Features
The Greening of Sugarloaf
Millions of dollars are going into the effort to turn Maine’s premier ski area into a year-round resort. By James P. Brown.
Tag Sale of the Century
Hundreds of people paid thousands this summer for furnishings from the Kennebunkport home of former literary lion Booth Tarkington. By G.W. Helfrich.
The Right Friendly Whales of the Gulf of Maine
Once near extinction, right whales gather each summer to cavort off the Down East coast. By Gregory S. Stone and Scott D. Kraus.
Making It in Maine
Three more success stories from the Pine Tree State.
In Pursuit of the Wary Herring
Alfred Osgood of Vinalhaven Island has “special powers” when it comes to stalking schools of herring. By Joe Upton.
New Gloucester — A Town Where Time Stands Still
The abiding presence of an earlier era lends an understated beauty to this historic community. Color photographs by Brian Vanden Brink.
A Poet Versed in Country Things
Baron Wormser pursues a Thoreau-like existence — and his muse — in an isolated corner of the Maine backwoods. By Tony Glavin.
Take Me out to the Campgrounds!
Religious camp meetings, fiery and spirited, were once a fixture of Maine summers. By Richard S. Bradford.
Departments
Room With A View
Like a lot of people who always thought lobsters hung around the place where they were eventually trapped, I was startled a few days ago to read that lobsters have gotten as travel conscious as the rest of us and that some of them log up as many as 100 miles or more a year. By Caskie Stinnett.
For the Record
Maine Unemployment Rate Drops to a Sixteen-Year Low
The Maine Viewpoint
Train Sabotage, Moxie, Shoreland Taxes, and Speed Limits
Along the Waterfront
Wooden Yacht Revival?
Outdoor Maine
White Perch Threaten Maine Trout Waters
Down East Bookshelf
The Real Maine
Calendar of Events
September Highlights
Traveling Down East
The Town Where Route 1 Begins
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
Racing the Boston Boat with ‘Judge Hardy’
Cover: October Sail, by Arthur Seller. Serigraph, 23″ x 28″. A former resident of Bath, Mr. Seller now lives and paints on Cape Cod. His works may be viewed at the Pine Tree Shop and Bayview Gallery, Camden.