The Portland artist is the subject of three big solo exhibitions this fall.
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Broad Arrow Farm's open-air charcuterie bar delivers guests to their food.
They’re not the stuff of epic road trips — in fact, none are more than a few miles long.
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The Portland artist is the subject of three big solo exhibitions this fall.
Broad Arrow Farm's open-air charcuterie bar delivers guests to their food.
They’re not the stuff of epic road trips — in fact, none are more than a few miles long.
Eight years of investment, led by Colby College, have reshaped Waterville’s downtown. What does it mean for the future of the historically divided city?
Aspen Golann plans to use most of the cash to support the Chairmaker’s Toolbox, a nonprofit she founded in 2020.
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The children’s-book author enjoys hiking at Bristol’s La Verna Preserve.
Built in 2003 by sculptor Daphne Pulsifer, it's an inhabitable “piece of art."
Victoria Nam-Sonenstein’s cakes showcase the seasons — and are (almost) too beautiful to eat.
The Museum of Beadwork draws a bead on what the tiny, decorative orbs reveal about history and culture.
For Marcia Pond Anderson, the road to rescuing the 19th-century church leads back to middle school.
Local weatherman Charlie Lopresti loves growing gargantuan gourds.

Food & Drink
The ambitious coffee company keeps the buzz going, one new location after another.
RaeChelle Sexton’s homemade flour tortillas are stuffed with smoked meats and from-scratch salsas.
Maine distillers and brewers are starting to mix it up with ready-to-drink cocktails.

Travel & Outdoors
You don’t need to be a grizzled thru-hiker to enjoy the remotest stretch of the Appalachian Trail.
A handy primer to learn your punchbowl from your horsetail.
Cruise around the quiet island roads, explore an abandoned summer colony, take in the many ocean vistas, and more.



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The footbridge was built in the ’80s, after a design student at a local university pitched the idea to a professor.
Winners in three categories are eligible for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes and publication in the magazine.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from July's photo.

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Arts & Leisure
A new book, In Other Words, Leadership, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the pandemic's impact on the public and private life of Maine's governor.
The exhibition is a rare chance to examine the loose, lively feel of McCloskey's lines up close.
The biannual Augusta craft fair welcomes makers of unusual wares.

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