The Nature Conservancy knows that healthy ecosystems are essential for people and the planet — and that thriving, sustainable ...

Good Shepherd Food bank and a network of 600 hunger-relief partners distributed 39 million meals last year to Mainers experiencing hunger, a new record for the state’s largest hunger-relief ...

With styles for every cook, Maine apron makers have you covered — from water-and-stain-resistant aprons to nostalgic ...

If the wistful musings on Michael Corleto’s sophomore country album Good Times ’n Willow Trees belie his mere 20 years, that may be because he’s already been a troubadour for half his life. The ...

The thing about the Holden Police Department is that if Holden wasn’t bisected by a busy stretch of Route 1A, shuttling drivers between the interstate and MDI, the Penobscot County town of a few ...

Swing through Belfast and you’ll likely spot a few bumper stickers emblazoned with the moniker Moonbat Kingdom — a proud nod to the city’s left-leaning politics and artsy vibe. When avid sailors Sam ...

The Island Institute supports Maine’s island and coastal economy by promoting its artists and makers at this downtown Rockland store and gallery. Island Institute was founded in 1983 with a mission to ...

Raising crops has always been a difficult way to make a living, but twenty-first century Maine farmers are facing challenges the likes of which they haven't seen before.

Will Grunewald is Down East's editor in chief and has been with the magazine since 2016, after previously working at Washingtonian. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, Heidi, and a spunky little dog ...