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Recap: My Big Maine Summer

Plus, swimming with the unknown…

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Laura Motta
Sep 13, 2025
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New England Monsters of the Deep

Wells Estuarine Reserve, Wells, Maine / Laura Motta, 2025

Years ago, a representative from a European tourism board described for me, with much excitement, a new travel trend called “wild swimming.”

“It’s a beautiful way to connect with nature in a tactile way,” she said.

I was confused. “So you mean like… swimming in a lake…

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