A black-and-white print by Stell and her husband, William Shevis, adorned this magazine’s first cover in August 1954, and the pair collaborated on dozens more Down East covers over the ensuing decades.
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Can you name this venerable resort and the historic town surrounding it?
From the article “Learning to See” by Lois Lowry in our August 1977 issue.
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from the May photo of Great Falls at Veterans Memorial Park, Lewiston.
This chain of four evergreen-spiked islands in Frenchman Bay is a short paddle from the village of Bar Harbor.
Can you name the island and the peaceful cape where this boat is docked?
Legions of contemporary printmakers draw inspiration from the retro vibe of the 1930s Works Progress Administration posters promoting national parks and public lands.
Find respite from the Bar Harbor crowds with a restorative trek across an ephemeral gravel land bridge (the town’s namesake) to lupine-strewn Bar Island.
Never did more people flock to Squirrel Island than in late August for a carnival known as Fete Week.
R. Scott Baltz's painting, Gold Blue Broken, 24˝ x 30˝, oil on panel, will be given away at our September 1 Art of Giving Gala.
Matthew Russ' painting, Penobscot Bay from Bald Rock Mountain #5, 20˝ x 40˝, oil on canvas, will be given away at our September 1 Art of Giving Gala.
Here are some pictures from the 2016 Penobscot Bay Food Cruise, an unforgettable week aboard the schooners Stephen Taber and Ladona.