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Malaga Island Has Gone from Dark Secret to Source Material

Once a hushed secret, the state's dehumanizing treatment of Malaga's mixed-race community is finding its way into the culture through art, poetry, and literature. But can creative interpretations obscure the hard-won truth?
spilled ink in the shape of Harpswell, Maine
Our Towns

How Harpswell Got Its News Back

After funding issues ceased production in 2020, residents hatched a plan to resurrect the Harpswell Anchor.
Food & Drink

Maine’s Best Food Block Is on SoPo’s Ocean Street

South Portland’s Knightville neighborhood hosts five new establishments with standout dishes.
Where in Maine, January 2023
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Can You Name This Maine Mill Town?

Settlers arrived here in the late 18th century, naming the place after a southern Maine town they left behind.
Jonathan Nathaniel Hayes, who runs Madawaska’s Poland Spring Seppala Kennels, and his sled dogs
Land, Water & Wildlife

Honoring Togo’s Legacy, a Maine Musher Sets His Sights on the Iditarod

After a wild year, Aroostook musher Jonathan Nathaniel Hayes, champion of a canine hero and a Maine heritage breed, looks ahead to another ambitious challenge.
the refurbished lounge at Top of the East
Food & Drink

The New Top of the East Is (Ahem) an Elevated Affair

Freshly refurbished, the cocktail bar on the 15th floor of the Westin Portland Harborview isn't your typical chain hotel lounge.
meatloaf; chicken and waffles with buffalo whipped cream; duck-egg-topped succotash from Bissell Brothers Three Rivers
Food & Drink

At Bissell Brothers Three Rivers, the Food Rivals the Beer

Chef Joe Robbins scatters his menu with eclectic Native influences.
Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson, Maine
Our Towns

Wilco Bassist John Stirratt’s Favorite Maine Place

The midcoast musician loves to get outside at Jefferson’s 1,000-acre Hidden Valley Nature Center.
Photography

8th Annual Down East Reader Photo Contest Winners

This year’s contest saw nearly 1,200 ​submissions in three categories: landscape, wildlife, and lifestyle.
Down East's 10 Most-Read Stories of 2022
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Down East’s 10 Most-Read Stories of 2022

From historical deep dives to political longreads to one extra-large pizza listicle, these are the Maine stories you read and shared most this year.
These Are A Few of Maine Makers' Favorite Things
Maine-Made

These Are A Few of Maine Makers’ Favorite Things

We asked a few of the state’s talented artisans to tell us about their most treasured heritage items.
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Why We’re Still Taken With We Took to the Woods

Eighty years after its publication, Louise Dickinson Rich’s best-known work still resonates.
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