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Damariscotta By land or sea

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June 2010 | By Chelsea Holden Baker  | Photographs by Michael Heiko  | Illustration by Karen Gelardi

Every June Damariscotta is invaded. The alewives come first, beginning in late May. The small “river herring” are anadromous, the kind of fish that return from sea to spawn in the fresh water where they were born. They are the namesakes of Damariscotta, a derivation of an Algonquin word that roughly translates as “meeting place of many fish.” But Damariscotta is also the meeting place of a more nefarious sea creature: pirates. June 13 marks “The Pirate Rendezvous,” when swashbucklers aboard the 55-foot topsail yawl the S/V Must Roos sail up the Damariscotta River, and charge ashore at high noon in search of their treasure hidden somewhere in town…

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48 Hours In...Rockland

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May 2010 | By Chelsea Holden Baker  | Photographs by Amanda Kowalski  | Illustration by Karen Gelardi

"God gives a reward to Industry"

 

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48 Hours In...South Portland

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April 2010 | By Chelsea Holden Baker  | Photographs by Amanda Kowalski  | Illustration by Karen Gelardi

Portland’s best-kept secret

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48 Hours In...Bath

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March 2010 | By Chelsea Holden Baker | Photographs by Michael Heiko  | Illustration by Karen Gelardi

“The city of ships” is also the city of shops. One of America’s best main streets can be the starting point for a trip into the past, or a weekend picking up presents.

 

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48 Hours...Bethel

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Jan/Feb 2010  by Kristen Andresen Lainsbury | Photography by Amanda Kowalski | Illustration by Karen Gelardi

Where apres-ski can mean beer, barbecue, or bibimbap. Two days on the slopes, at the spa, and in luxury shops.

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48 Hours In...Freeport

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Nov/Dec 2009
by Kristen Andresen Lainsbury | Photography by Amanda Kowalski | Illustration by Karen Gelardi

More than big Indians, big boots, and big-name outlets

 

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The Western Maine Foothills

October 2009
by Kristen Andresen Lainsbury | Photography by Natalie Conn | Illustration by Karen Gelardi

Hallowell might be billed as the state’s smallest city, but its downtown feels big enough for a weekend excursion. Or as a perfect start for a harvest road trip.

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48 hours in... Belfast

One of the prettiest bays in Maine, and though purists may object, we think it’s just gentrified enough.

September 2009
by Kristen Andresen Lainsbury | Photography by Jonathan Levitt

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