Features
Rebirth of an Island
Scalped bare by fifty years of quarrying, Hurricane Island is now regenerated — the verdant Penobscot Bay site of an Outward Bound wilderness camp. By James P. Brown.
Top-Drawer Family
When Bob Jorgensen opened his Wells antiques shop twenty years ago, he never dreamed his children would join him in making it one of Maine’s most prestigious. By Wayne Curtis.
Asters
Canny Maine gardeners have learned that these late-summer wildflowers which enliven meadows with purple and pink can also adorn September flowerbeds. By Jane Lamb.
The Day FDR Toured Rockland
For one day in 1941, world attention focused on this small coastal city. By Stephen May.
Beach Walking
Tidal treasures of great utility — and sometimes great mystery — await early-morning strollers on secluded shores down east. By Ambrose Uchiyamada.
Dancing — to a Different Beat
The Common Ground Country Fair has been celebrating organic farming and alternative lifestyles every September for the last fifteen years. By Jeff Clark.
‘We Felt Lifted Up’
Successfully fashioning an oxen yoke proved a rite of passage for two farmboys growing up in nineteenth-century Oxford County. By Cyrus Hamlin.
Maine’s Japanese Connection
Exporter Dallas Pyle is Maine’s one-man trade mission to Japan, building a market there for quality Maine-made goods. By Patrick Morris.
Moods of Monhegan
During a six-week sojourn, artist Marguerite Robichaux discovered her own distinctive vision of an island that has inspired painters for a century. By Beth Crichlow.
Glaze Crazy in Edgecomb
Color — and business smarts — are the keys to success for Edgecomb potters Chris and Richard Hilton. By Chase Reynolds.
Departments
Room With A View
The sweep of the century carries me along on most major developments but I was surprised to find that many people haven’t the slightest idea where Maine is located on the map of the United States. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Talk of Caribou
The Flap Over Loring
Down East Bookshelf
Hard Times, Hard Men: Maine and the Irish, 1830-1860 by James Mundy
The Maine Viewpoint
Census Surprises
Along the Waterfront
Multihull Marvel
Outdoor Maine
Brazen Bruins
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
Mealtime in Meddybemps
Cover: View of Hurricane Island from the south end. Photograph by Benjamin Magro.