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My Final Days on the Maine Coast

Diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, a writer meditates on life, death, and beauty from his small seaside cottage down east.

Down East magazine Where in Maine clue February 2025

Can You Name This Galactically Cool Educational Display in Maine?

It consists of 20 celestial objects fixed in their orbits along about 95 miles of road.

children sledding at Camden’s Harbor Park

The Best Sledding Hills in Every Maine County

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.

2022 U.S. National Toboggan Championships Races at the Camden Snowbowl

19 Maine Winter Events You Won’t Want to Miss

Who says this is the off-season? Food fests, concerts, snow sports, and more are going on across Maine all through the colder months.

Our 10 Favorite Down East Photos of 2024

From grand views to intimate portraits, remarkable scenes of life lived in Maine.

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7 Maine-Made Cards for Your Valentine

These Maine-based greeting-card artists make it easy to say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day.

UNE researchers Ruby Motulsky and Markus Frederich who are leading the colorful lobster study

UNE Researchers Hope to Crack the Mystery of Rare, Whimsically Colorful Lobsters

The university's marine-science center is a magnet for misfit crustaceans, including orange, yellow, blue, purple, calico, and split-colored varieties.

Audrey Mahlman (back row center), pictured with her daughter, Olive (seated at left), and her friends in Mahlman’s crocheted hats.

A Maine Mother’s Crochetwear Raises Money for the Cancer Program That Embraced Her Family

Through Healing Loops, York needleworker Audrey Mahlman sells handmade hats, blankets, and scarves to benefit Christopher’s Haven.

the entrance to Sunday River’s new massive igloo, Alpeniglu

3 Maine Ice Bars to Chill at This Winter

Lean into winter and make the most of cold, dark days at one of these ice lounges.

Buttermilk Kitchen's signature chicken biscuit with red-pepper jelly and house-brined pickles.

A Georgia Transplant Brings the Region’s Hearty, Down-Home Fare to Camden

Pimento-cheese grits, cloud-like biscuits, and crispy fried chicken are stars at the midcoast brunch spot.

Elden Hathaway connects a circuit on a hand-crank telephone

Maine’s Last Hand-Crank Telephone Company

Half a century ago, operators in Bryant Pond still dispatched news, first responders, and advice on boiling a chicken.

Food & Drink

5 Outdoor Dining Spots in Maine to Visit This Winter

For hearty Mainers and adventurous visitors, outdoor dining is a popular way to enjoy the state’s scenery, all year round.

Absolem Cider Company's Kevin Sturtevant smokes apples to add to a vat of pressed apple juice

A Smoked Hard Cider, Concocted in Winthrop Last Winter, Is Now Ripe For Enjoying

Absolem Cider Company's novel libation attempts to capture the warmth and flavor of smoked beers and spirits.

Classic Dark Drinking Chocolate, from Ragged Coast Chocolates

6 Maine-Made Drinks to Keep You Warm All Winter

From bourbon-barrel-aged coffee to dark cocoa bombs, these local beverage makers are serving up a cuppa comfort.

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The 35 Maine-iest Foods

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5 Outdoor Dining Spots in Maine to Visit This Winter

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members of Mostly Maine Frosty Fleet No. 9 out on the water in the Cape Cod Frostys

For a Group of Winter Sailors, Racing Tiny Vessels Is a Pretty Big Deal

Mostly Maine is the world’s only fleet still competing in Cape Cod Frostys.

A Very Merry Down East Christmas Classic

In this story from our January 1963 issue, the author and his father and grandfather get themselves into some cheery holiday hijinks.

Shannon Parker with her new novel, Love & Lobsters

Love & Lobsters Celebrates Small-Town Love

Shannon Parker’s third novel bucks romance tropes in favor of the many forms of love present in a Maine waterfront community during the holidays — and is already optioned for film.