When staff photographer Benjamin Williamson wants to shoot Maine at its most essential, he hops the ferry for Monhegan, 10 miles out to sea, year-round population about 60. We asked him a few of his favorite places to set up a tripod.
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More Down East readers than ever voted in our annual Readers’ Choice poll, dishing on all their Maine favorites — from oysters to orchards and hotels to harbors. As always, we have a few picks of our own. How did your favorites do?
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from May’s photo of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.
A very Maine-y rom-com — and three other new summer reads with the Pine Tree State at their heart.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from April’s photo of Sand Beach.
Last year’s second running of the Great Maine Scavenger Hunt enticed hundreds of readers and fans to explore the Pine Tree State’s weirder, woolier corners. Dozens returned home victorious — faces suntanned, quads aching from mountain hikes, hands stinking of codfish. Here are a few of their stories.