Down East Magazine helps readers discover Maine restaurants, things to do in Maine, and the best restaurants, breakfasts, and travel adventures in the state. Down East is the ultimate resource for living in Maine and enjoying the hikes, beaches, food, and events for locals and visitors in Maine.

Lawrence Hollins Publisher. Lawrence started working at the magazine in 2007 to help get downeast.com up and running, and he was promoted to the role of publisher in 2024. Now, he oversees all things under the Down East brand. Passionate about art and agriculture, Lawrence also serves as president of the board of directors at the Maine Crafts Association and lives on a farm in the midcoast ...

Deeper Ties. The Wabanaki can measure their down east heritage by millenia, not just centuries. The most well-known and oft-visited museum in Maine dedicated to indigenous peoples is the Abbe Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate in the middle of downtown Bar Harbor.Its core exhibit, People of the First Light, provides a wide-angle view of …

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SPOTLIGHT. Davis Bros Furniture 9 Elm St., Guilford. 207-876-3354.. Camps all over the state are full of fittingly rustic furniture: armchairs upholstered in patterns with bears and pine cones and moose, rough-hewn wooden bed frames with a crisscross of bent boughs for headboards, lamps made from antlers, dining tables with skinny tree trunks for legs.

Features “You Can’t Explain It to Anybody” After a mass shooting took the lives of 18 people last October, families, friends, and survivors were left to process their grief and trauma in myriad ways.

North by East Fire and Ice. A smoked-apple hard cider, brewed last winter, is now ripe for enjoying. Maine Moment What Floats Their Boats. For a group of winter sailors, racing tiny vessels is a pretty big deal.

Since 1954, the goal of Down East has always been to hold a mirror up to the state and to celebrate its independent character and unhurried way of life. Today, the magazine is known for its insight into compelling Maine characters, stunning photography and storytelling, reporting on issues shaping the state, and indispensable insight into the arts, food, travel, and culture.

Features The Write Stuff. Maine boasts the country’s second most bookstores per capita, and we asked some notable Maine writers — Stephen King and Lois Lowry, among others — where they go to find their next good read.

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