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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.
Arts & Leisure

Eric Hopkins Is Ready to Be More Than Just “the Pointy-Piney-Island Guy”

The acclaimed North Haven artist, known for his aerial paintings of Penobscot Bay, looks ahead to his career’s third chapter.
Sufganiyot from Victoria Nam’s Siblings Bakery.
Food & Drink

Where to Find Sufganiyot in Maine

More Mainers are discovering the holiday joy of the traditional jelly doughnuts of Hanukkah.
The Oldest State: Portraits of a Maine Generation, by Jason Paige Smith
Photography

Photographing The Oldest State in the Nation

Photographer Jason Paige Smith on his ambitious portrait series.
Titus Welliver's Favorite Maine Place, Ducktrap River, Lincolnville
Our Towns

Titus Welliver’s Favorite Maine Place

The Bosch actor on Lincolnville’s Ducktrap River.
Abby Barrows, the Maine microplastics researcher reenvisioning aquaculture
Land, Water & Wildlife

The Maine Microplastics Researcher Reenvisioning Aquaculture

Stonington’s Abby Barrows dialed back a globetrotting research career to take over an oyster farm in her hometown. Now, she’s out to refashion the equipment of her new profession, to keep Maine’s booming aquaculture sector from fouling the waters it relies upon.
Five Maine Fishing Experiences to Have Before You Die | Down East Magazine
Travel & Outdoors

Five Maine Fishing Experiences to Have Before You Die

We asked a few fishy friends about the quintessential ways to wet a line in the Pine Tree State.
Veterans for Peace cofounder Doug Rawlings
Arts & Leisure

Doug Rawlings on Peace, Poetry, and a New Generation of Vets

The Veterans for Peace cofounder found solace in the Maine countryside.
Roger Angell watches the sun set from the porch of his 101-year-old Brooklin, Maine, cottage
Our Towns

Roger Angell’s Favorite Maine Place

The 101-year-old writer on spending summers in his 101-year-old Brooklin cottage.
Virginia Oliver, 101, at the helm of her lobsterboat
Our Towns

Over 100 and Still Lobstering, Virginia Oliver Is Bemused By Her Celebrity

The Rockland resident won’t stop trapping lobster — and America is eating it up.
The Fryeburg Fair is one of several Maine fall festivals returning to in-person events in 2021
Arts & Leisure

7 Maine Fall Festivals Returning to In-Person Events This Year

After a year without mass gatherings, Maine’s AG fairs and end-of-season street festivals are making a comeback.
Fort Williams, in Cape Elizabeth, Nicole Maines' Favorite Place
Our Towns

Nicole Maines’s Favorite Maine Place

The Supergirl actress reminisces about hanging out at Cape Elizabeth’s Fort Williams Park.
Mayo Mill in Dover-Foxcroft, Greg Paxton's favorite place in Maine
Our Towns

Greg Paxton’s Favorite Maine Place

Maine Preservation's outgoing executive director on the Mayo Mill in Dover-Foxcroft.
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