Acadia's summertime splendor attracts millions of visitors, but in the depths of winter, the park takes on a different character: serene, austere, and magnificent.
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Diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, a writer meditates on life, death, and beauty from his small seaside cottage down east.
It consists of 20 celestial objects fixed in their orbits along about 95 miles of road.
We canvassed sledders across the state to point you to a few superb slopes, whether you’re chaperoning the kids or grandkids or sneaking in a few runs yourself.
Who says this is the off-season?
Food fests, concerts, snow sports, and more are going on across Maine all through the colder months.
The Latest
At this Topsham retirement community, residents and management work together for a more sustainable future.
The UMaine women’s basketball coach on the gym at St. Michael School, in Augusta.
This time of year, birds are easier to see on bare branches and you’ll have the run of some of the best viewing spots.
Fifty years ago, the artist was dreaming up lavish, exotic scenes in a starkly different realm, on a Georgetown farm.
It had stood empty for three years, and mice had the run of the place.
Ascending a vertical sheet of frozen water might look harrowing, but several Maine guiding services will help even total newbies learn the ropes.
Food & Drink
Located at 3,620 feet, it boasts elevated comfort food and bird’s-eye views.
Lean in to winter and make the most of cold, dark days at one of these ice lounges.
Pimento-cheese grits, cloud-like biscuits, and crispy fried chicken are stars at the midcoast brunch spot.

Arts & Culture
The Chickadees are chiseling away at a male-dominated craft.
Mostly Maine is the world’s only fleet still competing in Cape Cod Frostys.
In this story from our January 1963 issue, the author and his father and grandfather get themselves into some cheery holiday hijinks.
Staff Picks
Photography
From grand views to intimate portraits, remarkable scenes of life lived in Maine.
After a full decade, the magazine’s annual photo contest is still, ahem, clicking right along.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from October's photo.
