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Virginia M. Wright
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Virginia M. Wright is a Down East contributing editor and the author of A Town Built by Ski Bums: The Story of Carrabassett Valley, Maine.
Maine-Made

Foreside Finds

Kittery’s peppy pocket neighborhood has shops as eclectic as its chow.
Addie Peet rug
Maine-Made

Addie Peet Design

Peet is one of a handful of Maine designers making hand-painted floorcloths, common home accessories in the 18th and 19th centuries, until linoleum came along, and now enjoying renewed interest thanks to the maker movement and a growing awareness of indoor allergy triggers.
Maine-Made

All Hallowell and Goods

Let Augusta have its big-box stores — the shops along Hallowell’s historic Water Street are an expo of the curious, cozy, and hyper-local.
Long Pond, Belgrade Lakes
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What Maine Tourist Hotspots Look Like in Winter

Nowhere is the sense of suspended time more pronounced than a Maine summer place in the heart of winter.
Living Longer
Home + Garden

Living Longer

Architect Eric Reinholdt updates an ancient house style for a difficult building lot and a tight budget.
Arts & Leisure

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May we propose a few Maine emojis for 2019?
Belgrade cabin
Home + Garden

Modern Cabin, Deep Roots

A modern retreat that embodies its owner's fondest memories of Belgrade's Great Pond.
home exterior
Home + Garden

Living Large in 900 Square Feet

Peek inside a Kittery Point bungalow that’s big for its size.
Dalayun Demmons
Maine-Made

Wabanaki Traditions Meet High Style From Decontie & Brown

All of the jewelry and fashions designed by Jason K. Brown and his wife, Donna Decontie-Brown, are contemporary riffs on Wabanaki crafts and iconography.
Working Like Dogs
Maine-Made

Working Like Dogs

With social and environmental responsibility as a compass, Planet Dog aims to lead the pack into a dog-friendlier world.
Illustrated dogs on african stamp
Arts & Leisure

Sealed with a Dog Kiss

What’s a pair of Maine pooches doing on a West African postage stamp?
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Travel & Outdoors

Save the U-Haul Depot!

New England historic preservation isn’t just about clapboard and cobblestones anymore.
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