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Travel & Outdoors

Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from February.
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Travel & Outdoors

Pardon My French

At a Maine island summer camp, one urban exile learns a valuable lesson (if not any French).
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From Our Archives
Winter 1960

From the article “Hunting in Wildcat Country” by Arthur C. Rogers in our Winter 1960 issue.
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Shellfish Pride

There’s no scallop like a Maine scallop, says Togue Brawn, who’s determined to get these shellfish the recognition they deserve.
Arts & Leisure

A Fish Tale: Nothing to Blubber About

"By late February [1927], these guys were ready for a little extra money, and bored enough to risk trying something a little different."
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Home + Garden

This Old New House

A nontraditional farmhouse pays homage to the past, but is designed for today.
Maine's Record-Breaking Trees
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Maine’s Record-Breaking Giants

State foresters and members of the American Chestnut Foundation are excited about a recent find in the Lovell woods: the tallest American chestnut tree in North America.
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Vena’s Fizz House

Vena’s has a relaxing, nostalgic atmosphere, with eclectic fixtures, exposed brick walls, an extensive collection of vintage bar and glassware, and an astonishing display of cocktail enhancers, including more than 170 kinds of bitters.
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Through a Glass Coldly

Real talk: Maine winters aren’t nearly as bad as we act like they are. So cheer up! (And don’t close up shop!)
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Land, Water & Wildlife

I Was Stranded For a Month on an Icebound Maine Island

A brutal winter tests an icebound scientist’s survival skills — and her capacity for solitude.
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Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from December.
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Filmed (Not) on Location

As the set-in-Maine Tumbledown hits theaters, filmmakers and others wonder, should Maine be enticing more Hollywood hotshots?
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