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It s easy enough to do in a state like Maine, which has dozens of geographic names with foreign spellings and pronunciations. And with thousands of tourists set to visit Maine and Acadia National Park this summer we figured it would be helpful to prevent a travel travesty by letting folks know the correct way to say Mount Desert Island. Is it Mount
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Widely debated for centuries, one of the best explanations I have seen for the valid vernacular comes to us by way of a blog.
According to All Things Maine, there s a history behind how the name is supposed to be said. Quoting an argument from the late 1800s, the piece proposes the correct pronunciation stems from French navigator and explorer, Samuel de Champlain s description of this lonely island:
Agnes Bushell’s latest novel blossoms into kaleidoscope
But The Oracle Pool is anything but a classic mystery. The plot is non-linear, the living and dead commingle, and the characters are seekers of every stripe.
By William David Barry
Local review
Cover courtesy of Littoral Books
“His laugh carried. His voice carried. So early in the morning, and already he was assuming his back-of-the-bus role as Comedy Central Carian Correspondent (‘It’s Jack Swann here, reporting from ancient Caria, on this fifth day of pilgrimage in the exciting world of tumulus tombs, oracular caves and egg and dart moldings…’) and already Ruth was finding it annoying.”
After years of neglect, Riverton Trolley Park may rise again
The city of Portland, in coordination with a nonprofit, has started a nearly $500,000 project to rehabilitate the 19-acre park, which was once a premier destination in Maine.
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People walk along a line of waiting trolley cars at Riverton Park. Photo courtesy of the Collections of Maine Historical Society, MaineMemory.net #12164
On the day that Riverton Trolley Park opened to the public 125 years ago, 10,000 eager visitors boarded trolley cars for the 20-cent round trip to a slice of paradise on the banks of the Presumpscot River.
Visitors enjoyed extravagant performances in a natural amphitheater, a fancy casino building, canoeing, fishing, and vast open green space. The park, built by the Portland Railroad Co., quickly became Maine’s premier destination.
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