At Beyond the Sea in Lincolnville Beach, Maine, we look for objects that carry a sense of place. A hand-dyed silk scarf does that beautifully. It is light…
At 7 a.m., coffee can be the switch from noise to a slower morning. Beyond the Sea gives that pause a Lincolnville Beach setting, surrounded by new books,…
A cozy reading nook inspired by Maine’s coastal light can feel like a pause from busy streets, even when it occupies less than a square metre. In Lincolnville…
A new grandparent is beginning a role filled with small rituals: reading the same story again, keeping a photograph beside the kettle, saving drawings in a…
Maine summer evenings do not rush to darkness. On the Midcoast, the sun can slip below the horizon while the porch is still warm enough for tea, and the last…
At Beyond the Sea in Lincolnville Beach, poetry begins with a sense of place. Salt air enters through the shop doors, and nearby coves, fishing wharves, island…
Beyond the Sea’s shopfront in Lincolnville Beach does more than announce what is available inside. It gives the street a changing preview of books, art, gifts,…
Choosing a journal for a trip to Acadia should begin with the moments you expect to record. A hiker may need a trail name, elevation, cloud cover, and a quick…
Some jars on our shop shelves look almost too simple: clear amber liquid, a plain label and the date when the honey was bottled. Yet the story behind that…
A torn book spine often looks worse than it is. The cover may gape, the text block may lift slightly, or a narrow split may run through the cloth at the hinge.…