It has become common knowledge in many circles that there are numerous health benefits to getting one’s body massaged.

If you’re walking down By Way in Boothbay Harbor, don’t be alarmed if you see a group of people huddled outside a bright-yellow building. Chances are they’re likely under the spell of an antique machine pulling strings of taffy in the large window of Downeast Candies.

Grace Goldberg recalls the first time she visited Meadowbrook Farm, located in the Kennebec Valley town of China.

In the warmth of the summer sun, Wiscasset Speedway’s announcer and promoter, Ken Minott, shares with drivers a sentiment that has been a part of the track for the past 50 years. “Let’s have a good, safe night and put on a show for the fans!” he says, the anticipation able to be felt in the air.

“Ready to come about?” our instructor asks, letting us know that he is preparing to turn our 19-foot sailboat in the opposite direction.