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Made of Memories

For one family, a Southport camp represents the essence of summer.

By Bruce Snider

Henry Knox: Hero or Scoundrel?

The truth about Maine's "founding father" is that he might have been both.

By Colin Woodard

The 7 Wonders of Maine

We asked readers on DownEast.com to choose the greatest Maine landmarks. More than two thousand voters responded. Here are your top seven . . .

Rogues, Rascals, & Villains

Presenting a dirty dozen of Maine's most loathsome — from itinerant ax murderers to homegrown Nazis.

By Edgar Allen Beem

The Matinicus Experiment

It’s hard to get to Maine’s most remote island, and harder still to make sense of it.

By Max Alexander

Meet Diver Ed

He might look like a boat captain, but to kids he’s an underwater superhero.

By Andrew Vietze

Park Yourself Here

How one Camden hotel owner turned premium parking into a gorgeous garden.

By Kathleen Fleury

My Big Fat Bean Hole Dinner

My foray into a North Woods food tradition did not go as planned.

By Amy Sutherland

In Search of Safe

The Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals has cared for more than a thousand animals since the late 1970s.

By Cynthia Anderson

The Staycation

Editor-in-Chief Paul Doiron reflects on vacationing close to home.

By Paul Doiron

August Editors' Picks

A festival to Celebrate Maine and one in honor of the blueberry are special events not to miss in Maine this August.

The Skull Beneath the Skin

Roxana Robinson's beautiful and terrifying new novel tears apart one Maine family's secrets.

By Elizabeth Hand

Tea for High Temps

Try some tea and honey in August, but make sure it's the frozen kind.

Seafood with a View

Stripers serves up fresh fish from its scenic perch in Kennebunkport.

By Kathy Gunst

Listening Locally

This summer, pick up a copy of Greetings from Area Code 207.

Letters to the Editor

Readers respond to "Where in Maine?" and other articles.

Ciao Italia

In which I entertain a visitor from the Old Country.

Musings From Maine

Down East's editors discuss Maine's sawdust shortage, Popham Beach's makeover, and more.

The Maine Viewpoint

Editorial opinions from across Maine.

Invisible Mainers

Lou Dobbs would hate Maine's ho-hum approach to "illegals."

By Jeff Clark

Literate Pooch

A hilarious setup from the nineteenth century showed Lewiston’s creative side.

By Joshua F. Moore

Recognize these lovely links?

Come tee off here, at what is reputedly the second oldest golf course in New England.