Features
Maine Living
In this special issue, the Editors of Down East examine some exciting new directions in the lifestyles of many Mainers — both lifelong residents and newcomers to the state.
Maine Style
Five leading architects from around the state offer their interpretations of contemporary Maine style, with ideas that range from reviving a summer fantasy of elaborate latticework to building a house around a vast central hearth.
The Shingle Style
Portlander John Calvin Stevens brought the Shingle style to Maine a century ago. His houses and his legacy live on. By Jane Gregory.
Recycling a Portland Schoolhouse
For a couple who enjoy the city’s many cultural amenities, a modern condominium carved out of a historic building fills the bill.
Updating a Rockport Sea Captain’s House
High on a hill in a coastal village, a vintage Colonial blends traditional formality with contemporary casualness.
Suburban Maine?
As more people pour into the state and coastal real estate values soar, a new phenomenon is sweeping inland — the suburbanization of Maine. By James P. Brown.
Civilizing the Log Cabin
Ernest Caliendo’s Bangor firm has taken the once-lowly cabin out of the woods and introduced it into fancier neighborhoods across the country. By Paul J. Wheelock.
Maine’s Best Bets for Saving Energy — and Keeping Warm
Among the many options and experiments in energy efficiency, only a few make sense north of Kittery. By Norah Deakin Davis.
Departments
Room With A View
My neighbor never failed. When I would stop by his house in the afternoon to inquire if snow was due, he would come outside, gaze at the sky, sniff several times, squint to where the sun should be, and then deliver his report. By Caskie Stinnett.
For the Record
Foresters Urge Reforms in Baxter State Park Cutting
Along the Waterfront
Unique Fish Pier Opens on the Portland Waterfront
Down East Bookshelf
Three Maine Murders
Outdoor Maine
Deer and Bird Hunting Threatened by Habitat Loss and Posting
The Maine Viewpoint
Beach Patrols, Unusual Generosity, Teeming Baxter, and Drunk Drivers
Calendar of Events
February Highlights
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
The Great Brewer Bobcat Panic of 1918
Cover: Rockport home of Mr. and Mrs. Throop Wilder, Jr. By Brian Vanden Brink.