"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 1993
The great covered bridge that spanned the Kennebec River between Madison and Ans, Ellen MacDonald Ward
The heyday of granite quarrying on Maine islands came and went late in the ninet, Nicols Fox
The magnificent Sparhawk Hall, now only a memory, was built in 1742 by Sir Willi, Ellen MacDonald Ward
The Maine Community Foundation, founded ten years ago in Ellsworth, has given ou, Jeff Clark
The Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, based in Brunswick, has been promotin
The McLellan-Sweat House, the first home of the Portland Museum of Art, has been, Ellen MacDonald Ward
The Nickles-Sortwell House on Main Street in Wiscasset, built by Captain William, Ellen MacDonald Ward
The Old York Historical Society, founded in 1984 when three local historical gro
The Portland Farmers' Market is held every Wednesday from late April through Nov, John Lovell
The retirement living centers springing up all over Maine look like grand hotels, Jeff Clark
Thomas Dudley Cabot, the "Man Who Collects Maine Islands," is also a philanthrop
Tom Ewing of Five Islands has earned the title of "Batman of Maine." That's bec, Sylvia Hollman Fee
Top-of-the-line craftspeople across Maine specialize in custom touches to fine h, Sarah Scott
Two dozen Mainers, from many walks of life, tell about their experiences in grow
Uncle Henry's Weekly Swap or Sell It Guide is packed full of tiny classified ads, Christine Kukka
West Quoddy Head Light, completed in 1809, marks the Quoddy narrows between Main, Davis Thomas
When siblings Geneva, Russell and Jessie Smith passed away, they left a total of, Jeff Shula
When writer Marc McCutchen of South Portland couldn't find a "thematic dictionar
Writer Cynthia Bourgeault describes the coming-of-age of a 12-year-old neighbor, Cynthia Bourgeault
Submissions from 1992
Across the state preservationists are restoring old buildings in their zeal to s, Jeff Clark
A new toboggan shoot at the Camden Snow Bowl has revived a bit of local history
A nineteenth-century superman, Edgar Welch of Raymond, not only ran up and down, Alma Hansen Langlois
Art Howell has turned a North Amity farmstead into an animal rehab refuge with a
A vest pocket Victorian house, measuring just thirteen-by-nineteen feet, has bee, Beth Crichlow
Houses of Washington County, some grand, some humble, are featured in a photo es, Beth Crichlow
In Kennebunkport, the bold design of a weekend retreat allows for a changing dec, Sarah Scott
In today's sophisticated community of Ogunquit, fourth generation Jim Brewster o, W D. Cutlip
Introducing all manner of newcomers to Maine's wilderness areas is a full-time j, Robert Kimber
Maine farmer-journalist-humorist John Gould is observing his 50th anniversary as
Phyllis Schartner, who raises many varieties of fruit at her farm near Unity, is, Susan Hermann Loomis
Rip Black, 88, retired Bailey Island lobsterman, won a bronze medal in the Summe
The city of Bath annually works to dispel early winter blues with its Solstice C, Jeff Clark
The legalization of marijuana has become a significant issue in Maine. Details i
The Maine State Building, built a century ago for the World's Columbian Expositi, Ellen MacDonald Ward
The story of the devastating ice-out of 1991, which wreaked havoc in the town of, Jeff Clark
The unexpected role hired men played at his father's farm is recalled by author, Robert P T Coffin
When Mary Louise Meyer and her late husband Norman bought the old Farnsworth far, Ellen MacDonald Ward
When Wall Street tycoon Philip Lees Smith left the New York Stock Exchange he he, George Carey
Submissions from 1991
Brief article about Kathleen Shattuck's business, called Common Sense Designs, i
Farm-raised venison is what some people today are calling "Maine's fastest growi, Susan Judy and Brian Lamb
Recent proposals to have the rotting hulks of the schooners "Hesper" and "Luther
Submissions from 1989
Brief article about an accounting firm in Auburn, Advantage Payroll Services, wh
Submissions from 1987
Article about Robert Woodbury's achievements and the changes at University of So
Long article about George Denney, who rose from being a clam digger to president
Submissions from 1984
Long article about the University of Maine School of Law in Portland, its histor
Submissions from 1983
Long article about University of Maine Orono's School of Forest Resources which
Submissions from 1981
Karl Edstrom of Massachusetts remembers a voyabe on the "Hesper" in 1920-21. Th
Submissions from 1979
Account of research being done by the Institute for Quaternary Studies at Univer
Submissions from 1974
Two articles about the "Hesper" and the "Luther Little", the two schooner hulks
Submissions from 1955
University of Maine enrolls largest class since year 1950. With enrollment figu