"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
"What's in a Picture?" piece on a 1914 car accident in which William Carville ra, Joshua F. Moore
"What's in a Picture?" piece on a 1916 photograph of four U.S. Navy destroyers a, Joshua F. Moore
"What's in a Picture?" piece on a photo of a 1,200 pound bull moose standing on, Joshua F. Moore
"What's in a Picture?" piece on a photo taken of the Down East office in Camden, Joshua F. Moore
"What's in a Picture?" piece on a picture taken in York of a fireman jumping fro, Joshua F. Moore
"What's in a Picture?" piece on a view of the schooner Wyoming under constructio, Joshua F. Moore
"What's in a Picture?" piece on Milo's centennial celebration on Labor Day in 19, Joshua F. Moore
"What's in a Picture?" piece on the Aug. 1913 fire at The Samoset, a grand hotel, Joshua F. Moore
"What's in a Picture?" piece on the transport by wooden scow of an 1806 Federal-, Joshua F. Moore
Whitsend, a cottage on Great East Lake in Acton, was built by Massachusetts coup, Michaela Cavallaro
With improved highway and rail service into Maine, the influence of Boston, carr, Jeff Clark
Submissions from 2003
A five-year study by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IF&, Phyllis Austin
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Castine Boat Company's low-cost, Turkish-built p
"Along the Waterfront" piece on Edgecomb-based calligrapher Carol Leone, whose E, Ken Textor
"Along the Waterfront" piece on: Lyman boatbuilder Jeff Magnuson, who keeps repl, Ken Textor
"Along the Waterfront" piece on the once-common Eastern-rig draggers used by fis, Ken Textor
"Along the Waterfront" piece on the restoration of the former Grand Banks fishin
"Along the Waterfront" piece on the September launching of the 154-foot luxury s
"Along the Waterfront." The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering Alec Lo, James P. Brown
An article on Borestone Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, the largest and least-known, Andrew Vietze
An article on cottage style and "the sassy colors, mismatched furniture, and dis, Carol Bass
An article on the lowly goldenrod, which is maligned unfairly for causing hay fe, Richard Grant
An article on Thomaston's "Museum in the Streets," a bilingual, self-guiding two, Joshua F. Moore
Angus King, Maine's Independent governor, offers a few predictions of what the n, Angus S. King
Article about the Island Explorer fleet of twenty-eight propane-powered shuttle-, Joshua F. Moore
Article commemorating the 40th anniversary of the assassination of President Joh, Edgar Allen Beem
Article describing a visit to the new Cliff House Resort & Spa in Ogunquit, whic, Elizabeth Peavey
Article describing the annual ritual known as "The Line," in which dedicated cam, Maria Padian
Article describing the construction of a new camp in western Maine that uses bou, Joshua F. Moore
Article describing the process of harvesting and preparing blue mussels for pers, Ken Textor
Article describing the renovation of a once plain Boothbay Harbor summer cottage, Virginia Wright
Article on Berwick, South Berwick and North Berwick. Situated along the banks o, Powell Boyer
Article on Borealis Press in Surry, which has made a significant impact in the h, Richard Grant
Article on Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's attraction to the state of Maine. D, Jonas Klein
Article on Micucci's, an Italian grocery on India Street in Portland, establishe, Monica Wood
Article on photographer William Wegman, 60, who summers on Loon Lake in Rangeley, Mark Melnicove
Article on the Blair Hill Inn in Greenville, which features eight luxurious gues, Wayne Curtis
Article on the generations-old community tradition of Friday night football in S, Virginia Wright
Article on the Portland String Quartet, whose members are now entering their thi, Robert Post
Article on the rising number of Maine residents who are growing orchids. Althou, Richard Grant
Article on the seafood-smoking industry in Maine, which is growing at the rate o, Brooke Dojny
Article on the ten-mile stretch of Route 213 that runs from Damariscotta Mills t
Article on the University of Maine System (UMS), questioning if it is larger tha, Jeff Clark
Article on wetlands ecologist Aram Calhoun and her efforts to protect frogs and, Christine Parrish
Article recounting an October 1985 memorial gathering to honor Brooklin resident, Marion K. Stocking
Author Franklin Burroughs, a longtime visitor to the area, reflects on the chang, Franklin Burroughs
Breene and Sherry Kerr are renovating an old Blue Hill cottage, called Casa Clar, Paul Doiron
Brief article about the challenges faced by artists who try to paint Maine in th, Robert Post
Brief article examining "shoulder season," the annual season that falls between, Richard Grant
Brief description of the Country Club Inn in Rangeley, which offers a beautiful