Features
Four for the Blaine House
Maine voters will be faced with an embarrassment of riches this fall as they pick the state’s next governor from a field of four candidates. By Jeff Clark.
A Cluster Cottage for Cliff Island
Spectacular ocean views determined the siting of four attached units that add up to one splendid vacation house on Casco Bay. Photographs by Brian Vanden Brink.
The Man Who Collects Maine Islands
Tom Cabot has never met an island he didn’t like — nor one he was not tempted to buy. By Cynthia Bourgeault.
Making It In Maine
Two more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
The Monhegan Years of Jay Connaway
Island winters fifty years ago inspired a dedicated artist, but left his wife cold. By Tony Glavin.
Nursing Old Scores
A corps of volunteers presides over a treasure trove of 300,000 musical scores at Blue Hill’s Bagaduce Music Lending Library. By Lynn Wenzel.
Take the Second Turn on the Right
The Down East storytelling tradition flourishes anew, along the length and breadth of Maine. By Robert F. Baldwin.
All About Owls
Of the eleven species in Maine, six make the grade as natives. By Joseph L. Arnette.
Departments
Room With A View
I have just received a letter from the Planning Advisory Committee of my township asking my advice on policy direction for the community over the next decade and all I can say is that they came to the right man. By Caskie Stinnett.
For the Record
Mainers Face Tricky Ballot
The Maine Viewpoint
No Ball, No Guns, No Lands, No Sun
Boating Down East
Disaster Strikes ‘Airforce’ Off Bermuda
Outdoor Maine
Free Access to Wildlands Appears Threatened
Calendar of Events
November Highlights
Down East Bookshelf
Picking Up by Lucy Honig
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
The ‘Deacon’ of Rockland
Cover: Maine’s four gubernatorial hopefuls posed for their Down East cover portrait on a recent Sunday morning at Portland Head Light. Photograph by Kip Brundage.