In 2016, Carly Bahler arrived in Madawaska to study the local French. She was a PhD student with midwestern vowels and an infectious sort of brio, and soon after checking in at her convent turned ...
Will Grunewald is Down East's editor in chief and has been with the magazine since 2016, after previously working at Washingtonian. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, Heidi, and a spunky little dog ...
A pivotal year in Maine’s history, 1972 saw a changing of the guard among the state’s leaders and powerbrokers, the rapid ascendancy of Maine’s modern conservation ethic, a host of old industries ...
I’ve never been much of a beer geek. Cool, crisp, and refreshing is really all I need. And in an effort to cheat the dreaded hangover, I’ve tried out some non-alcoholic beers over the years: O’Douls, ...
There have always been at least a few good spots around Bethel to warm up with a meal and a drink after a day on Sunday River’s ski slopes. For anyone who hasn’t spent time in town the past few years, ...
Mandy Pooler graduated in the top five of the Caribou High School class of 2005 with a goal to study architecture, but without financial means to attend a four-year university. Instead, she enrolled ...
On a recent Friday evening, Novel (643 Congress St., Portland. 207-370-9593.)was humming, a cross-generational gang of regulars was sipping Pabst Blue Ribbon, whiskey on the rocks, and White Russians ...
A lot of topography on this trail network between Millinocket and Baxter State Park — aerobic climbs and exhilarating downhills, punctuated by sweeping views of Katahdin and Millinocket Lake. NEOC’s ...
[W]hen Julia McWilliams first came to Maine one summer after World War II it was to meet the family of her then boy­friend Paul Child. The Childs resided in a partially constructed rustic cabin on the ...