A Real Mainer

Published
May 9, 2019

Richard W. Perkins, Ogunquit; Firing up the wood stove

I recently read that as we grow older, we are only older on the outside, inside we are forever young. In reflection of that adage, I wholeheartedly agree. As I approach my 89th birthday on August 25th, it seems only yesterday that I was a barefoot boy, with a mop of blonde curls and blue […]
Published
May 9, 2019

Annunziata Graziano, South Portland: Learning how to be a Mainer

When I was young, I realized that I had a lot of friends whose parents were from Maine. And most of the time, their grandparents and great-grandparents had also been born and raised in Maine. My family was not like this. Both of my parents had moved to Maine for work and for its beauty. […]
Published
May 5, 2019

Paula Sparks, Windham: Turning over pieces in a puzzle
Published
May 5, 2019

Elizabeth Dostie, Fairfield: Roots that go deep
Published
May 5, 2019

David M. Carew, Waterville: A matter of little or no interest

Published
May 5, 2019

John E. Lawrence, Winslow: Real Mainers come from all over