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This year’s contest saw nearly 1,300 submissions in three categories: landscape, wildlife, and lifestyle. And even in year six of the competition, we can’t stop marveling at our readers’ ability to capture the Maine mystique.
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Turning Bar Harbor's Stone Barn Farm into a preserve was a labor of love.
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For an MDI Couple, One Renovation Led to Another

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Rich Kimball’s Favorite Maine Place

Bangor radio host Rich Kimball, on Northeast Harbor’s Thuya Garden.
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The Ultimate Summer 2021 Maine Vacation Guide

Your region-by-region preview of the traditions, activities, and events that make this time of year unforgettable. Maine summer is back.
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Maine’s Wabanaki Museum Has Its First Ever Wabanaki Director

Chris Newell followed a winding trail to his new role as executive director of the Abbe Museum. Now, as Maine’s museum of Wabanaki culture confronts both the pandemic and its own colonialist underpinnings, he’s helping blaze a new one.
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Virginia M. Wright’s Favorite Maine Place

Our departing editor loves a little-visited Acadia Beach.
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Sound Plan

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