Here are the natural wonders to see, events to attend and places to visit if you want to truly know the state.
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Cony-Fryeburg battle of unbeatens is central Maine football game of the week
The top spot in Class B North will be on the line when the Rams and Raiders meet Friday in Augusta.
Small change in Varsity Maine football poll sets up 1-vs.-2 showdown
Portland maintains a slim lead over Thornton Academy and Bonny Eagle.
Varsity Maine football honor roll for Week 4
These were the top performers in last week’s games.
Is cash still king at Maine’s agricultural fairs?
More fairs are accepting digital payments, but processing fees and shoddy internet access make some vendors hesitant to change cash-only policies that have served them well for decades.
Bethel’s Jewel Clark is Fryeburg Fair’s sign painting songbird
Clark yodels and writes songs in her head as she readies the hundreds of signs on the signature white buildings for the fair that will start Sept. 27.
Race tightens among top 3 in Varsity Maine football poll
Three points separate Portland, Bonny Eagle and Thornton Academy.
Five Maine high school football storylines to follow in Week 1
Noble, Greely and Lisbon are making big adjustments, while Portland star Cordell Jones takes on a new role.
It’s fall fair season in Maine. Here are the 8 you shouldn’t miss.
Upcoming fairs are planned for Clinton, Litchfield, Oxford, New Portland, Farmington, Unity, Cumberland and Fryeburg.
Did temperatures in Maine reach 105 degrees during the summer of 1911? | Fact brief
That summer, an 11-day heat wave killed hundreds, if not thousands, of New Englanders.