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Maine Vows.com Celebrates Maine's Best Weddings

Maine Vows.com is a daily, online celebration of Maine brides and grooms. (The chance to win an anniversary weekend gala for 100 is an added bonus!) Read more »


Richard Russo:
'Mankind is Our Business'

The Pulitzer Prize-Winning writer explains why giving back is a writer's call. Russo is featured on Weekend Edition May 31, 2008. Read more »


WBUR's Here and Now Interviews Richard Russo

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author explains his latest and the poignant stories of humanity that rise from end-of-life hospice care. Read more »


Maine Governor Declares Hospice Volunteer Month

In honor of the volunteer spirit of hospice and the release of Down East's A Healing Touch, Gov. Baldacci names April Hospice Volunteer Recognition Month. Read more »


Extreme Makeover Films First Haunted House Edition in Maine

What does the author of Dark Woods, Chill Waters: Ghost Tales From Down East Maine think about television producers destroying a haunted house? A chilling Q&A with Marcus LiBrizzi. Read more »


Out with the old, in with the new
Which Do You Prefer: Before — or After — Extreme Makeover?

Author Marcus LiBrizzi stands in front of the home built by Extreme Makeover for a Milbridge family. He favors new to old.... Read more »


Why I Love Maine
A Video Blog

One man, one video camera, one magical state. See why Jeff Swanson loves Maine.... Read more »


Those Crazy Mentos Men...ARE MAINERS!

The fountains of cola and fizz — and the ensuing Internet buzz — are the creation of two Buckfield residents. Read more »


Once a Mainer, Always a Mainer

Elizabeth Peavey, Down East contributing editor, had one goal while growing up in Maine: to get out. And she did. She traveled to Tasmania and to the top of the Isle of Skye. She lived in San Francisco and Boston. But she came home. Read more »


The photographer's story:
Community Is The Secret of Somali Success

David Rodgers photographed the Lewiston's Somali community for "Somalis in Lewiston: The Untold Story," published in the September 2007 issue of Down East Magazine. These are his images and views, his story behind the published story. Read more »

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Share Your Stamps

Send us your favorite stamps celebrating Maine. Read more »


Sea Glass

Turning a walk along the beach into a voyage of discovery Read more »


Signs of The Times

Thomaston has taken it upon itself to reinvent the walking tour — and other towns are taking notice. Read more »


Where & Why:
West Quoddy Head Light

A Beacon for Heavy Shipping Traffic -- 200 Years Ago Read more »


Penobscot Marine Museum

Maine's oldest maritime museum consistently captivates visitors. Read more »


At Sea in Greater Portland

For people living in and around Portland, there's simply no getting away from Casco Bay. It wraps around Cape Elizabeth and the cities of Portland and South Portland like a protective mother, splashing onto their wharfs and rocks, reminding these... Read more »


Downeasters — Glory of Shipbuilding

The Maine Downeaster was born in order to carry the wheat crops of California. Maine and California were far more entwined than most of us realize today. The California gold rush of 1849 triggered the speed and beauty of the fast Maine clipper... Read more »

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'The Way We Get By'
The Story of Three Bangor-Area Troop Greeters

A CIFF-selected documentary shows the lives of three United States troop greeters and the challenges they face as aging Americans in Bangor. (See a video preview here.) Read more »


'Between the Tides'
Otter Island Film Shorts Show Midcoast Life

A series of short films by D'Arcy Marsh and Otter Island Films will show at the Strand Theatre in Rockland. Read more »


Old 'Garde' Welcomes New Talent

A benefit for the Farnsworth Art Museum, and hosted by Cellardoor Vineyard, will introduce 12 new artists selected by Harold Garde, Eric Hopkins, Alan Magee and nine other Maine art masters. Read more »


Artists Seeking the Best Look to Lincolnville

When it comes to canvas, one company stretches above the rest... Read more »


Maine Music to Hear — Now

The October issue of Down East features '10-Maine Musicians You Need to Hear Right Now.' To hear three musicians — NOW — click here: Read more »


Enjoy a Camden International Film Festival First

Maine-produced documentaries will show during CIFF, September 27-30th. Read more »


Dancing Shoes

A veteran observer of the NABF, Jaysun Jackie, swears today's crowd is the largest Saturday morning/early afternoon he's ever seen. Jackie should know...he's been working backstage at the blues festival for years. One thing there's of which... Read more »


Outside, Looking in

"He has, to my mind, one of the most thoroughly original styles and folk inspirations and color I've seen in many years," Ralph Saltus says of Charles Wilder Oakes. "He's entirely genuine; he's not affected at all. His paintings are from a... Read more »


Broadway at the Beach

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A Blank Canvas

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Home & Garden
Brushstrokes
Brushstrokes

Antique chair restoration. Read more »

Brushstrokes
Why Paint? Why Not!

Painted Treasures gives new color to vintage furniture. Read more »


Home & Garden
The Making of Bad Beaver Farm, Part II
Plumbing: Salvaged to the Kitchen Sink

Bad Beaver Farm, a Maine getaway for a New Hampshire couple, has been built - down to the kitchen sink - with salvaged goods. Read more »


House of Cards

What mischief has Seth Carey wrought? Read more »


Old Maine Salt

A tribute to an old man and a life entwined with the sea. Read more »


At the Lake, Magic Happens

One young boy's dream, decades later, becomes his grandchildren's reality: Summer on a lake in Maine. Read more »


The Making of Bad Beaver Farm, Ellsworth

Can you build a cabin with found objects and 140 pounds of pocket change? Yes! Just ask Carol Leonard. Read more »


Missing the Point, Some Boxes, Some Punctuation and a Letter

More problems at the Portland Press Herald – and elsewhere in the Maine media Read more »


Pitching Gets in the Way of Pitching

A Farmington radio station interrupts a baseball game to advertise the local hospital. Also, other local media messes Read more »


Bad Timing

A memo adds insult to injury at the Portland Press Herald Read more »


Soup Shakes Up Courier

Editors, reporters out at mid-coast weeklies. Read more »


Veterans Flee the Portland Press Herald

Reporters and others take voluntary termination deals at the Portland paper Read more »


Goodbye Institutional Memory

One quarter of the Portland Press Herald’s reporters may be gone by July 1. Read more »

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Down East Food Update

Contests, videos, recipes, and more. Read more »


A Restaurant with a View

Good food, good prices, and a great view at The Boathouse in Rockland. Read more »


How Do You Make a 1,700-Pound Chocolate Moose?
Ask Len Libby's Chocolates

Forget mousse. Len Libby Chocolate's chocolate moose is worth a look! Read more »


Senator Snowe, LL Bean Heir Join Effort to Help the Ailing Lobster Industry

Meanwhile, the lobstermen of Catch a Piece of Maine continue to educate consumers about the lobster harvest with a new video shown here. Read more »


A Talk with the Guru of Maine Cranberries

'Tis the season to enjoy cranberries and two recipes from Down East will help start the festivities. Read more »


What is your favorite doughnut shop in Maine?

A good, fresh doughnut is hard to beat, but also hard to find. Where do you get your favorite doughnut in Maine? Read more »


Mixology Master Myers

A mixology seminar with John Myers. Read more »


Butter ME Up

Kate's Homemade Butter reigns supreme. Read more »


Pemaquid Oyster Festival

15,000 oysters are ready to be eaten at this one-day festival in Damariscotta. Read more »


Down East Food Roundup

A look at what's new in food at Down East. Read more »

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Professionals Guide

Down East Bookshelf


Why is Maine So Bookish?

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Book Showcases Down East's Most Popular Historical Photographs

Enjoy a peek at 'What's in a Picture?' — complete with digital 'pages' to turn. (Online readers also enjoy 20-percent discount on the cover price through Nov. 21.) Read more »


Ten Tips for Taking Great Maine Photographs

A published photographer shares his top secrets for snapping memorable pictures of Maine. Read more »


Pursuing a Maine Education

A resource for financial aid in Maine. Read more »


The University of Southern Maine Offers Endless Possibilities in Maine’s Largest City

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University of New England Places Health First

UNE offers programs of study on the University's Biddeford Campus, the Westbrook College Campus in Portland, University of Maine - Presque Isle campus, and three campuses in Israel. Read more »

A Maine Education

Secret sources of financial aid and why Chinese kids are flocking to Maine private schools. Read more »

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Upcoming Events

Dump Man's Treasure book signing

11.23.2008 to 11.23.2008

Meet children's author Lynn Plourde at Books Etc in Falmouth, 240 US Route. Lynn will be signing copies of her new book, The Dump Man's Treasures,...

Live Jazz at the Back Bay Grill

11.24.2008 to 11.24.2008

Live Jazz at the Back Bay Grill with the Matt Fogg Trio. The music starts at 6:30pm and plays until 9pm. Reservations are recommended.

USM Vocal Jazz Ensemble

11.24.2008 to 11.24.2008

An Empty Plat In The Café Du Grand Boeuf by Michael Hollinger

11.21.2008 to 11.30.2008

Aqua City Actors Theatre (ACAT) of Waterville opens its production of An Empty Plat In The Café Du Grand Boeuf on the weekend of Friday November...

New Acquisitions 2008

11.26.2008 to 11.26.2008

This exhibition highlights works of art acquired by the Museum in 2008 and features more than twenty-five paintings, drawings, photographs, and...

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS

11.27.2008 to 11.27.2008

Long live Toad Hall!

Aarhus Gallery Annual Holiday EXTRAVAGANZA

11.28.2008 to 11.28.2008

Aarhus Gallery Annual Holiday Extravaganza 50+ Maine Artists and Craftsmen: 27 days November 28- December 24 Opening Reception, Friday...

"A Passion for Sea Glass" book signing

11.28.2008 to 11.28.2008

Author and sea glass expert Carole Lambert will autograph copies of her new book "A Passion for Sea Glass". Ms. Lambert will also identify and...

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