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.
A few hard-charging ski heroes are taking Maine’s nascent backcountry ski scene to the next level.
Hundreds of military planes crashed in Maine during World War II, including 48 that resulted in fatalities. Wreckage is still scattered in the North Woods, on mountain slopes and lake bottoms, and off the coast. Aviation archaeologist Peter Noddin is on a mission to document the site of each crash — and to honor those who died.
We asked our contributors to throw skepticism out the window and float a few moonshot proposals that’d impact Maine for the better.
In 180 paces (we counted), you can traverse the nucleus of Kittery’s snug Foreside district, passing eight restaurants, a whole-animal butcher, an import market of Euro delicacies, a dim craft-cocktail bar, and a coffee shop with the best vibe (and crullers) for 50 miles in any direction.
We plucked a narrow-eyed racing cyclist out of retirement and dropped him into the “vacation on two wheels” that is BikeMaine. Can he learn to relax and enjoy the ride?
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.
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.
We’re not asking you to dine out at every amazing restaurant in Maine. Just these 20. Plus one entire town. Hope you’re hungry.
Building a company’s brand around its Maine identity isn’t as straightforward as it might seem.
You can buy a quart of milk anywhere, but it comes with a neighborhood only at the general store.
