Down East April 1990

April 1990

The table of contents from the April 1990 issue of Down East.

Features

Opposites Attract

Married one year, Governor John R. McKernan and Congresswoman Olympia Snowe sit down for an exclusive interview. By Lyn Riddle.

Spring Classics

Blossoms of springtime Maine have their portraits taken in the Cushing farmhouse made famous by Andrew Wyeth. Photographs by Benjamin Magro.

An Affinity for Ravens

Author of a well-received book on his unique raven project, Bernd Heinrich has never met a corvid he didn’t like. By Robert Kimber.

Tulip Time in Sheepscot

An old family tradition flourishes still in a riverside village. By Jane Lamb.

Donald Cyr’s Magnificent Obsession

Driven by a love of Acadian culture, one man fights to save a landmark church. By Robert F. Baldwin.

Henry & Me

Portlander Arthur Charles Jackson parlayed a chance encounter with Henry Wadsworth Longfellow into a forty-year career of zany self-promotion. By William David Barry.

The Return of Dud Dean

Outdoorsman, guide, fly fisherman, this legendary Mainer’s life and times are once again attracting popular interest. By Daniel L. Austin.

The Egg Lady

Marion Berry practices a colorful Russian folk art in Newcastle.

Departments

Room With A View

Maybe Maine has captured the nation’s attention because it is so little known, so largely an unexplored land. By Caskie Stinnett.

The Talk of Albion

Growth Industry

The Maine Viewpoint

Guns-R-Us

Outdoor Maine

Optimistic Anglers

Along the Waterfront

Steamboat with a Fringe on Top

Down East Bookshelf

Fifty Hikes in Northern Maine by Cloe Caputo and Fifty Hikes in Southern Maine by John Gibson

North by East

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.

I Remember

When Sid Caesar Played Limestone

Cover: Tulips at the Olson House in Cushing, by Benjamin Magro.