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8 Rules for a Great Maine Garden

From a quarter-century of working the Maine soil spring eight Maine gardening tips.
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Find Your Maine Style

Authentic Maine design is not one style but many. What they all have in common is a strong sense of place.
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Browsing on the Back Roads

Nearly everyone agrees that Maine is way behind when it comes to high-speed broadband. The reason why is a matter of much dispute.
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Bridgton’s Big Night

Why did the amphibian cross the road? The answer is no joke.
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Lewis Hine’s Maine Collection

The documentary photography of Lewis Hine hasn't lost its impact, more than a century later.
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The Wild Women of Vinalhaven

A gritty, hard-working island attracts unconventional artists by allowing them to focus on what matters most.
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Gimme a Sea!

Maine's high school sports teams provide splashes of local color.
Maine-Made

The Church of CM Almy

Reporter Shannon Moss visits the warehouse of this company featured in our April issue, and finds out how this company became one of the country's largest producers of clerical vestments and liturgical goods.
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CM Almy’s Sunday Best

CM Almy in Pittsfield has been outfitting church clergy across the country with robes, chalices, candleholders, and crosses for 122 years. Amen to that.
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The Thieves of Spring

With spring on its way, watch out for Maine's latest crime wave: maple sap stealing.

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Doughnuts in Maine: From Inception to Perfection

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