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Brickmaking
The working waterfront of coastal Maine invites endless possibilities for commerce, from the traditional and time-honored fishing industries, to shipbuilding and other businesses located on the waterfront. In between are industries using the natural resources on the land, such as saltwater farms. On the Damariscotta River in Newcastle, one family farmed their land, and established
Family Ties and Tales From Harbor de Grace
One of my favorite views of Long Island is when I careen down Fern Avenue on my bicycle, heading from east to west along the south side of the island, and below me is Harbor de Grace, in all its splendor. White cottages on grand expanses of lawn in the foreground, the sparkling cove with
The revitalization of downtown Long Island
Up until recently, “downtown” Long Island (or “down front” as some know it) was dead in the winter. The Spar restaurant was boarded up, with weeds coming through the cracks of the sidewalk, the Long Island Store was closed, except for offering gas at the gas pump a few hours a week, and there were
Gospel group livens up a Saturday evening
The Evergreen United Methodist Church was rollicking on the evening of June 23rd with the sounds of Voices of Hope. This group, based out of Rhode Island, travels around New England performing their gospel songs and giving words of hope to all who will listen. After 10 years together, they are winding up their performing
Lobster bake helps fund renovation of church steeple
Church steeples contribute to New England’s bucolic and scenic landscape. But like any old buildings, these churches, especially their steeples, need constant maintenance and care, an expensive task that often falls on the members of the church community. At the Evergreen United Methodist Church on Long Island in Casco Bay, built in 1880, the steeple
Intertribal worship service held on Long Island
On a beautiful July Sunday morning about 50 people gathered on South Beach on Long Island in Casco Bay for a First Nation’s People worship service, held under the auspices of the Evergreen United Methodist Church. Led by Oliver Blackfeather and his Blackfeather Intertribal Cultural Group, the service was a melding of traditional Methodist liturgy
Fellowship brightens Long Island’s wet spring
On any given Saturday afternoon this spring, if you had walked by the parsonage of the Evergreen United Methodist Church on Long Island, you might have heard talk and laughter. You might also have heard the clicking of knitting needles. And if you had ventured inside, you would have smelled coffee, and then been warmly