From wagon rides to wine tastings, many apple orchards are offering activities beyond stocking up on fruit.
Ray Routhier
Staff Writer
Ray Routhier has written about pop culture, movies, TV, music and lifestyle trends for the Portland Press Herald since 1993. He is continually fascinated with stories that show the unique character of Maine’s people and places. He’s written about why so many businesses use the made-up word “Mainely” in their names, how you can trace Portland’s history through its various smells and why Mainers lament the loss of Portland-made B&M baked beans. He’s interviewed a wide variety of filmmakers, actors, musicians and authors, including Patrick Dempsey, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Russo, Tess Gerritsen, Tony Bennett, Anna Kendrick, and Stephen King. His passions, besides writing, include baseball history, old movies and “Jeopardy!” A native of Manchester, New Hampshire, he graduated with a degree in political science from the University of New Hampshire. He lives in South Portland with his wife and two children.
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From ’90s nostalgia to comic relief, there’s a show to suit your mood coming to Maine
Rock bands Soul Asylum and Rainbow Kitten Surprise, comics Chelsea Handler and David Cross, musicians Pitbull and Post Malone and a puppet festival are coming this fall.
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A trip to pretty Wiscasset can also include art, history, speed
Wiscasset’s billed as ‘the prettiest village in Maine,’ but its diverse attractions include an art scene and a speedway.
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My Perfect Day: Belfast poet laureate would drink in Midcoast beauty and 2 cups of coffee
Maya Stein would start with a sunrise and a panoply of word puzzles and end with a seaside stroll and maybe a game of mah-jongg.
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Photographers find compelling subjects at Windham horse refuge
More than two dozen were invited to the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals’ farm over the past year to take photos for a fundraising auction next month.
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Jack Palmer, Maine star of viral ‘buttery, flaky crust’ ad, dies
He and his wife became internet famous after repeatedly flubbing the lines while filming a commercial for Dysart’s in 2012, earning an ‘SNL’ spoof.
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Bowdoin professors bring long-gone Maine writers back to life with new podcast
Tess Chakkalakal and Brock Clarke host the ‘Dead Writers’ podcast, airing on Maine Public and focusing on the lives and homes of several notable writers with ties to the state.
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Maine home of Frances Perkins, first female Cabinet member, seeks national monument designation
An architect of New Deal measures like Social Security and the 40-hour work week, Perkins returned throughout her life to a home in Newcastle that had been in her family since the 1750s.
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Why Toad the Wet Sprocket’s frontman loves coming to Maine
Glen Phillips will visit his daughter in Deer Isle when he comes to Maine this week and can’t say enough nice things about Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield.
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Visiting Acadia? Check out these Bar Harbor hot spots
Walking paths, shops and breweries are among the quaint seaside town’s attractions.