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February 2019

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Snowshoe
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Big Foot

Fluffy, sticky, soft, or icy — Pleasant Ridge Plantation’s Bob Howe has a snowshoe for that.
Pat Gallant-Charette
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Oceans 7

Frigid waters, jellyfish hordes, riptides, and things that go bump in the night — nothing has stopped sexagenarian Westbrook aqua-woman Pat Gallant-Charette on her quest to beat marathon swimming's globe-spanning challenge.
Catie Denning
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Cage Fight

Mixed martial artist Catie Denning is an unlikely champion — for shelter animals.
Where in Maine?
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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’s photo of Camden Harbor.
Rogier van Bakel
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Portraits of Courage

After a brush with tragedy, photographer Rogier van Bakel honored local heroes the best way he knew how.
Where in Maine
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Where in Maine?

Can name this island beacon?
Walker's Point
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My Youth in the Shadow of Walker’s Point

How growing up where George Bush summered shaped one writer’s views on privilege, politics, and hometown pride.
Jack & Mary Designs' Marilyn Robertson
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Jack & Mary Designs

Marilyn Robertson refashions old sweaters into mittens, skirts, and more.
Architects Chris Briley and Phil Kaplan, hosts of Portland’s Green Architects’ Lounge podcast
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Drinking Buddies

The hosts of Portland’s Green Architects’ Lounge podcast mix tasty cocktails with sustainable building lessons.
Baharat's Middle Eastern food
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Going All-In

Baharat is dishing up heaps of Middle Eastern cuisine staples in Portland.
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Maine Dispatches

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Gary Cooper quarter design
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Making His Mark

A Belfast artist designs the U.S. Mint’s commemorative moon-landing coin.
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