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The Classics: 5 Must-Hike Trails in Acadia National Park
Travel & Outdoors

The Classics: 5 Must-Hike Trails in Acadia National Park

From the mountains to the shore, bucket-list trails that show off quintessential Acadia terrain.
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Travel & Outdoors

The 30 Best Trails in Acadia National Park

From all across Maine’s diverse and dazzling national park, our favorite trails for every kind of adventurer.
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History

How a Maine Fisherman Became Margaret Wise Brown’s Alter Ego

Golden MacDonald was the celebrated “author” of The Little Island and other classics.
danishes from Vail’s Custom Cakes & Bakery
Food & Drink

Icelandic Baker Iris Oskarsdottir-Vail Sets Up Shop in Dover-Foxcroft

Vail’s Custom Cakes & Bakery is part of a trans-Atlantic culinary fusion happening in the small Piscataquis County town.
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Portage Tap House Is the Hangout Oquossoc Needed

Paul and Laura Reynolds didn’t want to drive to Rangeley for dinner. So they opened a restaurant.
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For an MDI Couple, One Renovation Led to Another

But now they've got "a house we feel like was designed for us."
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5 of Acadia National Park’s Best High-Country Trails

Clinging to cliffs and traversing above tree line, Acadia at its most rugged.
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Portland Poet Gibson Fay-LeBlanc on Fatherhood, Mortality, and Hockey

The Forest City’s former poet laureate says Maine’s literary community is uniquely close knit.
Maine Is Finally Going to Gets Its Big Bicentennial Parade
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Maine Is Finally Going to Get Its Big Bicentennial Parade

The pandemic rained on Maine’s big birthday parade last year, but the rebooted parade is ready to roll through downtown Lewiston and Auburn.
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How Does Maine’s New “Tallest Building” Compare to Other Maine Structures?

We lined ’em up to find out.
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11 Pieces of Maine-Sourced Gear for Your Outdoor Summer

No matter how you play, we have your gear needs covered.
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