When I was in kindergarten, the school bus dropped me off at a construction site. My parents were building their dream home on Cousins Island in Yarmouth and I’d spend my afternoons watching from a rock in the muddy yard as my dad worked alongside a carpenter.
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The features, photos, and projects we were most proud of this year — plus a few non–Down East pieces that had us tipping our hats.
In far northern Maine, four things in life are certain: death, taxes, hard winters, and the persistence of francophone culture.
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine
From “Farmstead at the Crossroads,” by John Lovell, in our December 1979 issue.
From “Trekking on Rawhide,” by Robert Deis, in our January 1980 issue.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the November photo of Deering Oaks park in Portland.
Its cozy notes of bourbon, chocolate, and toffee warm our bellies on cold, windy evenings.
Our calendars feature some of our favorite photographers and tons of beautiful Maine images. Browse the 2017 selection now!
Mainers have developed quite a knack for building huge Yuletide trees — out of lobster traps, of course. Want to be awestruck this year? Here’s where to go.