"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 1998
Various ideas for autumn tourism within Maine.
"What's in a Picture?" 1874 photo, with lengthy caption, of Maine's first opera, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1895 photograph of the battleship Maine in Portland Harb, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1898 photo, with lengthy caption, of the steamer Joseph, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1950 photo, with detailed caption, of the so-called "dou, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photo from 1903, with lengthy caption, of shipbuilder Wi, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photo, from the 1880s or 1890s, with lengthy caption of, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photo from the early 1900s of the Sanford Canoe Club on, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photo, with extensive caption, of Castine on Memorial Da, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photo, with lengthy caption, of an early-twentieth-centu, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photo, with long caption, from the first decade of the 2, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Staged photo from 1920, with a lengthy caption, of a liq, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"Where in Maine?" Photo, with lengthy caption, of the international, covered Un, Kevin Shields
Wilton residents have been brave in the wake of the loss of shoemaking giant G., Sarah Goodyear
With increased automobile traffic, Ron Roy, director of the Department of Transp, Jeff Clark
Submissions from 1997
A brief article on Castine in the late 1800s, which never had the cachet of Bar, Ellen MacDonald Ward
Allan and Candi Stoll are among the east coast's preeminent antique leaded-glass, Christine Carson
"Along the Waterfront." Cape Porpoise has revived the tradition of racing scale, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece about Bob Vaughan, the owner of the Seal Cove Boaty, Andrew Vietze
"Along the Waterfront" piece about Captain Bill Cowan, who, with his wife Jody,, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece about John Correa, the sales manager of Morris Yach, Andrew Vietze
"Along the Waterfront" piece about Todd French and Peter Webb, have opened a new, Andrew Vietze
"Along the Waterfront" piece about traditional wooden lobsterboat and lobster ya, Andrew Vietze
"Along the Waterfront" piece David Lyman, 56, a photographer and sailor who is p, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Alex Hadden, who has replaced the entire backbon, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on a reenactment of Leif Eriksson's 1,900-mile voya, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Bar Harbor cruise operator, Steve Pagels, who ho, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Brion Rieff, a long-time boatbuilder/ repairer f, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Charles Legris of Lubec, who builds houses and r, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Kathy and Chris Beebe, of South Portland, who te, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Ken Rich, 62, who has stepped down as harbormast, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Roger Duncan, who recently commissioned the buil, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on the Riverside Boat Company in Newcastle, which B, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Tony Correa, who has transformed his childhood p, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Trudi Bickford of Southwest Harbor, who last yea, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on upcoming boat shows across the state, mentioning, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" piece on world-class racing skipper Cameron "Cam" Lewis o, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront" remarks on four notable boats and their skippers: Sharon
Although Grand Manan Island belongs to Canada, it is closer to Maine than to its, Andrew Vietze
Although the resort areas of southern Maine -- Scarborough Marsh, Gilsland Farm
An aquaculture researcher has developed a method to raise a freshwater lobster,
An article on 50 items made in Maine, ranging from machine guns to religious ves
An article on Castle Tucker in Wiscasset, which owner Jane S. Tucker donated to, Ellen MacDonald Ward
An article on five hiking trails in Acadia National Park: Great Head Trail, whic, Andrew Vietze
An article on Grand Lake Stream and its namesake town of 180 residents, where sp, Jeff Clark
An article on Idexx Laboratories Inc. of Westbrook, a cutting-edge, world-class, Jeff Clark
An article on lupines, immortalized by Maine author Barbara Cooney in her book,, Richard Grant
An article on the Camden Garden Club's annual Camden House and Garden Tour on th, Richard Grant
An article on the Eagle Hill Field Research Station in Steuben, a "summer camp f, Edgar Allen Beem
An article on the goldfinch, whose cheerful song fills the warming days in Maine, John N. Cole