potatoes

  • Poutine Cuisine

    After our explorations around Nova Scotia during the summer of 2024, The Search for Rose Michaud took a back seat while we made a cross-continental trip. We focused on family, friends, and supporters more than historical research over those weeks. But by September we were headed back toward Quebec in pursuit of poutine and other…

  • No Small Potatoes

    Up in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, in my home state of Maine, they hold a Potato Blossom Festival each July, complete with a parade, reigning queen, games, contests, and special events of all kinds. I understand this summer marked the 75th year. In Maine, the potato industry is no small potatoes. That’s obvious from the…