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 2000

"North by East." Using funding from the Libra Foundation, up to 1,300 Bangor st

"North by East." Visitors to the National Geographic Museum in Washington, DC,

"North by East." Wing Goodale of the College of the Atlantic has painted Maine'

"North by East." With oil prices twice last years's, firewood is becoming a hot

Options for retiring in Maine, including descriptions of Maine life, charts show

Paris Hill, on the National Register of Historic Places, is an appropriate setti, Bob Roundy

Profile of art collector Bruce Brown, a Freeport High School teacher. He is als, Edgar Allen Beem

Profile of Barbara Feller-Roth's garden in Castine., Richard Grant

Profile of CedarWorks of Maine in Rockland and the children's playsets it makes., Paul Guernsey

Profile of Clarry Hill in Union.

Profile of George Bookataub's Westbrook High School Marching Band, one of Maine', Virginia Wright

Profile of Greens Island in Penobscot Bay., Bob Roundy

Profile of jazz composer Paul Sullivan of Brooklin., Edgar Allen Beem

Profile of Kaja Vellieux's "Antiques Roadshow." Every week in Newcastle and Tho, Meadow Rue Merrill

Profile of Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners' Common Ground Country Fair in Un, Edgar Allen Beem

Profile of Morris Farm in Wiscasset, recently reopened. It had been out of serv, Meadow Rue Merrill

Profile of Ogunquit artist Isabel Lewando., Paul Mann

Profile of oil painter Tom Crotty, from Freeport., Meadow Rue Merrill

Profile of Paine Products, Inc., of Auburn, which has made crafts in Maine sinc, Elizabeth Peavey

Profile of singer Laura Darrell, 13. Darrell's upcoming show at "The Magic of C, Meadow Rue Merrill

Profile of St. Ann's Episcopal Church, Kennebunkport's most favored wedding chap, Deborah Dalfonso

Profile of the columbine, a common Maine wildflower., Richard Grant

Profile of the Down East village of Milbridge., Sarah Goodyear

Profile of the Maine Conservation School in Bryant Pond, near Bethel. It mainly, Patrick Morris

Profile of the Maine State Prison Showroom., Bob Pollard

Profile of the Matt and Ellen Libby's sporting camps on the lesser-known of the, Andrew Vietze

Profile of the nastiest predator in Maine, the fisher., John Cole

Profile of the Public Theater of Lewiston-Auburn., Paul Doiron

Profile of the Rockland Breakwater, which was completed in 1899.

Profile of the "Tide," Billie Todd's Georgetown Island newsletter., Meadow Rue Merrill

Profile of the town of Stonington.

Profile of the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin., Ken Textor

Profile of Wayne, a small town that "ranks in the top list of anonymous Maine co, Frank Andrews

Profile of William Zorach's statue 'Spirit of the Sea' in Bath., Meadow Rue Merrill

Program of the Portland Sympony Orchestra's Designers' ShowHouse 2000 -- the rec, Meadow Rue Merrill

"Talk of Maine" piece about about the exploding interest in YMCA's in Maine. Of, Jeff Clark

The Maine Discovery Museum, set to open in Bangor in Jan 2001, expects to draw 7, Virginia Wright

"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial about the need to rew

"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on Maine's ability to

"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on management of the

"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on the Coast Guard's

"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on the retirement rat

"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on the Seguin Island

"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on the U.S. Postal Se

"The Maine Viewpoint." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial. Supporters have bee

"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News editorial. Gov. Angus King's proposal

"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News editorial on Bernard Osher's gift of s

"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News editorial on MBNA's creation of a Univ

"The Maine Viewpoint." Bangor Daily News editorial on the aging of Maine's popu

"The Maine Viewpoint." Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial memorializing John F