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Tim Sample
Arts & Leisure

Last Raconteur Standing?

Among the few remaining torchbearers of a storytelling tradition made famous by the Bert and I records of the ’50s and ’60s, 68-year-old Tim Sample is shepherding that old Maine humor into a new age. Can it get there from here?
Photo Contest
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5th Annual Down East Reader Photo Contest

After five years of running our annual reader photo contest, we can say one thing for sure: Down East readers know how to capture Maine’s magic in every season. See this year's winning shots!
Maine-Made

The Only Way to Eat Oysters is Off a Carved Oyster Platter

Paul Sampson and his wife, Jula, have turned their love of mollusks and woodworking into their business, Oyster River Joinery.
Palaver Strings
Arts & Leisure

The Classical Ensemble That Traded Boston Audiences For Maine Classrooms

The artists of Palaver Strings are bringing music education to underserved audiences.
Mufalo Chitam
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When 448 Asylum Seekers Came To Portland Last Summer, City Officials Called Her

Portland’s Mufalo Chitam draws on her own experience to help the state’s newest residents rebuild their lives.
Kendra Hubbard, Humane Society Maine
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The Midcoast Animal Lover Who Can Trap 100 Stray Cats

Animal lover Kendra Hubbard nabs kitties to control the midcoast’s feral populations.
Our Towns

This Cape Porpoise Fish House Is an Icon. But of What, Exactly?

A fishing village grapples with beauty, community, and authenticity in the Instagram era.
Peaks Island
Our Towns

In Winter, a Side of Peaks Island That Visitors Don’t See

For the 900 or so year-round residents of Peaks Island, winter is a time to embrace the quiet, the cold, and the community.
Features

The Social Worker Turned Forester Teaching Women to Steward Maine’s Woods

Forester Pam Wells is building a flourishing legacy on a once-ailing woodlot.
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Food & Drink

Green Crabs Are Maine’s Most Delicious Scourge

A coalition of dedicated scientists and high-profile chefs wants to get invasive green crabs out of Maine’s waters and into your belly.
Travel & Outdoors

5 Late-Season Maine Weekend Getaways

Winter ain’t here yet! Pick the right last-gasp weekend getaway and you can still get out and play before the snow flies.
The Angry Beavers, Rumford, Maine
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Meet the “Angry Beavers” Committed to Rumford’s Scrappy Ski Mountain

They're cutting down trees and lifting up a town.
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