Down East Magazine, September 2016

Features

Hidden Maine

Even Vacationland still has pockets of undiscovered country. We spill the beans on 10 super-secret locales you’ve probably never visited — but should.

Katahdin Woods and Waters

Want to be the first person to visit a new national monument? What to expect from Maine’s overexposed, underappreciated North Woods playground.

What’s in Store

You can buy a quart of milk anywhere, but it comes with a neighborhood only at the general store. By Virginia M. Wright

Scenic Spin

We plucked a narrow-eyed racing cyclist out of retirement and dropped him into the “vacation on two wheels” that is BikeMaine. Can he relax and enjoy the ride? By Jim Butler

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Departments

Where in Maine?

Can you name this venerable resort and the historic town surrounding it?

Connect

The Mail

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North by East

Opinions, Advisories, and Musings from the Length and Breadth of Maine

Down East Dispatches

News You May Have Missed

Where’s Wessie?

Westbrook’s River Monster

Lunch with Ann LePage

Maine’s First Waitress

Talk of Maine

Clearing the Air(bnb)

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Dooryard

Living the Maine Life

Home

A Vinalhaven Quarry Retreat

Making It in Maine

Shrooms of One’s Own

Recipe

Mushroom Tart

My Maine

Midcoast Liveratti

Room With a View

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Guide

What to Do in Maine This Month

Dining

Wiscasset’s Little Village Bistro

Film

Northeast by Eastern

Music

DaPonte String Quartet

Book

Anna Noyes’ Goodnight, Beautiful Women

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_{On the cover: Lakeside camping in Aroostook County’s Deboullie Public Reserved Land by Chris Bennett.}