The New York Times – Travel:
Reading and writing are deeply valued in Maine. The novelist Lily King recommends fiction, nature writing, memoirs, children’s books and inspiration for writers.
Category: Maine
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Pottery Workshops Fill Up as People Travel to Connect Over Clay
The New York Times – Travel:
Pottery workshops like those at the Watershed Center for Ceramic Arts in Maine are filling up with people who want to connect with others instead of screens.
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First Came the Sports Betting Boom. Now Comes the Backlash.
The New York Times – Sports:
In many U.S. states and across the world, regulators are cracking down on the sports gambling industry, citing harm to the public and, in some cases, to athletes.
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Taking to the Woods With Maine’s ‘Tree Tippers’
The New York Times – Travel:
Generations of Mainers have made a living working seasonal, nature-based jobs. Harvesting the balsam used to make wreaths is one of them.
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New Ski Lifts Are Changing U.S. Slopes With Shorter Lines and Faster Rides
The New York Times – Travel:
A flurry of construction at major ski resorts has led to a high number of notable new chairlifts and gondolas opening this season.
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Japan Celebrates 150 Years of Baseball
The New York Times – Sports:
Japan is celebrating the sport’s introduction there in 1872. The living descendants of the American teacher who took the game to Tokyo only learned of his role in 2000.
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Cold-Plunging With Maine’s ‘Ice Mermaids’
The New York Times – Travel:
A photographer in Maine has been documenting groups of women who submerge themselves in near-freezing water. Here’s what she’s seen.
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In Her Maine Garden, Toshiko Mori Dreams of Plant-Based Buildings
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Cultivating potatoes and cabbages, the architect has discovered, is analogous to her design practice.