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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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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 »

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

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

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

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 »

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 »

Send us your favorite stamps celebrating Maine. Read more »

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

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

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

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

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 »

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 »

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 »

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

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 »

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

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 »

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

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 »

"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 »

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Maine Headlines

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

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

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

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 »

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

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

A mixology seminar with John Myers. Read more »

Kate's Homemade Butter reigns supreme. Read more »

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

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

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 »

What mischief has Seth Carey wrought? Read more »

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A resource for financial aid in Maine. Read more »

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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 »