{"product_id":"down-east-magazine-november-2026","title":"Down East Magazine, November 2026","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"message-list_1755547213.096029\" role=\"listitem\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__background c-message_kit__background--hovered p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__hover c-message_kit__hover--hovered\" 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 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 class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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 id=\"message-list_1755547247.788209\" role=\"listitem\" class=\"c-virtual_list__item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__background p-message_pane_message__message c-message_kit__message\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"c-message_kit__hover\" 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 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 class=\"c-message__message_blocks c-message__message_blocks--rich_text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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\u003eAll in the Family\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSome of the state's most iconic companies–from retail giant L.L. Bean to frozen-blueberry purveyor Wyman's–have been in the same families for generations. Here, we take a look at the wider range of longtime family-owned and-operated businesses that make Maine a better place to live, work, and play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Joel Crabtree\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt Takes a Village\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eMidcoast Villager\u003c\/em\u003e launched with big ambitions. Can the small-town paper set an example for the future of local journalism?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBy Rachel Slade\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePhotographed by Hannah Hoggatt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecipe for Success?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOne of the country's culinary meccas, Portland draws throngs of curious diners from far and wide. 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