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Growing Local
SPONSORED CONTENTGROWING LOCAL An easement from Maine Farmland Trust helped fourth-generation farmers Carrie Whitcomb (shown here) and her sister Holly continue the family farming legacy that began...
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Food for Thought
Photograph by Cara Dolan A Biddeford bookshop specializes in rare orders. By Joel Crabtree Don and Samantha Lindgren moved from New York to Maine 15 years ago. Over a pizza lunch in the Old Port, Don,...
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Care and Connection
Courtesy of Southern Maine Agency on Aging For those contending with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia and memory loss, the Sam L. Cohen Adult Day Center in Biddeford provides care,...
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The Miller’s Table at Maine Grains
The grass-fed burger, on a Maine Grains brioche bun. A shiny new pizza oven and a pubby vibe are heating up the old county cooler in Skowhegan. By Malcolm Bedell Photographs by Nicole Wolf The...
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A Kitchenware-Lover’s Banquet
Astrid Vigeland’s Folly 101 is a feast of goods for the tabletop and more. By Amy Sutherland Photographs by Mark Fleming The Owner. A longtime photo stylist and interior decorator, Astrid Vigeland...
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Sam Sifton’s Maine Island Recipes
On a woodstove in an off-the-grid island cabin, our Maine Food Issue’s guest editor prepares rustic, unhurried meals that feel close to the land and sea — and a world away from the scuttle of onshore...
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Spring Rain
By Susan Hand Shetterly Last year, with a flashlight in hand, I stood on the road by my house in an April rain in the dark. It was the sort of early-spring rain that feels colder than snow, and I saw...
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Sam Sifton’s Favorite Maine Sandwich
<span style='color: #993300;'><strong>Baked in owner Alison Prince’s home kitchen, across the lawn from the café.</strong></span> <span style='color:...
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Forest Ave Food Crawl
Off-peninsula Portland has Maine’s most diverse mile of cooking. Portland’s Forest Avenue offers relatively cheap rents and a steady flow of commuter traffic. That’s great for the usual gaggle of...
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Full Plates
As Maine’s farm-to-table dining scene continues going gangbusters, can the state’s farms keep up with the tables? It was only a couple of years ago that chef Ben Jackson could supply the kitchen at...
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Six culinary adventures for home cooks and aspiring chefs. Ambrosia Cooking School, Bar Harbor. Sharon Joyce puts her students to work making Maine specialties like lobster, chowder, popovers, and...
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Yes, We Can
Inside a former car wash, canning maven Jenn Legnini turns local organic blueberries into jam. An organic food processor gives local farmers a boost — and gets one in return. By Michaela Cavallaro...
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Dr. Edison Liu’s Favorite Place
Dr. Edison Liu Bar Harbor Shore Path Their growth has been pretty astonishing, and quite frankly, just driving past the JAX campus and seeing how robust a presence it is in Bar Harbor is exciting. —...
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Maine Dispatches
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine Skowhegan The Skowhegan school board voted to change the district’s nickname — the Indians — after years of criticism from Maine...
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May 2019
Editor’s Note by Brian Kevin Expand To Read The thing about the Great Maine Scavenger Hunt is that, in its first year, we never anticipated more than a handful of readers would try to complete it. It...
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Our Favorite Letter
OUR FAVORITE LETTERWhere in Maine? March 2019 New Portland Wire BridgePhotograph by Benjamin Williamson Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our...
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Things to Do in Maine
THINGS TO DO IN MAINE Maine’s 10 Must-Hike Mountain Trails Route 1 Road Trip Great Maine Scavenger Hunt Acadia Away From the Crowds Down East AdventuresCUSTOM MAINE TRIPS Visit our calendar to find the...
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Captain Harpswell
The year’s most talked-about big-screen superhero spends summers laying low (and occasionally battling aliens) on the midcoast. Artists: Joe Quesada and Richard Isanove The 22nd film in the Marvel...
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Stunning Maine Photography
BEN'S PICKSOur photographer Benjamin Williamson highlights some of his favorite shots from around the state. Boothbay LighthousesBY BEN WILLIAMSONI took to the skies over the Boothbay area last week to...
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