Forging a new path for Maine-made axes—and rediscovering the State’s nearly forgotten history as an epicenter of American axe craftsmanship along the banks of the Messalonskee.

Honoring family and finding a future at Bobbie Ames’ stunning estate on a sleepy shoreline stretch of Lamoine’s Eastern Bay.

12,000 years ago, glacial retreat left unconsolidated regolith scattered across Downeast Maine: perfect conditions for wild, lowbush blueberries.

Smithereen Farm’s gorgeous acreage sits atop a clutch of rolling hills that yawn their way down to Cobscook Bay. Their summer kitchen—completely open on two sides, the walls adorned with dried herbs, kitchen tools, and mason jars of preserved foods—serves as a striking and memorable community center.

A big wait for tiny fish on the frozen shores of the Kennebec River at Worthing Jim Smelt Camp in Randolph, Maine.

Tents on the beach and fires on the tideline: a late-summer island camping trip along the Maine Island Trail in the Stonington Archipelago.

With hand-typed menus and placemats made of giant burdock leaves, forager and artist Rachel Alexandrou hosted a beautiful and intimate backyard dinner utilizing wild ingredients gathered from the Maine coast.

Four friends, three nights, and two overland adventure rigs on an early autumn adventure through Baxter State Park.

Photographing a seasonal colony of Atlantic Puffins—ten miles out to sea beyond Maine’s jagged Bold Coast on a remote, disputed island.

A yoga retreat on a small island in Casco Bay at a multi-generational family cottage overlooking the ocean, with daily yoga on an old steamer dock lined with lobster traps.

Where Buttermilk Cove meets the Gurnet Strait right on the Harpswell town line, Blake and Lily are lovingly restoring an historic lobstering village tied to one of the area’s oldest families.

The quiet luxury of an early spring guided fishing trip at Grand Lake Stream—and some face time with the town’s most storied craftsman of the Grand Laker-style canoe.

A visit to legendary artist Eric Hopkin’s 14-acre homestead on North Haven island to document his artistic process and learn about his life and work.

A group of friends and some weirdo oyster farmers gathered at Timber Point for a beach fire and lobster boil in the late evening sun while the Sturgeon Moon slowly rose over the sea behind us. 

With five lean-tos, a ranger station, and a wharf for campers arriving via mailboat, Isle au Haut hosts one of the Park Service’s most diminutive campgrounds: Duck Harbor.