Chris Newell

What is the spirit of Maine? Conversations from the Pointed Firs is a new one-hour interview program with artists and authors attempting to capture the elusive elements of this special place in which we live. Our guest this week is Chris Newell, director of the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor, proud citizen of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, a member of the Mystic River Singers, educator and a storyteller. The conversation revolves around the role of museum as keeper of artifacts and stories specific to Maine, and how to release that power and inform through the shared understanding of wilderness and tradition.