{"product_id":"down-east-magazine-august-2026","title":"Down East Magazine, August 2026","description":"\u003cdiv data-item-key=\"1755547213.096029\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\" id=\"message-list_1755547213.096029\" role=\"listitem\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa-placeholder=\"false\" data-qa-unprocessed=\"false\" data-qa=\"message_container\" class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--hovered p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa-hover=\"true\" class=\"c-message_kit__hover c-message_kit__hover--hovered\" aria-roledescription=\"message\" role=\"document\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa=\"message_content\" class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa=\"message-text\" class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\" class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"p-rich_text_block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-rich_text_section\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-item-key=\"1755547247.788209\" data-qa=\"virtual-list-item\" id=\"message-list_1755547247.788209\" role=\"listitem\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa-placeholder=\"false\" data-qa-unprocessed=\"false\" data-qa=\"message_container\" class=\"c-message_kit__background p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa-hover=\"true\" class=\"c-message_kit__hover\" aria-roledescription=\"message\" role=\"document\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__actions c-message_kit__actions--above\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__gutter\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa=\"message_content\" class=\"c-message_kit__gutter__right\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__blocks c-message_kit__blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa=\"message-text\" class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-qa=\"block-kit-renderer\" class=\"p-block_kit_renderer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper p-block_kit_renderer__block_wrapper--first\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"p-rich_text_block\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv title=\"Page 8\" class=\"page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003ch1 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonumental Success?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCarving Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument out of Maine's north woods was a big win for conservationists and other supporters. 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