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Time and Again

Against all odds, Maine’s “greatest house” celebrates its one hundred and fiftieth birthday this month.

Jeff Clark

Renaissance Man

In the imagination of artist, yacht designer, and composer Imero Gobbato, Maine merges with myth.

Virginia Wright

Where to Eat Now

Maine's top chefs pick fifty favorite restaurants.

Edited by Kathleen Fleury

First Maine Spring, Revisited

Twenty years after I moved to Maine, everything old is new again.

Richard Grant

Thank You, Senator Muskie

Edmund S. Muskie is the recipient of the thirtieth annual Down East Environmental Award.

Jeff Clark

The Mystery of Moose Point

How can a state park so easy to find — and this beautiful — be so ignored?

Andrew Vietze

Richard Russo: On Memory

In this exclusive essay and an excerpt from a new book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author writes about life, death, and hospice.

Woodcut by Siri Beckman

Ed Muskie for President!

Editor-in-Chief Paul Doiron presents the 2008 Down East Environmental Award to the late Maine senator.

Paul Doiron

Wild in Woolwich

Merrymeeting Fields Preserve, Oyster Creek Mushrooms, and Slam Poetry are just a few ways to enjoy Maine this month.

Biddeford Surprise

The city on the Saco offers more than you'd expect.

Andrew Vietze

Awful Things Happening

Two Story Collections examine Maine's dark side.

Patricia O'Donnell

Fine Food in Freeport

The Azure Cafe's eclectic menu satisfies shoppers — and locals — all year long.

Debra Spark

Letters to the Editor

Readers respond to Where in Maine and other articles.

Bitter About Litter

Wallowing in other people's trash can give you a bad attitude.

Al Diamon

Musings from Maine

Down East's editors discuss feral felines, a big screen in the North Woods, and more.

The Maine Viewpoint

Editorial opinions from across Maine.

Sleeping with the Fishes

Will the Portland Fish Exchange get whacked?

Jeff Clark

Delicate Balance

Maine’s agricultural purity was at stake for this turn-of-the-century chemist in Orono.

Joshua F. Moore

Recognize this picturesque institution?

Since 1813 this school has earned a reputation for academic rigor and free thinking.

Photograph by Alan Lavallee