Features
Joe Sewall’s Last Hurrah
President of the Maine Senate for longer than any man in history, the esteemed senator from Old Town steps down this year. By John N. Cole.
Tales Told Round the Woodstove
The talk of the town in Montville, heard sixty years ago. By K.W. Carter.
The Year the Sap Ran Free
Tapping trees and boiling sap hastens the advent of spring. By Patricia Johanson.
One Year in Maine
For retirement living, there’s no place like an old Maine home. By George T. Peck.
Ice Fishing — Sport or Punishment?
Angling on frozen Maine ponds is a fast-growing winter pastime. By Michael T. Kinnicutt.
Maine Vacations ’82
A special 56-page planning supplement for Maine summer vacations.
Departments
Room With A View
There was a time, not too long ago, when neighbors settled their differences over a backyard fence, but now it’s nip-and-tuck for a law-abiding man to keep out of court. By Caskie Stinnett.
Down East Cookstove
Stretching the Turnip
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Outdoor Maine
High Water Aids Fish Spawning
I Remember
Claiming a Bride
Cover: “Awaiting Spring” (18″ x26”), watercolor, by Michael Sorrentino. A resident of Scituate, Massachusetts, Mr. Sorrentino frequently borrows his subject matter from the Maine landscape.