"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 2000
Detailed profile of the Goose Cove Lodge on Deer Isle., Elizabeth Peavey
Detailed profile of the Maine Historical Society in Portland and its executive d, Scott Sutherland
Detailed profile of the Maine State Prison in Thomaston, which is about to be de, Jeff Clark
Detailed profile of the Patten's Lumberman Museum in Patten., Bob Roundy
Detailed profile of the town of Farmington., Jeff Clark
Detailed profile of Togus Veterans Administration Hospital in Chelsea, one of th, Jeff Clark
Detailed profiles of York's Hardy Rhododendrons in West Bath and its owner, Tom, Jane Lamb
Detailed story on Southwest Harbor, formerly a close-knit community on Mount Des, Jeff Clark
"Dining Down East." Detailed restaurant review of Bintliff's American Cafe in P, Elizabeth Peavey
"Dining Down East." Detailed restaurant review of Youngstown Inn in Lincolnvill, Paul Doiron
"Dining Down East." Detailed review of Angela and Arthur LeBlanc's Seascapes re, Paul Mann
"Dining Down East." Profile of Amalfi restaurant in Rockland and owner David Co, Paul Doiron
"Dining Down East." Profile of Maggie O'Neil's Maggie's Restaurant in Bar Harbo, Paul Doiron
"Dining Down East." Profile of sous chef Stephen Stone's restauant at Bethel In, Virginia Wright
"Dining Down East." Profile of the Back Bay Grill in Portland., Paul Mann
"Down East Bookshelf." Book review of "A Maine Hamlet" by Laura Beam., Richard Grant
"Down East Bookshelf." Book review of "Islands in Time: A Natural and Cultural, Wayne Curtis
"Down East Bookshelf." Book review of "Limerock: Maine Stories" by Christopher, Richard Grant
"Down East Bookshelf." Book review of "Maine in America" by Pamela Belanger, un, Edgar Allen Beem
"Down East Bookshelf." Brief book reviews of "Carrie Stevens: Maker of Rangeley
"Down East Bookshelf." Detailed book review of "Hunting, Fishing, and Camping", Bob Noonan
"Down East Bookshelf." Detailed description of Arcadia Publishing's 100-volume, Edgar Allen Beem
"Down East Bookshelf." Review of Maine travel books "Michelin Green Guide to Ne, Paul Doiron
"Down East Bookshelf." Review of "Woven Together in York County, Maine: A Histo, Edgar Allen Beem
"Down East Bookshelf." Reviews of Maine lobstering novels "Stern Men" by Elizab, Agnes Bushell
"Down East Traveler." Brief descriptions of 37 history museums throughout Maine
"Down East Trips." Descriptions of autumn activities in Maine.
Even top environmentalists were surprised by Maine voters' overwheming support o
For more than 15 years, argument has brewed over the 3.5 miles of the Appalachia, Jeff Clark
"Guide to Maine Antiques." Lengthy and detailed description of antique-shopping
Hodgdon Yachts, Inc., of East Boothbay is famous for its carpentry around the wo, Ken Textor
Humorous piece about the Maine Workout, which includes the following exercises:
In 1942, after the World War II attack on Pearl Harbor, Freeport and Yarmouth bu, William David Barry
"Inside Maine." Descriptions of the state's largest sled-dog race, in Bridgton;, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Profiles of the Camden Film Festival; Recompense Shores at Wolf, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Profiles of the "E. Pluribus Unum" exhibit at the Maine History, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Profiles of the Portland Observatory, due to reopen to the publ, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Profiles of Vaughn Woods State Park in South Berwick; low Sund, Andrew Vietze
"I Remember" column in which author Eva LaPlante writes of her visits to sites a, Eva LaPlante
"I Remember" column on a summer vacation in Corea., Marie Malin
"I Remember." Column on life in a Sebec farm during the 1940s., Elaine Topham
"I Remember." Column on taking a sail off the Maine coast., Bill Caldwell
"I Remember." Column on the author's launch of a boat as a child in 1954, in Ca, Elizabeth Crockett Smith
"I Remember" piece on skating in Portland's Deering Oaks Park., Elizabeth Peavey
"I Remember." Unannounced dooryard visits, like those of the author's childhood, Pamela Chodosh Chodosh and Pamela
Last year, the Salvation Army in Maine, led by Captains Richard and Janet Munn,, Jeff Clark
Lengthy article about the Maine Outdoor Adverture Club, headed by President Care, Andrew Vietze
"Letters to the Editor." Letter correcting a previous article about Haven's Can, Maureen Hemond
"Letters to the Editor." Letter on the "Where in Maine" photograph of Portland., Sallie L. Rhoads
"Letters to The Editor." Two detailed letters to the editor on the article abou, Roy S. Salisbury and Frank Gibson