Landmarking Maine

Wyeth touch puts site in pantheonThe US Department of the Interior has declared The Olson House in Maine, where Andrew Wyeth painted “Christina’s World,” a National Historic Landmark, a designation reserved for places that “possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States,” according to the department.

Related: Celebrating AmeriKa: Landing in Maine

Also see:

• BIDDEFORD, MAINE Coastal preservation bid still needs $1.6m (Associated Press)
• BOOTHBAY HARBOR, MAINE Woman, 95, has visited for 66 summers (Associated Press)
• AUGUSTA, Maine Serviceman killed in 1945 to be honored 
• AUGUSTA, Maine State bans methadone for truck drivers (Boston Globe)
• Maine’s top court affirms conviction in 2005 double murder
• Election day referendum drive launched in Maine