Hard by the Canadian border, the winters are long, the woods are impenetrable, and the roads are lonely. And that’s the way folks in the flinty little town of Jackman like it.
Our Towns
Who wants to run 26.2 miles through the Maine North Woods in the middle of December? And who really believes that doing so will make a lick of difference for a mill town on the ropes? This guy does.
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Like the famous author it raised, Durham is quiet and a little weird, with some strange stuff going on upstairs.
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is scheduled to open its new building with a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 26. Inaugural exhibitions, on view through August 12, include solo shows by sculptor Jonathan Borofsky, painter Alex Katz, and video artist Rollin Leonard.
When it comes to football, Biddeford High School is no longer in neighboring Thornton Academy’s league. Thus ends “The Battle of the Bridge,” a spirited rivalry between Biddeford and Saco that dated to 1893. And there’s no question which of the two former mill towns feels the loss more acutely.
Many in the Katahdin region fear an exodus of young people. So what’s it like to be staring down adulthood in 2015 in the shadow of the Millinocket mills?
From art trails to the Zephyr Ledges, we’ve put together a guide (with a little help from our islander friends) that’s as freewheeling and eclectic as the islands themselves.
A flurry of development in the Kennebunks has prompted a philosophical tug-of-war about the towns’ identities.
Long known for its car culture, South Portland is reclaiming neighborhoods where residents prize getting around on foot.
A gritty, hard-working island attracts unconventional artists by allowing them to focus on what matters most.
We hit the road to explore all eight of our Best Places to Live in Maine in 2015.
