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Editors’ Picks for Maine-Made Holiday Gifts

Once again, we’ve scoured the Pine Tree State for the most thoughtful, clever, useful, and eye-catching gifts. From hats to hot sauces to handkerchiefs, all 28 gift ideas on this list are handmade by Mainers — and all come with a story.
Jonathan LethemJonathan Lethem’s The Arrest
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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.
Geese, Apple Creek FarmHank the goose, half of Apple Creek Farm’s breeding pair.
Food & Drink

In Praise of the Christmas Goose

A few Maine farmers (and one Down East editor) hope the age-old tradition still has wings.
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Our Towns

Portland’s Sign of the Times

Looking up at the blinking sign on the Time and Temp Building — and back on its half-century history.
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MECA’s Holiday Sale Goes Virtual

The Portland art school's annual tradition moving online during the pandemic.
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Maine News You May Have Missed

The first Black person elected to the Maine Senate dies, Maine brews take home gold, and more.
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How It’s Made: The Thos. Moser Continuous Arm Chair

The Windsor-style chair has come to symbolize Thos. Moser’s iconic style: simple, elegant, and comfortable.
Maine Outdoor BrandsMaine Outdoor Brands, photograph courtesy of Threlkeld Outdoor
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Give the Gift of the Maine Outdoors

Inspired by Maine Outdoor Brands, we asked the Down East team about outdoorsy holiday gifts that have knocked their boots off. Here are a few ideas for the adventurers on your list.
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Arts & Leisure

Maine’s Wabanaki Museum Has Its First Ever Wabanaki Director

Chris Newell followed a winding trail to his new role as executive director of the Abbe Museum. Now, as Maine’s museum of Wabanaki culture confronts both the pandemic and its own colonialist underpinnings, he’s helping blaze a new one.
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Can You Name This Pastoral Little Village?

In this village, a self-taught 19th-century painter named Jonathan Adams Bartlett once rendered his hard-working fellow residents.
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December 2020

The Holidays Issue: 28 Maine-made gifts, the Abbe Museum looks ahead, what's next for Rockport, and more.
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