Features
Tendin’ Store at Cundys Harbor
Maine’s oldest family-run general store carries on. By John Cole.
Grandpa’s Punkin Caper
Wherein an idea to recycle punkins falls on fertile soil. By John Gould.
‘All We Need is an Ax’
An award-winning solar home lets the sun shine in. By Sabra Morton.
Making It In Maine
Two success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Mr. Audubon in Maine
Two visits yielded some of the artist’s best work. By Robert Deis.
Autumn’s Reign
Color essay: When fall holds sway over the countryside.
True Yankee Grit
A Down East sawmill fights off modern trends. Photographs by Marty Brown.
A Maine Education
Learning the three Rs in central Maine a century ago. By Melville C. Freeman.
Toughing It Out
A special section on coping with the energy crunch, Down East style.
Departments
Room With A View
Placing ridiculous slogans on state Iicense plates is a tired and tiresome fad that should have run its course by this time. By Caskie Stinnett.
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Traveling Down East
Behind the Scenes of Autumn’s Drama
Outdoor Maine
Hunting Season Due for Several Changes
Down East Bookshelf
New England: The Four Seasons photographs by Arthur Griffin
I Remember
Saving the Family China
Cover: “Autumn Homestead” (20″ x 28″), oil on canvas by Roger Gilson, who, for forty years, was a member of the art department of the Boston Herald American, A longtime summer resident of the coast of Maine, Mr. Gilson exhibits his work at Maine’s Massachusetts House, in Lincolnville.