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Mimi Weissenborn had a rejection letter from the producers of Bravo’s Top Chef taped to her refrigerator. “I kept it as ...
On the University of Maine campus, a 50,000-square-foot factory is in the works where massive robotic arms, supervised by drones, will assemble 3D-printed houses, boats, and more. It sounds like ...
Jerry Elwell, Sherman Station’s best-known citizen, sits atop a stool in her home on the edge of the North Woods, 80 miles north of Bangor. As she chats, a commotion erupts in the other room and ...
A ketch’s mainmast is forward and its smaller mizzenmast is aft. “In the old days, when they were sailing cargo, the schooner ...
The restaurant's Cambodian-inspired cooking received national acclaim after opening last year. Well, expectations were met and exceeded. The oyster mushrooms were probably what first convinced me that ...
Our monthly "Where in Maine?" section asks readers to identify a location in Maine. Readers can submit their answers and may be featured in the issue. Each month, Down East editors select our favorite ...
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from April's photo. The tug wreck on its shore is one of the island’s most photographed ...