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September 2018

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Boothbay Harbor
Where in Maine?

Our Favorite Letter

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from September’s photo of Boothbay Harbor.
Bissell Brothers Brewing
Food & Drink

Home Boys

The Bissell brothers take their cult beers to the woods.
Self Driving Cars
Travel & Outdoors

How Self-Driving Cars Could Prevent Route 1 Traffic Jams

Mainers aren’t exactly known for their rapid adoption of new technologies, however the suggestion of fewer Route 1 traffic jams could change that.
Route 1 Road Trip
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Route 1 Road Trip

Heading north from Key West, Route 1 wends its way across 15 East Coast states — but we’re confident Maine has the best of it. Let’s hit the road.
Antique Duck
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Treasure Hunting

This month finds 66 dealers from seven states gathering in Portland for the Maine Antiques Exposition.
Home + Garden

Home Depot

In the 1970s, an 1887 York Village train station was converted into a three-bedroom house.
Garden Guardians
Maine-Made

That’s the Spirit

Can you find peace and joy in something as prosaic as concrete? South Portland artist Valerie McCaffrey does.
Charles Bradley
Arts & Leisure

Soul Searching

The improbable Maine origins of the theme song to the HBO hit Barry.
Kelly-Anne Rush, the Crafty Teacher Lady
Home + Garden

Teacher’s Pet Projects

A legion of blog and Instagram followers keeps up with Kelly-Anne Rush’s DIY endeavors.
Rich Wills
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Row, Row, Row

No ocean liners necessary: Rich Wills dreamt up a different kind of cruise along the Maine coast.
osprey
Room With a View

Living Off the Grid

Early last April, a pair of ospreys — newlyweds, so to speak — built themselves a nest there. Every so often, we’d see one or the other of them...
Pearl Kennebunk
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Pearl Kennebunk

A star chef’s Maine cooking comes home.
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