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More Women+ Surf Is Making Maine’s Surf Scene More Welcoming (Even in Winter)

Undeterred by the cold, they're hoping to bring others into the lineup.
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Arts & Leisure

The World Snowshoe-Racing Champ Loves Running Up Volcanoes (and Cadillac Mountain)

When snow smothers Acadia’s trails, the ultramarathoner Jennifer Britz couldn’t be happier.
a group called Inclusive Ski Touring skiing on the trails at Mt. Abram
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At Mt. Abram, A Community of Newbie Uphillers Takes Shape

The nonprofit Inclusive Ski Touring is out to make ski touring more affordable and approachable.
Admiral Robert E. Peary
History

What Would Peary Do?

What Maine's polar explorers have to teach us about schmoozing outside during a pandemic winter.
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Kenneth Roberts’s Hot Buttered Rum Recipe

No wintertime cocktail is Maine-ier.
Travel & Outdoors

Ax Throwing

What’s more therapeutic than hurling a razor-sharp ax? Not much, so long as you’re careful.
Tim Hynd and his kitewing skating on Compass Pond, near Baxter State Park
Arts & Leisure

Maine’s Wing Sailors Prefer the Ponds Frozen, Thanks

When the conditions are right, a Nordic skater equipped with a kitewing can glide up to 50 miles per hour.
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For MDI’s Clique of All-Season Swimmers, The Colder the Water, the Better

The women of Cold Tits, Warm Hearts love wading in when it's cold as a witch's...well, you know.
Maine-sourced throw blankets
Maine-Made

4 Maine-Sourced Throws to Keep You Warm This Winter

So you can’t catch up at the café or coffee shop — you can still palaver on the porch or patio. You’re just going to need an outdoor-friendly throw blanket. Here are four Maine-sourced faves.
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Travel & Outdoors

3 Questions for the True Hero of Our Pandemic Winter: A Teacher

We asked a few questions that may be on the mind of parents navigating winter outdoor childminding and playdates.
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Food & Drink

We Can Still Hang Out Outside!

It’s still a lousy idea to gather indoors. But don’t let that stop you from socializing, dining, and celebrating (safely!) with family and friends.
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Maine Winter Wellness

Forest bathing, goat yoga, ax throwing? Maine is surprisingly en vogue when it comes to self-care. We dispatched a team of writers to spas, retreats, forest preserves, and more, with a mandate to meliorate their minds, bodies, and souls. Here's what they found.
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