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Our Towns

Dan Cashman’s Favorite Maine Place

The Nite Show host loves to escape to Camp Natarswi, where no one is on YouTube or TikTok.
truck and sign on the golden road in Millinocket
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The Golden Road Brought “Tectonic Change” to the Maine Woods

Great Northern's wilderness thoroughfare replaced the Penobscot log drives — and opened the woods to a new kind of visitor.
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The 1972 Western Maine Mineral Find that Astonished the Gem World

Two tons of breathtaking tourmaline made the region's international reputation — and kicked off a decades-long mineral blitz.
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Portland’s Austin Phillips Is Among the World’s Finest Professional Dummy Makers

The puppet maker and restorer once hid his passion for the craft. Not anymore.
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Maine’s Own Big Nate Gets His Big Break on TV

Portland illustrator Lincoln Peirce’s 30-year-old comic strip is now an animated Nickelodeon series.
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518 Noodle Bar Turns Out One Standout Bite After Another

The Kittery restaurant’s menu is a paradox of choice, so why choose just one dish?
Mount Bigelow, seen here from Eustis Ridge on an early-1972 postcard
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Why Maine Owes Its Most Breathtaking Public Lands to One 1972 Newspaper Story

Reporter Bob Cummings's dispatches led to the preservation of Mount Bigelow, the Mahoosucs, Tumbledown, and other crown jewels of the Maine landscape.
Food & Drink

Dolce Amici Brings a Taste of Italy to Downtown Norway

Part cocktail bar and part gelateria, the multipurpose restaurant serves up everything from meatballs to panini to tiramisu.
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Fifty Years Ago, Passamaquoddy v. Morton Launched a Pivotal Fight for the Return of Tribal Land

Wabanaki tribes made convincing claims to almost two-thirds of the state's land, with the federal government obliged to press their case.
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History

How Ed Muskie’s Disastrous Presidential Campaign Changed Maine Politics Forever

Wiping away what may or may not have been tears, the Maine senator and brief presidential front-runner dooms his primary chances — while shaping a generation of Maine leaders.
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Can You Name This Popular Maine State Park?

It is home to one of the state's most photographed lighthouses.
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A Sabattus Artist Turns Scraps into Sculptures

JR Pelletier’s recycled art has been a bit of a secret. Now, he’s ready to share it with the world.
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