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January 2021

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Home + Garden

Almost Everything in This Office is From Maine

When it came to furnishing this work-from-home space, “buy local” was a mandate.
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Maine-Made

4 Maine-Sourced Throws to Keep You Warm This Winter

So you can’t catch up at the café or coffee shop — you can still palaver on the porch or patio. You’re just going to need an outdoor-friendly throw blanket. Here are four Maine-sourced faves.
Dolly Pawton and her owner Amy SherwoodAura, a Golden retriever–Lab mix
Arts & Leisure

These Maine Dogs Are Heroes

Dolly Pawton and Aura earned a round of a-paws at an American Humane Society awards show.
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Food & Drink

Kenneth Roberts’s Hot Buttered Rum Recipe

No wintertime cocktail is Maine-ier.
Where in Maine
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Can You Name This Institution and the Town Where It’s Found?

A sign outside bears a Penobscot word describing the building’s purpose.
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Food & Drink

The Zen of Zao Ze

Keep calm and carry out from chef Cara Stadler's new Asian-fusion Brunswick cafe.
Where in Maine
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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer

Here is our favorite letter from November's Where in Maine photo.
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What Would Peary Do?

What Maine's polar explorers have to teach us about schmoozing outside during a pandemic winter.
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Travel & Outdoors

3 Questions for the True Hero of Our Pandemic Winter: A Teacher

We asked a few questions that may be on the mind of parents navigating winter outdoor childminding and playdates.
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Food & Drink

We Can Still Hang Out Outside!

It’s still a lousy idea to gather indoors. But don’t let that stop you from socializing, dining, and celebrating (safely!) with family and friends.
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January 2021

The results of our annual Down East Reader Photo Contest, an interview with Suzette McAvoy, and more!
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How the Bangor Daily News Became the Country’s First Newspaper to Call the Presidential Election

Thanks to a unique partnership, the small-city paper made a big-time projection.
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