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8 Surprising Times Pop Music History Played Out in Maine

From big bands to indie bands, the beat of of music trivia has occasionally thrummed through the Pine Tree State.
Maine Coast Heritage Trust, Explorer's Guide
Travel & Outdoors

Maine Coast Explorer’s Guide

Ready to discover your new favorite coastal sanctuary?
Wilder Weathering Products
Maine-Made

Four Favorite Things

Our contributors share their choicest finds in Maine style, design, shops, and craft.
Bubble Pond
Photography

Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from April’s photo of Bubble Pond.
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Maine Dispatches

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine
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Maine-Made

Winging It

Peter Beerits, the artist behind the Nervous Nellie’s Jams & Jellies fantasyland, on building a bird.
Maine Music Lore
Arts & Leisure

Maine Music Lore

From big bands to indie bands, eight surprising times that the beat of popular-music history (and trivia) has thrummed through the Pine Tree State.
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Cover Story

This month’s cover, by Thomaston-based artist Greta Van Campen, marks a rare return to form.
Art Spots
Arts & Leisure

Maine Coast Art Trail

Pack up a weekend bag and choose your favorite art trail. We picked three of coastal Maine’s most road-trip–worthy regions for art lovers and laid out our stop-by-stop itineraries for each. Ready to explore some of the best of Maine art?
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Where in Maine

Can you name this harbor town? Submit your answer here for a chance to win a Down East wall calendar.
An authentic Maine clambake
Food & Drink

How to Have an Authentic Maine Clambake

A “true” lobster bake is a daylong affair that begins with a driftwood fire that takes two to three hours. See how resourceful Mainers have sped up the process, to enjoy an authentic Maine clambake. Plus, a bonus Maine Blueberry Pie recipe!
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3 Neat Things We Encountered in the Making of Our May Issue

The Digital Maine archive of Maine Fish and Wildlife mag, The opening of photographer Ashlyn J. Posiak’s documentary exhibit, and more.
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July 2025 Where in Maine? photo clue

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Celebrating 100 Years of Maine’s Beloved Whoopie Pie

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