Features
FDR’s Beloved Island
A stone’s throw from Maine, the Canadian island of Campobello will pay tribute this month to its most famous summer resident. By Stephen O. Muskie.
Down to the Sea in Songs
Folk singer Gordon Bok keeps in tune with an old tradition. By Jane Lamb.
Fourth of July Feasting
Glorious salmon highlights the Down East holiday menu. By Tracy Lord.
Making It In Maine
Four more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Roughing It With the Beanettes
Once a year, the women execs of L.L. Bean tackle the Maine woods. By Gloria Hutchinson.
Portland Through the Years
An art show illuminates the changing scene of the 350-year-old city.
Mr. Deering and His Mansion
The man and his home embodied a golden age in Portland’s past. By William David Barry and R. Dominic.
High-Style Summer School
An elegant summer manse houses Jackson Lab’s visiting students. By Gunnar Hansen.
Kennebunkport From Dawn to Dusk
A daily round of summer activities animates this scenic coastal town. Photographs by Stephen O. Muskie.
Freeport vs. Yarmouth
The day Babe Ruth came to town and set an unusual record. By John Gould.
Birthday Party in Wiscasset
The lively Maine Art Gallery celebrates its silver anniversary. By F. Wenderoth Saunders.
Captain Hammond’s Little Miscue
In Bar Harbor they still talk of the time the Iroquois ran aground. By Gladys O’Neil.
Stalking Maine’s Hidden Natural Treasures
A tiny state agency is discovering valuable sites all over Maine. By Robert Deis.
Departments
Room With A View
A house is a basic reality of life, although some are reluctant to admit it. It remains the foundation of our emotional security, even for dreamers. By Caskie Stinnett.
Maine Wildlife
A Week with the Whales
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Outdoor Maine
Panning for Gold is Profitable
Down East Bookshelf
The Silent Ones by Elisabeth Ogilvie
I Remember
Rockland’s Rollicking Fourth
Cover: “Island Goodbye” (34″ x 26″), watercolor by Greg Mort, a thirty-year-old artist who lives in Maryland and spends summers in mid-coast Maine. To achieve his unusual bird’s-eye view of Southern Island, which lies off the St. George peninsula, Mr. Mort constructed a scale model of the isle.