Our Favorite Letter
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from December.
December 2015
Lingua Franca
Assimilation shouldn’t mean leaving your language behind.
Into the Wildwood
One writer finds a serene holiday moment in a quiet country church.
My Intractable, Gun-Loving,
Anti-Government, Right-Wing Cousin (Who I Like a Lot)
A treatise (with gunplay) on “the two Maines,” peace on Earth, and good will towards Ben.
Smooth Jazzz
Harpist Liza Rey Butler’s new collection of lullabies — yes, lullabies — is good for more than just baby bedtime.
The Toymakers
You think Santa’s busy? Meet Jim and Teresa England, who coax trains, trucks, and airplanes out of blocks of wood.
What’s in a Picture
Recently returned from wartime duties at Quonset Naval Air Station in Rhode Island, Captain Bill Wincapaw, wearing the beard, resumed his role as New England’s Flying Santa Claus in December 1946.
His Own Lilliput
Engineer Eric Schade has created an elaborate railway village in his Phippsburg garden.
Portland Pâtisserie
The pastries, quiches, soups, and sandwiches at Portland Pâtisserie and Grand Café, in the Old Port, are well on their way to standing on their own, with authentic French underpinnings and just enough New World innovation to keep things interesting.
The Christmas Farm
Anne and Matt Ware find a longed-for Currier & Ives lifestyle in Durham.
Our Favorite Letter
Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite letter from October’s, Cadillac Mountain picture.
Sunshine State
There are many reasons solar energy is on the rise in Maine, but one of the biggest is ReVision Energy.
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