Features
Would You Buy a Used Armoire from this Man?
Why not? Thousands of bidders have spent millions of dollars on antiques at the Fairfield auction barn of James Julia. By Peter H. Spectre.
Candy Kisses by the Ton
At The Goldenrod in York Beach, saltwater taffy has been the number-one draw since the place, first opened its doors in 1896. By Jason Stone.
If It’s Fun, and It Floats . . .
Then you’ll likely find it on Sebago Lake this summer. Photographs by Joe Devenney.
Making It in Maine
Two more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Seen Any Sea Serpents Lately?
If you have, Loren Coleman wants to know about it. By Patrick Morris.
Of Time and the Island
Nature’s languor sets the pace of summer life on Great Diamond Island in Casco Bay. Photographs by Judy Ellis Glickman.
Scaling New Heights
Jeff Ryan and Ed Cardali set a hard-to-match record climbing Maine’s fifty highest peaks. By Muriel L. Hendrix.
The Perils of Delphine
Mrs. Dodge’s palatial yacht has already survived three separate careers. By Fred E. Crockett.
ART and the WPA
A Depression-era project put Maine artists to work painting everything from murals to Mrs. George W.C. Drexel’s collection of ship figureheads. By Dorothy Hay Jensen.
Roy Cronkite’s Improbable Dream
In Saco, he has achieved his boyhood ambition: a public aquarium of his very own. By Jeff Clark.
Art and Antiques — Summer ’87
A thirteen-page special report on the lively Maine arts and antiques scene, June through September.
Departments
Room With a View
I require the sea. I don’t care if it comes thundering in with a roar as waves break and spray flies or whether it creeps in stealthily on a tidal flow that inches through the marshlands and silently fills the coves and reaches and tidal creeks. By Caskie Stinnett.
For the Record
April Flood Tops ’36 Deluge
The Maine Viewpoint
A Tantalizing Scam
Letter from Upcountry
The Headwaters of Temple Stream
Boating Down East
Six Classic Replicas to be Launched
Down East Bookshelf
The New Year’s Owl by Susan Shetterly
Calendar of Events
June Highlights
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
A Catastrophic Night at Kezar Lake
Cover: Auctioneer Jim Julia and his wife Ginger stand amid a collection of country store and old advertising items. By Benjamin Magro.