January 2017
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January 2017

The table of contents from the January 2017 issue of Down East.

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Features

Reader Photo Contest

We asked for readers’ personal visions of Maine — and, man, did they respond, with more than 1,500 shots. We hope you’re as blown away by the results as we are.

The 10 Most Iconic Maine Photos of All Time

Some are instantly recognizable and others obscure. Some are joyous and others haunting. Some capture Maine’s history; others made history. Spanning more than a century, these are the shots you can’t forget.


Departments

Where in Maine?

Connect

The Mail


North by East

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

Down East Dispatches

News You May Have Missed

Make-Believe Subway

John Bullitt’s Zany Art Project

Apres-Ski?

Saddleback’s Bumpy Ride

Loon-y Toons

A Brit Animates Eastport

Reflection: Welcome to Portlyn

Ron Currie on a Gentrifying Portland


Dooryard

Living the Maine Life

Home

Munjoy Hill Victorian Revamp

Making It in Maine

Lucid’s Classic Wooden Skis

Recipe

Chocolate Mousse

My Maine

Woodstoves and Walden

Room With a View


Guide

What to Do in Maine This Month

Dining

Oxford House Inn

Art

Ed Shenton’s Illustrations

Events

Winter Thrills


From Our Archives

On the cover: JFK has a Maine “Bachelor Weekend”; Robert Knudsen.

Additional photos: Meredith Perdue; John Benford; Robert F. Bukaty; Douglas Merriam;Courtesy of Peter Ralston