But recently, he’s begun selling off some of his 18,000-piece collection to make room for another passion: lobster buoys.

The Kansas native, and owner of Meri Meri party supplies, says her heart is in Castine, where she has summered since 1994.

Since time immemorial, the humble hoe has been an essential implement of agriculture (and, consequently, civilization). Both the ancient Sumerians and ancient Chinese believed deities had conferred ...