Features
An Island for the Birds
Machias Seal Island serves as a rookery for terns, auks, and puffins. Photographs by Morgan Hebard, Jr.
All’s Secure in the Captain’s House
A 125-year-old Brunswick landmark has stood the test of time. By Gloria Hutchinson.
Commander Goodrich’s Urgent Little War
Battle has been joined against Georgetown’s pesky mosquitoes. By James P. Brown.
Making It In Maine
Three more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Sun, Sand, Sea-and Neon
Old Orchard Beach celebrates 100 years of summer fun. By William David Barry and Debra Verrier.
Fruits of a Maine Summer
Artist Milton Avery reaped a rich visual harvest in Pemaquid.
Some Old-fashioned Ideas About Food
For New England cooking at its best, dispense with the frills. By K.W. Carter.
Life on the Damariscotta
This “meek and lovely” river winds its way through Maine history. By Bill Caldwell.
A Summer Full of Flowers
One of Maine’s most colorful private gardens blooms on Mt. Desert. By Jane Lamb.
‘A Tangle of Dangers’
Photographs record a century of shipwrecks along the Maine coast.
Anything Goes!
Daffy craft rule the waves at the Kennebec River Whatever Race.
Vinalhaven on Eight Dollars a Week
An island vacation in 1914 was an ocean away from the brewing war. By Francis Brown.
Departments
Room With A View
I was told straight out by a young grandson last summer that I was square, and for a fleeting moment I thought he was complimenting me. By Caskie Stinnett.
Traveling Down East
The Sound of Music — in Brunswick
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Outdoor Maine
Moosehead Lake Occupies Fishing Spotlight
I Remember
The Treasure of Evans Notch
Cover: “Gulls of Maine” (20″ x 24″), watercolor on paper, by James Fitzgerald (1899-1971). The painting is part of the permanent collection of the William A. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum in Rockland.