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7 Romantic Spots in Maine to Propose

With quiet coves, iconic lighthouses, and rugged mountain peaks that kiss the sea, Maine offers an abundance of romantic backdrops for popping the question.
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Climbing Knife Edge

After two previous ascents, Elizabeth Peavey finally braves Katahdin’s famed Knife Edge.
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Katahdin: The Mountain, The Muse

Maine’s hulking natural monolith has inspired landscape painters for well over a century.
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The Snows of Katahdin

Most people climb Maine’s highest peak in the summer, but some are daring enough to do it in the winter....
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Every book on our curated list — novels to memoirs, kids’ books to cookbooks — helps prove Stephen King’s maxim that “books are a uniquely portable magic.”
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Mount Katahdin from within Baxter State Park.
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End of the Trail

Baxter State Park’s administration has threatened to reroute the end of the Appalachian Trail off Katahdin. Don’t worry — we have some ideas for the new terminus.
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The Summit Project

The Summit Project has created a living memorial to fallen Maine service members who have given their lives since September 11, 2001. Reporter Shannon Moss visits the project's headquarters in Portland and discusses its mission with founder Major David J. Cote, USMC.
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Long, Strange, Lonely Trail

Hiking Maine's leg of the long (incredibly long, and still lengthening) International Appalachian Trail.

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