Edgar Allen Beem, Author at Down East Magazine

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

Long known for its car culture, South Portland is reclaiming neighborhoods where residents prize getting around on foot.

For some retirees, the best work begins when work is done.

A run on firewood in 2014 may be making for some smokeless chimneys this winter.

Diagnosed with ALS, acclaimed painter Jon Imber reached ever deeper into his creative well.

Will Carcinus maenas destroy Maine's $15 million soft-shell clam industry?

In a Lisbon Falls basement, retired cobbler Walter Parker keeps the old ways alive.

A gritty, hard-working island attracts unconventional artists by allowing them to focus on what matters most.

The ins, outs, and issues surrounding the new players in public education.

Free speech versus public safety on the media strip.

Artists Todd Watts and Jemma Gascoine traded the big city for a tiny village.

Yarmouth’s hulking power plant faces an uncertain future. By Edgar Allen Beem The view from Portland’s Eastern Promenade and from...