Give My Regards to Berwick

The Hackmatack Playhouse, Maine's most organic summer theater, specializes in homegrown talent.

By Rob Sneddon, Photography by Amazeen

Mister Quick Jaws

Why did the snapping turtle cross the road? Scientists can't rightly say.

By Ken Textor

Grow Wild

Native Maine plants liven up landscapes that have grown a little too tame.

By Kim Ridley

What a Ride!

For thousands of cyclists and volunteers, the annual Trek Across Maine is more than just a worthy fundraiser -- it's a three-day traveling party.

By Abby Zimet, Photography by Randy Ury

Swan's Song

Forgotten by history, neglected by the state, beautiful Swan Island in the Kennebec faces an uncertain future.

By Edgar Allen Beem, Photography by Kevin Shields

In the Shadow of the Border

For people living in the St. John Valley, the war on terror has had an unexpected casualty -- their traditional way of life.

By Virigina Wright, Photography by David A. Rodgers

The People's Poet

Maine's new poet laureate, Betsy Sholl, finds poetry in the most unlikely places.

By Michaela Cavallaro, Photography by Russell Kaye

Guide to Maine Antiques

From the earliest cartographers who tried to make sense of Maine's vast wilderness and jagged coastline to printmakers such as Winslow Homer and Currier & Ives, the Pine Tree State has provided the source material for printed matter since Mr. Gutenberg's

Editor's Note

By Paul Doiron

The French Connection

Portland's Mims serves brasserie-style food with a local flair.

June

Letters to the Editor

The Empire Strikes Back

Over Easy

Breakfast isn't the biggest challenge in opening a Down East B-and-B.

North by East

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine

Table of Contents

Talk of Maine

A plan to register every farm animal in the state has farmers seeing red.

By Jeff Clark

Message Behind a Mill Closing

Eye of the Beholder

In 1937 a photographer in York Harbor paid tribute to the big business of beauty.

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