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Where in Maine, November 2021
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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 November's photo.
Our Towns

70 Years Behind the Counter of a Small-Town General Store

In tiny Vanceboro, Holly Beers has seen it all.
The Dorcas Sewing Sisters
Maine-Made

Maine’s Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (and Other Clothes)

Danforth’s Dorcas Sewing Sisters make clothes for those in need across the street and across the sea.
Food & Drink

At 70, Brewer Nancy Chandler Still Has Some Hops in Her Step

The Oak Pond Brewing Company owner has been brewing beer every week for almost two decades.
The Oldest State: Portraits of a Maine Generation, by Jason Paige Smith
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Photographing The Oldest State in the Nation

Photographer Jason Paige Smith on his ambitious portrait series.
93-year-old retired teacher Margaret Mathis
Our Towns

At 93, Margaret Mathis Hikes More Than You Do

Even in winter, the retired teacher hikes Bridgton’s Pleasant Mountain every week — for a start.
Veterans for Peace cofounder Doug Rawlings
Arts & Leisure

Doug Rawlings on Peace, Poetry, and a New Generation of Vets

The Veterans for Peace cofounder found solace in the Maine countryside.
The Maine Pioneers basketball team
Our Towns

The Maine Pioneers Aren’t Taking Granny Shots

Passion for the sport keeps these 70-and-over ballers in the game.
Penobscot elder Chip Loring
Our Towns

Penobscot Elder Chip Loring’s Most Important Life Lesson

The canoe racer and Ironman competitor is admired for much more than his racing accomplishments.
Roger Angell watches the sun set from the porch of his 101-year-old Brooklin, Maine, cottage
Our Towns

Roger Angell’s Favorite Maine Place

The 101-year-old writer on spending summers in his 101-year-old Brooklin cottage.
Naples Causeway
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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 September's photo.
Jerry Stelmok and Rollin Thurlow
Maine-Made

How Two Rival Maine Canoe Makers Nursed a 50-Year Friendship

Jerry Stelmok and Rollin Thurlow started as partners and became competitors.
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