Maine Coast Explorer’s Guide
Ready to discover your new favorite coastal sanctuary?
Cover Story
This month’s cover, by Thomaston-based artist Greta Van Campen, marks a rare return to form.
Four Favorite Things
Our contributors share their choicest finds in Maine style, design, shops, and craft.
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?
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.
The Great Maine Scavenger Hunt: Landmarks
Find a secret Down East seastack, a guerilla-art birdhouse, and the state’s finest boulder roadside mural.
Where in Maine
Can you name this harbor town? Submit your answer here for a chance to win a Down East wall calendar.
Maine Dispatches
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine
The Great Maine Scavenger Hunt: Family
Sheep and goats, candy, fishing, huggable mascot moose. What’s not for kids (and grown-ups) to love?
June 2018
The Great Maine Scavenger Hunt: History
Past is present at 2,000-year-old shell middens, the last Shaker village, and . . . your local Renys?
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!