Guides
A Guide to Maine Stargazing
Where to find the darkest skies, tips and tricks for budding astrophotographers, and future celestial events to watch for.
Photo Essays Going Sea Kayaking? Pack Some Layers.
A summer sea kayaking trip documented by photographer Andy Gagne shows how traveling via the MITA trail requires mindfulness—and a puffy jacket.
At Home World-Class Flake Salt Fresh From the Coast
Slack Tide Sea Salt, a women-run business off the coast of York, makes unparalleled finishing salt by hand.
48 Hours Mount Desert Island in 48 Hours
One of the most visited spots in Maine warrants a two-week long adventure, but here's where to hike, eat, and stay in a single luxurious, jam-packed weekend.
Culture
How to Shuck an Oyster Like a Mainer
According to Libby Davis, cofounder of Lady Shuckers mobile raw bar, the nuances are what make the Maine way the most efficient.
The Inaugural Maine Food + Drink Reader’s Choice Awards
A special section celebrating the restaurants, shops, and chefs who keep us fired up, blissed out, and full.
Presented in Partnership with Eaton Peabody.
How We Live
Culture
One Reason to Try Skydiving: Perspective
We are ten thousand feet in the air, packed into the belly of a tiny Cessna plane as it circles above Biddeford. Eight thousand...
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Grieving My Mother One Year Later
We buried Mom last July. She had passed away in February 2021, but due to COVID—and the ground being hard in winter—my sister and...
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Coming Home to Maine
I was scanning Manana Island’s gnawed grass coastline for a sign of the rogue goat I had just been stalking from across the channel....
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Returning to Round Pond
Following looping routes to and from Round Pond on the Pemaquid Peninsula, seafood spots and shops, coves, and villages come to life for summertime along Muscongus Bay.
Emma Tiedemann Shines as the New Play-By-Play Announcer of the Portland Sea Dogs
Thanks to a seasoned broadcaster grandfather and a play-with-the-boys attitude, the 29-year-old is able to call it like she sees it.