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Portland Farmers' Markets
Two Times the Fun

Deering Oaks and Monument Square host two farmers' markets throughout the summer.Read more »

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Media Mutt
It's Either Big News....

Or a big mistake. The Portland Press Herald’s party registration figures – and other Maine media mix-upsRead more »

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Maine - The Way Life Was Last Week
Snake on a Drain

And other terrifying news from the week of July 15-21Read more »

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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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Maine & Me: Essays, poetry and other musings
The Making of Bad Beaver Farm, Ellsworth

Can you build a cabin with found objects and 140 pounds of pocket change? Yes! Just ask Carol Leonard. Read more »

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Berth of the Cool
Aboard the Grace Bailey
Day 2: Holbrook Island Harbor, Castine to “WoodenBoat Harbor,” Brooklin

Making blueberry pancakes for 34 passengers is a task that begins with firing a woodstove at 4:30 a.m. Read more »

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Your Maine
Submit Your Photographs!

Online readers share their favorite Maine sights. Read more »

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Day Trips & Destinations
A Month of Fun: Tuesday, July 22

Shoot sporting Clays with L.L.Bean. Read more »

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Upcoming Events

ARTS IN ROCKLAND
07.23.2008 to 07.23.2008

The museum, galleries, and studios of Rockland, Maine invite you to join us for "ART NIGHT" A-Self-Guided Tour on Wednesday evenings with the 3rd...

ARTS IN ROCKLAND
07.23.2008 to 07.23.2008

The museum, galleries, and studios of Rockland, Maine invite you to join us for "ART NIGHT" A-Self-Guided Tour on Wednesday evenings with the 3rd...

Bowdoin International Music Festival
07.23.2008 to 07.23.2008

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

Bowdoin International Music Festival Upbeat Concert
07.23.2008 to 07.23.2008

A Wednesday evening concert series featuring distinguished guest artists and members of the Bowdoin Festival's renowned faculty performing the...

Cabinet of Curiosities: The Museum, Science Collections, and You
07.23.2008 to 07.23.2008

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

Chaplin
07.23.2008 to 07.23.2008

The St. Lawrence String Quartet and Stephen Prutsman add a musical score to the Little Tramp’s silent flicks.

Frost Farm Gallery art exhibition
07.23.2008 to 07.23.2008

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...

Kayak Muscongus Bay
07.23.2008 to 07.23.2008

Muscongus Bay is at the heart of the midcoast region and is an ideal spot for exploring wildlife by kayak. Spend the day paddling the sheltered...

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DOWN EAST MAGAZINE
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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Features
The 7 Wonders of Maine

Down East readers choose Maine's seven wonders. Read more »

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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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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 »

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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
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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 :59609
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 :23772
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 :13228
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 :17152
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...
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