There’s just one option for stocking up on essentials or grabbing a meal at the edge of Maine's stretch of White Mountain National Forest. Luckily, it’s an awfully good one.
Get to know Maine’s funky White Mountains gateway communities.
Four gentle treks and four high-country rambles through Maine’s stretch of the Whites.
The AARP Maine state director on the George Brook Flowage.
From the food to the views, everything’s great at the dockside restaurant on Peaks Island.
At Skowhegan’s classic ice-cream stand, Americana is served cold.
The little knoll, just 643 feet tall, is named for a family that settled on it before the Civil War.
The perfect place to cool off after a mountain hike — or just while away a summer afternoon.
A close call on the Kennebec interrupted author Franklin Burroughs’s life. Two years later, he reflects on the accident and on the changes since — for him and for all of us.
It’s what inspired a group of scuba lovers to ditch the ocean and go quarry diving.
Our summer guide to Maine-sourced outdoor gear, full of tools and toys you’ll love, from sunglasses to surfboards, rucksacks to rain pants.
It’s a markedly quiet counterpoint to a more famous island six miles away, where millions of visitors flock every year.