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Our Towns

The Maine Coast’s Best Bar Isn’t a Bar At All

On Swan's Island, the proprietors and patrons of Daint’s Place are having more fun than should be legal anywhere.
Food & Drink

America’s Sixth-Best Oyster Shucker Has His Eyes on the Prize

Andy Rogers is “getting his reps in” for Nationals. Cue the training montage.
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Food & Drink

At the New Alna Store, Tag a Deer and Get a Great Negroni

A midcoast native reboots the classic country store as a smart restaurant, bar, and market.
Land, Water & Wildlife

Maine’s Alewife Run: A Spectacle of Abundance

As alewives return to their historical migration routes, their restored runs are captivating photographers and other wildlife watchers.
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Land, Water & Wildlife

These Maine Farmers Raised Their Baby Yak Like a Dog

The yak imprinted on his owners after they bottle-fed him to keep him alive.
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Photography

Mark Picard Has Likely Photographed More Moose Than Any Other Mainer

We asked him a few questions about his favorite photography subject.
Where in Maine, June 2023
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Can You Name This Maine Beacon and the Island It Marks?

The first keeper’s dog helped save two mariners when their schooner floundered on nearby shoals in a gale.
Travel & Outdoors

101 Reasons to Love Summer in Maine

The traditions, adventures, and events that make summer in the Pine Tree State unforgettable.
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Maine-Made

In Benton, Turning Foraged Wood into Fungi Figurines

From functional to fungal, a pair of cousins combine their love of woodworking and mushrooms.
Reid State Park
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Can You Name This Oceanfront Park?

In 1951, it became Maine's first state-owned saltwater beach open to the public.
Atlantic puffins
Land, Water & Wildlife

Project Puffin at 50: A Success Story, But Still Fragile

The anniversary of the renowned conservation effort finds Maine’s reestablished puffin colonies at a turning point.
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Land, Water & Wildlife

Following Their Noses to Endangered Species

The Science Dogs of New England are helping researchers turn up elusive, endangered wood turtles.
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