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Holy House!

A late–19th-century neighborhood chapel is transformed into an airy, eclectic home.
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July 2017

The table of contents from the July 2017 issue of Down East.
Little Machias Bay
Travel & Outdoors

Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from March.
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Issues & Politics

Another Tempestuous Term

Maine’s Sea Grant program, responsible for delivering practical scientific know-how to fishing communities, now faces an existential political threat.
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Food & Drink

Tipo

I can’t think of a better way to spend a summer evening than sitting on Tipo’s patio, sipping rosé, and enjoying a beautiful plate of marinated sardines.
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Home + Garden

Site Specific

A passion for plants transforms a humdrum home into a waterfront delight.
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Arts & Leisure

Mess with a Classic

Orthodoxy isn’t the point when world-class performers play Mount Vernon’s Independence Day pops concert.
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Arts & LeisureHistory

What’s in a Picture

Auto-race enthusiasts cheer drivers zooming toward the Old Orchard Beach pier in one of the hundreds of American Automobile Association–sanctioned events.
Plentiful baked goods from Megan Murphy at Rosalie Joy’s.
Best of Maine

Best of Maine 2017
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We spend all year thinking about it and countless hours tabulating your votes for it. See our annual list of Maine’s best everything.
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Travel & Outdoors

Mountain Maven

Aislinn Sarnacki’s climb from copy desk intern to Maine trail guru.
Best of Maine

Best of Maine 2017
Travel & Play

We spend all year thinking about it and countless hours tabulating your votes for it. Our annual list of Maine’s best everything. How’d your favorites do?
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Travel & Outdoors

Where in Maine?

Can you name this much-visited stretch of shoreline?
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