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Jeremy Frey in his studio, in Eddington. This year, his baskets are traveling to exhibitions from Portland to New York to Paris.

The Modern Master of Wabanaki Basketry

Jeremy Frey is the subject of the first-ever major retrospective of a Wabanaki artist. Amid the hype, he’s still able to lose himself in the steady rhythm of weaving in his home studio, where he’s forever cognizant of tribal basketmakers’ challenging history and tenuous future.

Campsites at the scenic Mount Desert Campground near Acadia National Park

Travel & Outdoors

Where to Stay While Visiting Acadia National Park

From glamping to grand inns to classic campgrounds, there’s lodging for every budget.

Alstation Station's seared Maine dayboat scallops with cranberry risotto and cranberry-orange relish; duck breast à l’orange with shiitake mushrooms and quinoa pilaf; pan-roasted Maine halibut in a bouillabaisse sauce.

Food & Drink

Alsace, Union’s New French Restaurant, Serves Positively Provincial Fare

The menu, like the restaurant’s decor, leans into what Alsatians would call gemütlichkeit: hominess, comfort.

Blue Butterfield in her airy studio at Portland’s Peregrine Press

Maine-Made

Portland Printmaker Blue Butterfield’s Memoir Cuts Deep

Maine: A Love Story comprises 32 essays illustrated with her woodcut prints.

Peter Rioux wearing magnifying glasses while working on a timepiece

Maine-Made

Clock Doc Peter Rioux Shares What Makes Him Tick

The Winterport tinkerer has rehabbed some 7,000 mechanical timekeepers.

Primo's restaurant garden in Rockland, Maine

Photography

Can You Name This Culinary Oasis?

The five-acre farm is situated in the backyard of a Mediterranean restaurant owned by a James Beard Award winner.

Havana Parrilla, an open-air bar and grill in Bar Harbor, Maine, near Acadia National Park

Food & Drink

Where to Eat In and Around Acadia National Park On Any Budget

From popovers to lobster rolls to French-inspired entrées, here’s where to dine on Mount Desert Island.

Island Institute Fellow Alumnus Jes Stevenson on a lobsterboat with two lobstermen

Land, Water & Wildlife

How the Island Institute’s Fellowship Program Became a Maine Coast Fixture

At the program’s quarter-century mark, we look back at fellows’ local impacts and lasting connections to host communities.

a clump of Eurasian milfoil pulled from the waters of Cobbesseecontee Lake

Land, Water & Wildlife

Can Conservationists Save Cobbosseecontee From an Aggressive Lake Weed?

As the upstream battle against Eurasian watermilfoil stretches into a sixth year, the long-term health of Cobbosseecontee — and of lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams around Maine — could hang in the balance.