A South Carolina novelist lost his storm-battered sailboat, but saved his marriage during a failed Atlantic crossing.
Arts & Leisure
Passions can run high over the imaginary lines subdividing Maine into regions, as they are not only unofficial, they are also fickle, situational, and entirely open to debate.
The women of Islesboro’s Sewing Circle (est. 1858) make everything from baby sweaters to iPhone cases — not to mention a strong community fabric.
Make a decent middle-class living doing what you love or die tryin'.
With a playlist of swing and boogie-woogie tunes, the all-volunteer WYAR is gaining enthusiastic listeners — and many of them are under 35.
Another year, another Down East Best of Maine Readers’ Choice poll. Some 5,000 of you cast a ballot this year, and you’re an opinionated bunch. The results include some newcomers in their categories and some stalwart shoo-ins that just can’t seem to lose.
Ever wanted to step inside a painting by your favorite artist? Veteran journalist David Millward did just that. Kind of.
Ukrainian fusion folk. Social media shutterbugs. Hollywood starlets. Highbrow foot laundry. The Best of Maine Editors' Choice winners for "Culture."
Any old bar can pour you a pint. Where do serious beer lovers settle in among their tribe?
In a Lisbon Falls basement, retired cobbler Walter Parker keeps the old ways alive.
American master Edward Hopper painted a number of recognizable Maine landmark — here are four works whose subjects you can visit today.
Summer is unarguably the best time of year to drink beer — at picnics and ballgames, on boats and at barbecues, at sunny, seaside beer gardens. Whatever the setting, these five brews are eminently quaffable.