Features
Maine’s Surprising Legislature
Lawmakers in Augusta are getting younger and more independent. And more and more of them are women. By Bill Caldwell.
Bringing Her Down East
A greenhorn learns the ropes on the Gazela Primeiro. By W.B. Leavenworth.
Good News for the Countryside
A new breed of health practitioner is bringing improved medical care to rural Maine. By Lois Lowry.
Deserting the Rock
After 147 years, Mount Desert Rock Light Station is given over to the machines. By John P. March.
Long Season in Aroostook
Color photographic essay by Norm Gibbons.
Tea at Chimney Farm
A visit with Elizabeth Coatsworth at her Nobleboro farmstead. By Sabra Morton.
Departments
Room With A View
I have recently completed a long trip across the United States, saying warm and friendly things on radio and television about a book I had written, and I returned with the deep conviction that outside of New England the State of Maine is a mysterious and little known territory. By Caskie Stinnett.
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
The Down East Bookshelf
Monarchs of the Mimic World by James S. Bost
Outdoor Maine
Anglers Welcome New Ice Fishing Rules
Cover: “The Old Dam in Monroe” (38″ x 31″), oil on hardboard by William Baldwin of Swanville. Mr. Baldwin’s work is on display at the Massachusetts House Gallery in Lincolnville.