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Food & Drink

Are These Cookies Good For You?

Leigh Kellis's vegan Sweet Sea Cookies are good for the ocean, anyway (and they taste great).
Rockport Harbor
Our Towns

Rockport Has a Lot of Views

The artsy midcoast hub is placid in winter, but as new development comes to its historic seaside downtown, civic engagement is lively as ever.
The Edna Hoyt at full sail in 1938.
History

The Schooner That Became a Celebrity

The Edna Hoyt was a floating anachronism that gained a cult following — and helped kick off an enduring fascination with old-timey ships.
Matt Dexter
Our Towns

In Bangor, A Mighty Advocate for Cancer Patients, Founded By a College Student

His own loss led Matt Dexter to aid Mainers affected by cancer.
Time and Temperature Building
Our Towns

Portland’s Sign of the Times

Looking up at the blinking sign on the Time and Temp Building — and back on its half-century history.
Where in Maine
Photography

Can You Name This Pastoral Little Village?

In this village, a self-taught 19th-century painter named Jonathan Adams Bartlett once rendered his hard-working fellow residents.
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Maine-Made

How Sweet May Co.’s Courtney Roberts Gets It Done From Her Dining Room Table

Courtney Roberts crafts cozy headgear that’s almost as adorable as her customers.
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How the Bangor Daily News Became the Country’s First Newspaper to Call the Presidential Election

Thanks to a unique partnership, the small-city paper made a big-time projection.
Maine-Made

Editors’ Picks for Maine-Made Holiday Gifts

Once again, we’ve scoured the Pine Tree State for the most thoughtful, clever, useful, and eye-catching gifts. From hats to hot sauces to handkerchiefs, all 28 gift ideas on this list are handmade by Mainers — and all come with a story.
Chris Newell, Maine's Wabanaki Museum, Abbe Museum
Arts & Leisure

Maine’s Wabanaki Museum Has Its First Ever Wabanaki Director

Chris Newell followed a winding trail to his new role as executive director of the Abbe Museum. Now, as Maine’s museum of Wabanaki culture confronts both the pandemic and its own colonialist underpinnings, he’s helping blaze a new one.
Incredible Edible Milbridge
Our Towns

In Milbridge, Pop-Up Gardens Fight Food Insecurity and Obesity

Chris Kuhni and the volunteers of Incredible Edible Milbridge are growing produce all over town.
Paul Trovarello
Our Towns

Maine Helped Rescue Him From Addiction. Now He’s Helping Others

The pillars of Paul Trovarello’s addiction-recovery program are faith, hard work, and lending a hand around Machias.
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