Features
The most spectacular show in Maine this month is right in your backyard. Where and when to stargaze in Maine. Frequently asked questions about Maine's winter sky. Image subjects: unusual stellar display - possibly the northern lights cape and barn with the northern lights overhead tree and star filled
- Photography by: Chris Pinchbeck
That's the motto of the Coast Guard icebreaker 'Thunder Bay', and all her young crewmen seem to take it seriously. Image subjects: Coast Guard icebreaker opening a channel in the Kennebec Coast Guard icebreaker breaking up ice young seaman at wheel of 'Thunder Bay' swing bridge open for 'Thunder Bay'
- Photography by: Michele Stapleton
Departments
Along the Waterfront Maritime Flea Market Along the Waterfront Dockside Dining in Bath Calendar of Events March Highlights Dining Down East Grissini, Kennebunk Down East Bookshelf My Favorite Seed Catalogs Gardening in Maine Lessons in Landscaping Gardening in Maine Ted Carter's Top 10 Plants for Maine
MaryEllenz is one of the few dockside restaurants that doesen't focus on sea food. Location: Bath
Bargain marine items will be for sale at the flea market at the Maine Boatbuilders' Show in Portland. Location: Portland
Mouse boots will keep your feet warm down to 60 degrees below zero.
Maine's college attendance isn't lowest after all.
Legislators pay the price for words of wit.
Color coded map of Maine's plant hardiness zones.
And the new logo could incorporate a smiley face.
Innovative governor seeks challenging new job.
Thar's gold in them PC's.
Evidently it isn't just people who fall in love with Maine.
No more pencils, no more books - in Wellington. Location: Wellington
Public surveillance in Maine is changing, but ironically it's always been fairly strong here.
Address correction for the Thorton Oaks Retirement Community. Location: Brunswick
Defending the use of the woods when an indoor bathroom is not available.
Background on one of the decaying farmhouses photographed in the article "Abandoned to the Seasons" in the October 2001 issue. Location: Washington
Review of various plant and seed catalogs from around Maine and the USA.
Sun Journal: Would you put MBNA in charge of reducing credit card debt? Then why did Augusta ask CMP to run the state's electrical conservation programs?
Kennebec Journal: Maine students smoke less today for a variety of reasons.
Everyone forgets just how close Québec City is to Maine. Location: Québec City Quebec City
Journal Tribune: ATV drivers need to rain in their inconsiderate brothern before public opinion close more land to them.
Camden didn't lose the old Boynton McKay pharmacy, it gained a café. Location: Camden
Casco Bay Weekly: Coast Guard operates under the Department of Transportation until war is declared. Location: South Portland
Bates College is hosting an exhibit devoted to building design. Location: Lewiston
Sometimes, we learn the hard way, it pays to heed the classic weather signs. Location: Denmark
After thrity years of creating effective gardens and yards for southern Maine homeowners, landscape designer Ted Carter could fill a book with all his ideas. Image subjects: flower garden pergola, flowers, garden water fall dasies, view of ocean and patio area garden seating area harbor view from flower
- By: Rebecca Martin Evarts
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
List of plants for Maine gardens and landscapes, where hardiness rules.
For a taste of memorable Tuscan cuisine, head for the heart of the Kennebunks. Image subjects: Grissini restaurant Location: Kennebunk
- Photography by: Randy Ury
A spacious new residence reinterprets the traditional summerhouse for which this Down East enclave is known. Image subjects: New summer home -living room New summer home - exterior view New summer home - kitchen area New summer home - hall with stairs New summer home - living room and granite fireplace
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
A remarkable new oceanfront retreat refuses to disrupt either the surrounding woods of the nearby coastline for the sake of mere show. Image subjects: new contemporary house - living room new contemporary house - exterior view new contemporary house - exterior view in fog new contemporary house - office
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
Tucked away in a village that time has forgotten, the eighteenth-century classic is filled with emphatically twentieth-century furnishings. Image subjects: Federal house - living room with modern furniture Federal house - living room and dining area Federal house - exterior view Federal house - dining
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
A lakeside retreat offers all the comforts of home while vividly evoking the look and feel of a rustic upcountry cottage. Image subjects: new lakeside cottage - view of exterior new lakeside cottage - view of living room area with fireplace new lakeside cottage - kitchen new lakeside cottage - upstairs
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
Early photo of stagecoach and passangers at the Lovell Post Office. Location: Lovell
