In Maine, large swaths of untouched land, coupled with a strong Yankee independent streak, have lured generations of hardy souls to build homes off the grid. Now, rising electricity costs are sparking ...

A little over 30 years ago, Howard Hardy visited a cousin who was chopping wood with an axe he said was made in Oakland. Intrigued, Hardy began keeping an eye out for other locally crafted cutting ...

Mainers (not to mention the entire art world) had already come to know the immense talent of Andrew Wyeth, but they were only just making the acquaintance of Andrew’s 21-year-old son, Jamie, when ...

Nine steps to a healthy and lush organically grown lawn. Tiny houses. Tiny trees. Homegrown seedlings. Fancy concrete. Here are our 2015 editors' choices for the Best of Maine Home and Garden.

Martha White — granddaughter of E.B. — has become the kind of literary executor every author wishes they could have.

The mysterious fish faces a troubling future from overfishing to environmental factors.

A longtime champion of local artisans and makers, Martha Stewart reveals her top product picks from around the state.

On the centennial of Maine’s original summer colony, Down East asked Edith Wheeler, the 93-year-old granddaughter of the ...

Ellsworth native Zac Smith-Hess is an entomologist and educator who taught at schools, zoos, and aquariums around the country before joining the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens staff in 2022. There, ...