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The president of central Maine’s small, scrappy Unity College is out to shake up the educational status quo. His detractors say he’s gutting a unique and vital institution. What’s next for the school is anybody’s guess.
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After the untimely death of its longtime owner, the famously fast lobsterboat motors back onto Maine’s racing circuit.
The Arundel guide is an evangelist for electric-powered kayaks.
The little-exalted fish reminds the Laotian-born Mainer of the moose-sized river beasts back home.
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The president of central Maine’s small, scrappy Unity College is out to shake up the educational status quo. His detractors say he’s gutting a unique and vital institution. What’s next for the school is anybody’s guess.
Meet Maine’s Bri Dostie, winner of Orvis’s 2020 Breaking Barriers award.
After the untimely death of its longtime owner, the famously fast lobsterboat motors back onto Maine’s racing circuit.
The Arundel guide is an evangelist for electric-powered kayaks.
The little-exalted fish reminds the Laotian-born Mainer of the moose-sized river beasts back home.
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The president of central Maine’s small, scrappy Unity College is out to shake up the educational status quo. His detractors say he’s gutting a unique and vital institution. What’s next for the school is anybody’s guess.
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Down East staff photographer Benjamin Williamson highlights some of his favorite shots from around the state.
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After the untimely death of its longtime owner, the famously fast lobsterboat motors back onto Maine’s racing circuit.
Arts & Culture
After the untimely death of its longtime owner, the famously fast lobsterboat motors back onto Maine’s racing circuit.
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