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All Aglow
The soft glow from inside the windows of a warm home during an early twilight. The unearthly shimmer of the aurora above a horizon of white. The electric blaze of holiday lights adorning houses and...
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The Land Before L’Chaim
How did a Portland artisan turn an old toy dinosaur into the coolest Hanukkah menorah? A few years ago, an old plastic dinosaur in a discount-store dollar bin caught Lisa Pierce’s eye. “It needed a new...
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Christmas at the Boatyard
The holidays shine a light on marine workers’ hidden talents and passions. By Martha White After Thanksgiving in Rockport Harbor, Christmas preparations begin in earnest at the boatyard. First, the...
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Best Places to Live in Maine
Round 1December 20 Portland Saco/Biddeford Lewiston/Auburn Bangor Freeport South Berwick Presque Isle Rockland Round 2December 27 Round 3January 3 championship January 10...
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Down East Calendars
It’s like hanging a piece of art on your wall. Our calendars feature some of our favorite photographers and tons of beautiful Maine images. See our selection! The post Down East Calendars appeared...
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Where in Maine?
Can you name this bridge and/or the town where it’s found? This rustic covered bridge winds past snowy branches, arches over a glassy brook, and leads to a sylvan park just off Main Street, in a small...
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January 2017
Editor’s Note by Kathleen Fleury Expand To Read We all know the cliché: a picture is worth a thousand words. And in the magazine business, it couldn’t be more true. I admit I started out as a pure...
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View the Latest Issue
Contents Digital Edition Buy Issue The post View the Latest Issue appeared first on Down East.
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Cover Story
Onetime Mainer Ed Shenton illustrated the works of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and other giants of 20th-century lit. Now, his son wants to make sure you know his name. By Mira Ptacin Ned Shenton describes...
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Iconic Maine Photos A Flash of Joy, Captured at Sea
We scoured 175 years worth of images to find the 10 Most Iconic Maine Photos of All Time. Acclaimed to obscure, joyful to haunting, they’re the shots that tell Maine’s story. #10 To see all 10 iconic...
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Go Deep
A few hard-charging ski heroes want to take Maine’s nascent backcountry ski scene to the next level. You ready to gear up? By Greg M. Peters ✽ Photographed by Jamie Walter The wind howled around Owen...
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Simply Elegant
Why save chocolate mousse for special occasions when it’s so easy to prepare? By Annemarie Ahearn Until recently, I wasn’t in the habit of making mousse. I thought it was a decadent dish, to be...
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2017 Down East Reader Photo Contest
Once again, we asked this year for you to send us the photos that best represent your personal vision of Maine — and, man, did you ever respond. Readers submitted more than 1,500 photographs across...
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Room With a View
By Franklin Burroughs On Christmas Day, on Christmas Day in the morning, we saw — what? Three ships come sailing in? Mommy kissing Santa Claus? Ten lords a-leaping? Bethlehem, deeply and dreamlessly...
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Après-Ski?
Over Saddleback’s 56-year history, the Rangeley-area ski resort has had a bumpy ride. Fits and starts of limited development never matched the big-mountain potential. So when lifts didn’t open last...
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What’s In a Picture
In far northern Maine, four things in life are certain: death, taxes, hard winters, and the persistence of francophone culture. Three of those four things explain Denis Martin’s horse-drawn corbillard...
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Planks for the Ride
In a tiny workshop in Gray, a group of downhill diehards turns local lumber into handcrafted skis with a timeless look. By Frances Killea Photographed by John Benford From the winding, markedly flat...
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Iconic Maine Photos Pure Postcard Camp
We scoured 175 years worth of images to find the 10 Most Iconic Maine Photos of All Time. Acclaimed to obscure, joyful to haunting, they’re the shots that tell Maine’s story. #8 Courtesy of the...
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Our Favorite Letter
Where in Maine? November 2016 Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the November photo of Deering Oaks park in Portland. The...
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Our Favorite Stories (and More!) of 2016
Happy new year! Look back with us at a few of the features, photos, and projects we were most proud of this year — plus a few non–Down East pieces that had us tipping our hats. Will Grunewald,...
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