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Cheryl Staples and her sea glass collection
Arts & Leisure

Cheryl Staples Sees the World Through Rose-Colored (and Green and Blue) Glasses

Thirty years in, she says collecting beach treasures still buoys her.
Kevin McCartney, collector of antique clothes irons, owner of Old Iron Inn in Caribou, Maine
History

Caribou’s Kevin McCartney Presses His Case For Elevating a Humble Household Tool

More than 500 antique clothes irons are on display at his B&B, the Old Iron Inn.
Betsey Telford-Goodwin and a 1925 Amish Star of Bethlehem quilt
Home + Garden

Everything’s Squared Away in Betsey Telford-Goodwin’s Antique-Quilt Shop

Some 700 blankets fill a timber-frame barn attached to her 18th-century York farmhouse.
In the dining room, an espresso-colored table and secondhand chairs she stained to match provide rich counterpoints to delicate, vintage-inspired floral wallpaper, beadboard wainscoting with scalloped trim (rendered in Accessible Beige), and aqua linen curtains
Home + Garden

A Wiscasset DIYer’s Thrifty Renovations Look Like a Million Bucks

But her budget-friendly designs rarely break the bank.
Issues & Politics

How Much Longer Will the Threat of Industrialization Loom Over Sears Island?

For activists trying to save Sears from development, the clock is ticking.
William Janelle carving a face on a gourd
Maine-Made

A Bridgton Artist’s Expressive Gourd Carvings Speak Volumes

William Janelle uses pumpkins and other winter squashes as a medium for experimenting with the faces that enliven his wooden sculptures.
Dave Copp outside Dave's Bottle and Buoy Heaven in Friendship, Maine
Maine-Made

Colorful Old Bottles Fill Dave Copp With Joy

But recently, he’s begun selling off some of his 18,000-piece collection to make room for another passion: lobster buoys.
History

An Expert on Oakland’s Tool-Making Past, Howard Hardy Has Many Axes to Grind

With a collection of more than 300 locally crafted axes and scythes, he's taken a whack at reconstructing the town's manufacturing history.
Judy Gates sewing together one of her fabric collages
Maine-Made

Fabric Collages Allow a Former Quilter to Cut Loose

Quilting had South Portland's Judy Gates feeling boxed in, so she started piecing together nature-themed textile collages instead.
Home + Garden

A Hebron Resident’s High-Voltage Holiday Spectacle Stops Traffic

On Thanksgiving, Dan Powell will set his two acres of woods along Route 124 alight with 62,070 LED bulbs worth of twinkling Yuletide cheer.
Sarah Whitty measures her prized jumbo pumpkin, Martha Stewart.
Home + Garden

In Veazie, A Grower of Giant Gourds Confronts Hefty Challenges

In her quest to grow a prize-winning fall fruit, Sarah Whitty has battled fungus, nibbling critters, and pest infestations.
Nate Garrett in an apron with a fish print piece of art
Maine-Made

South Portland Maker Nate Garrett’s Fish Prints Are Reeling In Fans

He's a practitioner of the Japanese art of gyotaku, in which a fish acts as the printing plate.
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