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Abby Barrows, the Maine microplastics researcher reenvisioning aquaculture
Land, Water & Wildlife

The Maine Microplastics Researcher Reenvisioning Aquaculture

Stonington’s Abby Barrows dialed back a globetrotting research career to take over an oyster farm in her hometown. Now, she’s out to refashion the equipment of her new profession, to keep Maine’s booming aquaculture sector from fouling the waters it relies upon.
At The Garrison in Yarmouth: Maine monkfish; mango granita; skirt steak; summer-squash salad.
Food & Drink

After a Year And a Half, The Garrison Reopens

The Yarmouth restaurant is picking up where it left off before its long pandemic layoff.
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Rockport’s New Drive-In Is a Beacon for Film Buffs

From its projector room in the top of a lighthouse, the Shotwell Drive-In marries the new and the nostalgic.
Donnell Pond, Maine
Travel & Outdoors

3 Under-the-Radar Maine Weekend Getaways

Summer is rapidly waning, but there's still time to plan one of these last-minute-friendly, so-very-Maine escapes.
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Get to Know the Towns of Mount Desert Island

MDI has plenty of gems outside the bounds of Acadia National Park.
5 Breathtaking Bike Routes in Acadia National Park
Travel & Outdoors

5 Breathtaking Bike Routes in Acadia National Park

On two wheels in one of the country’s most bikeable parks.
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Best of Maine 2021

Once again, we asked Down East readers to cast their votes for Maine’s best everything: burgers to bookstores, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects. plus, we’ve sprinkled in picks of our own. How’d your favorites do?
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After Years of Daydreaming, They Bought a Fixer-Upper Sloop

The boat was seaworthy. But were they?
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Can You Name This Waterfront Roadway?

It's the longtime social center of its namesake town, a destination for shopping, dining, and lodging for more than a century.
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Maine’s Somali Bantus Are Reenvisioning American Farming

On 104 acres in Wales, the farmers of the Little Jubba agrarian commons are demonstrating another model for American agriculture — and replanting what was once uprooted.
Latte art is on display at Rwanda Bean’s new Thompson’s Point café.
Food & Drink

Maine’s Rwanda Bean Is Committed to Its Coffee Farmers

The micro-chain has new cafes in Portland and...Kigali?
Congratulations to the Winners of Our 2021 Down East Lobster Roll Competition
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Congratulations to the Winners of the 2021 Down East Lobster Roll Competition!

The results have been tallied, and we’re proud to announce the top three!
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