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Food & Drink

On Mount Desert Island, a Next-Level Bean Supper

On Mount Desert Island, Mahan Deva Singh Khalsa and Puranjot Kaur Khalsa are out to make community suppers more nourishing.
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July 2018

The table of contents from the May 2018 issue of Down East.
campsite in Acadia National Park
Travel & Outdoors

MDI’s Seven Best Campsites

Mount Desert Island hosts a dozen-plus campgrounds and more than 1,200 sites. We visited nearly all of them last summer (really) and decided on the best ones.
Popovers from Acadia’s Jordan Pond House
Travel & Outdoors

Acadia Favorites: Popovers

In the summer, MDI has the world’s highest popover density. Here are a few favorite popover providers.
Turrets Seaside Garden
Home + Garden

Seaside Splendor

A decade of blooms follows decades of neglect in this off-the-beaten-path MDI garden.
Acadia Gardens
Travel & Outdoors

Acadia Favorites: Garden Splendor

Gardening and landscaping have always been big among the MDI gentry, and the island today is speckled with serene spots to enjoy the fruits of their leisure.
Bass Harbor Head Light
Travel & Outdoors

Acadia Favorites: Lighthouses

Acadia puts an extra rugged spin on the iconic Maine postcard view of the lit tower standing stoically against the shore. Throw your lighthouse expectations out the window: those in and near the park are all a bit quirky in location and/or design.
Acadia-Seawall
Travel & Outdoors

Acadia Favorites: The Quiet Side

West of Somes Sound, MDI sees less traffic, so you can stroll the shops and cafés of downtown Southwest Harbor without feeling like part of the throng.
Acadia-Illustration-Dorr
History

Evolving Dorr

It took a starry-eyed aristocrat to transform exclusive MDI into a shared national treasure.

TRENDING ON DOWNEAST.COM

My Final Days on the Maine Coast

Longfellow Books, Portland, Maine

7 Independent Bookstores That Maine Authors Love

Doughnuts from the Cookie Jar Pastry Shop.

Doughnuts in Maine: From Inception to Perfection

May 2025 Where in Maine? photo clue

Can You Name This Maine Mountain?


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