Lee Kantar has been compiling copious data about both moose and winter ticks in hopes of saving the former from the latter.

An Expert on Oakland’s Tool-Making Past, Howard Hardy Has Many Axes to Grind With a collection of more than 300 locally crafted axes and scythes, he's taken a whack at reconstructing the town's ...

Erin French: Lost in Transition At home in Freedom, chef Erin French of the Lost Kitchen is rebuilding a restaurant — and a life.

How Much Longer Will the Threat of Industrialization Loom Over Sears Island? For activists trying to save Sears from development, the clock is ticking.

The Upstream Battle to Preserve Maine’s Lucrative Elver Fishery Some observers suspect that the number of baby eels migrating up Maine rivers is declining. Passamaquoddy fishermen have taken ...

For more than 40 years, the Wabanaki tribes in Maine have had to play by different rules than other indigenous groups across the country.

A Lady in a Gentleman’s Club Sixty-four years ago, Senator Margaret Chase Smith was at the top of her game — and, often, sleeping on her office sofa.

Don’t Let a Lack of Gear Keep You From Enjoying the Maine Woods A new breed of libraries is making the great outdoors even more accessible to Mainers.

Can Conservationists Save Cobbosseecontee From an Aggressive Lake Weed? As the upstream battle against Eurasian watermilfoil stretches into a sixth year, the long-term health of Cobbosseecontee — and ...

Lessons from a Day Picking Fiddleheads in Maine What does a veteran forager know about Maine's iconic fiddleheads that you don't? Curl up with Michael Burke 's tale of a tagalong day in the field.

A Portland Printmaker’s Vending Machines Are Popping Up All Over Anastasia Inciardi’s riff on a lobby mainstay spits out tiny artworks for a dollar apiece.

College of the Atlantic, Colby, and the University of Southern Maine have built new dorms to Passive House energy-efficiency standards.