Features
DIY Fairy Houses
Liza Gardner Walsh shows you how to add a dose of magic to your family’s summer by building your own fairy dwelling.
Sailing the Sound
Experience Acadia’s mountains by the sea in Somes Sound. By: Will Bleakley Photography by: Sue Anne Hodges
Three if By Lake
Blazing our own path on the Sebago Lake Canoe Trail.
Windjammer Chefs
Meet six of the most talented cooks in Maine’s schooner fleet. Photography by: Benjamin Magro
The Blackfly Survival Guide
Everything you wanted to know — and more — about Maine’s most fearsome creature, the blackfly. By: Virginia M. Wright Illustrations by: Dean MacAdam
Sarton By the Sea
Writer May Sarton was never fully embraced by York, the Maine town that she loved.
Evergreen Cemetery
The Evergreen Cemetary, a historic Portland landmark, bridges the poignant gulf between life and death. By: Monica Wood Photography by: Sara Gray
Departments
North By East
Find Cheap Gas
Octane, a new app on the iTunes store, helps you find the cheapest gas.
Vampires! Werewolves! Zombies!
Thanks to the fervent fan base of gothic sixties soap opera Dark Shadows and a new film adaptation by Tim Burton and Johnny Depp, the fictional town of Collinsport, Maine, is more alive than ever. By: Will Bleakley
Where in Maine?
Have you ever tiptoed through these tulips? Photography by: Alan Lavallee
The Money Pit
My fantasy of being a boat owner went down in a sea of green.
Letters to the Editor
Chaos at the Caucuses
Has the time come for Mainers to rethink the way they nominate the president? By: Colin Woodard
Fabulous Fathom
Fathom, Bar Harbor’s newest fine dining spot, elevates classic Maine fare to fancy food status with sublime flavor combinations. By: Hilary Nangle
The Game is Afoot!
Portland native Kieran Shields’ debut novel, The Truth of All Things, is a rollicking and satisfying supernatural mystery. By: Agnes Bushell
Editor’s Note
Down East opens up a store in the Portland Jetport. By: Paul Doiron
Nine and Seven in ’97
The 1897 Bowdoin baseball team was a defensive powerhouse under future governor Percival Baxter. By: Will Bleakley