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Maine-Made

Saco Illustrator Lewis Rossignol’s Sketchy Figures Are Drawing a Huge Following

His shady characters have attracted celebrity clients and 750,000 social-media fans.
a Ben Whalley fly that imitates a herring, for targeting stripers.
Maine-Made

The Art of Saltwater Fly Tying

Ben Whalley’s saltwater flies elegantly balance form and function and represent a deep connection to fishing heritage.
Jerry Elwell shows two children the injured bird in her hand
Land, Water & Wildlife

A Feisty Good Samaritan of the North Woods

For more than three decades, Jerry Elwell took vulnerable wild creatures, including a kamikaze crow, a preemie duck with an identity crisis, and a goose that required mouth-to-beak resuscitation, under her wing.
Pork potstickers, shrimp fresh rolls, loc lac, and chicken congee from Oun Lido's in Portland, Maine
Food & Drink

Does Portland’s Oun Lido’s Live Up to the Hype?

The restaurant's Cambodian-inspired cooking received national acclaim after opening last year.
a family hiking Bald Mountain Preserve
Travel & Outdoors

6 Places to Go Hiking in the Camden Hills Area

Thanks to local land-preservation efforts, there’s no shortage of trails for hikers to enjoy in Camden and the surrounding area — including this inexhaustive list for all ability levels.
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Arts & Leisure

Introducing Maine’s First Pro Soccer Team

We took the pulse of the Portland Hearts of Pine.
Giant's Stairs, in Harpswell, Maine
Our Towns

Chef Mimi Weissenborn’s Favorite Maine Place

The executive chef and Top Chef contestant on Harpswell’s Giant’s Stairs.
a mock-up of UMaine's new $82 million Green Engineering and Materials building, slated to open late next year, will house the Factory of the Future, a 3D-printing manufacturing hub staffed with robots
Arts & Leisure

A UMaine Engineer’s Vision of a Factory Staffed With Robots Will Soon Be a Reality

Habib Dagher is spearheading a first-of-its-kind 3D-printing manufacturing hub on the campus.
Schooner Stephen Taber sails towards Curtis Island Light, at the entrance of Camden Harbor.
Travel & Outdoors

How Well Do You Know Your Sailing Vessels?

Review our sailboat glossary to ensure you know your schooners from windjammers and sloops from your cutters.
Behr’s Midnight Blue on the walls and a Sofary globe chandelier provide modern counterpoints in the otherwise historic looking dining room
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At a Harrison B&B, the Owners and Guests Are Tight

Some of Jill and Joe Drew's closest friends have been their guests at the Greenwood Manor Inn.
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