Chanticleer Garden

There are a lot of things a pleasure garden needs to be successful: first and foremost, a wide variety of flora to enjoy, ponds or…

The Maine Man of Jam in Wiscasset

Meet Ron Leeman, The Maine Man of Jam.  A pleasant, genuine, gentle and personable man who turns 80 this year, and has lived along the…

Baldwin’s Book Barn

Does the idea of a 200-year old barn containing a 5-story maze made of books stored in beautiful antique fruit crates sound great to you?…

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