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Twelfth Edition
Welcome to the November 2006 Edition of Network News
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Celebrating Maine's Mountain Heritage
In This Issue...
 MAINE MOUNTAIN HERITAGE CENTER OPENS:
The Maine Mountain Heritage Center, located within the new Church
Street Commons in Farmington, opened to the public in August presenting
Wool Works... READ MORE
 NETWORK UPDATE: The Network has made a lot of progress over the past few months, find out more about what we've accomplished... READ MORE
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 Maine Mountain Heritage Center Opens
at Church Street Commons, Farmington
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Maine Mountain Heritage Center, located within the new Church Street
Commons in Farmington, opened to the public in August presenting Wool
Works as its first exhibit. Wool Works features wool-based creations
(mittens, rugs, shawls, hats, felt sculptures and more) by a number of
artists who live and work in the Maine Mountains, many of them using
wool that was grown and processed here. Wool Works is up until November
15. Please call (207) 778-3885 for hours.
In October, the Center held a reception for Wool Works farmers and
artists. The reception featured a spinning demonstration by Lee Farrell
of Freedom Hill Llamas in Weld and remarks by Christine Macchi,
director of Maine Fiber Arts, who shared her excitement over the
success of the Maine Fiber Arts Tour Map and the potential for
promoting fiber arts in the Maine Mountain region.
The exhibit
and the development of the Maine Mountain Heritage Center itself has
been supported by grants from the Betterment Fund, the Davis Family
Foundation, and the Maine Community Foundation.
In other
changes afoot at Church Street Commons in Farmington, the Western
Mountains Alliance has moved their offices into the Commons and now
shares space with Mountain Counties Heritage. Bruce Hazard and Shaunacy
Cobb are excited to welcome Tanya Swain, Kathleen Beauregard, and
Tricia Cook into the Church Street family. Also, the Ski Museum of
Maine has rented office space in the Commons and will mount a new
exhibit, Skiing in America: Made in Maine, scheduled to open in the
Maine Mountain Heritage Center December 1.
Photo Above Left:
Christine Macchi, Maine Fiber Arts, and Heather Kerner, owner of
SpiralWorks and an artist in the exhibit, chat at the exhibit opening.
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Above Right: The family of Mary Isham, Isham Farm Yarns and an artist
in the exhibit, relax while taking in all the beautiful art. |
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 NETWORK UPDATE:
Action Teams Move Forward
 Knowledge Power –
The story and image collection phase of the traveling exhibit has been
completed with the help of many Network members. Insyt New Media is now
working on creating the software, building the computer, designing the
backdrop, and turning the stories into narrated slideshows. The exhibit
will be available for Network use starting January 1, 2007. Please
contact Shaunacy Cobb at scobb@mainemountains.org
or by calling 778-3885 to reserve the exhibit for your local event. On
October 17th, the Knowledge Power group met to discuss the Share Your
Heritage itineraries and to move coordination of information centers
into action. Photo Right: The Insyt New Media team is working hard on the traveling exhibit.
Mountain Made
– The Mountain Made press release project is well underway. The first
story was released to the media in July highlighting unique wood
furniture made in Western Maine and featuring Native Woods of
Farmington. A second story released mid-August featured manufactured
summer outdoor recreation equipment. The story led with Riverbend
Fiberglass Company of Rangeley, manufacturer of a composite version of
the ever popular Rangeley Boat. The story concluded by noting two other
outdoor recreation manufacturers – Alder Stream Canvas of Kingfield and
Porter Woodworking based in Patten. A third story featuring the
region's apple growers is set for fall and a winter story on the
region's Christmas tree farms and balsam fir products is in the works.
The action team members follow up with the press to encourage placement
of each story.
While this effort focuses attention on the
region's high quality products, it also draws attention to the
existence and character of the Maine Mountain Region. For more
information, please contact group steward, Dina Jackson of AVCOG at djackson@avcog.org.
Woods and Waters
– The Woods and Waters Group was joined at its October 24 meeting by
Chris Krauss of Maine WoodNet and Matt McCourt, professor of geology at
the University of Maine at Farmington. Woods and Waters is the process
of designing a mapping project in the High Peaks region that will
gather information on community priorities for land use and develop
tools, including an interactive GIS map, to inform future planning in
the region. The project is one of several community mapping project
occurring in western Maine and focused on the western mountains ranging
from Greenville to Bethel. In addition to coordinating the High Peaks
and other mapping projects in the region, the group hopes to serve as a
conduit for information sharing across the region on community land use
values and best practices for mapping projects. For more information, 
please contact group steward, Tanya Swain of the Western Mountains Alliance at 778-3885.
Village Works –
The Maine Community Mapping Program is a partnership between the
Quebec-Labrador Foundation's Center for Community GIS, the University
of Maine, and the Maine Geographic Alliance, which provides training
and support for K-12 teachers who are interested in integrating digital
mapping technologies into classroom curricula. This past July, 18
teachers, informal educators, and 4-H volunteers attended the second
annual Community Mapping Institute, a five-day training held in
Farmington. As part of the institute, participant teams mapped key
attractions and walking routes for five potential tours in Farmington.
At the conclusion of the institute, the participants presented their
maps and feedback to members of the Farmington Downtown Walking Tours
committee. Photo Left: Community Mapping Institute participants. |
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