Just a 10-minute ride from South Portland, Fortland feels worlds away.
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Sara Anne Donelly is a Down East contributing editor.
Off North Haven, a painstakingly restored, sumptuously furnished, 19th-century lighthouse is a beacon of pride for its owner.
Charlotte Gale claimed this windswept speck of rock, in Addison, after passing the previous owner’s test.
A family trades the suburbs for a quirky 19th-century agricultural building and hobby farm in Harrison.
Brenda Schultz is on a mission to refurbish her hometown, one barn and canoe shop at a time.
Miniaturist Meghan Smith’s tiny creations have a huge amount of detail.
The 16-foot-tall living-room ceiling required four passes with an orbital sander on turbo mode.
In Kennebunk, Tiffany Mizzell dreamed up a thrilling take on a coastal palette.
A couple who loves to host trades tight Boston quarters for a 1900 place in the Forest City, but its jigsaw of dark rooms and small backyard needed reworking before party time.
In Freeport, a builder’s castle-inspired place accommodates bold colors, eclectic décor — and indoor scootering.
An online exhibit at the Maine Historical Society Museum takes a closer look at pioneering photographer Chansonetta Stanley Emmons’s work.
It's all there: corbels, columns, and an elegant cupola.