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The Carina Residency

The remarkable light (artists are always talking about light) continues to inspire generation after generation of American artists, but it has become increasingly difficult for artists to find affordable housing for extended visits on Monhegan. The Carina Residency offers Maine artists use of a cottage and studio every summer. For the past years, this program,

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The Art of Monhegan Island

Down East Books $40.00 Accessible Look at Monhegan’s Art Art books often intimidate people who have not already committed years to roaming the world’s finest art museums, absorbing hour upon hour of docent lectures. They can feel like unwanted homework, leaving you feeling like an uncomfortable guest caught in the crossfire of pretentious cocktail-party conversation.

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North Haven’s Little Problem

A year ago, when Telford Air was actively looking to sell Maine Atlantic Aviation to an interested buyer, one of the problems in negotiations was the North Haven business — or lack of it. No one had figured out a way to lengthen the privately owned Witherspoon airstrip by 200 feet so planes could land

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Seven Tips from the Experts

Real estate experts who have been at this for years know very well how to manage visitor expectations so as to deliver on the vacation promised. The experts offer tips: 1. Clean up the personal clutter and make your home tourist-friendly. “All your toys and fuzzy stuff would get in the way of someone having

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Spruced-up Chebeague Inn opens for business

The porch sagged, rain dripped through the kitchen ceiling and the laundry room was in unsanitary proximity to the dish room. Spring water would flow through the basement bar, and the restaurant occasionally ran out of toast for breakfast. Furthermore, the whole place needed a whole lot of paint. Nevertheless, Martha Dumont, of Cumberland saw

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Only the Freshest, Please!

In embracing everything Maine, Fisher has decided to use only locally grown or organic produce for his restaurant. Last January he sat down with Martha Putnam, of Farm Fresh Connection, to discuss his menu plan, asking her, for example, which Maine potatoes might make the best homemade chips? Fisher, the kind of individualist who grew

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