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Will Grunewald is Down East's editor in chief and has been with the magazine since 2016, after previously working at Washingtonian. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, Heidi, and a spunky little dog named Wally.
Bissell Bubbles, hop water from Bissell Brothers
Food & Drink

From Bissell Brothers, a New and Improved H20

The brewery's hop-infused water is a far cry from an IPA, but its piney, citrusy flavor profile sure is refreshing.
Vaughan Woods & Historic Homestead in Hallowell, Maine
Our Towns

Earle G. Shettleworth Jr.’s Favorite Maine Place

The Maine State Historian has many favorite spots, but Vaughan Woods & Historic Homestead is always near the top of his list.
Maine sheep shearer Jeff Burchstead
Photography

The Wild and Woolly Life of a Maine Sheep Shearer

When sheep need to be shorn, there’s a good chance Maine farmers are going to call Jeff Burchstead.
Boatyard owner Phil Dyer, who learned his trade from an earlier generation of Vinalhaven boatbuilders, made wooden lobsterboats, peapods, and other small craft.
Photography

Photographer Joel Greenberg’s New Book Is a Love Letter to Vinalhaven

In the 1970s and ’80s, he schlepped a bulky, old view camera all over Vinalhaven, capturing the island’s landscape and people. Now, he has compiled more than 100 of those images in a coffee-table book that is resonating with audiences in ways he didn’t see coming.
Harold Crosby wild skating on the frozen Orange River in Whiting, Maine
Travel & Outdoors

A Beginner’s Guide to Wild Skating on Maine’s Frozen Lakes and Rivers

To head out on what skaters call “wild ice” requires some skill, some specialized gear, and some caution.
Halibut with potatoes and carrots at Mountain Social in Bethel
Food & Drink

Bethel Is Experiencing a Restaurant Renaissance

And Mountain Social is case in point: creative cooking, cozy vibes, and bracing cocktails for the chilled and windburned après-ski crowd.
Maine upholsterer Molly Hutchins, owner of The Recovery Room, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Home + Garden

Throwing Out Old Furniture Doesn’t Sit Well with Upholsterer Molly Hutchins

At the Recovery Room, in Boothbay Harbor, she and her husband restore everything from bar stools to sectionals.
Lake & Co.’s wedding soup, meatballs, and mac and cheese make for one heck of a comfort-food spread.
Food & Drink

Lake & Co.’s Meals Make a Night In Feel Like a Night Out

From mouthwatering meatballs to herb-roasted chicken, the Yarmouth catering company delivers one heck of a heat-and-serve spread.
Tao Yaun's new chef de cuisine Leon Vuong introduced crispy rice balls studded with pork, Chinese sausage, and shiitake to the menu
Food & Drink

Brunswick’s Tao Yuan Has Mounted a Pretty Sweet Comeback

Closed for more than three years, the acclaimed restaurant is back — and as laudable as ever.
76-year-old Whiting resident Harold Crosby wearing his homespun skates made in 1961
Travel & Outdoors

76-Year-Old Harold Crosby Hopes You’ll Take a Skate on the Wild Side

For the lifelong Whiting resident, some things never change — not his Bean boots, not his skate blades, and certainly not his love of skimming up and down the ice on the Orange River.
a cross-section of the Garden State bagel from Dutchman’s Wood-Fired Bagels in Brunswick, Maine
Food & Drink

This Burgeoning Brunswick Bagel Shop Can Hardly Keep Up

Dutchman’s wood-fired bagels are selling faster than owner Jeremy Kratzer can make them.
bottle of Hardshore Distilling Company's Shorebird bourbon
Food & Drink

Portland’s Hardshore Distilling Gins Up Something New

After seven years devoted to gin, the company is out with a bourbon line.
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