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The herb house at New Gloucester’s Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village.
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Restoring the World’s Last Shaker Herb House

A by-the-numbers look at a unique building's impending facelift at New Gloucester’s Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village.
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Maine’s 16 Best New (Or Improved) Hotels and Inns

Stylish lodging from all across the state, awaiting reservations for your next Maine getaway.
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Portland’s Leeward Might Be America’s Best New Restaurant

The Arts District Italian eatery is on the James Beard Awards short list.
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Plans for the world’s largest flagpole, Stephen King’s controversial salmon recipe, and more.
The Four Maine Craft Vodkas Your Cocktail Cabinet Needs
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The Four Maine Craft Vodkas Your Cocktail Cabinet Needs

Big hat-tip to sugar kelp, organic horseradish, Oxford Hills spring water, and good old-fashioned Maine spuds.
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Art By the Whole Family Enlivens This Italianate

In Thomaston, painter Greta Van Campen has settled on the same street where she was raised.
Inside Trove in Searsport, Maine
Travel & Outdoors

A Browser’s Guide to Downtown Searsport

With some new storefronts in its cute downtown, the former maritime hub stays true to its mercantile roots.
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Can You Name This Maine Island?

The tug wreck on its shore is one of the island’s most photographed sites, as is the cottage overlooking it.
The exposed frame of the Virginia of Sagadahoc replica, photographed during construction, in 2015.
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415 Years Later, Maine’s First Ship Sets Sail

After a long journey, a replica of the Virginia of Sagadahoc, the first ship built on Maine shores, sets sail in Bath.
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Maine Seacoast Mission Is a Beacon of Hope for Island Communities

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