Down East December 2015 Cover

December 2015

The table of contents from the December 2015 issue of Down East.

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Features

All Aboard!

For some folks, the mere mention of the holidays evokes the romance of the rails — real trains, model trains, toy trains. Let us take you on a ride.

Maine-Made Gifts!

Our annual gift guide is your ticket to stylish, creative, and thoughtful gift-giving — all while supporting Maine’s small businesses and artisans. By Laura Serino

Family Trees

The best part about having a real Christmas tree? Putting your boots on and heading out to find it, of course Photographed by Cara Slifka

My Intractable, Gun-Loving, Anti-Government, Right-Wing Cousin, (Who I Like a Lot)

On a visit back home to central Maine, one writer contemplates “the two Maines,” peace on Earth, and good will towards Ben. By Ron Currie Jr.


Department

Where in Maine?

Can you name this pretty park and the town where it’s found?

Editor’s Note

Down East Family

The Mail

What You Said


North by East

Opinions, Advisories, and Musings from the Length and Breadth of Maine

Down East Dispatches

News You May Have Missed

Winter Beaters

It Only Has to Last the Winter

What’s in a Picture

The First Flying Santa

Q&A

Does Maine Need Coyotes?


Dooryard

Living the Maine Life

Home

A Currier & Ives farmhouse
in Durham

My Maine

Into the Wildwood

Making It in Maine

ReVision Energy

Room With a View

Lingua Franca


Guide

What to Do in Maine This Month

Dining

Portland Pâtisserie

Theater

The Snow Queen vs. Frozen

Music

Liza Rey Butler’s Lullabies

Celebrations

Maine Holiday Event Calendar


From Our Archives

On the cover: Bringing in the Tree, by Cara Slifka