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Down East contributor Adrienne Perron on Big Moose Mountain

This Classic Maine Mountain Should Be a Skiers’ Paradise

Instead, years of ownership issues, deteriorating infrastructure, and unrealized ambitions have reduced Big Moose to a shadow of its former self. Can anyone give the old resort a much-needed lift?

Sailor Cole Brauer’s Favorite Maine Place

When she's not racing solo around the world, she enjoys mornings on her parents' dock on Boothbay's Back River.
Waynflete’s Joan Sayward Franklin ’46 Theater

Clarisse Karasira’s Favorite Maine Place

The Rwandan-American singer on Waynflete’s Joan Sayward Franklin ’46 Theater.
Wonderland Trail, Acadia National Park

Rebeccah Sanders’s Favorite Maine Place

The Natural Resources Council of Maine CEO is captivated by Acadia’s Wonderland Trail.
Owls Head General Store

Maine’s General Stores: Where Tight-Knit Communities Thrive (and Retail Giants Don’t)

Photographers Dave Waddell and Tristan Spinski hit the road (and the water) to see what keeps these far-flung holdouts ticking.
LifeFlight of Maine pilots geared up and walking towards their helicopters

LifeFlight of Maine Marks 25 Years of Service

The air ambulance nonprofit has safely cared for and transported Mainers for a quarter-century.
Sunrise, Marginal Way, Ogunquit, Maine

Unlearning a Sense of Urgency on Ogunquit’s Marginal Way

The famous footpath is a Maine icon, and for good reason.
La Verna Preserve, Bristol

Peter Brown’s Favorite Maine Place

The children’s-book author enjoys hiking at Bristol’s La Verna Preserve.
Celebration Park Theater in South Paris, Maine

Antonio Rocha’s Favorite Maine Place

South Paris’s Celebration Barn Theater holds a special place in the storyteller’s heart.
The skywalk linking the new Schupf Art Center and 1902 opera house

What Does a Reinvigorated Downtown Mean for Waterville?

Eight years of investment, led by Colby College, have reshaped Waterville’s downtown. What does it mean for the future of the historically divided city?
the Damariscotta River

Kate Aldrich’s Favorite Maine Place

The Damariscotta River was a constant throughout the opera singer's upbringing.
Highland Green residents Peter Wood, Jim Von Benken, Sally Von Benken, and Ellen Wood

20 Years On, Highland Green’s Original Residents Are Still Meeting New Friends

As Highland Green welcomes more residents to the active lifestyle community, it is also planning for the future.
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