Features
Looking In On Maine
Landsat keeps a sharp eye on the state’s natural resources by sending back spectacular pictures from 500 miles out in space. By Elizabeth Cary Pierson.
What Makes Joe Run?
A working day in the life of Governor Joseph E. Brennan reveals a key fact: ‘His Excellency’ loves politics. By Edgar Allen Beem.
Ruel Hanscom — Freeport’s Catcher Extraordinaire
Gumption was the name of the game when receiving fast balls served up by John Wesley Coombs. By John Gould.
Race Day on the St. George
Canoeists stir up white water in a riverborne rite of spring. By John Viehman.
Last Dawn for the ‘Oakie L. Alexander’
Courage and skill saved thirty-two lives from the storm-tossed wreck of a collier on the Cape Elizabeth shore in 1947. By Floyd C. Stuart.
Spring Comes to Wyeth Country
For a photographer on the Cushing peninsula, it comes with a bang, not a whimper. Photographs by Joe Devenney.
The Silent Succession of a Maine Spring
Thoughts on Maine’s maligned season by a noted gardener and essayist. By Roy Barrett.
Departments
Room With A View
Clearly, Maine wants no coyotes, but what is occupying the thoughts of some of its citizens is the suspicion that the state is going about the task in a way that may make it no better than the coyote. By Caskie Stinnett.
Down East Bookshelf
A Rollicking First Novel from Maine’s Venerable Mark Twain
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Along the Waterfront
Whose Lobsterboat is Fastest?
Outdoor Maine
Fishermen Dust Off Tackle for New Season
I Remember
Old Dandy Reborn
Cover: “Pemaquid Point Lighthouse” (17″ x 24″), watercolor, by Strachov.