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Our Towns

Road Trip: Best Places to Live 2015

We hit the road to explore all eight of our Best Places to Live in Maine in 2015.
David Mallett
Arts & Leisure

Mallett on Mallett: A Virtual Mix Tape

We asked Will and Luke Mallett: If you made a mix tape of your dad's music to give to a friend, what would you put on it?
Andy Shepard, president of the Maine Winter Sports Center
Travel & Outdoors

Last Child in the (Maine) Woods

Andy Shepard of the newly rebooted Maine Winter Sports Center talks about keeping Maine’s outdoor heritage alive — one youth at a time.
Arts & Leisure

Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation

We spent a fine powder day at Sunday River with volunteers and participants from Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation.
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Holiday Festival Calendar

No matter where you find yourself in Maine this month, you’ll never be more than a snowball’s throw away from a sleigh ride or cup of cocoa.
Photographer - Michael Wilson
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Lay of the Land

When it comes to preserving Maine’s open spaces, a new report says quality should trump quantity. Click here to listen...
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Farm Frosh

Young urbanites are migrating to Maine, seeking connection to the land.
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Home + Garden

Modern History

An 18th-century home in Wiscasset is filled with contemporary design elements and textural art.
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Top Doctors 2015

We asked Maine physicians this question: If you or a family member had a problem in the following areas, whom would you select as the best specialist in Maine? The votes are tallied and we present the peer-selected winners.
Travel & Outdoors

Woodstove Culture

From stump to pile, splitting to stacking, we cover it all in our video about woodstove culture in Maine.
Food & Drink

Photo Gallery: Pocket Feast Game Dinner

We dined on an eight-course menu of fish, fowl, bear, and beer from the Great North Woods. Check out photos from our Pocket Feast!
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Why We Hunt: Solitude

When you’re up at dawn to hunt sea ducks in winter, you can count on having the water to yourself.
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