"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 2010
A look at Ogunquit, "a town that works" and that is "artsy, quirky, sometimes cr, Cynthia Anderson
A look at the career of artist Winslow Homer on the centennial of his death. His, Edgar Allen Beem
A look at the Celebration Barn in South Paris, founded by the late Tony Montanar, Kathleen Fleury
A look at the cosmopolitan town of Bethel, which borders the White Mountain Nati, Virginia Wright
An article on Maine Dental Health Out-Reach Inc., created by Susanne LaVallee of, Maura Ewing
An article on Maine writer John S. Springer, whose "Forest Life and Forest Trees, Wayne Curtis
An article on the Gelato Fiasco in Brunswick, started four years ago by Joshua D, Kathleen Fleury
An excerpt from Jeannine Lauber's new book, "Chosen Faith, Chosen Land," on Shak, Jeannine Lauber
An interview with Halcyon Blake, founder of Halcyon Yarn in Bath. She was one o, Joshua F. Moore
An overview of 31 places, people, and dishes not to miss in Maine when dining ou, Kathleen Fleury
A photo essay on Georgetown Island and Reid State Park., Alan LaVallee
Artist Andrea Peters of East Boothbay paints Maine in all four seasons, but is a, Edgar Allen Beem
A selection of clock towers that grace Maine towns, with descriptions.
As federal regulations and declining stocks have decimated Maine's groundfishing, Joshua F. Moore
A special holiday section with articles on Lincolnville's holiday tradition, com, of Down East Editors
A special summer section "On the Water," with information on Maine's lakes, mari
A special supplement by the editors of Down East on the Boothbays-- Southport, B, Joshua F. Moore and of Down East Editors
A special supplement on Blue Hill, featuring the town's cultural resources, rest, of Down East Editors
Attendance at Maine's evangelical churches, such as Bangor Baptist Church and Ca, Cynthia Anderson
Author Elizabeth Peavey describes her experience as deckhand for a day on the "H, Elizabeth Peavey
Author Monica Wood writes about the Maine Professional Truck Driving Championshi, Monica Wood
"Best of Maine 2010," with readers' and editors' picks within a wide range of ca, of Down East Editors
Cameron Mountain, near the edge of Camden Hills State Park, was purchased by the, Joshua F. Moore
"Choosing Maine: A Guide to Relocating in the Pine Tree State," with profiles of, of Down East Editors and Edgar Allen Beem
Down East special report on Maine's real estate market and what a homebuyer coul, Joshua F. Moore
Elizabeth Peavey takes a trip to the Blue Hill Fair, the festival that inspired, Elizabeth Peavey
Excerpt from "Native Plants for Your Maine Garden," by Maureen Heffernan, with s, Maurine Heffernan
Exerpts from "Maine Birding Trail," by Bob Duchesne, a state representative who, Bob Duchesne
For the past three years, Chris Sauer of the Portland-based Ocean Renewable Powe, Colin Woodard
In the worst of the recession, Bath had one vacant storefront among the 48 on Fr, Joshua F. Moore
Lewiston and Auburn, the close-knit mill sister cities, are in the midst of a tr, Virginia Wright
Maine's 95 full-time game wardens are insufficient for their sprawling mission., Rob Sneddon
Maine's most recent law requiring wine and specialty shops to hang curtains so c, Edgar Allen Beem
Maine's prohibition period lasted over 80 years, the longest of any experiments, Whit Richardson
Maine's state park system is 75 years old this year, having grown from a single, Virginia Wright
"Maine Vows: The Essential Guide to Getting Married in Maine," with details on w
Management of commercial fisheries, implemented after fishing has begun, serves, Paul Greenberg
Profile of Alan Pugsley, a 50-year-old biochemist from England, who has been ins, Michaela Cavallaro
Profile of Andres Verzosa, 47, owner of Aucocisco Galleries, one of the most cri, Joshua Bodwell
Profile of artist David G. Baker of Hancock, whose figurative paintings create a, Kim Ridley
Profile of Bar Harbor landscape architect and Ellsworth native Bruce Riddell, wi, Rebecca Martin Evarts
Profile of Georgetown artist Dahlov Ipcar, who in 2008, at the age of 91 was sti, Carl Little
Profile of Monica Elliott, who moved from Lima, Peru, to Lubec to assist her hus, Kathleen Fleury
Profile of painter William Irving, a native of a seaside town in Scotland. He h, Kim Ridley
Profile of sculptor Pandora LaCasse, whose elegant, abstract LED "light forms" i, Edgar Allen Beem
Renowned cook and author Julia Child first came to Maine to meet the family of h, Kathleen Fleury
Researchers, including marine biologist Scott Kraus, are using the "Whale House", Amy Sutherland
Special section on retiring in Maine, with an article on Spectrum Generations' c, of Down East Editors
Special supplement, "Biddeford-Saco: From Mill Towns to Boomtowns." The two tow, of Down East Editors and Joshua Bodwell
"State of the Arts," section, featuring a group of Maine installation artists, i, of Down East Editors and Edgar Allen Beem