"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
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
"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