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Brian Kevin
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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.
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.
Cobscook BayCobscook Bay
Features

Could Cobscook Bay Be the Next Mount Desert Island?

In Lubec, a new network of waterfront parks is the latest project by a global philanthropic foundation with an increasingly large Maine footprint — and an unconventional approach to conservation.
Phuc Tran of Portland’s Tsunami Tattoo10
Arts & Leisure

Do You Even Love Maine If You Don’t Have a Maine-y Tattoo?

Four questions for author and tattoo artist Phuc Tran about the most conspicuous manifestations of Maine pride.
Three-Cornered Pond, Augusta, Jesse Labreck favorite Maine place
Our Towns

Jesse Labreck’s Favorite Maine Place

The American Ninja Warrior champ dreams about a particular Augusta pond.
Travel & Outdoors

The Insider’s Guide to the Katahdin Region

Maine’s north country is a vast and varied wilderness playground. We’ll give you the lay of the land.
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.
State of Maine Constitution
History

Why Maine Became a State (And Not a Commonwealth)

Because shorter words are better, basically. An odd footnote from Maine’s remarkable constitutional convention.
Virginia M. Wright's favorite place, Little Hunters Beach, Acadia National Park
Our Towns

Virginia M. Wright’s Favorite Maine Place

Our departing editor loves a little-visited Acadia Beach.
William King House, Stonehouse Farm, Bath, Maine
Our Towns

William King’s Favorite Maine Place

Maine’s first governor's favorite place is this Gothic Revival lodge in Bath.
Leave Her to Heaven
Arts & Leisure

Adaptationland:
Maine’s Best and Worst Book-to-Film Projects

How do the big-screen versions of these top-notch Maine books measure up?
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John Gould’s Beloved Golden Road is Still a “Wilderness Pleasure”

A rugged road trip into the Thoreau country, beloved by writers.
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