In this darkest month of the year, we offer a visual tribute to all things luminous.
The images of Christmas that came to us fused and confused geographies, histories, and iconographies: the stony, semi-arid, goat- and sheep-herding Holy Land with its jumbled, inhospitable terrain; the deep-forested European north, where the dire winter cold and darkness threaten to engulf the world forever.
The holidays shine a light on marine workers’ hidden talents and passions.
In Catherine Armsden’s Dream House, an architect dissects her childhood home to make sense of her past.
We asked bartenders at two of our favorite watering holes to match the spirit of the season with recipes for quaffs that are warm, bright, and cheery.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the December photo of Bass Harbor.
A few hard-charging ski heroes are taking Maine’s nascent backcountry ski scene to the next level.
How did a Portland artisan turn an old toy dinosaur into the coolest Hanukkah menorah?
From “Farmstead at the Crossroads,” by John Lovell, in our December 1979 issue.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the September photo of the Oquossoc Angling Association on the Mooselookmeguntic lake.
Once upon a time, Santa’s sleigh guides weren’t such a rare sight in Maine.