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This Week's Haul, May 28: Bandits and rum-runners in snug harbors

And: Send me your best summer recipes!

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Emily Burnham
May 28, 2026
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Picnic at Sherman's Point in Maine, 1900. This delightful photo is from a treasure trove of women enjoying themselves immensely on the Maine coast at the turn of the 20th century, available on the Public Domain Review.

Good morning from eastern Maine, where over the past week, I was quite dismayed to be waylaid by a summer cold. I feel like this should b…

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