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A Journey of Hope

A unique organization based in Maine believes in the healing power of nature for people who find themselves at a personal crossroads.

By Edgar Allen Beem, Photography by Carl D. Walsh

Roadside Rebel

As stubborn as it is handsome, wild tansy refuses to be hemmed in. Maine's gardeners forgive the rude manners and pledge eternal devotion.

By Rebecca Sawyer-Fay, Photography by Peggy McKenna

Are We Ready?

What happens if a major hurricane hits Maine?

By Jeff Clark

Reinventing Brunswick

What happens when a navy town loses its base?

By Virginia Wright, Photograph by Michele Stapleton

A Maine Ghost Town

What happened to the lost hamlet of Freeman Ridge?

By Jeff Clark, Photography by Greg Morley

A Touch of Madness

The only thing crazier than playing on a homemade golf course is building one.

By Elizabeth Peavey, Photography by Russell Kaye

All Creatures Vicious & Vile

In a hilarious excerpt from his new book, While You're Here Doc: Farmyard Adventures of a Maine Veterinarian, Bradford Brown remembers one Maine monkey that didn't exactly shine.

By Illustration by Chris Van Dusen

Editor's Note

By Paul Doiron

September

Inside Maine

Letters to the Editor

Fleeing Katrina

We didn't need an excuse to come home to Maine, but a hurricane provided one anyway.

By Kurtis C. Clements

North by East

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

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LURC Gets Tough

Editorial opinions from across the state

Tax Wars: The Sequel

By Jeff Clark

The Pause That Refreshes

A carefully composed photograph captures a relaxing late summer afternoon in Camden.

By Joshua F. Moore

Where in Maine?