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Ben’s Picks: 17 of the Best Maine Photos of 2021
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Ben’s Picks: 20 of 2021’s Best Maine Landscape and Wildlife Photos

Down East staff photographer Benjamin Williamson's favorite shots of the year.
Dajuan Eubanks’ favorite Maine place: the scenic stretch of the Moose River between Brassua and Moosehead lakes
Our Towns

Dajuan Eubanks’s Favorite Maine Place

Maine Celtics president Dajuan Eubanks, on the Moose River in Rockwood.
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Land, Water & Wildlife

Sulking in a Winter Wonderland

For writer Ron Currie, a Maine winter can bring with it a troubled mind. Might an idyllic mountain retreat offer refuge?
Veterans for Peace cofounder Doug Rawlings
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Doug Rawlings on Peace, Poetry, and a New Generation of Vets

The Veterans for Peace cofounder found solace in the Maine countryside.
Our Towns

70 Years Behind the Counter of a Small-Town General Store

In tiny Vanceboro, Holly Beers has seen it all.
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Can You Name the Town Where This Bridge Is Found?

A few miles downstream is a site where, this summer, one of Maine’s few remaining covered bridges was lost to fire.
Our Towns

How Half a Million Tons of Salt Finds Its Way to Maine’s Roads

The stockpiles on South Portland’s waterfront are halfway through a surprisingly epic journey.
Maine-Made

Waterford Puzzle Company’s Popularity Isn’t So Puzzling

Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, and Queen Elizabeth are among former customers of what is now Waterford Puzzle Company.
Littleneck clams at Magnus on Water in Biddeford
Food & Drink

Locally Farmed and Foraged Ingredients Shine at Biddeford’s Magnus on Water

Most everything on the menu comes from the surrounding area, including the sea salt extracted from water collected at nearby Fortunes Rocks Beach.
The Maine Winters I Remember — And the Ones Yet to Come
Our Towns

The Maine Winters I Remember — And the Ones Yet to Come

The author of the book The Last Winter recalls the cold, carefree Maine winters of his youth — and considers the transformed winters ahead.
Scott Stevens is one of only about two dozen horse loggers left in the Pine Tree State.
Our Towns

In the Woods With of One of Maine’s Last Horse Loggers

Scott Stevens is one of only about two dozen horse loggers left in the Pine Tree State.
Sufganiyot from Victoria Nam’s Siblings Bakery.
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Where to Find Sufganiyot in Maine

More Mainers are discovering the holiday joy of the traditional jelly doughnuts of Hanukkah.
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