Linda Kelley: Art, energy, a sense of play
BAR HARBOR – Linda Rowell Kelley likes time by herself in her A-frame studio, a hundred yards down a brushy path from the home she shares with her husband Terry. Linda Kelley works on a painting that...
View ArticleFisherman Laurence Newman: Snow, fog, “whatever, we went out and set the trawls”
So there I am at the Southwest Harbor Public Library, stumbled across a trove of oral history cassette tapes recorded under library auspices in the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s. I was trying to find a...
View ArticleJosh Lawson of Bernard Catches 257lb Halibut
TREMONT – Josh Lawson of Bernard was pulling up his longline on a recent Wednesday morning when he saw “a big fish coming up.” It was a 257-pound, 7.3-foot –long Atlantic halibut. Josh Lawson, left, at...
View ArticleFrank Keenan Serves up a Hearty Roadside Menu
Frank Keenan works the grill inside his food truck, Keenan’s Roadside Kitchen. The pull-out where he’s located, on Route 102, has maybe half a dozen cars and pickups parked there, this lunch hour....
View ArticleIsland Artisans: A vibrant cooperative
BAR HARBOR – Celebrating its 30 anniversary this year, Island Artisans is a vibrant shop that showcases the works of more than 100 Maine artisans. The cooperative got its start with a group of just 11...
View ArticleIkemiya: The ragtime, sparkle-divine Peace Farm state of mind
BAR HARBOR – Masanobu Ikemiya is a concert pianist, conductor, and recording artist, a foremost exponent of American ragtime, the founder of the summertime Arcady Music Festival in Maine and of the New...
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