Down East June 1978

June 1978

The table of contents from the June 1978 issue of Down East.

Features

The College that Goes to Sea

Hard work brings big rewards at Maine Maritime. By William Prosser.

The Lively Legacy of Blackie Langlais

Wooden sculpture that astonishes and amuses all ages.

Mainers I Have Known

A noted humorist acknowledges some of his sources. By John Gould.

Maine’s ‘Fisher of Words’

Yankee determination carried E. A. Robinson through pain and penury to three Pulitzer Prizes. By Marie Donahue.

Old Silversides Makes a Comeback

An all-out effort is bringing back the Atlantic salmon. By Gene Letourneau.

Which Bill for the Hill?

National interest focuses on the Hathaway-Cohen race. By John Lovell.

Learning to Cope with Black Flies

An up-to-date report on beating this annual nuisance. By Robert Deis.

Acadia National Park

A pictorial tour of Mt. Desert’s famed beauty spot.

Departments

Room With A View

I wish I could say that Maine is a fine place for a writer to work but I’m not really sure. It offers too many distractions. By Caskie Stinnett.

Traveling Down East

Calais on the St. Croix

North by East

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

Down East Bookshelf

The Road Again Taken by Sheldon Christian

Outdoor Maine

Bobcats Transplanted from Maine to New Jersey

I Remember

The Rockefellers Owe Me $2

Cover: “Yellow Iris,” (22″ x 26″), watercolor, by Donald Mallow. A watercolorist who has spent his last fifteen summers in Maine, Mr. Mallow’s paintings have been widely exhibited in the state, including a one-man show at the Farnsworth Museum in Rockland. He is represented by David Findlay Galleries in New York City.