Explore local farms & harvests

Get to know Blue Hill’s farmers and food producers WRITTEN BY EMILY BAER The Blue Hill Peninsula is often associated with boatbuilding, lobsters, and maritime history, but it would be a mistake to not consider its rich agricultural heritage as well. The landscape is dotted with…

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A treasure map for paddling gems

Lauch into fall with the Delorme Atlas and Gazetteer WRITTEN BY AISLINN SARNACKI Though many paddlers stow their gear at the end of summer, fall is a wonderful time to get out on the water. Maine’s ruthless blackflies and mosquitoes are dying down, and the waterways…

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Traversing the A.T., bit by bit

One woman’s 20-year mission to hike the Appalachian Trail WRITTEN BY JOANIE RHODA The day we had been looking forward to for 20 years was finally here — the day we would summit Katahdin. Our adventure section-hiking the Appalachian Trail was drawing to a close. Anticipation…

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Magalloway lands and waters

One of the most important landscapes for fish and wildlife in Maine COURTESY OF THE MAGALLOWAY COLLABORATIVE At the far western edge of Maine, in the heart of the Northern Appalachian forest, an expanse of landscape with shimmering waters seem to stretch on forever — past…

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