Features
Return of the Natives
Despite hunting pressures and loss of habitat, Maine’s major game animals are on the rebound. By Jeff Clark.
Down But Not Out in Mount Vernon, Maine
The Maine years of Erskine Caldwell.
Mistake or Masterpiece?
Portland’s ‘Dead Pearl Diver’ is Benjamin Paul Akers’ claim to fame. By William David Barry.
The Bridge on the River Sheepscot
Two centuries ago it carried shays and sleighs. By F. Wenderoth Saunders.
More Than Meets the Eye
The trompe l’oeil artistry in the Readfield Meeting House has beguiled townspeople for 120 years. By Miriam Cavanaugh.
First Frost
An early freeze creates its own sere beauty. Photographs by Robin Lovell.
The Great Wall of Bridgton
It stands as a mile-long monument to a man named Stone. By Sheila Polson.
What a Place to Get Lost In!
Levinsky’s, at the foot of Portland’s Munjoy Hill, is a Maine teenager’s heaven. By Jason Stone.
Making It in Maine
Birdseed, pesto, and hand-carved signs — three more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Departments
Room With A View
I have wandered Maine shorelines more extensively than the average man, and I have learned something about plastic containers. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Talk of Jonesboro
The Hum on the Hill
The Maine Viewpoint
Megabucks Madness
Outdoor Maine
Allagash Deer
Along the Waterfront
Thomaston Cat Built for Speed
Down East Bookshelf
The Boat Off the Coast by Stephen Dobyns
Top of the Month
Roll Over, Beethoven
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
Sunday Hunting Up Princeton Way
Cover: His rack festooned with Labrador tea from the shore of a pond in Baxter State Park, a young bull moose plays court to a cow during the rutting season. Photograph by William C . Byrne, Jr.