Bar Harbor Florist Laurie Riddell of Cottage Flowers

Another in a not-so-regular series of posts highlighting talented wedding vendors in Maine....Working today on a print order for Bar Harbor-based florist Laurie Riddell of Cottage Flowers, I'm reminded how it's always a pleasure to work with her. Always found with a smile on her face, Laurie can do it all. Her work is showcased at all the regular wedding venues in the Bar Harbor area and in weddings held on private sites all over Mount Desert Island. If you are planning a wedding in the Acadia Region, you should stop by and see her when you are in the area because her web site gives only a small peek at her talents.I was fortunate to work with Laurie at several weddings this past summer in Bar Harbor (at the Bar Harbor Inn and at the Bar Harbor Club) and also in Northest Harbor (at the Asticou Inn). The arrangements in the photographs that illustrate this post are all Laurie's creations.

Brunswick Bids Good-bye to Highly Successful Coach

That sound you heard coming out of Brunswick earlier this week was a collective groan over the news that record-setting Bowdoin womens' basketball coach Stefanie Pemper is leaving Maine. The talented coach has been selected as womens' basketball coach at the U.S. Naval Academy.In her ten years on the Brunswick campus Stefanie has guided the Polar Bears to a 235-48 record and amassed the fourth-best coaching record (.830) in Division III history.
It was just a matter of time before a Division I school snapped her up, but of course Polar Bear faithful hoped the inevitable might be delayed as long as possible.
The photographs with this post are from the Polar Bears' 2004 season when the team went 30-1, losing only in the Division III national championship game. That year Stefanie was named WBCA Division III Coach of the Year and senior Lora Trenkle was named All-American.
The popular coach leaves big shoes to be filled. For more details of her incredibly history with the Polar Bears, see the Bowdoin College web site.