The Kansas native, and owner of Meri Meri party supplies, says her heart is in Castine, where she has summered since 1994.

But recently, he’s begun selling off some of his 18,000-piece collection to make room for another passion: lobster buoys.

His new and improved versions of an age-old tool make tending the soil a cinch. Read more about Midcoast Tool & Design here.