Scoops

49 Lost on a Barren in Maine
By Ben Wilkins

71 Deep Roots
By Clif Travers

Snoops

19 From the Editor
“Strangers in a Strange Land”
By Colin W. Sargent

21 Letters to the Editor

23 Chowder
A tasty blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow-Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong.

31 Yacht Spotting
By Jill Blackwood, Tess Baldwin, and Nick O’Malley

Culture

53 Micro Hikes
By Gwen Thompson

77 Fine Living
“A Brief History of High”
By Tess Baldwin

83 Summer Fever
Maine Fairs and Festivals

119 Fiction
“Dark Energy”
By Joan Connor

Shelter

105 Talking Walls
“Lobster, He Said”
By Colin W. Sargent

112 New England Homes & Living

Refresh

61 Piloting a Future
By Sydney Alexander

64 Select Area Restaurants

Explore

24 Made in Maine

44 On the Water

47 Explore Rangeley

66 Visit the Kennebunks

111 The Boothbays