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April 2025 cover of Down East magazine: A bouquet of poppies and beets.

Travel & Outdoors

Best of Maine – Readers’ Choice

Another year, another Down East Best of Maine Readers’ Choice poll. Some 5,000 of you cast a ballot this year, and you’re an opinionated bunch. The results include some newcomers in their categories and some stalwart shoo-ins that just can’t seem to lose.

Your Maine – July 2015

Each month we ask readers to share a piece of "Your Maine" with us, a reflection on the place we all love. This month we asked, "What's your best memory of a Maine lake?" Read on to see some of our favorite responses.

Postcards from the Edge

Join us for a road trip amid the fishing villages, blueberry barrens, and miles of wild coastline along the Bold Coast Scenic Byway.

How to Enjoy Acadia in Winter

The East Coast’s only national park boasts some of the country’s best Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and sightseeing.
Andy Shepard, president of the Maine Winter Sports Center

Last Child in the (Maine) Woods

Andy Shepard of the newly rebooted Maine Winter Sports Center talks about keeping Maine’s outdoor heritage alive — one youth at a time.

A Winter Place

Much of Maine goes into hibernation in winter. Indeed, in some parts of the state, entire villages become virtual ghost towns. Not Fort Kent.

Woodstove Culture

From stump to pile, splitting to stacking, we cover it all in our video about woodstove culture in Maine.

A Day in Owls Head

A peninsula on a peninsula, Owls Head is often overlooked. But with a little planning, it's the perfect daylong excursion.

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April 2025 cover of Down East magazine: A bouquet of poppies and beets.