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Kate Stookey’s Favorite Maine Place

The Maine Coast Heritage Trust president and CEO has fond memories of jumping off Blue Hill's Falls Bridge.
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The Best Places to Live in Maine Right Now

Thousands of readers helped us winnow the field. Can you see yourself in one of these eight Maine towns?
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Taste Heirloom-Pear Cider From a 200-Year-Old Tree

Blue Hill’s Jonathan Fisher House is hosting a public pear pressing and giving out samples.
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More Than 100 Bird Species Have Sought Refuge Here

In Blue Hill, a couple has created a blooming sanctuary for birds, pollinators, and local garden lovers.
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Siding Cut to Last

A Blue Hill mill is one of just a few in New England making traditional quartersawn clapboards.
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February 2023

Exploring Acadia National Park during winter, why abstract paintings by the late Lynne Drexler are suddenly fetching upwards of a million dollars apiece, and more.
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Maine through the lens of the late photographer Alec Hartman, a Sabattus artist who's turning trash into treasure, the best places to live in Maine, and more.
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The schooner Bowdoin's centennial, Maine's 9-year-old beekeeper, what's next for the Moosehead region, and more!
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Novelist Jonathan Lethem Goes Back to the Land

In the Blue Hill writer's new book, The Arrest, the fallout of worldwide technological collapse plays out Down East.
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An A–Z Guide to Agrarian Self-Reliance in Maine

An inventory of Maine-made tools and resources to aid your back-to-the-land-y dabblings.
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