He’s honed everything from knives and pizza cutters to arrowheads and samurai swords.
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From mouthwatering meatballs to herb-roasted chicken, the Yarmouth catering company delivers one heck of a heat-and-serve spread.
Not to throw shade, but new lamps have nothing on Brian Allen’s rehabbed antiques.
Now a museum, visitors can stroll among more than a dozen 19th-century buildings.
When sheep need to be shorn, there’s a good chance Maine farmers are going to call Jeff Burchstead.
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He’s honed everything from knives and pizza cutters to arrowheads and samurai swords.
From mouthwatering meatballs to herb-roasted chicken, the Yarmouth catering company delivers one heck of a heat-and-serve spread.
Not to throw shade, but new lamps have nothing on Brian Allen’s rehabbed antiques.
Now a museum, visitors can stroll among more than a dozen 19th-century buildings.
When sheep need to be shorn, there’s a good chance Maine farmers are going to call Jeff Burchstead.
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To build the quirkily expressive birdhouses that hang all over town, Claude Ouellet wings it with whatever materials he has handy.
And she hopes it will change lives in her home country.
And there might not be anything that can halt its spread.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from February’s photo.
Maine libraries have added seed “borrowing” to their growing list of resources.
From cards to coasters, each piece is inspired by classic patchworks.
Food & Drink
When she took over the kitchen at the Stoneham camp, where kids from disadvantaged backgrounds come for a classic summer experience, she decided to start from scratch.
The Skowhegan cheesemaker’s lemon-fennel ricotta won bronze in the fresh-cow’s-milk category at the 2023 World Cheese Awards.
Still in its first year, its welcoming, genial atmosphere and rotating menu focused on local and seasonal fare attracts a regular crowd.
Travel & Outdoors
An enterprising duo with a mutual dedication to the hospitality industry has revitalized a former gem of a destination.
A California couple is investing in a historic lakefront property — and in their future in Maine.
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.
Home & Garden
Keeping up the landmark that resembles an elaborate confection hasn’t always been sweet.
Designed for a banker by John Calvin Stevens, the West End home maintains many of its original features.
Farmers across the state are banding together to take on the hegemony of imports in local flower shops. If they succeed, Maine floriculture could hit full bloom.
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Arts & Leisure
For Aliza Eliazarov, finding subjects for her new book, The Best Dog, was a walk in the park.
From the beginning, filling Thompson's Point with public art was integral to the developers' plans.
And connecting with each other to form a vibrant, creative community.
Photography
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from January’s photo.
It’s definitely not the biggest ski mountain in Maine, but it offers a wide range of terrain.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from December’s photo.
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