Maine
Linda Bean's death and rising seas pose challenges as Port Clyde, Maine rebuilds
The L.L. Bean heiress vowed to rebuild Port Clyde's picturesque and widely recognized downtown after fire gutted it last fall. Then, she died. And with new threats from rising seas and climate-fueled storms, the future in this Maine fishing village i
Bean, the granddaughter of the founder of the L.L. Bean empire, owned not only the general store and adjacent restaurant destroyed in the fire but several other businesses and properties in the village. A hard-nosed businesswoman, her resolute vow wa... [7975 chars]