists at the reception. Art teacher Mariel Duym and her AP art students are hanging the show, which will …
Wing it Who’s got the best wings? Dysart’s, Chili’s, Bangin’ Whoopie, Hannaford, Hollywood Casino, Holiday Inn, Husson University, Job Corps, Moe’s Original Bar B Que, Buffalo Wild Wings, Uno Pizzeria & Grill, Orono Hotels, O.T.O. Outta The Ordinary or Penobscot Valley Country Club? Cast your vote at the 2019 Wingfest Maine from 5 to 8 …
In the late 19th century, crabs were only enjoyed along the East and West coasts of the United States. Often found in the traps of lobster fishermen, these crustaceans were considered quite dangerous, as the pinchers of the two front claws could pierce the skin. And the meat was hard to access. Still is, as …
BAR HARBOR — Bill Carpenter leans into a question a student has asked in his history class at College of the Atlantic. Perhaps it’s to hear better — he is after all pushing 80 — but the creative writing gives the impression of being fully engaged by the query. He leans back in his chair, …
ORONO — “Viennese Masters” was the title of the Bangor Symphony Orchestra’s final concert last Sunday in its 2018-19 Masterworks series. Vienna has spawned so many musical masters, but the Symphony’s choices, Mozart and Bruckner, are nothing if not exemplary. The afternoon began with Mozart’s Symphony No. 33 in B flat Major. Written when the …
WINTER HARBOR — Bath cook Chris Toy, who teaches cooking at the Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School’s flagship store in York, will put his Chinese cuisine cooking skills to work in “Downeast Far East Fusion Cuisine” from 1 to 4 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 5, in a class offered through the 2019 Schoodic Arts Festival. The …
Editor’s note: Brooklin author/photographer Richard J. Leighton creates the popular “In the Right Place” posts online about life and nature in Maine. He shares a post the second Thursday of each month in The Ellsworth American. Masked marvels By Richard Leighton It’s good to see osprey pairs soaring high again above the Union River and …
ELLSWORTH — It was early December 2017 when photographer Heath Paley set out to capture the comings-and-goings at Mike’s Country Store on Water Street. “I’m standing there,” said Paley, “waiting for the cars to move out in front of the store. Someone comes running out and says, ‘Did you get it?’ Apparently, someone had robbed …
ELLSWORTH — Maine has a long history of producing award-winning authors, from Stephen King to Richard Russo. And for the last three years, some of those authors have paid a visit to the Ellsworth Public Library, thanks to a partnership between the library and Ellsworth Elementary-Middle School (EEMS). Topics of the presentations have ranged from …
