"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 1999
"The Talk of Maine." Augusta Kennebec Journal editorial on the state deal with
"The Talk of Maine." Bangor Daily News editorial calling for legislative plans
"The Talk of Maine." Brunswick Times Record editorial commending Daphne Izer of
"The Talk of Maine." Cathy McBrearity of Caribou is working to prevent moose-ca, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." Detailed article on state taxes in Maine. Four related "N, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." Detailed profile of Maine tourism director Dann Lewis., Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Maine." Universities and colleges in Maine are growing at record r, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of the North Woods." Great Northern Paper Company's sale of 625,000 a, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Wiscasset." Description of the closure of Maine Yankee. Though or, Jeff Clark
"The Talk of Wiscasset." Detailed article on the history and closing of Central, Jeff Clark
The TubaChristmas concert in Freeport attracts a large assembly of players and i
"Tippers" like Red and George Hesseltine, who harvest short fir branches, are cr, Bob Noonan
Tips on "how to do" Lewiston and Auburn and what can be found there of interest.
Today, some of the best shopping in the state is in Maine museum stores. Becaus, Paul Doiron
Twenty paragraph-long facts about Haven's Candies, Maine's only maker of candy c, Robert Post
Volunteer firefighters in Shapleigh have not forgotten the Great Fire of 1943 or, Paul Mann
"What's in a Picture?" 1860 photograph, with detailed caption, of English King E, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1877 photo, with detailed caption, of the Edward O'Brien, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1911 photograph, with detailed caption, of Gertrude Sorw, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1911 photo, with detailed caption, of the recovery from, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1920s photograph, with lengthy caption, of The Howard to, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" 1937 photo, with detailed caption, of Edith and Coy Day, Ellen MacDonald Ward
"What's in a Picture?" Photo, with detailed caption, of Biddeford Pool in the 1, Ellen MacDonald Ward
Whether "to allow patients with specific illnesses to grow and use small amounts, Jeff Clark
Written comments of Appalachian Trail hikers in the Hundred Mile Wilderness near
Submissions from 1998
"Along the Waterfront." 80-year-old sailors Roger and Mary Duncan of East Booth, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Alex Hadden of Georgetown is building "a speedy housebo, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Bar Harbor's whale-watching fleet has added a new boat;, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Brides magazine recently recommended Bob Pratt's overni, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Description of the six-decade career of the ferryboat F, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Description of the work of Walter Green, boatbuilder at, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Descriptions of the annual summer cruise of the Maine M, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Descriptions of the new Sabre yacht being built in Casc, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Jonesport Shipyard is rebuilding one of the last Luders, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." MacNaughton Group boatyard in Eastport has sent boat pl, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Maine Photographic Workshops founder David Lyman plans, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." New W-Class racing yachts, costing about $2 million, wi, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." New Zealander Arch Davis, who now lives in Morrill, bui, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Profile of Able Yachts general manager Rupert Lyle, who, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Profile of Peaks Island marine transportation firm Lion, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Profile of Richard "Frenchie" DeVynck, model-maker of t, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Profiles of Brooklin boatbuilder Joel White; the Penobs, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." Profiles of Jim Rockefeller of Camden and his gaff-rigg, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." The Bluenose ferry from Bar Harbor to Nova Scotia is sc, James P. Brown
"Along the Waterfront." The Hinckley Company in Southwest Harbor has built a ne, James P. Brown
"Along The Waterfront." W. Hodding Carter IV is leading an expedition from Main, James P. Brown
Although the majority of Maine retirees are from Maine, thousands more arrive fr
A new, award-winning home overlooking Blue Hill Bay demonstrates the value of co, James Schwartz
Bangor Daily News column on Maine's gay-rights law. Its overturning is the subj
Barna Norton guides tourists on Machias Seal Island. He and his son John, 50, l, Elizabeth Peavey