Features
North by East
Opinions and advisories on talking turkey, Sanford’s parks, and notably happy college students.
Inside the Governor’s Mansion
With its $650,000 face-lift, the Blaine House has never looked better. By Ellen MacDonald Ward.
Behold the Bluet
Splashed across a meadow, these tiny wildflowers can be mistaken for a late dusting of snow. But a single blossom can enchant. An essay by Richard Grant.
Maine’s $35 Million Bargain
Mount Kineo is only one of dozens of inspired purchases the Land from Maine’s Future Board has made with money voters approved nine years ago. By Jeff Clark.
Honest North Woods Cooking
Since it opened three years ago, the upcountry dining room at Pittston Farm has become something of a legend. Intrepid reporter Elizabeth Peavey set out from Portland to learn why.
Where in Maine?
This historic blockhouse is on an island that most Mainers don’t realize is an island. Recognize it?
Why Do Peepers Peep?
It’s not just the return of warm weather that has these melodious little fellows singing. Andrew Vietze explains what the music is all about.
A WaIk in the Park
To the strollers, bikers, and picnickers who every day converge on its peaceful landscape, Bangor’s Mount Hope amply fulfills its original purpose. By Ellen MacDonald Ward.
Making It In Maine
A trio of Pine Tree State entrepreneurs has found that the secret of success is simply sowing the right seeds.
Professor Sam
A curiously distinguished portrait honors a much-loved Waterville celebrity at the turn of the century. By Ellen MacDonald Ward.
Departments
Room With A View
Halley’s Comet will return, without fail, in 2062 and you can count just as accurately that the Maine plumber who promised to start work last Friday will arrive around that same date. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Talk of Manchester
Horsing Around
The Maine Viewpoint
Sears Island Requiem
Inside Maine
Spring Alfresco
Down East Bookshelf
A Lantern in the Wind, The Life of Mary Ellen Chase by Elienne Squire
I Remember
One River Too Soon
Cover: Friendship harbor, by Sara Gray.