A Real Mainer
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PublishedMay 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 […]
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PublishedMay 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. […]
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Paula Sparks, Windham: Turning over pieces in a puzzle
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
Elizabeth Dostie, Fairfield: Roots that go deep
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
David M. Carew, Waterville: A matter of little or no interest
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PublishedMay 5, 2019
John E. Lawrence, Winslow: Real Mainers come from all over