Features
A Month of Fun
31 Ways to Enjoy July in Maine!
- By: Robert Jones
Doggone Good
Maine’s best ice cream cookie sandwich.
- By: Meadow Rue Merrill
First Island
The rugged isle of Damariscove is where New England really began.
- By: Colin Woodard
Lost in Translation
Can the Penobscot language be brought back from the brink of extinction?
- By: Abby Zimet
Mush to the Thrush
Foolishly, I agreed to hike up Saddleback in search of Maine’s most elusive mountain bird.
- By: Elizabeth Peavey
Hidden Beaches
Twelve of Maine’s best hidden beaches.
- By: Andrew Vietze
A Maine Holiday (in Haiku)
You can find a little poetry in even the most harried family vacations.
- By: Paul Doiron
The Heart of Cherryfield
Located midway between Ellsworth and Machias, the self-proclaimed Blueberry Capital of the World is a small town that wears its history on its streets.
- By: Virginia Wright
Departments
Recognize this historic downtown?
Maine’s tiniest city makes for a great summer stroll.
- Photography by: Dean Abramson
Musings From Maine
Down East’s editors discuss Maine’s elusive Longfellow Mountains, the new Acadia (car, that is), and more.
The Road Less Traveled
Introducing Maine’s newest superhighway – Route 201?
- By: Jeff Clark
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to “Where in Maine?” and other articles.
Maine’s Secret Places
Editor-in-Chief Paul Doiron reflects on revealing some of Maine’s prettiest places.
- By: Paul Doiron
Shop the State of Maine archive store
The State of Maine archive store goes online.
Surfer Moms
Catch a wave at Gooch’s Beach in Kennebunk.
Lost Resorts
Lavish photos, lackluster text document the grand seaside hotels of nineteenth-century Maine and New England.
- By: Colin Woodard
Island Summer League
On summering on Isle au Haut.
- By: Sarah Scott
Oh, Orono!
Visit Orono, the home of the University of Maine, in summer.
- By: Kathleen Fleury
The Maine Viewpoint
Editorial opinions from across Maine.
July Editors’ Picks
A garden party with Martha Stewart, a loon count, and American art in Ogunquit are special events not to miss in Maine this July.
Ready, Aim, Shoot
The Maxim family’s severe faces are nearly as powerful as the deadly machine in this family portrait from 1898.
- By: Joshua F. Moore
Perfect Match
93 Townsend offers a modern marriage of flavors in Boothbay Harbor.
- By: Lindsay Sterling
Berry Good
Strawberry ice cream from Red’s Dairy Freeze in South Portland is a good way to cool down in July.