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Pork potstickers, shrimp fresh rolls, loc lac, and chicken congee from Oun Lido's in Portland, Maine

Does Portland’s Oun Lido’s Live Up to the Hype?

The restaurant's Cambodian-inspired cooking received national acclaim after opening last year.

The Great Maine Scavenger Hunt

Twenty-eight excursions all across the state, from classical concerts to mountain sunrises to roadside doughnuts, that add up to one fun-filled Maine summer.

Vote for Your Faves in the 2025 Best of Maine Reader Poll!

Bookstores to burgers, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects — we want to know what Maine businesses and organizations YOU are rooting for.

Lynn Karlin posing for a photo in her Belfast Maine studio

Blooming Where She’s Planted

In her Belfast studio, still-life photographer Lynn Karlin puts vegetables on pedestals and poses flowers like fashion models, raising a humble garden haul to the realm of fine art.

Can You Name This Maine Mountain?

A boulder at the mountain's summit is inscribed with the Latin phrase non sibi sed omnibus: “not for one, but for all.”

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Jerry Elwell shows two children the injured bird in her hand

A Feisty Good Samaritan of the North Woods

For more than three decades, Jerry Elwell took vulnerable wild creatures, including a kamikaze crow, a preemie duck with an identity crisis, and a goose that required mouth-to-beak resuscitation, under her wing.

Schooner Stephen Taber sails towards Curtis Island Light, at the entrance of Camden Harbor.

How Well Do You Know Your Sailing Vessels?

Review our sailboat glossary to ensure you know your schooners from windjammers and sloops from your cutters.

Behr’s Midnight Blue on the walls and a Sofary globe chandelier provide modern counterpoints in the otherwise historic looking dining room

At a Harrison B&B, the Owners and Guests Are Tight

Some of Jill and Joe Drew's closest friends have been their guests at the Greenwood Manor Inn.

6 Places to Go Hiking in the Camden Hills Area

Thanks to local land-preservation efforts, there’s no shortage of trails for hikers to enjoy in Camden and the surrounding area — including this inexhaustive list for all ability levels.

Greenhouse-like structures protect the plants from ambient rainfall at the he Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research and Innovation Center at the University of Maine

Planting for the Future at the University of Maine

The Wyman’s Wild Blueberry Research and Innovation Center at UMaine allows for hands-on learning and year-round research.

Cheryl Staples and her sea glass collection

Cheryl Staples Sees the World Through Rose-Colored (and Green and Blue) Glasses

Thirty years in, she says collecting beach treasures still buoys her.

Food & Drink

Our Favorite Maine Doughnuts

From pomegranate frosted to classic chocolate, these are the doughnuts our staff loves the most.

Doughnuts from the Cookie Jar Pastry Shop.

Doughnuts in Maine: From Inception to Perfection

Hundreds of miles and thousands of calories later, one very hungry road-tripper digests Maine’s long, sweet love affair with the doughnut, stretching back to the humble pastry’s hazy origins.