Features
North by East
Opinions and musings on Portland’s city bell, Fairfield’s town ducks, and Maine’s appetite for tapioca.
Hill Country
Locals and summercators call it Waterford, but it’s actually a collection of gorgeous little villages tucked into the foothills of the White Mountains. Andrew Vietze takes us on a tour.
Maine’s Lovely Lupines
Were June’s showiest wildflowers originally planted by some beneficent Lupine Lady or are they native beauties? Richard Grant seeks out the answer.
Solving a Painful Maine Mystery
After a clumsy first-time novelist reopened old wounds last year by trying to fictionalize a ghastly 1941 maritime disaster, we asked contributing editor Edgar Allen Beem to set the record straight. His report is an eye-opener.
Acadia’s Finest
Ranger Bryant Woods is a naturalist who takes as much pleasure in telling people about the park as he does in exploring it himself. By Andrew Vietze.
One Happy Couple
Each summer more couples from away are electing to exchange their vows on the coast of Maine. We look in on the nuptials of one bride and groom. By Winnie White.
Building a Better Screen Door
Two midcoast companies have turned Lincoln County into the wooden screen-door capital of the Northeast. By C.J. Davies.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thumb
The most-talked-about event of 1912 in Sanford was immortalized in an old photograph. By Ellen MacDonald Ward.
Departments
Room With A View
Governing bodies have a compulsive obsession with taxation which goes beyond practicality. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Talk of Maine
Island Logging
The Maine Viewpoint
Waldo County Boomlet
Inside Maine
Bangor’s Blue Ox
Dining Down East
Center Lovell Inn
Down East Bookshelf
Travel Literature
Along the Waterfront
Captain Pagel’s Latest
I Remember
Dump Run
Cover: Lupine at Mill Cove, Stockton Springs, by Kevin Shields.