How Julie Mulkern helps Maine kids get outside in winter. Maine can’t export winter to more temperate climates, but Julie Mulkern is working on exporting
Category: At The Helm
You Can Bank On Her
Steering two Maine banks with serious longevity through a merger is just the latest accomplishment for Jeanne Hulit, the former leader of the Small Business
Baxter Brewing Taps a New President
Jenn Lever honed her leadership skills working for one of the world’s biggest beverage companies. Now she’s home. One of the first things Jenn Lever
The Plot Thickens
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A young Mainer returns home to farm oysters on Casco Bay. With 140,000 oysters growing in the Harraseeket River she might need a bigger
The Poet Librarian of Franklin County
Poet Julia Bouwsma wanted literary community; at the Kingfield library, she’s created one. On a winter day in late 2014, Julia Bouwsma pulled her car
Fashion Forward
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Inspired by a childhood on Indian Island and the social work she does today, Donna Decontie Brown uses Wabanaki traditions to create contemporary fashion.
The New Share Croppers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Daybreak Growers Alliance puts a different spin on the CSA model, bringing farms together in collaboration, instead of competition. Adrienne Lee uses a team
Woman at the Wheel
A day on the water with Capt. Catherine Corey, the only woman with Casco Bay’s water taxi service. “This is my own boat,” yells Capt.
Lessons for Locavores
Facts blend with flavors on Maine Food for Thought’s tour of some of Portland’s best restaurants. Sarah Hach runs the year-old company with her husband.
Our So-Called Retirement Life
How one of Freeport’s friendliest businesses, Bessie’s Farm Goods, was born, and thrives. Kathy Heye and Deede Montgomery, co-owners of Bessie’s Farm Goods, first got
