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Monday morning, local landmark Red’s Dairy Freeze was torn down, months after sustaining what must have been pretty severe structural damage in an early spring electrical fire.  It was a sad day indeed.  The good news is that reconstruction is already underway.  I just hope the new design maintains some of the charm that the […]

Last weekend we went to see The Black Keys at Bank of America Pavillion on the Boston Waterfront.  I’d never been to the newly spruced up waterfront section of Boston and I’ve never seen this band, so it was a whole new experience.
I haven’t been to too many live shows lately, but have seen a […]

The following is a list of backers from my recent fundraising project to whom I owe my utmost gratitude.  I am truly humbled by everyone’s interest and support.  In the coming months I will be able to enjoy a freedom to create images that because of financial constraints I haven’t felt in a long time. […]

This morning I took a drive up to Bath to shop for building materials at the Habitat for Humanity Restore.  I haven’t been having any luck at the Portland location lately so I decided to go take a look at the midcoast region’s inventory.
Driving up 295 I heard on the radio that the (replica) Tall […]

If you consider yourself a sandwich connoisseur like myself and you are in the Portland area then get over to Po’ Boys & Pickles on Forest Ave in the old D’Angelos across from Susan’s Fish and Chips.  If you don’t know Susan’s you need to brush up on your Portland dive eatery knowledge.  The list […]

In 2007 I wrote a post about Maine Biofuels.  That was when they were just getting started.  The place has come a long way since then.  It has gone through several transformations and reconfigurations, but the goal has always remained the same - recycling used cooking oil into diesel and heating fuel.  In fall 2009 […]

Its hard to believe, but until recently I had never grown a beard.  I’ve always preferred a hairless face.  Even though I am way too lazy and care way too little about personal hygiene to shave daily, I usually manage to get the razor out at least a couple times a week.  Growing it out […]

Coastal areas got a major rain event Sunday while inland areas saw mostly snow.  Temps dropped overnight leaving the roads coated in a fine layer of black ice and everyone’s windshield sheathed in this strange pattern of heavy frost…

I had the pleasure of scraping it off all eight windows on my wagon since the heat […]

This Saturday (November 7th, 2009) is the 35th Annual Art Auction at Maine College of Art.  I think this is my fourth time donating.  This year my contribution is a 32″ x 40″ print of Cowan Mill; Lewiston, ME 2007.

The mill, built in 1850 was destroyed by a massive fire in July 2009.  Arson was […]

To those of you who pay attention to the date stamps on these posts I know what you’re thinking…  “Wow Mark, three posts in one day.”  I know, I’m not sure what’s come over me, but I keep meaning to write this one and need to do it before I forget again.

Maine Moose in the […]