HEAVYWEIGHT: A colonel who held back Confederate troops at the Battle of Gettysburg, Joshua Chamberlain served four terms as Maine’s governor, until 1870, before becoming president of Bowdoin College.

From pop-up factories to virtual museum tours to online karaoke, Mainers are finding ways to help one another feel a little less isolated in the era of social distancing. The Maine Flag Company is ...

Read this month's Down East Dispatches to catch up on Maine news you may have missed — including the winner of Maine's first (and only) sheep-shearing contest.

Alan barely gave me the time of day when I first started walking by his house on my way to the beach. He raised his hand when I waved and said hello, but never looked up from stacking wood or tending ...

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Real-estate agent Erinn Stearns sweetened the pot for potential owners of a four-bed, four-bath home listed at $529,990. For any family of four that moves, she promised to pick up the tab on weekly ...

Senators Susan Collins and Angus King introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate that would add the York River to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, administered by the National Park Service.

Photos by Susan Cole Kelly From our September 2012 issue No doubt you’ve had plenty of time (stuck in Route 1 traffic) to admire Wiscasset’s sign declaring it “The Prettiest Village in Maine.” Such a ...

To find Acadia’s purest wilderness, just look up to behold the largest expanse of naturally dark sky east of the Mississippi. Gardening and landscaping have always been big among the MDI gentry, and ...

The Tom's of Maine founder is drawn to Kennebunk’s forested preserves and enjoys walking among the restored homes surrounding downtown. Straddling the Kennebec, the midcoast communities of Phippsburg ...