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.