Features
November is the one time of the year when you notice who's new in town. Image subjects: shops along Main Street. Smiling Cow, Marriner's, etc.
- Photography by: Thomas Mark Szelog
Autumn is prime time for getting out and exploring old graveyards. Local and personal history comes alive in the aged inscriptions, and forgotten burying grounds frequently offer genealogical details available no place else. Explore the Maine Cemetery Trail with a listing of 21 interesting old cemetaries.
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
- and Michele Stapleton
Blaze orange is Maine's official color in November. Image subjects: family hiking in woods dressed in blaze orange clothing -
- Photography by: Tom Stewart
At the Sail Inn in Prospect, about the only things that change are the seasons and the cars in the parking lot. And that's the way the crowds of regulars say they want it. Image subjects: Owners of the Sail Inn diner standing next to the counter. Location: Prospect
As communities across Maine bridle at outmoded state regulations for new school buildings and diminished funding for construction, many have simply told Augusta, 'We'll Do It Our Way'. Image subjects: New Camden Hills High School building new high school high school theater, locker area, etc. new high
- Photography by: Greg Morley
After 100 years, the scrappy little town in the middle of the North Woods is reassessing the way it sees itself-and the way it wants to be seen. Image subjects: Main street men eating inside restaurant home for sale inside bowling alley row of houses along street with mill in background senior citizens
- Photography by: Michele Stapleton
Departments
Along the Waterfront Bootstrap Boat Designer Calendar of Events Late Autumn Highlights Dining Down East Bibo's Madd Apple Café, Portland Down East Bookshelf Briefly Noted Down East Traveler On With the Snow! I Remember A November Wedding Inside Maine Corned Beef Heaven Letters to The Editor Loathing
Bob Stephens found a different way to become a sucessful boat designer. Location: Brooklin, Maine
There's a hint of November atop that October color.
Folks in Hanover have gotten used to seeing the empty lot where the new post office was supposed to be. Location: Hanover, Maine
Good thing they never saw our lobster license plate.
Some Greater Portland gas stations have a neat deal-Wild Days mean lower gas prices. Location: Portland
Freeport and Kittery are linked at last-by a new website.
Mainers remain loyal to their own kind of bowling. Location: Pittsfield Durham
Mainers take their elections so seriously that a Florida vote simply couldn't happen here. Image subjects: voters' feet standing in voting booth
- Photography by: Peggy McKenna
Loosestrife is a noxious, agressive invader that causes enormous problems.
Does "Restroom Trail" go too far?
Skiers, snowshoers, and snowbirds of all types make their winter plans with the help of this list of Maine's ski areas. Image subjects: Skiers going downhill
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Books reviewed here include: "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich, "A week at the Lake" by Grace Butterfield Dow, "Play Hard, Rest Easy New England: The Ultimate Active Getaway Guide" by malcolm W. Campbell, "Letters from the Sea, 1882-1901: Joanna and Lincoln Colcord's
The Maine Brewers' Festival is a great way to sample all the best beers made in Maine. Location: Portland
Bangor Daily News: Savvy school officials in Orono have weaned their students from junk food.
Kennebec Journal: Each new research job has a ripple effect on Maine's economy. Location: Mount Desert Island
Ellsworth American: Criticism by the Natioinal Park Service of developments along the Allagash has lent support to the position of those who believe the State has mismanaged the waterway. Location: Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Try the corned beef hash at the White House. Location: Jonesboro
Sun Journal: Diversity in downtown Lewiston. Location: Lewiston
Sometimes going by the book is a totally unnecessary exercise. Location: Beals, Maine
A gifted chef has cornered the Forest City's pre-theater crowd. Image subjects: Bill Boutwell and Andrea Raymond inside Bibo's Madd Apple Café Location: Portland
- Photography by: Randy Ury
November 2001 calendar of events. Image subjects: painting: Blue Savanna by Zorach
Built in 1914, the Camden Post Office stands today with few changes. Location: Camden
