"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
"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
"The Maine Viewpoint." Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial on Grace Day, 90, wh
"The Maine Viewpoint." Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial on the loss of the S
"The Maine Viewpoint." Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial on widening the Main
"The Maine Viewpoint." Biddeford Journal Tribune editorial praising the Roman C
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial. If business managemen
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial on Central Maine Power'
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial on Maine's upcoming sha
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial on the Androscoggin Riv
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial on the declining sale o
"The Maine Viewpoint." Brunswick Times Record editorial on the Route 1 bypass a
"The Maine Viewpoint." Ellsworth American editorial on plans for a Down East re
"The Maine Viewpoint." Lewiston Sun Journal editorial calling for passage of th
"The Maine Viewpoint." Rockland Courier-Gazette editorial on the possibility of
"The Maine Viewpoint." Rockland Courier-Gazette editorial supporting the new st
"The Talk of Bangor." Bangor International Airport has fallen dramatically from, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." According to Dr. Dora Mills, the director of the Maine Bur, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." Each year, millions drive from Canada to Maine, which clai, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." Gov. Angus King has proposed a $65 million public and priv, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." Maine's top seed companies include C. R. Lawn's Fedco Seed, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." North Woods State Park north of Greenville has been propos, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." Starting with last winter's heating oil prices and fueled, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." The Republican and Democratic parties are watching their s, Jeff Clark
"What's in a Picture?' 1892 photo, with detailed caption, of Passaconaway Inn i, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1897 photograph of a Bethel barbershop, with a detailed, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1905 photo, with detailed caption, of Mabel Cram plowing, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1930s photograph, with detailed caption, of Harry Jones,, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1940 photo, with detailed caption, of a Hiram sawmill., Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Mid-1800s photo with detailed caption of Mary Balassee N, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photo from the late 1800s of a home and horse in the Buc, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photo, with detailed caption, of a girl on State Street,, Ellen MacDonald Ward
Wilma Stanchfield of Milo is at the epicenter of Maine pickle production. Detai, Ken Textor
Wintering on Monhegan Island means learning to live with difficult choices, exem
Submissions from 1999
"Along the Waterfont." Description of various Christmas gifts from Maine, prece
"Along the Waterfront." Bath Iron Works is expecting a large crowd for the laun
"Along the Waterfront." Boatbuilding is undergowing growth throughout the state, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Bob Stevens drafted plans for an enlarged version of Br, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Descriptions of Rockland windjammer captain Brenda Walk, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Descriptions of the "Grand Laker" canoes now built by B, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Descriptions of the lauchings of the sloop Antonisa in, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Detailed descriptions of two ships: a new schooner moor, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Profile of archeological survey company owner Rick Will,
"Along the Waterfront." Profile of Clarence Blanchard, who owns "Fine Tool Journ
"Along the Waterfront." Profile of the Society for Simpler Computing at the Univ
"Along the Waterfront." Profiles of Down East windjammer schooners: Roger and M, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Profiles of new ship models at the Penobscot Marine Mus, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Profiles of Southwest Harbor boatbuilder Ralph Stanley,, James P. Brown