Features
Author Edwin Arlington Robinson and his bleak characters who inhabit the fictional Tilbury Town. Location: Gardiner Head Tide
- Photography by: Michele Stapleton
A guided tour on one of the most scenic stretches in Maine Location: Portland,Gorham Standish,E.Limington Cornish,Kezar Falls
- Photography by: Dean Abramson
.Photographer Charles Sawyer and others produced views of rural New England which were then hand colored turning them into unique works of art. Location: Norridgewock
- Photography by: Charles Sawyer
For thirty years a certain Brunswick convenience store has been purveying an astonishing assortment of excellent wines. Location: Brunswick
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro
When the two mile scythe of Ogunquit beach is uncrowded, and sweaters and windbreakers are in order, you might feel like the only person left in Ogunquit. Location: Ogunquit
- Photography by: Michele Stapleton
A couple remodels a 1947 Federal Revival style house overlooking Linekin Bay. Location: Linekin Bay
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
October "Where in Maine?" photo Location: Belfast Little River Dam
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
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Disrepair and local opposition are threatening Maine's system of public launches.
Author Stone takes us on a rowing voyage via the Hudson River to the Mississippi and up the East Coast all the while giving us glimpses of people, places and ideas rarely seen.
Consumers can check a website to find out the best deal on telephone service.
Media hype has created some horror stories in Maine.
A silent film supposedly but not actually set in Maine is included on a list of 100 Greatest Love Stories. Location: Greenville
Maine is at least number 7 in the nation for having outhouses, and we just might be number one.
A replica of the legendary "Bounty" will be returning to a Boothbay shipyard for repairs. Location: Boothbay Harbor
Many of Maine's finest old houses are open to the public and filled with one-of-a-kind antiques.
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
- , Sandy Agrafiotis
- and Brian Vanden Brink
A flurry of new newspapers is sweeping the coast.
Reader corrects Down East regarding the matriarch of Migis Lodge.
- By: Louise Gulick Van Winkle
Reader takes exception to Down East's version of the naming of Cosy Harbor. Location: Cosy Harbor Cozy Harbor Southport Island
Reader offers Down East her "southern" expertise .
Two new collections of short stories, several of which focus on Maine.
Chebeague Islanders are demanding property tax relief. Portland Press Herald article Location: Great Chebeague Island
A many-roomed chicken barn outside Skowhegan is brimming with the wares of over 100 dealers. Location: Fairfield
Brunswick Times Record article about the importance of community colleges in Maine's education system.
All Maine towns are struggling to spread tax dollars a little thinner this year, but OOB town councilors seem to be having a hard time communicating. Biddeford Journal Tribune article. Location: Old Orchard Beach
Bangor Daily News article about the challenges facing Maine legislators to balance the budget.
One of Thompson's standard desserts is their gingerbread, well worth a trip to Bingham. Location: Bingham
Augusta Kennebec Journal article about a new position in the U. S. Attorney's office.
Ellsworth American article about the use of public funds to pay tuition at private or parochial schools. Location:
Humorous account of three guys who decide to go urchin diving.
The owners have transformed a neighborhood bakery into one of the hottest bistros in the Kennebunks. Location: Kennebunk
- Photography by: Nance Trueworthy
Maine's museums and concert halls are filled with enticements this Fall.
- Photography by: Dean Abramson
Vintage photo of Bridgton High School, erected in 1877 and torn down in 1990. Location: Bridgton
- Photography by: Dean Abramson
