We started this business in 1979 with the idea of making and selling products from our great state. Maine Line Products is a retail and wholesale business that makes and sells Maine made products and those made by our team. We specialize in the Woodsman’s Weathersticks, nature inspired birdhouses, and wooden crates/boxes that can be used as gift baskets or displays. We also make many floor standing store displays and modular 4 panel displays and shelving that is great to be used in stores or by folks who do trade or craft shows.
The Northern Maine Distilling Company
Posted by Scott Galbiati & filed under .
The Northern Maine Distilling Company was founded by Scott Galbiati and Jessica Jewell in 2006. Scott and Jessica met while attending Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, each pursuing degrees in engineering. After getting hitched in 2006, the pair moved from upstate NY back to Northern Maine and began assembling the resources necessary to construct their one of a kind setup of micro-potstills. Finally in 2009, the first drops of true micro distilled vodka distilled came into existence, forever setting the new standard in crisp, clean, neutral distillate.
Marilyn’s Jam Session
Posted by Marilyn Cleveland & filed under .
Since childhood, I look back at how three major elements of my identity have shaped what I do. They are, first a love for hospitality, and table fellowship. Food preparation is not merely a chore for me, but a challenge I relish (an nearly unforgivable pun but…). I love to work with what I have on hand.
Secondly, I love to improvise, to make intelligent guesses about what will taste exquisite (and what will not!). This doesn’t insure a 100% success rate, but it does insure that I come up with jams like “Orange Up” (a habernera driven marmalade) or “Mapple”, a (maple syrup/apple jelly).
Third, I love history, so I research 19th century preserves, etc. This has led to the production of a spiced grape catsup, very similar to those produced on 19th century Maine farms. (My husband named it “Conquered Grape.”).
My creations include, but are not limited to ( There is always something new in my line-up of products!) : jam, jelly, relish, catsup ,syrup, shortbread, welsh cakes, cookies, cupcakes, toaster muffins, and granola.
worthygoods
Posted by Dory Smith Graham & filed under .
I’m Dory, originally from The County now living along the coast for the last 20 years. When elements of music, color and style sing -or maybe that’s just Al Green singing to me- I get that seltzer-in-the-brain feeling. You just try and separate me from a creative lifestyle, I dare you. Inspired by peeling paint, historic homes, vintage tartan and reckless tea drinking. A goldsmith for ten years, worthygoods-smith for another ten and more recently, REALTOR®. I am fortunate to live on an island off the coast of Maine that is home to Acadia National Park. I enjoy creating a living. My worthygoods pattern ideas are sparked while we’re out adventuring in the combinations of weather and landscape Maine offers.
Maine Casual LLC
Posted by Brian Fish & filed under .
Maine Casual produces unique folding chairs inspired by the rich tradition of craftsmanship and boatbuilding in Maine. A chair worthy of the beautiful coastline, lakes and mountains of Maine.
Built from sustainably harvested FSC certified eucalyptus, marine mesh fabric, bungee cord used in lobster traps and stainless steel hardware. Handcrafted in South Portland, Maine and shipped anywhere.
Lively Accents
Posted by CATHY MURPHY & filed under .
Lively Accents started as a small home based business while my children were growing up. As a self taught artisan, I have been making jewelry for over 30 years. I have a passion for experimenting with new designs & color combinations using a variety of mediums including Maine gemstones, Sea glass, Swarovski crystals, fresh water pearls and a variety of metals.
My pieces are often inspired by the beauty that surrounds me here in my home state of Maine. I have been a “Mainer” since birth, born and raised on Peaks Island.
All products are of my own design and handcrafted in Maine. Lively Accents is a member of “Maine Made” and the “Maine Craft Association”.
I’m so grateful to be to able to do what I love everyday!
Salty Beach Studio
Posted by Carol Doyle & filed under .
“It’s always been about life on the coast”….After working in the sailing industry for over a decade, owner and creator Carol Doyle decided it was time for a change. In search of a clean burning alternative to paraffin candles, she started to pursue making 100% soy wax candles which reflect her life on the coast. Maine is what has inspired her candle collections that capture the beauty of the coast, along with some whimsy and beach fun. Enhance your life, preserve the earth, and have some fun along the way!
Skowhegan Wooden Rule Co.
Posted by Stephen Meisner & filed under .
We, the Meisner family purchased the Anson plant from Cooper Industries in 1999, primarily to obtain the sawmill and kilns to produce wood for other manufacturing facilities in Maine. Included in the sale was all of the equipment and the process instructions required to produce the discontinued Lufkin products. On the day the sale was finalized and in the weeks that followed, we were contacted by a number of distributors and industrial customers and asked to continue to manufacture flatwood rules, lip rules, and “L” squares. Demand appeared small but consistent. We decided to gradually rebuild rule manufacturing and the Skowhegan Wooden Rule Co. Inc., was formed to promote and market these products.
Since 1999 we have been able to re-employ some of the skilled local workers who had spent generations crafting these products. We have completely rebuilt and refined the rule manufacturing process. We have not, however, relaxed any of the standards that made E.T. Lufkin’s original rules so desirable. The maple is still the finest quality produced in Maine’s western mountains; each piece is still hand selected and inspected. The rule tips, lips, fittings, and fasteners are still all solid brass and the graduations, numbers, and markings are engraved into the wood (not printed on it) and blackened by hand to last a lifetime. Finally, each rule is carefully finished to bring out the beauty and personality of the wood.
A Wrinkle in Thyme Farm
Posted by Mary Ann Haxton & Marty Elkin & filed under .
Marty Elkin is a self-taught fiber artist who over the last 12 years as been thriving on creating images with hand dyed wool from sheep. She started with art in the 1960’s with tole painting, then over the years did some oil and watercolor painting. Now she spends her time needle felting, which is easy and fun. No counting either. Needle felting is portable, colorful, and useful. She frequently finds herself seeing images from around the farm that spark an idea for a new piece of art. She literally has piles of ideas waiting to be executed.
Since 2008 Marty has created the needle felting kits, and hosts weekly knitting gatherings as well as teaching beginner spinning and knitting. Marty teaches classes for needle felting, portraits, wet felting backgrounds for art. She also teaches acid dyeing of wool fiber using 3 primary colors to create a rainbow and natural dyeing with plants and weeds.
Weft and Warp
Posted by Rachel LeGloahec & filed under .
At a young age I quickly found a passion for cooking. Growing up in Lisbon Falls for the majority of my life I had the availability to attend Lewiston Regional Technical Center for Culinary Arts in the last two years of my high school years. In class it was clear I had a natural ability and skill when it came to cooking. I competed in Skills USA for Job Skills and went on to nationals. Throughout my high school years I rotated through working at several well known restaurants, The Great Impasta (Brunswick), Davinci’s (Lewiston), and The Harraseekett Inn (Freeport). After graduation I went on to attend and graduate at The Culinary Institute of America with a bachelors in Culinary Arts Management. My previous training from Maine showed through many of my classes at the CIA. I came back to Maine to train for my externship at the prestigious White Barn Inn. After CIA I ventured out west and landed in Las Vegas.
I began working under the Chef of the Century Joel Robuchon. I spent over three years working with Joel Robuchon perfecting my craft and creating a foundation for my career. At the young age of 23 I was asked to become a sous for L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon. I was a young woman in an extremely male dominant kitchen who was becoming stronger than the boys, it gave me reassurance of how well I have done. Once I felt I had taken in as much as I could I chose to seek a new venture and became a culinary instructor at a near by cooking school open for the public. After a short time I was eager to get out of the desert and landed in the Florida Keys. I spent about a year as the Executive Sous Chef for a $12 million property over seeing multiple properties and many employees. Out of the blue my former employer of the cooking school reached out to me interested in opening a restaurant off strip in Las Vegas. Of course I said yes. I moved back to Las Vegas and spent 2017 preparing and opening Boteco. It was a beautiful restaurant with clean simple food, I tried to make everything in house as possible, but in the end of the year my partner felt that the direction the restaurant was going wouldn’t utilize my skills. A left handed compliment, maybe my fine dining skills were too much for what he had in mind for the wine bar. Also during my time I competed and won Food Network’s Chopped!
So after a shift in my career I was interested to pursue something I have always had an interest in, leather working. In the past I had made my own hand stitched knife bag and I really enjoyed the process making it. When I would wear it into any kitchen job many people asked about it. So I reached out to Erik Desjarlais and he mentored me until I was ready to operate Weft and Warp on my own. Over the last year I have been able to expand and revitalize the brand and I have had nothing but positive feedback.
I find my inspiration through helping those in the culinary industry by giving them the right tools. Although I am at a place professionally where cooking wasn’t feeding my soul, but the opportunity to set up others for success has been just as good a feeling as seeing someones face after making them food.