Features
The Squire of Tuthill, Maine
Dealer in antiques and collector of antique buildings, Ken Tuttle is the moving spirit behind the revival of downtown Gardiner. By James P. Brown.
Dinky the Minke
A real-life jigsaw puzzle from College of the Atlantic provides kids with a whale of an anatomy lesson. Photographs by Charley Freiberg.
Urban View of Maine
City born and bred, painter Robert Solotaire has carved out a niche as Maine’s premier cityscape artist. By Jeff Clark.
Making It in Maine
Two more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Fine Feathered Fanfare to Spring
One of the noisiest heralds of the season is a lovesick ruffed grouse. By Joseph L. Arnette.
Widow Island’s Tainted Past
Glancing at this idyllic island today, no one would suspect what it was used for 100 years ago.
Springtime Along the Kennebec
Color photographs by Joe Devenney capture the delicate hues of early spring along a fabled Maine waterway.
A Ship for Captain Tucker
Building a new vessel in 1846 was no simple proposition. By Nicholas Dean.
Departments
Room With A View
I make no pretense of possessing any scientific knowledge of lobsters’ ways, but I think the growing scarcity of lobsters is caused less by mysterious changes in the sea than by the simple fact that the shallow waters of Maine’s coves are being fished out. By Caskie Stinnett.
Boating Down East
‘Victory Chimes’ Weathers Fierce Gale Off Florida
For the Record
Mainers Decry Proposed Nuclear Dumps
Outdoor Maine
April Angling Promising This Year
Down East Bookshelf
New Recognition for Maine Women Writers
Calendar of Events
April Highlights
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
Mister Basford’s Awesome Plunge
Cover: Forsythia in a Days Ferry dooryard. By Joe Devenney.