Features
Maine at Yuletide
The blessings of the solstice crowd in at Christmas. By John Cole.
Making It In Maine
Two more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Dr. Yes
General Practitioner Lowell Barnes, of Hiram, is one country doctor who never says no. By Jack Barnes.
Miracle on Chestnut Street
A landmark Camden church has a gleaming new steeple, thanks to the tireless efforts of a teenaged Boy Scout. By Michael T. Kinnicutt.
Trending Into Winter on a Maine Farm
William Pearse and his family prepare for winter’s long haul on their 200-year-old farmstead in Hope. Color photographs by Kip Brundage.
Louie and Harry’s Christmas Party
Father Blanchette’s brioche saves a tradition. By John Gould.
Departments
Room With A View
A Down-easter, for example, is not easily thrown off balance by a salesman’s pitch; he has a pretty good idea when he enters a clothing store what he wants, and he’s far more interested in the practical aspects of the garment than whether or not it is cut to the latest Savile Row style. By Caskie Stinnett.
For the Record
Pileated Woodpecker for State Bird
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Outdoor Maine
Hunters Bag 635 Moose in Trial Season
Down East Bookshelf
Toward the End by Elizabeth Savage
I Remember
Christmas at Great Pond
Cover: “Granite Schooners” (24″ x 36″), oil on masonite, by Earle G. Barlow. Born and raised in Maine, Mr. Barlow has been around boats all his life and, six years ago, built a ketch and sailed it to Europe. He is a resident of the midcoast area and exhibits at the Massachusetts House Gallery, Lincolnville.