Down East March 1986

March 1986

The table of contents from the March 1986 issue of Down East.

Features

The Return of Rockwell Kent

An impressive retrospective in Portland recalls the life of an adventurous and controversial artist. By Jeff Clark.

There’s No Place Like HOME

Energized by an extraordinary Maine woman, an unusual craft cooperative thrives in Orland. By Ellen E. MacDonald.

Improving on Reality

On Deer Isle a photographer creates starkly haunting images by hand-coloring black-and-white prints. Color photographs by David Klopfenstein.

Making It In Maine

Two more success stories from the Pine Tree State.

Maine’s Czar of Bedlam

A sharp tongue, rapier wit, and keen ambition raised Portlander Tom Reed to the pinnacle of Washington power. By Herbert Adams.

Vacations with a Purpose

Elderhostel lures the over-sixty crowd to Maine by mixing recreation with a heady tonic of self-improvement. By Norah Deakin Davis.

Elmer’s Bountiful Barn

In the village of Coopers Mills, a Maine trader runs an emporium that has become a landmark. By Alan Rosenberg.

Maine Vacations 1986

A special 64-page supplement on the many opportunities for Maine summer vacations.

Departments

Room With A View

There is a fierce independence in the people of Maine, and their natural skepticism leads them to rap a questionable coin on the counter to make sure that it gives off the proper sound. By Caskie Stinnett.

For the Record

University Faces Shakeup

Along the Waterfront

New Gig ‘Flies’ Amid Ice Floes

Outdoor Maine

January Blizzards Trap Outdoorsmen

Calendar of Events

March Highlights

Down East Bookshelf

Firewood Pond by Michael Kimball

North by East

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

Where and When?

Can you identify the Maine ovation of this scene and the approximate date it was taken?

I Remember

Maple Walnut Mixup in Mars Hill

Cover: Great Schooner Race, Penobscot Bay, by F. Stephen Ward.