Articles by Robert F. Bukaty
Dog owners give unconditional love all year
Valentine’s Day, the day when humans annually do something special for their loved ones, will be celebrated next week. But dog owners don’t need a special holiday. They give their unconditional love all year round. They will seek out an adoption agency to give an unwanted puppy a second chance. ...
Mainers show off their snowmobile tricks at Rangeley’s Snodeo
RANGELEY, Maine — If you took a young Evel Knievel, taught him some acrobatics and gave him a snowmobile, you would end up with someone like Kourtney Hungerford. The 20-something rider of West Yellowstone, Mont., wowed the crowd — and himself — with an unrehearsed, unplanned back flip off a ...
Outtakes from 2011
I’m often asked if it’s hard to find a subject to shoot for my weekly MaineFrame photo essay. Finding the subject is actually the easy part. There’s no shortage of visually interesting subjects to focus on in southern Maine. Probably the hardest part is finding the enough time to do ...
At 71, still tree climbing and chopping
WINTHROP, Maine — Somewhere along the way, the massive white pine divided itself into separate, gnarly trunks, making its crown more like four trees in one. It’s the kind of crooked tree loggers leave behind because it wouldn’t make straight lumber. A windstorm earlier this year started to uproot the ...
Kennebunkport’s annual Hat Parade
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — It was hard to tell who was smiling more, the spectators crammed into Dock Square, or the participants marching by in the silly, handmade hats. There were people wearing Christmas tree hats and Christmas present hats. There were gingerbread house hats and lollipop hats. The sixth annual ...
Public market alive and thriving in Portland
PORTLAND, Maine — When the Portland Public Market closed down in 2006, Kris Horton and a couple of other vendors couldn’t let the dream of an inner-city market die. “None of us really wanted to go and set up shop on our own, so it was either choosing to close ...
Let your nerd flag fly
PORTLAND, Maine — Scott Clavette showed up for the Nerd Rave as a bleached blond wearing a skin-tight Aquaman costume, complete with pitchfork. By Saturday morning he had transformed himself into a purple-haired Quentin, the nerdy character in the X-Men series. Clavette was one of about 750 people to attend ...
Maine’s take on America’s pastime
NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — One hundred and fifty years ago, when batters were called “strikers” and home plate was actually an iron plate, you couldn’t blame the umpire for striking out. There were no called strikes in the early days of a game called “base ball.” “The only time a ...
The lure of the water’s bounty
Every autumn two species return to Grand Lake Stream: landlocked salmon and the passionate fly fishermen who pursue them. “You know, there’s something about these fish. They bring you back,” said Joel Anderson, while casting a streamer last Tuesday after dark in the quiet waters above the dam. “I went ...
Pumpkin foolishness in Damariscotta
DAMARISCOTTA, Maine — Buzz Pinkham, one of the founders of the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest and Regatta, is crouched inside a giant pumpkin, getting ready to shove off from a dock when a reporter asks him to describe the festival. “There’s no science behind it, just complete foolishness. And then we just ...
Women find niche in woodsman’s competition
FRYEBURG, Maine — Laurette Russell decided after showing horses for 20 years, she needed something else to fuel her competitive fire. So she started entering woodsman’s competitions. “Throwing an axe at a bull’s-eye and chopping a piece of wood is very satisfying,” said Russell of New Gloucester. “There’s no cookie-cutter ...
Colors shine at Widgery Wharf
The colorful fishing shacks on Portland’s Widgery Wharf caught photographer Robert Bukaty’s eye. Built in 1777, Widgery is one of the city’s oldest working wharves, but a few years ago it was looking its age. “Our fish houses had to be painted for preservation so we decided to paint them ...
Who’s in your garden?
The Yarmouth Community Garden serves several purposes: a patch of land with rental plots; a fresh-air, hands-on classroom for children to learn about gardening and a place where volunteers grow produce for neighbors in need. But, as Robert Bukaty shows us with his observant photographs, the Yarmouth Community Garden is ...
MAINE FRAME
What makes Maine unique
During childhood vacations to coastal Maine, Robert Bukaty would wait for the tides to recede and then scour the beach in search of starfish. Now a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist living in Freeport, Bukaty still spends much of his time at the ocean’s edge, only now he’s not hoping for starfish, ...
LePage tells legislative leaders he’s moving out of State House because of ‘censorship’
Nichole Cable’s friends, family attend accused killer’s emotionally charged court appearance
Lincoln’s Coffee Pot Cafe shuts its doors
Maine Sports Hall of Fame member, DJ Dana Wilson convicted of child pornography possession
Community members rally in memory of Nichole Cable; events, fundraisers planned
Rep. Diane Russell’s fool’s errand
The scramble to fill the 2nd District seat if Mike Michaud runs for governor
How the omnibus energy bill will benefit Maine
Governor Veto
Goodwin steps down as Brewer High School boys basketball coach
Tommy Lawrence pitches UMaine baseball to victory in first America East tournament game
Garcia sorry after ‘stupid’ Woods fried chicken jibe
Live Updates: UMaine baseball vs. Binghamton in America East championship
Live updates: UMaine baseball vs. Stony Brook at America East Championship
Maine School of Science and Mathematics alumni drawn to give back to magnet school
Federal agencies eye return to restored historic Custom House in Portland
It’s hard to keep secrets from a friend who is clairvoyant
New York City rumble showcases Maine’s lobster roll dominance