Maine Life
In The Footsteps of Thoreau
Photographer Dan Tobyne sought to retrace the famous journeys of Henry David Thoreau through the Maine woods. In this excerpt from Thoreau’s Maine Woods, award-winning author Bernd Heinrich imagines what Thoreau might have made of the political battles in the North Woods today.
State of the Parks
After three-quarters of a century of preserving Maine’s most scenic places, the state park system is still learning that it can’t manage these lands all on its own.
Brewing Up a Storm
The state most associated with GOP moderates has suddenly become a Tea Party hotspot.
The Heart of Acadia
One hundred years ago John D. Rockefeller, Jr., made a fateful decision that would forever change Mount Desert Island and the history of Maine.
From NoHo to SoRo
Rockland-based fashion designer and shop owner Beth Bowley is bringing clothing manufacturing back to Maine.
The Whale Watchers
For thirty years a group of dedicated scientists has turned a house in Lubec into a base of operations for monitoring some of the most endangered animals on earth — the North Atlantic right whales that gather each summer in the Bay of Fundy.
What About Wiscasset?
One midcoast town has come to symbolize the future of tourism in Maine — will it be the gateway to economic revival or a roadblock to spreading prosperity?
Readers’ Choice
Mainers love to disagree — our independent-minded senators are proof enough of that — and so this year we wanted to let you, our loyal readers, weigh in on our choices for the best of Maine. We won’t claim to agree with every one of your picks, but by and large we are pleased that we’re all seeing pretty much eye-to-eye in the Pine Tree State.
Best Boatyard
Wayfarer Marine Corp., Camden
