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Writing Retreat
Travel & Outdoors

A Magical Moment

The setting for this year's Writing Retreat — Join us, September 6–9 to learn about writing more engagingly, making your work stand out, and getting published. Ample activities for non-writers include kayaking, lobster bakes, and more.
Travel & Outdoors

A Lunch to Remember

We took a short stroll up the dirt road to the farm, where a table awaited us — the spread only outmatched by the view of the sparkling blue water in the Fox Island Thoroughfare. Come with us this summer!
Snowy Mountain
Travel & Outdoors

Where in Maine?

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the February photo of Sugarloaf Mountain.
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Pettengill Farm

Situated east of downtown Freeport and accessible only by foot through a mile-long wooded path, Pettengill Farm has stood hidden from the modern world for over 200 years.
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Food & Drink

Swig of the Month

If there’s a more versatile potable out there, we’d be mighty surprised.
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Where in Maine?

Where in Maine?

Can you name this charming town with expansive views? Read our hints and submit your answer. We’ll feature our favorite letter in an upcoming issue!
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From our Archives
April 1963

From “Maine’s Merry Gardens” by George Taloumis, in our April 1963 issue.
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Land, Water & Wildlife

Friends in High Places

A few remarkable stats about the organization Friends of Acadia, and the work it does, from shores to summits.
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Food & Drink

Sorrel So Real

The first greens of a Maine spring make a soup that’s bright, rich, and perfect for still-cool evenings. Just ask Martha Stewart.
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Quite a Track Record

From “The Real Peculiar Railroad” by Charles Morrow Wilson, in our March 1958 issue.
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Travel & Outdoors

Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from our January 2017 issue.
Photography

Bonus Gallery: Reaping What They Sow

The images of Maine aquaculturists farming clams, oysters, and salmon in the coastal mist and muck were too good not to share this bonus gallery of shots that didn’t make the magazine.
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