Features
Maine’s Lighthouses: An Endangered Species?
Automation and nature are exacting their toll, but community action and innovative new roles offer rays of hope for these cherished maritime relics. By Jeff Clark.
Close Encounters of an Ursine Kind
Face-to-face confrontations between bears and campers are on the rise in Baxter State Park. By Wayne E. Reilly.
Claiming a Legacy
How Marion Davis, a schoolteacher from away, saved a pristine beach for Machiasport. By Cynthia Bourgeault.
Alex Katz — The Maine Connection
Basking amid international acclaim, one of America’s leading painters is back home in Maine for the summer. By Tony Glavin.
Making It In Maine
Two more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Fifty Years a Gardener
Bernard McLaughlin, of South Paris, has fashioned a career out of making his shady backyard blossom. By Jane Lamb.
Acadia — An Endless Pageant
Color photographs by Alan Nyiri capture the many moods and faces of this special island park.
An Oasis of Gentility
Kennebunkport’s stately old Colony Hotel hews to the standards of an earlier day. By James P. Brown.
Enigma of the Sparkling Seas
Why does sea water glow at night? Sea walnuts, small crustaceans, and dinoflagellates, that’s why. By Susan Peterson.
Departments
Room With A View
A moist chill pervaded the house, and I made a fire in the fireplace which sent a rosy glow dancing about the living room and chased the shadows from the corners. By Caskie Stinnett.
For the Record
Hydro Projects Flourish Despite Dam Rejections
Boating Down East
New Schooner Launchings Churn Maine Waters
Outdoor Maine
Thirteen Years of the Blues
Down East Bookshelf
Vacationland by Christopher Corbett
The Maine Viewpoint
Dud Spuds and a River Reborn
Calendar of Events
July Highlights
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
July 27 at the East Edgecomb Post Office
Cover: Bass Harbor Light, by Joe Devenney.