"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 2008
Exploring Maine in autumn, with descriptions of golf courses, sporting camps, ag, of Down East Editors
Former guide and community organizer Jeff McEvoy and his wife Beth Rankin, a for, Wayne Curtis
FPL Energy inherited a contract from Central Maine Power, the original owner of, Jeff Clark
Fred Keating of Stow started Keating's Loki Clan Wolf Refuge in 1994, after find, Charlotte Albright
Henry Knox was a founding father and Revolutionary War hero, but he also tried t, Colin Woodard
"How To" piece on healthy living in Maine, including author Monica Wood's interv, Monica Wood
In a controversial deal, Katahdin Lake and 6,691 acres surrounding it recently b, Jeff Clark
"Inside Maine" books piece on a new mystery by Maine resident and Irish novelist, Elizabeth Hand
"Inside Maine" books piece on Christina Baker Kline's comic romance, "The Way Li, Elizabeth Hand
"Inside Maine" books piece on "The Snoring Bird," by Bernd Heinrich," an emeritu, Haward David Bain
"Inside Maine" books piece on "Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work," by, Patricia O'Donnell
"Inside Maine" dining piece on Azure Cafe in Freeport, owned by Jonas and Kate W, Debra Spark
"Inside Maine" dining piece on Bandaloop in Kennebunkport, owned by W. Scott Lee, Michaela Cavallaro
"Inside Maine" dining piece on McKay's Public House in Bar Harbor, owned by Bria, Brooke Dojny and Kathleen Fleury
"Inside Maine" dining piece on the Horn of Plenty restaurant in Island Falls in, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" dining piece on the Rockland wine bar, In Good Company, owned by, Kathleen Fleury
"Inside Maine" getaway piece on Biddeford, with details on cultural events, shop, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" getaway piece on Kingfield, with information on lodging, dining,, Joshua F. Moore
"Inside Maine" getaway piece on the newly created Seboomook Scenic Byway from Gr, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Merrymeeting Fields Preserve, part of the Lower Kennebec
"Inside Maine" piece on podcasts set up by Bowdoin's Peary-MacMillan Arctic Muse
"Inside Maine" piece on Portland's star chef Sam Howard of Fore Street, who end
"Inside Maine" piece on Truman Collar of Hancock, which makes a variety of decor
In the 1920s and '30s, Maine's lakes were among the state's star attractions. T, Joshua F. Moore
Jack Pelletier of Gorham, "the dean of Maine bottle collectors;" Portland artist, Virginia Wright
Located on the tip of Blue Hill's peninsula, Brooklin has 850 residents, over 1, Virginia Wright
Maine Huts & Trails in Kingfield is pairing groomed cross-country trails with co, Joshua F. Moore
Maine's First Lady, Karen Baldacci, an avid gardener, discovered the original 19, Rebecca Martin Evarts
Maine's top food experts pick their 50 favorite restaurants, with descriptions o, Kathleen Fleury
Margaret Hathaway, author of "The Year of the Goat," says Maine has much to offe, Kathleen Fleury
Matinicus Island, 23 miles from Rockland, is served by four ferries a month in s, Max Alexander
"North by East" piece on a painting rescued from a Maryland church's trash pile,
"North by East" piece on a well-loved Christmas display featuring mechanical elv
"North by East" piece on brothers John and Don Blevin, who opened a drive-in the
"North by East" piece on Camden's restrictive signage ordinance, which makes it
"North by East" piece on Daggett Rock in Phillips, a huge boulder called an "err
"North by East" piece on feral cats that have been attracted to kitty litter use
"North by East" piece on Freeport's approval of a grain silo for Gritty McDuff's
"North by East" piece on Greg Rossel of Troy, a boatbuilder who organized a clas
"North by East" piece on hot-button topics that might appear on town meeting age
"North by East" piece on how Maine's public schools fared during one of the snow
"North by East" piece on how some robins overwinter in Maine, generally gatherin
"North by East" piece on Maine's rank as having the lowest per capita prison pop
"North by East" piece on Portland's Payson Park, known as one of the best sleddi
"North by East" piece on Professor Habib Dagher and a crew at the Advanced Engin
"North by East" piece on Samuel Charles Pennington III, 78, of Waldoboro, "found
"North by East" piece on seed companies in Maine, which have been experiencing a
"North by East" piece on the 2006 Uniform Crime Statistics report released by th
"North by East" piece on the 60-foot-tall brick chimney at the former Brunswick
"North by East" piece on the Androscoggin Riverlands State Park, proposed by the