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A Taste Of Wilderness On Little Birch Island

Inspired by Thoreau, a band of intrepid campers chose to try “roughing it” on a wilderness island.

Local Chefs Fish for Creative Alewife Recipes

Smoked, grilled, roasted, or on pizza, come spring, local alewives are a culinary treat.

Maine Put on its Camp Face for the 1904 World’s Fair

Built for the 1904 World’s Fair, the State of Maine Building was a sports camp made to travel.

Thar Be Beasts in Them Lakes!

An amateur cryptozoologist ponders the monster sightings haunting Maine’s lakes.

The Business of Moving Heavy Things by Boat

From its homeport in Rockland, the Island Transporter makes heavy construction on Maine’s islands possible.

The Donna Marie and the Pioneers who Fished Her

A visit to a lobsterboat long abandoned in a Jonesport field stirs memories of days offshore and holds chockful of fish.

Rowing from Gloucester to Lunenburg: Fear, Excitement, and Joy

Rowing a dory from Gloucester to Lunenburg is a test of nerves for an intrepid pair.

The Governor’s desk and chair are home at last

A storied governor’s desk and chair take a circuitous route to their proper home.

Big Jim’s New Lease on Life

Historic Maine fisherman billboard should soon be standing tall again

Moments in Time Caught on the Fly

A Maine nature photographer finds capturing stunning wildlife images to be a matter of time.