Colby College, Magnate Launch Port Clyde Revival for Town of Fewer Than 300
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Updated · The New York Times · Jun 19
Colby College, Magnate Launch Port Clyde Revival for Town of Fewer Than 300
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Jun 19
Summary
Colby College and a construction magnate have joined forces on an environmental initiative to revive Port Clyde, a Maine fishing village still reeling from a 2023 waterfront fire.
The effort targets a town left with a major commercial gap after a Sept. 28, 2023 gas explosion and blaze destroyed the Dip Net restaurant, a general store and an upstairs gallery holding hundreds of thousands of dollars in Wyeth art.
Linda Bean had pledged to rebuild the village after the fire, but her death on March 23, 2024 at age 82 left those plans unfinished and the recovery effort without its main benefactor.
Port Clyde has fewer than 300 year-round residents, making the project unusually significant for a tiny community whose economy depends on fishing, tourism and its ties to the Wyeth family.