Coastal Crusaders
In August, Maine Coast Heritage Trust launched a dizzyingly ambitious campaign to address development pressures, increase access to Maine’s coast, and mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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8 burgers in 6 days
Could you eat your way through “Maine’s 30 Greatest Burgers?” Saco city administrator Kevin Sutherland and his partner Kristin Forester have!
Maine’s Prettiest Harbors
It’s time to lay anchor. Our pictorial tribute to the eight port towns and peaceful coves we never tire of gazing at.
Things to Do in Maine
Visit our calendar and find the best things to do, places to see and events in Maine. You’ll find food events, kid-friendly activities, sightseeing tours, and everything you need to experience Maine.
Our Favorite Letter
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from June’s photo of Friendship.
Dawnland
Author Porter Fox spent two years traversing the U.S.–Canada boundary, looking to better understand the wild borderland that rarely makes the news.
Where in Maine
Can you name this pleasantly pastoral isle?
August 2018
Maine Dispatches
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine
Oyster Bed?
Paul Sampson makes a better oyster platter
Allan Monga’s Favorite Place
Allan Monga’s story is so quintessentially American, it’s little wonder it went viral earlier this year.