Down East Magazine

Tales of the Hunt

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.

Photography

Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from March’s photo of The New Portland Wire Bridge.

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Growing Local

Maine Farmland Trust is helping hundreds of families navigate generational transition and provided the support that would-be farmers need to create a viable future.

Food & Drink

Meal Tickets

Who says you can’t bring food into the museum? Three food-adjacent exhibits not to miss this spring.

Where in Maine?

Our Favorite Letter(s)

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here are our favorite letters from February’s photo of Wood Island Lighthouse.

Our Towns

Maine Dispatches

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.

Photography

Where in Maine

Can you name this striking church and the town it’s in?

Our Towns

Maine Dispatches

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.

Food & Drink

The Future of Maine’s Restaurants is Female

Though restaurant-kitchen culture is still dominated by men, women chefs have a refreshingly outsize presence in Maine. We gathered a few of the state’s best chefs to talk about why.