Read historian William David Barry's story about Malaga Island, published in the November 1980 issue of Down East.
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Construction begins on Maine’s largest solar farm, a revitalization project at Big Moose Mountain is on indefinite hold, and more.
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The 650-mile walk that changed Maine politics, tales from Maine's international border, an aerial photographer captures Maine’s stunning, surreal, and vulnerable coastline, and more.
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The world’s first hybrid-powered cruise ship stops in Maine, a Canadian Pacific Railway train derails in Orneville, and more.
A substantial rebuild, completed a few years ago, changed the bridge’s look and design, allowing taller ships to travel the tidal waters below.
Puffins have a successful nesting season, Boyne Resorts renames Shawnee Peak, Allagash Brewing Company announces plans for a new tasting room, and more.