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Material Girls
Alewives Fabrics is a draw for quilters and sewists in Maine and beyond. Michaela Cavallaro Photographs by Michael D. Wilson The Owners. Rhea Butler and her mom, Barbara Neeson, bought this...
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Night Writer
In The Shape of Night, bestselling Camden suspense novelist Tess Gerritsen dabbles in the spectral. By Brian Kevin Photograph courtesy of Ballantine Books. Before moving to Maine with her husband and...
View ArticleTEDx Dirigo 2019
TEDxDirigo’s tenth (X) annual event explores the power of persistence, creativity, and community through The Power of X. The post TEDx Dirigo 2019 appeared first on Down East.
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Taste Buds
Beer aficionado Jack van Paepeghem (left) and wine pro Scott Tyree (right) talk shop in Oxbow’s Portland barrel room. Maine’s highest-credentialed beer nerd and foremost wine enthusiast aren’t so...
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Fall Foliage in Western Maine
THE PERFECTFALL FOLIAGE ROAD TRIPIS IN WESTERN MAINE AN AUTUMN RAMBLE THROUGH THE BACKWOODS AND BACK ROADS. A farm road in Grafton Notch, with Mount Hittie looking down. Photographs by Benjamin...
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Our Favorite Letter
OUR FAVORITE LETTERWhere in Maine? August 2019 Witherle Woods Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from August’s photo of Witherle...
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Kara DioGuardi’s Favorite Place in Maine
Hartley Mason Reserve, York Kara DioGuardi’s first trip to Maine was a disaster. She came as a kid with her family, from Westchester, New York, and stayed in a dumpy hotel during a freakishly cold...
View ArticleThe Surry Forest
By Susan Hand Shetterly Iremember the first time I visited the 2,200-acre woodlot for sale in my town. It was in 2014, and Pam Johnson and I drove in to take a look. We were on the board of the Blue...
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This Cider House Rules!
Hard cider is part of Maine’s heritage, and a new Belfast bar is betting on its renewed a-peel. By Willy Blackmore Photography by Erin Little Five years ago, Maine’s hard cider revival was in its...
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Maine Dispatches
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine Windham Work crews uncovered remains of a colonial-era fort while tearing up River Road, which had been paved since the 1920s. A...
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Tower of Dour
In The Lighthouse, a cinema auteur pits two grim keepers in a battle of wills on a harsh, uncanny Maine island. By Brian Kevin A black-and-white psychological thriller about Maine lighthouse keepers...
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Our Cups Runneth Over
On Portland’s flourishing bar scene, there’s a happy hour for everyone. By Kate McCarty Photographs by Ryan Brown Sure, plenty of Maine pubs do drink discounts, but Portland is the state’s undisputed...
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See inside Buy this issue Subscribe The post View the Latest Issue appeared first on Down East.
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November 2019
Editor’s Note by Brian Kevin Expand To Read Around the time we were working on this issue, I sat down at a dinner next to Congressman Jared Golden, who represents Maine’s 2nd District in the U.S. House...
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OUR FAVORITE LETTERWhere in Maine? September 2019 Mount Kineo Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from September’s photo of Mount...
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Kara DioGuardi’s Favorite Place
Kara DioGuardi’s first trip to Maine was a disaster. She came as a kid with her family, from Westchester, New York, and stayed in a dumpy hotel during a freakishly cold June. “Worst vacation ever,”...
View ArticleThe Surry Forest
By Susan Hand Shetterly I remember the first time I visited the 2,200-acre woodlot for sale in my town. It was in 2014, and Pam Johnson and I drove in to take a look. We were on the board of the Blue...
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This Cider House Rules!
By Willy Blackmore Photography by Erin Little Five years ago, Maine’s hard cider revival was in its infancy. Today, the state (and the Northeast) boasts such an abundance and range of ciders that a...
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Maine Dispatches
Windham Work crews uncovered remains of a colonial-era fort while tearing up River Road, which had been paved since the 1920s. A team from the Maine Historic Preservation Commission had about a month...
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Robert Eggers’s The Lighthouse Looks Real Creepy and Real Maine-y
A black-and-white psychological thriller about Maine lighthouse keepers driven to madness by isolation, supernatural storms, and a succubus mermaid? Where do we sign up? Indie director Robert Eggers...
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