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11 Maine Arts Residencies Where Creativity Thrives
By Adrienne PerronFrom our May 2023 issue “I believe that Maine has more summer-residency programs — and I think you could easily say per capita
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Kimberly Hamilton’s Favorite Maine Place
By Brian KevinFrom our June 2023 Island Issue The new president of the 40-year-old nonprofit Island Institute comes into her role at a time when
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A Former Goop Editor, a Maine Island, Two Cafés, and a Lot of Bad Blood
By Lindsay CrudelePhotos by Isabel ButlerFrom our June 2023 Island Issue One evening last summer, music drifted out the open front door of Sonya, on
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I Spent an Eight-Hour Day Just Listening to the Skowhegan Lecture Archive
By Katy KelleherFrom our May 2023 issue One of the first things I did upon arriving at Colby College’s Bixler Art and Music Library was break a
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What Exactly Does a Petrel Chick Smell Like?
By Kimberly RidleyPhotographed by Tristan SpinskiFrom our June 2023 Island Issue Great Duck Island is a notoriously tough place to land a boat.
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What Was the Art Colony?
By Brian KevinFrom our May 2023 issue The Art Colony Walking Tour brochure they hand out at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art explains things
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Where to Find Fascinating Tide Pools on the Maine Coast
Tide pools are found in the intertidal zone, a unique marine ecosystem that serves as a habitat for myriad plants and animals. They can be nurseries
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The Maine Coast’s Best Bar Isn’t a Bar At All
By Brian KevinPhotographed by Dave WaddellFrom our June 2023 Island Issue The best night out I’ve had in ages began in the mid-afternoon with a
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Can the Desert of Maine, Once a Roadside Curiosity, Become a Destination?
By Becca AbramsonFrom our May 2023 issue Let’s just get out of the way that the Desert of Maine is not technically a desert — too much rainfall
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Maine Seacoast Mission Is Here for the Long Haul
This spring, Simone Babineaux stepped aboard Maine Seacoast Mission’s Sunbeam for a trip to Frenchboro, Isle au Haut, and Matinicus. It was her
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Steven Rowley’s Favorite Maine Place
By Bridget M. BurnsFrom our May 2023 issue Author Steven Rowley lives in Palm Springs, California, where he loves his desert life but admits he
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America’s Sixth-Best Oyster Shucker Has His Eyes on the Prize
By Nora SaksPhotos by Tara RiceFrom our May 2023 issue At a picnic table by Portland’s East End Beach, Andy Rogers opened up his cooler bag and
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America’s Sixth-Best Oyster Shucker Has His Eyes on the Prize
By Nora SaksPhotos by Tara RiceFrom our May 2023 issue At a picnic table by Portland’s East End Beach, Andy Rogers opened up his cooler bag and
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101 Reasons to Love Summer in Maine
By Hadley GibsonFrom our May 2023 issue 1. Young’s Lobster Pound Is an Institution The tanks hold thousands of freshly caught bugs. Indoor and
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At the New Alna Store, Tag a Deer and Get a Great Negroni
By Jesse EllisonPhotos by Nicole WolfFrom our May 2023 issue Jasper Ludwig grew up in Newcastle, just seven minutes down the road from the Alna