Mainers have the highest rates of participation in some kinds of fiber art — weaving, crocheting, quilting, needlepoint, knitting or sewing — in the country.
Megan Gray
Staff Writer
Megan Gray covers the outdoors and tourism at the Portland Press Herald. A Midwest native, she moved to Maine in 2016. She has written about presidential politics and local government, jury trials and jails, arts and culture. Outside of work, you can find her kayaking on the ocean and exploring Maine's many coastal islands with her husband.
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How to buy concert tickets — and avoid getting scammed
Maine lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban bots and put a price cap on resale tickets.
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The first transgender woman to compete in Miss Maine is a farmer who loves to dance
Isabelle St. Cyr wants to use her platform to challenge stereotypes about trans people.
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Maine cultural organizations reeling from canceled grants, threats to funding
Letters were sent Thursday to recipients of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, telling them their grant awards were terminated.
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Cumberland, Fryeburg fairs argue over shared Saturday in September
The overlapping date – Sept. 27 – is now a matter of contention between the 2 longtime events.
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Everything you want to know about going to saunas but were afraid to ask
Don’t sweat the details.
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New festival at Portland Public Library celebrates the comic arts
The free event – Comic Arts Maine Portland, or CAMP for short – is scheduled for April 5.
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The federal government owns 11 artworks in Maine. What will happen to them?
The Trump administration is laying off staff at the U.S. General Services Administration, which is responsible for one of the oldest and largest collections of art in the country.
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Want to connect with your Irish roots? These volunteer genealogists can help
The Maine Irish Heritage Center helps people learn more about their ancestry through DNA testing and historic research.
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For generations, Black Mainers made sure Vacationland was open to all
During the Jim Crow era, Black tourists to Maine found recreational spaces where they were welcomed, not shunned.