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Our 10 Most-Read Stories of the Year

From a profile of the Maine farmer saving the world’s rarest seeds to a small-town sports saga for the ages to the strange tale of the COVID cruise ship marooned Down East, these are our most-read stories of 2020.
Down East, January 20213
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January 2021

The results of our annual Down East Reader Photo Contest, an interview with Suzette McAvoy, and more!
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Maine News You May Have Missed

A transnational wedding, firefighting robots, rare metal-detector finds, and more!
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December 2020

The Holidays Issue: 28 Maine-made gifts, the Abbe Museum looks ahead, what's next for Rockport, and more.
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How to Make the Most of Life Here in the Pine Tree State

Planning your escape to Maine, for a visit or for good? Let these insiders show you the keys to making the most of life here in the Pine Tree State.
Where in Maine, September 2020
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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer

Here is our favorite letter from September's Where in Maine photo.
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Can You Name This Institution and the Town Where It’s Found?

A sign outside bears a Penobscot word describing the building’s purpose.
Bennett-Bean Covered Bridge in Wilsons Mills, Maine
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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer

Here is our favorite letter from October's Where in Maine photo.
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Can You Name This Pastoral Little Village?

In this village, a self-taught 19th-century painter named Jonathan Adams Bartlett once rendered his hard-working fellow residents.
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Maine News You May Have Missed

The first Black person elected to the Maine Senate dies, Maine brews take home gold, and more.
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5 Ways to Recognize Maine’s Wabanaki Heritage During Native American Heritage Month

Books, films, podcasts, and other media to check out in November.
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Can You Name This Lighthouse?

In 1895, a Boston Post travel writer cruised on a steamboat past this little island, “where a new lighthouse is soon to be built, to aid the navigators of this circuitous river.”
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