Maine

Bucksport, Maine | The Town That Refused to Die

When the paper mill that had defined Bucksport, Maine, for eight decades shut down just before Christmas 2014, the town, like others before it, could have withered away. Instead, something else happened.

Magazine

The Tinkerer of Dickinson’s Reach

Five wheelbarrows are scattered haphazardly around a large ground-floor workshop in an eccentric, circular building in the woods just a two-minute walk from Maine’s rocky coastline. None of the wheelbarrows looks like the others, and frankly, none looks much like a wheelbarrow. They’re all handmade, four of them by a man named Bill Coperthwaite. (The […]

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The New England Opioid Epidemic | Port in a Storm

Nowhere in America has the opioid epidemic been so deadly as New England. From the beginning, Gloucester, Massachusetts, has been on the front lines of a war seemingly without end.

Magazine

The Essence of Appledore

Eating what you gather on an island can change how you look at food—and even life itself.

New England

8 Perfect New England Weekend Getaways

Whether you crave award-winning local IPAs, a windswept lighthouse tour, or miles of bike trails that lead to pristine beaches, we have a batch of New England weekend getaways planned for you.

Maine

The Maine Coast at Night | Photos

A beautiful collection of images celebrating the starry night sky of coastal Maine from photographer Jon Secord.

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