"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 2004
An article on the warblers that return to Mount Desert Island each spring and th, Elizabeth Peavey
An article on Van Reid of Edgecomb, author of the critically acclaimed Moosepath, Virginia Wright
An article profiling five Registered Maine Guides, with descriptions of their sp, Andrew Vietze
A preview of a major exhibit of diplomatic treasures, "Becoming a Nation: Americ
A primer on the various people who patrol the Maine woods, including game warden, Powell Boyer
Article on Southeast Asian immigrants and the challenges they face adapting to l, Virginia Wright
Article on the debate over the proposed Fairwinds liquefied natural gas (LNG) te, Jeff Clark
Article on the popularity of snowshoeing, with comparisons of the different vari, Roberta Scruggs
Article on the sport of ice racing, in which about two dozen racers, each drivin, Joshua F. Moore
Article on transracial adoptions, which are altering Maine's racial and ethnic m, Michaela Cavallaro
A sense of community pervades Vinalhaven Island, which is 15 miles off the coast, Christine Parrish
A short article on the impressive new veteran's cemetery and memorial in Augusta
"As I See It" piece by Bath native Elizabeth Peavey, describing her youthful des, Elizabeth Peavey
"As I See It" piece by Richard Ford, a Pulitzer Prize-winning author turned East, Richard Ford
"As I See It" piece on Maine's license plate slogan, "Vacationland," which has a, David Morine
David Arnold and Bob Johnson built a four-wheeled contraption that they rode on, David Arnold
Despite rounds of military cutbacks, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey Island, Jeff Clark
Details on "Down East Discovery Day,"on Aug. 15, when sites hosting Down East's
"Dining Down East" piece on Asian restaurants in Portland, noting that an influx, Wayne Curtis
"Dining Down East" piece on Bandol in Portland's Old Port, under chef Erik Desja, Michael S. Sanders
"Dining Down East" piece on Bintliff's Ogunquit, opened last year by Roger Bintl, Michaela Cavallaro
"Dining Down East" piece on Bob's Clam Hut, next to the Kittery Trading Post, wh, Christine R. Parrish
"Dining Down East" piece on chef Herbert Peters' Thomaston Cafe, an anchor in a, Virginia Wright
"Dining Down East" piece on Cinque Terre in Portland, owned by Dan Kary and his, Michaela Cavallaro
"Dining Down East" piece on Five Fifty-five on Congress Street in Portland, owne, Virginia Wright
"Dining Down East" piece on Hurricane Restaurant in Kennebunkport's Dock Square,, Monica Wood
"Dining Down East" piece on River Drivers restaurant, which Matthew and Wendy Po, Andrew Vietze
"Dining Down East" piece on the Audubon Dining Room at the Inn By The Sea in Cap, Maria Padian
"Dining Down East" piece on the Old Port Sea Grill and Raw Bar in Portland, unde, Michael Sanders
"Dining Down East" piece on Wings Hill Inn in Belgrade Lakes Village, run by inn, Virginia Wright
"Down East Bookshelf" piece comparing Carolyn Chute's first two successful novel, Agnes Bushell
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "All Fishermen Are Liars: True Tales from the Dry, Elizabeth Hand
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "A Place on Water," which contains essays written, Richard Grant
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "Finding Annie Farrell: A Family Memoir," by Beth, Debra Spark
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "Gun Ball Hill," a novel by Phippsburg resident E, Richard Grant
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "Holding Ground: The Best of the Island Journal 1, Agnes Bushnell
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on nautical author James L. Nelson of Harpswell, aut, Ken Textor
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "Owls Head," by noted photographer Rosamond Purce, Richard Grant
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "The Maine Poets: An Anthology of Verse," edited, Mark Melnicove
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on three Maine mystery writers--Gerry Boyle, author, Al Diamon
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on Trevor Corson's "The Secret Life of Lobsters," an, Agnes Bushnell
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "Unsettled Past, Unsettled Future: The Story of M, Jim Brunelle
"Down East Bookshelf" piece with brief notes on "Love in the Asylum," a novel se
"Down East Bookshelf" piece with notes on "Maine & Me: Years of Down East Advent
"Down East Traveler" piece, "Maine for the Holidays: A Guide to Christmas Shoppi
"Down East Traveler" piece on a handful of prime picnicking spots in Maine.
"Down East Traveler" piece on bicycle/walking paths in Maine.
"Down East Traveler" piece on "family-friendly" forts in Maine.
"Down East Traveler" piece on lighthouses accessible to visitors. There are ne
"Down East Traveler" piece on Maine's state parks during the fall foliage season