Maine has such gorgeous springs, but this year we kind of missed the boat. It rained almost the entire month of May, creating a cool, soggy mess. The poor lilacs - my favorite scent of the season - barely made it inside with their wet, drooping purple flowers..."
 
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People move to Maine because Maine is where they want to be. One such person is Rob Tod, founder of Allagash Brewing Company in Portland. Maine was already home to nearly twenty microbreweries when he came. "From that standpoint, Maine may not have seemed like a logical place to start a brewery, but I really wanted to live here."
 
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Sat June 18th, 10AM-noon, Making Whoopies, author Nancy Griffin will be at the Ellsworth Public Library, 20 State Street in Ellsworth, for a talk & book signing.

Sat June 18th, 10AM-2PM, Seven Days of Daisy, author and illustrator Jamie Hogan’s book launch at Peaks Fest on Peaks Island, Ferry Beach.

Sat June 18th, 10:30-11:30AM, Eat Local, author Lisa Turner will be at Odyssey Bookshop, Village Commons, Route 116, South Hadley, MA.

Sun June 19th, 1-3PM, Ghosts of Acadia, author Marcus LiBrizzi will be at Sherman’s Books & Stationery, 56 Main St., Bar Harbor.
 
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"The most satisfying books about hardscrabble life on the coast of Maine fill your nose with the pungent odor of salt air, give you a sense of worn linoleum on the floor, and set your pulse in sync with the pull of the tides and the rhythm of seawater lapping along the shore. Hull Creek, a fast-moving novel by veteran writer Jim Nichols of Warren, offers all these enticements — and more." - Nancy Grape, Portland Press Herald Read an excerpt of Hull Creek here.
 
Learn more about Hull Creek and purchase a copy of the book here

Commercially harvested only in Maine and parts of Canada, wild blueberries are prized for their intense flavor and color. The Wild Blueberry Book follows the story of these luscious berries as they make their way from the barrens to your table, with some stops along the way for pie-eating contests, baking competitions, and even an annual musical celebrating the culture that has grown up around Maine's official berry.
 
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Down East and the Camden-Rockport-Lincolnville Chamber of Commerce have teamed up to sponsor the "Maine Dream Vacation Raffle." You and a companion could win an incredible $6000 Maine dream vacation, and what's even better, all proceeds go to benefit the community service programs of Youthlinks (youthlinksonline.org). Visit www.mainedreamvacation.com to buy a raffle ticket and for more information (including the rules). Only $50 a ticket and only 500 tickets will be sold.
 
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