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Tina Fischer
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Tina Fischer lives in southern Maine, where she writes about food and beverage entrepreneurs and other makers.
Incredible Edible Milbridge
Our Towns

In Milbridge, Pop-Up Gardens Fight Food Insecurity and Obesity

Chris Kuhni and the volunteers of Incredible Edible Milbridge are growing produce all over town.
Freeport Revisited
Travel & Outdoors

The Best Shops in Freeport Are Not the Outlets

Local shops abound in Maine's retail mecca.
Whimsical gifts and vintage goods at Hatch in Brunswick
Maine-Made

Brunswick’s Shop-and-Stroll Strip

The artsy midcoast town clusters a lot of fun and funky retail on just a few streets.
Michelle Provencal's mussel shell ornaments
Maine-Made

She Sells Seashells

An artist reveals how she felts her realistic shells and whimsical sea creatures.
Portland Barrel Company
Maine-Made

Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper

Portland Barrel Company’s Ed Lutjens is New England’s only cask maker — and he’s anxious to roll out more barrels.
Joseph Webster in his Biddeford studio
Maine-Made

Hand-Blown Glassware in a Rainbow of Colors

Artist Joseph Webster sees the world through rose-colored (and green, blue, and purple) glasses.
Treasure This
Maine-Made

Treasure This

Find everything from milk cans to Jamie Wyeth prints in old-fashioned Cornish, where even the shops have past lives.
Julie Morringello, Modernmaine
Maine-Made

The Shape of Light

We asked Modernmaine’s Julie Morringello about bending unexpected materials into vessels for illumination.
Found in Kennebunk Maine
Maine-Made

Uptown ’Bunk

Do you cruise through downtown Kennebunk on your way to the ’Port? Well, stop. No, really — stop.
Eric Martin corks bottles for Bluet
Food & Drink

Out of the Blue

And into the black? A pair of winemaking buddies is betting on Maine blueberry bubbly.

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