Down East May 1986

May 1986

The table of contents from the May 1986 issue of Down East.

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.