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Maine is becoming an increasingly popular retirement destination. We've outlined our most compelling reasons to retire here.
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How to Enjoy Acadia in Winter

The East Coast’s only national park boasts some of the country’s best Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, and sightseeing.
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Farm Frosh

Young urbanites are migrating to Maine, seeking connection to the land.
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Maine’s mom-and-pop community hills have a charm that the biggies can’t match.
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Uncle Henry’s Takes Over the World

After 45 years, Maine’s defiantly down-home classifieds weekly isn’t just hanging on in a post-Craigslist world — it’s thriving.
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Ranked-choice Voting Is…

A way to open up the electoral process? A panacea for Maine's election ills? A shell game? Rob Sneddon explores Maine's likely next ballot initiative.
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Powerless

Losing power suggests a more cosmic change in one’s relation to the natural world. There are so many ways we can find ourselves powerless.
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Hitting the Reset Button

For some retirees, the best work begins when work is done.
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Bottled Up

A couple invites Mainers to rethink the way they buy olive oil.
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Coplin Dinner House

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