This Washington County treasure sits near the Oregon border like a living, breathing portal to an era when towns actually looked like towns instead of collections of big-box stores and traffic lights.

Perched at the northeastern tip of Maine, Houlton enjoys a unique position as America’s handshake with Canada. This ...

Jesus gripped his wife’s hand tightly. He is a big man, and brawny from 45 years of laboring in farm fields in the ...