MAINE WOMEN MAGAZINE MAGAZINE MAINE WOMEN FEBRUARY 2021 Meet NASA’s Jessica Meir From Caribou to the Space Station! $5.95 • mainewomenmagazine.com A Pictorial History of WOMEN’S SKIING FEBRUARY 2021 FEBRUARY Time for your next KITCHEN RENO? Holly Martin—Winter in the South Pacific Think outside the box! @Capshore 2019 Recreational cannabis Best Maine is now available! Budtender* Whether you are interested in cannabis for creativity or relief, our expert budtenders are here to make sure your experience is a positive one. 2019 Best Maine Dispensary* mainewellness.org | highnorthmaine.com 855.848.6740 South Portland (29 Western Ave) - Recreational Cannabis Portland, Gardiner, Brewer - Medical Cannabis You must be 21 years or older with a valid ID. No medical card needed to purchase recreational cannabis or pure CBD products. Keep product out of the reach of children. License # AMS338 *2019 awards received by WeedBudz Radio Nature delivers. THINKING ABOUT UPDATING YOUR KITCHEN? KITCHEN DESIGN SHOWROOM LET’S TALK TODAY! STEP 1 Meet over Zoom or in our show- room to review house plans and explore product offerings, styles and needs. STEP 2 Connect with your designer to review preliminary kitchen plans with 3D rendering software. Provide designer with feedback. STEP 3 Review changes, finalize and sign off on plans and products for or- dering. STEP 4 Delivery and installation. STEP 5 Enjoy, entertain, and celebrate in your brand new kitchen. CABINETRY • COUNTERTOPS • HARDWARE • KITCHEN ISLANDS 403 Roosevelt Trail, Windham • (207) 221-8525 WWW.HANCOCKLUMBER.COM/KITCHENDESIGNSHOWROOM Showroom Hours: Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm • Closed Sat + Sun • Appointments Encouraged A Medical Specializing Cannabis in medical Dispensary cannabis and in that consists charge of the of growers, whole process nurses, chefs, from plant to and scientists. product. Since 2013 Our ethanol lab for processing concentrates and edibles is 100% organic. Get a FREE medical card 161 Ogunquit Road MEDICAL with any purchase MARIJUANA South Berwick, Maine 03908 + made in our store! (207) 752-6694 naturesmiraclemaine.com [email protected] % 161 Ogunquit Road OFF South Berwick, Mainee 20 Hours: 10 a.m. to Midnight, Seven days a week. PRESENT THIS COUPON AT TIME OF PURCHASE.. (CODE:4 FEBRUARYMSM/MWM 2021 2021) No expiration. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram FEATURES 14 NASA of courtesy Photo 14 40 42 TALK ABOUT A A PILLOW GAL-ENTINE’S GLASS CEILING! FROM A POET DAY Caribou native Jessica Meir Julie Ross Mackenzie’s How to celebrate could be the first woman memory of a yourself on this holiday, to walk on the moon. captivating purchase. while isolating. MAINEWOMENMAGAZINE.COM 5 PUBLISHER’S NOTE EDITOR/PUBLISHER Mary Frances Barstow [email protected] ASSOCIATE EDITORS Martha Bustin [email protected] Will Stinson [email protected] EDITORIAL INTERNS Thea Kastelic ART DIRECTOR Christine Dunkle [email protected] MARKETING/ADVERTISING Cyndy Bell It is not what we are missing that defines us—it is what we have. It isn’t the past that [email protected] counts—it is what is in front of us. Bob Bird Women have changed this world. When World War II happened, American women [email protected] jumped into action. They helped to create all the materials the country needed. They went Robert Cook to work. [email protected] Women have unique abilities. They find answers, get things done, make decisions, and Ann Duddy create joy! [email protected] I encourage every one of you, during this February month of love, to find a way to bring out Laurie Walsh the best in yourself and in others. During this pandemic, so many elderly folks are suffering [email protected] because their friends and family can’t visit them, and many of them don’t have the ability to ADMINISTRATIVE communicate using avenues such as Facebook or Twitter. LeeAnn Gauthier I want to encourage us all this month to sit and find the art of writing letters. Tricia Johnson Send a note to any nursing home. Lift up the hearts of the lonely and ill. This action will Marion Burns truly bring love your way. When we give love, it’s like a ball that bounces back into our hearts. Linda Hall-Stone When my Mom would suggest things for me to do, I would sometimes say, “I don’t have SOCIAL MEDIA the time.” Tyler Southard She would quickly respond, “Make the time.” [email protected] I didn’t realize at the time that she was nourishing me. She was teaching me how to fill my heart with what matters. So, I ask each one of you to make the time. Your heart depends BUSINESS OFFICE on you! P.O. Box 1076 I look at the cover of this magazine, showing astronaut Jessica Meir. My heart fills to the Camden, ME 04843-1076 brim with the amazing accomplishments of women. I can see the Maine girl she describes— (207) 706-7000 someone who had big dreams and believed in her heart she could make them happen. ONLINE She did! And we all know in our hearts that women will continue to change the world. mainewomenmagazine.com facebook.com/mainewomen Yup . we got this! twitter.com/mainewomenmag We all have dreams. Not all of them will bring us to the moon, but they can all bring us to instagram.com/mainewomenmagazine a light that shines as big as the moon. I applaud each one of you this month. You have taken on a difficult pandemic year, and Copyright 2021 by Courier Publications. All rights reserved. No part of this magazine may with love and devotion, and with hard work, you stepped up to places you didn’t know you be reproduced in any written, electronic, recording, could go. or photocopying without written permission of the publisher. The exception would be in the case of How proud I am for each and every one of you! brief quotations embodied in the critical articles or Mary Frances Barstow reviews and pages where permission is specifically granted by the publisher. Although every Publisher precaution has been taken to verify the accuracy of the information contained herein, the author and publisher assume no responsibility for Maine Women Magazine neither endorses or critiques the women featured in our magazine based on their any errors or omissions. No liability is assumed belief system or political viewpoints. We wish that political and personal differences be respected and for damages that may result from the use of used to start conversations based on curiosity and learning. We believe in freedom of speech. information contained within. 6 FEBRUARY 2021 CONTENT MORE FEATURES IN EVERY ISSUE 10 SOLO VOYAGE Holly Martin’s report from the Tuamotus. 35 MOMSENSE Big Hearts in Little Packages 22 25 28 KAREN GETZ A PICTORIAL “ANGER. LOVE. AND THE MAINE HISTORY: WORRY.” REPEAT. CRISP COMPANY WOMEN’S SKIING Susan Conley’s new novel A family enterprise— Maine’s ski history expresses the joys of family communication. making healthy snacks. goes back 150 years. 54 54 SHE DOES WHAT? Oral hygienist Amber Lombardi drives miles for smiles. 60 STYLE 30 32 36 Fashion is looking up REMODELED TWO SISTERS TACKLE TAKING SHELTER, KITCHENS TOUGH SUBJECTS FINDING HOME Discussing the process Founding CivilTEA Maine women share with Jessica Enmann helps to promote open their stories of struggle, of Hancock Lumber. and productive dialogues. determination, and resilience. 62 62 GARDENING A pop of Valentine color in the winter garden. 64 LOVE ON A PLATE 44 48 50 Smothered Beef and Onions GEMSTONE TATTOO ROMANCE? THE CHEWONKI 66 QUESTIONABLE ADVICE Artist Gemma Astor and Bonnie Hellwege recalls WAYPOINT PROGRAM By L.C. Van Savage her Portland shop. meeting Tom Selleck A long-term mentorship during his Magnum, P.I. program for students Cover photo days. grades 7–12. courtesy of NASA. MAINEWOMENMAGAZINE.COM 7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The content of this magazine is won- I have read a lot of magazines; never Do you know how great it is to read a derful. However, the designer of the mag- have I been so addicted to a publication. publication, that just makes me feel good azine should get an award for presenta- The stories you find amaze me every every month? I love keeping up with tion and design. It is such an amazing job. month. Thank you. I raise my glass to Holly Martin’s story. And your story on The ads are even presented with style! Maine Women. sea glass has given me a new hobby! —Shirley Sheppard —Beatrice Smith, Ellsworth —Kathy Moss If you would indulge a brief word Every month I immediately turn to We love to hear from a fan: Your feature on Linda “Questionable Advice.” I would love to from our readers! Greenlaw is one of my favorite biograph- see a profile on L C. Van Savage. Contact us at mary@ ical narratives I’ve ever read. —Jean Valsici, Belfast mainewomenmagazine.com. —Dwight Sheppard CONTRIBUTORS Pam Ferris-Olson, PhD, Lisa Joy is a mother, Julie Ross Mackenzie worked as a freelance writer/ grandmother, gardener and has had a diverse photographer/editor/educator nature lover—any activity career in media, prior to relocating to Maine outdoors especially where writing for TV, radio, in 2016. The breadth of her Atlantic Ocean, mountains and advertising. She experience with natural resources, story- or a perfect water skiing initiated the drive for a telling and women, and a passion for the lake is involved. She moved back to Maine permanent tribute to Rod Serling in his ocean inspired her to found Women Mind 15 years ago. A writer since first grade, she hometown of Binghamton, New York. the Water. She is a visual artist who enjoys began her career in print and broadcast Her Emmy-nominated series highlighted kayaking.