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Postcards from the Edge

Join us for a road trip amid the fishing villages, blueberry barrens, and miles of wild coastline along the Bold Coast Scenic Byway.
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Erin French: Lost in Transition

At home in Freedom, chef Erin French of the Lost Kitchen is rebuilding a restaurant — and a life.
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The Algae Index: A Guide to Edible Seaweeds on the Maine Coast

Know your seaweed: when it's in season, what it tastes like, and how best to use it in the kitchen.
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Kelp: It’s What’s For Dinner

Could seaweed be the next lobster? A look at Maine's (surprisingly tasty) algal bounty.
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All Hail the Woodstove!

Mainers have a special relationship with their woodstoves — and plenty to say about them. Michael Burke is just getting warmed up.
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A Winter Place

Much of Maine goes into hibernation in winter. Indeed, in some parts of the state, entire villages become virtual ghost towns. Not Fort Kent.
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The Wild Women of Vinalhaven

A gritty, hard-working island attracts unconventional artists by allowing them to focus on what matters most.
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Maine’s Best New Restaurants

Presenting our 31 favorite Maine restaurants to have opened in the last two years. Hope you're hungry.
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Eat Your (Sea) Vegetables

Recipes and inspiration for adding seaweed to your diet.
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Uncle Henry’s Takes Over the World

After 45 years, Maine’s defiantly down-home classifieds weekly isn’t just hanging on in a post-Craigslist world — it’s thriving.
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The 1980s Drug Bust That Shook Midcoast Maine

In 1984, cocaine trafficking in Maine was considered an urban problem. But in the sticks of the midcoast, a loose cartel of freewheeling, twenty-something drug dealers was building an empire — until one of the state’s most elaborate and far-reaching undercover operations brought it all crashing down.
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Alone Together

Islesford and Great Cranberry Island face the Atlantic — and the future — side by side. By Virginia M. Wright...
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