Features
Bangor’s Unsung Power Broker
Rick Warren, new publisher of the Bangor Daily News, favors a low-key approach, but he’s determined to wake up eastern Maine. By Norah Deakin Davis.
A Higher Law
Sixty years ago, when it came to providing for the family larder, coastal Mainers set their own hunting code. By Philmore B. Wass.
Making It In Maine
Two more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
A Beastly Shipwreck
Two lions, 6 horses, a gnu, 32 humans, and an elephant lost their lives in a fire off Vinalhaven in 1836. By Jon B. Johansen.
Maine Observed
Leading nature photographer Eliot Porter continues his lifelong love affair with Maine in his newest book. Photographs by Eliot Porter.
Quilting in the Fast Lane
A South Berwick quilter is spreading the word about a revolutionary new quilting technique. By Mary Maynard Drake.
Demise of the Gray Lady
To passersby the old house at Greenlaw’s corner was a landmark, but to the new owners it was only a liability. Photograph by Richard Norton.
Rebel’s Revival
The late Walt Kuhn, pioneering modernist and longtime Ogunquit resident, is about to be featured at the Whitney. By Louise Tragard.
Aroostook: Salad Bowl for New England?
One Caribou farmer has gone beyond potatoes and is prospering with broccoli and bok choy. By Jeff Clark.
The Maine Way of Winter
A special 32-page supplement devoted to the splendors of winter vacationing in the Pine Tree State — from downhill skiing to weekends at picturesque inns.
Departments
Room With A View
Birds of all kinds, not just gulls, have recently entered my life and I am at a loss to account for this since I have never felt any friendship with birds in the highest and most intimate sense of the term. By Caskie Stinnett.
For the Record
BIW Sale Pleases Many
The Maine Viewpoint
Disappearing Maine Granite
Boating Down East
Phil Long Begins His Third ‘Ultimate’ Yacht
Down East Bookshelf
The Wines of Pentagoet by John Gould
Outdoor Maine
Wet Summer Favors Bear
Calendar of Events
October Highlights
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
The Lunenberg Affair
Cover: Boathouse at Sunset, Matinicus Rock, 1949, by Eliot Porter.