{"id":3,"date":"2021-10-11T19:28:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T23:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudy\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2024-12-09T14:28:14","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T19:28:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-image3_f3e211-8f.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image3_f3e211-8f .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:368px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image3_f3e211-8f.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image3_f3e211-8f .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image3_f3e211-8f figure{max-width:368px;}.kb-image3_f3e211-8f .image-is-svg, .kb-image3_f3e211-8f .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image3_f3e211-8f .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image3_f3e211-8f\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/mainestudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2020\/06\/Signpost-e1629749123694-1024x315.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1514\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Maine Studies (MES) Program explores the places, people, culture, history and stories of Maine. 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