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It’s Never Too Late to Go Back to School
Portraits by Benjamin Williamson Like a lot of folks, Carol and Dick Davis fell in love with Maine as visitors, and for years, they dreamed of retiring here to enjoy the pristine landscape and...
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12 Pieces of Maine-Sourced Gear for Your Outdoor Summer
Outdoor adventure is part of the fabric of a Maine summer, but with so many different ways to enjoy nature in the Pine Tree State, “adventure” is a subjective word. The Maine brands and artisans below...
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Night of Lobster
In the summer of 1946, the small, urbane staff of Gourmet magazine — then just five years old, a publishing upstart — was hard at work in their penthouse offices on the 18th floor of New York City’s...
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Best Small-Town Downtowns: Norway
By Jesse EllisonPhotographed by Cait Bourgault Main Streets with moxie! In our July 2021 issue, we took a look at six of our favorite downtowns from all across the state — and the businesses,...
View ArticleEnter for a chance to Win a Getaway and 5-Course Dinner at the Chef’s Table!
If you are not automatically redirected, click here: https://downeast.com/waters-edge-restaurant-bar-giveaway/ The post Enter for a chance to Win a Getaway and 5-Course Dinner at the Chef’s Table!...
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Lessons on Community — And Its Fragility
On a visit to Eagle Island, in Penobscot Bay, in the 1980s, Ralston took the photo he titled “The Lesson,” of an abandoned one-room schoolhouse. Eagle Island was once home to a robust year-round...
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Eric Hopkins Is Ready to Be More Than Just “the Pointy-Piney-Island Guy”
By Brian KevinPhotographed by Tara RiceFrom our January 2022 issue Portrait of the artist as a cloud man: Hopkins, who prefers to be barefoot, in one of his North Haven studios. Eric Hopkins was in...
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Down East’s Fourth Annual Cutest Pets Photo Contest
Share the cutest photo(s) of your pet with us for a chance to get your furry friend’s photo in Down East magazine and support Peace Ridge Sanctuary at the same time! $10 entry fee. Upload photos as...
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Can You Name This Historic Park?
Unfurling in the shadow of the State House, this stately riverside park is said to be Maine’s oldest landscaped public ground. Designed nearly two centuries ago, it served as a parade venue during the...
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Got a Tiny Kitchen? Cook Like a Schooner Chef
By Michaela CavallaroFrom our January 2022 issue Home cooks don’t need to worry about the kitchen heaving side to side with the seas — while working in front of paying customers, no less — but chef...
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Ian Bannon Has Big Plans For Portland’s Mayo Street Arts
By Will GrunewaldPhotograph courtesy of Mayo Street ArtsFrom our January 2022 issue Since Mayo Street Arts opened in Portland’s East Bayside in 2009, the former St. Ansgar Church has become a...
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Vote in Our 2022 Best Places to Live Tournament!
This year’s Best Places to Live Tournament is sponsored by VIP Tires & Service, found in 33 communities all across Maine. Can you picture yourself in one of these 16 Maine towns? Every few years,...
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Jay Bluck’s Sculptures Are Pure Cold
By Will GrunewaldPhotographed by Michael D. WilsonFrom our January 2022 issue Our Lady of Victories, a 14-foot-tall bronze sculpture of the Greek goddess Nike, was placed atop a granite pedestal in...
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In Jonesport, a Lobstering Community Is Keeping an Aerospace Startup Grounded
By Jaed CoffinFrom our February 2022 issue Standing in his office, in a hangar on Brunswick’s former naval air base, Sascha Deri studied a nautical chart of an area a few hours up the coast. The...
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7th Annual Down East Reader Photo Contest Winners
Each year, as submissions pour in for our annual photo contest, we are delighted and impressed to see how expertly Down East readers capture what Maine is all about. Nearly 1,000 of you submitted...
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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer
Pemaquid Point Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from November’s photo. Ever since I was old enough to walk, I have been...
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Lewiston Teacher Designs Hot Custom Cleats for Pro Athletes
By Joel CrabtreeFrom our January 2022 issue Growing up, painting and football were Eamon White’s two loves. He picked up painting from his grandmother, a watercolorist who lived in Damariscotta, and...
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Bethel’s Funky Red Barn Was a Beloved Dive. Now It’s Modern Barn.
By Catie Joyce-BulayPhotographed by Clayton SimoncicFrom our January 2022 issue When Funky Red Barn closed its doors in 2019, after 15 years in business, Bethel lost a dive bar that had grown into an...
View ArticleMaine News You May Have Missed
Old Town The ND Paper mill started asking residents of surrounding communities to donate pizza and cereal boxes and other cardboard, to keep up with pandemic-driven demand and rising materials costs....
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Finding Refuge in Maine
Three years ago, Lea Hopkinson and Peg Adams moved from Rowley, Massachusetts, to Santa Rosa, California, to be near their son and grandson and enjoy the beauty of the mountains, the vineyards, and...
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