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March 2016

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Rob Johnston Jr., founder of Johnny's Selected Seeds
Maine-Made

Johnny’s Selected Seeds

Rooted in the counterculture of the 1970s, Johnny’s Selected Seeds is flourishing with the locavore movement.
Maine beach lobster bake recipe
Food & DrinkRecipes

How to Do a Maine Beach Lobster Bake

A Maine summer day and some lobsters are (almost) all you need for the perfect outdoor feast.
Maine maple syrup, sap buckets
Land, Water & Wildlife

Sweet Season

Each year on Maine Maple Sunday, some 100 sugarhouses open their doors to visitors. Here are a few facts about syrup season.
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Taste Test

The first rule of thumb for art collecting is buy what you love. But what if you’re not so sure?
Maine Home, Cabinet of Curiosities4
Home + Garden

Cabinet of Curiosities

James Abbott has an art studio in his home — or is it the other way around?
Nancie Atwell
Arts & Leisure

“World’s Greatest Teacher”

Last March, Edgecomb teacher Nancie Atwell won a million dollars for banning tests and letting students pick their own reading material. Then she gave it all away.
Sparhawk Mill
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 2016.
Portland, Exchange Street, 1970s
Our Towns

Once More to the City

To paraphrase Thomas Wolfe, you can’t go to the Old Port again. Or can you? Author Suzanne Strempek Shea revisits the Portland she once knew.
Pork and Beans "Bean supper" recipe
Food & Drink

Pork and Beans

Mainers have been coming together over pork and beans for centuries.
Karen Colburn, March 1976
Arts & Leisure

Pop a Daffy!

From “Maine’s Champion Freestyle Skier,” by John A. Gould, in our March 1976 issue.
William Howard Gannett's House in the Trees on Howard Hill in Augusta, Maine
History

Ganneston Park’s House in the Trees

The treehouse is long gone, however, a 164-acre preserve being created by the Kennebec Land Trust promises to revive Howard Hill as an urban wilderness retreat.
Anju Noodle Bar, Kittery, Maine
Food & Drink

Anju Noodle Bar

Kittery’s bourgeoning, vibrant restaurant scene has been getting a lot of attention recently, and Anju is one more reason to check it out.
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