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Brian Kevin is Down East's editor in chief.
Maine-Made

In Old Town, a New Marketplace for Wabanaki Artisans

Dawnland Handmade Creations is a new retail venture from a Penobscot pacesetter.
Maine-sourced throw blankets
Maine-Made

4 Maine-Sourced Throws to Keep You Warm This Winter

So you can’t catch up at the café or coffee shop — you can still palaver on the porch or patio. You’re just going to need an outdoor-friendly throw blanket. Here are four Maine-sourced faves.
kid playing with snow
Travel & Outdoors

3 Questions for the True Hero of Our Pandemic Winter: A Teacher

We asked a few questions that may be on the mind of parents navigating winter outdoor childminding and playdates.
Oxbow Beer Garden5
Food & Drink

We Can Still Hang Out Outside!

It’s still a lousy idea to gather indoors. But don’t let that stop you from socializing, dining, and celebrating (safely!) with family and friends.
Bangor Daily News
Issues & Politics

How the Bangor Daily News Became the Country’s First Newspaper to Call the Presidential Election

Thanks to a unique partnership, the small-city paper made a big-time projection.
Governor Alonzo Garcelon, Maine State House, Augusta
History

What Happened When a Maine Governor Tried to Rig an Election

In a highly partisan environment, a furtive effort to toss out votes led Maine to the brink of civil war.
Theresa Shanahan's Favorite Place | Down East Magazine
Our Towns

Theresa Shanahan’s Favorite Maine Place

The executive director of the Maine Ski and Snowboard Museum has a thing for Camden.
Admiral Robert E. Peary
History

What Would Peary Do?

What Maine's polar explorers have to teach us about schmoozing outside during a pandemic winter.
hot buttered rum
Food & Drink

Kenneth Roberts’s Hot Buttered Rum Recipe

No wintertime cocktail is Maine-ier.
Coburn Mountain, David Whitney's favorite Maine place
Our Towns

David Whitney’s Favorite Maine Place

The founder of Whitney Wreaths has fond memories of Somerset County's Coburn Mountain.
Geese, Apple Creek FarmHank the goose, half of Apple Creek Farm’s breeding pair.
Food & Drink

In Praise of the Christmas Goose

A few Maine farmers (and one Down East editor) hope the age-old tradition still has wings.
Greenlaw MountainMosquito Mountain summit
Issues & Politics

The CMP Corridor: Maine’s Most Divisive 53 Miles

At the heart of the public debate over the proposed power-transmission project known as the New England Clean Energy Connect is a remote swath of woods, mountains, and streams that 53 miles of newly cut corridor would cleave.
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