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Oh Canada!

A trip to Nova Scotia by coastal New Englanders may seem unnecessary; simply more of what we’re already used to here, only further north and east. That Atlantic province of Canada does have many interesting connections with us Yankees. But, as they say, vive la difference! Two of us decided to venture from the coast

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Generation Loss

Northampton, MA: Small Beer Press, 2007 Second Chance Elizabeth Hand’s new novel is described as a “psychological thriller” and a combination of “Patricia Highsmith and Patti Smith.” Hand has lived on the coast of Maine since 1988, the same year her first work was published. Since then, she’s written many novels and short stories, and

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The Colors of Lobstering

Camden, Maine: Down East Books, 2007 $15.00 Good pictures that cast no spell Greg Currier is a good photographer and the pictures in this book are nice. For your money you have a souvenir of Maine, or an addition to the coffee table, or a house present to leave with hosts. Besides those positives, it

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A Handmade Life: In Search of Simplicity

Chelsea Green Publishing, 2002 Crafting Our Lives with Our Own Hands Coperthwaite, a Maine native, has traveled the globe extensively over the years, but still calls Maine home, with his handsome hand-built 3-story yurt on Dickinson Reach in Machiasport. Yurts are what Coperthwaite is best known for, that circular shelter originally used like tents by

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Amy and Isabelle Abide with Me

New York: Random House,1998, 2006 Stories that Transcend their Imaginary Maine Landscapes Don’t check the map to find the places in Maine where novelist Elizabeth Strout locates her books, because Shirley Falls, West Annett and the Sabbanock River are all fictional. Yet they feel real; testimony to the insight and empathy of Strout, a native

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The “Local Science” of Eliot Coleman

The health of the biosphere demands our attention. We are called to consider what we are doing that harms the environment, and how, in turn, we too might be negatively impacted. Our attention has been drawn, large-scale, to carbon footprints and renewable resources. But right in our own kitchens, take a look at the food

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THE REVOLUTION STARTS HERE

“Store to send lobsters gently into that good pot: Whole Foods waives ban on live sales in Maine.” — Boston Globe, Feb. 8, 2007 MEMO From: Little Bay Lobster Company To: Vinalhaven lobstermen Please note that we have assured Whole Foods we can deliver lobsters guaranteed to be fresh, healthy, and humanely treated. Therefore, their

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2 titles on Stone Walls

Stone by Stone: the Magnificent History in New England’s Stone Walls New York: Walker, 2002 Exploring Stone Walls: A Field Guide to New England’s Stone Walls New York: Walker, 2005 Set in Stone New England’s stone walls are a ubiquitous feature of its landscape. As with anything we grow accustomed to, it is easy enough

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