Features
Bar Harbor: Forty Years Later
The devastation and drama of the Great Fire are now hard to imagine. By Norah Deakin Davis.
Maine Pewter
In the 1850s Westbrook was a leading center of New England pewtermaking. By Sandra Slaton.
Where Art Draws a Crowd
Maine’s premier nonprofit art gallery is on a roll. By Winnie White.
Lady Climbers Off on a Spree
Five proper young Bostonians were among the first to climb Mount Katahdin. By Katrina H. Moore.
Talkin’ Maine
Alan Bemis spins a Down East drollery like no one else. By Robert F. Baldwin.
Fashion Boom in Hallowell
From Cole-Haan to Neiman Marcus, Kirsten Scarcelli’s sweaters are all the rage. By Bunny McBride.
At Home in Maine
Sprucing up the nineteenth century in Kennebunk. Photographs by Brian Vanden Brink.
The Maine Connection
One prominent Founding Father happened to be a Mainer. By D. Jeffrey Hollingsworth.
Matinicus
An offshore island feels the quickening pulse of development. Photographs by Jack Ledbetter.
Caution! Spiderman at Work
Maine’s leading spider expert ranges the countryside in search of exotic species. By Liz Cary Pierson.
Huff and Puff Slept Here
An unusual inn in Stratton caters to Appalachian Trail hikers. By Wayne Reilly.
Born to Build
Master wooden-boat builder Ralph Stanley comes by his talent naturally. By Peter H. Spectre.
Departments
Room With A View
In the case of the Route 24 speed trap, the speed limit changes four times in a distance of slightly more than a mile, thus creating an excellent course for such an enterprise. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Talk of Bath
And the Band Played On
The Maine Viewpoint
Beware the Bear
Along the Waterfront
Thomaston Boatbuilder Heads for Galápagos
Outdoor Maine
Invasion of the Muskies
Down East Bookshelf
Onward and Upward: A Biography of Katharine S. White
Top of the Month
Opening at Orono
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
My Arctic Summer with the Admiral
Cover: Bar Harbor today. By Kip Brundage.