If Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory had a real-life counterpart, Lisa Stephen’s Eastport shop would perfectly fit the bill. Sweeties Downeast, the yellow clapboard storefront with […]

Thirty five years ago, 11 Mount Desert Island area artisans came together with one simple goal. “The main mission was to provide a space for […]

The fresh smell of wood shavings and light scent of tung oil filled the airy ground-floor workshop at Geoffrey Warner Studio in Stonington. The pleasant […]

When most people celebrate their birthdays, they receive gifts. Shirley’s Yarns Crafts & Gifts earlier this year celebrated its 45th birthday by giving gifts and […]

A brighter, sparkling Brooklin General Store opened June 1, saving residents from having to travel to Sedgwick or Blue Hill for forgotten gallons of milk […]

On Main Street in Winter Harbor, Works of Hand’s front yard overflows with red roses, white and pink peonies, purple irises and yellow lady’s mantle.

The Old Creamery Antique Mall in Ellsworth houses many treasures in the more-than-6,000-square-foot building.

From its industrial roots as a 19th century shipbuilding town and the home to chicken, sardine and potato-processing plants in the 1950s, Belfast over the past decade is flourishing in a new phase: that of a hip, thriving and creative coastal community.

The Treasured Leaf carries more than 70 types of loose-leaf tea, along with pots, cups and brewing gear.

BookStacks owner Andy Lacher likens himself to a bartender. The Bucksport resident makes recommendations, forms genuine friendships with his regulars and catches up on his […]

To mother and daughter Claire and Carly Weinberg, seaweed is not just slimy stuff that grazes your feet as you wade into the ocean — […]

“I believe in curating a collection of work that has a young, fresh feel.” — jeweler Cara Romano

Anyone who’s driven through Trenton has probably noticed what appears to be a rambling red barn beside the road. You’re not mistaken. The spacious structure […]

If you want to grow a beautiful flower garden, you must order several subscriptions to The Ellsworth American print edition. Avid gardener Letha Wood, who […]

Two years ago, artists and El El Frijoles taqueria proprietors Michele Levesque and Michael Rossney purchase an old vending machine — the low-slung kind that […]