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Edmund Muskie speaking outside the Manchester Union Leader
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.
Where in Maine, April 2022
Photography

Can You Name This Popular Maine State Park?

It is home to one of the state's most photographed lighthouses.
JR Pelletier is ready to share his recycled art with the world.
Maine-Made

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.
Erin Ovalle’s Favorite Maine Place
Our Towns

Erin Ovalle’s Favorite Maine Place

The Maine Life Media producer on leaf-peeping and snowmobiling in Greenville.
Land, Water & Wildlife

The Unwavering Wolf Truther Who Would Be Maine’s Next Governor

John Glowa has spent decades arguing that wolves have a clandestine presence in Maine — never mind what state agencies say.
Maine-shaped pizza
Food & Drink

Maine Pizzas You Have to Try

From old-school parlors to chi-chi Neapolitan joints to brick ovens on trailers, Vacationland has more and better pie purveyors than ever before.
Big Nate comics
Arts & Leisure

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.
pork-filled tofu-skin rolls, shrimp dumplings, and beef ramen from Kittery's 518 Noodle Bar
Food & Drink

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?
Features

The Best Places to Live in Maine Right Now

Thousands of readers helped us winnow the field. Can you see yourself in one of these eight Maine towns?
Earlier this winter, a contingent of the Northern Maine Ice Busters got some practice in with a small carousel on Aroostook County’s Long Lake.
Our Towns

In Aroostook County, Another Maine Ice Disk (This One With an Outboard)

In northern Maine, ice carousels are big, cold, record-setting attractions.
Where in Maine, March 2022
Photography

Can You Name This Iconic Coastal Fort?

It is home to one of the largest surviving Civil War-era guns, although guns were never really necessary.
Ilulissat, Disko Bugt, 2021, in progress studio view, graphite, spray paint, and acrylic paint, Dimensions are variable, © Peter Soriano, Photo by Alan Wiener
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How the PMA Launched the New North Atlantic Triennial

The Portland Museum of Art’s ambitious international exhibit takes visitors “Down North.”
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