Way Downeast

Washington County is one of the oldest counties in Maine, which happens to be the oldest state in the nation. But underneath those demographics are dozens of small businesses which tell a different, …

It’s graduation season. Maine’s colleges held their commencement ceremonies on the first weekend in May, including the University of Maine at Machias where on Sunday, May 5, 82 students marched to Po…

The Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center adds to vision of serving cancer patients throughout Washington County with support, capabilities and care with a new facility now open in Baileyville, Maine…

Washington County food pantries report the need for food is growing in our region, and not just among job seekers, but among working families, too. Listen to Sarah Craighead Dedmon's conversations wi…

Relic Cider co-owners Brittany and Charlie Foster have been hard at work this autumn gleaning apples from wild apple trees and from heritage orchards planted long ago around Washington County homeste…

This week, something new on the podcast. Following our custom on the Washington County Almanac, this week we bring you some brief observances of the week at hand, an audio Postcard from Washington Co…

On this episode of Way Downeast, we’re talking about Washington County lighthouses. We’ll hear from Bob Trapani Jr., executive director of the American Lighthouse Foundation, and Cutler storyteller D…

Half, if not more, of the Revolutionary War battles fought in present-day Maine took place in Washington County. In this episode, you’ll hear how the British lost not one but three ships in Machias, …

The Machias Wild Blueberry Festival is a summer festival like no other. 

Situated in the heart of wild blueberry country, the festival has expanded from a small one-day event in the 1970s to a three-d…

Welcome to Way Downeast, where host Sarah Craighead Dedmon will share small-town stories and have big conversations about Washington County, Maine — its communities, its heritage, its challenges, and…