"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 1996
"Inside Maine" piece on North Maine Woods, Inc., a consortium of 21 landowners,, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Quisisana, a venerable Kezar Lake resort where the staff
"Inside Maine" piece on Rockland's popular Brown Bag eatery-bakery, owned by man, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Smiling Hill Farm in Westbrook, a 400-acre operation tha, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on state parks that are closed to hunting but wide open to, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Belfast Coop's homemade Cranberry Tiger ice cream, w
"Inside Maine" piece on the blueberry barrens of Hancock and Washington counties, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Eagle Hill Research Station, founded by Joerg-Henner
"Inside Maine" piece on the endangered northern blazing star wildflower, which b, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Maine House in Bryant Pond, the former summer home o, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Maine section of the White Mountain National Forest,
"Inside Maine" piece on the Portland-based Maine Outdoor Adventure Club. It was, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Sea Basket in Wiscasset, praised by travel writers f
"Inside Maine" piece on the Six-Mile Yard Sale, which has been held in Cornville
"Inside Maine" piece on the success of the reintroduction of wild turkeys to Yor
"Inside Maine" piece on the Trailing Yew restaurant and inn on Monhegan Island,, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the venerable Inn at St. John in Portland, built in 1897, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the volunteer program at Baxter State Park, which allows
"Inside Maine" piece on the Wiscasset Raceway and the stock-car races that are h
"Inside Maine" piece on Troop's Variety in Pittston, owned by Barb and Pete Kais, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Vinalhaven Tours, run by islander George Harrison, 22, w
"Inside Maine" piece on Wallingford Farm in Kennebunk, a giant farm store housed, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on: York's Mount Agamenticus as a sled and toboggan destina
In the past seven years, Pete Grant and Gordon Kelly of Cherryfield and nearly a, Ken Textor
"I Remember" column on the challenges of getting to school in rural Sebec in the, Elaine Topham
"I Remember" piece by Rudolph Deetjen about the day in August 1945 when the boy, Rudolph Deetjen
"I Remember" piece on by John Knight Moulton on the Blizzard of '33, which he ex, John Knight Moulton
"I Remember" piece on William Gildart, the former principal of a three-room scho, Nancy Dorr Mason
Kittery Point is a place removed from Kittery's busy shopping outlets and is not, Andrew Vietze
Maine's estimated 20,000-plus black bears occupy 85 percent of the state's land,, Sarah Scott
"Making It In Maine," piece on Allan "Mac" McHale, 64, who established the Old T, Luann Yetter
"Making It In Maine," piece on Bangor natives Bob and Sue Rioux of Kennebunk, wh, Nancy McCallum
"Making It In Maine," piece on Claire and Mark Woodsum, who formed their home-fu, Patrick Morris
"Making It In Maine," piece on Dana Bourgeois, 43, of Topsham. Employing 14 wor, Jason Stone
"Making It In Maine," piece on Larry Fuegen of Wiscasset, the only master blades, Patrick Morris
"Making It In Maine," piece on Paul Chartrand and his Rockland-based company, Pa, C J. Davies
"Making It In Maine," piece on Peter Sonderegger of Dedham, and his company, Gar, Mark Condon
"Making It In Maine," piece on Portland entrepreneur Carl Pabst, who has a thriv, C J. Davies
"Making It In Maine," piece on Portland native Glenn Gaudin, whose Northeast Woo, Luann Yetter
"Making It In Maine," piece on Rick Charette, 48, the North Windham-based songwr, Jason Stone
"Making It In Maine," piece on Rodney Regier, 46, of Freeport, who worked in oce, Patrick Morris
"Making It In Maine," piece on Scarborough-based Radical Radio, a troupe of four, Patrick Morris
Managed health care and tighter Medicaid and Medicare budgets are forcing hospit, Jeff Clark
"North by East" piece about fourth-generation slater Victor Wright, 34, who was
"North by East" piece about the value of the cruise ship industry to Maine and G
"North by East" piece about the way to pronounce various Maine place names, such
"North by East" piece about York Beach's Goldenrod restaurant and candy shop, w
"North by East" piece noting that Freeport retailer L. L. Bean has added an inch
"North by East" piece on Al Berard of Sanford, who has won first prize for his g
"North by East" piece on a map of Maine featured on Mister Bagel T-shirts that p