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Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from May’s photo.
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11 Maine Arts Residencies Where Creativity Thrives

Maine has long been a hub for artists looking for a productive escape.
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What Was the Art Colony?

Maine’s towering role in American art owes, in part, to enclaves of artists gathering in out-of-the-way places. With the days of the rusticators long gone, how is the tradition holding up?
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Steven Rowley’s Favorite Maine Place

The author and screenwriter got his start as a reader at the South Portland Public Library.
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101 Reasons to Love Summer in Maine

The traditions, adventures, and events that make summer in the Pine Tree State unforgettable.
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At the New Alna Store, Tag a Deer and Get a Great Negroni

A midcoast native reboots the classic country store as a smart restaurant, bar, and market.
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How a Pair of Rivals Birthed Maine’s Archetypal Art Colony

Charles Herbert Woodbury and Hamilton Easter Field made Ogunquit a destination for aspiring artists but also began a feud.
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I Spent an Eight-Hour Day Just Listening to the Skowhegan Lecture Archive

In rural Maine, one of the nation’s most renowned arts residencies has amassed a 700-hour trove of artistic insight.
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Can the Desert of Maine, Once a Roadside Curiosity, Become a Destination?

Its ambitious owners are gradually transforming the onetime tourist trap into a smart and stylish family getaway.
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America’s Sixth-Best Oyster Shucker Has His Eyes on the Prize

Andy Rogers is “getting his reps in” for Nationals. Cue the training montage.
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Showing Their Peony Pride

A Bangor couple leans into a bold, fragrant spring bloomer.
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5 of Our Favorite Freeport Footpaths

Outside the bustle of downtown, miles of trails await along the coastline and through the foothills of Freeport.
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