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Contributing editor Rob Sneddon is the author of The Phantom Punch, the story behind the controversial 1965 bout between Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston in Lewiston.
Moose Drawing
History

Forty Years Ago, Some Mainers Called Bull on the Moose Hunt

Today, both the hunt and lottery are widely embraced traditions.
Arts & Leisure

Ball Canto

A University of Southern Maine professor’s unlikely new opera takes a run at a pioneering black baseball legend.
Wreck Chaser
Travel & Outdoors

The Wreck Chaser

Hundreds of military planes crashed in Maine during World War II, including 48 that resulted in fatalities. Wreckage is still scattered in the North Woods, on mountain slopes and lake bottoms, and off the coast. Aviation archaeologist Peter Noddin is on a mission to document the site of each crash — and to honor those who died.
ali-vs-liston
Arts & Leisure

The Phantom Punch Was a Hit

Fifty years ago, the “phantom punch” gave Lewiston a black eye. How boxing’s most infamous fight inspired a Portland trainer’s hall-of-fame career.
Stonewall Kitchen, Down East Magazine, The Magazine of Maine
Arts & Leisure

Pitching In

Stonewall Kitchen’s new CEO has embraced the company’s festive culture.
Dread and Breakfast
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Dread and Breakfast

Is Lewiston’s Hotel Crypt a trick or a treat?
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Issues & Politics

Life’s a Beech

The real story behind the simultaneous rise and fall of one of our state’s great tree species.
Split Decision
Issues & Politics

Split Decision

How Maine ended up with its oddball system for picking a president — and why that system is better than the way 48 other states do it.
Year Without a Summer
Arts & Leisure

Nasty Summer Cold

It’s the 200th anniversary of Maine’s epically cold “year without a summer.”
Making it in Maine
Arts & Leisure

A Practical Application

With ’Skeeter Skidaddler, Allen Pollock has reimagined insect repellent as an attractive natural fragrance.
Battle of the Bridge, Down East Magazine
Our Towns

The Battle of the Bridge Was a Maine Gridiron Classic

When it comes to football, Biddeford High School is no longer in neighboring Thornton Academy’s league. Thus ends “The Battle of the Bridge,” a spirited rivalry between Biddeford and Saco that dated to 1893. And there’s no question which of the two former mill towns feels the loss more acutely.
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Arts & LeisureFeatures

Whose Town Is It Anyway?

A flurry of development in the Kennebunks has prompted a philosophical tug-of-war about the towns’ identities.
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