"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 2006
A sampling of photos from a new exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art, entitled
A special concert program for the North Atlantic Blues Festival, which will be h
A special section, "Retiring & Relocating to Maine," with a complete tour of the
"Bareboating," chartering a yacht without a captain or crew, is becoming an incr, Joshua F. Moore
Brunswick residents, led by the Local Redevelopment Authority, are sharing their, Virginia Wright
Camden-based architect John Morris designed a "lodge-style" house on a midcoast, Andrew Vietze
Celebrities like John Travolta, Kelly Preston, and Kirstie Alley are drawn to th, Virginia Wright
Cindy Tibbetts, 49, and her husband, Brian Tibbetts, run Hummingbird Farm in Tur, Rebecca Martin Evarts
Claire Ackroyd, a landscape designer in Orono, loves Maine's native plants. In, Kim Ridley
"Dining Down East" piece on Augusta's Beale Street Barbeque, owned by Augusta na, Andrew Vietze
"Dining Down East" piece on Chicky's Fine Diner in Westbrook, owned by Chicky St, Michaela Cavallaro
"Dining Down East" piece on Conundrum Wine Bistro in Freeport, owned by Vince Mi, Michaela. Cavallaro
"Dining Down East" piece on the Cafe at Pat's Meat Market in Portland, co-owned, Virginia Wright
"Dining" piece on Valerie Jean's: An American Bistro, in Milo. The restaurant w
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Maine Women," b, Agnes Bushnell
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "Temple Stream" by college professor Bill Roorbac, Kurtis. Clements
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on the "Home Repair Is Homicide" mystery series by E, Rosemary Herbert
Down East Traveler Fall Trips Guide, with details on fall journeys; mountain cli
"Down East Traveler" piece on golf courses, state parks, birdwatching, and histo
"Down East Traveler" piece on historic homes in Maine
"Down East Traveler" piece on Maine state parks and public lands, with descripti
"Down East Traveler" piece on Maine summer camps for children.
"Down East Traveler" piece with a guide to Maine's holiday celebrations and 40 C
"Down East Traveler" piece with excerpts from "Enjoying Maine's Islands," by Joh, John. Gibson
"Down East Traveler" section entitled "50 Things You Must Do This Summer," with
"Down East Traveler: The Complete Maine Winter Planner" piece on downhill ski ar
Dr. Elsie Freeman created a Boothbay garden with her late husband Dr. Jonathan F, Kim Ridley
English colonists brought the common tansy (Tanacetum vulgare), a member of the, Rebecca Sawyer-Fay
Excerpts from Cynthia Finnemore Simonds' new cookbook, "Fresh Maine Salads: Inno
For the past 15 years, the Maine Forest Rally has hosted up to 50 teams of racer, Joshua F. Moore
Forty six percent of Maine households keep a cat--the highest percentage of any, Joshua F. Moore
Four top art curators were asked to select an underexposed Maine photographer.
Freeman Township, south of Kingfield, was one of two remote townships the state, Jeff Clark
"Getaway" piece on Boothbay in the fall, with information on lodging, dining, an, Allison Cole
Ice fishing on Millinocket Lake, south of Baxter State Park, is a frigid sport,, Andrew Vietze
In researching the history of rum and rum cocktails, author Wayne Curtis bought, Wayne Curtis
"Inside Maine" book piece on "Setting the Maine Course," by Barbara Merrill, who, Jim Brunelle
"Inside Maine" dining piece on Anneke Jans in Kittery, the creation of Cape Nedd, CZ Cramer
"Inside Maine" dining piece on Natalie's at the Mill, with chef Brendon Suhesky, Brooke Dojny
"Inside Maine" dining piece on the Front Room on Munjoy Hill in Portland, where, Michael Sanders
"Inside Maine" getaway piece on Belfast, with details on shops, restaurants, and, Paul Doiron
"Inside Maine" music piece on a new CD by the Portland band, the Coming Grass, f
"Inside Maine" piece on Alfred's Coast Bike and Ski, which rents "beach cruiser"
"Inside Maine" piece on an exhibit this summer at the Bates Museum of Art in Lew
"Inside Maine" piece on Angela Clark's "Working Waterfront Walking Tours," which, Andrew. Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on August events in the state.
"Inside Maine" piece on Blueberry Acres, run by Sarah and Matthew Vokey, who for
"Inside Maine" piece on Caiola's, a bistro in Portland's West End operated by ch, Amy Sutherland
"Inside Maine" piece on companies that offer dogsled rides in Maine., Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on "Confluence: Merrymeeting Bay," by Franklin Burroughs of, Richard Grant