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Peter Ralston’s Maine: A Life in Photographs
A career-spanning new book showcases photographer Peter Ralston’s gift and passion for going beneath the surface of his beloved Maine coast. In the early morning of July 17 of this year, Peter Ralston came to Puritan Press in Braintree, Massachusetts, from his home in Rockport, Maine, and watched the first pages of Going Deep: Inside the Coast and Islands of Maine roll off the press and onto a table where he could hold them in his hands. Over the course of four decades, he has taken thousands of photos that show the timeless endurance of Maine’s maritime world, as well as the stark threat of that world changing as ocean waters warm. He is quick to express emotion, and if the press operators knew the story behind the pages that Ralston now held, they would understand why he would say, “I was beside myself.”
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Bangor Beautiful plants native trees, removes invasive species at farmers market
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Bangor Farmer’s Market is a favorite spot for many during the fall. One organization is helping to plant trees to make the spot a little more beautiful. Sixteen tree saplings were planted Thursday morning by the Bangor Beautiful nonprofit. Native plants like pitched pine...
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This Once-A-Year Maine Festival Celebrates Over 200 Historic Apple Varieties
More than 200 kinds of old apples sit on display for one afternoon each fall. Most of them will never show up at your grocery store. You can taste plenty of them for free. You can also bring a mystery apple from your backyard tree, and experts will try to name it. I have so many questions about the gnarly tree behind my old school.