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The Maine Winters I Remember — And the Ones Yet to Come

The Maine Winters I Remember — And the Ones Yet to Come

The author of the book The Last Winter recalls the cold, carefree Maine winters of his youth — and considers the transformed winters ahead.

70 Years Behind the Counter of a Small-Town General Store

In tiny Vanceboro, Holly Beers has seen it all.
Scott Stevens is one of only about two dozen horse loggers left in the Pine Tree State.

In the Woods With of One of Maine’s Last Horse Loggers

Scott Stevens is one of only about two dozen horse loggers left in the Pine Tree State.
The Maine Pioneers basketball team

The Maine Pioneers Aren’t Taking Granny Shots

Passion for the sport keeps these 70-and-over ballers in the game.
Penobscot elder Chip Loring

Penobscot Elder Chip Loring’s Most Important Life Lesson

The canoe racer and Ironman competitor is admired for much more than his racing accomplishments.
Roger Angell watches the sun set from the porch of his 101-year-old Brooklin, Maine, cottage

Roger Angell’s Favorite Maine Place

The 101-year-old writer on spending summers in his 101-year-old Brooklin cottage.
93-year-old retired teacher Margaret Mathis

At 93, Margaret Mathis Hikes More Than You Do

Even in winter, the retired teacher hikes Bridgton’s Pleasant Mountain every week — for a start.
The former B&M Baked Beans Factory in Portland Maine

Farewell to Portland’s B&M Baked Beans Factory

A defining feature of Portland’s cityscape is ceasing production.

Maine News You May Have Missed

The largest piece of Mars on Earth comes to Maine, bunnies, so many bunnies, in Dexter, and more.
84-year-old Dan O'Reilly

Meet Dan O’Reilly: Clamdigger, Dory Racer, Murder Reenactor

At 75, he rowed 10 miles of open ocean to solve a 19th-century murder mystery.

A First Date at 68 Becomes an Overnight Lost in the Maine Woods

Anne Wood and Joe Sirois have a “meet cute” like no other.
Leonard Cummings in the Abyssinian Meeting House

Married Nearly 65 Years, They’re Still Shaping Portland

Driven by their faith, Leonard and Mary Jane Cummings have led the charge to restore the Abyssinian Meeting House, among other causes.
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