Features
Is This Any Way to Run a Town?
Nearly 200 Maine communities with town managers say “Yes.” By Jeff Clark.
In Search of the Real Fan Jones
New discoveries flesh out the life of Bangor’s most celebrated madam. By Wayne E. Reilly and Richard R. Shaw.
Confessions of a Timberdoodler
Woodcock watching is the finest kind of upland sport. By James Miles Batchelder.
April Fool!
Things are not always as they seem in the folk-art trade. Photographs by Benjamin Magro.
Getting a Grip on the Past
Pam Wood and her staff of eager students salt away bits of the real Maine. By Bunny McBride.
Patriotic Peas
In Maine, it’s best to get them in by Patriot’s Day. By John Gould.
Making It In Maine
Flutes, peanut-butter balls, and hand tools — three more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Gardening Down East 1988
A Seaside Salute to Spring
A passion for color — and 30,000 bulbs — animate Marylouise Cowan’s extensive Southport Island garden. By Jane Lamb.
Secrets of the Countryside
Small specialty nurseries supply discriminating Maine gardeners with everything from rare irises to hardy, old-fashioned roses. By Janet Hill.
Reaching Out for Spring
A little forethought will insure early gardening pleasure amidst the snowbanks. By Roy Barrette.
Departments
Room With A View
I guess we must all never forget that we are living in an era of passing fancy and the quick buck. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Talk of Meddybemps
Mud Season in Meddybemps
The Maine Viewpoint
Missiles over Maine?
Along the Waterfront
Boat People of Belfast
Outdoor Maine
The Big Cats of Hostile Valley
Down East Bookshelf
Snapshots of the First Mainers
Top of the Month
Dance, With a Difference
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
Waterville’s Two-Cent Bridge
Cover: Southport Island Springtime. By Joe Devenney.