"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 2007
A one-mile stretch of Shore Road in Ogunquit between Perkins Cove and the downto, Joshua F. Moore
A program for the 2007 North Atlantic Blues Festival, taking place at Harbor Par
A sampling of the imaginative ways Maine's top chefs serve lobster, at the resta, Hilary Nangle
Author Elizabeth Peavey travels to Old Orchard Beach during a hot summer weekend, Elizabeth Peavey
Bar Harbor architect Roc Caivano worked with John Ed and Isabel Anthony to rewor, Kim Ridley
Blown glass artist Patti Kissinger and chef Lisa Sojka, partners in life and bus, Meadow Rue Merrill
Bobbie Maschal's house on a small island off the St. George peninsula is almost, Michaela Cavallaro
Bowdoin College in Brunswick has transformed the former Curtis Pool and the Muse, Hilary Nangle
Browne Trading in Portland, under Rod Mitchell of Peaks Island, has become a sea, Michael S. Sanders
Bruce Potterton, 71, directs SummerKeys in Lubec, an adult music program with no, Rebecca Martin Evarts
Camden Amphitheatre and Harbor Park and the Camden Public Library are legacies m, Virginia Wright
CEO Chris McCormick, 50, of Freeport-based L.L. Bean calls shopping at the store, Cynthia Anderson
"Choosing Maine," a special guide, with an article on prize-winning journalists,, Charlotte Albright and Victoria Doudera
Dot Gonyea, who belongs to the True Fans for Elvis club, has a ticket to the Por, Rob Sneddon
Down East associate editor Michaela Cavallaro was granted unprecedented access t, Michaela Cavallaro
"Down East Traveler" piece on 25 great outdoor adventures, including places wher
"Down East Traveler" piece on 40 ways to stay cool in Maine this summer, includi
"Down East Traveler" piece on antique shows, auctions, and historic homes in Mai
"Down East Traveler" piece on five southern Maine outdoor skating rinks: at the
"Down East Traveler" piece on Maine Maple Sunday on March 25, with details on su
"Down East Traveler" piece on public gardens and golf courses in Maine.
"Down East Traveler" piece with a directory of summer camps for children in Main
"Down East Trips" piece on exploring Maine in autumn, with an article on capturi, Elizabeth Peavey
"Down East Winter Planner," with useful Internet sites, downhill and cross-count
Elizabeth Peavey takes her first ATV ride with the Winnegance Wheelers and the W, Elizabeth Peavey
Eric Stirling owns West Branch Pond Camps, a classic Maine camp 45 minutes from, Andrew Vietze
Every June, Tom Jewell leads a five-hour hike, Aurelia Scott
Every November since 1962, Pat Guild has observed "Windfall" Sunday at the South, Gerry Boyle
Following the tragic death of her husband, Maine State Trooper Drew Griffith, no, Kate Braestrup
Francis Fortier, founder of the Bar Harbor Music Festival, first brought musicia, Nan Lincoln
Gregory and Joy Johnson had their Swedish ancestors' hand-hewn log cabin in nort, Meadow Rue Merrill
In 1991, Claire Hunt founded a group to create a large botanical garden that wou, Rebecca Martin Evarts
In investigating why Franco-American cuisine is not more visible, the author con, Michael S. Sanders
"Inside Maine" books piece on an updated version of "Letters of E.B. White," edi, Richard Grant
"Inside Maine" books piece on "Continental Liar From the State of Maine: James G, Jim Brunelle
"Inside Maine books" piece on "Edwin Arlington Robinson: A Poet's Life," a biogr, Bruce Allen
"Inside Maine" books piece on Elizabeth Hand's latest novel, "Generation Loss,", Debra Spark
"Inside Maine" books piece on "Katahdin: An Historic Journey: Legends, Explorati, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" books piece on "Lily's Ghost," a first novel by Cheryl Drake Harr, Agnes Bushnell
"Inside Maine" books piece on Lincolnville novelist and short story writer Eliza, Michaela Cavallaro
"Inside Maine Books" piece on "Slipknot," the first in a series of Jane Bunker m, Agnes Bushell
"Inside Maine" books piece on "Summer People," by Indiana author Brian Groh, on, Bruce Allen
"Inside Maine" books piece on "The Good Life of Helen K. Nearing," by University, Edgar Allen Beem
"Inside Maine" books piece on "The Murder of Mary Bean and Other Stories," by El, Agnes Bushell
"Inside Maine" books piece on "View from a Burning Bridge," by Sarah Goodyear, s, Debra Spark
"Inside Maine" December events piece on music and dance; theater; art and museum
"Inside Maine" dining piece on Apollo's Bistro in Waterville, under outstanding, Debra Spark
"Inside Maine" dining piece on Back Street Bistro in Brunswick, started by Bob M, Michael Sanders
"Inside Maine" dining piece on Bar Lola at the top of Munjoy Hill in Portland., Michaela Cavallaro
"Inside Maine" dining piece on Bresca, which owner/chef Krista Kern has made int, Michael S. Sanders