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Against the Grain
The co-founder of Maine Grains grinds out a niche — and revives a local tradition — at her Skowhegan gristmill. By Joel Crabtree Photographs by Stacey Cramp Decommissioned jailhouses have found second...
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8 Crazy Maine Ideas
We can send a man to the moon, but we can’t take a 200-mph bullet train from Portland to Belfast? Or get Maine its own NBA team? Or fly direct from Bangor to Brussels? We asked our contributors to...
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Apples to Donuts
There’s little more satisfying than the crunch of a just-picked apple — except maybe a warm, freshly baked cider donut. Bet you can’t resist. Treats ahoy: Captain Jack McAdam — and his robot — turn out...
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Out of the Shadows
Underground puppeteers take center stage at a bawdy annual slam in Portland. By Victoria Scanlan Stefanakos On a recent Sunday afternoon, low sunlight beamed through the stained-glass windows at Mayo...
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Ghost Town
Like Stephen King, the famous author it raised, Durham is quiet and a little weird, with some strange stuff going on upstairs. By Sara Anne Donnelly Photographed by Douglas Merriam The town of Durham...
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November’s Other Bird
Crown the holiday table with a rich and savory roast duck. By Annemarie Ahearn Cool days and cold nights call for braising meats on the bone and digging into the root cellar while potatoes, turnips,...
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Pumpkinhead Contest
What's the best month to enjoy a Shipyard Pumpkinhead? Vote for your favorite Pumpkinhead "season" and you could win a Shipyard prize pack. The post Pumpkinhead Contest appeared first on Down East.
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Where-to-Eat Town: Kittery
Photographed by Sara Forrest In 180 paces (we counted), you can traverse the nucleus of Kittery’s snug Foreside district, passing eight restaurants, a whole-animal butcher, an import market of Euro...
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Where to Eat Now
We’re not asking you to dine out at every amazing restaurant in Maine. Just these 20. Plus one entire town. Hope you’re hungry. Photographed by Douglas Merriam Drifters Wife 63 Washington Ave.,...
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Malcolm Gladwell Likes Bad Food and Is Wrong About Bowdoin
The longtime New Yorker writer butchered his takedown of the Polar Bears’ cafeteria. Here’s how. Every fall, a week before Thanksgiving, Bowdoin College throws a holiday feast. When I was a student...
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Peace and Quiet
On her third record, Portland singer-songwriter Sorcha Cribben-Merrill gets intimate. One compliment you can pay the 12 tracks on Quiet, Sorcha Cribben-Merrill’s new solo release, is to say they all...
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Our Favorite Letter
Where in Maine? September 2016 Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the September photo of the Sebasco Harbor Resort in...
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Deer Spotting
A longtime sportsman faces down illness — and heads out into the field one last time. By Mitch Sturgeon We are so well practiced at the predawn launching procedure that conversation is unnecessary and...
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Soakology
Soakology 511 Congress St., Portland, 207-879-7625 By Sarah Stebbins Photographed by Mark Fleming Reclined in a cushy armchair at Soakology, my feet steeping in a lavender-infused brew as I sampled...
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Where in Maine?
Can you name this village? Maine’s number-one visitor attraction lies just a few miles from this rugged fishing village, but it’s so quiet, you’d never know it — certainly not in December. For reasons...
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From Our Archives November 1956
Kernels of Truth From the essay “Aroostook Yesterdays,” by Anne Hannan, in our November 1956 issue. See more archive issues! Illustration by Francis Hamabe. People, in time, take their character from...
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#Mainelife Snapshot
Nightfall “The night falls early this time of year. It’s time to cozy up at home and prepare for the winter.” — By Benjamin Williamson, Director of Photography Get Our Weekly Snapshot See more Maine...
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8 Crazy Maine Ideas
We can send a man to the moon, but we can’t take a 200-mph bullet train from Portland to Belfast? Or get Maine its own NBA team? Or fly direct from Bangor to Brussels? We asked our contributors to...
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The Wreck Chaser
Hundreds of military planes crashed in Maine during World War II, including 48 that resulted in fatalities. Wreckage is still scattered in the North Woods, on mountain slopes and lake bottoms, and off...
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Built to Last
A couple preserves a family tradition with a new house that bests the original while retaining its warmth and charm. By Arielle Greenberg Bywater Photographed by Sarah Szwajkos Native American wisdom...
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