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Down East Magazine, December 2015

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Features

Maine-Made Gifts!

Our annual gift guide is your ticket to stylish, creative, and thoughtful gift-giving — all while supporting Maine’s small businesses and artisans. By Laura Serino


Family Trees

The best part about having a real Christmas tree? Putting your boots on and heading out to find it, of course Photographed by Cara Slifka


My Intractable, Gun-Loving, Anti-Government, Right-Wing Cousin, (Who I Like a Lot)

On a visit back home to central Maine, one writer contemplates “the two Maines,” peace on Earth, and good will towards Ben. By Ron Currie Jr.


Departments

Where in Maine?

Can you name this pretty park and the town where it’s found?


Editor’s Note

Down East Family


The Mail

What You Said


North by East

Opinions, Advisories, and Musings from the Length and Breadth of Maine


North by East

Down East Dispatches

News You May Have Missed


Winter Beaters

It Only Has to Last the Winter


What’s in a Picture

The First Flying Santa


Q&A

Does Maine Need Coyotes?


Dooryard

Home

A Currier & Ives farmhouse in Durham


My Maine

Into the Wildwood


Making It in Maine

ReVision Energy


Room With a View

Lingua Franca


Guide

Dining

Portland Patisserie

Theater

The Snow Queen vs. Frozen


Music

Liza Rey Butler’s Lullabies


Celebrations

Maine Holiday Event Calendar

From Our Archives

On the cover: Bringing in the Tree, by Cara Slifka

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Down East Magazine gift subscription card featuring Maine scenery and magazine logo, ideal for gift-giving.
Down East Magazine gift subscription card featuring Maine scenery and magazine logo, ideal for gift-giving.

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