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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
Arts & Leisure

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.
Illustration of DaPonte String Quartet members walking across bridge made of violin scrolls
Arts & Leisure

After a Tumultuous Few Years, the DaPonte String Quartet Plays a Transition

One of Maine’s most renowned chamber-music ensembles is minus one member and pondering its future.
spread of dishes from the Rooting Pig at Broad Arrow Farm, including charcuterie
Food & Drink

In Bristol, A Hog Farm Makes for Unlikely Destination Dining

Broad Arrow Farm's open-air charcuterie bar delivers guests to their food.
The skywalk linking the new Schupf Art Center and 1902 opera house
Our Towns

What Does a Reinvigorated Downtown Mean for Waterville?

Eight years of investment, led by Colby College, have reshaped Waterville’s downtown. What does it mean for the future of the historically divided city?
Jeff Yorks with a bird carving by F.M. Kilburn
Maine-Made

Jeff Yorks Is Reconvening the Flock of Birds His Grandfather Carved

Their family estimates he made between 800 and 1,000, many of which have flitted off to faraway homes.
Best of Maine Beer Poll
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.
dinner at Aster & Rose, Youngtown Inn's restaurant
Food & Drink

Bolognese Meets Benjamin Franklin at Lincolnville’s Aster & Rose

The new owners of the historic Youngtown Inn bring fresh energy and culinary chops to its restaurant.
Alison Hildreth
Arts & Leisure

On the Cusp of 90, Alison Hildreth Is Everywhere All at Once

The Portland artist is the subject of three big solo exhibitions this fall.
Quill Hill Road, near Rangeley, Maine
Travel & Outdoors

8 Scenic (and Undersung) Maine Drives That Are Worth the Detour

They’re not the stuff of epic road trips — in fact, none are more than a few miles long.
Aspen Golann
Maine-Made

A Berwick Woodworker Won a $100,000 Grant for Her Expertise — and Her Willingness to Share It

Aspen Golann plans to use most of the cash to support the Chairmaker’s Toolbox, a nonprofit she founded in 2020.
a hiker on Barren Mountain
Travel & Outdoors

A Novice’s Guide to Hiking Maine’s 100 Mile Wilderness

You don’t need to be a grizzled thru-hiker to enjoy the remotest stretch of the Appalachian Trail.
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