Off the power grid and mindful of every quirk, University of Maine student Rebecca Iaciofana celebrates a rural, purpose-driven life. Read more »

Sailing Maine's Penobscot Bay on a warm September afternoon prompts poet June Knowles to consider winter's chill... Read more »

No, not spunk — when was the last time you enjoyed a Moxie soda, the official beverage of the state of Maine? This video puts Down East in pursuit of all that is Moxie — a reveals a unique flavor and an even more unique Maine character. Read more »

It's been said 'any Maine girl should know about molasses donuts." Indeed — and Tony's are among the best. Read more »

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

When imagination is matched by know-how, a Maine boy builds a magical, hulking fort in the woods. Read more »

No trip through eastern Maine was complete without a stop at Helen's Restaurant. Read more »

Up by 4 a.m. and out to the rolling swells of Penobscot Bay, a Pennsylvania resident learns the reality of a Maine lobsterman's day and what it means to blow 'a bit.' Read more »

Experiencing the waterway once paddled by Thoreau, a poet in residence finds new ways of reading the Allagash. Read more »

'When winter finds Maine,' the author writes, 'it forcibly exacts from anyone, or anything, any complacency that has formed during the summer and fall.' Read more »