“Whenever I feel harried or overwhelmed in life, I compose myself by thinking about calm, beautiful and peaceful things. As often as not, my thoughts in those moments circle back to the Maine village where I grew up and the natural beauty provided by the islands of its shoreline, the forests of its inland and the streams that connect the two. The mindfulness of those moments never fails to calm me down, raise my spirits and replace stress with serenity. I am comforted to remember how blessed I was to have grown up in such a place and how my roots there are the anchor of my emotions and sensibilities. In a lifetime as a writer, I have written many times about little Cape Porpoise and how it connects me to the greater community of Kennebunkport. Many of those pieces have been for the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust, whose work has inspired me for more than 50 years. The Trust embodies the best of active citizenship and exemplifies doing well by doing good.”
-Peter Landry