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Rockport: Oceanside Getaway of Music and Culture

How a once-industrial town in midcoast Maine reinvented itself.

By Dorothy Kalins
A foursquare lighthouse presides over the chiseled shoreline around Rockport, Maine.Elegantly understated houses (as well as the former Rockport United Methodist Church, now a private home) overlook Rockport's harbor. Once an industrial hub, the Midcoast Maine town has retooled itself as a center of music and culture.A Greek Revival with modern skylights.Rockport's commercial heart has a Down East modesty reflected in its 19th-century architecture.Irene Wolf, part of Rockport's musical legacy.Tom Wolf is the cofounder of the Bay Chamber Concerts music series.Belted Galloways on Aldermere Farm.Nano Chatfield, who's summered in Rockport her entire life.
A foursquare lighthouse presides over the chiseled shoreline around Rockport, Maine.
Photo: Roger Sherman Photo: Roger Sherman Elegantly understated houses (as well as the former Rockport United Methodist Church, now a private home) overlook Rockport's harbor. Once an industrial hub, the Midcoast Maine town has retooled itself as a center of music and culture.
Photo: Roger Sherman A Greek Revival with modern skylights.
Photo: Roger Sherman Rockport's commercial heart has a Down East modesty reflected in its 19th-century architecture.
Photo: Roger Sherman Irene Wolf, part of Rockport's musical legacy.
Photo: Roger Sherman Tom Wolf is the cofounder of the Bay Chamber Concerts music series.
Photo: Roger Sherman Belted Galloways on Aldermere Farm.
Photo: Roger Sherman Nano Chatfield, who's summered in Rockport her entire life.
Photo: Roger Sherman
  
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