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Skiing at Sugarloaf Outdoor Center
Travel & Outdoors

The Best Trails For Cross-Country Skiing in Maine

Maine is a cross-country skier’s Shangri-La, and this list of our favorite Nordic destinations proves it.
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Arts & Leisure

Oh, to Live on Cheddar Bay

Red Lobster became my stand-in for the Pine Tree State, and I liked what I saw.
Swig of the Month
Food & Drink

Swig of the Month

To make Blueberry Dream soda taste like blueberries, Green Bee owner Chris Kinkade uses, well, real blueberries, eschewing the concentrates and vague “natural flavorings” in big-brand bevs.
snowy forest and waterway
Arts & LeisureRoom With a View

Room With a View

The house you sit in and the ground you stand on are liquid assets. We hold a lease on life itself and on every other thing we think we own.
Orgone But Not Forgotten
History

Orgone But Not Forgotten

Dr. Wilhelm Reich's modern-day admirers have sunk more than quarter-million dollars into a documentary to redeem his name. Is Dr. Reich’s long, strange story about to climax?
Down East Dispatches Feb 2018
Arts & Leisure

Down East Dispatches

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine
Where in Maine?
Where in Maine?

Our Favorite Letter

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

Such Strange Eyes

In our era of binging on full seasons of hour-long television shows, tackling an eight-episode short-form series should be a piece of cake. Right?
From Our Archives Winter 1961
Arts & Leisure

From Our Archives Winter 1961

From a story by Jay Hutchins, published in the winter of 1961. Photographed by Harry Packard.
Whats in a Picture Feb 2018
History

What’s in a Picture

25 years ago this month, the previously undefeated Black Bears suffered a rare home-ice loss against archrival Boston University. The next night, they avenged the setback with a 6–1 thumping of BU, and they wouldn’t lose again, home or away, the rest of the season, going on to win the program’s first national title.
Home + Garden

All About the View

Modern yet cozy, a western Maine retreat takes full advantage of its hill-top perch.
Having a Blast
Travel & Outdoors

Having a Blast

The downhill season in Newry can still start in the fall and run well into the spring, and the metrics behind that feat will knock you off your skis.
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