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a female ice climber scaling a frozen mountain face
Travel & Outdoors

A Novice’s Guide to Ice Climbing in Maine

Ascending a vertical sheet of frozen water might look harrowing, but several Maine guiding services will help even total newbies learn the ropes.
UNE researchers Ruby Motulsky and Markus Frederich who are leading the colorful lobster study
Land, Water & Wildlife

UNE Researchers Hope to Crack the Mystery of Rare, Whimsically Colorful Lobsters

The university's marine-science center is a magnet for misfit crustaceans, including orange, yellow, blue, purple, calico, and split-colored varieties.
the entrance to Sunday River’s new massive igloo, Alpeniglu
Travel & Outdoors

3 Maine Ice Bars to Chill at This Winter

Lean in to winter and make the most of cold, dark days at one of these ice lounges.
Elden Hathaway connects a circuit on a hand-crank telephone
History

Maine’s Last Hand-Crank Telephone Company

Half a century ago, operators in Bryant Pond still dispatched news, first responders, and advice on boiling a chicken.
members of Mostly Maine Frosty Fleet No. 9 out on the water in the Cape Cod Frostys
Arts & Leisure

For a Group of Winter Sailors, Racing Tiny Vessels Is a Pretty Big Deal

Mostly Maine is the world’s only fleet still competing in Cape Cod Frostys.
Absolem Cider Company's Kevin Sturtevant smokes apples to add to a vat of pressed apple juice
Food & Drink

A Smoked Hard Cider, Concocted in Winthrop Last Winter, Is Now Ripe For Enjoying

Absolem Cider Company's novel libation attempts to capture the warmth and flavor of smoked beers and spirits.
snowmobilers riding on Maine's Interconnected Trail System
History

A Brief History of Maine’s Interconnected Trail System

Thanks to the ITS, it is now entirely feasible to hop on a sled in York County and wind up at the top of Aroostook County.
Audrey Mahlman (back row center), pictured with her daughter, Olive (seated at left), and her friends in Mahlman’s crocheted hats.
Maine-Made

A Maine Mother’s Crochetwear Raises Money for the Cancer Program That Embraced Her Family

Through Healing Loops, York needleworker Audrey Mahlman sells handmade hats, blankets, and scarves to benefit Christopher’s Haven.
Buttermilk Kitchen's signature chicken biscuit with red-pepper jelly and house-brined pickles. 
Food & Drink

A Georgia Transplant Brings the Region’s Hearty, Down-Home Fare to Camden

Pimento-cheese grits, cloud-like biscuits, and crispy fried chicken are stars at the midcoast brunch spot.
Mainers mittens made by lab-gear company Tempshield Cryo-Protection
Maine-Made

This Maine Company Knows the Science of Warm Hands

The mitten manufacturer, which began as a lab-gear company, knows a thing or two about protecting against extreme cold.
In the dining room, an espresso-colored table and secondhand chairs she stained to match provide rich counterpoints to delicate, vintage-inspired floral wallpaper, beadboard wainscoting with scalloped trim (rendered in Accessible Beige), and aqua linen curtains
Home + Garden

A Wiscasset DIYer’s Thrifty Renovations Look Like a Million Bucks

But her budget-friendly designs rarely break the bank.
2022 U.S. National Toboggan Championships Races at the Camden Snowbowl
Travel & Outdoors

19 Maine Winter Events You Won’t Want to Miss

Who says this is the off-season? Food fests, concerts, snow sports, and more are going on across Maine all through the colder months.
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