Features
The Smell of the Grease Pit, the Roar from the Clouds
At the Owls Head Transportation Museum, a fabulous collection of antique contraptions that drive, fly, run, and crawl draws 100,000 visitors each year. By James P. Brown.
When Dad Went to Sea
My duty was to signal from the Castine lighthouse. By Sanford M. Emerson.
How to Spoil a Summer Vacation
One way is to neglect the hotel kitchen flue. By Ellen E. MacDonald.
The Allagash
Are we loving this storied river to death? By Norah Deakin Davis.
Marshfield Revisited
A classic Maine hamlet has made its peace with modern life. By Peter H. Spectre.
Flowers by the Yard
Carolyn Brady’s watercolors feature giant flowers that explode with sex appeal.
A Resort Where Anything Goes
Golf, tennis, boating, bingo, and bridge – the activity continues round the clock at Sebasco Lodge, a premier family resort on Casco Bay. By Paul J. Wheelock.
Three Cheers for James Monroe!
On a visit to Maine 170 years ago this month, the newly inaugurated President ushered in his “Era of Good Feeling.” By Herbert Adams.
Making It in Maine
Two more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
East of Portland
In coves and harbors, beauty lingers along Maine’s stern and rockbound coast. Photographs by Jack Ledbetter.
If the Shoe Fits — Export It!
George Denney, a former clam digger, has turned the Cole-Haan shoe company into one of the great success stories in a declining Maine industry. By Jeff Clark.
Departments
Room With A View
Last summer I was summoned outdoors by the excited call of a guest who pointed to a moose poised for a dive into the sea from a wooded ledge in front of my house. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Talk of Bethel
No Room at the Inns
The Maine Viewpoint
Weaning People from their Cars
Outdoor Maine
Blue Alert
Boating Down East
State-Owned Islands Opened at Last
Down East Bookshelf
Mary Ellen Chase
Calendar of Events
July Highlights
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
Nautical Mix-Up on Islesboro
Cover: A Boeing Stearman from the Owls Head Transportation Museum flies past the Owls Head Lighthouse. By Benjamin Magro.