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Land, Water & Wildlife

Nearly 40 Years Photographing Maine’s Puffins

From windswept islands in a warming Gulf of Maine, Derrick Z. Jackson documents Maine’s puffin colonies in intimate, dazzling detail.
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Travel & Outdoors

The Queen of the Kennebec Winds Down Her Reign

Rafting pioneer Suzie Hockmeyer’s wild, 41-year ride.
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Food & Drink

10 Maine Cheeses You Need to Try

The time for Maine-made cheese is now.
Stranger in the Woods
Arts & Leisure

The Stranger in the Woods

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Michael Finkel explains the origins of the whispered myth that haunted central Maine for decades.
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2017 Down East Reader Photo Contest

Once again, we asked this year for you to send us the photos that best represent your personal vision of Maine — and, man, did you ever respond.
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Arts & Leisure

Are Maine Skiers Ready for the Backcountry?

A few hard-charging ski heroes are taking Maine’s nascent backcountry ski scene to the next level.
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Arts & Leisure

The Mystery of Maine Mystery Writers

We live in one of the least homicidal, most neighborly places in the country. Why has crime fiction become our de facto state literary genre?
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Home + Garden

Mother Hen

With a popular blog and three books, Lisa Steele is spreading the gospel of (pretty) backyard chicken keeping.
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Garden Party

Green-thumbed friends gather among vegetable beds for a laid-back meal in a Phippsburg potting shed.
Kate Furbish
Arts & Leisure

Sheets, Shoots, & Leaves

A new compendium shows off the archival illustrations of Kate Furbish, Maine’s swashbuckling Victorian botanist.
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Our Favorite Stories (and More!) of 2016

The features, photos, and projects we were most proud of this year — plus a few non–Down East pieces that had us tipping our hats.
Gary Allen
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A Winter Marathon in Millinocket? Say What Now?

Who wants to run 26.2 miles through the Maine North Woods in the middle of December? And who really believes that doing so will make a lick of difference for a mill town on the ropes? This guy does.
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