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A sturgeon leaps from the Androscoggin, in front of Topsham's Sea Dog Brewing Company
Land, Water & Wildlife

Maine’s Best Bars for Watching Sturgeon Jump

Pull up a chair, order a drink, and wait for a glimpse of the pre-historic fish.
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Waterville’s New Downtown Arts Center Unites a Whole Lot of Culture Under One Roof

The Paul J. Schupf Art Center brings film, theater, and arts education to Waterville’s Main Street.
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Land, Water & Wildlife

Bar Harbor’s Mouse Mecca, By the Numbers

From drug development to medical research, the mice at Jackson Laboratory are advancing science and potentially saving lives.
Harvest Maine dips and spreads nestled in a colorful vegetable platter
Food & Drink

Harvest Maine’s Veggie Spreads Are a Little Off-Beet

Made with ingredients formerly considered unsalable, the unconventional dips help reduce food waste.
Atlantic puffins
Land, Water & Wildlife

Project Puffin at 50: A Success Story, But Still Fragile

The anniversary of the renowned conservation effort finds Maine’s reestablished puffin colonies at a turning point.
a coyote in the snow
Land, Water & Wildlife

Is Wildlife Getting More Photogenic Or Are Trail Cams Really That Good?

Increasingly accessible tech has allowed outdoors photographers to turn trail cams into an art form.
lobsterboats in Port Clyde, Maine
Photography

Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from April’s photo.
Oreo, the porch yak, standing in the driveway
Land, Water & Wildlife

These Maine Farmers Raised Their Baby Yak Like a Dog

The yak imprinted on his owners after they bottle-fed him to keep him alive.
Arctic terns
Land, Water & Wildlife

For Maine’s Birds, the Future Is Up In the Air

A flock of researchers is analyzing data from two statewide surveys.
a coyote standing on the edge of Kimball Island, in Penobscot Bay
Land, Water & Wildlife

Wolves Are Still With Us

Although extirpated from Maine by the 1890s, wolf DNA survives in the state’s thriving coyote population.
bull moose standing in tall grass
Photography

Mark Picard Has Likely Photographed More Moose Than Any Other Mainer

We asked him a few questions about his favorite photography subject.
Black Lab Chili Bean, one of the Science Dogs of New England
Land, Water & Wildlife

Following Their Noses to Endangered Species

The Science Dogs of New England are helping researchers turn up elusive, endangered wood turtles.
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