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The Gulf of Maine’s First Massive Red Tide Stunned Coastal Mainers
By Kathryn MilesFrom our April 2022 issue Tropical storm Carrie tore through New England over Labor Day weekend in 1972, battering Cape Cod with record-setting rainfall and sustained winds of 70 miles...
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Features The Ultimate Maine Summer Guide Your region-by-region preview of the traditions, activities, and events that make summer in the Pine Tree State unforgettable. Time to start planning your...
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Maine’s Organic-Dairy Farmers Have a Market Again — For Now
By Catie Joyce-BulayPhotographs courtesy of Faithful Venture FarmFrom our May 2022 issue Faithful Venture Farm sits atop a high hill in Searsmont, with pastoral views stretching out into the distance....
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How Winslow Homer Fell in Love with Maine
By Will GrunewaldFrom our April 2022 issue Like many, even most, canonical Maine artists — Lois Dodd, Ashley Bryan, Louise Nevelson, Andrew Wyeth, to name a few — Winslow Homer wasn’t from here. Born...
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7 Things to Do During Your Visit to Nova Scotia
Jutting out from mainland Canada like a lobster claw, Nova Scotia has many of the attractions that make Maine a beloved Vacationland — lighthouses, lobsters, and a craggy coastline. But Nova Scotia...
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1972: The Year That Changed Maine
From our April 2022 issue A pivotal year in Maine’s history, 1972 saw a changing of the guard among the state’s leaders and powerbrokers, the rapid ascendancy of Maine’s modern conservation ethic, a...
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Can You Name This Wondrous Maine Wetland?
Before crews built a mile-long boardwalk across this 600-acre peatland nearly 20 years ago, exploring this designated National Natural Landmark required patience and a good pair of waders. The most...
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What’s Next for Maine’s Iconic Big Jim?
Big Jim, gushed an early-’60s postcard, symbolized an industry supplying “delicious, healthful Maine Sardines to virtually every city and town in the nation.” He’s a different sort of symbol today. By...
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The Maine-Made Hand Tool Every Gardener Should Own
By Adrienne PerronFrom our April 2022 issue When Gary and Kay Campbell started their stone- and woodworking business, Rustic Workbench, in 2005, one of the first items Gary made was a dibble ($25)....
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Eeling and Dealing
By Philip ConklingPhotograph by Peter RalstonFrom our May 2022 issue In March, Maine aquaculture entrepreneur Sara Rademaker turned on the water pumps to begin filling the tanks for the first...
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10 Maine Races to Run Before You Die
By Adrienne Perron, Brian Kevin, Jaed Coffin, and Kathryn MilesFrom our May 2022 issue Big A 50K | May 7 Trail runners start atop York’s Mount Agamenticus, southern Maine’s highest point, at 692 feet....
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Kittery Residents Rescue Wood Island Life Saving Station
By Jean KerrFrom our May 2022 issue In 1908, the U.S. Lifesaving Service — a Coast Guard precursor — built an outpost on a sliver of rock where the Piscataqua River empties into the Gulf of Maine. For...
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What a Maine Road Trip Taught Eleanor Roosevelt
By Kate Ver PloegFrom our May 2022 issue The Maine State Highway Police had been waiting for hours. They were on the lookout for two women traveling in a sporty, light-blue Buick Roadster. The...
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The Strange Subculture of Maine’s Only 100-Mile Ultramarathon
By Kathryn MilesPhotographed by Ryan David BrownFrom our May 2022 issue In the inky blackness of the Maine woods, even a well-rested mind can play tricks. People become shadows. Shadows begin to seem...
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The High-Concept Flea Market Drawing Vintage Fans to Central Maine
By Adrienne PerronPhotographed by Dave DostieFrom our May 2022 issue When she moved from Georgia 10 years ago, Nicole Stanford had no idea the size and dedication of Maine’s vintage-loving community....
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The Maine Woodworker Who Wants You to Make Your Own Coffin
By Adrienne PerronFrom our May 2022 issue Lakin and the “toe pincher.” Chuck Lakin hosted his first workshop on DIY coffins in 2013, and nobody showed up. “Americans are good at avoiding reality,” the...
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Shop Spotlight: North Circle Studio Prints the Maine Outdoors onto Charming...
Pamela Fortin had been creating pen-and-ink drawings for years when a friend suggested printing her illustrations on tea towels. Always willing to learn a new creative skill, she began screen printing...
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The St. John Valley is Maine’s Last French-Speaking Bastion, But For How Long?
By Eric BoodmanIllustration by David PlunkertRead this story in French in our May 2022 issue In 2016, Carly Bahler arrived in Madawaska to study the local French. She was a PhD student with midwestern...
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How Reny’s Became the Maine Adventure
Quality Merchandise, Great Values, and a Truly Unique Shopping Experience. You Will Find All Of This And More At Renys! In 1949, Robert H. Reny (better known to all as “R.H.”), opened his first store...
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For Barry Dana, Running the 100 Mile Wilderness is More Than a Sufferfest
By Jaed CoffinPhotographed by Chris ShaneFrom our May 2022 issue Just after 4 a.m., still more than two hours before sunrise, 63-year-old Barry Dana, former chief of the Penobscot Nation, pulled into...
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