A Very Bruce Christmas
Maine children’s-book author Ryan T. Higgins has penned a series of hits — and drawn his titular grumpy bear into the holiday spirit.
Shadow Campaign
A bookshop owner saves a shapeshifting clown’s political ambitions from going down the drain.
Home Boys
The Bissell brothers take their cult beers to the woods.
Having a Blast
The funnest, tastiest, quirkiest ballpark traditions from 25 seasons of Sea Dogs baseball.
Country Fare
Four Maine general stores — all with dine-in seating — that are raising the bar for road food.
Who You Gonna Call?
Maine’s YouTube paranormalists ain’t afraid of no ghosts.
Bad Buoys
A new wave of Maine wrestlers puts a beatdown on the Pine Tree State’s reputation as a pro-wrestling backwater.
Such Strange Eyes
In our era of binging on full seasons of hour-long television shows, tackling an eight-episode short-form series should be a piece of cake. Right?
What’s in a Picture
25 years ago this month, the previously undefeated Black Bears suffered a rare home-ice loss against archrival Boston University. The next night, they avenged the setback with a 6–1 thumping of BU, and they wouldn’t lose again, home or away, the rest of the season, going on to win the program’s first national title.
Hanukkah Hootenanny
A Portland-based klezmer band hammers out a toe-tapping tradition.
Hometown Hero
Superman protects Metropolis, Batman fights for Gotham — but who’s watching over Maine?
Midnight Menagerie
At a natural history museum in Hinckley, the living meet the dead with the lights turned out.