Aw, Shucks!
Chocolate truffles and heart-shaped candies are for amateurs — true romantics know that oysters make the best Valentine’s Day treat.
What’s In a Picture
This year’s ice harvest at Thompson Ice House, complete with hot chocolate and chili for visitors, is scheduled for February 19 — and some of that ice will then end up making ice cream for a social in July.
2017 Down East Reader Photo Contest
Once again, we asked this year for you to send us the photos that best represent your personal vision of Maine — and, man, did you ever respond.
Our Favorite Letter
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the December photo of Bass Harbor.
February 2017
Where in Maine?
Sixty-seven years ago, a guy named Winter cut the first ski trail on Maine’s second-highest mountain. Today, 162 ski runs stripe the massive cone, seen here from a freshly broken snowshoe trail. Do you recognize this snow-streaked peak?
Down East Goes Back to School
Maine high-schoolers tackle the publishing biz — with Down East as their model.
Thrills and Chills
Cold days and long nights wearing on you? To bust through those mid-winter doldrums, we have four heart-pounding, adrenaline-pumping races for you to check out (or try out) this year.
Thoughts on Home
When I was in kindergarten, the school bus dropped me off at a construction site. My parents were building their dream home on Cousins Island in Yarmouth and I’d spend my afternoons watching from a rock in the muddy yard as my dad worked alongside a carpenter.
From Our Archives
January 1980
From “Trekking on Rawhide,” by Robert Deis, in our January 1980 issue.
Our Favorite Stories (and More!) of 2016
The features, photos, and projects we were most proud of this year — plus a few non–Down East pieces that had us tipping our hats.
Our Favorite Letter
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the November photo of Deering Oaks park in Portland.