Lee Kantar, the only state moose biologist in the country, is charged with everything from managing the hunt to countering ...

Maine’s Complete Conservationist Well into his 80s, Scott Nearing was still living the good life on his Harborside farm, building stone walls on an herbal-tea breakfast and eating salad with ...

Maine School of Science and Mathematics Is Teaching the Problem-Solvers of Tomorrow Students at the STEM-focused school excel in the unique learning environment of the state’s only residential public ...

Chris Cash’s Favorite Maine Place The executive director of UMaine’s Lobster Institute feels at home at the Darling Marine Center.

At Mount Desert Island’s Gallery at Somes Sound, Tyra Hanson curates a fine-art collection to complement one-of-a-kind studio ...

Shark Attacks in Maine Were Unthinkable — Until Bailey Island Maine's first-ever fatal shark attack jolted natives and visitors alike into acknowledging that great whites regularly swim off the ...

Green Crabs Are Maine’s Most Delicious Scourge Meet the scientists and chefs who want to get invasive green crabs out of Maine’s waters and into your belly.

The Upstream Battle to Preserve Maine’s Lucrative Elver Fishery Some observers suspect that the number of baby eels migrating up Maine rivers is declining. Passamaquoddy fishermen have taken ...

With miles of undeveloped shoreline and quintessential down east quietude, Maine's Orange River is a critical link between ocean and inland ecosystems.

Best of Maine 2022 Our annual roundup of Maine’s best everything: art galleries to architects, beers to boutiques, golf courses to gift shops. How did your favorites do?