Features
Don’t Plan Ahead
Kevin Adams built his Kittery Trading Post into a booming multimillion-dollar company by ignoring every rule in the book. By Jeff Clark.
Unplugging the Turnpike Bottleneck
Widening the Maine Turnpike is bound to be a controversial process. By Jason Stone.
Culch!
Thoreau called it trumpery, others call it junk. A Maine countryman ruminates over the odds and ends accumulated at his Brooklin saltwater farm. By Roy Barrette.
Swiss Spoken Here
Hans and Barbara Jenni have converted Tarry-A-While into the epitome of an alpine resort. By James P. Brown.
Maine’s Philanthropic Lady Bountiful
Over a scant six years, Betty Noyce’s gifts to the cause of medicine and culture in Maine have totaled a cool $10 million. By Norah Deakin Davis.
Have Anvil, Will Travel
Farrier Mac Ridley logs 25,000 miles a year serving his far-flung equine clientele. By Ellen E. MacDonald.
Bringing Back the Peregrine
This fabled hunting falcon is once again soaring from Maine’s Cliffs — and city rooftops. By E. Annie Proulx.
Gearin’ Up Time
First sign of spring down east is a freshly painted lobster buoy. Photographs by Dan Rosborough.
Rod Slater: Fastball Artist
An erstwhile pitcher, this Waterville artist now fires off show-stopping collages. By Alan Rosenberg.
Making It In Maine
Two more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
Boating Down East
A Guide to Summer Pleasures Afloat, a special supplement by the Editors of Down East Magazine.
Departments
Room With A View
As nearly as I can tell, this dog faces life with a single purpose in mind and that is to spend every minute, night and day, in my presence. By Caskie Stinnett.
For the Record
Big A is Dead — or Is It?
The Maine Viewpoint
Should Maine Become Nation’s Nuclear Dump?
Outdoor Maine
Sparks Fly at Doe Permit Hearing
Down East Bookshelf
Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan
Calendar of Events
May Highlights
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
Spinning a Tangled Web for E.B. White
Cover: Close encounter on Penobscot Bay, by Joe Devenney.