Features
For the Love of Old Houses
From Arundel to Saco to Standish and points east, saving the past is becoming a contemporary Maine passion. Down East examines four case histories: Saving a Standish Saltbox, Collecting Classics in Arundel, Renovating a Saco Heirloom, and Rethinking a Coastal Victorian.
An Ideal Maine Garden
Landscape designer Parick Chassd shares his secrets for a classic Down East border that blooms dependably from May to October. By Jane Lamb.
Cottage for All Seasons
In Kennebunkport, the bold design of a weekend retreat allows for a changing decor, winter through fall. By Sarah Scott.
The Intruder
Just down the road from the one-room cabin where her family summered for thirty years, an enormous new “cottage” was going up. By Sherry Bunin.
A Hands-On Marriage
For the last twenty years, David and Susan Margonelli have made beautiful furniture together. By Beth Crichlow.
Retiring to Maine?
Yes, each year more retirees are eschewing the condo in Florida for a home in a community with four seasons — and much more. By Jeff Clark.
Departments
Room With a View
The quest of the new owner of Hendricks Head Light parallels my own when twenty-five years ago I bought this tiny island in Casco Bay and moved into a house lit by kerosene lamps and warmed by driftwood burning in a fireplace that threw flickering lights into dark corners and new hope into a heart numbed by the growing meanness and insensitivity of the country’s largest city. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Maine Viewpoint
Throw the Rascals Out?
Down East Bookshelf
A Canoeist’s Sketchbook and Upcountry by Robert Kimber
Outdoor Maine
Flying Off Beam
Cooking Down East
Scallops — Southwest Harbor Style
Along the Waterfront
Out of the Ashes
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
Life in the Snow Lane
Cover: Not far from the ocean, on five acres of field, ledge, and marshland in Kennebunkport, a busy couple have built an innovative, two-unit cottage retreat for all seasons. Photograph by Brian Vanden Brink.