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.

Supplies delivered by dogsled, more companies making PPE, and a Maine-made COVID-19 test promising results in minutes, not days. Convenience-store clerk and dogsled racer Hannah Lucas has been mushing ...

Welcome spring early with a sinuous arrangement of forced bulbs and backyard greens dreamed up by Beth Renault, of Mount Desert’s Floret. 1. Purchase bulbs and succulents and gather rocks, greens, ...

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 ...

People often ask Lisa and Frank Ferrel, “Well, which is it, honey or tea?” It’s honey, they explain, sourced mostly from Aroostook County, infused with powdered teas and herbs. Stir a spoonful into ...

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316 Main St., Rockland. 207-593-7780. Small as it is, Hello Hello packs a literary punch thanks to owner Lacy Simons, who stocks books with her regulars in mind. Tucked in the back of Rock City Cafe ...

“I have seen many spectacular stretches of highway in my travels around Maine, but my heart belongs to Route 3. And, no, I’m not talking about the much-lauded loop around Mount Desert Island, which ...

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 ...

My husband and I were at the camp once before around ice-out. Busy with some springtime project, we kept looking to see if the lake had turned to liquid yet. We finished our weekend’s work in time to ...