A cadre of engineers, boatbuilders, policy advocates, and aquaculturists are spinning a greener future for the Maine coast, ...

For 40 years, the University of Maine at Fort Kent has graduated nurses prepared to serve in Maine’s healthcare system, and beyond.

Since its founding, MaineCF and its partners have contributed $128 million to Maine conservation, environment, and climate ...

Artist Amy Ray's elaborate needlework garments don't sit in her shop for long — her wearable art pieces are quickly finding ...

Shark Attacks in Maine Were Unthinkable — Until Bailey Island Maine's first-ever fatal shark attack jolted natives and visitors alike into acknowledging that great whites regularly swim off the ...

The Man with a Plan to Save Maine’s Moose Population Lee Kantar, the only dedicated state moose biologist in the country, is charged with everything from managing the hunt to countering the deadly ...

We’re Only Beginning to Grapple with the Toxic Legacy of “Forever Chemicals” Maine leads the nation in its response to the PFAS crisis, but we're just waking up to the problem.

Best of Maine 2021 Once again, we asked Down East readers to cast their votes for Maine’s best everything: burgers to bookstores, museums to marinas, art galleries to architects. plus, we’ve sprinkled ...

The Maine Farmer Saving the World’s Rarest Heirloom Seeds Will Bonsall has spent a lifetime scattering seeds across the country. But will his efforts fall among the thorns?

A Former Goop Editor, a Maine Island, Two Cafés, and a Lot of Bad Blood Ana Hito came to Vinalhaven last summer with a vision. But when the young, hard-charging restaurateur bucked community ...

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