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Jesse Ellison
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Jesse Ellison is a Down East contributing editor.
Saltwater Artists Gallery
Made in Maine

5 Under-the-Radar Shops on the Pemaquid Peninsula

Bristol is big on art, curios, and handmade treasures, if you know where to look.
Sara Hotchkiss at her loom
Maine-Made

Step Inside Weaver Sara Hotchkiss’s Waldoboro Studio

Sara Hotchkiss makes colorful, highly textured rugs and wall hangings.
Eastport hosts the state’s largest 4th of July festival
Our Towns

Best Places to Live in Maine: Eastport

Quirky and coastal — and a bargain.
Hampden, Maine
Our Towns

Best Places to Live in Maine: Hampden

A Bangor bedroom community with an A+ school system.
Downtown Ellsworth
Our Towns

Best Places to Live in Maine: Ellsworth

A town with momentum at Acadia’s front door.
Marijuana in Starks, Maine
Our Towns

Why Isn’t Starks More Excited About Legalized Pot?

Starks is a lovely little farm town that is also the long-reputed heart of Maine’s marijuana culture. So what's harshing their mellow?
The AnchoBurger at Ancho Honey in Tenants Harbor, Maine
Food & Drink

Ancho Honey’s Delicious Timing

What happens when you start serving ready-made meals right before a pandemic?
The scenic Salmon Falls River, South Berwick, Maine
Our Towns

Best Places to Live in Maine: South Berwick

A southern Maine gem at the intersection of nature and history.
Brooksville, Maine
Our Towns

Best Places to Live in Maine: Brooksville

The good life in McCloskey country.
Westbrook’s Saccarappa Falls once powered the Dana Warp Mill
Our Towns

Best Places to Live in Maine: Westbrook

Is Westbrook stealing Portland’s thunder?
Waxing Romantic
Maine-Made

How a Small Rockport Company Dips a Half-Million Candles A Year — By Hand

"I don't think people appreciate how much work goes into it."
Studio 412 & fourTWELVE
Maine-Made

Studio 412 & fourTWELVE

Beth Bowley, a Maine native, opened fourTWELVE in Rockland after more than two decades in New York. Now she designs and manufactures her own clothing line.
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