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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.
Home + Garden

Roses Flourish On This Unforgiving Norway Plot

A formal garden blooms among farm buildings and fields in the Oxford Hills.
Home + Garden

Scores of Colorful Glass Orbs Lend Continuity to This Harpswell Garden

And bring joy to owner Betsy Atkins, who says walking her property each morning is "the happiest part of my day."
Home + Garden

Trash Becomes Treasure in This Gardiner Farmhouse

Art and curiosities fill every nook in the home of artists Allison McKeen and Matt Demers.
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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.
Home + Garden

The Accidental Farmer

Cumberland’s Joanne Fryer is rescuing an heirloom apple orchard — by growing dahlias
Home + Garden

Vacant Storefronts Became a Serene New Camden Shop

Pandemic-era closings and a love of Maine’s earthy coastal palette were designer Holly Gagne’s inspiration.
Home + Garden

Flowers and Veggies Mingle in This Ellsworth Garden

And Mary Blackstone's family has been tending them for generations.
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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.
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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.
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13 Pieces of Maine-Made Gear for Your Outdoor Summer

Backpacks to bug spray to . . . buoy bats?
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