Features
North by East
Opinions and advisories on the Portland Observatory, summer drivers, and the unsettling incursion of phone service into the heart of the North Woods.
Quiet Heroes of the Maine Islands
The Maine Island Trail and the 3,000 men and women who maintain it are little by little changing the way people think about the state’s wilderness islands. By Jeff Clark.
Riding the Rails to Newcastle
Departing Wiscasset several times daily, the Maine Coast Railroad’s scenic line is chugging through another busy season.
Once More to the Lake
If Bear Spring Camps’ most famous guest were to return to his favorite Belgrade Lakes resort today, he’d be gratified to find nothing much has changed. By Chistopher Corbett.
Where in Maine?
It’s the only lighthouse on the entire coast that was not built as an aid to navigation. Recognize it?
The Amazing Miss Furbish
Kate Furbish’s abrupt mid-life decision to track down all the plants growing in Maine turned into a life’s work still prized for its artistry. By Ellen MacDonald Ward.
The Maine Black Dog
More pal than pet, and too sensible to be pedigreed, this canny canine is a Mainer’s best friend. By Nicols Fox.
Little Deer Idyll
Just north of bustling Deer Isle is a small island where life is heightened but not hastened by the tides of summer. By Andrew Vietze.
Porcelain Windows on the Past
Once again popular with collectors, antique souvenir china provides intriguing views of old Maine — painted in Germany. By Laurence W. Williams.
Adventurers on Mount Desert
Buckboards and down-home cooking were about the only creature comforts available to the island’s earliest summer visitors. By John Cole.
Making It In Maine
Gathering wildflowers, smithing, and making tiles — three more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
In the Can
At the turn of the century, Maine’s sardine-packing industry ruled the coast.
Departments
Room With a View
I fight off fashion as though it were a crippling virus, but I have to admit I have gotten nowhere and usually I’m just flailing the air. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Talk of Ogunquit
Playhouse to the Stars
The Maine Viewpoint
Safest State
Inside Maine
Mattawamkeag Hideaway
Down East Bookshelf
DeLorme’s Maine Atlas
Along the Waterfront
Workhorse of a Skiff
I Remember
Camp Walden at War
Cover: Sea kayakers off Eben Island, part of the Maine Island Trail. Photograph by Jim Dugan.