"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 1997
Profile of the Western Prom neighborhood in Portland. Residents started using t, Elizabeth Peavey
Profile of Toshio Hashimoto, who repairs Japanese cars in Rumford and grows Shit, G M. Eckel
Profile of woodworker and frame-maker Duane Patricio., Christine Carson
Profile of Yasuo Kuniyoshi, a Japanese American painter who worked in Ogunquit f, Elizabeth Peavey
Profiles of "Maine's most scenic highways:" Route 201, Solon to Jackman; Route 2
Profiles of the captains of the Rockland fleet: John Foss, Doug and Linda Lee, K
Response to "Where in Maine?" Letter to the editor describing Cundy's Harbor, n, Elizabeth L. Jones
Review of "A Bride's Passage: Susan Hathorn's Year Under Sail" by Catherine Petr, Peter Spectre
Review of and six photographs excerpted from "A Day's Work: A Sampler of Histori
Review of Casa Napoli restaurant in Falmouth; its owner, Hugo Gasc, from Sicily;, Scott Sutherland
Review of Fore Street restaurant in Portland, and description of its wood-fired, Sarah Goodyear
Review of "One Man's Meat," a collection of columns on Maine life by E. B. White, Richard Grant
Review of two biographies of Margaret Chase Smith: Politics of Conscience, by Pa, Al Diamon
Robbie McKay of Kingman and her group, Unorganized Territories United, want to s, Jeff Clark
"Room With A View." Column on giving a speech to a library by the Schoodic Peni, Caskie Stinnett
"Room With A View" column on the growing popularity of moose., Caskie Stinnett
"Room with a View" piece on the essential character of Maine, and the difficulty, Caskie Stinnett
"Room With A View" piece on the simplicity of rural Maine life., Caskie Stinnett
Rosita Gagne, Michael Saxl, and 13 other state representatives have formed a gro
The about twenty million gray squirrels outnumber humans in Maine, and once they, John Cole
The Bangor Public Library is preparing an $8.5 million addition, which will crea, Jeff Clark
The Korean firm Iceland Corporation will add whelk to the fish caught off Maine.
"The Maine Paper Trail" piece on Maine's status as the second largest producer o
"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News piece on MBNA's $10 million program to
"The Maine Viewpoint." Biddeford Journal-Tribune editorial calling for a lodgin
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record article on the closure of Maine Y
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial calling for rewording t
"The Maine Viewpoint." Kennebec Journal editorial calling for the removal of Ed
"The Maine Viewpoint." Kennebec Journal editorial calling on the National Weath
"The Maine Viewpoint." Rockland Courier-Gazette editorial on parking problems.
"The Maine Viewpoint." York County Coast Star editorial praising Southern Maine
The PBS television series "Anyplace Wild" includes Dave and Annie Getchell's len, James P. Brown
There are times in Maine when the making of light becomes very important. Peopl, Richard Grant
The Skolfield Whittier House in Brunswick was never used as a full-time residenc, Ellen MacDonald Ward
The state's best-respected forest-fire-fighting sqaudron is made up mostly of te, Andrew Vietze
"The Talk of Limestone" piece on the Maine School of Science and Mathematics in, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine" piece on personal watercraft (PWC) such as Jet Skis. With m, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine" piece on the current campaign by the Conservation Law Founda, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine" piece on the issue of logging on Maine's islands. Logging i, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine" piece the excellent quality of care received at Maine hospit, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine" piece with a profile of Lou McNally, host of Maine Public Te, Jeff Clark
Thirty-eight hundred students attend school at home in Maine. Home-schooling in, Jeff Clark
Though Livermore of the late 1800s was a working-class town, its Italianate mans, Winnie White
Three-part article describing the "real Kennebunkport." Part one looks at the v, Ellen MacDonald Ward, Elizabeth Peavey, and Ken Textor
"What's in a Picture?" 1893 photograph showing the wooden-hulled "San Joaquin,"r, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1905 photograph, with detailed caption, showing Dr. Charl, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Late 1800s photograph of a Brewer brickyard, showing work, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's In A Picture?" Photo and a short article on Rural Free Delivery in Main, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photo from around 1950 of the Presque Isle train station, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture" piece about a photograph of two Bangor lumbermen, perhaps, Ellen MacDonald Ward