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Facing Winter with Bionic Ears
Maine-Made

Facing Winter with Bionic Ears

A line of clothing and learning toys for deaf children is born out of a couple’s efforts to help their son.
Grumpy Bruce
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A Very Bruce Christmas

Maine children’s-book author Ryan T. Higgins has penned a series of hits — and drawn his titular grumpy bear into the holiday spirit.
Holly Star filming in Maine
Arts & Leisure

Picture-Perfect Christmas

See southern Maine through the lens of Holly Star, a lighthearted holiday flick out this month.
Maine-Made

Gifts That Give Twice

You can feel doubly good about buying holiday gifts when you’re also supporting the work of Maine nonprofits.
Portland String Quartet
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Bach to the Future

Julia Adams has logged a half-century with the Portland String Quartet.
Where in Maine October 2018
Where in Maine?

Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from October’s photo of Flagstaff Lake.
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Room With a View

The Bottom of the Page

"As you get older, those seasons accelerate, arriving and departing like houseguests — hardly time to clean up after one before the next one is on the doorstep."
Home + Garden

Merry and Bright

We scoured Instagram to find holiday décor by some of our favorite local style-setters.
Where in Maine?
Where in Maine?

Where in Maine

In the early 20th century, this town was home to a hotshot young poet who wrote some pretty maudlin Christmas-themed verses. Can you name this seaside hamlet?
Maine Gifts, Moose Slate Ornament by A&E Stoneworks
Maine-Made

Merry Christmoose!

Deck the halls with the Maine state animal.
Home + Garden

Victorian, Times Three

These very different house museums recreate Christmas as their owners might have celebrated it.
Home + Garden

Victorian, Times Three

These very different house museums recreate Christmas as their owners might have celebrated it.
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