Men find treasure in ‘cellar hole somebody told us about’ June 21, 2016Buildings and Places, History and Politics, Homecellars, digging, history By Erin Rhoda One item appears to be a relic made of silver.
Century-old film shows Maine firefighters using horses, carriages and ‘self propellers’ to save lives May 14, 2016Buildings and Places, History and Politics1866, 1912, fire, fire department, firefighters, history, horseless steam engine, maine, portland By Seth Koenig “The people who produced this short, yet historic film are not known.”
Unused extra bedrooms in Maine worth $2.8 billion, website estimates May 11, 2016Buildings and Places, Homeairbnb, bedroom, finder.com, housing, maine, portland, rentals By Seth Koenig Added insurance, utility bills and property maintenance costs would probably cut into these rental revenues some.
This hidden tiny shipping container-like home was built on a Maine island to be self-sustaining May 3, 2016Buildings and Places, Home, Sciencealex porter, alex scott porter, bruce porter, criehaven, elisabeth ogilvie, island life, maine, ragged isle, shipping container home, sustainable living, tiny home By Seth Koenig It even has a special off-grid refrigerator designed for storing medical supplies in Sub-Saharan Africa.
These 3 new maps illustrate Maine’s surprising role in the ‘future of global civilization’ May 1, 2016Buildings and Places, Home, Scienceagriculture, arctic, business, canada, climate change, eimskip, maine, new york city, shipping, washington By Seth Koenig Maine could become one of America’s most important states for agriculture and international trade.
How Portlanders are ensuring development won’t destroy this neighborhood’s cool stories April 26, 2016Buildings and Places, History and Politics, HomeAyumi Horie, Elise Pepple, Portland Brick By Erin Rhoda “As development shapes our city, how do we honor and not erase what was?”
The history of Portland’s destruction and rebirth, in pictures April 9, 2016Buildings and Places, History and Politics, Homefire, phoenix, portland, rebirth By Erin Rhoda Maine’s largest city has burned down quite a bit.
Photographer rediscovers abandoned secret nudist colony in small Maine town March 26, 2016Buildings and Places, History and Politics, Homemaine, nudist colony, nudists By Seth Koenig The gathering place was remote — members had to hike through the woods to reach it — and those who participated were sworn to secrecy once they were allowed to join.
The story of a husband and wife who froze to death at a pivotal point in Maine history — and became poetry March 15, 2016Buildings and Places, History and Politics, Homeawesome history, poem, poetry, Standish, Thomas Shaw By Erin Rhoda A real story from “those days of material and political struggle” as Maine became a state.
When 8-year-olds demanded more: The little-known child labor strike of Brunswick January 14, 2016Buildings and Places, History and Politics19th century, child labor, history, industry, maine, maine history, textile mills By Seth Koenig “The millworkers lived in Brunswick’s Little Canada along the Androscoggin River, four blocks of filthy, decrepit, company-owned tenements.”