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Travel & Outdoors

5 Great Maine Lighthouse Day Trips

Transform an ordinary lighthouse visit into an all-day coastal getaway. Start here, with five unique day trips perfect for a late-summer Saturday by the sea.
Home + Garden

The Sun Trap

A drafty saltbox is reworked into a cozy and highly energy-efficient home.
Our Towns

Fraternity Still Holds Searsmont Together

In a world that’s changing with lightning speed (or so it can seem), Searsmont retains the sweet, timeless air of a country town.
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Behind the Lens: Central Provisions

Visuals editor and photographer Mark Fleming takes us behind the lens of his photo shoot at Central Provisions in Portland.
Brahma Bull lobsterboat captain Wendell Davis
Arts & Leisure

Does This Look Like a Man Who Would Name His Lobsterboat Princess?

The lobstermen of Down East Maine tell us the stories behind their cherished vessels' names.
Our Towns

The Duck of Justice: Bangor Police Department’s Celebrity Officer

The Duck of Justice gained notoriety when some of his Facebook photos went viral. But has all the fame gone to his beak? We find out in this exclusive interview with the Bangor Police Department.
Maine-Made

They Know The Ropes

A Maine-made company that knows the ropes.
Arts & Leisure

Turtle Powah

Who knew that the "heroes in a half shell" got their start among the soft shells? An interview with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles co-creator and native Mainer Kevin Eastman.
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Vision Quest

Author Wendy Weiger seeks a place for quiet meditation in the Maine woods.
Arts & LeisureMaine-Made

A Fiber Renaissance

Out of the small farm revival and the rising demand for handcrafted goods comes a new future for Maine textiles.
Our Towns

Video: The Light Keeper

Meet Matt Rosenberg, the lighthouse keeper for Nubble Light in York.
Arts & Leisure

The Naming of the Laura S.

Former Down East digital editor Laura Serino tells the story of how she met a lobsterman, moved to Maine, and had a lobster boat named after her in this personal photo essay.

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