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Mahaney Diamond, Orono

Abby Kraemer’s Favorite Maine Place

The UMaine All-American soccer player on her home turf, Mahaney Diamond.
Dick Farwell, in his Thorndike general store

A Thorndike Shopkeeper’s Surprising Farewell

Oscar Farwell was right — his will did surprise the daylights out of all the folks who knew him.
LifeFlight of Maine helicopter hovering over Grindle Point Lighthouse

5 Things You Didn’t Know About LifeFlight of Maine

For over 25 years, LifeFlight of Maine has been caring for and transporting patients across the state.
Bald Mountain, Camden, Maine

H. Allen Fernald’s Favorite Maine Place

The Down East chairman and former publisher counts Camden’s Bald Mountain as one of his most cherished places.
a small boat with a clear reflection on the water

Where Is “Down East” Maine Anyway?

We head downwind and east on a road trip through the new Downeast Maine National Heritage Area.
Scarborough Beach State Park

Zu Bakery Owner Barak Olins’s Favorite Maine Place

The James Beard Award–winning baker, on Scarborough Beach State Park.
Maine lobsterman Tommy Dube, 10, sitting with one of his lobster traps on his father's lobsterboat

Meet One of Maine’s Youngest Lobstermen

The 10-year-old likes to ride bikes, eat canned ravioli, and play ball — whenever he’s not hauling traps.
Pemaquid Harbor, Maine

Andrea de Leon’s Favorite Maine Place

NPR's Northeast bureau chief is finishing a mystery novel set in a fictionalized version of this seaside hamlet.
Island Institute founders Peter Ralston and Philip Conkling skipping along next to a herring seiner in Penobscot Bay.

Catching Up with the Fellows Who Dreamed Up the Island Institute Fellows Program

Philip Conkling and Peter Ralston look back at the early days of island fellowships.
Searsport Maine from above

Why You Should Visit Searsport on Your Way to Acadia

The shipbuilding town’s burgeoning downtown has more than a rich maritime history.
Stacy Wentworth (wearing a green sweater) shoots the breeze at the Kennebunk Farmers’ Market

Shooting the Breeze with Stacy Wentworth at the Kennebunk Farmers’ Market

A popular topic of conversation, he says, is the relentless pace of change in Kennebunk.
Pine Point Road, in Scarborough, flooded on January 13, 2024.

Storm Surge: Scenes from Last Winter’s Devastating Storms

A handful of intrepid Maine photographers set out to document the historically severe weather's full force.
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Doughnuts from the Cookie Jar Pastry Shop.

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Longfellow Books, Portland, Maine

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