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Our Towns

Christmas in Maine

Almost 90 years ago, with prose as crisp as a cold winter night and sentiment as sweet as steamy apple pudding, the Pulitzer-winning writer Robert P. Tristram Coffin conjured the timeless pleasures of a yuletide gathering in rural Maine.
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Home + Garden

A Blogger Finds Peace Wintering in a Remote Maine Cabin

Wendy Weiger spent the winters of 2021 and 2022 alone in a 300-square-foot winterized cabin on First Roach Pond, near Greenville.
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Land, Water & Wildlife

David Bruggink Records Quiet Soundtracks Furnished By Nature

His Sounds of Maine videos are not so much movies as postcards come to life.
Diggables buckwheat puffs
Food & Drink

Diggables, a Newcomer to Grocery Aisles, Puffs Up an Old Acadian Staple

The Maine-made buckwheat snack hit store shelves last summer.
Pollock with Farro, Delicata Squash, and Romesco
Food & Drink

Chef Billy Hager’s Recipe for Pollock with Farro, Delicata Squash, and Romesco

Or, if pollock is unavailable, the Helm Oyster Bar chef likes hake, haddock, or cod.
Food & Drink

Four Maine Fish Recipes Fit for a Family Feast

We asked Maine chefs to share seafood recipes using underappreciated Gulf of Maine groundfish. The results are hearty and delicious — and fortifying for local fisheries too.
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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from December’s photo.
Waynflete’s Joan Sayward Franklin ’46 Theater
Our Towns

Clarisse Karasira’s Favorite Maine Place

The Rwandan-American singer on Waynflete’s Joan Sayward Franklin ’46 Theater.
cozy home in Rangeley, Maine
Home + Garden

4 Cozy Maine Homes Near the Slopes

Ever dream of owning a ski retreat? Draw inspiration from four diverse mountain dwellings with charm and gear-storage galore — and style as refreshing as a bluebird day.
Monkfish with Saffron, Cream, and Chorizo 
Food & Drink

Chef Jose Ochoa’s Recipe Monkfish with Saffron, Cream, and Chorizo 

“I always like to have monkfish on the menu,” says the chef at Natalie’s, in Camden. “It deserves way more attention than it gets.”
Somesville Bridge
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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from October’s photo.
flounder ceviche
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Chef Matt Kramer’s Flounder Ceviche Recipe

The RosellaKPT chef thinks flounder's mild flesh is perfect for layering with bolder flavors.
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