Welner, author of Tragedy in Casco Bay, wrote this book in 2006 when she discovered an old newspaper story about how a pleasure boat named The Don vanished in 1941, drowning all people aboard, most of them good friends, some relatives; they were headed for an all day June lobster bake, no boat remnants were ever found and only a few bodies were discovered from Harpswell all the way to Portland. (Recording date: June 21st, 2020)
In Atkinson, Maine, one can have a custom-made canoe made meticulously in the old-fashioned way with canvas and wood, by Rollin Thurlow, a master canoe builder with many years experience; but be prepared to wait for at least 2 years before launching. (Recording date: June 14, 2020)
There is a largely glowing lavender-colored blur atop a sunny hill above the property owned by artist Ramone Hanley Warren; it is her Lavender Farm and she tells us of the myriad things one can do with this beautiful herb. (Recording date: June 7th, 2020)
Dash is just starting out as a farrier, an ancient and vitally important calling, but is already shoeing many horses, more are waiting, he is doing what he loves and is doing it well. (Recording date: May 31st, 2020)
Al Hipkins, a man of multiple musical talents, explains to us that being a caller for square dances is not for sissies, is extremely vigorous and involved, and for all the things he has learned to do and teach in the field of music over the years of his working life, Square Dance calling is up there with his favorites. (Recording date: May 24th, 2020)
Pam Douglas worked hard all her life in retail, as a waitress and a caretaker of older people, yet her hopes of opening a "necessary" ice cream stand in Harpswell was never far from her dreams, and so she did; a colorful beautiful happy place with fabulous ice cream concoctions, instantly popular and loved by locals and tourists alike. (Recording date: May 17th, 2020)
The Nelson Family Project is in place now with a mission of educating as many as possible about the horrors of Lyme Disease by telling their story and working endlessly at getting the word out to every possible place, especially schools. (ONE HOUR SHOW) (Recording date: May 10th, 2020)
More than 20 years ago Ryan Wheeler's mother began to sell her pies from a table under an umbrella, all paid for on the honor system which still exists today, although the inventory has expanded to include Whoopie Pies, cookies and jams. (Recording date: May 3rd, 2020)
A member of the well known Stanton Bird Club out of Lewiston, Doug Boyd, after retiring from several successful Maine businesses, a couple of which he started himself, followed his dream to become a full time bird watcher and chronicler, a hobby which he pursues with passion, often traveling to very far off places around the blob with hopes of seeing the rarest, best and most beautiful birds. (Recording date: April 26th, 2020)
Without being preachy, Barbara Irvin teaches that one can realize one's dream with dogged perseverance and determination, and although she cannot see very well, she can and will succeed as a writer. (Recording date: April 19th, 2020)
The energetic Ms. De Lasso joined this rapidly growing, now world-wide group of females, all adorned with red hats, bling and purple outfits, who gather everywhere for the sole purpose of sharing life-long sisterhood, and simply enjoying their lives, and each other to the fullest. (Recording date: April 19, 2020)
In the early 1960s Tina Ellsworth, a young curious and ambitious French woman, came to America to learn about it, worked for American families in NY, taught at the Waynflete School in Portland, ran a very successful business in Brunswick and is now a happy and successful realtor in Sabattus. (Recording date: April 12th, 2020)
Born to be a park ranger, Christie began at Acadia, traversed lots of the world, other parks, experienced many beautiful adventures and came back to her true love, Acadia, where she has been ever since, this time with her park ranger husband and their two sons. (Recording date: April 5th, 2020)
Retired navy officer Jim Bridge of Brunswick spends his retirement years going into Maine woods all year 'round, often in extremely difficult situations, terrains and weather, to rescue lost adults and children, some with disabilities. (Recording date: March 29th, 2020)
Completely populated by people with intellectual disabilities, these "artists" as they rightfully call themselves, create beautiful and charming works of art at Spindleworks, all kinds of art, for sale, anywhere in Maine. (Recording date: March 22nd, 2020)
This show is about a very young man and his owning and running 3 Maine restaurants serving only comfort food breakfasts and lunches, and his passion, respect and love for the charming 15 stool Princess Diner, built in 1927. (Recording date: March 15th, 2020)
This show concentrates on the rescue of lost or stolen dogs and the poignant stories that Judene and other volunteers tell about the reunions between frantic families and their lost dogs found by this very good and important organization. (Recording date: March 8th, 2020)
Perkins is a man who fills every minute of his life with a multitude of seriously creative occupations, but this show focuses only on his crazy Ventriloquist pursuits with his huge and funny puppets. (Recording date: March 1st, 2020)
Phil Taylor had a bucket list and in it were the words, "Become a firefighter when you retire" so after a full and successful career as a helicopter pilot he decided to train (successfully) as a firefighter at age 61. (Recording date: February 23, 2020)
David never met Senator Smith (I did) and yet knows her well because of his closeness to the library and all her memorabilia there, his dedication to keeping her memory alive and to making certain everyone knows of the great Senator and of her everlasting contribution to Maine and the world. (Recording date: February 16th, 2020)
This gracious, brilliant lady completely debunks the Hollywood prototype of warty, pointy-hatted ugly screeching women casting spells while roaring about on brooms, teaching you that being a witch is about love, compassion, intelligence and the Golden Rule. (Recording date: February 9th, 2020)
Richard and his wife Rita raise the huge flightless birds and explain all they give to anyone wishing to also raise them, from their meat, feathers, skin, oils, and enormous delicious eggs. (Recording date: February 2nd, 2020)
This dinosaur savant can look at a tooth from 200 million years ago, the size of a comma, and explain every single detail of the animal's life, including it's size, its young, its food, and if it flew, ran, roared, or squeaked. (Recording date: January 19, 2020)
While contributing many valuable and good things to Maine, Catherine has maintained a long and happy business of getting the purest, freshest and best candies to Mainers with her three very busy and beautiful Maine candy shops. (Recording date: January 12, 2020)
The ever-popular Dave Chipman worked long, hard and endlessly at a variety of occupations so he could finally build and start the very successful and richly diverse Harpswell TV station, where everybody knows his name. (Recording date: January 5th, 2020)
Rick spends many hours scouring the earth and Maine's waterways for treasures that were "junk" found thrown away by people decades ago, so he can rescue them, and from them create stunning and unique art pieces. (Recording date: December 29th, 2019)
Julie helps us all to understand paranormal activity when it's encountered, explains why we need not fear the so-called "unknown", and the rolls TV shows, books and movies have played in making us fearful. (Recording date: December 22nd, 2019)
After years of hard work and running other shops, Becky Shepherd's dream was to open a successful coffee and pastry shop in Brunswick, Maine, and she did in the Tontine Mall, naming it Wild Oats. (November 24th, 2019)
Tim is retired Navy and today his house is filled with beautiful, ancient clocks, more than even he can count, that he lovingly repairs and brings back to life so once again they may be respected, loved and used. (Recording date: December 15th, 2019)
Steve has worked hard to learn his trade and is gradually getting hired more and more often to write or act in shows of his own, and other's creations. (Recording date: December 9th, 2019)
