Features
New Life for Old Barns
For spaciousness and adaptability with an almost palpable sense of history, few structures can rival the potential of classic old Maine barns. By Davis Thomas.
Thos Moser Goes to Town
When Maine’s best-known fine furniture maker traded his New Gloucester shop for an elegant Portland showroom, few realized the move was as much a beginning as an end. By Jeff Clark.
Instant Gardening
According to one Rockport gardener, great perennial gardens don’t necessarily take years to establish. By Jane Lamb.
Recycling a Mountain Hideaway
With winter crowding in, a three-member construction/design team raced against time to transform a rustic Maine lodge into a formal residence. By Winnie White.
Glass to the Fore!
Encouraged by a new Portland gallery, artists around the state are busily producing glass sculpture for a growing number of Down East homes.
At Home in Arundel
Restoring a 1735 farmhouse became a twenty-year retirement project, but the rewards were many. By George Morgan.
Deer Isle’s Indefatigable Builder
After designing and building forty island homes, Emily Muir — artist, novelist, conservationist — is hard at work on number forty-one. By Norah Deakin Davis.
Departments
Room With A View
Island life is not a simple life; the loneliness can deepen consciousness and widen curiosity, and the island dweller finds a great deal of time for contemplation. By Caskie Stinnett.
For the Record
Augusta Braces For New Administration
The Maine Viewpoint
Protecting Our Good Name
Boating Down East
Racing Maine Sailors Weather Big Storms
Outdoor Maine
Four that Didn’t Get Away
Down East Bookshelf
Centennial: A Century of Island Newspapers, by James M. Aldrich
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
A Wintry Visit in Norway, Maine
Cover: A Maine mountain hideaway, by Brian Vanden Brink.