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2022 U.S. National Toboggan Championships Races at the Camden Snowbowl

19 Maine Winter Events You Won’t Want to Miss

Who says this is the off-season? Food fests, concerts, snow sports, and more are going on across Maine all through the colder months.

Our 10 Favorite Down East Photos of 2024

From grand views to intimate portraits, remarkable scenes of life lived in Maine.

The Down East Stories You Loved Most in 2024

Our readers are an omnivorous bunch, eager to engage with a wide range of Maine-y topics.

illustration of ski bums gathering at a bar at the base of Sugarloaf Mountain in Carrabassett Valley

How Ski Bums Bucked State Control and Founded the Town of Carrabassett Valley

A new book paints a lively picture of the Sugarloafers who banded together to carve out a town of their own in the heart of western Maine’s mountains.

illustration of a family on a horse-drawn sleigh ride

Christmas in Maine

Almost 90 years ago, with prose as crisp as a cold winter night and sentiment as sweet as steamy apple pudding, the Pulitzer-winning writer Robert P. Tristram Coffin conjured the timeless pleasures of a yuletide gathering in rural Maine.

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Audrey Mahlman (back row center), pictured with her daughter, Olive (seated at left), and her friends in Mahlman’s crocheted hats.

A Maine Mother’s Crochetwear Raises Money for the Cancer Program That Embraced Her Family

Through Healing Loops, York needleworker Audrey Mahlman sells handmade hats, blankets, and scarves to benefit Christopher’s Haven.

the entrance to Sunday River’s new massive igloo, Alpeniglu

3 Maine Ice Bars to Chill at This Winter

Lean into winter and make the most of cold, dark days at one of these ice lounges.

Buttermilk Kitchen's signature chicken biscuit with red-pepper jelly and house-brined pickles.

A Georgia Transplant Brings the Region’s Hearty, Down-Home Fare to Camden

Pimento-cheese grits, cloud-like biscuits, and crispy fried chicken are stars at the midcoast brunch spot.

Elden Hathaway connects a circuit on a hand-crank telephone

Maine’s Last Hand-Crank Telephone Company

Half a century ago, operators in Bryant Pond still dispatched news, first responders, and advice on boiling a chicken.

5 Outdoor Dining Spots in Maine to Visit This Winter

For hearty Mainers and adventurous visitors, outdoor dining is a popular way to enjoy the state’s scenery, all year round.

Mainers mittens made by lab-gear company Tempshield Cryo-Protection

This Maine Company Knows the Science of Warm Hands

The mitten manufacturer, which began as a lab-gear company, knows a thing or two about protecting against extreme cold.

Food & Drink

Absolem Cider Company's Kevin Sturtevant smokes apples to add to a vat of pressed apple juice

A Smoked Hard Cider, Concocted in Winthrop Last Winter, Is Now Ripe For Enjoying

Absolem Cider Company's novel libation attempts to capture the warmth and flavor of smoked beers and spirits.

Classic Dark Drinking Chocolate, from Ragged Coast Chocolates

6 Maine-Made Drinks to Keep You Warm All Winter

From bourbon-barrel-aged coffee to dark cocoa bombs, these local beverage makers are serving up a cuppa comfort.

Latkes con Mole, from Sabor Judío: The Jewish Mexican Cookbook by Ilan Stavans and Margaret Boyle

A Hanukkah Staple Gets a Spicy Twist in a Bowdoin Professor’s New Jewish-Mexican Recipe Collection

Latkes con mole embrace the crisp simplicity of the shredded-potato staple and layer on the spicy, smoky depth of Mexico’s unofficial national condiment.