1+ day, 15+ 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…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1782+ words) The coast gets plenty of attention in autumn, but the real color show often starts farther inland. Head north or into the mountains and you can catch Maine’s leaves changing before many seaside towns reach their peak. Cooler nights help…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1384+ words) A restored barn on Bristol Road does not look like the kind of place that can wreck a quick shopping stop, but that is exactly the danger here. Inside, shelves are packed with handmade pottery, beeswax candles, and textiles created…...

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   (1454+ words) A fair that has been bringing families back since 1858 already has a story worth hearing. Each September, this longtime Maine tradition fills with the smell of fried dough, the noise of the midway, and the kind of old-fashioned events that…...

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…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (675+ words) Preliminary counts for enrollment across Maine’s seven public universities and law school show that student enrollment could exceed 28,000 this school year, continuing an upward trend in enrollment driven by online learners. Officials said the preliminary head count, which happens before…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1705+ words) Oh, September in Maine, you absolute charmer. While summer starts winding down, the Pine Tree State hits its stride with crisp mornings, early hints of fall color, and a calendar bursting with things to do. Picture cool sunrises that melt…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1484+ words) Labor Day weekend brings a different kind of energy to this corner of Maine. Cotton candy drifts through the air, livestock barns stay busy, and the midway starts glowing as evening settles in. What makes this fair especially memorable is…...

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…...