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Planning For Your Financial Future
Planning for the future has been a bit tricky since 2020, and the upheaval from COVID-19 has caused a lot of people to reevaluate everything from their bucket lists to their timelines for retirement....
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Why Marshes Matter
In Maine’s vast and varied landscape, marshes might not appear to be anything special at first glance. But in the effort to mitigate the impacts of climate change, “marshes are like the holy grail,”...
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Strikes, Timbs, and Space Moccasins: A Lewiston–Auburn Shoemaking Timeline
By Adrienne PerronFrom our March 2022 issue Shoe manufacturing peaked in Lewiston and Auburn a century ago, a boom before the Depression’s bust, some headline-making strikes, and several disastrous...
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Erin Ovalle’s Favorite Maine Place
By Adrienne PerronFrom our March 2022 issue She’s a cheerleader for the state today, but Erin Ovalle might never have moved to Maine if not for personal tragedy. In 2008, she was working as a news...
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Shop Spotlight: The Beach-combed Art of Love Rocks Me
Ellen Thayer’s knack for finding heart shapes in her daily life is astounding. In addition to her ever-growing collection of more than 700 “love rocks,” mostly found on the beaches of southern Maine,...
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How to Land Your Dream Home
With real estate prices climbing and people moving to Maine in record numbers, it’s not easy to find a home you love. “Ten years ago, we were trying to sell the Maine mystique, and now it’s basically...
View Article9 Maine Summer Camps the Kids Will Love
1. Acadia Institute 9 Lower Dunbar Road Seal Harbor, Maine 04675800-375-0058explore@acadiainstitute.com Based in Seal Harbor, Maine, the Acadia Institute of Oceanography hosts more than 200 students...
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Ask the Experts: How to Save on Insurance
Between the pandemic, supply-chain woes, and political upheaval, our collective understanding of “worst-case scenarios” has been redefined during the last two years, and these new realities have had a...
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Ask the Experts: How to Manage Your Financial Plans
No matter how much you plan or save, any big life change, like retirement, buying a home, or sending the kids off to college — can drum up financial fear. “You’re no longer building your assets,...
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The Best Places to Live in Maine Right Now
By Will Grunewald, Brian Kevin, and Adrienne Perron From our March 2022 issue Every few years, Down East takes a close look at what makes a great place to live in Maine, and this year, we asked...
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Ask the Experts: How to Find Hope in the Climate Crisis
Maine is coming off its driest summer, hottest June, and highest daily average ocean temperatures in history. “These are signs that climate change is here, and we’ve got to act now so that it doesn’t...
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A Sabattus Artist Turns Scraps into Sculptures
By Tina FischerPhotographed by Clayton SimoncicFrom our March 2022 issue It was 10 years ago, in the detritus of a couple of backyard burn piles that Richard “JR” Pelletier found inspiration for his...
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518 Noodle Bar Turns Out One Standout Bite After Another
From top: pork-filled tofu-skin rolls; shrimp dumplings; beef ramen. By Will GrunewaldPhotographed by Clayton SimoncicFrom our March 2022 issue In recent memory, the most fun I’ve had with food was...
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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer
Capitol Park, Augusta Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from January’s photo. I grew up a few blocks away, so Capitol Park was...
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Features 1972: The Year That Changed Maine Looking back at a watershed year in the Pine Tree State, a pivotal moment between old Maine and new Maine. Muskie’s Tears-in-Snow Moment In New Hampshire,...
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Can You Name This Popular Maine State Park?
In 1931, the last four-masted schooner built in Canada broke in half and sank with its cargo of coal off the coast of down east Maine. Today, a state park overlooks the wreck site, and it’s home to...
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Waterville Philanthropists Peter and Paula Lunder acquired a statue of Abraham Lincoln for the Colby College Museum of Art for $1.15 million. The 40-inch-tall bronze was cast from sculptor Augustus...
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Ben’s Picks: Our Favorite Maine Photos
Snowy Pemaquid from Above PHOTOGRAPHED BY TERRI MONGEON Winter is waning in Maine, and I, for one, will miss its beauty. Everyone knows I’m a sucker for lighthouses, and Pemaquid Point Light is one of...
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Maine’s Own Big Nate Gets His Big Break on TV
By Joel CrabtreePhotographed by Kristina O’BrienFrom our April 2022 issue In 2014, Big Nate set a Guinness world record for longest cartoon strip. A collaborative adaptation of two of Peirce’s books,...
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Can True Fin Buoy Maine’s Floundering Groundfish Fleet?
By Katy KelleherPhotograph by Greta RybusFrom our March 2022 issue It’s true, there are plenty of fish in the sea. Maine fishermen, though, haven’t had much choice but to leave them there. Over the...
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