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Anna Kendrick’s Favorite Maine Place
Longtime Twitter Header ImagePortland Head Light. “It’s just emblematic of where I’m from.”Another Fave PlaceSebago Lake, where her family went on day trips. “I loved how calming it was to be there.”...
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Spotlight: The Ballroom Thieves and Oshima Brothers
The Ballroom Thieves Cellist Callie Peters (Wiscasset), guitarist Martin Earley (Wiscasset), and drummer Devin Mauch(Portland) dropped their third full album, Unlovely, in February. Over the last few...
View ArticleEvan’s Rockin’ Hot Sauce is Sax-y and Spicy
By Joel CrabtreePhotographed by Derek Bissonnette Saxophonist Evan Smith tours with indie-pop band Bleachers, and last year, he featured on hit albums by Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey. Previously,...
View ArticleHow to Stay Connected in the Era of Social Distancing
As chief of one of Maine’s largest public relations agencies, Nancy Marshall is an expert on the art of connection. In this era of social distancing and self-isolating, nurturing relationships has...
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An A–Z Guide to Agrarian Self-Reliance in Maine
By Brielle Hardy, Emily Silvia, and Brian Kevin | Illustrations by Kelsey Grass From our April 2020 issue For our back-to-the-land themed issue, we thought we’d take page from to the Whole Earth...
View ArticleWeekly Update: How Mainers Are Coping With COVID-19
Caribou Convenience-store clerk and dogsled racer Hannah Lucas has been mushing 50 to 75 miles per day with her team of huskies to deliver groceries and medical supplies to elderly Aroostook County...
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Their Love of Cast-Iron Cookware Spans Three Generations
By Virginia M. WrightPhotographed by Greta Rybus Seventy-odd years ago, Barbara Elward jotted a recipe for bean-hole beans in her journal, noting adjustments for whichever cast-iron pot her husband,...
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The Book That Birthed the Back-to-the-Land Movement
Above: On Maine’s Cape Rosier, Scott and Helen Nearing built their own stone houses, grew their own food, and stepped to their own music. Courtesy of the Walden Woods Project’s Thoreau Institute...
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Hand-Blown Glassware in a Rainbow of Colors
Above: Joseph Webster aims a propane torch at a glass bubble to keep it pliable as he makes a platter. By Tina FischerPhotographed by Mark Fleming The jewel tones of Joseph Webster’s glassware are so...
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Dean’s Sweets Chocolate Giveaway
Dean’s Sweets, located in Portland, proudly offers elegant, hand-dipped truffles, caramels, buttercreams, and other chocolates, created from the finest imported chocolate and using the highest quality...
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The Future of the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine
Imagine a 30,000-square-foot museum and theatre devoted to making Maine an extraordinary place to be a child. Set to open in 2021 at Thompson’s Point in Portland, the Museum & Theatre will double...
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Taste Test: R.E.D.D. Energy Bars
Oatmeal Peanut ButterMint ChocolateSalted CaramelChocolate By Will GrunewaldPhotographed by Mark Fleming In his first semester at the University of Maine, in 2010, Alden Blease’s meal plan wasn’t...
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The Family Stone
Founder George T. Springer George T. Springer opened the original Springer’s Jewelers in 1870 in what’s now Westbrook (it was called Saccarappa back then). In 1900, at age 70, he moved the business to...
View ArticleNominate Your Faves for Down East‘s 2020 Best of Maine!
If you are not automatically directed to the survey, please follow this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/bestofmaine2020-1 The post Nominate Your Faves for <em>Down East</em>‘s 2020...
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How to Enjoy the Great Maine Outdoors in the Era of COVID-19
Open space and the warm sun have never felt like such good medicine as in these challenging and housebound times. Although many southern Maine and midcoast state parks are closed in response to the...
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*NEW* Rangeley Lake Retreat
CONTACT US WITH QUESTIONSadventures@downeast.com207-594-9544Browse All TripsClick to see our full offering of upcomin trips, including additional details, dates, and pricing.See All Trips...
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Growing Up in a Barn
During the winter months Father kept the big barn door closed. It was rolled back only when our horse, Prince, entered or went out of the barn. We children were expected to use the shed door when we...
View ArticleMaine News You May Have Missed
Brewer Joe Meyers’s Quarantine Karaoke Facebook group, to which members post videos of themselves singing karaoke while self-isolating during the pandemic, attracted some 63,000 members within 36...
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At the Belfast Repair Café, Broken Belongings Find New Life
By Virginia M. WrightPhotograph Courtesy of Belfast Repair Café Sasha Kutsy knows how to mend a moth-eaten sweater. She did it recently for a neighbor by placing a bit of wool roving on top of a hole...
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Springtime Recipes from Modern Country Cooking
Photographed by Kristin Teig When I moved to Maine from New York City 10 years ago, my bags were packed with a chef coat, a knife kit, and my culinary school diploma. But I didn’t really know how to...
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