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Evo Kitchen + Bar

The kitchen at Evo is so small that chef Matt Ginn and his team use the bar that surrounds it for prep work. There’s just one oven, four burners, and a large stand mixer that kneads the dough for hundreds

Chebeague: Island Town So Near

The summer natives return year after year, and generation after generation, joining year-round residents who are proudly independent on this Casco Bay island that’s less than two miles by ferry from Yarmouth. The peas are up, and one of the

Cruising Casco Bay

From marina to mooring, one Portland boating family shows off their favorite summer spots. I’ve watched the islands of casco bay come into focus as my plane swoops into the airport, vibrant spots of green floating blurrily in the rich

Maine’s Winning Sailmaker

Win Fowler of Maine Sailing Partners “I want to find out exactly what the customer wants and do that,” says Fowler, pictured here in his Freeport sailmaking loft. Lately I’ve been asking sailors from Portland if they know of Win

Gather

The buzz starts right at 5 p.m. Young families show up as the doors open, eager to enjoy an early dinner and still get the kids to bed on time. An hour later, couples and a few small groups gather

Boothbay, Wiscasset, and Damariscotta

Friday 1:00 p.m. Red’s Eats It’s pretty hard to drive through one of the cutest downtowns in New England and not stop for
 an ice cream cone at Red’s Eats, so I decide to pull over. Wiscasset’s downtown is perched

Belgrade Lakes

A vacation from a vacation. Our time in Belgrade Lakes is a welcome weekend of relaxation after a ten-day whirlwind tour of Spain. Friday 2:45 p.m. on the road My husband Byron has to work until the end of the