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Fall Trips: Planes, Trains & Automobiles
No matter which mode of transportation you choose, you're sure to be dazzled by the Technicolor beauty of Maine in autumn. This special cinematically themed section is your ticket to the big show.
Scarborough is the fastest-growing town in the state. Is this the suburban future of Maine? By Michaela Cavallaro.
Following separate paths that occasionally lead to the same place, husband and wife artists Jon Imber and Jill Hoy are capturing the essence of summer in Stonington. By Edgar Allen Beem.
The leader of the Christian Civic League has built his career by opposing gay rights -- and by making his opponents see red. By Jeff Clark.
At Maine's annual Becoming an Outdoors-Woman weekend, I came face-to-face with my inner woods weenie. By Elizabeth Peavey.
If your town was built on logging, what do you do when the mills close and lumberyards leave? In the case of Patten, you bravely face the future. By Brian Fiske.
Hidden away off Route 1, Merryspring Nature Park is more than just a community garden -- it's a community triumph. By Rebecca Martin Evarts.
Master Maine Guide Greg Drummond demonstrates the arcane art of attracting a moose. Don't try this at home!
This island home overlooking Casco Bay belonged to a true American hero. Can you identify it?
From tricycles to ten-speeds, Mac Passano has the perfect bike for a visit to this Casco Bay island. And did we mention the bikes are free? By James V. Horrigan.
Acadia's plant-control program snares a popular roadside flower. Plus the creative souls on Monhegan have the prescription for island medical care, what Fear Factor might look like if it were filmed in Maine, and more.
A new generation of grassroots activists is determined to clean up Maine's most polluted river, the Androscoggin. By Jeff Clark.
Will Maine's poor business climate cost the state thousands of jobs? That's the question asked by an editorial from the Kennebec Journal, plus opinions on the loss of Baxter State Park's champion, the rising price of electrical power in Maine, and DirigoChoice's bumpy start.
The Dip Net in Port Clyde takes the lobster shack to a new level. Also an Elderhostel trip to the Allagash, open artists' studios in the midcoast, and more. By Andrew Vietze.
A well-traveled couple brings authentic Mexican fare to Mount Desert Island. By Kim Ridley.
Thanks to best-selling Dublin novelist John Connolly, readers on the Emerald Isle know every dark corner of Maine. By Agnes Bushell.
Attending school in Rockport during the Cold War was not as terrifying as it might seem. By Joshua F. Moore.
In the call of a bird you can hear the passage of time. By Susan Hand Shetterly.
Country fairs, new art exhibits, and great performances are on Maine's autumn schedule.