Shark Attacks in Maine Were Unthinkable — Until Bailey Island Maine's first-ever fatal shark attack jolted natives and visitors alike into acknowledging that great whites regularly swim off the ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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

The State of Maine v. Parole Maine was the first state to eliminate the possibility of parole. Now, a hard-nosed state legislator and a once-incarcerated PhD student are making the case that parole ...

50 Shades of Chambray Being a thrilling account of how the Saco-Biddeford cotton empire gave rise to a trashy 19th-century literary craze full of torrid affairs, horrendous murders, and ruined females ...

The potential's there, says an unorthodox global conservation group with an increasingly large Maine footprint.

Maine’s 16 Best New (Or Improved) Hotels and Inns Stylish lodging from all across the state, awaiting reservations for your next Maine getaway.

This Woman Wants to Destroy Your Lawn And replace it with something better. Why Heather McCargo and the Wild Seed Project want us all to think differently about what we plant (and yeah, to think about ...