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Mailboxes Designed to Beat the Plow

Aroostook County’s big snows inspire some wacky inventions.
Where in Maine
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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer

Here is our favorite letter from December's photo of Sunday River.
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A Tower Outage on Deboullie Mountain

A beloved firetower lost its lookout in a windstorm.
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Visit Maine’s Only Chainsaw Museum

In Allagash, a woodsman shows off his cutting-edge collection.
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Maine Is Their Playground

These adventurous retirees are breaking through any conventional notions that aging requires slowing down.
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February 2020

Maine's largest ice-fishing derby, snowmobile season in the County, and more.
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Reviving a Lost Native Art

Micmacs are learning to embroider as their ancestors did — with porcupine quills.
Home on the Range
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Home on the Range

"One of my favorite sights begins as a line of dark shapes in the woods moving towards the clearing."
Where in Maine February 2020
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Can You Name This Maine Mystery Spot?

This month's Where in Maine location was the site of a midcentury boondoggle.
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Natural Selection

The experts at Pinetree Garden Seeds offer tips on how to grow your own garden and why it matters.
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A Victorian Farmhouse, Inside and Out

Llori Kierstead furnishes her home with 19th-century exhuberance and charm.
ice-fishing derby in Aroostook County Maine
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A Photo Tribute to Maine’s Ice-Fishing Heritage

In the far, frozen north, we hit the hard water for the state's biggest ice-fishing derby.
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