We solved the mystery of why Portland’s statue is missing his scarf. And we fixed it. December 19, 2017Homebronze, christmas, henry, holiday, longfellow, poem, poet, scarfcold, statue, wadsworth By Troy R. Bennett A secretive group has been giving Longfellow a scarf and present every year since 1999.
This Portland artist carved his first public monument at 64 September 4, 2017Historyfire department, fireman, granite, maine, memorial, portland, statue, stone, this week in portland history By Troy R. Bennett Wind, water, sun and time erased most of his wooden statues. There’s almost nothing left of his life’s work.