Features
Maine’s Biggest Gamble
The epic debate over whether a casino should be built in Maine. Location: Sanford
- By: Jeff Clark
HOME AGAIN
An 1830 cape renovated by the ancestors of the man who built it. Location: Hancock Point, Crabtree Neck
- By: Bruce D. Snider
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
The Many Faces of Georgetown
Georgetown Maine, peninsula, island, river town, coastal community, fishing village, and summer colony. Location: Five Islands, Bay Point , Robinhood, Marrtown, Indian Point, Kennebec Point
- By: Edgar Allen Beem
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Acadia’s Free Ride
A bus transportation system on Mount Desert is clean, dependable, punctual, convenient, fun, and free. Location: Mount Desert Island
- By: Joshua F. Moore
- Photography by: Richard Procopio
I Took To the Woods
A Maine author visits the actual house where Louise Dickinson Rich wrote her classic, “We Took to the Woods.”
- By: Elizabeth Peavey
- Photography by: Richard Procopio
Young and Foolish
.A primarily photographic spread of modern teenagers enjoying the beach and each other.
- Photography by: Peggy McKenna
Those Wacky Weimaraners
The soulful and endlessly obliging dogs of celebrity photographer William Wegman.
- By: Mark Melnicove
- Photography by: William Wegman
Special Delivery
Reprint of a humorous Caskie Stinnett piece about a seagull who actually got some mail!!
- By: Caskie Stinnett
- Photography by: Thomas Mark Szelog
Maine In the Abstract
Various Maine artists in the abstract, modernist genre.
- By: Edgar Allen Beem
- Photography by: Greg Morley
MAINE-HARDY ROSES
An old colonial era farm has been a sheep farm and now a nursery for roses, daylilies and more. Location: Alfred
- By: Jane Lamb
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Cover
Location: Georgetown
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Departments
A New Boat Show
The first Maine Boats and Harbors boat show will be launched in Rockland, August 2003. Location: Rockland
- By: Ken Textor
The Maine Scene
Photo of the enormous boot in front of the L.L. Bean store. Location: Freeport
- Photography by: Peggy McKenna
Be Careful Out There
A graph showing moose-vehicle collisions by month from 1997 to 2001. Source: Maine DOT
Why Are You in Maine This Summer?
Peggy McKenna photographs and interviews of a selection of folks from away.
- Photography by: Peggy McKenna
And The Winner Is
The oldest restaurant in Maine has been identified.
Happy Anniversary
Guess who just turned fifty?…Downeast Magazine
More Used Goods
Two enterprising brothers create a thriving yarn business from salvaged factory machinery. Location: Etna
Something Spectacular
The bald eagle is making a comeback in Maine and the U.S.
- Photography by: Sara Gray
Used Goods
The DOD is selling reconditioned howitzers at the former Loring Air Force Base. Location: Limestone, Loring
- Photography by: Michael Ricci
Bold Experiment
Suddenly, Maine is the first in the nation to offer universal health care coverage.
- By: Jeff Clark
- Photography by: Lester Lefkowitz
Pitchfork Prop
Reader’s correction to a statement in June’s “The Long Cool Drink” photo.
- By: David Holmes
Off-Road Rage
Reader’s comments on our May 2003 article about conflicts between all terrain vehicle users and landowners.
- By: John Gallow
The Other Maine
Reader’s response to the Al Diamon article on health care in Franklin County. Location: Franklin County , Carrabassett Valley
- By: Rick Batt
Briefly Noted
A seafood cookbook with the author’s memories of summers in Kennebunkport. Location: Kennebunkport
- By: Paul Doiron
Surprising History
A new book, “History of Belfast in the 20th Century.” Location: Belfast
- By: Richard Grant
Maine’s Best Bargain Vacations
Supplement featuring some of the free or inexpensive things to see, eat, do, or buy in Maine.
$19 Million Mistake
The missing paper trail for 19 million in federal welfare funding. (Bangor Daily News article)
Golf Cart Kerfuffle
Residents of Great Diamond have compromised on limits to golf cart traffic. (Portland Press Herald article) Location: Great Diamond Island
Whales Ahoy
Take a windjammer cruise out of Eastport to see whales and other wildlife. Location: Eastport , Bay of Fundy
- By: Andrew Vietze
Casino Facts
Maine Sunday Telegram article about advertising by a pro-casino group. Steve Meyers cartoon on page 25
- Photography by: Steve Meyers
Bob’s Clam Hut
A popular seafood restaurant in Kittery. Location: Kittery
- By: Andrew Vietze
Rockport Land Deal
Courier Gazette article about the state’s virtual gift of the Glen Cove Rest area to the town of Rockport compared to the hefty price tag placed on the parcel that once held the Maine State Prison in Thomaston. Location: Rockport, Glen Cove , Thomaston
Free Concerts in L-A
You can enjoy a free lunchtime concert in Lewiston-Auburn this summer. Location: Lewiston-Auburn
- By: Andrew Vietze
Livermore’s New Policy
In some towns, you may have to pay for having emergency vehicles come to your aid in an accident.(Lewiston Sun Journal) Location: Livermore
Blueberry Nirvana
Personal reminiscences about finding the “mother lode” for blueberry picking. Location: Osborne Plantation, Spectacle Pond , Cherryfield, Rocky Pond
- By: Richard P. Randall
Moody’s Diner, Waldoboro
A review of one of Maine’s most beloved icons. Location: Waldoboro
- By: Brooke Dojny
- Photography by: Michele Stapleton
August Highlights
A summer 2003 calendar of fairs, festivals, concerts and antique shows.
- Photography by: Kevin Shields