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The five-acre farm is situated in the backyard of a Mediterranean restaurant owned by a James Beard Award winner. 4 Stylish, Efficient Maine Dwellings Under 1,000 Square Feet In an era of sky-high housing and construction costs, it’s little wonder some Mainers are seeing the appeal of a tinier abode. When It Comes to Cast-Iron Pans, Collector Mike Zubik’s a Seasoned Pro He resells and restores hundreds of pieces of antique and vintage cookware through his home business, Passadumkeag Iron. The best of Maine delivered to your door year-round. Subscribe to Down East magazine. Clock Doc Peter Rioux Shares What Makes Him Tick The Winterport tinkerer has rehabbed some 7,000 mechanical timekeepers. Voilà, Lewiston’s New French-Inspired Restaurant, Bon Vivant The welcoming eatery in a former Subway sandwich shop has a certain je ne sais quoi. Can You Name This Culinary Oasis? The five-acre farm is situated in the backyard of a Mediterranean restaurant owned by a James Beard Award winner. 4 Stylish, Efficient Maine Dwellings Under 1,000 Square Feet In an era of sky-high housing and construction costs, it’s little wonder some Mainers are seeing the appeal of a tinier abode. When It Comes to Cast-Iron Pans, Collector Mike Zubik’s a Seasoned Pro He resells and restores hundreds of pieces of antique and vintage cookware through his home business, Passadumkeag Iron. 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Our Favorite Answer This Belfast Gardener’s Tulip-Filled Yard Is One of the Brightest Spots Around The Oldest Hotel on Old Orchard Beach Gets a Colorful Update New Look, Same Great Linekin Bay Resort How Renys Became the Maine Adventure From Our Partners Paid Content How a Financial Planner Can Help You Meet Short-Term and Long-Time Goals Paid Content How to Care for a Loved One with Alzheimer’s Disease — and Care For Yourself Too Photography Down East ‘s 6th Annual Cutest Pets Photo Contest Winners Paid Content The Barn Yard Is Raising Customized Post and Beam Barns Paid Content Home Remedies Inspires Living Areas That Are Lasting and Loved Paid Content Mount Desert Island Is Home to Maine’s First Electric School Bus Paid Content Albracca A New England Elegance” Paid Content The Artists of Cumberland Crossing by OceanView Are Pursuing Their Passions The best of Down East , in your inbox. Sign up for our newsletters now. The Latest 5 Maine-Made Items That Celebrate Maine’s Sea Creatures Well shucks, when it comes to seashell products, we’re hard-pressed to pick a favorite. Where in Maine? Our Favorite Answer Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from March’s photo. This Belfast Gardener’s Tulip-Filled Yard Is One of the Brightest Spots Around Molly Ahrens’s property dazzles with Monet-like dabs of color from more than 1,000 tulips. The Oldest Hotel on Old Orchard Beach Gets a Colorful Update Built around 1895, the Ocean House Hotel reopens this month with a splashy new interior. The Auburn Lobster Festival Sure Seems to Have Legs The idea for a celebration of Maine’s famous crustacean in the inland city began as an April Fools’ Day gag in 2021. Long Way Home A lost dog, a loving family, and a lesson in letting go.Food & Drink Lake & Co.’s Meals Make a Night In Feel Like a Night Out Cait Shibles Is Cooking Up Something New at Camp Susan Curtis Crooked Face Creamery Takes Home One of the Dairy World’s Top Honors Buxton’s New Oak & Ember Gastropub Has Already Sparked a Loyal Following From Our Shop The perfect gifts for Maine-loving gourmands. SEE THE FOOD COLLECTION Food & Drink Lake & Co.’s Meals Make a Night In Feel Like a Night Out From mouthwatering meatballs to herb-roasted chicken, the Yarmouth catering company delivers one heck of a heat-and-serve spread. Cait Shibles Is Cooking Up Something New at Camp Susan Curtis When she took over the kitchen at the Stoneham camp, where kids from disadvantaged backgrounds come for a classic summer experience, she decided to start from scratch. Crooked Face Creamery Takes Home One of the Dairy World’s Top Honors The Skowhegan cheesemaker’s lemon-fennel ricotta won bronze in the fresh-cow’s-milk category at the 2023 World Cheese Awards. From Our Shop The perfect gifts for Maine-loving gourmands. SEE THE FOOD COLLECTION TRENDING IN FOOD & DRINK 5 Classic Maine Drive-In Eateries That Never Seem to Run Out of Gas This Burgeoning Brunswick Bagel Shop Can Hardly Keep Up 24 Maine Restaurants That Have Stood the Test of Time Maine Pizzas You Have To TryTravel & Outdoors Putting Down Roots at Poland’s Wolf Cove Inn 76-Year-Old Harold Crosby Hopes You’ll Take a Skate on the Wild Side A Beginner’s Guide to Wild Skating on Maine’s Frozen Lakes and Rivers Look For Signs of Resident Wildlife at One of These Maine Nature Preserves This Winter Travel & Outdoors Albracca A New England Elegance” An enterprising duo with a mutual dedication to the hospitality industry has revitalized a former gem of a destination. Putting Down Roots at Poland’s Wolf Cove Inn A California couple is investing in a historic lakefront property — and in their future in Maine. 76-Year-Old Harold Crosby Hopes You’ll Take a Skate on the Wild Side For the lifelong Whiting resident, some things never change — not his Bean boots, not his skate blades, and certainly not his love of skimming up and down the ice on the Orange River. See Maine with Down East ! Join us on a unique and authentic Maine adventure. SEE UPCOMING TRIPS TRENDING IN TRAVEL & OUTDOORS Maine’s 10 Prettiest Villages The Blackfly Survival Guide The Best Places to Camp in Maine The Oldest Hotel on Old Orchard Beach Gets a Colorful UpdateSee Maine with Down East ! Join us on a unique and authentic Maine adventure. SEE UPCOMING TRIPS Home & Garden In Nobleboro, a Gung-Ho DIYer Reimagines Her Scraggly Midcoast Lot Throwing Out Old Furniture Doesn’t Sit Well with Upholsterer Molly Hutchins A Destructive Earthworm Is Wriggling Its Way into More Maine Gardens Seed Libraries Are Sprouting Up Around the Pine Tree State From Our Shop Browse beautiful handmade gods from Maine makers. makers Arts & Leisure Long Way Home A Kittery Photographer Unleashes Two Years’ Worth of Dog Portraits How an Old Portland Train Depot Became an Engine for the Arts The Maine Women Behind the Viral TikTok Account My...