"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 2001
"Down East Bookshelf." Book reviews of "Stephen King Country" by George Beahm a, Richard Grant
"Down East Bookshelf." Detailed book review of "The Allagash" by Lew Dietz., Jon A. Lund
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "In Maine" written by John N. Cole. Orginally pu, Michael D. Burke
"Down East Bookshelf" piece on "The Mirror of Maine: One Hundred Distinguished, Paul Doiron
"Down East Bookshelf" piece reviewing "Empire Falls," written by Richard Russo o, Richard Grant
"Down East Traveler." List of golf courses in Maine.
"Down East Traveler" piece on winter recreation areas in Maine with directories
Everything about the Plainview Farm nursery that Steve and Donna Palmer run in N, Jane Lamb
Every year or so, we read about a movie being filmed along the coast of Maine., Paul Doiron
Excerpts from the 1893 diary of Fred B. Tuck, Maine's first antique dealer., Fred B. Tuck
Feature article about Andrew Wyeth's paintings of his best friend Walter Anderso, Edgar Allen Beem
Feature article on Matinicus Island, which is located 23 miles from the mainland, Elizabeth Peavey
Feature article on the central-Maine town of Millinocket. Long resistant to the, Jeff Clark
Feature article on the old graveyards that make up most of the estimated 4,000 c, Staff
History of the Portland Observatory, the best view in Portland. The 194-year-ol, Jeff Clark
In 1973, ornithologist Stephen Kress on Eastern Egg Rock established the first n, Jeff Clark
In 1997, Bud Warren established the nonprofit group Maine's First Ship to constr, Matt Scease
"Inside Maine" piece on South Portland's Greenbelt Walkway, a three-mile paved p, Andrew Vietze
Interviews with noted South Portland residents on what they love about living in
In the minds of most Mainers, South Portland is indistinguishable from the Maine
Isle au Haut is a tall island six miles out to sea from the hard granite harbor, Andrew Vietze
Jane Goodrich and her husband, Jim Beyor, have built a mansion on Swans Island, Ken Textor
Lengthy article on the evolution of the Maine Mall from the days when the land n, Jeff Clark
Maine has lost its status as the only state east of the Mississippi to be free o, Ken Textor
Maine would be a very different place if: Dickey-Lincoln Dam had been built; the, Jeff Clark
Montville is composed of a loosely connected handful of villages, and it feels l, Frank Andrews
"North by East." Alas, all seven pictures are of actual State of Maine instant
"North by East." Carrabassett Valley Academy has a new, 20,000-square-foot gym,
"North by East." Coke's "Surfing" ad in "Kingston County, Maine," was actually
"North by East." E. S. Cole snow scoops, built in Saco by Dan Baillargeon, were
"North by East." Fencers like John Krause and Nancy Becker are becoming more com
"North by East." For the first time in many years, Joseph Frost discovered Main
"North by East." For the first time since its founding in 1927, Moody's Diner i
"North by East." MacMahan Island was the first community in Maine to install an
"North by East." Maine highways are replacing winter sand with salt. I-95 is t
"North by East" piece on Bernal Allen (1900-1995), the son of a Kentucky coal-mi
"North by East" piece on Elizabeth Taylor Lane in South Portland, named not for
"North by East" piece on Fairchild Camera and Equipment Corporation, which was f
"North by East" piece on five great places to take a picnic in South Portland.
"North by East" piece on Mount Pleasant Cemetery in South Portland, where some o
"North by East" piece on Room 807 at the Sheraton Tara hotel in South Portland,
"North by East" piece on Rosella Loveitt, 93, of South Portland, unofficial city
"North by East" piece on the franchise restaurant, Bugaboo Creek Steak House, ne
"North by East" piece on the landmark Griffin Club in South Portland's Knightvil
"North by East" piece on the name "Purpoodock," which was what South Portland wa
"North by East" piece on the new South Portland Community Center, built last yea
"North by East" piece on the number of traffic lights in South Portland--37--whi
"North by East" piece on the South Portland oil tank farm, which came into being
"North by East" piece on three generations of bridges that have connected Portla
"North by East" piece with a parallel list of places and institutions that disti