A dystopian future wrought by secessionist Mainers. A family drama on a Penobscot reservation. A seaside home with a century’s worth of secrets.
There’s just one option for stocking up on essentials or grabbing a meal at the edge of Maine's stretch of White Mountain National Forest. Luckily, it’s an awfully good one.
Get to know Maine’s funky White Mountains gateway communities.
The perfect place to cool off after a mountain hike — or just while away a summer afternoon.
Four gentle treks and four high-country rambles through Maine’s stretch of the Whites.
A close call on the Kennebec interrupted author Franklin Burroughs’s life. Two years later, he reflects on the accident and on the changes since — for him and for all of us.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from August's photo.
Now you will, thanks to our helpful timeline of Brickett Place, the White Mountain National Forest’s oldest preserved structure.
Familiarity does not breed contempt, but the reverse.
The White Mountain Club of Portland was one of the first hiking clubs in the country — and among the earliest mappers and trailblazers of the Whites.
New Hampshire might claim the biggest piece, but Maine’s slice of the White Mountain National Forest has a grandeur all its own.
And another. Until it was chockablock with vibrant varieties, from native to tropical.