When asked how he came up with the idea of turning trick waterskis into skateboards, Linden has this to say: “My parents had this guy living in their basement who was a trick waterski champion of Sweden in the ’60s. He gave me this pair of trick waterskis and every time I tried to ride them I got hurt because they had no fins! Several years later I found them in the closet and I asked my wife, ‘What should we do with these?’ and she said ‘Those look like skateboards.’ And I was like, oh, that’s brilliant! So it was kind of a combination of, she says they look like skateboards, I’m gonna put wheels on them. The first ones were pretty much a failure because when you put trucks [the hardware on which the wheels are mounted] and wheels on a board that wide, the wheels bind grabing the board and you basically stop on a dime. It’s like putting the brakes on.
Maine Cedar Hot Tubs, Inc
Maine Cedar Hot Tubs, Inc., prides itself in manufacturing high quality, custom hot tubs in both traditional natural cedar and cold molded (wood and epoxy composite) versions. Many sizes and features are available! Simple wood-fired tubs for remote locations or full feature jetted tubs with state of the art digital operating systems. our double wall insulated Tubbs office superior operating economy through all four seasons but are particularly effective in harsh winter environments. We offer free-standing or deck insert configurations. All of our tubs are handcrafted with select materials, precision joinery and polished stainless hardware.
Carrabassett Coffee Roasters
Carrabassett Coffee Company is in the charming little village of Kingfield, Maine just down the road from Sugarloaf/USA ski resort. The sparkling Carrabassett River runs through the middle of town and we wouldn’t live or work any place else.
Carrabassett Coffee is a small-batch specialty roaster – wholesale, mail order and retail. We roast only the highest grade beans and we offer what we feel are the finest “single source” coffees available.
We have developed our own custom blends that have drawn rave reviews from discerning coffee drinkers. Our decafs and organics are wonderful, and our flavored coffees use only premium beans.
Choomi Naturals
Since his early twenties, Choomi Cookie creator Peter Zinn has worked in restaurants from Northern Italy to lower Manhattan—including a stint as a pastry cook at New York’s famed restaurant Alain Ducasse. The original Choomi Cookie—a soft and chewy coconut macaroon—is the result of a culmination of recipes and techniques gathered through years of experience in the kitchen. Now available in three different flavors – each made with healthy, whole ingredients and nothing artificial. What we don’t put in our cookies is as important as what we do. No white sugar, no dairy, and no grains of any kind – ever. Try for yourself what we think is the best cookie you’ll ever taste, and join us as we add more kinds of delicious cookies to our line-up.
Maine Heritage Timber
All of our products are made with perfectly preserved old growth timber and reclaimed wood from the bottom of the Penobscot River – the vital byway that once made Bangor, Maine “the lumber capital of the world”.
This reclaimed wood offers preserved, high end timber rich in character and stunning color. Its beauty is full of history and adds a uniqueness that cannot be replicated, whether being finished for reclaimed wood flooring, furniture or wall paneling.
The Maine Pie Co.
Jill Miller has over a decade of baking experience under her apron. She owned The Runcible Spoon in Nyack, New York with her husband Lou for 11 years, a full service bakery specializing in flavorful homemade pies. Focusing on their family, Jill and Lou then moved to Kennebunkport, Maine. Eager to put her hands back in the dough, they opened Port Bakery, another full service bakery featuring the same outstanding pies Jill was famous for in New York.
Over the years, Jill heard more and more customers ask for a gluten free option. She decided to take matters into her own hands, creating a gluten free crust that’s not only moist and flaky, but delectably buttery too! Filled with an abundance of fresh fruit and the finest quality ingredients without preservatives or additives, Maine Pie Co’s pies are a delightful treat for everyone.
Jill and Lou have built a designated gluten free kitchen in Biddeford, Maine where they create all their lab certified gluten free pies and products.
Fish in the Garden
At Fish in the Garden our mission is to create new, unique and creative home and garden accents. Our design focuses on the visual –cerebral sensations of ‘flow’ that is most clearly seen by the way schools of fish curve in response to elements throughout an underwater landscape. Using stainless steel and ceramics, we aim to deliver this fluid beauty in its organic forms to your home and garden.
By selecting a fish species found in your area, our designs deliver a regional relevance that so many people are looking for when decorating their interior and exterior spaces. Our designs have the versatility to look as exceptional displayed across your mantel as they do schooling along your perennial beds. Schools of Fish in the Garden unify unrelated elements in your landscape creating a sculptural presence larger than the sum of its parts.
With tails formed to the left and to the right our fish curve in response to landscape and architectural elements, contributing line, color and momentum. Interesting and colorful glazes add life and visual interest to every garden space or living room. Our designs look great in any numbers. No other home and garden accent has this modular quality. We invite you to explore our website or call our Maine studio with any questions.
QUENCH METALWORKS
I’m a 14th generation Mainer and hail from a long line of folks who were makers including a woodworker, sculptor, pastry chef, and a boat builder. Fortunately, those creative genes were passed onto me.
I attended the Rhode Island School of Design graduating with a Jewelry and Metals BFA in 1994. For several years after college, I worked for various jewelers in the Providence area while fine tuning my skills with their guidance.
In 2001, I returned to my beloved Maine. After a lengthy absence from the bench (back to school, brief career change, marriage, pregnancy, and child, in that order), I returned to silversmithing, opened my online shop and vended at my first show in 2008.
My work is ever evolving and my inspirations are varied. People have described my jewelry as modern treasures. I like to think of my work as future heirlooms. I build jewelry to last this lifetime and beyond.
Stone Fox Farm Creamery
We make our homemade super premium ice cream at a small plant in Monroe, Maine. Our close-knit team puts a lot of love and enthusiasm into our production process. The ingredients we use include milk and cream from Maine farms, real sugar (never high fructose corn syrup), and natural flavorings and extracts. We are passionate about supporting other local businesses, so we use Maine growers for as many of our ingredients as possible. For example, the apples in Caramel Apple Crisp are grown by Maine-ly Apples in Dixmont and the maple syrup in Maple Walnut is from Kinney’s Sugarhouse in Knox.
Our Carpigiani batch freezer makes 2.5 gallons of ice cream in about 10 minutes and has a small overrun (the amount of air incorporated into the mix), which results in an extremely smooth and creamy product. We offer approximately 25 flavors, some of which are seasonal.
We have a fleet of three “Mobile Cone” food trucks. Be on the look out for us at events around Maine!
Tandem Glass
Since 2006 Terrill Waldman & Charlie Jenkins have been creating unique hand blown glass in a saltbox barn on the shores of the Eastern River in mid-coast Maine. Each artist has over 30 years of experience with this beautiful and challenging medium. Their individual works have been shown nationally. In addition to their own glasswork and their in-tandem collaboration, they design and fabricate custom blown glass for artists and architects. Visit Tandem Glass Gallery located in a 2000 square foot space in Dresden Mills, Maine to witness the glass blowing process first-hand and to take home a one of kind piece by Terrill or Charlie.