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Woodsy Wallpaper and Old Paneling Add Drama to This Denmark Bath
By Sarah StebbinsFrom the Fall 2023 issue of Maine Homes by Down East When reimagining this Denmark bath, designer Hannah Guilford’s client told her, “Do something I wouldn’t do myself.” Elsewhere in...
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3 of Our Favorite Maine-Brewed Non-Alcoholic Beers
By Joe RicchioFrom our November 2023 issue I’ve never been much of a beer geek. Cool, crisp, and refreshing is really all I need. And in an effort to cheat the dreaded hangover, I’ve tried out some...
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Central-Maine Corn Is the Star Ingredient In This Dish at Portland’s Regards
By Virginia M. WrightFrom our November 2023 issue On the menu, it’s simply “Avocado,” but the popular tostada is more complex than its name suggests. A fixture among tapas offerings at Portland’s...
View ArticleCan You Name This Midcoast Nature Reserve and Recreation Hub?
The roots of this midcoast nature preserve stretch back to the 1990s, when the couple who owns an adjacent farm started buying up tracts of woods. Over the years, they cut trails and started inviting...
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Enter for the Chance to Win Tickets to Gardens Aglow!
Photos by Tristan Spinski, courtesy of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
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Waterville’s Apothecary Museum Feels Like an Old-Timey Pharmacy
By Nick ThomasPhotos by Séan Alonzo HarrisFrom our December 2023 issue The Maine druggist who prepared this concoction in 1872 — mix 1 ounce of wormwood, 1 ounce of pink root, and 1 pint of gin, and...
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Westbrook Confectionery Ragged Coast Launches a Line of Chocolaty Baking Mixes
By Virginia M. WrightPhotos by Derek BissonnetteFrom our November 2023 issue Over the past 16 years, Westbrook-based confectionery Ragged Coast built a pretty sweet reputation on exquisitely crafted...
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In Maine, the Governor’s Yuletide Fir Is Put to a Referendum
By Virginia M. WrightFrom our December 2023 issue For the past 35 holiday seasons, the Kennebec Garden Club has decorated the Blaine House according to its occupants’ wishes. One year, Angus King...
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Mimi Weissenborn’s Recipe for Hake with Roasted Fennel, Potage, and Tapenade
By Alexandra HallPhotographed and prepared by Derek Bissonnette From our December 2023 issue “Elevated grandmother cooking” is how Weissenborn sums up her oeuvre. “I create things that feel like a...
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20 Maine-Made Gifts for Everyone On Your List
By Sarah Stebbins Photos by Clayton SimoncicFrom our December 2023 issue HOME Wheel-Thrown Mugs New Harbor ceramicist Stephanie Haynes’s porcelain mugs feature layers of black oxide and wax sanded to...
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Portland’s Hardshore Distilling Gins Up Something New
By Will GrunewaldFrom our December 2023 issue For more than a decade, Jordan Milne was devoted almost solely to gin — four years of planning, experimenting, and taste-testing, then seven years of...
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A Yarmouth Couple Regroups After Discovering Lead in Their Greek Revival
ABOVE The Fischers and their sons, Ross, 11, Drew, 8, and Lewis, 4, play in front of their Greek Revival, built by Captain Joseph Drinkwater in the mid-19th century. It remained in Joseph’s immediate...
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Chef Matt Kramer’s Flounder Ceviche Recipe
By Alexandra HallPrepared and photographed by Derek BissonnetteFrom our December 2023 issue Rosella KPT, in Kennebunk, is all about sustainable sushi, sourcing seafood regionally instead of flying in...
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Four Maine Fish Recipes Fit for a Family Feast
By Alexandra HallPrepared and photographed by Derek BissonnetteFrom our December 2023 issue Susan Olcott, director of operations at the nonprofit Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association, wants everyone to...
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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens Supports Maine Makers Through Its Gardenshop
When you step inside the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardenshop, you may notice the sweet ceramic mushrooms made by Brunswick-based Elizabeth Guilbault. As the daughter of both a stained-glass...
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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer
Somesville Bridge Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from October’s photo. When I was very little, four or five years old,...
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Chef Billy Hager’s Recipe for Pollock with Farro, Delicata Squash, and Romesco
By Alexandra HallPhotographed and prepared by Derek BissonnetteFrom our December 2023 issue “A big focus for us is fish that aren’t always the most popular choices,” Hagar says. “Up and down the East...
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Chef Jose Ochoa’s Recipe Monkfish with Saffron, Cream, and Chorizo
By Alexandra HallPhotographed and prepared by Derek Bissonnette From our December 2023 issue Restraint is what defines many of Jose Ochoa’s most memorable dishes. “The beauty of cooking high-quality...
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Diggables, a Newcomer to Grocery Aisles, Puffs Up an Old Acadian Staple
By Virginia M. WrightFrom our December 2023 issue For the past 40 years, the Bouchard Family Farm, in Fort Kent, has occupied a niche as one of the country’s few growers and millers of Tartary...
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4 Cozy Maine Homes Near the Slopes
By Sara Anne Donnelly and Sarah StebbinsFrom our December 2023 issue Fantasy Camp Blending In The Portland-area owners of this Rangeley place (who asked that their names be withheld) never wanted a...
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