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Homes

Mid-century Views of Vinalhaven

Photographer Eliot Elisofon is known for images shot in exotic locales, but his favorite subject was Vinalhaven.

Boats and Everything Under the Sun

Retirement congratulations to John K. Hanson Jr.

A Sense of Time, Place & Indigenous People

Penobscot artist James Eric Francis, Sr. creates art relevant to his culture

Casting Off: An artist’s journey

Adieu to illustrations from Australia

Judy Taylor

This artist captures the lay of the land, sea, and shore in Maine and around the globe

Summer Memories and a Family Cottage

This summer cottage anchors family, history, and simple living

New Shows Celebrate Painter Alex Katz

The painter—and set and costume designer—who summers in Maine is enjoying a bounty of art-world attention.

New Life for Historic Boathouse and Marine Railway

A historic boathouse built for a turn-of-the-century yacht has been rebuilt to house a modern one.

Good Reads

A few new books about Maine.

From Rustic Camp to Elegant Lake House

A rustic camp on Sebago becomes a year-round home.

En Plein Mer with Amy and Seamus Hourihan

Aboard their Gunboat 55 catamaran Thirst, Amy and Seamus Hourihan find watercolor subjects along the coast of Maine.

Waterfront Makeover

Lyman-Morse's rebuilt facility in Camden has risen, like a phoenix, after a devastating fire

Alan Magee’s Conversation with the World

Through paintings, prints, and songs, the artist Alan Magee responds to civilization and its discontents

A Bar Harbor “Cottage”

A 1930's summer mansion with a secret

A Sea Captain and the House He Built

From Kittery to Calais, Maine’s coastal towns and cities are graced with 19th-century homes built by the state’s prosperous shipbuilders, vessel owners, and sea captains. In Brunswick, one of the most notable is the Captain George W. McManus House of 1858.