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The Patron Saint of Maine Apples

John Bunker has made it his mission to rescue Maine's forgotten fruits.

By Michael S. Sanders, photography by Russell French

A People, Not a Faith

As Maine Jews celebrate their new year, they are reembracing the past even as they confront the challenges of the present.

By Abby Zimet, photography by David A. Rodgers

Good Neighbors

A new "lodge style" house in the midcoast respects its lakeside setting.

By Andrew Vietze, photography by Brian Vanden Brink

Take it to the Bridge

Hidden in Plain Sight

Here is a shocker: Mane leads the nation in cat ownership. But are we taking our pets for granted?

By Joshua F. Moore

Best Biking in Acadia

Maine's most visited island is best seen from two wheels. Here are the top six rides you should take this fall.

By Melissa Kim, photography by Chris Becker

The Way Life Is?

A new exhibit in Portland challenges our perceptions of the real Maine.

Editor's Note

By Paul Doiron

October

Inside Maine

Your monthly guide to enjoying life in the pine tree state

Letters to the Editor

Down East Feast

A booming specialty and organic foods industry is transforming the way people think about Maine cuisine.

By Jeff Clark

Salads Made the Maine way

Uncle Ellery

In North Rumford, where my great uncle lived, time seemed to move in reverse.

By Dan Abbott

North by East

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine

Table of Contents

A New Attack on the Allagash

The Little College That Could

UMaine's Hutchinson Center in Belfast has surprised just about everyone.

By Jeff Clark

Acadian Snapshot

A tidy home and a coiffed youngster could not conceal tough times for Maine's potato farmers during the Great Depression.

By Joshua F. Moore

Where in Maine?