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Stayin’ Alive at Bubba’s Sulky Lounge

At Bubba’s, est. 1961, kitsch is king, retro is respected, and celebration is sacred. A tribute to Maine’s wildest, most beloved dive.
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2018 Down East Reader Photo Contest

For the third year, we asked you to send us the photos that exemplify your personal vision of the Pine Tree State — and the volume of your response continues to wow us.
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Tom Deschenes Is Trying to Kill You

Quest for the Antidote, the first-time game designer’s new fantasy board game, has players dicing with death.
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The Onetime Forester Defending the East’s Last Great Wilderness

Jensen Bissell manages Maine’s Baxter State Park, 210,000 acres of the most dramatic peaks, prettiest ponds, and finest trails east of the Rockies. Lately, he spends a lot of his time trying to keep people out of it. (Or does he?)
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A Trump-Loving Impresaria, Her Immigrant Workers, and the Future of a Maine Institution

After her husband died in 2013, Jeanette Gilmore took over Smokey’s Greater Shows, an institution on the Maine festival circuit. But in 50+ years of fairgrounds, Ferris wheels, and a fluctuating workforce, life on the midway hasn’t gotten any easier. Welcome to the carnival.
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I Lived Inside Christina’s World for Three Years

Novelist Christina Baker Kline has spent the last three years immersed in Wyeth’s most famous work. A dispatch from inside Christina’s World.
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All Aglow

In this darkest month of the year, we offer a visual tribute to all things luminous.
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5 DIY Maine Gifts to Give This Holiday Season

These five projects will cover all ages and interests on your holiday list.
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Pittsfield Is a Place of Grace

It’s not in the mountains. It’s not on the coast. But something about friendly little Pittsfield perfectly evokes the Maine community ethic. (Also, ballerinas!)
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The Quiet Splendor of Autumn Down East

Join photographer Benjamin Williamson on an idyllic autumn road trip.
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Keepers of the Trail

We checked in with five trail stewards, from all walks of life, who help make Maine’s 282 miles of trail a wilderness experience like no other.
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We spend all year thinking about it and countless hours tabulating your votes for it. See our annual list of Maine’s best everything.
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