A small exhibition of oil paintings and watercolors by artist and architect Emily Muir opened at the Farnsworth Art Museum on April 21, and will continue through Aug. 13. The exhibition celebrates Muir’s long career (she turned 98 this year) and also includes some examples of work by her husband, sculptor William Muir (1902-1964) along
The frozen lobster business extends its reach
Jeff Holden, owner of Portland Shellfish and Claw Island Foods of Vinalhaven, says the two companies handled about half a million pounds of lobster in 2001. In 2002, he hopes to exceed that amount by 20 percent, largely as a result of a new alliance forged between Claw Island and Inland Seafood, a major processor,
Do it yourself
Doing it yourself has certain rewards. You learn to do things you never thought you could do. So, if we wanted our own “real” restaurant, with no working capital and only our four hands, there was only one thing to do – build it ourselves. The first thing we had to do was tackle Drake’s
Life’s list
About a week before the USA decided to take part in World War One, this columnist came into the world with his four and a half pounds and moan and bustle. Then a couple of weeks ago he came up all standing with the realization that every day from now on he’d be getting nearer
What does ‘leverage’ really mean?
Remember 8th grade science class when we learned about the world’s “seven simple machines?” The wheel, the pulley and the inclined plane were three simple machines, as I recall, and so, too, was the lever. I vaguely remember the observational exercises we did by placing a triangular block at different points along a board and
Taking the watery short-cut to Canada
The marine weather forecast we saw on television as we packed for our cruise to Nova Scotia said seas in the Gulf of Maine would be five to eight feet and an east wind would blow at 30 to 40 knots. But, we’d looked forward to the trip for months and so this detail didn’t
This summer’s cruise ships could bring Portland $8 million
Major revenue will pour into Portland in the coming months as cruise ships dock at the former Bath Iron Works. This year, 36 ships, carrying a total of more than 4,000 passengers, are scheduled to arrive from May through early October. Exactly how much revenue does this business bring to Portland? “We can count on
Diversifying to survive; A Kennebunkport fisherman acts on his brainstorm
Fisherman Michael Day of Kennebunk likes to kid around and say the idea for his alternative marine-based occupation – tour boat operator – was the result of “a fisherman going to bed at night after he’d eaten too much garlic and waking up at 1 a.m. with a brainstorm.” But actually, it is part of
Newfoundland town wants to tax fishermen as businesses
A Newfoundland town has come up with a tax plan that could have implications for fishermen across Atlantic Canada and beyond – negative implications, according to the fishermen. The Springdale, Newfoundland, town government has decided that taxing fishermen as businesses is a good way to increase revenue. Fishermen respond that the tax is wrong-headed and
A significant change of command for the BOWDOIN
When the fabled schooner BOWDOIN departs for one of its voyages from Maine Maritime Academy in Castine this summer, it will be under the command of two women – for the first time in the vessel’s history. Captain Heather Stone, from Michigan by way of Hopkinton, New Hampshire, will be in command, and her first