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meatloaf; chicken and waffles with buffalo whipped cream; duck-egg-topped succotash from Bissell Brothers Three Rivers
Food & Drink

At Bissell Brothers Three Rivers, the Food Rivals the Beer

Chef Joe Robbins scatters his menu with eclectic Native influences.
the refurbished lounge at Top of the East
Food & Drink

The New Top of the East Is (Ahem) an Elevated Affair

Freshly refurbished, the cocktail bar on the 15th floor of the Westin Portland Harborview isn't your typical chain hotel lounge.
Song, a by Alex Katz, a 1977 oil-on-canvas was inspired by a Laura Dean Dance Company performance
Arts & Leisure

A New Exhibit Puts Alex Katz’s Love of Dance on Display

The Colby Museum of Art puts a previously unexamined aspect of the 95-year-old painter's artistic legacy on display.
Bixby Chocolate advent calendar
Food & Drink

Our Favorite Maine-Themed Advent Calendar Is Filled With Amazing Chocolate

We love the sharp design of Bixby Chocolate’s new calendar — and the sweets, made in Rockland.
Urban Farm Fermentory’s seaweed cider was a trailblazing macroalgal beverage, predating the inaugural Seaweed Week
Food & Drink

Seaweed Week Founder Josh Rogers Wants You to Drink More Kelp

The seaweed evangelist wants to build up Maine’s seaweed economy, one sip at a time.
Fort Kent, Maine
Our Towns

Oniqueky Samuels’s Favorite Maine Place

UMaine at Fort Kent’s soccer coach on Lonesome Pine Trails.
Food & Drink

Is Maine Lobster Greener Than Commercially Raised Meat?

Luke’s Lobster, a Maine-based seafood company, calculates its carbon clawprint.
Entrance to the Maine Turnpike, circa 1950
History

You Can Get There From Here: The Maine Turnpike Turns 75

As the turnpike passes a major milestone, we take a look in the rearview.
Our Towns

The Republic of Madawaska Isn’t Real, But Its President Doesn’t Mind

For which republic does this flag stand? We asked Eric Marquis about the symbolic nation straddling the St. John River.
Allen’s Coffee Brandy Taste Better Out of a Collectible Lighthouse Bottle
Food & Drink

Allen’s Coffee Brandy Tastes Better Out of a Collectible Lighthouse Bottle

The maker of Maine’s favorite coffee liqueur is releasing six beacon-shaped bottles — the latest, Petit Manan Light.
the stage at the Waldo Theatre
Arts & Leisure

After Years of Neglect, the Waldo Theatre is Back in the Limelight

The historic theatre is finally welcoming patrons back for films, theater productions, live music, and the Maine Fall Fiddle Festival.
Sean Turley holding apple picker tool
Food & Drink

Amazing Cider Man: The Maine Lawyer Turned Apple-Foraging Obsessive

Sean Turley knows that with great fruit come great libations.
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