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A foliage getaway where the mountains meet the sea and recipes from three Maine chowder aficionados. Plus, where have all the phalaropes gone?
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Donna Loring Hasn’t Stopped Championing Wabanaki Rights

Now technically retired, the longtime tribal-affairs leader is counting on the power of her words to make change.
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The Life and Times of Charles Norman Shay

Seventy-five years after the end of World War II, a decorated Army medic and Penobscot elder is keeping his history alive.
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The River Wild

One of the most ambitious river restorations ever undertaken in the United States is happening on the Penobscot River.
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Penobscot Elder Chip Loring’s Most Important Life Lesson

The canoe racer and Ironman competitor is admired for much more than his racing accomplishments.
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Here in the oldest state in the nation, we don’t let age hold us back. Our November issue features dozens of extraordinary Mainers we admire, ages 70 and older.
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Our annual summer planner, Maine's only water-buffalo farm and creamery, a special collection of E. B. White letters, and more.
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Head of State

Penobscot tribal leader Kirk Francis has redefined the “chief” in CEO.

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