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Features
Keepers of the Trail
Visiting the stewards who help make Maine’s stretch of the Appalachian Trail a wilderness experience like no other.
By Kathryn Miles
Beacon of Welcome
For 20 years, Cape Elizabeth’s Beach to Beacon road race has welcomed the world’s elite runners — and locals have opened their homes to them.
By Tristan Spinksi
Prettiest Harbors
It’s time to lay anchor. Our pictorial tribute to the eight port towns and peaceful coves we never tire of gazing at.
Departments
Where in Maine?
Connect
The Mail
North by East
Opinions, Advisories, and Musings from the Length and Breadth of Maine
The Coldest War
Our Oldest Border Skirmish
Down East Dispatches
News You May Have Missed
The Absent Majority
Why Ranked-Choice Voting (Potentially) Matters
Not on Board
Debating Cruise Ships on MDI
Dooryard
Living the Maine Life
Garden
House
Making It in Maine
Sabre Yachts Navigates an Industry’s Choppy Waters
Recipe
Room With a View
Guide
What to Do in Maine This Month
Dining
Treat
Art
From Our Archives
On the cover: Five Islands in Georgetown by Benjamin Williamson
Additional photos: Douglas Merriam, Jared Kuzia, Brian Fitzgerald, Michael D. Wilson