Features
Once, At Christmas
A howling blizzard and a bare-bone celebration could not tarnish the luster of the holiday for a little girl long ago. By Virginia Chase.
Making It In Maine
Three more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Wreck of the ‘P.R. Hazeltine’
The pride of Belfast, her loss off Cape Horn in 1878 shocked the entire community. By James P. Brown.
Victorian Christmas Cheer
A mansion on Portland’s Western Promenade is the setting for an old-fashioned yuletide celebration. By Helen N. Barnes.
In Search of the Perfect Mitten
Traditional patterns for humble Maine work mittens stir new interest around the state. By Robin Hansen.
Departments
Room With A View
I came over the brow of a hill and saw a small farmhouse that was so beautiful that I stopped the car to stare. Like a snowflake or one of those gentle waves that lap the timbers of a wharf, it was perfect. By Caskie Stinnett.
Down East Cookstove
Fish Soup for Christmas
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Down East Bookshelf
The Forerunners by Reed M. Holmes
Outdoor Maine
Omens Differ in Winter Weather
I Remember
The Importance of Little Things
Cover: “The Lulu Eppes at Ellsworth” (19″ x 27″), watercolor, by Victor Mays. Named Best in Show at the 1982 International Maritime Art Awards Show at the Mystic (Connecticut) Seaport Museum, this painting of a lumber schooner leaving the Ellsworth waterfront in the early 1900s is based on historical research by Mr. Mays, a retired navy captain who lives in Clinton, Connecticut.