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Travel & Outdoors

3 Fabulous Foliage Forays on the Blue Hill Peninsula

Fall road-trip recs, for whatever kind of leaf peeper you happen to be.
Dan Dennett on his Deer Isle dock
Arts & Leisure

Philosopher Daniel Dennett On the Illusion of Consciousness 

The cognitive scientist has written stacks of influential books, but his new one is in an unfamiliar genre: memoir.
Illustration of DaPonte String Quartet members walking across bridge made of violin scrolls
Arts & Leisure

After a Tumultuous Few Years, the DaPonte String Quartet Plays a Transition

One of Maine’s most renowned chamber-music ensembles is minus one member and pondering its future.
pear varieties
Food & Drink

After Years of Apples, the Maine Heritage Orchard Grows a Pear 

Sixteen varieties have taken root, and staff finally got to bite into some of the fruit last fall.
Where In Maine? August 2023 clue
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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 August's photo.
Inside Maine Micro Artisans in Bangor
Maine-Made

Maine Micro Artisans Has Undergone Some Large-Scale Changes

Now located in the Bangor Mall, the Queen City megastore has enough room to display the works of nearly 500 makers.
Somesville Bridge
Photography

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 October’s photo.
Tizz Crowley in her “Civil War widow” dress outside Auburn’s William A. Robinson owned and decorated by Migdalia Mass
Home + Garden

This Auburn Home Becomes a Horror Show Every Halloween

The homeowner delights in turning her Gothic Revival into your worst nightmare.
Sunrise, Marginal Way, Ogunquit, Maine
Our Towns

Unlearning a Sense of Urgency on Ogunquit’s Marginal Way

The famous footpath is a Maine icon, and for good reason.
Eartha, a 1-to-1,000,000 scale model of Earth
History

The World’s Largest Revolving Globe, Eartha, Turns 25

A brief history of Yarmouth’s awe-inspiring, 42-foot-diameter landmark.
Pup Arlo soaks up passive-solar heat on a living-room sectional
Home + Garden

A Couple Leans into Retro Vibes in Their Portland Ranch 

David Marsden and Honour Mack reimagined their groovy, Truman-era home (but kept the HiFi/bar cabinet).
La Verna Preserve, Bristol
Our Towns

Peter Brown’s Favorite Maine Place

The children’s-book author enjoys hiking at Bristol’s La Verna Preserve.
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Doughnuts in Maine: From Inception to Perfection

May 2025 Where in Maine? photo clue

Can You Name This Maine Mountain?

Longfellow Books, Portland, Maine

7 Independent Bookstores That Maine Authors Love


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