With plants grown on their Cape Elizabeth farm, Dan Marion and Dominic Thibault make lotions, oils, and elixirs (as well as fresh bouquets, teas, and honeys). Avid surfers, they make their sunscreen ...

Ice cream is a critical element of every Vacationland summer. Strolling down Main Street or sitting on a bench by the shore or relaxing after a hike — are any quintessential Maine experiences not ...

Bath is a pet-friendly city, where Loyal Biscuit Co. is a popular downtown pet-supply store, and pet-sitting and grooming businesses thrive. Residents love the South End Dog Park—a rare waterfront ...

John Glowa Sr., would-be governor of Maine, meets me in a slush-covered Hannaford parking lot at 7 a.m. Until recently, he says, he worked at the store’s fish counter. Today, he’s driving to Moosehead ...

Want to see some of the coolest period architecture Maine has to offer? Grab a partner, and our guide, and hop in the car. Exploring Acadia National Park during winter, why abstract paintings by the ...

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from October's photo. Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where ...

As summer peaks, trailheads can get crowded at some of Maine’s more heralded outdoor havens. Not at these five unspoiled, under-the-radar preserves. As a difficult year draws to a close, we salute ...

Greg Bates was thinking he should catch up on some Oscar-nominated movies from earlier this year. He did not, however, reach for the TV remote and scroll for Netflix or Prime Video. Instead, he hopped ...

Perhaps this paint was spilled last summer, perhaps a hundred years ago. Between the 1890s and World War II, painters and sculptors brought new eyes to Georgetown and neighboring Phippsburg. Artists ...

Dana Bourgeois’s hand-crafted instruments have struck a chord with stars like Natalie Maines, Ray Lamontagne, Luke Bryan, and others.