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 ...

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 ...

“So much about Camden represents Maine at its most iconic — the harbor, Mount Battie, the Village Green, lobster rolls on the deck at Marriner’s Restaurant (now Buttermilk Kitchen). Camden is the best ...

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 ...

Raising crops has always been a difficult way to make a living, but twenty-first century Maine farmers are facing challenges the likes of which they haven't seen before.

Farmers around the state, not just near the coast, have enjoyed a recent uptick in business. On Mount Desert Island, Mahan Deva Singh Khalsa and Puranjot Kaur Khalsa are out to make community suppers ...