Down East magazine, has been publishing since August 1954, and continues as one of Maine's most prominent monthly magazines. Their web site's history page provides the following description:

"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.

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Submissions from 2019

Good Things From Maine: The Cat's Meow, The Editors

Good Things from Maine: The Shape of Light, Tina Fischer

Good Things from Maine: Van der Ven Studios, Arielle Greenberg

Good Things from Maine: Waxing Romantic, Jesse Ellison

Good Things From Maine: Wilcox Bows, Joyce Kryzak

Gravy Train, Katy Kelleher

Handle with Care, Brian Kevin

Healthy Foundation, Bridget M. Burns

Home to Roost, The Editors

Homeward Bound, Kathryn Miles

House Tour: A Storied Home, Virginia M. Wright

House Tour: Country Ways, Virginia M. Wright

House Tour: Home, On a Lark, Joyce Kryszak

House Tour: It's Not Complicated, Sara Ann Donnelly

House Tour: Long Time Coming, Jesse Ellison

House Tour: Stylishly Sensible, Virginia M. Wright

House Tour: This Old (Mod) House, Virginia M. Wright

How I Made This: Music from the Woods, Sara Ann Donnelly

Instant Classic, Michaela Cavallaro

It's Alive, Sara Ann Donnelly and Virginia M. Wright

Keeping Time, Joel Crabtree

Legends of the Fall, Suzanne Rico

Maine Classics: Of All the Winds That Blow, Brian Kevin

Maine Dispatches

Maine Gives Back: "Being Able to See Somebody Have a House -- It's So Fulfilling", Michaela Cavallaro

Maine Gives Back: "Eating a Meal with People Seems to be a Barrier Breaker", Frances Killea

Maine Gives Back: "It's a Whole Vicious Cycle, and It's Preventable", Willy Blackmore

Maine Gives Back: "Music is Important for All Children", Will Grunewald

Maine Gives Back: "The Woods Were My Refuge", Ron Joseph

Maine Gives Back: "Volunteering is Contagious...", Josh Christie

Maine Homes: A Lilac Ramble, Elizabeth Choi

Maine Homes; Antiques Roadshow, Sarah Stebbins

Maine Homes: Hidden Treasure, Sara Anne Donnelly

Maine Homes; House Tour; Cold Comfort, Meadow Rue Merrill Photographer

Maine Homes: My Space: Culture Trip, Sarah Stebbins

Maine Homes: Rustic and Sleek, Sara Anne Donnelly

Maine-Made Gift Guide, Laura Serino

Maine Street Style, Arielle Greenberg

Maine Street Style: Campus Couture, Arielle Greenberg

Maine Street Style: Confidently Natty, A. G.

Maine Street Style: Easy Does It, Arielle Greenberg

Maker: Tooling Around, Tina Fischer

Material Girls, Michaela Cavallaro

Meet the Worm Wranglers, Virginia M. Wright

Monhegan Light, Benjamin Williamson

My Favorite Place: Dr. Edison Liu, Bar Harbor Shore Path, Brian Kevin

My Favorite Place: Jared Golden: The Leeds Countryside, Brian Kevin

My favorite place: Jennifer Rooks, Kettle Cove, Cape Elizabeth, Sarah Stebbins

My Favorite Place: Kara DioGuardi, Hartley Mason Reserve, York, Bridget M. Burns

My Favorite Place: Nell Shipman, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, Brian Kevin