In a brief chapter of Moby-Dick, Ishmael and his crewmates encounter flip aboard a passing whaler, off the coast of Patagonia. “Flip? Did I say we had flip?” he gushes. “Yes, and we flipped it at the ...

Know your seaweed: when it's in season, what it tastes like, and how best to use it in the kitchen. Location: Subtidal on rocky substrate, found in more sheltered environments and in areas of strong ...

Dr. Henry Puharich's research involved gathering “sensitives” from around the world for testing at Rockport's Glen Cove. One Sunday afternoon in August 1955, the world-renowned British author Aldous ...

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Jason K. Brown spent the first weeks of the year innovating a form of inlaid jewelry. Descended from a long line of Penobscot beadworkers and basketmakers, Brown wove thin strips of argentium silver ...

If you’ve ever cracked into a lobster and thought, “Hmm, this would be better a la mode,” then Ben & Bill’s Chocolate Emporium in downtown Bar Harbor is your place. If you enjoyed this story, I hope ...

If you’re wondering where to find Rod Vogel, check the weather. After a snowstorm, chances are he’s motoring his single-track groomer through Bradbury Mountain State Park, in Pownal, priming the ...

The swordfishing captain likes to hike to the cove in Surry’s Morgan Bay at low tide to go clamming. Greenlaw’s sister, Beth, is president of Sea Bags, the Portland-based maker of totes from recycled ...

If you’ve ever wondered at a ruby-red cardinal or black-capped chickadee flitting about your frozen yard, you know that winter bird-watching is something to crow about. “Some species that can be ...

In the 1980s, Charlie Lopresti grew pumpkins in the garden with his dad. Their biggest was about 200 pounds. A couple of decades later, Lopresti and his wife settled in rural Buxton, with plenty of ...

I would rather fish any day than go to heaven,” Cornelia “Fly Rod” Crosby is said to have declared. Plenty of Mainers agree with the legendary first Registered Maine Guide — and so, presumably, do ...

Since its founding in 1983, the nonprofit and its partners have contributed $128 million to Maine conservation, environment, climate, and resilience efforts. In 2011, Maine Farmland Trust acquired a ...