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Great Maine Scavenger Hunt: Landmarks
The Great Maine Scavenger HuntLANDMARKS Span History on a Covered Bridge A bridge is just a way to get from point A to point B, but a covered bridge is a shelter, an invitation to linger, to soak up...
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Where in Maine
Can you name this striking church and the town it’s in? When the British draftsman Henry Vaughan came to New England in 1881, he brought with him a passion for the English Gothic style of architecture...
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It’s a Hot One
A Bangor weatherman’s spicy, award-winning sauce. One summer, WABI-TV meteorologist Todd Simcox had tomatoes growing like gangbusters in his garden. He made pasta sauce, but it tasted terrible. He...
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No Elder an Island
For many seniors on Maine’s islands, the prospect of settling into a mainland care home is disquieting. The alternative requires a whole community’s investment. By Jesse Ellison On the day she moved...
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Great Maine Scavenger Hunt: Family
The Great Maine Scavenger HuntFAMILY Photographed by Mark Fleming. © Yankee Magazine, 2019. Swim in Vinalhaven’s Quarries Vinalhaven had some of the state’s most productive granite quarries in the...
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Great Maine Scavenger Hunt: Doing Good
The Great Maine Scavenger HuntDOING GOOD Photographed by Cait Bourgault. Get a New Perspective on Acadia National Park Three mornings a week, from June through October, dozens of volunteers huddle up...
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Great Maine Scavenger Hunt: Food & Drink
The Great Maine Scavenger HuntFOOD & DRINK Crawl Washington Avenue We’re so old, we remember when Portland’s inner Washington Avenue had some auto garages and vacant spaces and next to nothing for...
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Great Maine Scavenger Hunt: History
The Great Maine Scavenger HuntHISTORYCATEGORY SPONSOR RENYS Wish Renys a Happy Anniversary How’s this for history? Maine’s homegrown department store celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. After...
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Great Maine Scavenger Hunt: Outdoors
The Great Maine Scavenger HuntOUTDOORS Photographed by Benjamin Williamson. Climb Ragged Mountain Camden’s Coastal Mountain Land Trust breaks ground this summer on a trail-building project years in the...
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Great Maine Scavenger Hunt: Arts & Artisans
The Great Maine Scavenger HuntARTS & ARTISANS Photographed by Corey Templeton. Admire Luminous Arbor The gordian five-way intersection known as Woodfords Corner is at last out from under the $5...
View ArticleCafé Miranda’s 2019 Flock Party
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Opening Day
Anticipation is in the air as miners dig for tourmaline. Virginia M. Wright Photographs by Tristan Spinski Jeff Morrison cradles a collector’s dream, a 125-pound, largely undamaged quartz crystal...
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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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Stunning Maine Photography
BEN'S PICKSOur photographer Benjamin Williamson highlights some of his favorite shots from around the state. Along the Raging RiverBY BEN WILLIAMSONWhen I saw river-flooding forecasts last week, I knew...
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Tales of the Hunt
Last year’s second running of the Great Maine Scavenger Hunt enticed hundreds of readers and fans to explore the Pine Tree State’s weirder, woolier corners. Dozens returned home victorious — faces...
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Babes in the Woods
Take a kid-friendly trip through the Katahdin region. Pre-order your copy on islandportpress.com. Hope Rowan knows kids aren’t always stoked to hike with their parents. Two years ago, she wrote Ten...
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A Gift of Birds
By Susan Hand Shetterly A rare volume of John James Audubon’s double-elephant folio, The Birds of America, rests in an honored place in the Bowdoin College Library in Brunswick. Every month, someone...
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Flux
Cauliflower coated in gluten-free batter, deep-fried, served with house-made Korean chili sauce. In Lisbon Falls, two brothers live out their culinary dream. By Mattie John Bamman Photographs by Erin...
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Maine Street Style
Sara Brand-New, Swanville Yoga teacher, knitting activist, ballet mom. Spotted in Belfast. (Yes, that’s her real name.) Textiles: I knit, mostly with wool, every day, often translating sweater...
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Cookies for a Cause
A few years ago, Katherine Slevin took a break from her job at Portland’s Standard Baking Co. to volunteer at a refugee camp in Greece. That experience moved her to help immigrants at home too. She...
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