1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1743+ words) A good country market can turn a quick grocery stop into the kind of place you remember long after the bags are unpacked. In Maine, small shops like these still offer local products, changing seasonal finds, and the kind of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1793+ words) A quiet lake weekend can feel surprisingly expensive, but Maine still has small towns where the scenery does most of the entertaining for free. Think calm water at sunrise, pine-scented trails nearby, and little downtown stops that keep the day…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1764+ words) September has a way of making the road feel more inviting, especially when the first cool mornings finally arrive. In Maine, the season brings quieter highways, crisp air, and early touches of color along wooded stretches. It is a great…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1777+ words) Your dog probably does not care about the view, but that first sniff at a new trail can make the whole outing worthwhile. Late summer is a great time to explore Maine on four paws, especially when cooler mornings make…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (285+ words) By Jon Knepp, Maine Library Association vice president Maine’s 257 public libraries along with its academic, school and special libraries open doors for every Mainer to free print and digital... By Jon Knepp, Maine Library Association vice president Maine’s 257 public libraries…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1481+ words) Northern Maine caught me off guard in the best way. I expected quiet roads and plenty of farmland, but I was not prepared for the moment a huge sweep of sunflowers appeared beneath a mountain in Aroostook County. My camera…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1328+ words) The salty wind hit me before the view did, and that was my first clue this Maine coastline was going to stick with me. A broad stretch of oceanfront land opens up beside rocky cliffs, with an old lighthouse rising…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (296+ words) You’re not going to just happen upon Castine. This pretty little seafaring town is located at the very tip of a peninsula reaching into Penobscot Bay in Downeast Maine. Most people don’t make the effort, setting their sights and GPS…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (943+ words) This story was originally published in April 2019. A form of wilderness therapy developed in Japan, Shinrin-yoku or “forest bathing” has caught on in the United States in recent years as more people are turning to the outdoors to bolster their…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1792+ words) September changes the mood along the Maine coast fast. The air turns sharper, the beaches quiet down, and suddenly a shoreline walk feels a whole lot better without midsummer heat following every step. This is the time of year when…...