Down East magazine, has been publishing since August 1954, and continues as one of Maine's most prominent monthly magazines. Their web site's history page provides the following description:

"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.

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Submissions from 2022

My Favorite Place: Erin Ovalle, Greenville, Adrienne Perron

My Favorite Place: Ian Trask: Bowdoin College's Organic Garden, Brunswick, Joel Crabtree

My Favorite Place: Isabella Feracci: The Apprenticeshop Shop Floor, Rockland, Brian Kevin

My Favorite Place: Nicolàs Alberto Dosman: Portland Headlight, Cape Elizabeth, Brian Kevin

My Favorite Place: Noël Bonam: George Brook Flowage, Motahkomikuk, Brian Kevin

My Favorite Place: Oniqueky Samuels, Lonesome Pine Trails, Fort Kent, Will Grunewald

My Favorite Place: Terry Gerritsen, Lobster Lake, Piscataquis County, Bridget M. Burns

Nirav Shah is Ambivalent About his Celebrity (and Uncommonly Curious and Deliberate About Everything Else), Jesse Ellison

North by East: Artistic Feat, Joel Crabtree

North by East: a Sight to Seed, Will Grunewald

North by East: Borderline Crazy, Peter Andrey Smith

North by East: Branching Out, Peter Andrey Smith

North by East: Center Stage, Will Grunewald

North by East: Danny Mejia Runs This Town, David Howard

North by East: Deep Secrets, Michelle Christle

North by East: Holmes Turf, Brian Kevin

North by East: Last Picture Show, Kathryn Miles

North by East: Monumental Undertaking, Lynette L. Walther

North by East: One Dam Thing After Another, Joel Crabtree

North by East: Opportunity Knox, Brian Kevin

North by East: Out of its Shell, Will Grunewald

North by East: Prepare for Liftoff?, Jaed Coffin

North by East: Puppet Master, W. G.

North by East: Rescue Mission, Jean Kerr

North by East: Spilt Milk, Catie Joyce-Bulay

North by East: The Big Picture, Catie Joyce-Bulay

North by East: The Bus Stops Here, Jaed Coffin

North by East: the Colossus of Prospect Harbor, Joel Crabtree

North by East: The Great Maine Song Book, Joel Crabtree

North by East: the Iceman Carveth, Will Grunewald

North by East: The Iconic, Ironic Boat and Tote, Adrienne Perron

North by East: Vertical Integration, Will Grunewald

North by East: Wild and Wooly, Will Grunewald

North by Northeast: In the Same Boat, Jaed Coffin

Not Out of the Woods, Kate Ver Ploeg

Off-Grid Influencers, Jesse Ellison

Old York State of Mind, Brian Kevin

Over the Ocean Blue, Joe Ricchio

Park Service, Will Grunewald

"Photography Was the Way Out for Him", Jennifer Finney Boylan and Alec Hartman, photographer

Polar Plunge, Michaela Cavallaro

Putting Down Roots, Amber Kapiloff

Quite a Hosta Roster, Aurelia C. Scott

Rags to Riches, Sara Anne Donnelly

Raze Gone By, Brian Kevin

Rock of Ages, Susan Conley

Room With a View: A Climate of Sun and Fun?, Philip Conkling

Room With a View: At Year's End, It's About People, Philip Conkling

Room with a View: Circe's Island, Philip Conkling and Peter Ralston, photographer

Room With a View: Eeling and Dealing, Philip Conkling