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It’s at the southern tip of the peninsula where Maine’s first granite cutters’ union was founded, but this harborside community has long been better known for its marine resources than its mineral ones.

It’s at the southern tip of the peninsula where Maine’s first granite cutters’ union was founded, but this harborside community has long been better known for its marine resources than its mineral ones.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from January’s photo of the Louisiana-Pacific mill in New Limerick.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from January’s photo of the Louisiana-Pacific mill in New Limerick.

It’s topped with a number of communications towers engineered to withstand thick layers of ice and extreme winds. Maine, Engineering, Tower, Canning, Photography, Rook, Photograph, Computer Case, Fotografie

It’s topped with a number of communications towers engineered to withstand thick layers of ice and extreme winds.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from December’s photo of Corea. Seaside Village, Your Name, Naval, Harbor, Fleet, 19th Century, East, Postal Service

Seaside Village

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from December’s photo of Corea.

The cove is at the southern end of a famous mile-long walkway, and it’s spanned by this rare wooden double-leaf draw-footbridge. Visit Maine, Leaf Drawing, Footbridge, Much, Walkway, Cove, Visiting, Southern

The cove is at the southern end of a famous mile-long walkway, and it’s spanned by this rare wooden double-leaf draw-footbridge.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from November’s photo. Tall Ships, Tidal, Rebuild, Landmark, Beneath, New York Skyline, Bridge

New York Skyline

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from November’s photo.

Settlers arrived here in the late 18th century, naming the place after a southern Maine town they left behind.

Settlers arrived here in the late 18th century, naming the place after a southern Maine town they left behind.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from October’s photo of Rangeley Lake. Rangeley Lake, Carrie Stevens, Ghost, Names, Mountains, Natural Landmarks

Natural Landmarks

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from October’s photo of Rangeley Lake.

Until the end of the 19th century, this seaside village was known as Indian Harbor — the story goes that so many neighboring settlements had “harbor” in their names, the postal service had trouble sorting mail.

Until the end of the 19th century, this seaside village was known as Indian Harbor — the story goes that so many neighboring settlements had “harbor” in their names, the postal service had trouble sorting mail.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from September’s photo of Clarry Hill. New England, Hills, Towns, Country Roads, Wall Art

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from September’s photo of Clarry Hill.

A substantial rebuild, completed a few years ago, changed the bridge’s look and design, allowing taller ships to travel the tidal waters below.

A substantial rebuild, completed a few years ago, changed the bridge’s look and design, allowing taller ships to travel the tidal waters below.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from August’s photo of Burnt Coat Harbor Light. Acadia National Park, National Parks, Maine Lighthouses, Harbor Lights, Monument Valley, Island, Discover, Views

Acadia National Park

Maine Lighthouses

Monument Valley

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from August’s photo of Burnt Coat Harbor Light.

Oniqueky Samuels grew up in a part of Jamaica where daytime temperatures rarely drop out of the high 80s. Funny, then, that his favorite place in Maine is a ski hill in Fort Kent, where a few subzero days are no big deal. Fort Kent, Lonesome Pine, Ski Hill, Our Town, Samuel, Jamaica, Skiing, Dolores Park

Oniqueky Samuels grew up in a part of Jamaica where daytime temperatures rarely drop out of the high 80s. Funny, then, that his favorite place in Maine is a ski hill in Fort Kent, where a few subzero days are no big deal.

Fly tyer Carrie Stevens invented the legendary Gray Ghost fly while fishing nearby.

Fly tyer Carrie Stevens invented the legendary Gray Ghost fly while fishing nearby.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from July’s photo of Boothbay Harbor. Boothbay Harbor, Musical Film, Backdrops, Musicals, Canal

Boothbay Harbor

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from July’s photo of Boothbay Harbor.

The little knoll, just 643 feet tall, is named for a family that settled on it before the Civil War.

The little knoll, just 643 feet tall, is named for a family that settled on it before the Civil War.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from June’s photo of Monhegan's Lobster Cove Maine Islands, Tug, Cottage, Turner

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from June’s photo of Monhegan's Lobster Cove

It’s a markedly quiet counterpoint to a more famous island six miles away, where millions of visitors flock every year.

It’s a markedly quiet counterpoint to a more famous island six miles away, where millions of visitors flock every year.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to #WhereInMaine. Here is our favorite letter from May’s photo of the Orono Bog Boardwalk. Orono, Wetland, Bogs, Boardwalk, Farm Life, Acre, Explore, Outdoor Decor

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to #WhereInMaine. Here is our favorite letter from May’s photo of the Orono Bog Boardwalk.

In 1955, the town's waterfront provided the backdrop for a musical number in a Rodgers and Hammerstein film adaptation, a nearly 10-minute scene celebrating the beauty of the harbor and the tall ships that visit it each year.

In 1955, the town's waterfront provided the backdrop for a musical number in a Rodgers and Hammerstein film adaptation, a nearly 10-minute scene celebrating the beauty of the harbor and the tall ships that visit it each year.

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from April’s photo of Quoddy Head State Park. State Parks, Lighthouse, New York City, Road Trip, Epic, River, New York

Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from April’s photo of Quoddy Head State Park.

Can You Name This Maine Island and the Tug Wrecked on Its Shore?

Fort, Coastal, Survival, Patio, Mansions, Icon

Can You Name This Wondrous Maine Wetland?

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Winter Olympics