EDITOR’S NOTE

AMagazine published monthly by Sensi Media Group LLC. © 2021 Sensi Media Group. All rights reserved. Although I’m really not a fan of hot weather, I’m pretty excited that summer is fi nally here. Now that we’re fully vaccinated against COVID-19, my husband, Rob, and I are looking forward to visiting some of our favorite New England summer haunts again. Among the places we’ve missed most is Maine, with its picturesque coastline, broad sandy beaches, endless hiking trails, and fresh lobster rolls for sale on what seems like every corner. (It’s also much cooler in FIND Maine than where I live in Massachusetts.) US When I was working on this issue, I came across an interesting place in Freeport called the “Desert of Maine.” It’s not a real desert, of course—it gets the same weathON er as everywhere else along Maine’s southern coast—but a 40-acre glacial sand deposit that dates back more than 12,000 years, home to shifting dunes up to 65 feet tall. SOCIAL The “desert” is open to the public, so Rob and I plan to check it out on our next trip MEDIA north. (See The End in this issue to fi nd out more.) You’ll fi nd other things to do and see this summer in this issue’s Cultural Calendar and in The Buzz. Read about a cannabis-friendly campground in Maine, a Massachusetts museum that’s home to some of the world’s worst art, and an in-person FACEBOOK workshop in New Hampshire where you can learn how to build with sustainable Like Sensi Media hempcrete. Group to infuse your newsfeed with more No matter what your plans are this summer, I hope you’ll have the opportunity to of our great cannabis visit some of your favorite places again, too, and perhaps even discover a few new lifestyle content. ones along the way. As Beat writer Jack Kerouac, who was from my hometown of Lowell, wrote, “Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the offi ce or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” TWITTER Follow @sensimag Happy summer, for need-to-know news and views from Sensi headquarters. INSTAGRAM Pretty things, pretty places, pretty awesome people: nd it all on @sensimagazine

No matter what your plans are this summer, I hope you’ll have the opportunity to visit some of your favorite places again, too, and perhaps even discover a few new ones along the way.

Emilie-Noelle Provost @Emilie_Noelle