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Land, Water & Wildlife

The Bailey Island Fishing Tournament: Monster Tuna, Maine Tradition

For 82 years, the sportfishing competition has been luring fishermen to Harpswell in search of Casco Bay’s big prize.
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Arts & Leisure

Remembering the Remarkable Life of David Driskell

At the Portland Museum of Art, the late Maine painter gets his first major solo exhibition.
Where In Maine, July 2021
Photography

Can You Name This Island Town?

The demolition of the old bridge connecting this island community to the mainland might have ruffled a few feathers.
Where to Eat in Maine Right Now, State Lunch
Food & Drink

Where to Eat in Maine Right Now

After more than a year of adapting and adjusting, Maine’s restaurant scene is as dynamic as ever. As the summer ramps up, here are 20 spots — classic to contemporary, classy to casual — where we can’t wait to grab a table (or a take-out feast).
What Does the Future Hold for Maine and Wildfire?
Land, Water & Wildlife

What Does the Future Hold for Maine and Wildfire?

Drought, climate change, and Western megafires have many Mainers wondering.
Danielle Magno of Senza Scarpe making hand pies (with her hands full).
Food & Drink

One of the Midcoast’s Best Bakeries is a Farm

Brunswick’s Senza Scarpe makes heavenly handpies and fluffy focaccias.
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Maine’s Abandoned Military Forts:
A Photo Tour

From colonial outposts to midcentury batteries, Maine’s former military forts are bastions of history and marvels of engineering. Photographer Benjamin Williamson captures their splendors, grand and subtle.
Maine's Fishin' Physicians
Land, Water & Wildlife

How Maine’s “Fishin’ Physicians” Came Down With Chronic Stripermania

For three University of New England med students, the only cure is the calm and camaraderie of the state's tidal waters.
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Land, Water & Wildlife

Know Your Native Maine Fish

A guide to the species that make fishing in Vacationland special.
bird carvings at the Wendell Gilley Museum in Southwest Harbor, Maine
Maine-Made

Forty Years of the Gilley, Maine’s Unlikely Carved Bird Museum

Four decades in, the Wendell Gilley Museum is still carving out opportunities for visitors to tap their creativity and connect with nature.
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Portland’s Sticky Sweet Takes the Cream Out of Ice Cream

The plant-based ice cream shop serves up Wonka-esque flavors.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is a misnomer — it’s actually in Kittery, on Seavey Island | Down East Magazine
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Changing Kittery to Save It

Residents have long enjoyed Kittery's livable, leafy vibe, but some worry that tourists and house hunters are eroding the town's character and pricing out all but the well-heeled. So they've hatched an ambitious plan.
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