Features
Colby Comes of Age
In less than 20 years, a small Maine college has become a nationally recognized institution. By Gloria Hutchinson.
The Bamboo Man of Bangor
Some of the world’s most prized fly-fishing rods were crafted by a nineteenth-century Bangor woodsman. By Victor A. Schlich.
Maine’s Endangered Plants
As many as 200 native species are in jeopardy. By Robert Deis.
Island in Search of a Future
Ignored for decades, Sears Island is now a prime target for industrialization. By Randall J. Emery.
Spring Comes to Maine
A full-color tribute to Spring’s march through Maine.
First Citizen of Dunnybrook
Noted Berwick author Gladys Hasty Carroll has spent a lifetime portraying her corner of Maine. By Marie Donahue.
Augusta’s Humble Hercules
The life and times of John Gagnon, who may have been the world’s strongest man. By J.H. Lowell.
Departments
Room With A View
The miracle of Maine, I suspect, is that those of us who have given our hearts to the place, never seem to get very far from it regardless of how far afield we wander. By Caskie Stinnett.
Traveling Down East
Circling Sebago Lake
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Outdoor Maine
Sebago Seems Headed for Banner Salmon Year
Down East Bookshelf
Instant Boats by Harold H. Payson
I Remember
Minding Store at the Five-&-Dime
Cover: “Maine Homestead” (36″ x 40″), oil, by J. Thomas R. Higgins of Norridgewock. Currently serving as an instructor at UMO, Mr. Higgins shows his work at Barridoff Gallery in Portland, Cape Split place in Addison, and at various galleries in both New York and California.