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Jesse Ellison
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Jesse Ellison is a Down East contributing editor.
Alna Store plates
Food & Drink

At the New Alna Store, Tag a Deer and Get a Great Negroni

A midcoast native reboots the classic country store as a smart restaurant, bar, and market.
Wabanavia, by Penobscot artist Jason Brown
Arts & Leisure

The Farnsworth Marks 75 Years With a Whole New Look

New chief curator Jaime DeSimone reflects on the museum’s reimagined exhibit spaces and ever-evolving approach to Maine art.
Seal Harbor Beach on Mount Desert Island
Our Towns

Dr. Sarah Parcak’s Favorite Maine Place

When she’s back in Maine, find the space archaeologist picnicking on MDI’s Seal Harbor Beach.
Austin Phillips and his puppets
Maine-Made

At 28, He’s Among the World’s Finest Professional Dummy Makers

Portland’s Austin Phillips once hid his passion for the craft. Not anymore.
Maine-Made

Waterford Puzzle Company’s Popularity Isn’t So Puzzling

Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, and Queen Elizabeth are among former customers of what is now Waterford Puzzle Company.
a lifelike blossom from Flower and Jane
Maine-Made

Amity Libby’s “Botanical Realism”

For the Dixfield artist behind Flower and Jane, creating lifelike blossoms went from a colorful pastime to a fruitful business.
Issues & Politics

What We Talk About When We Talk About Character

As Maine grapples with age-old, freshly relevant issues of livability, growth, and belonging, an inquisitive look at a complicated word.
Issues & Politics

Nirav Shah Is Ambivalent About His Celebrity (and Uncommonly Curious and Deliberate About Everything Else)

The state’s surprisingly visible CDC director has a complex relationship with ego, a mean waffle recipe, and...political ambitions?
Food & Drink

Fill Up at Station 118, Thomaston’s Gas Station Turned BBQ Joint

Smoked meats and homemade hot sauces are the focus on a menu of crowd-pleasers.
What Does Maine’s “Right to Food” Amendment Mean?
Food & Drink

What Does Maine’s “Right to Food” Amendment Mean?

All over the Pine Tree State, Mainers are parsing their new, unalienable, and ambiguous right to grow and raise what they eat.
Arts & Leisure

Rockport’s New Drive-In Is a Beacon for Film Buffs

From its projector room in the top of a lighthouse, the Shotwell Drive-In marries the new and the nostalgic.
Issues & Politics

So Your Maine Home Is Suddenly Worth More Than You Thought!

But if you sell, you’ll be left house-hunting in a seller’s market. So what’s a Maine homeowner to do?
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