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Mike Zubik, pictured in his Passadumkeag kitchen
Maine-Made

When It Comes to Cast-Iron Pans, Collector Mike Zubik’s a Seasoned Pro

He resells and restores hundreds of pieces of antique and vintage cookware through his home business, Passadumkeag Iron.
Gus Fillebrown sharpening a saw blade at Complete Sharpening Service in Bridgton, Maine
Maine-Made

There’s Never a Dull Moment at Gus Fillebrown’s Bridgton Sharpening Shop

He’s honed everything from knives and pizza cutters to arrowheads and samurai swords.
Brian Allen fixing a lamp, at the Lamp Repair Shop in South Portland
Maine-Made

In South Portland, the Lamp Repair Shop Shines a Light on the Artistry of Old Fixtures

Not to throw shade, but new lamps have nothing on Brian Allen’s rehabbed antiques.
Maine sheep shearer Jeff Burchstead
Photography

The Wild and Woolly Life of a Maine Sheep Shearer

When sheep need to be shorn, there’s a good chance Maine farmers are going to call Jeff Burchstead.
The Quoddy Tides newspaper
Our Towns

The Enduring Legacy of the Quoddy Tides, the Most Easterly Published Newspaper in the U.S.

Small-town papers aren’t nearly as numerous as they once were, but the few survivors are as vital to their communities as ever.
Down East contributor Adrienne Perron on Big Moose Mountain
Our Towns

This Classic Maine Mountain Should Be a Skiers’ Paradise

Instead, years of ownership issues, deteriorating infrastructure, and unrealized ambitions have reduced Big Moose to a shadow of its former self. Can anyone give the old resort a much-needed lift?
Maine upholsterer Molly Hutchins, owner of The Recovery Room, in Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Home + Garden

Throwing Out Old Furniture Doesn’t Sit Well with Upholsterer Molly Hutchins

At the Recovery Room, in Boothbay Harbor, she and her husband restore everything from bar stools to sectionals.
Lake & Co.’s wedding soup, meatballs, and mac and cheese make for one heck of a comfort-food spread.
Food & Drink

Lake & Co.’s Meals Make a Night In Feel Like a Night Out

From mouthwatering meatballs to herb-roasted chicken, the Yarmouth catering company delivers one heck of a heat-and-serve spread.
April 2024, Where in Maine?
Photography

Can You Name This Anchor of Maine’s Seafaring Past?

Now a museum, visitors can stroll among more than a dozen 19th-century buildings.
Ambassador Maulian Bryant, a representative of the Penobscot Nation and an advocate for tribal sovereignty
Issues & Politics

What Would Tribal Sovereignty Mean for the Wabanaki? 

For more than 40 years, the tribes in Maine have had to play by different rules than other indigenous groups across the country.
the bar at Oak & Ember in Buxton, Maine
Food & Drink

Buxton’s New Oak & Ember Gastropub Has Already Sparked a Loyal Following

Still in its first year, its welcoming, genial atmosphere and rotating menu focused on local and seasonal fare attracts a regular crowd.
rainbow dried flower wreath
Home + Garden

The Maine Flower Collective Wants You to Pick Locally Grown Bouquets

Farmers across the state are banding together to take on the hegemony of imports in local flower shops. If they succeed, Maine floriculture could hit full bloom.
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