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Features Westbrook's New Groove How a plucky little mill town stole Portland's mojo. By Edgar Allen Beem Bangor's Warm Welcome The Queen City is the first and last stop on U.S. soil for hundreds of thousands of soldiers. By Joshua F. Moore The Great Divide How did Maine's relationship with Quebec get
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Features Best Biking in Acadia Here are the top six rides for your cycling vacation. By Melissa Kim Hidden in Plain Sight Maine leads the nation in cat ownership. But are we taking our pets for granted? By Joshua F. Moore The Patron Saint of Maine Apples John Bunker has made it his mission to rescue
Features Reinventing Brunswick What happens when a navy town loses its base? By Virginia Wright Roadside Rebel As stubborn as it is handsome, wild tansy refuses to be hemmed in. Maine's gardeners forgive the rude manners and pledge eternal devotion. By Rebecca Sawyer-Fay A Touch of Madness The only thing
Features The Colony Islesboro might just be Maine's most exclusive island. Whether that's a good or a bad thing is open for debate. By Virginia Wright Found! A new Kenneth Roberts manuscript comes to light. By Wayne Curtis Furor in the Forest Plum Creek is proposing the largest development in Maine history
Features Beyond Popham After four centuries, Phippsburg — one of Maine's oldest communities and home to the first English settlement in New England — is finally being pulled into the present. By Colin Woodard Fine & Dandy The Gym Dandies Children's Circus teaches Scarborough kids perseverance,
Features In the Shadow of the Border For people living in the St. John Valley, the war on terror has had an unexpected casualty — their traditional way of life. By Virginia Wright Grow Wild Native Maine plants liven up landscapes that have grown a little too tame. By Kim Ridley What a Ride! For
Features The Wild West End Life goes on, but my old Portland neighborhood defies progress. By Elizabeth Peavey Troubled Waters Poland Spring's expansion plans have driven a wedge through western Maine. By Virginia Wright A Path of Fish The alewife runs in Patten Stream are a shadow of what they once
Features 66 Kittery's Secret Identity What, exactly, is Kittery? Is it Maine's gateway or Portsmouth's conjoined twin? A shipyard town or a shopping destination? Is it the best of Maine's past or the worst of its future? No one can agree, least of all the people who live here. By Abby Zimet. 74 Fore
Features 42 Going to Extremes For one Georgetown couple, the best way to preserve their seaside dream home was in pieces. By Rebecca Martin Evarts. 48 Radical Transformations Three outdated buildings have found new lives at the hands of some ingenious Maine renovators. By Joshua F. Moore. 52 How to Hire
Departments 34 The Ultimate Winter Survival Guide Here's an emergency kit packed with advice on driving safely, staying warm, having fun, and keeping sane this winter. 40 That's Entertainment? Contributing Editor Wayne Curtis goes searching for a Hollywood ending at Bangor's new slot palace. 42 The Ferry
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