Features
Chebeague’s First Christmas
Following its recent secession from Cumberland, Maine’s newest town has reason to celebrate.
- By: Virginia Wright
Starkly Beautiful
Winter is the best season for really seeing trees.
- By: Richard Grant
I See One!
Four calling birds, three pheasant hens, two mourning doves, and a partridge in a pine tree… on Maine’s annual Christmas Bird Count, intrepid birders range out across the state to tally turkeys.
Home Again
For one Harpswell family, Christmas wasn’t complete without their great grandfather’s Swedish cabin.
- By: Meadow Rue Merrill
The Matchmaker
For thirty years Peggy Greenhut Golden has been bringing artists and art lovers together in Portland.
- By: Scott Sutherland
Journey of the Wreaths
America’s longest veterans’ parade starts in Maine this month.
- By: Joshua F. Moore
The ‘Loaf’
A new book follows the history of the Sugarloaf ski resort from its rugged beginnings in the 1950s, when the mountain was a daredevil’s secret, to its almost cult-like status today.
Departments
Where in Maine?
Think you recognize this historic hamlet and its 1820s Congregational Church?
- Photography by: Kevin Shields
Opinions, Advisories, and Musings from Maine
A dependable Santa, misplaced passengers, and some lights we like – plus a couple we don’t – are on the minds of Down East editors this month.
Taking Its Toll
Is Maine ready for a North Woods highway?
- By: Jeff Clark
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to our mystery photograph and other articles.
Editor’s Note
Happy Holidays from your friends at Down East.
- By: Paul Doiron
Inside Maine
Your monthly guide to enjoying life in the Pine Tree State.
Need a Lift?
In small-town Maine nothing is ever forgotten.
- By: Margaret Adams
The Maine Viewpoint
Editorial opinions from across Maine.
Hot Type
Writers in turn-of-the-century Bangor did whatever it took to keep warm.
- By: Joshua F. Moore