Features
Pandora’s Lights
During the holiday season, a Portland sculptor might just be the most — and least — visible artist in all of Maine.
- By: Edgar Allen Beem
- Photography by: Mark Fleming
The Lost Reindeer
Majestic caribou once ranged throughout Maine’s forests, then they suddenly disappeared. Just what caused their demise remains a mystery.
- By: Virginia Wright
L-A Holiday
The twin cities on the Androscoggin River are in the midst of a fascinating transition. We stopped by to take a closer look.
- By: Virginia Wright
- Photography by: Alan Lavallee
Tides of Promise
Can tidal energy bring easternmost Maine back to life?
- By: Colin Woodard
In the Maine Kitchen
A Culinary Conversation in Five Acts
- By: Kathleen Fleury
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro
They Asked if They Could Eat the Body
The story of Nottingham Galley and what happened three hundred years ago on boon island.
- By: Andrew Vietze
Departments
Where in Maine?
Have you ever been to this timeless tavern?
Crab Apple Pickles
There’s no room to be heartbroken in the space of a northern Maine kitchen.
- Photography by: Jennifer Baum
Letters to the Editor
Read what our readers have to say about Maine.
- Photography by: Sue Anne Hodges
Roxanne’s Shopping Spree
Once known for her North Woods controversies, philanthropist Roxanne Quimby has broadened her interests to include a surprisingly diverse range of causes.
- By: Michaela Cavallaro
As George Lay Dying
How a first novel set in rural Maine won the Pulitzer Prize.
- By: Edgar Allen Beem
Editor’s Note
During the holidays we often think more about the people who are missing than we do about the ones present. This is especially true during times of war. But unless you have loved ones in Iraq or Afghanistan those conflicts might seem like distant, impersonal affairs.
- By: Paul Doiron
Stylish Shoer
A Saco cameraman captured his sister-in-law’s joie de vivre.
- By: Joshua F. Moore
North by East
The deadliest catch, nice needles, and more.
A Posh Pub
Rockport’s Shepherd’s Pie has jolly good food — and a cozy atmosphere to match.
- By: Kim Ridley
- Photography by: Amy Wilton
Healthy Toys
Photograph by Nicole Wolf