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Down East November 1986

November 1986

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

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.