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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!
behind the scenes may 2018
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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.
2017 Great Maine Scavenger Hunters
Arts & Leisure

Happy Hunting

When we launched last year’s inaugural Great Maine Scavenger Hunt, we weren’t sure anyone would even be ambitious/crazy enough to attempt it. We underestimated you.
Rumford, Maine
Where in Maine?

Where in Maine

Can you name this scrappy mill town? Submit your answer here for a chance to win a Down East wall calendar.
Fiddleheads
Food & Drink

Douglas Merriam’s Fiddlehead Salad Recipe

A longtime chronicler of Maine’s farm- and forage-to-table scene, Down East contributing photographer Douglas Merriam left the 'Learn the Fern' shoot with a pile of freshly harvested fiddleheads and made this magnificent salad. Get the recipe.
Home + Garden

(Maine) Antiques Roadshow

The popular PBS series has never swung through our state — what’s up with that? So we created our own version, enlisting top appraisers to evaluate your Maine antiques.
Peter Beerits owl
Maine-Made

Winging It

Peter Beerits, the artist behind the Nervous Nellie’s Jams & Jellies fantasyland, on building a bird.
Elizabeth Coatsworth
History

Tea at Chimney Farm

From our March 1978 issue: A visit with Elizabeth Coatsworth at the storybook farm where she and Henry Beston shared their lives for forty years.
The Swinging Bridge
Photography

Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the March photo of The Swinging Bridge, Brunswick and Topsham, Maine.
Arts & Leisure

Maine Dispatches

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine — including a rogue chicken, a Mainer named Jesus Christ, and a new way to "get there from here."
Sparhawk Mill
Travel & Outdoors

Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from March 2016.
Travel & Outdoors

Maine Island Vacation Giveaway

Enter for a chance to win two spots on the ultimate Maine vacation. Stay on a secluded island and explore the Maine coast on our Weekend Island Getaway this summer!
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Celebrating 100 Years of Maine’s Beloved Whoopie Pie

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Doughnuts in Maine: From Inception to Perfection

September 2025 Where in Maine? photo clue

Can You Name This Scenic Maine Preserve?

Longfellow Books, Portland, Maine

7 Independent Bookstores That Maine Authors Love

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