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Home + Garden

She Lived in Author Rachel Field’s Sutton Island Home — and Wound Up Writing Her Biography

The first biography of the Newbery Medal-winning Hitty: Her First Hundred Years author is out this month.
Features

Meet Two of New England’s Last Remaining Cobblers

Dick and Tom LaCasse are keeping shoe repair from becoming a lost art in Maine.
Home + Garden

What Is This Pro Wrestler Doing On a Portland Construction Site?

For several days each week, WWE's Fandango trades costumes for Carhartts.
Mount Battie, Camden, Maine, Katie Sturino's favorite place
Our Towns

Katie Sturino’s Favorite Maine Place

The entrepreneur and influencer made near-daily visits to Camden's Mount Battie.
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Food & Drink

Maine’s Devil’s Half Acre is the Country’s Only Field-to-Bottle Gin Distillery

Of all the gin joints, this might be the only one with its own juniper farm.
Gladiator: Fight to the Finish
Maine-Made

This Gladiator-Themed Card Game Will Make You Feel Like a Real Combatant

A Readfield artist's two-person card game allows its players to battle like gladiators, using their wit and the cards they've been dealt.
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Food & Drink

The Moody Dog’s Dogged Pursuit of Frankfurter Perfection

Belfast’s wienermobile serves up hot dogs a dizzying number of ways.
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Glamping in Maine 101

Extra-comfy camping is big in Maine. Here’s how to enjoy some rustic charm without roughing it.
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Land, Water & Wildlife

The Whale’s Gifts

"I've seen people's joy at seeing whales, and I share it."
a lifelike blossom from Flower and Jane
Maine-Made

Amity Libby’s “Botanical Realism”

For the Dixfield artist behind Flower and Jane, creating lifelike blossoms went from a colorful pastime to a fruitful business.
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Photography

Can You Name This Idyllic Cove and the Village and Town It’s a Part Of?

On the east side of the cove, a short loop trail leads to a beach where visitors can wade when the tide is out.
Home + Garden

How a DIYer Transformed Her Gorham Fixer Upper

When she got stuck, Tanya Herald says, "I YouTubed my way through it."
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