There’s a throwback feel to life in this suburb. During Clam Fest, we can all get a taste.
Leslie Bridgers
Columnist
Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Readers suggest the objects they’d pick to explain Maine
Black flies, ice fishing shacks and maple syrup were just a few of the things people suggested as additions to the list we published on Independence Day weekend.
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Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Maine, News, Politics
The following Mainers are also not running for U.S. Senate | Column
Patrick Dempsey and Heather Cox Richardson took themselves out of the running. Here, we’re helpfully preempting the statements of other would-bes.
Posted inDo This, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine, News
12 of Maine’s most irresistible photo ops | Column
Without fail, these sights inspire people to stop and take a picture.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Leslie Bridgers, Maine, News
The most famous paintings of Maine, after ‘Christina’s World’ | Column
We asked art experts (and AI) for their picks.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Food, Guides, Life & Culture, Maine
Maine explained in 40 objects
A primer about the state’s people, history and culture can be found in the everyday things that make up Maine life.
Posted inEvents, Life & Culture, Maine, Outdoors
Have questions about birding in Maine? Ask Maine Audubon in our live Q&A
Join us Wednesday, July 22, over the lunch hour to chat with naturalist Doug Hitchcox in real-time.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, News
Maine’s roadside farm stands now have their own map
A Brunswick hobby farmer started soliciting listings for his Farmstands Guide in the spring.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Leslie Bridgers, Maine, News
This honor-system farm store in Cumberland couldn’t work just anywhere | Column
At all times of day and night, customers can shop for grass-fed beef, eggs and snacks — and they’d like to keep it that way.
Posted inBusiness, Leslie Bridgers, News
Maine isn’t just a wedding destination. People come to propose, too. | Column
Acadia National Park and Portland Head Light are popular spots to pop the question.