"The goal of Down East has always been to hold a mirror up to Maine — its storied past and lively present — and to celebrate its flinty, independent character and unhurried way of life. As Maine has changed with the times, however, so has Down East. Today the state has come to embrace its future as well as its past. Accordingly, the magazine now focuses more on contemporary Maine life and what the future might bring and less on historical background and quaint rusticity. Booming circulation and advertising gains demonstrate the wisdom of this editorial shift."
Portland Public Library's collection of Down East is complete, and begins with the first issue, August 1954. The hard copies are available in the Portland Room.
Submissions from 1999
Profile of Uncle Billy's Barbeque in Portland., Sarah Goodyear
Profile of Whitehall Inn in Camden, which avoids contemporary accoutrements such, Edgar Allen Beem
Restaurant review of Porcupine Grill in Bar Harbor., Richard Grant
Restaurant review of the Thistle Inn in Boothbay Harbor, and profile of its owne, Ken Textor
Retirees who move to Maine often choose unconventional sites. Examples include
Review of the 1947 novel "Cache Lake County: Life in the North Woods" by John Ro, Bob Noonan
"Room with a View." Essay memorializing Down East columnist Caskie Stinnett. F, Davis Thomas, Carolyn Shafer, Thomas Doyle, Jean H. Pierce, Dale Burke, and Judy Burke
Since before 1911, Boothbay Region High School has been holding its Grand March, Sarah Goodyear
Skijoring, or dog-pulled cross-country skiing, has become popular in Maine. Det, Paul Dest
The L. C. Bates Museum in Hinckley will be conducting an exhibition of Mount Kat, Henry Lofton
"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial condemning "eco-terror
"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial favoring the new type
"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on Colby College's new
"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on Maine's standing f
"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on the defeat of the
"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on the photograph, su
"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on the removal of the
"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News cartoon, with detailed caption, in sup
"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News editorial calling for a "lively, infor
"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News editorial condemning the U.S. Departmen
"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News editorial on Maine representation in t
"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News editorial on Maine's low infant-mortal
"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News editorial on the northward expansion o
"The Maine Viewpoint." Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial criticizing municipa
"The Maine Viewpoint." Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial on Bob Boilard's vie
"The Maine Viewpoint." Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial on Maine winters.
"The Maine Viewpoint." Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial on the Mousam Way wa
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record cartoon, with detailed caption, o, Thomas Wilson
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial commending the new Main
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial on the Bowdoin Mill in
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial on the competition betw
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial on the competition betwe
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial on the development and
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial opposing the limitation
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial praising Maine's bottle
"The Maine Viewpoint." Descriptions of Charles Richard Steedman Nature Preserve, Andrew Vietze
"The Maine Viewpoint." Ellsworth American editorial praising Life Christian Acad
"The Maine Viewpoint." Greenville Moosehead Messenger editorial on gate fees in
"The Maine Viewpoint." Kennebec Journal editorial on the proposal to allocate t
"The Maine Viewpoint." Lewiston Sun Journal editorial commending the success of
"The Maine Viewpoint." Lewiston Sun Journal editorial on agricultural odors in
"The Maine Viewpoint." Lewiston Sun Journal editorial on the loophole in state
"The Maine Viewpoint." Lewiston Sun Journal editorial on the loss of a Maine se
"The Maine Viewpoint." Lewiston Sun Journal editorial on the Maine Education As
"The Maine Viewpoint." Lewiston Sun Journal editorial on the smell generated by
"The Maine Viewpoint." Lewiston Sun Journal editorial on the state court decisio
"The Maine Viewpoint." L. L. Bean, working with the Maine Audobon Society, will, Andrew Vietze
"The Maine Viewpoint." Rockland Courier-Gazette editorial on lobster conservati
"The Talk of Lewiston-Auburn." Kaileigh Tara of Lewiston and Lee Young of Aubur, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." A large number of Maine companies, like UNUM, Shop 'n Save, Jeff Clark