Down East January/February 1978

January/February 1978

The table of contents from the January/February 1978 issue of Down East.

Features

Whither Sugarloaf?

Will success spoil Maine’s leading ski resort? By Bill Caldwell.

Through the Birches, Across the Flats

Ski touring — a winter sport for all ages. By Mel Allen.

Apostle of Retrofit

Charles Wing is a prophet who practices what he preaches. By Davis Thomas.

Wood, You Say?

Heating with wood is a matter of logs, not logarithms. By Jay Davis.

Offshore Winter

Color photographic essay by Eliot Beveridge.

Rabbit Days

The pleasure lies in the chase, not the shooting. By Lew Dietz.

Getting Through the Winter with Birds

One man’s remedy for cabin fever. By Robert Deis.

Departments

Room With A View

When I crossed the bridge and moved from New Hampshire into Maine. For some reason — it seems absurd when I write it down — I  always sounded the horn of the automobile as a sort of  celebration of my arrival, a premature ritual, it turned out, because I lived a long way from Kittery. By Caskie Stinnett.

North by East

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.

Down East Bookshelf

The Building of ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ by E. Bruce Kirkham

Outdoor Maine

Snowmobiling Continues to Increase in Maine

I Remember

Shooting Two Deer with One Bullet

Cover: “Winter Storm” (29″ x 21″), watercolor by Peter Rolfe. Mr. Rolfe maintains a gallery, which is open year round, on Main Street in Wiscasset.