A podcast about Maine’s most iconic businesses.
Whether you're a long-time resident, a seasonal visitor, or a distant admirer, the this podcast is your invitation to explore what makes our state so special. Discover what our guests are famous for, and in turn, find out what makes Maine famously unforgettable.
He Went From Living in a Tent to Running One of TIME's Top 100 Places in the World
Joe Lipton’s story starts in Brooklyn, moves to York, Maine, and takes a few turns no one could have planned.
He dropped out of high school, worked construction, DJed, and once lived in a tent behind a friend’s house, complete with electricity and a DJ booth. Then someone saw something in him. That opportunity led Joe to Inn on the Blues, where he slept on the office floor during his first year while learning the hospitality business from the ground up.
Years later, Joe and his wife, Michelle, have built a collection of hospitality businesses around York, including Stone’s Throw, the Nevada, and the Viewpoint Hotel overlooking Nubble Lighthouse. The Viewpoint was later named one of TIME’s 100 greatest places in the world.
In this episode, Joe talks about the people who believed in him, the work it took to build a life in hospitality, why he thinks every person should work in a restaurant once, and the difference between service and true hospitality.
As Joe puts it: “Service is black and white. Hospitality is color.”
4 Jun 2026
Inside Windjammer Days: Maine's Most Iconic Harbor Festival
Windjammer Days has been a Boothbay Harbor tradition for 64 years, but what does it actually take to keep one of Maine's most recognizable waterfront festivals going?
In this episode of the Maine Famous Podcast, April sits down with Bruce White, longtime volunteer, board member, and Boothbay local, to go behind the scenes of Windjammer Days. Together, they discuss how a simple idea involving a handful of schooners grew into a week-long celebration featuring tall ships, fireworks, tug-of-war across the harbor, codfish relay races, live music, and thousands of visitors each summer.
The conversation is also about something bigger: the volunteers, traditions, and sense of community that have allowed Windjammer Days to endure for generations.
28 May 2026
How Two Friends Took Over an East Boothbay Inn
In this episode of the Maine Famous Podcast, April sits down with Matt Partridge and Ryan Edwards, the new owners of Five Gables Inn in East Boothbay, Maine.
The two longtime friends talk about what it’s actually like to step into ownership of a beloved coastal Maine inn with decades of returning guests and a reputation already firmly in place.
Over the course of the conversation, they discuss the pressure of preserving tradition while modernizing the guest experience, the realities of staffing and housing in Maine’s tourism economy, and the unexpected lessons they learned after arriving in Boothbay.
They also share stories about proposal weekends, repeat guests who’ve been visiting for 30 years, lobster dinners at the inn’s cottage, and the kinds of porch conversations that turn into lasting memories.
“One minute you’re serving breakfast,” Ryan says. “The next, someone’s yelling that there’s a leak upstairs and you need a wrench.”
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Kea Tesseyman
April Shaw-Beaudoin
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8,146
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
14 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 42 / 100
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YouTube
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Engagement
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