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New Look, Same Great Linekin Bay Resort
When Scott Larson and Steve Malcom partnered to purchase Linekin Bay Resort from its founders, the Branch family, in winter 2015, they committed to keeping the legendary Boothbay Harbor retreat an...
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The Oldest Hotel on Old Orchard Beach Gets a Colorful Update
By Aurelia C. ScottPhotos courtesy of Emily MurrayFrom our May 2024 issue In August 1907, the Boston and Maine Railroad offered discounted tickets of $2 apiece for trips from North Station to what is...
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Clock Doc Peter Rioux Shares What Makes Him Tick
By Joel CrabtreePhotos by Michael D. WilsonFrom our May 2024 issue Every second of every minute of every hour of every day, the dozens of antique clocks in Peter Rioux’s Winterport shop tick and chime...
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This Belfast Gardener’s Tulip-Filled Yard Is One of the Brightest Spots Around
By Virginia M. WrightPhotos by Kelsey KobikFrom our May 2024 issue In early May, when most Maine gardens are bedraggled beds of brown stems and leaves, Molly Ahrens’s yard dazzles with Monet-like dabs...
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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer
Snow Bowl, Camden Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from March’s photo. When I looked at this photo in the March issue, I did...
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5 Maine-Made Items That Celebrate Maine’s Sea Creatures
By Sarah Stebbins Photos by Tara RiceFrom our May 2024 issue 1. Art For 30 years, Phippsburg’s Michael Fleming has been turning driftwood into gnarled and knobby furnishings. A decade ago, the pearly...
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From Bissell Brothers, a New and Improved H20
By Will GrunewaldFrom our May 2024 issue At breweries, house-made seltzers, both alcoholic and non, seem as ubiquitous as beer these days. They’re fizzy and almost always taste fruity, although some...
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Storm Surge: Scenes from Last Winter’s Devastating Storms
Above: Pine Point Road, in Scarborough, was submerged on January 13. Photo by Mat Trogner Photographed by Jack Bjorn, Mat Trogner, Dave Dostie, Jack Sullivan, Ben Williamson, and Gin MajkaFrom our May...
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Shooting the Breeze with Stacy Wentworth at the Kennebunk Farmers’ Market
By Sara Anne DonnellyPhotos by Clayton SimoncicFrom our May 2024 issue What Stacy Wentworth called his “conversation booth,” at the Kennebunk Farmers’ Market, was not so much a booth as a circle of...
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Maine Maritime Museum Has All the Bells and Whistles
By Nora Saks Photos courtesy of Maine Maritime Museum and Dianne BallonFrom our May 2024 issue For the last 30 years, Dianne Ballon has had a recurring dream about searching for musical instruments in...
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This Emerald Oasis in Falmouth Was Once a Wide-Open Lawn
By Aurelia C. ScottPhotos by Kelsey KobikFrom our April 2024 Home & Garden issue Nearly 30 years ago, Eric Greven and Susan Greven Vayda fell for a house bordering a Falmouth golf course. Though...
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Briana DeSanctis’s Favorite Maine Place
By Sarah StebbinsFrom our May 2024 issue In February, Farmington native Briana DeSanctis waded into the Pacific Ocean from California’s Point Reyes National Seashore, becoming the first woman to...
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Portland Printmaker Blue Butterfield’s Memoir Cuts Deep
By Sara Anne DonnellyPhotos by Ryan David BrownFrom our May 2024 issue Blue Butterfield’s new memoir Maine: A Love Story, composed of 32 essays illustrated with her woodcut prints, is at its most...
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Can Conservationists Save Cobbosseecontee From an Aggressive Lake Weed?
By Jesse EllisonPhotos by Tara RiceFrom our May 2024 issue It was the middle of October and Cobbosseecontee Lake was perfectly still, a mirror reflecting a sky thick with billowing clouds. Em Russell...
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Buy This Issue! Features Acadia for All Acadia National Park is Maine’s crown jewel and, like so many rare and wonderful things, it can come with a hefty price tag. But you still don’t need to spend...
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Don’t Let a Lack of Gear Keep You From Enjoying The Maine Woods
By Nora SaksPhotos by Mat TrognerFrom our May 2024 issue Three years ago, Josh Bossin was leading a backpacking trip for students from Vermont’s Sterling College when he noticed one of them could...
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Can You Name This Historic Covered Bridge?
From our June 2024 issue One of only eight historic covered bridges left in Maine, this one might be the fairest of them all — it’s at least drawn its fair share of admirers, including plein-air...
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The Great Maine Scavenger Hunt
By Bridget Burns, Will Grunewald, Nora Saks, and Sarah Stebbins From our May 2024 issue How to Play 1. Plan of attack. If this scavenger hunt simply inspires you to check out a few new things here or...
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The Monhegan Museum Tickets & Exhibition Catalogue Giveaway
Monhegan Island, Maine — The Monhegan Museum of Art & History is delighted to announce its upcoming summer exhibition, A Common Bond: Women Artists of Monhegan Island, featuring the remarkable...
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A Couple Leaves Their Mark on a West Bath Cape
By Sarah StebbinsPhotos by Erin LittleFrom our May 2024 issue Samuel Lombard might never have built his 1760 Cape in West Bath had it not been for his skating prowess. According to local lore, Lombard...
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