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Communities around the state are taking control of their own forests again.
The new Maine Mineral & Gem Museum has grabby exhibits about mining and more.
Interactive virtual tours of the Rockland museum are their own works of art.
An outbreak of browntail moth caterpillars is vexing large swatch of the state, and Mainers are itching to find a solution.
Big on local sourcing, the "values-based" restaurant splits the difference between folksy and frilly.
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Communities around the state are taking control of their own forests again.
The new Maine Mineral & Gem Museum has grabby exhibits about mining and more.
Interactive virtual tours of the Rockland museum are their own works of art.
An outbreak of browntail moth caterpillars is vexing large swatch of the state, and Mainers are itching to find a solution.
Big on local sourcing, the "values-based" restaurant splits the difference between folksy and frilly.
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Down East staff photographer Benjamin Williamson highlights some of his favorite shots from around the state.
Interactive virtual tours of the Rockland museum are their own works of art.
An outbreak of browntail moth caterpillars is vexing large swatch of the state, and Mainers are itching to find a solution.
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Communities around the state are taking control of their own forests again.
The new Maine Mineral & Gem Museum has grabby exhibits about mining and more.
In her latest Room With a View column, Susan Hand Shetterly writes about reconnecting, keeping busy, and tamping down fears during the pandemic.
The Portland jeweler makes patterns out of traditional symbols from his native Ghana.
Down East staff photographer Benjamin Williamson highlights some of his favorite shots from around the state.
Interactive virtual tours of the Rockland museum are their own works of art.
Food & Drink
An ode to the Maine-made curries getting one Down East editor through self-isolation.
Food & Drink
An ode to the Maine-made curries getting one Down East editor through self-isolation.
Family recipes from all 16 counties fill the pages of the Maine Bicentennial Community Cookbook.
Big on local sourcing, the "values-based" restaurant splits the difference between folksy and frilly.
At her wholesale Norimoto Bakery, she's infusing classic pastries with farflung flavors.
ME Water Buffalo Co. farm and creamery is a heartfelt affair.
Travel & Outdoors
Our salute to the hundreds of Down East readers and fans who took to Maine's byways and backroads in 2019.
Travel & Outdoors
Our salute to the hundreds of Down East readers and fans who took to Maine's byways and backroads in 2019.
Buoyed by beloved institutions and a legacy of preservation, downtown is seeing a wave of new activity.
An inventory of Maine-made tools and resources to aid your back-to-the-land-y dabblings.
From photo workshops and island adventures, to wine tours and schooner trips, join us on an authentic Maine adventure.
Learn to fly, photograph, and edit with Isaac Crabtree, of North Woods Aerial and Down East Adventures.
Photography
Down East staff photographer Benjamin Williamson highlights some of his favorite shots from around the state.
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Photography
Down East staff photographer Benjamin Williamson highlights some of his favorite shots from around the state.
Here is our favorite letter from April's "Where in Maine?" photo of Great Wass Island Preserve.
This month's Where in Maine is no place to jump the track.
Here is our favorite letter from March's "Where in Maine?" photo of Willard Beach.
This month's Where in Maine was once the epicenter of Maine's clamming industry.
Arts & Culture
In her latest Room With a View column, Susan Hand Shetterly writes about reconnecting, keeping busy, and tamping down fears during the pandemic.
Arts & Culture
In her latest Room With a View column, Susan Hand Shetterly writes about reconnecting, keeping busy, and tamping down fears during the pandemic.
The Portland jeweler makes patterns out of traditional symbols from his native Ghana.
Interactive virtual tours of the Rockland museum are their own works of art.
When I moved to Prospect Harbor with my family in the 1970s, I learned about its northern water, working harbor, and ...
Fan artist Alysa Avery creates a world of centaurs, demons, and fairies.
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