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Where in Maine August 2018
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Whaleboat Island

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from August’s photo of Whaleboat Island.
Dave’s Bottles
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House of Glass

A Friendship garage is bursting at the seams with "18,000-something" antique bottles.
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Land, Water & Wildlife

Katahdin Woods and Waters Is Finding Its Footing

Two years in, after a rocky start, Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument has found a clearer path forward — and so have the communities counting on it to drum up business.
Travel & Outdoors

Acadia: A Peak-Season Survival Guide

From town to trail, here’s how to avoid the crowds, find the park’s secret gems, and make your Acadia adventure unforgettable.
fly-tying desk by Thos. Moser and LL Bean
Maine-Made

How to Tie Flies with Style

For the angler who has everything; a graceful, yet functional fly-tying desk.
Home + Garden

Shady Lady

Donna Primozich’s sprawling gardens flourish under the trees in western Maine.
Matt Haskell
Food & Drink

Juggling Act

Five restaurants, a brewery . . . and an eco-resort in Belize? How Matt Haskell, son of Bangor, started out scrubbing pots and wound up a restaurant mogul.
Hand pies are a house specialty: inside that flaky pie crust are braised beef, caramelized onions, roasted peppers, and provolone cheese
Food & Drink

The Salty Owl

A pair of first-time restaurateurs reinvents an airport snack bar as a dining destination for travelers and locals alike.
Home + Garden

Market Conditions

Which roadside flea markets are most worth a stop? We asked professional bargain hunters where they forage — and what they find there.
Theriault Flies
Maine-Made

Theriault Flies

Alvin Theriault was 11 when he tied his first fishing fly. Now 64, Theriault and his wife, Connie, have been making and selling flies for 44 years.
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Room With a View

A Serious Matter

Those rivers, those woods, those creatures, that country: The Way Life Is.
Camp Ellis
Our Towns

Sweet, Fleeting Season in Camp Ellis

In summer, Camp Ellis moves at its own carefree pace. But beneath the sultry calm, the beach enclave is waging a desperate battle with rising seas.
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