Down East Magazine

August 2005

Archive » Features
The Moderate Centrists are flexing their muscles in the U.S. Senate. But stopping the closing of military bases in Maine ? and the loss of 7,000 jobs ? might be the ultimate test of Senator Susan Collins? political clout. By Jeff Clark
The Buying Game Yes, you can afford great Maine art on a less-than-great budget. Just ask the Gleasons. By Edgar Allen Beem
Table of Contents
Where in Maine? Wabanakis called this gorge ?place of the perpetual rainbow.? Have you ever rafted through this ravine?
Letters to The Editor
On the Beach A new house on the dunes of Biddeford Pool captures the bright and breezy style of summer in Maine. By Rebecca Martin Evarts
A Passion for Perfect Tomatoes ?Tomato Lady? Amy LeBlanc, of Wilton, grows more than 300 varieties of organic tomatoes. She holds her plants to a high standard ? and her customers to an even higher one. Do you have what it takes to pass her test? By Sally Noble
Living History The new Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor does more than preserve the past of Maine?s Wabanaki Indians ? it celebrates their present. By Luther Young
High Anxiety What kind of person risks life and limb, taking off from grassy airstrips and skimming treetops, all for a ?hundred-dollar hamburger?? Abby Zimet meets the barnstormers. By Abby Zimet
Reinventing Rockland A decade after its artistic and commercial renaissance, the ?Lobster Capital of the World? is experiencing growing pains. By Virginia Wright
5,267 Feet of Rock At age forty-five, I wanted to climb Mount Katahdin to prove to my older brothers I was no longer their baby sister. Guess what happened? By Elizabeth Peavey
Salon Prints At Sarah Jeanne?s Family Hair Care in Lewiston, the pursuit of beauty takes many wild and wonderful forms, as photographer Melonie Bennett discovered. By Melonie Bennett
The Maine Hippie Trail Looking to recapture the psychedelic mood of the 1960s and ?70s? Here?s the trippy road trip for you.
Archive » Calendar of Events
August Highlights Fairs, festivals, plays, and concerts pack Maine?s summer schedule.
Archive » Dining Down East
Chebeague Island Inn The restaurant in this grand summer hotel is well worth the voyage. By Michael Sanders
Archive » Down East Bookshelf
Everyday Gothic Like the best of Hitchcock, Monica Wood?s new novel is an intimate shocker. By Richard Grant
Archive » Inside Maine
A Taste of Germany The makers of Morse?s sauerkraut have opened a market and caf? for schnitzel fans in Waldoboro. By Andrew Vietze
Archive » I Remember
MAS*H Note How a meatball surgeon, back from Korea, helped me out of a jam in Waterville. By Anthony Betts
Archive » North By East
Tent Cities Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Archive » The Maine Viewpoint
Base Closure Realities Maine should fight hard to keep its military bases but also plan for life without them.
Archive » The Talk of Maine
Out of Service Maine towns want tourists, so why won?t they provide the restrooms they need? By Joshua F. Moore
Archive » What's In A Picture?
Wrestling with the Babe By Joshua F. Moore

Features

The Moderate

Centrists are flexing their muscles in the U.S. Senate. But stopping the closing of military bases in Maine ? and the loss of 7,000 jobs ? might be the ultimate test of Senator Susan Collins? political clout.

By Jeff Clark

The Buying Game

Yes, you can afford great Maine art on a less-than-great budget. Just ask the Gleasons.

By Edgar Allen Beem

Where in Maine?

Wabanakis called this gorge ?place of the perpetual rainbow.? Have you ever rafted through this ravine?

Letters to The Editor

On the Beach

A new house on the dunes of Biddeford Pool captures the bright and breezy style of summer in Maine.

By Rebecca Martin Evarts

A Passion for Perfect Tomatoes

?Tomato Lady? Amy LeBlanc, of Wilton, grows more than 300 varieties of organic tomatoes. She holds her plants to a high standard ? and her customers to an even higher one. Do you have what it takes to pass her test?

By Sally Noble

Living History

The new Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor does more than preserve the past of Maine?s Wabanaki Indians ? it celebrates their present.

By Luther Young

High Anxiety

What kind of person risks life and limb, taking off from grassy airstrips and skimming treetops, all for a ?hundred-dollar hamburger?? Abby Zimet meets the barnstormers.

By Abby Zimet

Reinventing Rockland

A decade after its artistic and commercial renaissance, the ?Lobster Capital of the World? is experiencing growing pains.

By Virginia Wright

5,267 Feet of Rock

At age forty-five, I wanted to climb Mount Katahdin to prove to my older brothers I was no longer their baby sister. Guess what happened?

By Elizabeth Peavey

Salon Prints

At Sarah Jeanne?s Family Hair Care in Lewiston, the pursuit of beauty takes many wild and wonderful forms, as photographer Melonie Bennett discovered.

By Melonie Bennett