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Edgar Allen Beem
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Contributing editor Edgar Allen Beem has been writing for Down East since 1983.
Mainers with a bluefin, circa 1935, from a Portland Press Herald glass negative.
Land, Water & Wildlife

The Bailey Island Fishing Tournament: Monster Tuna, Maine Tradition

For 82 years, the sportfishing competition has been luring fishermen to Harpswell in search of Casco Bay’s big prize.
Painted into a Corner
Arts & Leisure

N.C. Wyeth, In a New Light

An exhibition at the Portland Museum of Art tries to rehab the painter’s artistic legacy while critiquing his cultural biases.
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Maine-Made

Johnny’s Selected Seeds

Rooted in the counterculture of the 1970s, Johnny’s Selected Seeds is flourishing with the locavore movement.
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Issues & Politics

Storming the Beaches

A noted law professor argues it’s high time to overturn a controversial 1989 low-water mark in Maine judicial history.
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Art + Music

Animal Spirits

Printmaker Susan Amons mixes technique and allegory in her otherworldly artwork.
Barn, Aroostook County
Arts & LeisureNorth by East

War of Secession

On the outskirts of the small city of Caribou, some folks want to lower their taxes by going it alone.
Elizabeth McLellan
Our Towns

The Portlander Who Rescues What Hospitals Throw Out

Partners for World Health founder Elizabeth McLellan saw a medical need and filled it with rummage.
Wiscasset Traffic
Issues & Politics

Gridlocked in Wiscasset

Will the state’s latest plan for Wiscasset solve a traffic nightmare or ruin a town?
Home + Garden

How to Transition to an Organic Lawn

Nine steps to a healthy and lush organically grown lawn.
Making Art, Making a Life
Guides

Making Art, Making a Life

Midcoast “nature people” Kate and Jonathan Mess push boundaries in the gallery, keep it real at home.
Chewonki, Maine
Arts & LeisureNorth by East

100 Years of Quietude

Chewonki’s chief academic explains why the idyllic midcoast campus has attracted campers, students, and seekers for a century.
Sebago Lake, July 2015, 111
Our Towns

East Side, West Side

All around Sebago Lake, people are living the barefoot life.
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