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A Rockefeller’s Refuge
Earlier this year, David Rockefeller gave away a Jericho Bay island, an Andrew Wyeth painting, and millions of dollars to the Land & Garden Preserve and Maine Coast Heritage Trust. Now those...
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Salt
Salt 64 East Main St., Vinalhaven 207-863-4444 By Virginia M. Wright Photographed by Douglas Merriam I’m at Salt on the island of Vinalhaven, sipping velvety lobster bisque and eavesdropping on the...
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Our Favorite Letter
Where in Maine? June 2017 Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from June. My husband couldn’t wait to show me the June issue with...
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From Our Archives August 1956
Flighty Friend From “Symbols of the Maine Coast — Herring Gulls” in our August 1956 issue. Photograph by Yolla Niclas. See more from this issue! Cover by William Manning Of indiscriminating palate,...
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Labor of Love
A father designs an accessible, energy-efficient home for his quadriplegic daughter. By Sara Anne Donnelly Photographed by Jared Kuzia Wander around Portland’s Oakdale neighborhood, and we bet you’ll...
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Frappe Sheet
Here’s where to get the shakes this summer. Elsewhere in the country, ordering a thick, frosty beverage made from blended ice cream and milk is a fairly straightforward proposition: you ask for a...
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What’s in a Picture
Twenty years ago, Limestone (current population 2,000) was briefly the biggest city in Maine — and these festooned fellows were fairly characteristic of its citizenry. That August, some 65,000 fans of...
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Beacon of Welcome
For 20 years, Cape Elizabeth’s Beach To Beacon 10K road race has attracted the world’s most elite runners, with locals opening their homes to host them. Photographer Tristan Spinski offers an intimate...
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Down East Dispatches
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine 1 Sebago Lake shutterstock | Lucertolone A tornado whirled over the lake at speeds of 65 to 84 miles per hour. That same...
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Not on Board
In a state that thrives on tourism, why do cruise ships still leave so much discord in their wake? Seasickness, cramped quarters, the occasional norovirus outbreak — all perfectly legit reasons to be...
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Gold Rush
An overflowing garden inspires creativity at the grill. By Annemarie Ahearn Some of the best recipes happen serendipitously, lovely discoveries that inspire the culinary mind and please the palate....
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Swig of the Month
Northern Lite Northern Maine Brewing Co. 22 Main St., Caribou, 207-492-2185 Why we dig it At 3.2-percent ABV, Northern Lite is even less inebriating than a standard light lager, and only a touch...
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Where in Maine?
Can you identify this peak? Pink-tinged clouds settle in a forested bowl rimmed by the mountains of western Maine. The hiker would have had to rouse himself very early to catch the rising sun from up...
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Room With a View
By Franklin Burroughs Twelve centuries ago, if Old English poets (scops) are to be believed, the wolf (wulf) watched the eagle (earn), the eagle watched the raven (hrafen), and the raven watched a...
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Home to Roost
For years, birdhouses have popped up seemingly out of thin air along a Moscow roadside. Who’s making them and why? By Virginia M. Wright Photographed by Benjamin Williamson I first noticed the...
View ArticleSmokey’s Greater Shows
Check back here later this month for a video extra on Smokey’s Greater Shows. The post Smokey’s Greater Shows appeared first on Down East.
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Tall Drink of Water
The entrepreneurs behind Tourmaline Spring are betting on a thirst for purity. By Joe Ricchio Photographed by Gabe Souza Of all the lessons drilled into my consciousness growing up, the one about not...
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View the Latest Issue
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The New Innkeepers
There are plenty of fresh faces on the Maine hospitality scene these days — and they’re running some of our favorite destination inns, lodges, boutique hotels, and more. “A generation of innkeepers...
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September 2017
Buy this issue Special Subscription Offer Download app Editor’s Note by Kathleen Fleury Expand To Read I recently spent a week on the Blue Hill Peninsula, visiting my favorite destination in...
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