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Jaffa
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Strange Pilgrimage

In 186, a group of sensible Down East farmers and their families packed their houses and sailed to the Holy Land to await the Second Coming. Within a year, it had all gone wrong.
Veterans Memorial Park
Travel & Outdoors

Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the May photo of Great Falls at Veterans Memorial Park, Lewiston.
Robert Indiana
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The Language That He Used

Can Robert Indiana, a mainstay of the 1960’s Pop Art movement, give new life to Bob Dylan’s lyrics some 50 years later?
Giffords Ice Cream
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Legendary Scoops

Bolstered by a solid foundation and a newly expanded plant, a fifth generation of Giffords is leading Maine’s iconic ice-cream brand to new heights.
Gettysburg bites the dust in Brunswick.
Arts & Leisure

The Last Full Measure

Gettysburg bites the dust in Brunswick.
Matthew Russ
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Artist Profile: Matthew Russ

Matthew Russ' painting, Penobscot Bay from Bald Rock Mountain #5, 20˝ x 40˝, oil on canvas, will be given away at our September 1 Art of Giving Gala.
Squirrel Island
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Fun and Games

Never did more people flock to Squirrel Island than in late August for a carnival known as Fete Week.
Summer Succotash with Soft Herbs
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Three of a Kind

Corn, squash, and beans are ideal companions in both garden and kitchen. See Annemarie Ahearn's Summer Succotash with Soft Herbs recipe.
Roadkill
Travel & Outdoors

Roadkill Hotspots

With the help of some 460 volunteers Barbara Charry has been able to identify hotspots where animals and humans seem most likely to meet on the road.
R. Scott Baltz
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Artist Profile: R. Scott Baltz

R. Scott Baltz's painting, Gold Blue Broken, 24˝ x 30˝, oil on panel, will be given away at our September 1 Art of Giving Gala.
Tree
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Room With a View

I fantasized about constructing myself some kind of nest and living up there, weightless, surrounded by the sun-dappled dancing of the leaves and looking down on life.
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