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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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The Holidays Issue: 28 Maine-made gifts, the Abbe Museum looks ahead, what's next for Rockport, and more.
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As a difficult year draws to a close, we salute Mainers doing their part to make the state a better place. Plus, a breathtaking photo tour of Maine's most divisive 53 miles.
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