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Fantasy Camps

New players on Maine’s “glamping” scene have joined a host of amenity-packed standbys, making it easier than ever to social distance (in comfort!) under the stars.
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How’d You Like to Sleep Here?

We’re crushing on this dreamy Sorrento camp compound.
Kelly, Josh, and Abby Manahan pose with their pups, Bandito and Cowboy, and 1973 Shasta 1400 camper called Miss Marigold on their Alna property
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“How Cute Is That?”

Thinks just about everyone when they spot this Alna family’s sunny vintage camper
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Five Minutes with Donna McNeil

The Rockland curator on her design heroes, her church-home’s thrilling surprise, and flying saucer art
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9 Rainbow Finds to Brighten Your Home

Inspired by kids’ cheerful window art, rainbow colors and shapes are powerful symbols of hope this summer.
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Field Days

In Freeport, native plants restore a landscape ravaged by invasive weeds.
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Diamond in the Rough

Seasoned renovators shine up a neglected Great Diamond Island gem.
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Bat-Grit Crazy

Amidst a global crisis, and an infestation, a community grows in a Portland two-unit.
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Back in Black

Architectural upgrades and a dramatic palette turn a designer’s whisper-of-a-house into an eye-catching statement.
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Hidden Figures

You’d be hard-pressed to spot this Sebago Lake compound from the water or surrounding forest — which is precisely the point.
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The Best Maine-Made Soaps, Bar None

Maine is awash in natural, locally crafted soaps that look as spectacular as they perform.
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Life Wasn’t Always a Picnic in L.L. Bean’s Vintage Camping Scenes

On early catalogs, renowned artists immortalized the charms, and challenges, of Maine outdoor life, John Bottero writes.
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