The university's marine-science center is a magnet for misfit crustaceans, including orange, yellow, blue, purple, calico, ...

On a bitterly cold, bluebird afternoon last winter, a trio of women in matching blaze-orange parkas gathered at Quarry Road Trails, in Waterville, to will a Greek goddess from a hunk of snow. They’d ...

A bald eagle visits me every day. I have learned to recognize his voice as he approaches, a querulous complaint against the crows that usually accompany him like a desperate ring of courtiers vying ...

On Thanksgiving, Dan Powell will set his two acres of woods along Route 124 alight with 62,070 LED bulbs worth of twinkling Yuletide cheer.

On a late-January evening at Absolem Cider Company, in Winthrop, wisps of smoke tinged with the sweet-tangy scent of cooking apples rose into the icy blueness. The cidery’s founders, Ryan Travers, ...

Every winter brings ice bars to Maine, although the lineup tends to ebb and flow. One year, an ice bar pops up here. The next, maybe it doesn’t, but some other restaurant or hotel hosts one instead.

After a wild year, Aroostook musher Jonathan Nathaniel Hayes, champion of a canine hero and a Maine heritage breed, looks ahead to another ambitious challenge. In 1927, Seppala and his team came to ...

Maine is home to some of the best activities and things to do outdoors in the country. See our events calendar below and find the best things to do in Maine.

Lean into winter and make the most of cold, dark days at one of these ice lounges. For hearty Mainers and adventurous visitors, outdoor dining is a popular way to enjoy the state’s scenery, all year ...

We canvassed sledders across the state to point you to a few superb slopes, whether you’re chaperoning the kids or grandkids or sneaking in a few runs yourself. In Damariscotta, the Coastal Rivers ...