Allan and Mary Crane found community and a new practice space at Highland Green, a 55-plus community in Topsham, Maine.

Since its founding, MaineCF and its partners have contributed $128 million to Maine conservation, environment, and climate ...

The Man with a Plan to Save Maine’s Moose Population Lee Kantar, the only dedicated state moose biologist in the country, is charged with everything from managing the hunt to countering the deadly ...

The Lasting Legacy of the Grand Laker Canoe The survival of the iconic boat is a matter of Maine sporting heritage — and long family history.

Denning Up with Bucky Fuller on Bear Island A half century ago, the futurist was tinkering with a wind machine, writing love poems, and literally dancing to his own beat.

Squirrel Island’s First Hundred Years On the centennial of Maine’s original summer colony, Down East asked Edith Wheeler, the 93-year-old granddaughter of the Squirrel Island Association’s first ...

An Expert on Oakland’s Tool-Making Past, Howard Hardy Has Many Axes to Grind With a collection of more than 300 locally crafted axes and scythes, he's taken a whack at reconstructing the town's ...

Erin French: Lost in Transition At home in Freedom, chef Erin French of the Lost Kitchen is rebuilding a restaurant — and a life.

Sears Island is a wooded, egg-shaped piece of land in Penobscot Bay, about the size of New York City’s Central Park. Connected to the mainland via causeway, the island could provide commercial access ...

The Upstream Battle to Preserve Maine’s Lucrative Elver Fishery Some observers suspect that the number of baby eels migrating up Maine rivers is declining. Passamaquoddy fishermen have taken ...

The Modern Master of Wabanaki Basketry Jeremy Frey is the subject of the first-ever major retrospective of a Wabanaki artist. Amid the hype, he’s still able to lose himself in the steady rhythm of ...

A New Pastry Shop Brings a Czech Snacking Tradition to the County Owner Donita Ayotte is selling some 4,000 of the micro hand pies a month at Northern Maine Kolache Co.