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Jeffery Becton holding up a print of "Olivia's Room," one of his photomontages
Arts & Leisure

The Art of Being Jeffery Becton

Long content to toil in obscurity from his quiet perch on Deer Isle, the septuagenarian master of photomontage drives fast, takes chances, and wonders whether he’s getting somewhere.
Halibut with potatoes and carrots at Mountain Social in Bethel
Food & Drink

Bethel Is Experiencing a Restaurant Renaissance

And Mountain Social is case in point: creative cooking, cozy vibes, and bracing cocktails for the chilled and windburned après-ski crowd.
Food & Drink

Four Maine Fish Recipes Fit for a Family Feast

We asked Maine chefs to share seafood recipes using underappreciated Gulf of Maine groundfish. The results are hearty and delicious — and fortifying for local fisheries too.
Glass artist Liz Martone in her blinged-out studio
Maine-Made

Round Pond Artist Liz Martone’s Massive Mosaic Gems Are Simply Brilliant 

Her cut-glass creations, some nearly three feet tall, are designed to bounce color and light around a room.
The Crying Tiger, with grilled sirloin, garlic rice, and chili-garlic-lime and Jaew sauces.
Food & Drink

Mitr Ping Yang Thai Kitchen Is Connecting Its Guests to a Wider Range of Flavors

The menu at the new Portland restaurant skews toward Thai street food.
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Food & Drink

The Results of Our Best of Maine Beer Poll

It’s no easy task picking favorites from the thousands of Maine beers out there, but we tapped our readers to do just that.
76-year-old Whiting resident Harold Crosby wearing his homespun skates made in 1961
Travel & Outdoors

76-Year-Old Harold Crosby Hopes You’ll Take a Skate on the Wild Side

For the lifelong Whiting resident, some things never change — not his Bean boots, not his skate blades, and certainly not his love of skimming up and down the ice on the Orange River.
cozy home in Rangeley, Maine
Home + Garden

4 Cozy Maine Homes Near the Slopes

Ever dream of owning a ski retreat? Draw inspiration from four diverse mountain dwellings with charm and gear-storage galore — and style as refreshing as a bluebird day.
Maine-Made

20 Maine-Made Gifts for Everyone On Your List

From clogs to craft kits to greeting cards, there’s a beautiful locally sourced gift for everyone who’s been good (for goodness sake).
A seal named Number 39, rehabbing at Marine Mammals of Maine
Land, Water & Wildlife

Seal Populations Are Booming, and So Are Rescues by Marine Mammals of Maine

With increasingly frequent run-ins between pinnipeds and humans, the nonprofit's passionate crew is constantly on call.
Owls Head General Store
Our Towns

Maine’s General Stores: Where Tight-Knit Communities Thrive (and Retail Giants Don’t)

Photographers Dave Waddell and Tristan Spinski hit the road (and the water) to see what keeps these far-flung holdouts ticking.
Dan Dennett on his Deer Isle dock
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Philosopher Daniel Dennett On the Illusion of Consciousness 

The cognitive scientist has written stacks of influential books, but his new one is in an unfamiliar genre: memoir.
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