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Sarah Stebbins is Down East's deputy editor. A native of Cousins Island, in Yarmouth, she began her career at In Style and Martha Stewart Living magazines in New York. Her work has also appeared in Real Simple, Southern Living, This Old House, Women's Health, and other publications. She lives in Portland with her husband, two sons, and Mississippi mutt.
Mahaney Diamond, Orono
Our Towns

Abby Kraemer’s Favorite Maine Place

The UMaine All-American soccer player on her home turf, Mahaney Diamond.
illustration of some of Maine's greatest olympians
History

8 Fierce Summer Olympians from Maine

In the annals of the state's Summer Games history, there’s no shortage of contenders.
Scarborough Beach State Park
Our Towns

Zu Bakery Owner Barak Olins’s Favorite Maine Place

The James Beard Award–winning baker, on Scarborough Beach State Park.
Pemaquid Harbor, Maine
Our Towns

Andrea de Leon’s Favorite Maine Place

NPR's Northeast bureau chief is finishing a mystery novel set in a fictionalized version of this seaside hamlet.
Samuel Lombard house in West Bath, maine
Home + Garden

A Couple Leaves Their Mark on a West Bath Cape

Sharon Eblacker and James Haibach have been rehabbing their 1760 place since 2018.
Maine-made shell products
Maine-Made

5 Maine-Made Items That Celebrate Maine’s Sea Creatures

Well shucks, when it comes to seashell products, we’re hard-pressed to pick a favorite.
the exterior of Prudence and Robert Kiessling's Bremen Cape
Home + Garden

This Bremen Cape Is Filled With the Spoils of a Couple’s Antiquing Adventures

Their treasures frequently rotate between their home and shop, Damariscotta's The Kingfisher & The Queen.
the exterior of Mercedes Foss and Jacob Akers's 1904 home on Standish’s Watchic Lake
Home + Garden

An Artist’s Standish Home Is Her Canvas

For the last five years, painter Mercedes Foss has been riffing on her 1904 house’s quirky flourishes.
Maine-made lotions, salves, oils, scrubs, and lip treatments
Maine-Made

12 Maine-Made Skin-Care Faves With a Little Vacationland Under the Lid

For the facial-care gurus behind these balms and butters, a commitment to Maine-sourced ingredients is more than skin deep.
the three-sided, glass-walled bump-out of jeweler Aaron Ruff’s multifaceted Arrowsic home
Home + Garden

In Arrowsic, a Father and Son Dream Up a Gem of a Retreat

On jeweler Aaron Ruff’s multifaceted home, a three-sided, glass-walled bump-out faces the Sasanoa River.
Coastal Trail, in Cutler, Maine
Land, Water & Wildlife

Briana DeSanctis’s Favorite Maine Place

The record-setting hiker fell in love with solo backpacking on Cutler's Coastal Trail back in 2013.
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4 Stylish, Efficient Maine Dwellings Under 1,000 Square Feet

In an era of sky-high housing and construction costs, it’s little wonder some Mainers are seeing the appeal of a tinier abode.
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