Visitor's Guide 2018

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CRAFTY MAINERS Our inspirational artisans will send you home laden with treats— leave room in your car! The very best souvenir is often something handmade, out of materials indigenous to the place. Throughout your stay, look for quality Maine products to bring home that will remind you of your visit to Maine. From a studio on Portland’s CustomHouseWharf, Sea Bags turns old retired sails into fashionable totes strong enough to carry just about anything from provisions for a beach outing to your laptop. The vast majority of Rogue Industries ’ Made inMaine Collection is crafted from leather tanned here inMaine; this is their 10th year creating elegant slim front pocket wallets and an ever-expanding assortment of leather accessories. Edgecomb Potters produces hand-crafted wares inspired by the sea and mountains around us. Choose from luscious shades of pink, green, teal, and watermelon tourmaline at Cross Jewelers, which maintains the largest collection of tourmaline jewelry ever assembled—when you bring home a piece of Maine tourmaline jewelry, you’re truly bringing home a piece of Maine. Locally-made specialty foods are a tasty way to bring Maine home with you. Stonewall Kitchen ’s trajectory began with award-winning jams and jellies but has expanded to include sauces, condiments, mustards, and more—all made with high-quality ingredients and painstaking attention to detail. Dozens of delightful products made from farmhouse recipes in small batches are brought to eye at Maine’s Pantry ; visit them to pick up everything from salt-water taffy to maple syrup to wildMaine blueberry sauce—we’re salivating just thinking about it. And at the Honey Exchange you can learn about bee-keeping while shopping for a variety of honey and beeswax products.

HOMEMADE MARVELS LISA-MARIE STEWART, OWNER LISA-MARIE’S MADE IN MAINE There is always something to do! I enjoy spending time with my family, painting, dining out, visiting our breweries and traveling the state visiting places we have never been. Portland has a homey feel that makes people enjoy it more than a big city. Our customers often comment on the cleanliness of the city and its historic charm. I was born and raised in Maine and l wanted to raise my children here and have a place to specifically promote locally Maine-made products all year round.

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PHOTOS, FROM TOP: SEA BAGS; ROBERT WITKOWSKI

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