Two
Written by Gouldsboro resident Letitia Baldwin, this is a two-volume, slip-cased, set of the illustrated history of the
The Gardens are owned and operated by the
Maine in Four Seasons:
20 Poets Celebrate the Turning Year
Edited by Wesley McNair
The poems in this gift-size anthology speak to the seasons of Maine, celebrating familiar scenery and events in a common language. The 20 poems represent the range of seasonal landscapes and activities from the coast to the northernmost border and includes work from Milbridge poet Theodore Enslin.
Maine
Down East Map and Guide
The Maine landscape is made up of many interesting features created by vast sheets of glacial ice that covered
The Ice Age Trail will take you through one of the finest and most accessible areas of glacial moraines, deltas and eskers. It is located along the coastal “Down East” section of
The trail consists of stops along highways and country roads. It will take you from the top of
Copies are available at the Cinnamon Stick in Milbridge.
The Art of Maine in Winter
By Carl Little and Arnold Skolnick
Snow on a meadow, ice blocks in a bay, frozen winter streams, sea smoke hovering over the ocean, and houses becoming gingerbread fantasies after a snowstorm--these are the glories of winter in Maine that have inspired artists for almost 200 years.
Art lovers and
About the Authors
CARL Little is a prolific writer and lecturer on artists who have painted in
ARNOLD SKOLNICK has produced more than fifty books on fine art. He lives in
Making Whoopies:
The Official Whoopie Pie Book
By Nancy Griffin
The battle over Whoopie pies has begun. Are they from
This little book is a wide-ranging, lighthearted look at Whoopie pies and the folks who love them. Contains 16 recipes, including "healthy," gluten-free, and zucchini Whoopie pies!
About the Author
NANCT GRIFFIN has been a freelance writer for more than 20 years. A lifelong Whoopie pie lover, she can be often found munching on one of these classic treats and has even been known to share, but not often. She lives in
The Maple Sugar Book
By Helen and Scott Nearing
This book is filled with a history of sugaring from Native American to modern times, with practical tips on how to sap trees, process sap, and market syrup. In an age of microchips and software that are obsolete before you can install them, maple sugaring is a process that's stood the test of time. Sixty years after its original publication in 1950, The Maple Sugar Book is as relevant as ever to the homestead or small-scale commercial practitioner.
About the Authors
Helen and Scott Nearing individually and together wrote more than thirty books, including several recently reissued by Chelsea Green Publishing. While the Nearings are perhaps better known for their subsequent homestead at Forest Farm in
A Fisherman's Guide to
By Kevin Tracewski
A Fisherman's Guide to
With each individual chapter including a profile of a local angling personality who is an expert on that particular region, A Fisherman's Guide To Maine covers eight distinct fishing regions including:
A lifelong fisherman and biologist/entomologist, Kevin Tracewski reveals not only the best places to fish, but how to get to them, as well as what techniques and tackle to use. If you have an opportunity to fish the waters of
The Garden Primer: Second Edition
By Barbara Damrosch
Barbara Damrosch is a self-confirmed 'old-fashioned dirt gardener.' In her second edition of her book you’ll find gardening facts, helpful hints and earthy advice. The book's first section covers the basics of what a gardener needs to get started: principles of landscape design, What Plants Need, gardening gear and how to buy plants.
Damrosch, who aims to answer as many questions about gardening as possible, gives more than the standard instructions for making compost and buying pruning tools; she includes details like parts of plants and a comprehensive guide to botanical names that give beginning gardeners an unusually sophisticated and scientific footing. With sections on annuals, perennials, vegetables, herbs, fruits, bulbs, lawns, trees and even houseplants, to name a few, and with specifics for individual plants in each section, this book will be a useful addition to the collections of seasoned gardeners as well as novices.
About the Author
Barbara has worked professionally in the field of horticulture since 1977. She writes, consults and lectures on gardening and farming and is co-owner, with her husband Eliot Coleman, of Four Season Farm, an experimental market garden in
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On occasion VisitMilbridge.com will showcase books featuring both local writers and others who write about Milbridge, the surrounding areas and our lovely home state of Maine. Many of the books featured can be found at area libraries and from booksellers everywhere.
Sea Vegetable Celebration:
Recipes Using Ocean Vegetables
By Shep Erhart and Leslie Cerier
Welcome to the world of sea vegetables..Gourmet and natural food enthusiastswill delight in the more than 100 meatless recipes included in this book.
Ounce for ounce sea vegetables are higher in vitamins and minerals than any other food group. You'll learn about the healing benefits of each of these sea veggies along with how they're also beneficial for pets and plants and can be used as beauty aids. This is the perfect cookbook to learn how to enjoy these gifts from the ocean.
About the Author
Shep Erhart created a seaweed harvesting and processing business in
An Upriver Passamaquoddy
By Allen J. Sockabasin
Drawing on his memories and an oral tradition, Allen Sockabasin returns to his Passamaquoddy
When Allen was a child in the 1940s and 1950s, his village was isolated and depended largely on subsistence hunting and fishing, working in the woods, and seasonal harvesting work for its survival.
Passamaquoddy was its first language, and the tribal traditions of sharing and helping one another ensured the survival of the group.
To the outside world, they lived in poverty, but Allen remembers a life that was rich and rewarding in many ways. He recalls the storytellers, tribal leaders, craftsmen, basketmakers, hunters, musicians, and elders who are still his heroes, and he explains why preserving the Passamaquoddy traditions and language is so critical to his people's survival in modern times. Many rare photographs illustrate this fascinating memoir.
About the Author
Allen Sockabasin is a musician and storyteller who has performed in the
Life Between the Tides:
Marine Plants and Animals of the Northeast
Our coastline—with its rocky shore, mudflats, salt marshes and sandy beaches—provides a diverse habitat and is home to many marine and estuarine species. Some, such as lobsters, crabs, and sea urchins, are familiar to everyone. Many others, however, might be new to you.
Here's a beautifully illustrated little field guide that will help you identify and learn about the many plants and animals of our intertidal zone. Nearly a decade before the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock, European settlers were eking out a living on the rocky coast of Colin Woodard, an is author, award-winning journalist. A native of The headlines have been full of controversy over casinos, racinos, land claims settlements, and sovereign rights for Native Americans in Maine—and it's likely that we'll be talking about these complex issues for some time yet. An award-winning historian with an enjoyable narrative style, Neil Rolde puts these controversies in context by telling the larger story of Maine Indians. You'll learn about their legends and culture, their struggles with government agents, the long fight for the right to vote, and the history of tribal representation in our legislature. Neil Rolde, is a prize-winning historian and author. He is also a former
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By Colin Woodard
In this riveting history of his native state, award-winning journalist Colin Woodard reveals Mainers' increasingly difficult struggle to hold on to their communities and the early American ideals that have sustained them. The
Unsettled Past, Unsettled Future:
The Story of
By Neil Rolde
Rolde explores what we know about the prehistory period in
And then there's that 1790 federal law that made subsequent state treaties with Indians null and void unless ratified by Congress, and the realization in the 1970s that title to two-thirds of
There are many generous voices in this book, sharing their stories and hopes and fears and helping us to broaden our understanding of the issues faced by Native Americans in
Dark Woods, Chill Waters:
Ghost Tales from Down East Maine
By Marcus LiBrizzi
Forgotten somewhere between Bar Harbor, Maine, and New Brunswick, Canada, lies the most remote and mysterious section of the Eastern Seaboard.
It is a region rich in stark beauty--and supernatural lore. The harsh landscape, with its rocky seaside cliffs and thundering surf and miles of dark, mysterious forest farther inland, lends itself to the ghost story. Overlaying the ghost tales gathered in this book is a sense of unspeakable horror and malice.
About the Author
Marcus LiBrizzi is an Assistant Professor of English at the
West Sullivan Days
By Jack Havey
Who better to capture the true color and humor of 1930s life in small-town coastal
With extraordinary warmth and humor, Jack Havey tells the story of the people and goings-on in West Sullivan, which stands in the heart of our unique “Down East” region. You’ll meet a host of colorful characters, from postmasters and blacksmiths to garage mechanics and newspaper reporters. Thanks in large part to folks like this, West Sullivan Days is a treasure of wit, charm, fun, and good memories.
JACK HAVEY, was born and raised in the coastal downeast town of
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