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	Kids on Vacation? Ogunquit Delivers This beach resort is just the spot for a family-friendly vacation. Read more »

	A Capital Visit Five great ways to make a day of it in Augusta. Read more »

Fair Weather The Season of Agricultural Fairs is Nigh This list of must-see agricultural and state events will feed your fair fetish from late August though October. Read more »

Time to Take a Drive — Fall Colors Included Backroads or the state's terra firma Airline, these six drives provide the best of fall colors in Maine. Read more »

	Poochfriendly Portland Maine's largest city has unapologetically gone to the dogs. Read more »

	Chebeague Island: Everyone Waves An excerpt from Maine's Casco Bay Islands, by David Tyler and Nance Trueworthy Read more »

Spinney's at Popham Beach Dining for location, location, location... Read more »

	This Cat Likes Water North America's speediest car ferry provides a glimpse of the future as it tears through the pristine waters between Bar Harbor and Nova Scotia. Read more »

	Island Views a Ferry Ride — or 15— Away An excerpt from the introduction to Enjoying Maine's Islands: The Essential Guide to 15 Destinations You Can Reach by Ferry Read more »

	Have You Seen These Lighthouses? Test Your Knowledge of Maine's Lighthouses Read more »

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	Maine for the New Yorker A Guide for Urbanites on Vacation Down East Read more »

	Follow the Roosevelt Trail Many of the Maine sites important to Roosevelt are open to visitors today. Read more »

	The Birth of Sugarloaf An excerpt from the new book The Story of Sugarloaf tells the story of Sugarloaf/USA's first gondola, as important an event in the history of the Mountain as cutting the first trail in 1950 Read more »

	You Alone in the Maine Woods This trusty orange book may be as vital to your surviving in the woods as a Swiss Army knife. Read more »

	Messing About in Boats Camden was home to a one-night wooden boat festival of sorts on Thursday, as classic sailing yachts stopped by on their way to the Eggemoggin Reach Regatta in Brooklin. Read more »

	Small Knitting Projects for Warm Days Read more »

	How to Prevail in Dicey Vacation Situations Read more »

	A Field Guide to The Maine Woods Their uniforms are similar, but the responsibilities of the many people patrolling the forests vary considerably. Here's a handy primer on the various personalities you might meet if you venture into the woods on your Maine vacation. Read more »

Close Calls: Nick in the Drink Normally this section is not a big deal for an experienced kayaker during normal summer flows of 2400 to 3400 cfs. But on this day, the extra water did not make things any easier. Exterminator Hole was ugly, while in the Crib, there was no way... Read more »

	An Eco-Spirituality Retreat in Maine An excerpt from Exploring the Spirit of Maine: A Seeker's Guide, by Karen Batignani Read more »