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a water-skiing team practicing their routine for the Maine Attraction, Maine’s only water-skiing show

In Sanford, Maine’s Only Water-Skiing Show Makes a Splash

During the Maine Attraction performance we caught, skiers flipped, swiveled, “skied” without skis, and executed choreographed dances on a pair of large floats.

35 Things to Do in Maine This Summer

From festivals and fairs to marathons and boat races, there’s plenty to put on your calendar.
The Willard Gallery, in Portland

Maine Galleries and Studios to Visit This Summer

Make the destinations on this list part of your itinerary the next time you’re looking to explore Maine’s arts scene.
a mock-up of UMaine's new $82 million Green Engineering and Materials building, slated to open late next year, will house the Factory of the Future, a 3D-printing manufacturing hub staffed with robots

A UMaine Engineer’s Vision of a Factory Staffed With Robots Will Soon Be a Reality

Habib Dagher is spearheading a first-of-its-kind 3D-printing manufacturing hub on the campus.
Cheryl Staples and her sea glass collection

Cheryl Staples Sees the World Through Rose-Colored (and Green and Blue) Glasses

Thirty years in, she says collecting beach treasures still buoys her.
Portland Hearts of Pine facts

Introducing Maine’s First Pro Soccer Team

We took the pulse of the Portland Hearts of Pine.
women rowing a Cornish pilot gig in Belfast Maine

In Belfast, Year-Round Racers Pull Together in 17th-Century-Style Wooden Vessels

The team was America's best hope at the World Pilot Gig Championships in England last year.
Longfellow Books, Portland, Maine

7 Independent Bookstores That Maine Authors Love

We asked Stephen King, Lois Lowry, and other noteworthy writers where they go to find their next good read.
Dahlov Ipcar painting on a canvas

Dahlov Ipcar’s Peaceable Kingdom

Fifty years ago, the artist was dreaming up lavish, exotic scenes in a starkly different realm, on a Georgetown farm.
The Chickadees, Maine's all female snow-sculpting team with their practice snow-sculpture of Artemis in Waterville Maine

An All-Female Snow-Sculpting Team Is Carving Out a Niche

The Chickadees are chiseling away at a male-dominated craft.
members of Mostly Maine Frosty Fleet No. 9 out on the water in the Cape Cod Frostys

For a Group of Winter Sailors, Racing Tiny Vessels Is a Pretty Big Deal

Mostly Maine is the world’s only fleet still competing in Cape Cod Frostys.
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A Very Merry Down East Christmas Classic

In this story from our January 1963 issue, the author and his father and grandfather get themselves into some cheery holiday hijinks.
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