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State and national pride take flight at Great State of Maine Air Show

by Katie Langley July 13, 2026July 22, 2026

Two of the weekend’s main attractions were military aerobatic teams from the U.S. Navy and Great Britain’s Royal Air Force.

Do This, Life & Culture, Maine

13 Maine museums with quirky collections

by Ray Routhier July 13, 2026July 21, 2026

They include old telephones in Ellsworth, ice harvesting tools in South Bristol, bird carvings in Southwest Harbor and beadwork in Portland.

Do This, Life & Culture, News

Historical photos capture Maine schooner Victory Chimes

by Aimsel Ponti July 13, 2026July 10, 2026

The windjammer sailed out of Rockland for several decades.

Community, Leslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, News

In Yarmouth, the kids still roam free | Column

by Leslie Bridgers July 13, 2026July 11, 2026

There’s a throwback feel to life in this suburb. During Clam Fest, we can all get a taste.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine

Readers suggest the objects they’d pick to explain Maine

by Ray Routhier and Leslie Bridgers July 11, 2026July 11, 2026

Black flies, ice fishing shacks and maple syrup were just a few of the things people suggested as additions to the list we published on Independence Day weekend.

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See Maine from above in a WWII-era plane

by Katie Langley July 10, 2026July 20, 2026

The C-47 military transport traveled from Long Island, New York, to Brunswick for the Great State of Maine Air Show this weekend. Here’s a look from inside (and above).

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture, Maine, New England

Mechanics’ Hall receives second NEA Big Read grant

by Chloe Swedberg July 10, 2026July 10, 2026

The only Maine organization chosen for the grant, Mechanics’ Hall will have the opportunity to provide a year of literacy programming tied to Nathaniel Philbrick’s ‘In the Heart of the Sea.’

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, New England, Schools and Education

This Maine photographer is taking on a new mission: Paying it forward

by Chloe Swedberg July 10, 2026July 10, 2026

Rose Marasco, whose work is on display at the Maine Jewish Museum through August, developed a scholarship program opening this fall for high school students to attend an arts college of their choice.