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Bob and Carol Lebeau had the reproduction Gambrel Cape painted in Benjamin Moore’s Cottage Red.
Home + Garden

This Home Was Not Built In the 18th Century, But It Sure Feels That Way

The history-buff owners of the reproduction Gambrel Cape had it constructed in 1983.
Home + Garden

This Schoolhouse Rocks!

A couple rebuilds a former academic building in Newcastle with salvaged finds.
Split Rock Distilling, Spilt Rock Bourbon
Food & Drink

Split Rock Bourbon Comes of Age

Patience has paid off at the Newcastle distillery.
Shuck Station Oysters
Food & Drink

Taste the River

Prying into Damariscotta River's oyster culture.
14 Winter Weekend Getaways in Maine
Travel & Outdoors

14 Winter Weekend Getaways in Maine

Oh, you thought this was the off-season? With incredible winter weekend getaways in every corner of the state, Maine doesn’t hibernate — and neither should you.
Maine Antiques Guide
Arts & Leisure

Portal to the Past

A Maine Antiques Shopping How-To
Katrina Kelley standing in the doorway of her vintage-camper-turned-mobile-boutique for her business, Amphitrite Linens
Home + Garden

Overhauling a Dilapidated Camper Became a Balm for a Newcastle Seamstress’s Broken Heart

Decked out with her hand-stitched goods, it’s now a sweet showroom.
Maine News You May Have Missed, June 2021
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Maine News You May Have Missed

A real-life treasure hunt, the world's largest ice carousel, and more.
The Moxie Bomb
Food & Drink

The Maine-iest Drink from Each of Maine’s 16 Counties

Lobster beers to lobster cocktails, raw milk to milkshakes. Who's ready for a Moxie bomb?
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
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Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from May’s photo of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.
Split Rock Distilling blueberry vodka being used an a blueberry martini
Food & Drink

Swig of the Month

It’s unnerving that most fruit-flavored vodkas are as clear as water. But the blueberry vodka at Split Rock Distilling is the color it ought to be.
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