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Since 1958 FREE www.touristnewsmaine.com July 12 - 18, 2018 Volume 60, Issue 11 . for the people who live here, visit here and love it here. Elaina Rioux, age 14 Winner #2 of the 1st Annual Tourist News Kids Cover Art Contest TouriSt NewS ART MUSIC FOOD SHOPS LIVING kittery | york | ogunquit | wells | kennebunk | kennebunkport | arundel | biddeford | saco | old orchard beach PAGE 2 TOURIST NEWS, JULY 12 - 18, 2018 IN THIS ISSUE Elizabeth Rose Maxim's Desserts . .PAGE 3 House Bed & Breakfast Clam Shack . PAGES 4 & 5 61 Fletcher Street, Local Heroes . PAGE 6 this is cmyk Kennebunk, Maine phone 207-467-3599 Mainely Authors . PAGE 7 Hans and Marjorie cell 207-216-1147 Ruediger Hurlbutt Designs . PAGES 8 & 9 elizabethrosehouse.com Calendar . PAGES 16 & 17 VentiCordi Summer Concerts 10th Anniversary Season! On Stage . PAGE 18 Thurs., July 12, 7 p.m. – ‘From the Beginning’ S. Congregational Church, Kennebunkport Downtown Kennebunk . PAGES 20 & 21 Thurs., August 2, 7 p.m. – ‘The Soldier’s Tale’ St. David’s Episcopal Church, Kennebunk CHAMBER MUSIC The Beat . PAGE 23 Thurs., August 16, 7 p.m. – ‘Continual Journey’ S. Congregational Church, Kennebunkport Local Tourist . .PAGE 25 Purchase tickets at VentiCordi.com or call 207-286-6688 Activities. PAGE 26 Gen. Admission, $20. Seniors, $15. 18 and under, $5. Fishing Report. .PAGE 29 Nightlife . PAGE 30 What makes you come alive? It’s an important question, Out & About . PAGE 31 Meet Cover Artist & Newest Cover drawn from a quote that has Contest Winner, Elaina Rioux, age 14 inspired me for years. It’s From the "Ive been doing art as a hobby since be- Publisher's also a question I ask my This is the web banner/ad. It is NOT CMYK fore I could spell. Now I am going to be a Desk... kiddos all the time. freshman in high school and I am still try- In this issue, you’ll be KINGSLEY GALLUP ing to figure out where art stands in my reading about another assortment of locals who OWNER AND PUBLISHER life. My favorite type 2018have clearlySummer asked this questionConcerts at some level. 10thof material Anniversary to use Season! GRAPHICS EDITOR And they're doing it. They're doing what makes is acrylic paint and GERALDINE AIKMAN ourisT ews TaffThursday,them July come 12, alive. 7 p.m. They’re ‘From inventing. the They’re Beginning’ watercolor. I'm still learning how to use CONTRIBUTING WRITERS designing. They’re writing. They're creating. South Congregational Church, Kennebunkport pastels and I partic- FAITH GILLMAN. DANA PEARSON, T N s They're giving back to their communities. papted in the Chalk VALERIE MARIER, KRISTIN KUEHNLE, JO O'CONNOR, Thursday, As I seeAugust it, the best2, 7 path p.m. to contentment ‘The Soldier’s Walk Tale’ 2018. In the STEVE HREHOVCIK, GREG METCALF, ROB COBURN St.– and David’s to having Episcopal a meaningful Church, presence Kennebunk in this meantime, I am a soft- DISTRIBUTION Bookkeeping world – is the one paved by this one question. ball pitcher, on the DAVID SPOFFORD Irene Seltzer What makes Thursday, me come Augustalive? Then 16, comes 7 p.m. the ‘Continualswim team Journey’ and a goalie in field hockey." Tourist News work of Southstaying trueCongregational to that knowledge. Church, Then Kennebunkport 7 Chase Hill Road comes living from that place. “Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Kennebunk, Maine 04043 Purchase tickets at VentiCordi.com or call 207-286-6688 We hope you find a bit Gen. of inspiration Admission, on $20.Ask Seniors, what makes $15. you18 and come under, alive, and$5. go www.touristnewsmaine.com the pages to come.... do it. Because what the world needs is [email protected] people who have come alive.” 207-204-0055 Howard Thurman Story Contributors This Issue Rob Valerie Faith Dana Jo Dean Coburn Marier is Gillman Pearson is O’Connor Johnson is a a freelance has called a writer, is a lo- is the res- mar- journalist Ken- musician, cal writer taurant keting who has nebunk and invet- with deep critic for strate- traveled home for erate mov- roots in Merrimack gist and the world 30 years. ie-goer the Ken- copywriter. He’s written Valley writing for magazines A freelance writer/edi- who lives in Kennebunk nebunks. She is the feature articles, speeches, Magazine. He has been and newspapers. She tor by night and loan with his wife Diane. mother of twins, the TV and radio commercials, a restaurant critic for moved to Maine from processor by day, Faith Though he loves where founder lead singer of print ads, brochures, blogs nearly twenty years the New York metro- has written for numerous he is, he enjoys leaving the local band The Dock and websites but never and was a food col- politan area thirty years Maine-based magazines from time to time, if only Squares, and an artist under his own name. He’s ago. She considers the and newspapers in the to relish the sensation of who creates driftwood umnist for the Boston from away but is here to Kennebunks home but last several decades. She’s coming home again. He and sea glass art. With Globe. He grew up in stay. He’s a Registered loves every inch of the happiest when sharing can be found garden- boundless energy, she his family's Ogunquit Maine Guide in training Pine Tree State. Val is the stories of the people ing, skimming stones, also teaches Zumba and restaurant, spent time and leads summer bike a happy wife, moth- and places that make cultivating his beard, aqua classes. Her career on Drake's Island, and tours that include mostly er and grandmother Maine the best place to and referring to himself has included marketing now is part of the Cape accurate Maine facts and in the third person. Find who also enjoys knit- be in every season. When and communications Porpoise community. trivia. Rob, Wendy and ting and reading, golf she’s not writing, Faith his novels Two Birds and positions for the Boston their son Steve live in When he is not walk- and travel, and writes spends the majority of her The Muralist, as well as Celtics, the Boston Gar- Kennebunk. Rob looks ing on Goose Rocks about them in her week- time with George – that No, But Seriously: 1994- den/FleetCenter, CBS forward to contributing Beach he is often kaya- ly blog, Wandering is when she’s not busy 2007, a collection of hu- Radio, Sonesta Hotels, articles on the outdoors, king or paddle board- With Val (www.wan- maintaining her reputa- mor columns at www. and the Wang Center beer, wine and spirits. ing near it. He is a talk deringwithval.com). tion as the “Kennebunk amazon.com/author/ for the Performing Arts. Dance Lady.” danapearson. host on WBZ-AM. TOURIST NEWS, JULY 12 - 18, 2018 PAGE 3 Pie a la Mode in a Cone?? Max's Desserts Take it to the Next Level by Rob Coburn especially loved seeing pie and ice cream – served his advanced coursework I had strawberry rhubarb ing, largely due to his par- Max LeBlanc is a freshly the smiles he’d see as he up in a fresh waffle cone. in school. Building from pie with vanilla ice cream. ticipation in area festivals. minted Kennebunk High handed a cone through Max’s dad tried out his the list of requirements to It sounded good and was For more information School grad. He excelled in the window. son’s unique form a business, he wrote even better. on where and when to find school and is on his way to Even though treat and gave a business plan on his own Max’s trailer is avail- Max, search for Maxims Brandeis University in the he doled out it a thumbs and presented it to his par- able for private events and Desserts (no apostrophe) fall. Before he goes, you plenty of ice up. Other fam- ents. They encouraged him his desserts are quickly on Facebook and Insta- need to meet Max and try cream that ily members to go for it. Using his sav- generating a local follow- gram. his creation: local pie and summer, he were quick to ings and a small loan from ice cream in a homemade never lost seek out one his parents, Max’s business waffle cone. his love for of Max’s cre- plan became a reality. His food trailer, Max- his favorite ations, and he Max completed the legal im’s Desserts, was a few food. Back soon became requirements, created an years in the making, and at school, he the “go to” LLC, and was off on the is ready to roll out for the thought about dessert guy for search for the right way to first full season starting other foods family events bring the dessert to market. this week. Always a hard that might Entrepreneur Max and celebra- He explored renovating LeBlanc worker, Max parlayed his work with ice tions. When a a vintage ice cream truck, savings and experience cream, and he started ex- quick Internet search failed and landed on a perfectly into a unique business perimenting with different to turn up a similar dessert, suited concession trailer that allows his positive combinations. Max decided it was time to with all the right equip- and engaging enthusiasm Cake and ice cream launch a business featuring ment. His bright yellow for making people happy sounded good but did not his specialty pie-and-ice- trailer, branded with his shine. work well when combined cream dessert. black and white logo, will Throughout high school, or blended.