Art & Culture


Artists Seeking the Best Look to Lincolnville When it comes to canvas, one company stretches above the rest... Read more »

Maine Music to Hear — Now The October issue of Down East features '10-Maine Musicians You Need to Hear Right Now.' To hear three musicians — NOW — click here: Read more »

	Enjoy a Camden International Film Festival First Maine-produced documentaries will show during CIFF, September 27-30th. Read more »

	Dancing Shoes A veteran observer of the NABF, Jaysun Jackie, swears today's crowd is the largest Saturday morning/early afternoon he's ever seen. Jackie should know...he's been working backstage at the blues festival for years. One thing there's of which... Read more »

	Outside, Looking in "He has, to my mind, one of the most thoroughly original styles and folk inspirations and color I've seen in many years," Ralph Saltus says of Charles Wilder Oakes. "He's entirely genuine; he's not affected at all. His paintings are from a... Read more »

	Broadway at the Beach Read more »

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	Why is Maine So Bookish? Read more »

	Make Way for Ducklings Maine Style Boatyard Ducklings is reminiscent of the McCloskey classic, but the ducks make their home in a dinghy on the coast of Maine rather than in a city pond Read more »

	Five Fine Attributes of Stunning Seaside Homes Maine's premier architectural photographer Brian Vanden Brink zooms in on common characteristics shared by uncommonly lovely homes. His new book, At Home By the Sea: Houses Designed for Living at the Water's Edge (written by Bruce Snider... Read more »


	Sea Glass Turning a walk along the beach into a voyage of discovery Read more »

	Signs of The Times Thomaston has taken it upon itself to reinvent the walking tour — and other towns are taking notice. Read more »

	Where & Why: West Quoddy Head Light A Beacon for Heavy Shipping Traffic -- 200 Years Ago Read more »

	Penobscot Marine Museum Maine's oldest maritime museum consistently captivates visitors. Read more »

At Sea in Greater Portland For people living in and around Portland, there's simply no getting away from Casco Bay. It wraps around Cape Elizabeth and the cities of Portland and South Portland like a protective mother, splashing onto their wharfs and rocks, reminding these... Read more »

Downeasters — Glory of Shipbuilding The Maine Downeaster was born in order to carry the wheat crops of California. Maine and California were far more entwined than most of us realize today. The California gold rush of 1849 triggered the speed and beauty of the fast Maine clipper... Read more »