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More Layoffs at Blethen

The parent company of the Portland Press Herald announces another round of cutbacks for AugustRead more »

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Disappearing Reporters

Attrition, not layoffs, may be shrinking the newsroom at the Bangor Daily News. And some other Maine media misfiresRead more »

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Dam Good News

Years of debate come to an end today with the demolition of the Fort Halifax Dam in Winslow. Read more »

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Stories hidden in plain sight: a cautionary fable

Why nobody knows what goes on in Squirmworm BayRead more »

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Notes from Upstream
Nesting

Birdwatching along Temple Stream is a daily pursuit and count of birds, eggs, and hatchlings.Read more »

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The Maine Mouth
Summer Food Shorts

Small thoughts on Maine food.Read more »

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Day Trips & Destinations
A Month of Fun: Sunday, July 20

Get all the clams you can eat in Yarmouth at the Clam Festival. Read more »

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Day Trips & Destinations
A Month of Fun: Saturday, July 19

Listen to Portland’s prestigious orchestra — for free. Read more »

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Day Trips & Destinations
A Month of Fun: Friday, July 18

Visit Bates for a dance performance. Read more »

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Your Maine
Submit Your Photographs!

Online readers share their favorite Maine sights. Read more »

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Upcoming Events

Bowdoin International Music Festival
07.20.2008 to 07.20.2008

Six-week chamber music festival presenting more than 80 concerts of traditional and contemporary classical music by renowned professional musicians...

Cabinet of Curiosities: The Museum, Science Collections, and You
07.20.2008 to 07.20.2008

This exhibit, curated by the museum’s co-chief scientists, Paula Work and David Work, shows the many facets of the museum’s science...

Celebration of the Arts
07.20.2008 to 07.20.2008

This four-hour celebration highlights the artists of the island of Georgetown. Painters, printmakers, sculptors, photographers, and fine crafters...

Celebration of the Arts
07.20.2008 to 07.20.2008

This four-hour celebration highlights the artists of the island of Georgetown. Painters, printmakers, sculptors, photographers, and fine crafters...

Frost Farm Gallery art exhibition
07.20.2008 to 07.20.2008

July 4 - July 26. Florals in watercolor, oil and pastel by Jo Northrop Thomas. Opening reception from 5-8 pm on Friday, July 4 at Frost Farm...

Louise Nevelson
07.20.2008 to 07.20.2008

A collection spanning forty years of the Rockland artist and famed American sculptor. The collection shows the artist’s career in sculpture,...

Lovell Historical Society 9th Annual antique Show and Sale
07.20.2008 to 07.20.2008

As part of the Lovell Old Home Days weekend, over 25 dealers will be displaying their antiques, both inside the barn and under tents in the field...

Maine Island Discovery on Hog Island
07.20.2008 to 07.26.2008

Enjoy four days of Maine Island Discovery, where you will explore Hog Island, Monhegan Island, and Eastern Egg Rock.

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DOWN EAST MAGAZINE
Features
My Big Fat Bean Hole Dinner

My foray into a North Woods food tradition did not go as planned. Read more »

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Editor's Note
The Staycation

Editor-in-Chief Paul Doiron reflects on vacationing close to home. Read more »

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Where In Maine?
Recognize these lovely links?

Come tee off here, at what is reputedly the second oldest golf course in New England. Read more »

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Why is Maine So Bookish?

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Authors Write about the Maine Experience

Essays from Maine authors about what it's like to live and write in Maine Read more »


Ten Tips for Taking Great Maine Photographs

A published photographer shares his top secrets for snapping memorable pictures of Maine. Read more »

REAL ESTATE

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Retiring
Ready to Move to Maine?

Find out what you need to know to retire to Maine in this publication from Down East. Read more »

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Playing the Program
A Maine Restoration Story
A midcoast farmhouse is restored to its original splendor

Fixing up an 1800s farmhouse gets a boost from architects Barclay & Scholz. Read more »

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Crazy Maine Video of the Day

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A Business Week journalist recently supped at Moody's Diner to get a read on economic sentiments. Was Moody's the best place to go? Where would you send a journalist to get the read of Joe and Jane Maine?

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Moody's Diner, Waldoboro
Dysart's, Hampden
Dunkin' Donuts (any location)
Tony's Donuts, Portland
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Moxie Museum: Honoring Maine's Official Beverage

Moxie started out as a nerve tonic and was carbonated in the late 1800s. The drink of Ted Williams, E.B. White and Calvin Coolidge, see Russell Kaye and Sandra Lee-Phipps enjoy Maine's official beverage.

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Moxie Museum: Honoring Maine's Official Beverage

Moxie Museum: Honoring Maine's Official Beverage

Moxie started out as a nerve tonic and was carbonated in the late 1800s. The drink of Ted Williams, E.B. White and Calvin Coolidge, see Russell Kaye and Sandra Lee-Phipps enjoy Maine's official beverage.
Views :57859
Added: 2008-04-15
Surviving a Maine winter: Ice 101

Surviving a Maine winter: Ice 101

Russell Kaye and Sandra-Lee Phipps rent a lakefront home to experience ice fishing, ice skating and other icy outdoor Maine activities.
Views :23767
Added: 2008-03-10
Tony's Donuts, Home of Maine's 'Natural' Food

Tony's Donuts, Home of Maine's 'Natural' Food

Russell Kaye and Sandra-Lee Phipps learn why Mainers love molasses donuts.
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Views :13227
Added: 2008-02-15
Along the Rockland Breakwater

Along the Rockland Breakwater

Sturdy granite blocks lead to one of Maine's most scenic lighthouses. Salt air, sea breezes, laughing children and grateful transplants to Maine are bonus encounters found along the way....
Views :17149
Added: 2007-09-14
Where a Steamy Book Met a Scenic Town

Where a Steamy Book Met a Scenic Town

Peyton Place — with its pages full of small-town scandals — was once the best-selling novel in U.S. history. When it came time for the book to become a movie, Camden, Maine became the star. See Camden today...
Views :21250
Added: 2007-10-17

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