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Maine news september 2020
Our Towns

Maine News You May Have Missed

Big fish stories, iconic chocolate bars, and more.
The meadow campsite on Whaleboat Island.
Travel & Outdoors

The Best Places to Camp in Maine

Twenty-five spots perfect for kindling a fire, rolling out a sleeping bag, and unwinding in the Maine outdoors. (And yes, for social distancing.)
Our Towns

Maine News You May Have Missed

A 42-year-old parking ticket finally gets paid, a black bear swims to Vinalhaven, and more.
Where in Maine?
Photography

Can You Name This Maritime Landmark?

This month's Where in Maine is one of the area’s best places to consistently spot harbor seals.
Port Clyde, Maine
Travel & Outdoors

The Complete Guide to an
Outdoor New England Summer

There’s never been a better summer to spend outside — or to get to know your own backyard. We teamed up with our friends at Outside magazine to bring you the very best of a New England summer spent outdoors.
Swimming Holes
Travel & Outdoors

Our 12 Favorite Maine Swimming Holes

Our 12 favorite Maine swimming holes are little heralded and sparsely visited, sylvan spots along quiet trails where locals gather when the mercury rises.
Best of Maine, Down East magazine, September 20205
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September 2020

The results of our 2020 Best of Maine poll, the midcoast communities of Phippsburg and Georgetown, and more.
Can You Name This Maine Mystery Spot?
Photography

Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer

Here is our favorite letter from May's "Where in Maine?" photo of Pine Point in Scarborough.
Down East Magazine, August 20205
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August 2020

Twenty-five of our favorite camping spots, where to dine al fresco, the roots of Baxter State Park, and more.
Piscataqua River Bridge
Photography

The Most Stunning Maine Landscape Photos from Our Special Bicentennial Issue

Some of the Pine Tree State's most memorable vistas, from Cadillac to Katahdin to that first glimpse of the Piscataqua River Bridge.
Down East Magazine, July 2020, Bicentennial Collector's Issue4
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July 2020

A loving tribute to the sites and sights, the moments and memories, the tastes and smells, the people and peculiarities of the Pine Tree State. Happy 200th birthday, Maine.
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5 Favorite Maine Kids Books

Bookseller Ellen Richmond, of Waterville’s Children’s Book Cellar, on the young people’s books she cherishes.
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Doughnuts in Maine: From Inception to Perfection

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