Billed as a biography, the book by Philip D’Anieri dispels some misconceptions about the purpose of the trail and the people who built and hiked it.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Society Notebook: E2Tech toasts to innovation in eco-friendly technology
Members of the organization gathered for an annual meeting and holiday mixer at Foundation Brewing in Portland.
Deep Water: ‘Wood,’ by Jennifer Onken
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Best-Sellers: ‘The Lincoln Highway,’ ‘The 1619 Project’
The current best-selling books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
On ‘Tonight Show,’ Biden talks of cross-party friendship – and making breakfast
He also celebrates the passage of his bipartisan infrastructure bill, saying it would ‘create millions of jobs.’
Michael Strahan flies into space with astronaut’s daughter: ‘Wow!’
Saturday’s launch marks the last one this year by private U.S. companies as space tourism finally takes off.
Judge OKs regulators’ subpoena for ‘Rust’ assistant director
Dave Halls had responsibilities for set safety, knew who was present during the fatal shooting and had handled the gun, OSHA says.
51% of Americans support religious exemptions to vaccination
The poll’s findings reveal the latest public opinion amid debates about when to grant the requests.
Banksy creates T-shirt to help statue-toppling defendants
Hundreds of people have lined up in the English city of Bristol to get the latest work by elusive street artist Banksy.
La Scala delays ballet season opener due to virus outbreak
Four ballerinas and 10 theater support personnel test positive for COVID-19.