Features
Rockland-based fashion designer and shop owner Beth Bowley is bringing clothing manufacturing back to Maine.
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro
One hundred years ago John D. Rockefeller, Jr., made a fateful decision that would forever change Mount Desert Island and the history of Maine.
- Photography by: Sue Anne Hodges
Michael Fleming transforms the ocean’s leftovers into elegant furniture and sculptures.
For thirty years a group of dedicated scientists has turned a house in Lubec into a base of operations for monitoring some of the most endangered animals on earth — the North Atlantic right whales that gather each summer in the Bay of Fundy.
- Photography by: Herb Swanson
The line for lobster rolls at Red’s Eats is almost as famous as Wiscasset itself.
Tinder Hearth Bakery in West Brooksville is rekindling community through food and music.
Despite popular belief, a Japanese aesthetic can feel very much at home in a Maine garden — if you approach your planning with the right mindset.
One midcoast town has come to symbolize the future of tourism in Maine — will it be
the gateway to economic revival or a roadblock to spreading prosperity?
- Photography by: Alan Lavallee
Departments
Ever cruised over to this Sporting Club for dinner?
- Photography by: Alan Lavallee
An ugly chapter in Maine history stumbles closer to closure.
This spring has seen many marketing ploys over the past 150 years.
Bangor’s newest hot spot offers classy comfort food without the fuss.
Cheesecakes Galore
This ain’t your momma’s plain cheesecake with strawberries!
It’s August, and the hills of Maine are alive with the sound of tourists. I know that description sounds facetious, but it’s not. Maine would not exist without our generous summer visitors. And any state that bills itself as “Vacationland” has already decided the limits of its discourse.
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro
It’s no surprise that several of Douglas “Woody” Woodsum’s poems have graced the pages of Down East over the years. What’s surprising is that his first book has been so long coming.
North by East
Standing firm for the Owl’s Head apostrophe, a “PhD” in animal husbandry, and more.
Two girls summering at Moosehead Lake turn an abandoned shack into a magical memory.
Editorial opinions from across the state.
How does your garden grow?
Linda Greenlaw’s new book returns to swordfishing with all its perils and personalities.
Read what our readers have to say about Maine.
- Photography by: Alan Lavallee
