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Jesse Ellison is a Down East contributing editor.
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Our Towns

New Tech Helps LifeFlight of Maine Save Lives

When the stakes couldn’t be higher, a new network of high-tech weather cams helps air-ambulance crews make critical decisions.
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.
Beth Millar and Steve Miller’s Lovell bedroom and deck feature front-row seats on Kezar Lake.
Home + Garden

The Story of This Sweet Lovell Camp Begins With Stephen King Buying a Campground

A couple shines up a mid-century gem on Kezar Lake.
Home + Garden

Art By the Whole Family Enlivens This Italianate

In Thomaston, painter Greta Van Campen has settled on the same street where she was raised.
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.
Austin Phillips and his puppets
Maine-Made

Portland’s Austin Phillips Is Among the World’s Finest Professional Dummy Makers

The puppet maker and restorer once hid his passion for the craft. Not anymore.
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.
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?
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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.
The board-and-batten pine siding on Hannah and Aja DiGirolamo’s Camden home came from their property.
Home + Garden

A Top Priority For Their New Home: No Closets

A streamlined new build anchors a seafaring couple in Camden.
Home + Garden

Shop This Camden Painter’s New Textile Line

Antonia Munroe's botanical prints are inspired by ancient motifs and dying techniques.
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