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Maine’s Official Tourmaline Necklace Takes Two Tacks
One necklace in Maine shows great vision for the future as well as some degree of short-sightedness. The necklace, officially titled the Maine Tourmaline Necklace, was beautifully crafted by Maine artisan Addison Saunders using local gold and tourmaline. In 1977, the necklace was donated to the State of Maine and presented to the Maine State […]
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Mi’kmaq Artisan Recalls Baskets and the Potato Harvest
“It’s sad to see the fields all grown up today where there used to be farms,” said Richard Silliboy, a Mi’kmaq artisan who specializes in making utility baskets. Basketmaking goes back for generations in Richard’s family. Richard’s mother Mary Ann used to make and sell potato baskets to farmers and businesses in Aroostook County. “One […]
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