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Jay Frontierro (left) and Gordon Collins cross the Riverlands 100 finish line in 2021

The Strange Subculture of Maine’s Only 100-Mile Ultramarathon

The wildest thing about the Riverlands 100 isn’t the sleep deprivation or the epic blisters. It’s the folks the race brings together.
In his Prouts Neck studio, Homer painted The Gulf Stream, inspired by time he spent in the Bahamas.

How Winslow Homer Fell in Love with Maine

A new biography looks at how Prouts Neck shaped the artist.
Big Nate comics

Maine’s Own Big Nate Gets His Big Break on TV

Portland illustrator Lincoln Peirce’s 30-year-old comic strip is now an animated Nickelodeon series.
Ilulissat, Disko Bugt, 2021, in progress studio view, graphite, spray paint, and acrylic paint, Dimensions are variable, © Peter Soriano, Photo by Alan Wiener

How the PMA Launched the New North Atlantic Triennial

The Portland Museum of Art’s ambitious international exhibit takes visitors “Down North.”
Author Gretchen Legler on “Crafting a Sustainable Rural Life” in Maine

Author Gretchen Legler on “Crafting a Sustainable Rural Life” in Maine

Four questions for the author of Woodsqueer: Crafting a Sustainable Rural Life.
New Maine Music: 4 Artists to Watch in 2022

New Maine Music: 4 Artists to Watch

Plus, a dozen pandemic-era releases you might have missed.
Custom cleat design by Eamon White

Lewiston Teacher Designs Hot Custom Cleats for Pro Athletes

Professional football and baseball players are head over heels for how Eamon White snazzes up their footwear.

Jay Bluck’s Sculptures Are Pure Cold

The founder of Topsham-based SubZero Ice Carvings is essentially a subculture of one.
Ian Bannon, executive director of Mayo Street Arts

Ian Bannon Has Big Plans For Portland’s Mayo Street Arts

Five questions for the puppeteer turned executive director.

Eric Hopkins Is Ready to Be More Than Just “the Pointy-Piney-Island Guy”

The acclaimed North Haven artist, known for his aerial paintings of Penobscot Bay, looks ahead to his career’s third chapter.

Down East’s Top 10 Longreads of 2021

From a rabid-fox tale to a fisherman's elegy to a mystery of an enigmatic author, these are the Maine stories you read and shared most this year.

Most Read in 2021: Stories About Mainers

This year, we got to know cobblers and foresters, civil-rights pioneers and a certain 101-year-old lobsterer.
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