Monthly Archives: April 2016
Enduring legends of Bangor’s own ‘Lover’s Leap’
Forbidden love. The ever-enduring plotline traverses centuries and cultures, appearing in stories that help tell the story of a place and its people. Bangor, Maine, is no exception. I had heard of Lover’s Leap on the Kenduskeag Stream before. I meandered down the winding trail that hugs the banks of the stream last summer and […]
New vintage store in downtown Bangor is like going home
“Can we go thrift shopping?” my sister Mataya asked over the phone as we planned our weekend together last Friday. I responded with an enthusiastic “yes,” and started to throw ideas her way. We could go to Goodwill, of course, and maybe the Salvation Army. “There’s a new place called Ivy & Lace I want […]