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Bridget M. Burns
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Bridget M. Burns lives in a renovated barn in Kennebunkport, where she balances a career as a freelance writer with life as a mom of two.
Illustrated map of Maine, by Stellar_Bones
Travel & Outdoors

What Every Would-Be Mainer Must Know

We reached out to four smart Mainers whose professional lives revolve around new arrivals, and we asked them: what have you learned that every prospective Mainer needs to hear?
Lobster Lake, Terry Gerritsen's favorite Maine place
Our Towns

Terry Gerritsen’s Favorite Maine Place

The author of the hugely popular Rizzoli & Isles series on Piscataquis County’s Lobster Lake.
Bridget M. Burns, outside the Freedom Farm barn, with daughters Sinead and Clodagh and husband Kevin.
History

This Unassuming Maine Farm Once Sheltered Families Displaced By War

For Bridget M. Burns, whose unconventional Kennebunkport home is all that remains of Freedom Farm, its legacy feels pressing today.
Kara DioGuardi's Favorite Place
Our Towns

Kara DioGuardi’s Favorite Maine Place

The American Idol judge and songwriter loves a quiet stretch of coastal York.
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Kenny Ravioli Says Goodbye to Moody Beach

After 50 years, the exuberant ringleader of a Wells summer tradition is hanging up his hat.
Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, Maine
Our Towns

Wilco Bassist John Stirratt’s Favorite Maine Place

The midcoast musician loves to get outside at Jefferson’s 1,000-acre Hidden Valley Nature Center.
3 New Maine Novels for Your Summer Reading List
Arts & Leisure

3 New Maine Novels for Your Summer Reading List

A lobstering family’s suspicious rise to power. A Passamaquoddy Bay island with dark secrets. A family drama at a seaside summer colony.
Wild Knoll, the 1916 Colonial Revival in York that May Sarton would call home for the last 22 years of her life.
Arts & Leisure

Farewell to May Sarton’s “House by the Sea”

In York, the excavator comes for a writer’s beloved home.
SaltyGirl Beauty
Maine-Made

Healthy Foundation

A cancer survivor and her oncology-nurse sister create a line of natural beauty products.
York Autumn
Features

A York County Autumn

From farms to footpaths, five ways to love the fall in Maine’s scenic south.

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