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Pop a Daffy!

From “Maine’s Champion Freestyle Skier,” by John A. Gould, in our March 1976 issue.
Down East Dispatches, April 2016
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Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Maine's Record-Breaking Trees
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Maine’s Record-Breaking Giants

State foresters and members of the American Chestnut Foundation are excited about a recent find in the Lovell woods: the tallest American chestnut tree in North America.
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Where in Maine?

Our monthly "Where in Maine?" section asks readers to identify a location in Maine. Readers can submit their answers and may be featured in the issue.
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Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from December.
Maine's Best Breakfasts
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Maine’s Best Breakfasts

We got up early and ate our way across the state to bring you this definitive list of Vacationland’s 30 most mouthwatering breakfast dishes — sweet to savory, traditional to oddball. This is how Maine does the most important meal of the day.
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Where in Maine?

Where in Maine?

Can you name this lustrous little waterfall and the city where it’s found?
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Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from January.
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From Our Archives
Winter 1960

From the article “Hunting in Wildcat Country” by Arthur C. Rogers in our Winter 1960 issue.
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