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Gravy Train
By Katy Kelleher Photographs by Tristan Spinski Aaron Bell has raised turkeys for a decade on his coastal farm, Tide Mill Organic, in Edmunds. He also has chickens, pigs, and cows, sells milk, and...
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Editors’ Picks for Maine-Made Holiday Gifts
By Laura Serino Photographed by Mark Fleming Find even more Maine gift ideas (and several of our editors’ picks) on MaineHomes.com and in our Down East Shop! Leisure Sailboat Tic-Tac-Toe Who needs Xs...
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N.C. Wyeth, In a New Light
By Edgar Allen Beem The Portland Museum of Art wants you to know that N.C. Wyeth is not who you think he is — assuming you think about him much at all. In the early 20th century, Wyeth gave figure and...
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Seven Reasons to Visit Bar Harbor This Winter
By Jennifer Van Allen If you only know Bar Harbor, on Mount Desert Island, as a lively gateway town welcoming summer throngs of Acadia-bound visitors, it’s time to learn what lucky locals — and an...
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In Winter, a Side of Peaks Island That Visitors Don’t See
For the 900 or so year-round residents of Peaks Island, winter is a time to embrace the quiet, the cold, and the community. By Mira PtacinPhotographed by Greta RybusFrom our December 2017 issue...
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5th Annual Down East Reader Photo Contest
After five years of running our annual reader photo contest, we can say one thing for sure: Down East readers know how to capture Maine’s magic in every season. This year, the pleasant task of sorting...
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The Best Shops in Freeport Are Not the Outlets
By Tina Fischer Photographs by Ryan David Brown Though the shopping mecca has lost some national retail outlets in the age of Amazon, Freeport these days is home to nearly two dozen Mainer-owned shops,...
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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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Maine-Made Candy for the Holidays
Candy Cane Of course there’s red-and-white peppermint, but Haven’s Candies also spins cinnamon, blueberry, eggnog, and other unusual candy cane varieties. 87 County Rd., Westbrook. 207-772-1557; 448...
View ArticleA New Path for Maine Huts & Trails
By Will Grunewald Maine Huts & Trails opened its first backcountry lodge in 2008, and the outdoorsy nonprofit has since added three more to its trail network that winds from the Carrabassett...
View ArticleA Book Is a Sneeze
By Susan Hand Shetterly Aweek ago, I drove through North Brooklin, past the farmhouse that was E.B. White’s home, and I decided that in this season of hope, I will reread the book about Wilbur, the...
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This Cape Porpoise Fish House Is an Icon.But of What, Exactly?
A Maine fishing village grapples with beauty, community, and authenticity in the Instagram era. By Brian KevinPhotographed by Benjamin WilliamsonOpener mosaic featuring these Instagram photographers...
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5 Maine-Made Candles to Brighten Your Nights
Signature colors, like this periwinkle blue, lend a contemporary touch to Erik and Cindy Laustsen’s graceful hand-dipped tapers.</p> <p><strong><em><a...
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6 Great New Maine Kids Books
Matt Tavares based his Santa’s sleigh on one he saw at a Gardiner horse farm where his wife worked. Copyright © 2019 by Matt Tavares. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Candlewick Press,...
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Stunning Maine Photography
Ben's Picks Our photographer Benjamin Williamson highlights some of his favorite shots from around the state. Full Moon at Nubble Light PHOTOGRAPHED BY BENJAMIN WILLIAMSON The moon rises behind the...
View ArticleThree Months in the Holiday Trenches at L.L.Bean
By Charles Oddleifson Last fall, I moved back to Maine from Texas, exhausted by the heat and hedonism of that sunny land. The day after I arrived, I took a walk at Thorne Head Preserve in Bath and felt...
View ArticleNell Shipman’s Favorite Maine Place
Back in 2004, Nell Shipman was looking for a way back to New England. She’d grown up in Massachusetts, gone to college in Indiana, and danced for years in small companies in the Midwest and Colorado....
View ArticleMaine News You May Have Missed
Eliot Real-estate agent Erinn Stearns sweetened the pot for potential owners of a four-bed, four-bath home listed at $529,990. For any family of four that moves, she promised to pick up the tab on...
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How a Small Rockport Company Dips a Half-Million Candles A Year — By Hand
By Jesse Ellison Photographed By Ryan David Brown In the late 1970s, Erik Laustsen was a recent college grad working an unsatisfying job in upstate New York. Longing to do something creative, he...
View ArticleJanuary 2020
Features Century Notes Nine centenarians from across the state reflect on the Maine that was — and offer some thoughts about the future. Photographed by Michael D. Wilson The Way Life Was Rarely seen...
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