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5 Maine-Made THC- and CBD-Infused Beverages

One year after Maine’s first recreational-weed shop opened, liquid formats for CBD and THC are in increasingly high supply.
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Flowers and Veggies Mingle in This Ellsworth Garden

And Mary Blackstone's family has been tending them for generations.
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This Cheesecake Is on the Honor System

Momo's decadent slices are available 24 hours a day in an Ellsworth garage.
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The Experimental Method That Might Just Save Maine’s Salmon

The Peter Gray Conservation Hatchery, on the East Machias River, might offer the last best hope for saving the U.S. population of sea-run Atlantic salmon — the “king of fish.”
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Provender Kitchen + Bar

In downtown Ellsworth, a veteran chef delivers all-occasions eats.
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Despite the pandemic, the gateway town’s entrepreneurs have been busy opening (and reopening) shops downtown.
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