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Down East

September 2017

The table of contents from the September 2017 issue of Down East.

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Features

The New Innkeepers

Fresh faces on the hospitality scene are running some of our favorite destination inns, lodges, and boutique hotels.

Dog Days of Summer Travel

Maine is an exceptionally dog-friendly state. Nevertheless, there are rules. We point you to the most canine-centric lodging, activities, toys, and treats.
By Virginia M. Wright

Show Business

In 50+ years of festivals, Ferris wheels, and a fluctuating workforce, life on the midway at Smokey’s Greater Shows hasn’t gotten any easier for Jeanette Gilmore.
By Jaed Coffin


Departments

Where in Maine?

Connect

The Mail


North by East

Opinions, Advisories, and Musings from the Length and Breadth of Maine

Home to Roost

Moscow’s Birdhouse Wall

Down East Dispatches

News You May Have Missed

Prints of the Barnyard

A Common Ground Restrospective

Talk of Maine

Old Bridge, New Cliques


Dooryard

Living the Maine Life

Home

Refurbishing a Cape Elizabeth Classic

Making It in Maine

Tourmaline Spring Is Betting on a Thirst for Purity

Recipe

Blackberry Buckle

My Maine

The Plunge

Room With a View


Guide

What to Do in Maine This Month

Dining

Mason’s Brewing Company

Taste

Hoppy Days Are Here Again!

Art

Abbie Read’s Library

From Our Archives


From Our Archives

Reid All About It

On the cover: The Rangeley Inn by Michael D. Wilson

Additional photos: Glamping host Sarah Pike, at Tops’l Farm in Waldoboro, by Cara Dolan; Brian Vanden Brink, Gabe Souza, Mark Mccall, Benjamin Williamson