Lee Kantar has been compiling copious data about both moose and winter ticks in hopes of saving the former from the latter.

My Final Days on the Maine Coast Diagnosed with advanced lung cancer, a writer meditates on life, death, and beauty from his small seaside cottage down east.

With miles of undeveloped shoreline and quintessential down east quietude, Maine's Orange River is a critical link between ocean and inland ecosystems.

50 Shades of Chambray Being a thrilling account of how the Saco-Biddeford cotton empire gave rise to a trashy 19th-century literary craze full of torrid affairs, horrendous murders, and ruined females ...

Best of Maine 2022 Our annual roundup of Maine’s best everything: art galleries to architects, beers to boutiques, golf courses to gift shops. How did your favorites do?

The Very Long Walk That Changed Maine Politics In the summer of 1972, the little-known, 31-year-old mayor of Bangor set out on a walk clear across the state — from Gilead to Houlton to Fort Kent — in ...

At the northeastern tip of the country, Maine's far-flung Amish work together to survive. You won't believe the photos.

By Virginia Wright Photos by Michael D. Wilson See the 11 other Maine towns in our 2020 Best Places to Live feature Growing up in Maine’s capital in the ’80s and ’90s, Justin Fecteau thought of Water ...

Green Crabs Are Maine’s Most Delicious Scourge Meet the scientists and chefs who want to get invasive green crabs out of Maine’s waters and into your belly.

Just about everyone has seen a photo of the Cape Porpoise Fish House, but only a few know the complex story of one of Maine's most Instagrammed landmarks.

Amid the green pastures and historical placards of the last active Shaker community, a trio of believers is keeping the faith.

What does it mean to talk like a Mainer these days? As writer and linguist Michael Erard explains, the answer is wicked complicated.