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Colleen Miller, software executive, poses for a photo in Biddeford, Maine.

Colleen Miller: Rocket Ship to Rooted

Colleen Miller The wind was moving that afternoon in Biddeford, sharp enough to lift the last of October’s leaves and send them tapping against the tall windows of The Lincoln. Downstairs, the team at Batson River had started to hang Christmas lights, strings of gold flickering over the clink of glassware. Every terminal in sight ran on Toast. At Batson River, at Spinning Jenny’s, even in the cafe where we sat, the same platform powered orders, payments, takeout, and delivery

Nov 19, 20257 min read

Saco Scoops : Melissa Colley

Melissa Colley at Saco Scoop in Saco, Maine. A Door That’s Always Open It’s a Monday afternoon on Main Street in Saco, Maine, and the Saco Scoop shop smells like hot fudge and waffle cones. Behind the counter, Melissa Colley greets every customer by name — or, if she doesn’t know it yet, simply as “my friend.” “Because that’s the way it always was,” she says, glancing at the handwritten menu above her shoulder. “And don’t change what’s not broken.” At 209 Main Street, next

Nov 18, 20255 min read

This Old Barn, Dayton Maine Barn Venue

When Cheryl and Dale Wilkinson first stepped inside the centuries-old barn on Dennett Road, they didn’t just see decay — they saw history worth saving. The beams were hand-hewn, the floors uneven, the air thick with memory. Years of renovation later, This Old Barn stands again in all its rustic glory: a 202-year-old structure now alive with weddings, laughter, and the steady pulse of family effort. How an Old Farm Became a Barn Venue Rebuilding This Old Barn in Dayton, Maine

Nov 4, 20258 min read

Saint Nick's Chimney Service - David Stover

David Stover, of Southern Maine, is the owner of Saint Nick's Chimney Service. Saco, Maine — With a brush rod in one hand and a grin in the rain, David Stover climbs the ladder like he’s done it a thousand times before. Below him, his mother Sherrell runs the vacuum inside the house, her steady rhythm matching his scraping above. Together they form the heart of Saint Nick’s Chimney Service , a Southern Maine company that has been keeping hearths clean and safe for more than

Oct 28, 20256 min read

Lucky Pigeon Brewing Company, one of the best gluten free breweries in the country, by Kathleen "Pidge" Pigeon.

Kathleen "Pidge" Pigeon : Lucky Pigeon Brewing

Kathleen "Pidge" Pigeon, owner of Lucky Pigeon Brewing in Biddeford, Maine. Biddeford, Maine — The hum of a canning line cuts through the stillness of an afternoon brew day. Inside a restored brick building off Laconia Street, sunlight pools across the floor, the air rich with the earthy sweetness of fermenting grain. A group of regulars trade stories at the bar while a brewer wipes condensation from a stainless-steel tank. Behind the counter, greeting everyone by name, stand

Oct 22, 20258 min read

Silas Wolff : Wolff Works

Silas Wolff's face glows from the fire of a coal forge while creating a chef knife. Photo by Cy Cyr. Kennebunkport, Maine, hums with early - Fall quiet. The scent of salt and pine mixes with the faint metallic tang of steel in the air. Out back of an old family barn, beside stacks of wood and a coal forge glowing orange, a German Shepherd named Bjorn thumps his tail and drops a stick at the feet of his owner, Silas Wolff . Inside the workshop, sparks burst like fireflies as

Oct 14, 20257 min read

Mainely Blooms on Route One in Arundel, Maine.

Mainely Blooms: Katie and Cody Sherer

Katie and Cody Sherer, owners of Mainely Blooms at 1903 Portland Road in Arundel, Maine. Photo by Cy Cyr. Three Generations on the Same Patch of Maine Soil Here on a long, humming stretch of Route 1 in Arundel, a family’s land has been put to work for three generations—and three entirely different businesses. That continuity is the quiet power behind Mainely Blooms , the perennial nursery and flower farm owned by Cody and Katie Sherer at 1903 Portland Road in Arundel, Maine

Oct 8, 20257 min read