For three University of New England med students, the only cure is the calm and camaraderie of the state's tidal waters.
Land, Water & Wildlife
A guide to the species that make fishing in Vacationland special.
Drought, climate change, and Western megafires have many Mainers wondering.
"A heath is beautiful, if you accept the stillness it holds."
Matthew Gilbert’s mom drove him all across the state to spot 298 (!) species last year.
A unique sister-state relationship is bringing new ideas to Maine aquaculture.
Maine's first-ever fatal shark attack jolted natives and visitors alike into acknowledging that great whites regularly swim off the state's shores — and that there’s plenty about them we don’t know.
"I've seen people's joy at seeing whales, and I share it."
Everyone carries within them the sense of an island, a part of them that is separate from the whole.
Pulitzer-nominated author
Scott Weidensaul calls Maine
“a major bird factory.” His much-anticipated new book
explores the mysteries behind birds’ migration routes — and the human-caused disturbances
that threaten them.
Who would ever set out to paint the sea, especially here in Maine? How could anyone get it right?
On these winter days, missing my children and friends, I spend time with a part of the wild world up close.