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Virginia M. Wright
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Contributing editor Virginia M. Wright is at work on a book about the history of the Carrabassett Valley.
Our Towns

Can Northeast Harbor Stay Livable Year-Round?

The vitality of one Mount Desert Island villag rests on the ties that bind locals and summer folk.
A view of Lake Onawa and Borestone Mountain, from Barren Mountain, southeast of Moosehead Lake.
Our Towns

What’s Next for America’s Crown Jewel?

Reassessing its future, the Moosehead region balances growth and livability with mossiness and moosiness.
Maine-made skeins of yarn
Maine-Made

6 Maine Skeins for Your Spring Knitting Projects

Maine makers know how to spin a good yarn, as evidenced by these six lightweight picks.
Maine Kebab is (Ahem) Kofta Hook
Food & Drink

Maine Kebab is (Ahem) Kofta Hook

Less than a year after opening, the Waldoboro takeout joint is spreading its Middle Eastern–inspired dishes around the state.
Shaw & Tenney wooden canoe paddles
Maine-Made

13 Pieces of Maine-Made Gear for Your Outdoor Summer

Backpacks to bug spray to . . . buoy bats?
Maine's Oddball Museums
Travel & Outdoors

8 Oddball Maine Museums

If Mainers didn’t curate this stuff, who would?
Scott Stevens is one of only about two dozen horse loggers left in the Pine Tree State.
Our Towns

In the Woods With of One of Maine’s Last Horse Loggers

Scott Stevens is one of only about two dozen horse loggers left in the Pine Tree State.
The Moody Dog hot dog3
Food & Drink

The Moody Dog’s Dogged Pursuit of Frankfurter Perfection

Belfast’s wienermobile serves up hot dogs a dizzying number of ways.
In her Pemaquid home, Jamie Hanna examines sketches by her father, David Hanna, whose untitled pencil drawing hangs on the wall.
Arts & Leisure

The Lost Art of David Hanna

The daughter of the once up-and-coming Maine realist plans to revive his legacy — if she can find his scattered works.
Rockport Harbor
Our Towns

Rockport Has a Lot of Views

The artsy midcoast hub is placid in winter, but as new development comes to its historic seaside downtown, civic engagement is lively as ever.
all the edible parts of a lobster
Food & Drink

The Edible Parts of a Lobster, Ranked

From yeah! to meh: An opinionated guide to bug bites.
Maine's Bald Mountains, Camden, Maine
Travel & Outdoors

Every “Bald Mountain” in Maine: A Concise Guide

Reasons #54–70 in our "200 Reasons to Love Maine" special bicentennial issue.
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Illustrated map of Maine, by Stellar_Bones

What Every Would-Be Mainer Must Know

Otter Cliffs, Acadia National Park

Acadia National Park in Winter is a Little-Visited Marvel

Heather McCargo, founder of the Wild Seed Project

This Woman Wants to Destroy Your Lawn

For MDI’s Clique of All-Season Swimmers, The Colder the Water, the Better

three Maine-themed graphic t-shirts

7 of Our Favorite Maine-y Graphic Tees

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