What’s a pair of Maine pooches doing on a West African postage stamp?
From “The Real Peculiar Railroad” by Charles Morrow Wilson, in our March 1958 issue.
For descendants of Maine’s 19th-century Finnish immigrants, the sauna ritual has lost none of its sanctity.
In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, Michael Finkel explains the origins of the whispered myth that haunted central Maine for decades.
The Mallett Brothers Band’s latest album gives new life to old backwoods ballads.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from March.
The federal government later declared the March 11, 2005, storm a disaster — but we knew better.
If there’s a more versatile potable out there, we’d be mighty surprised.
Cottage pie or shepherd’s pie is great winter comfort food, particularly if you’ve spent the day working outdoors and need respite from the elements. Try Annemarie Ahearn's recipe.
Boycotts can have unintended consequences, and Maine’s history with them has been checkered. When we at Down East received a few impassioned messages warning us that we too were included in a “total boycott of all businesses linked to Maine in any way,” it prompted some reflection.