Down East August 1978

August 1978

The table of contents from the August 1978 issue of Down East.

Features

Lobsters — Coming Up Short?

Declining catches threaten a traditional way of life. By Alice True Larkin.

Homecoming For Winslow Homer

Portland acquires a fine collection of paintings. By Margaret Hammel.

A Well-Kept Camping Secret

It’s Cobscook Bay State Park, way down east. By Gloria Hutchinson.

Castles For Sale

Two posh estates highlight the real estate season.

Roughing It On Moosehead Lake

James Russell Lowell in the great North Woods. By Sally Adams.

Summer In Maine

Winners of the Down East Photography Contest.

The Way It Was

A schooner captain recalls his life at sea. By Stinson Davis and William Pohl.

Environment Ho!

Maine Audubon, far more than a bird-watching club. By John P. March.

The Magic Soil of Palermo

AgriPeat from a bog helps gardens thrive. By Jonah Garbus.

Biking the Length of Maine

Eastport to Kittery at fourteen miles per hour. By John A. Gould.

Departments

Room With A View

When the flood tide during the night leaves a fine spruce log stranded on the rocks, it is examined in minute detail the next morning by the dog and me; we speculate on where it came from, why it was sawed precisely in that length, and what was its purpose. By Caskie Stinnett.

Traveling Down East

To Paris and Beyond

North by East

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

Down East Bookshelf

This Trifling Distinction by John Gould

Outdoor Maine

Coastal Fishing Now Takes the Lead in Maine

I Remember

Jazzing It Up Down East

Cover: “Blueberry Picking in Lincolnville, Maine,” (24″ x 30″), oil on canvas by Marilyn Reay of Brooks. Mrs. Reay’s work is on display in a number of Maine galleries, and her studio-gallery in Brooks is open to the public during the summer.