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Allan and Mary Crane found community and a new practice space at Highland Green, a 55-plus community in Topsham, Maine.
Propelling the Electrification of Maine’s Working Waterfront A cadre of engineers, boatbuilders, policy advocates, and aquaculturists are spinning a greener future for the Maine coast, with ...
Since its founding, MaineCF and its partners have contributed $128 million to Maine conservation, environment, and climate ...
The Man with a Plan to Save Maine’s Moose Population Lee Kantar, the only dedicated state moose biologist in the country, is charged with everything from managing the hunt to countering the deadly ...
The Lasting Legacy of the Grand Laker Canoe The survival of the iconic boat is a matter of Maine sporting heritage — and long family history.
Celebrating 100 Years of Maine’s Beloved Whoopie Pie The official state treat has been through a lot over the course of the past century, from interstate rivalries to political spats to corporate ...
Denning Up with Bucky Fuller on Bear Island A half century ago, the futurist was tinkering with a wind machine, writing love poems, and literally dancing to his own beat.
An Expert on Oakland’s Tool-Making Past, Howard Hardy Has Many Axes to Grind With a collection of more than 300 locally crafted axes and scythes, he's taken a whack at reconstructing the town's ...
Erin French: Lost in Transition At home in Freedom, chef Erin French of the Lost Kitchen is rebuilding a restaurant — and a life.
Sears Island is a wooded, egg-shaped piece of land in Penobscot Bay, about the size of New York City’s Central Park. Connected to the mainland via causeway, the island could provide commercial access ...
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 ...
What Would Tribal Sovereignty Mean for the Wabanaki? For more than 40 years, the tribes in Maine have had to play by different rules than other indigenous groups across the country, and they have ...