The Radical Power of Singing Together
arts & culture, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse arts & culture, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse

The Radical Power of Singing Together

arts & culture

How courage and laughter can strengthen community

The tattooed woman took another swig of beer and fiddled with her pencil. The grandma giggled. The pre-teens mouthed lyrics to each other with the authority of true believers. A low hum buzzed around the steel brewing tanks—was that fermentation, or singing?

Both, as it turned out.

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A Year at the Nubble
Features, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse Features, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse

A Year at the Nubble

Cape Neddick’s Nubble Lighthouse is one of the most famous lighthouses in Maine and is well preserved, thanks to its keeper for whom each task is a labor of love.

The lighthouse wakes up. Canadian Geese circle and sometimes land. I keep my fingers crossed that they keep moving. A nesting pair means six weeks of being chased and hissed at while I try to work.

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Fashion Statement
Get the Glow, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse Get the Glow, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse

Fashion Statement

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Josephine staples to go from desk to dock 

Working from a home office has a way of softening the edges of personal style—long hours at the computer can slip into a rotation of uninspired staples: slouchy knits, well-worn sweatpants, comfort over intention. At least, that’s where Karen and I found ourselves after a year of building MyMaine from the ground up.

As women who have always found joy in the ritual of getting dressed, we felt called to mark this milestone with a sartorial reset—packing away the overly casual and reintroducing pieces that reflect both who we are and where we’re going.

With an eye toward refinement and ease, we turned to Janet Kooyenga, owner of Josephine at the Shops at Falmouth Square, to curate looks that move effortlessly from daytime meetings to evening gatherings with friends—each ensemble capturing that luminous, golden-hour energy that defines a Maine summer.

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Creating Regenerative Arts in Maine
arts & culture, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse arts & culture, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse

Creating Regenerative Arts in Maine

arts & culture

At Hogfish in Cape Elizabeth, artists gather to create work that restores connection—to themselves, to each other, and to the world around them.

Regenerative arts—inspired by regenerative agriculture and indigenous wisdom to restore, revitalize, and heal ecological and social systems—began in the 1970s but gained momentum in the 2010s. Maine’s Hogfish in Cape Elizabeth has emerged

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At the Edge of Maine
Worth the Drive, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse Worth the Drive, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse

At the Edge of Maine

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At Maine’s borders with New Hampshire, Quebec, and New Brunswick, culture, history, and flavor flow freely.

Geography nerds know one curious factoid about Maine:it’s the only state to border just one other state but two provinces. 

At the edges of the country, Maine is pushed by New Hampshire into Quebec and New Brunswick. The effects of this oddity transcend lines on a map, however. Mainers living and working in communities on the borders see that the history and flavors of local life celebrate all that emerges from creative exchange. 

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Creating Luxury in Everyday Life
Mrs. West Approved, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse Mrs. West Approved, Volume 4, Summer 2026 Tracy Brockhouse

Creating Luxury in Everyday Life

Mrs. West Approved

From Spain to Maine, lobster is a love language.

As we head into the summer season, my mind turns to all the amazing ways we get to enjoy lobster right here in Maine. Be it enveloped in buttery, flakey pastry at TWELVE, or crowning a pop-over with black garlic butter at Sur Lie, or New England style with mayo and lemon butter at Luke’s Lobster or even delivered fresh from Sopo Seafood Market—we are grateful to have fallen in love with lobster, again.

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