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Brian Kevin is a former Down East editor. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Outside, Audubon, Travel + Leisure, and other publications. He’s the author of The Footloose American: Following the Hunter S. Thompson Trail Across South America, which won the Maine Literary Award for Nonfiction. He lives in Hope.
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SuperOrono-ism

“Who Is Superorganism And Why Is This Song So Addicting?”
Arts & Leisure

Deep Space

In his book, Searching for Stars on an Island in Maine, the acclaimed essayist, novelist, and physicist Alan Lightman explores the relationships between science and religion, knowledge and transcendence — all from a quiet, wooded rock in Casco Bay.
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The Extra Mile(s)

A spontaneous act of grit meets a random act of kindness at the Millinocket Marathon.
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Tom Deschenes Is Trying to Kill You

Quest for the Antidote, the first-time game designer’s new fantasy board game, has players dicing with death.
Illustration of Jensen Bissell
Features

The Onetime Forester Defending the East’s Last Great Wilderness

Jensen Bissell manages Maine’s Baxter State Park, 210,000 acres of the most dramatic peaks, prettiest ponds, and finest trails east of the Rockies. Lately, he spends a lot of his time trying to keep people out of it. (Or does he?)
Bar Tender- Mason’s Brewing Company
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The Dream of the ’90s is Alive at Mason’s?

On the left bank of the Penobscot, Mason's Brewing Company is bringing back the brewpub in high style.
Tobey’s Grocery, South China
My Favorite Place

Ryan McCaskey’s Favorite Maine Place

The lauded chef hasn't arrived in Maine until hits a South China gas station and mini-mart.
Mackworth Island State Park,
My Favorite Place

Lois Lowry’s Favorite Place

The renowned young-adult author crosses a causeway to a peaceful island.
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A Steep Hike in Acadia

In Maine’s much-loved national park, once an aristocratic enclave, the prospect of a dramatic fee increase resonates a bit louder.
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Horse of a Different Color

Howl Mouth is the newest release from Portland’s genre-blurring trio Tall Horse, a Maine band you should know.
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Reade All About It

Checking in with Maine’s “serendipitous” media mogul, Reade Brower.
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Frappe Sheet

Here’s where to get the shakes this summer.
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