"Fast Friends" - Narcissus Original Artwork by Maine Artist Wade Zahares Unveiled

Maine artist Wade Zahares unveils his original work of "Fast Friends"

at the opening gala of the Teddy Roosevelt Days weekend event to benefit

the Narcissus project at the Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME

on Friday, July 21, 2017 Photo PWM

"Fast Friends"

The original work of art by Maine artist, Wade Zahares, was unveiled on July 21, 2017, at Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, Maine, during the opening gala of the 2017 Teddy Roosevelt Days event to benefit the 1912 Narcissus restoration project.

"Fast Friends" is a depiction of Winfield "Scott" Libbey, the enterprising builder of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban is portrayed with his wife Annie and two of his most beloved (and his fastest) possessions; No. 14, Narcissus, alongside Mr. Libbey, driving his very rare, 1908 Stanley Motor Coach Company, K 30-hp Semi-Racer.

Signed prints and boxes of ten greeting cards are now available to purchase. 100% of the proceeds from these sales will benefit the Narcissus project.

A print of "Fast Friends" by Maine artist, Wade Zahares. PWM

Signed Limited Edition Prints:

20" x 30" - numbered through 200 - $400 (free shipping/rolled up in a tube)

13" x 20" - numbered through 800 - $185 (free shipping/rolled up in a tube)

Signed Prints:

10" x 15" - not numbered - $125 (free shipping/rolled up in a tube)

To order prints to be mailed - email p.morse31@gmail.com

Prints may be purchased directly from Phil Morse, Narcissus Project Manager, by visiting:

August 13, 2017 - Saturday (10-3) - at Seal Cove Auto Museum, 1414 Tremont Rd, Seal Cove, ME (MDI)

August 19, 2017 - Saturday (2-4) - at Rotary Hall in Gale Memorial Library, 695  Main St., Laconia, NH

September 9, 2017 - Saturday (10-4) - at Seashore Trolley Museum, 198 Log Cabin Rd., Kennebunkport, ME (Members Day Event)

September 23, 2017 - Saturday (10-2) - at John Libby Family Association, Libby Hall, behind Black Point Congregational Church, 161 Black Point Rd, Scarborough, ME
September 24, 2017 - Saturday (10-4) - at Seashore Trolley Museum - inside Morrison Hill Station during Pumpkin Patch Trolley Event
October 1, 2017 - (Sunday (10-4) - at Seashore Trolley Museum - inside Morrison Hill Station during Pumpkin Patch Trolley Event

October 7, 2017 - Saturday (10-4) - at Seashore Trolley Museum - inside Morrison Hill Station during Transit Days Event

Greeting card of "Fast Friends" by Maine artist, Wade Zahares. AJ

Greeting Cards:

Box of Ten (10) with envelopes - 4"x 6" - blank inside - $20

(Free shipping via USPS)

To order Greeting Cards - email p.morse31@gmail.com

All proceeds from the sales of these items will be added to the initial $40,000 fundraising goal for the $40,000 Matching Grant challenge! We are currently $6,000 away from reaching our $40,000 goal to help the Narcissus Project!

W. S. Libbey, the visionary businessman from Lewiston, Maine,

built the Portland-Lewiston Interurban and personally named each of the original

six coaches after his favorite Maine flowers. The 1912 Narcissus is the only

surviving PLI interurban and is currently under restoration at the

Seashore Trolley Museum in Kennebunkport, ME.

The image above has fourteen descendants (and their family members)

of W. S. Libbey posed in front of the Libbey patriarch's PLI pride and joy,

Narcissus, during the Teddy Roosevelt Days weekend, opening gala on

Friday, July 21, 2017. Photo PWM

Artwork by Wade Zahares, Lyman, ME

Libbey's K Semi-Racer at Seal Cove Auto Museum, MDI, ME

Narcissus at Seashore Trolley Museum, Kennebunkport, ME

Learn More! - Follow the Narcissus Project Blog

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We continue the restoration work on the 1912, Narcissus, the only surviving high-speed, luxury interurban coach of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban. 

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Being more than a century old, the stately, "Elegant Ride," Narcissus, is a gem.  This shimmering precious stone of Maine transportation history is brilliantly resplendent as it emanates so many elements of history, including; time, places, people, and events, that it was coupled to, that when just a smattering of its seemingly innumerable stories are shared, the contents captivates, fascinates, then generates, interest to learn more 🙋. The majestic Narcissus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Please consider joining the epic journey to complete the Narcissus Project by making a donation today!

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The restoration of this majestic icon of Maine's electric railway history is but one in a series of captivating stories containing an abundance of incredible coalition of narratives.

Click Here: History-Related Posts - Narcissus and Portland-Lewiston Interurban

     The Narcissus is featured in the national Gold Award-winning novel, Teddy Roosevelt, Millie, and the Elegant Ride. The "Elegant Ride" is the Narcissus. Theodore Roosevelt was a passenger on the Narcissus on August 18, 1914, between Lewiston and Portland, Maine, while campaigning for the Progressive Party candidates.

Click Here: Bookstores and Businesses promoting the Narcissus Project

Independent book publisher, Phil Morse, holding

the Gold Book Award Winner plaque for

 the Middle Reader category for The Eric

Hoffer Book Award. Congratulations to

award-winning Maine author,

Jean M. Flahive