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Mossy Ledge Spirits
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Still Life

The still maker has become the distiller: Jesse Lupo’s new booze line includes cinnamon, toasted coconut, and sweet tea cordials.
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Shadow Campaign

A bookshop owner saves a shapeshifting clown’s political ambitions from going down the drain.
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Having a Blast

The funnest, tastiest, quirkiest ballpark traditions from 25 seasons of Sea Dogs baseball.
Haunt ME
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Who You Gonna Call?

Maine’s YouTube paranormalists ain’t afraid of no ghosts.
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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?
Casco Bay Tummlers
Arts & Leisure

Hanukkah Hootenanny

A Portland-based klezmer band hammers out a toe-tapping tradition.
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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.
Bissell Brothers Brewing
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Home Boys

The Bissell brothers take their cult beers to the woods.
Maine general stores
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Country Fare

Four Maine general stores — all with dine-in seating — that are raising the bar for road food.
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Bad Buoys

A new wave of Maine wrestlers puts a beatdown on the Pine Tree State’s reputation as a pro-wrestling backwater.
Whats in a Picture Feb 2018
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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.
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Hometown Hero

Superman protects Metropolis, Batman fights for Gotham — but who’s watching over Maine?
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