Features
How well do you know Maine? Take this quiz - excerpted from the new Down East book Guess Where from the Air by Chuck Feil and Murad Sayen - and see.
Tug o' War
You won't want to miss the display of floating horsepower in Portland Harbor this month.
Kennebunk Portraits
You can read the story of a Maine town in the faces of its people.
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro
A grand summer retreat offers views of not one but three lighthouses.
The King is Dead. Long Live the King!
Thirty years ago this month Elvis Presley died just hours before he was to fly to Portland for two sold-out shows. For his Maine fans it was a crushing blow. Three decades later, Maine's True Fans for Elvis still have their tickets for those shows and are
A Day at the Races
Harness racing isn't just a way to gamble in Maine. It's also a way of life.
Maine's easternmost point, Quoddy Head State Park, offers spectacular scenery at the end of the road. By Joshua F. Moore Photography by sara gray
- Photography by: Sara Gray
Black Flags
Did the great Caribbean pirate Sam Bellamy build a base in Machias, or was it a case of mistaken identity?
You won't find this town in any Maine guidebook, but it's just the sort of place tourists are dying to visit. With apologies to the King of Horror.
Homarus Odyssey: From Trap to Table
How Maine lobster gets there from here.
Departments
Features At the Edge of America Maine's easternmost point, Quoddy Head State Park, offers spectacular scenery at the end of the road. By Joshua F. Moore Kennebunk Portraits You can read the story of a Maine town in the faces of its people. By Virginia Wright Black Flags Down East Did the great Caribbean
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine
LURC is desperately in need of a new plan.
As a military wife, I have been away from home since I was twenty-four years old. Down East keeps me connected to my roots in Maine and I look forward to every issue. I often recognize the "Where in Maine?" photos and they bring a smile to my face, but today when I opened the June issue I was suddenly
My brother e-mailed me the other day to ask what I thought about L.L. Bean launching its own amusement park in Freeport. At first I assumed he was joking, but, alas, he was serious. The venerable Maine retailer is indeed planning to open a theme park, about a mile from its flagship store, within three
Inside Maine
DINING European Flair Ephemere Cafe brings a bit of the continent to Camden. Tucked discreetly halfway down a side street in Camden, Ephemere Cafe has until recently been something of a well-kept secret in the village. But as owners Patrick and Heidi Cazemajou complete their third season, the restaurant
Editorial opinions from across the state
Events MUSIC Sugar & Spice John Hiatt's got a gruff voice, somewhere between a growl and a rasp. Shawn Colvin's pipes are clear and unfiltered. Together, they give you goosebumps, especially when they take on creative covers (Colvin does a plaintive version of the Bee Gees' "Words" on her latest album)
America's most famous aviator wasn't afraid to get wet during one of his frequent visits to Maine.
