"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 1995
Photograph of a dozen farmers and their teams of oxen moving a house in Waldobor, Ellen MacDonald Ward
Photographs of Ogunquit Beach at sunrise, with a brief description.
Photojournalist Jim Moore captured the people and character of Glen Cove.
Portland businessman Frank Akers has called for Maine to abandon Eastern Standar
Portland's Gothic House was built by Scottish-born architect Henry Rowe in 1845,, Ellen MacDonald Ward
Profile of Cindy Blodgett, 19, a University of Maine sophomore, who has lit a bo, Mark Condon
Profile of Cy Hamlin, the seventy-seven-year-old dean of naval architects in Mai, James P. Brown
Profile of Dutch author Janwillem van de Wetering, who now lives in Surry, Maine, Carl Little
Profile of Gabe and Marcia Williamson, rangers for the past four seasons at Daic, Andrew Vietze
Profile of House One, an enterprise of partners Carol Wilson and Susan Ruch. Wi
Profile of pioneering botanist Kate Furbish, who, in the 1870s, undertook to doc, Ellen MacDonald Ward
Profile of Reverend Jonathan Fisher of Blue Hill (1768-1847), a scholar, artist,, Joseph E. Brown
Profile of the Big Chicken Barn in Ellsworth, the used-book mecca of Down East M, Jeff Clark
Profile of the South Bristol seaside cottage of Charles and Pat Conant, designed, Ellen MacDonald Ward
Profile of the town of Buxton, which is only 15 minutes from the Maine Mall in S, Jeff Clark
Profile of West Port Antiques on Milk Street in Portland's Old Port, owned by Ma, Sarah Goodyear
Ray Bucklin Owen, commissioner of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and W, Jane Lamb
Reminiscent essay on operating the Tarry-A-While Hotel on Highland Lake outside, Barbara Love Jenni
Reprint of an excerpt that appeared in "Norman Rockwell, Illustrator," by Arthur, Arthur L. Guptill
Researchers have estimated that 10,000 sturgeon live in the Kennebec River alone
Responding to a nationwide campaign launched by the Des Moines Register, South P
Restaurant review of the Village Inn in Belgrade Lakes. Its specialty is roast
Reviews of Maine logging histories. The University of Maine has made available, Carl Little
Since 1903, the Balance Rock Inn retains the genteel summering traditions of Bar
Since the 1970s, Ogunquit tourists have travelled the town by trolley. Although
Some Washington County educators are concerned that the new magnet school in Lim
Steven Waterman describes how he, Ed Sleeper, and others salvaged a 1992 Lake Am, Steven Waterman
Steve White's New England 800 company in Thomaston grossed over a million dollar
"Talk of Maine" piece about dowsing, the art of detecting water and minerals und, Jeff Clark
The 1950s saw the rise of a new generation of artists whose work featured Maine, Carl Little
The appearance of "Bump" signs along Maine's highways and byways are the sure in
The Asticou Inn has catered to the carriage trade on Mount Desert Island since 1, Caskie Stinnett
The Bar Harbor Times has changed its style guide toward politeness, using courte
The Maine Bureau of Parks and Recreation, and the Maine Snowmobile Association,
The State House dome in Augusta was built in 1910 and illuminated in 1940. In 19
"The Talk of Bar Harbor" piece on the fifty-second annual Dark Harbor Dog Show,, Deborah Dalfonso
"The Talk of Bass Harbor" piece in which Benjamin Weinberg reminisces about lobs, Benjamin Weinberg
"The Talk of Bolsters Mills" piece profiling George Stilphen, who has worked for, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Ogunquit" piece on the Ogunquit Playhouse, which longtime owner Joh, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of the Turnpike" piece on the proposed widening the Maine Turnpike, no, Jeff Clark
The trip from Fryberg to Hiram, a tewnty-mintue drive, can be a days-long canoe, Andrew Vietze
The University of Maine at Orono has renovated the Jordan Planetarium and its re
The University of Maine's Cooperative Extension Service trained and certified ma
Tired of endlessly ferrying their children around Portland, Leanne Williams and
University of Maine researcher Barry Rodrigue is tracking down the many lost sec
Until 1993, there were still places in Maine where one could make a local call b
"What's in a Picture?" 1900 photograph by George A. Neal of the clipper schooner, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1937 photograph, with detailed caption, showing journalis, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photograph, with detailed caption, showing Portland's Par, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" piece about a photograph taken in the 1960s of Raymond Ph, Ellen MacDonald Ward