Features
Brief looks at ten out of the way places that are well worth visiting.
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
- Photography by: Sara Gray
An 1880s Gothic Style cottage in Camden takes on a new life with an addition that replicates the older structure. Location: Camden
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
Several dogs who get to go to work with their owners.
- Photography by: Michele Stapleton
Cushing is a quiet peninsular town that s stretches along the west bank of the St. George River south of Thomaston. Location: Cushing Gaunt Neck Meduncook River
- Photography by: Sara Gray
The reclusive artist, Winslow Homer, worked and died in this renovated carriage house. Location: Prouts Neck
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
Author Liz Peavey, regales us with another of her true to life adventures after having spent a day as a Maine Turnpike toll taker.
A garden in Auburn makes a remarkable show as it spills down a steep backyard. Location: Auburn
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Each summer, Maine farms welcome migrant and guest workers from all over the world
- Photography by: Jennifer Smith-Mayo
Mike Stiler captures the ethos of Monhegan with his slightly skewed, untraditional approach . Location: Monhegan
- Photography by: Jennifer Smith-Mayo
Departments
Along the Waterfront Salt Marsh Secrets Along the Waterfront A Free "Yacht Club Along the Waterfront Sailing Stories Calendar of Events August Highlights Cover Dining Down East The Castine Inn Down East Bookshelf No Vacationland Here Down East Bookshelf Briefly Noted I Remember Old Blue Eyes in Boothbay
A group of Belfast citizens has started a boating club that is free and open to anyone. Location: Belfast
Maine's tidal backwaters offer wild beauty and quiet anchorages for boaters in the know.
A new collection of sea yarns, brief enough for a quiet evening on the mooring.
Mainers are spending more time in their vehicles getting to and from work.
Peter Arnold is making a clean fuel out of french fry grease. Location: Wiscasset
A Maine Correctional Center inmate tries to chisel his way to freedom in the same manner that a character in the movie Shawshank Redemption did. Location: Windham
New electronic communications are undoubtedly more efficient, but lots of folks still miss the old fire horns that sounded all over town.
- Photography by: Dean Abramson
The town of Bethel has another name that very few people recognize. Location: Bethel Sudbury Canada
A list of 10 comparisons between Maine and southern states.
about 1873, Mrs. P. Lane donated a bell for her church but noone knows who she was. Location: Bingham Brighton Plantation
Earl Archer rents portable toilets, and he knows exactly where each one has been and where it will be going. Location: Ellsworth
The impact of camping, hiking, and picnicking on our Maine Islands shows that we are "loving them to death".
- Photography by: Greg Morley
Reader points out that a 14 inch pizza cannot be "twice as big" as a ten inch pizza. Location: Waterville
- By: Joan McGovern
- and Pat McGovern
Reader decries the proposed wind power plant on two of Maine's mountains. Location: Redington Mountain Black Nubble
Reader relates a childhood memory about the common name for trillium.
Brief reviews of several new books
Elizabeth Hand reviews two new works of fiction thatt explore workaday life well off Maine's tourist track.
A collection of trails you won't find anywhere else. These guides will allow you to take a self-guided tour by linking similar attractions in the form of an "official trail", be it boating, gardening, movies, art, bird watching or almost anything.
- Photography by: Randy Ury
- , Kevin Shields
- , Michele Stapleton
- , Benjamin Magro
- and Jeffrey Stevensen
Ellsworth American article about unethical and illegal ways that energy suppliers exert market power.
Portland Press Herald article about the concrete set of recommendations for a strong Maine economy as set out in the document "No Place To Hide
The Coalition will give you information about group bike rides all over the state.
The Maine Photo Workshop features lectures by world-famous photographers as part of the curriculum. Evening lectures are open to the public Location: Rockport
A tour guide service that leads trips to Acadia including hikes of varying difficulty on Mount Desert's famed peaks and carriage paths. Location: Northeast Harbor Bar Harbor
Boothbay cops throw one of Frank Sinatra's companions in jail during an ill-planned attempt to film "Carousel" there. Location: Boothbay
Now more than ever, the Castine Inn has become a destination for people who appreciate fine food. Location: Castine
Fairs, festivals, plays and concerts to keep Maine hopping this month.
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
.Stilted vintage photograph of the Stiles family engaged in various necessary activities at their woodland camp. Location: Shapleigh Acton
