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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.
Cheese and spoon
Food & Drink

Maine’s Most Versatile Cheese?

It’s yummy smeared on crackers, pan-fried like paneer, and tossed into scrambled eggs just before serving.
Dream House
Arts & LeisureHome + Garden

Inside These Walls

In Catherine Armsden’s Dream House, an architect dissects her childhood home to make sense of her past.
The Sand Castle5
Home + Garden

The Sand Castle

A Bar Harbor home is built from the ground up — literally.
Maine Home7
Home + Garden

Quarry House

A carved-up granite hilltop offers a breathtaking perch for a seasonal retreat on the island of Vinalhaven.
A Garden Legacy
Home + Garden

A Garden Legacy

Dedicated to her mother-in-law’s vision, Cynthia Hosmer tends a landmark coastal garden in York.
Kezar Lake, Maine5
Travel & Outdoors

Endless Summer

The lake is ever ready, the pace is undemanding, and one day folds softly into the next. This is Kezar.
Iconic Photos
History

Iconic Maine Photos: Kennedy’s Surreal Campaign Trail Moment

There are photos that present the buoyancy of that day, but this one captured something else.
Art Guide
Arts & Leisure

Her Art Is Everywhere

An unconventional sculptor (and a marine biology student) on bridging the art-and-science divide.
General Stores
Features

What’s In Store

You can buy a quart of milk anywhere, but it comes with a neighborhood only at the general store.
August 2016
Home + Garden

True to Form

Two artists add color and spark to an 89-year-old bungalow while embracing its beautiful simplicity.
Jaffa
History

Strange Pilgrimage

In 186, a group of sensible Down East farmers and their families packed their houses and sailed to the Holy Land to await the Second Coming. Within a year, it had all gone wrong.
Nevada Barr, Boar Island
Arts & Leisure

So You Think You Know Maine?

Something’s gone missing in Nevada Barr’s latest Anna Pigeon mystery: Acadia National Park.
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