Features
For many Mainers, making a living involves more than just earning a paycheck. Here are ten cases in point. Image subjects: Snow covered hills and pine trees Stewart Guay, Chimney Pond Elaine Hendricksen, Presque Isle Barry King, Camden Dudley Zopp, Belfast
- Photography by: Chris Pinchbeck
Six gifted photographers have found their niches in Maine Image subjects: Five Islands, Georgetown in winter Worming near Wiscasset at dusk Harrington Little Leaguers sitting in dugout Cathedral Woods on Monhegan Island Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island Scholtz and Barclay house
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Two arguments on just what sort of bargain it is to live year-round in the Pine Tree State. See: It Actually Costs More to Live in Maine on page 45 of this issue. Image subjects: Money bags on seesaw
Creating the Future of Medicine-that's precisely what scientists are doing every day at the Jackson Laboratory on Mount Desert Island. No wonder they have been able to attract a sophisticated workforce from around the world. Image subjects: Otter Cliffs and Acadia National Park (coastline) Location:
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Despite all the aches and money worries, despite the never-ending workweek, the farmer is likely to be convinced that no office job could match the satisfaction of farm life. Image subjects: farmer plowing field with horse and plow Location: Aroostic County
Argument that it costs more to live in Maine than in many other States.
We may not lead the nation in per capita income, but plenty of Mainers make good money, and there are some fields that look especially lucrative. Image subjects: faces of Maine people and their salaries series of 7 graphs pertaining to income, comparing salaries, etc. more faces of Maine people and their
- Photography by: Peggy McKenna
Departments
As I See It Parallel Universes Dining Down East Street Smarts Down East Bookshelf Risking It All Inside Maine Maine Job Hunting North by East Reality Check North by East Perfect Fit North by East Sweet Parity North by East Return of the Bachelor Lobstermen North by East Top 10 Highest Paid Industries
Another reality check: A goodly number of Maine lobstermen are women. Lobstermen of Maine calendar and the Lobstering Women of Maine calendar.
Chart of top 10 highest paid industries in Maine.
Mainers seem to value meaning over moola.
List by county of the number of males versus females in the Maine workplace.
List of some Maine occupations requiring a State License.
Graph showing that those earning more, drive more.
A whole range of new opportunities for Maine women. Image subjects: Child selling rasberries in front lawn
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
We're not all lobstermen, and all lobstermen aren't poor. Location: Bar harbor
In Maine clothes don't always make the moose. How to dress like a Mainer.
Registered nurses can find good positions virtually anywhere they choose to settle in the Pine Tree State. Image subjects: Caregiver with female patient in hospital bed
- Photography by: Larry Mulvehill
Bill Roorbach risked it all when he gave up his tenured teaching job to return to Maine. Image subjects: Bill Roorbach and family Location: Farmington, Maine
- Photography by: Daryn Slover
In certain pockets of Maine, getting ahead is still less important than getting by. Image subjects: picking blueberries on hillside
- Photography by: Michele Stapleton
These days you can track down some of the best postions in the state on the web.
How is it that four of Portland's top eating spots were started by Dana Street? Image subjects: Dana Street inside the Fore Street restaurant Location: Portland
- Photography by: Randy Ury
