"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 1998
Detailed description of canoeing the Allagash Wilderness Waterway., Edgar Allen Beem
Detailed description of clam-digging by Jill Perry off Lower Birch Island. State, Ken Textor
Detailed description of lobster fishing by Maynard Brewer., Edgar Allen Beem
Detailed description of Maine's Great Schooner Race, which last year ran from Mc
Detailed description of the etchings made by Ogunquit artist Peggy Bacon in the, Edgar Allen Beem
Detailed description of the work of preparators Stuart Hunter and Greg Welch, wh, Ken Textor
Detailed descriptions of the work of Maine Guides and the Maine Guide Training C, Andrew Vietze
Detailed profile of Carl Sprinchorn (1887-1971), who painted, worked, and lived, Edgar Allen Beem
Detailed profile of Gov. Angus King., Jeff Clark
Detailed review of Night Train at Wiscasset Station by Lew Dietz and Kosti Ruoho, Richard Grant
Detailed review of the novel "Cordelia Underwood: Or the Marvelous Beginnings of, Richard Grant
Detailed review of Windows on the Water restaurant in Kennebunk., Agnes Bushell
"Dining Downeast." Review of Aubergine restaurant in Portland, owned by Richard, Sarah Goodyear
"Down East Bookshelf." Book review of "Bloodstream," by Tess Gerritson, set in, Agnes Bushell
"Down East Bookshelf." Review of the book "Young" about a teenager Down East, w, Elizabeth Peavey
"Down East Traveler." Brief descriptions of 60 historic homes and museums throu
"Down East Traveler." Lengthy recommendations for summer travelers in Maine, in
Downtowns, some claim, are of vital importance to Maine. They are very importan, Jeff Clark
Elaborate description of the Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramics in Sebago. It a, Christine Carson
Energy activist Jon Lund helped bring the removal of the hydroelectric Edwards D, Jeff Clark
Every year, the Long Lake town of Harrison spends two or three days preparing fo
Excerpt from the book "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson, concerning hiking a, Bill Bryson
Five snippets on winter weather in Portland, and through the rest of Maine.
For two years, Greater Portland Landmarks has been hosting the Old House Trade S, Andrew Vietze
Four nineteenth-century photos by Henry Rand with a lengthy, detailed caption sh, Ellen MacDonald Ward
Four photos, with lengthy caption, of Boothbay Harbor in winter., Sara Gray
"Getting Married in Maine." Detailed articles on holding a Maine wedding, inclu
"Inside Maine" article recommending canoeing on the St. George River, pizza at t, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Chef Michael Gagne, formerly of the Osprey Restaurant, teaches, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Cliff Island, seeking a few more students to keep its one-room
"Inside Maine." Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens (CMBG) plans to open two garden, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Descriptions of Take Pride in Acadia Day, a clean-up of Acadia, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Fitch's General Store, run in East Sebago by the Fitch family s
"Inside Maine." Last fall, the Georges River Land Trust opened the Georges High, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Profile of the Ogunquit Arts Association., Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Profile of the Thomaston Cafe and Bakery, in Thomaston, includi, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Profiles of Fawcett's Antique Toy Museum in Waldoboro, Momma Ba, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Profiles of the homes in Belfast; chowder at the York Harbor In, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Profiles of the Tidewater Motel in Vinalhaven; River Driver's, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Profiles of the Ulikana Bed and Breakfast in Bar Harbor; autumn, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." Six hostelries have banded together as Historic Inns of Kennebu, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." The Garden Federation of Maine teaches a landscape design cours, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." The Maine Audubon Society has opened Fields Point Nature Center, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." The Maine International Film Festival in Waterville will, for t, Andrew Vietze
"Inside Maine." The Skidompha Public Library in Damariscotta received a $550,00
"Inside Maine." University of Maine basketball player Cindy Blodgett became the
"I Remember." Column on Peaks Island in 1960., Samuel H. Sherwood
"I Remember." Column on the work of Orrington road commissioner Ernest (aka Ern, Jay Vreeland
"I Remember." Description of boxing in Machias in the past, which had been wild, Philmore Wass
"I Remember." Description of living in Fort Kent during World War II, in 1941., Ellen Bell