Propelling the Electrification of Maine’s Working Waterfront A cadre of engineers, boatbuilders, policy advocates, and aquaculturists are spinning a greener future for the Maine coast, with ...

Maine Community Foundation Is Building a Better Maine Since its founding in 1983, the nonprofit and its partners have contributed $128 million to Maine conservation, environment, climate, and ...

Bingville Style Shop Brings New Life to Vintage Clothing in Eastport Artist Amy Ray's elaborate needlework garments don't sit in her shop for long — her wearable, upcycled art pieces are quickly ...

The Maine Farmer Saving the World’s Rarest Heirloom Seeds Will Bonsall has spent a lifetime scattering seeds across the country. But will his efforts fall among the thorns?

Best of Maine 2022 Our annual roundup of Maine’s best everything: art galleries to architects, beers to boutiques, golf courses to gift shops. How did your favorites do?

Best of Maine 2021 Once again, we asked Down East readers to cast their votes for Maine’s best everything: burgers to bookstores, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects. plus, we’ve sprinkled ...

With miles of undeveloped shoreline and quintessential down east quietude, Maine's Orange River is a critical link between ocean and inland ecosystems.

Who wants to run 26.2 miles through the Maine North Woods in the middle of December? Millinocket Marathon founder Gary Allen does.

Nirav Shah Is Ambivalent About His Celebrity (and Uncommonly Curious and Deliberate About Everything Else) The state’s surprisingly visible CDC director has a complex relationship with ego, a mean ...

Over the past three years, the Libra Foundation has poured more than $10 million into rescuing Monson, Maine.

We’re Only Beginning to Grapple with the Toxic Legacy of “Forever Chemicals” Maine leads the nation in its response to the PFAS crisis, but we're just waking up to the problem.