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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.
Arts & Leisure

Beth’s Farm Market

Come fall, this farm offers a variety of family-friendly activities, along with apples, pumpkins, squash, and a super-tough corn maze.
Issues & Politics

Which Way to Millinocket?

Vroom, vroom! We contemplate Maine's new highway speed limits.
Arts & Leisure

Here Comes The Son

Lucas St. Clair is thawing, ever so slightly, in opposition to Roxanne Quimby’s vision for a Maine North Woods National...
Arts & LeisureHistory

A Reverberating Question

A Down East fishing community weighs — yet again — 
whether to trust the Canadians with a beloved artifact. The...
Food & Drink

Got (Moose) Milk?

Could milk from a moose become a staple of a healthy Maine diet?
Travel & Outdoors

Village in the Woods

Skiers and snowshoers find adventure and hospitality deep in the central Maine woods.
Our Towns

Fraternity Still Holds Searsmont Together

In a world that’s changing with lightning speed (or so it can seem), Searsmont retains the sweet, timeless air of a country town.
History

Fantastic Voyage

Three teens embark on a great adventure aboard the schooner Bowdoin.
History

Rocks on a Hard Place

Hordes of visitors who descend on Ogunquit each summer want to leave their calling cards in the form of rock towers standing anywhere from 1 to 5 feet high.
History

Treasured Toilet

A public bathroom in Seal Harbor donated by John D. Rockefeller is in danger of falling to pieces.
Arthur T. Walden and his winning chinook sled dog celebrate after a 123-mile race in 1922.
Photography

Leader of the Pack

Arthur T. Walden and his winning chinook sled dog celebrate after a 123-mile race in 1922.
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Button Up

Four tips to lower your heating bill this winter.
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