"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 2005
"Inside Maine" piece on how the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, which is in Por, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Joshua's Restaurant in Wells, run by Joshua Mather, 30,, Michael Sanders
"Inside Maine" piece on Maine Audubon's Scarborough Marsh Nature Center and some, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Morse's restaurant in Waldoboro, an unlikely location fo, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Movies in the Park, offered in Congress Square by Portla, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Oh! Bento, a Japanese restaurant in Rockland that got it, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Port Clyde's Dip Net restaurant, which achieves new culi, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on sled-dog sprints and skijoring contests in Jackman this, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Surry Gardens, a five-acre business with a focus on unus, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the "3rd Sunday at Jewett" program at the University of, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the 45 miles of groomed cross-country ski trails in Rang, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Big Moose Inn at Spencer Cove in Millinocket, where, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Canadian lynx and on a field trip sponsored by the M, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the celebration of St. Croix's quadrennial last year, wh, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship in Rockport, whic, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the cinnamon buns served at Big Eddy Campground on the G, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the classic Italian deli, Orvieto--an unexpected find in, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Danforth Inn in Portland, which allows smaller, well, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the following: sleigh rides offered by the Winslow famil, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the growing use of poles by hikers in Maine, for an form, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Hidden Gardens of Munjoy Hill tour on June 26 in Por, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the legendary roast duck at the Village Inn in Belgrade,, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Lobster Pot restaurant in Cape Porpoise, where the s, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Maine Games, scheduled for late spring and early sum, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners apprenticeship p, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Maine Outdoor Learning Center in Lincoln, which give, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Manhattan Short Film Festival at Railroad Square Cin, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on The Map Store of Old Town, the only place in the state t, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Maynard F. Jordan Observatory at the University of M, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the midcoast artists and artisans map and guide, copies, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the owners of the bookstore-cafe, Second Read, in Rockla, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the pleasures of learning to kayak at Biddeford Pool. O, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Portland Downtown District's Web site, www.portlandm, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Portland Museum of Art's Sunday jazz breakfasts., Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Portland Public Library's helpful Maine News Index,, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Seashore Trolley Museum in Wells, which offers troll, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Sierra Club, which is hosting a work week on Monhega, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit "Barn Ag, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Tate House, the only pre-Revolutionary home in Great, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on the Web sites of Maine's two largest airports, Bangor In, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on two waterfalls in the Portland area that have been made, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on Waldoboro-based Borealis Breads, a bakery that also make, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine" piece on www.vintagemaineimages.com, a service of the Maine Histo, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Portland" piece on Claude Guyot, a native of Switzerland who opened his, Andrew Vietze
In the last decade, as the Portland Police Department--an essentially suburban f, Joshua F. Moore
"I Remember" piece by a reluctant participant on ice-fishing expedition in Maine, Elizabeth Peavey
"I Remember" piece on how a teacher at Colby College and a somewhat reluctant ne, Debra Spark
"I Remember" piece on the author's experience working with Dr. Richard Hornberge, Anthony Betts
"I Remember" piece on the author's failure to grow anything but basil on his Mai, Caskie Stinnett
"I Remember" piece on the greater yellowlegs, a water bird that nests in Labrado, Susan Hand Shetterly