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Joyce Kryszak is a freelance writer living in Down East Maine. She is an Edward R. Murrow Award winner whose work has appeared in the Buffalo News, and on NPR, WBFO, The Environment Report, and other media outlets.
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A Very General Store

In tiny Smyrna, the Amish-owned Pioneer Place carries (almost) everything you need.
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Maine-Made

Wilcox Bows

Wilcox bows have a reputation among archers for beauty and function. He builds each one to suit its owner, taking into account the user’s height and strength.
raking Maine wild blueberries
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Blueberry Blues

Growers leave fields unharvested as they confront plummeting prices and a glut of frozen berries.
Paul Trovarello
Our Towns

Maine Helped Rescue Him From Addiction. Now He’s Helping Others

The pillars of Paul Trovarello’s addiction-recovery program are faith, hard work, and lending a hand around Machias.
Lubec, Maine
Our Towns

Lubec: “Where a Mysterious Power Pervades Everything”

The easternmost village on the U.S. Atlantic coast charts a course through tradition and change, natives and newcomers, nature’s beauty and nature’s fury.
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Maine-Made

Scythe Supply

Old-school agricultural tools from Perry’s Scythe Supply.

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