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BLUE HILLThe town of Blue Hill is a thriving year-round community as well as a popular summer destination and has long attracted a diverse group of artists, musicians and craftspeople. Not surprisingly then, it is home to a remarkable number of art and craft galleries and studios, among them the Liros Gallery, the Leighton Gallery with its adjacent sculpture garden, Jud Hartman Gallery, Handworks Gallery, Rowantrees Pottery, Rackliffe Pottery, and Peninsula Weavers. The esoteric as well as popular collections of Blue Hill Books and Northlight Books speak to the literary heritage rightfully claimed by Blue Hill. If you’re looking for gifts to take home to friends and family, The Faerie Ring has a tasteful and interesting assortment and be sure to allow time to browse through the many treasures at Asian World Imports. Here you will find anything from trinkets and small wooden toys to museum quality antiques, all gathered personally by the owner on his winter trips to the Orient where he deals with his craftspeople personally. Anyone interested in a glimpse of life in colonial America will enjoy a tour through the Jonathan Fisher House just south of the village on Route 15. It is a testimony to the remarkable talents of Fisher who built the house himself in 1815, painted it with paint he made himself and furnished it with his own handmade furniture. The house is filled with Fisher’s paintings, copies of books he wrote, bound and illustrated himself and maps which he surveyed. Any serious lover of chamber music is probably familiar with Kneisel Hall, a summer festival and school founded in Blue Hill in 1922. The school attracts accomplished students who come to study with world-renowned instructors. Faculty and students present a series of concerts throughout July and August. There is a schedule for Kneisel Hall events on the bulletin board in our front hallway. A fitting backdrop for the town is Blue Hill Mountain itself. There are well-marked hiking trails to the top of the mountain and the extra climb up the fire tower at the peak affords one of the best views in this part of Maine. |
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