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From architectural marvels to cozy, character-filled camps and cottages, captivating stories about Maine homes, gardens, architecture, and design.

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Rustic and Sleek

A rustic-mod Peaks Island home hits the sweet spot for a couple with divergent tastes.
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Nana Knows Best

A granddaughter’s reflection: Nancy Burleson taught her family how to tell a weed from a perennial — and find peace in dirt.
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Wish You Were Here

Decades before Instagram, postcards allowed people to use words and photos to encapsulate their Maine experience, appraiser John Bottero says.
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How to Pick the Right Camper For Your Next Adventure

These adventure-ready rigs go the extra mile in terms of comfort and convenience.
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Endless Hosta-bilities

A retired farmer uses variations in leaf form and color to compose harmonious gardens on a seventh-generation family homestead.
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Five Minutes with Molly O’Rourke

The owner of Camden event and styling company One & Supp on flower-arranging hacks, decorating a table with tubers, and the Warren-made natural wine everyone needs
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Been There, Reno’d That

Owners and pros share tips, tricks, and hard-won wisdom for anyone launching into a Maine camp building or rehab project.
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Sitting Pretty

A family strikes real estate gold on a largely spoken-for stretch of Bridgton’s Highland Lake.
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The Writer’s Room

Author and playwright Monica Wood invites us into her living room.
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Cabin Fever

Update your camp décor with classic and nature-inspired motifs in unexpected colors and organic and stylized forms.
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Twin Peaks

In Boothbay Harbor, a hilltop cottage references a beloved family camp across the water.
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Long Time Coming

A pondside cottage in Camden fulfills a longtime dream.
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