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Outside, Looking in

The paintings of Charles Wilder Oakes reflect a hard-knock life lived with humor and gusto.

By Michaela Cavallaro, Portrait by Benjamin Magro

Cabin Country

Unfazed by the passage of time, West Branch Pond Camps harks back to a simpler time in Maine's North Woods.

By Andrew Vietze, Photography by Sara Gray

London, Paris, Portland

Maine's largest city has quietly become a fashion hot spot.

By Sara Donnell, Photography by Carl D. Walsh

Cold? What Cold?

For Maine's hard-core surfers, winter is the perfect time to hang ten.

By Steve Mistler, Photography by Michele Stapleton

Timber!

How much do you know about logging in Maine? Take our pop quiz and find out whether you have what it takes to be a lumberjack or lumberjill.

The Long Haul

Fishing restrictions have saved the Gulf of Maine shrimp but effectively killed off the fishermen. Rebuilding this once lucrative Maine industry could be critical to saving Maine's working waterfronts.

By By Joshua F. Moore, Photography by David A. Rodgers

Editor's Note

By Paul Doiron

Inside Maine

Your monthly guide to enjoying life in the pine tree state

February

Kissing in the Kennebunks

The romantic villages of Kennebunk and Kennebunkport will thaw any deep freeze.

By Joshua F. Moore

Letters to the Editor

Milton and Me

I don't have to burn wood at my home in Wilton. But, in a way, I need to burn wood.

By Michael Burke

North by East

Table of Contents

Cures for Unorganized Growth

Development in Maine's Unorganized Territory comes at a cost.

The Cupboards Are Bare

Hunger has become a growth industry in Maine.

By Jeff Clark

Steamer on Ice

A creative captain helped this Maine paddle wheeler beat a winter gale.

By Joshua F. Moore

Where in Maine?

By Photograph by Kevin Shields