Portland Monthly was founded in 1985 by Colin and Nancy Sargent. The monthly magazine has won numerous awards for its design. Their web site’s “about us” page provides the following description:

“Portland Magazine celebrates the region’s native appeal with award-winning columns on the waterfront; profiles of the region’s business and people; and features on the area’s arts, getaways, maritime history, geography, and cuisine.”

Portland Public Library’s collection of Portland Monthly is complete, and begins with the first issue, October 1985. The hard copies are available in the Portland Room.

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Submissions from 2006

The Maine State Society of Washington, D.C., annually holds a spring Lobster Fes, Barbara F. Lefcowitz

The top 100 Maine businesses, listed in terms of total gross revenues. The top, Evan Livada

"Chowder" piece on Tristin Clow of East Sebago, who was a contestant on WB's "Be, Jake D. McLellan

"Outdoors" piece on the popularity of mountain biking in Maine, with comments by, Jake D. McLellan

"Lamoine," fiction by Rick Moody., Rick Moody

An article on John Lane's Ogunquit Playhouse and new artistic director Brad Kenn, Cathy Nelson Price

A look at invasive species, both plant and animal, in the Gulf of Maine, with a, Kyle A. Roberts

"Chowder" piece on "The Bounty," a ship built in 1962 for the movie and since us, Kyle A. Roberts

"Chowder" piece on Tina Scheer, 45, of Trenton, who was voted off the first epis, Kyle A. Roberts

Details on how to view the Eta-Aquarid and Lyrid meteor showers in May and April, Kyle A. Roberts

Article on the high-end condominium market in Portland, noting that penthouse co, John Salustri

Descriptions of three Maine homes with outstanding solariums, including the Long, John Salustri

Portland and Manchester, NH, might compete in 2008 over the Red Sox affiliation, John Salustri

A close-up look at a dozen waterfront estates in Maine that have asking prices o, Colin Sargent

An article on The Cottages at Cabot Cove in Kennebunkport, former 50s-era rental, Colin Sargent

An article on the Kennedy family's various connections to Maine, including repu, Colin Sargent

An article on the Portland Museum of Art's upcoming show, "Paris and the Country, Colin Sargent

Artist Lisa Elizabeth, 47, discovered a 1764 charter of Casco Bay at the Maine H, Colin Sargent

Between the two World Wars, Maine canneries kept up with the high demand for sar, Colin Sargent

Elvin Copp, 64, and his son Randy Copp, 28, are building a castle on 28 acres of, Colin Sargent

For nearly a year, as the Currier Museum of Art adds an expansion, fifteen maste, Colin Sargent

"House of the month" piece on an 1851 Italianate mansion in Bangor that has had, Colin Sargent

"House of the Month" piece on Bonnie Brae, a 6,782-square-foot shingle-style hom, Colin Sargent

"House of the month" piece on No. 62 Bowdoin Street, a John Calvin Stevens cotta, Colin Sargent

"House of the month" piece on "The Elms" in Westbrook, built in 1882 for the man, Colin Sargent

"House of the month" piece on the John Calvin Stevens-designed cottage, "Gateway, Colin Sargent

"House of the month" piece on the landmark Jonathan Dow House on Brackett and Ne, Colin Sargent

"House of the month" piece on the Lindley House, an Arts & Crafts bungalow locat, Colin Sargent

"House of the month" piece on the over-200-year-old Carl House, which reflects p, Colin Sargent

"House of the month" piece on "Western Cove" in Prouts Neck in Scarborough, whic, Colin Sargent

Nos. 157 and 159 Pine St., two condos in a restored carriage house on Portland's, Colin Sargent

Profile of Lt. Commander Chris Cassidy, 36, Navy SEAL and Maine's first astronau, Colin Sargent

Sprucewold Lodge in Boothbay Harbor was the largest log cabin in the world when, Colin Sargent

"Style" piece on the Payson House in Falmouth Foreside, an international moderni, Colin Sargent

The author attempts to photograph Portland as legendary photographer Berenice Ab, Colin Sargent

Angela Smith writes about a late-night meal she shared with Bruce Springsteen at, Angela Smith

"Chowder" piece on skating partners Rhys Ainsworth, 16, of Cape Elizabeth, and C, Leischen Stelter

"Chowder" piece on the green sea urchin, a Japanese delicacy, of which Maine is, Leischen Stelter

"Chowder" piece with an update on Olympic skier and Maine native, Julie Parisien, Leischen Stelter

Descriptions of nine Maine homes that have a water view and an asking price of b, Leischen Stelter

Profile of Olympic skier Bode Miller, 28, a New Hampshire native who attended Ca, Leischen Stelter

Profile of Stewart Guay, 34, whose ranger station at Chimney Pond on Mount Katah, Leischen Stelter

Article on Jerry Ade, a New Yorker and former president of Famous Artist Agency,, Emily Van Strien

"Chowder" piece on the Biathlon Junior World Championship, which is being held i, Emily Van Strien

Former Olympic skier Julie Parisien and others describe seven expert trails in M, Emily Van Strien

Interview in question-and-answer format with Victoria Rowell, 46, Emmy-nominated, Emily Van Strien

Article on the Maine State Collection in Augusta, a collection of publicly-owned, Lance Tapley

In 1968, all of Portland's human wastes poured unchecked into Portland Harbor an, Lance Tapley

"First Person" piece by "NBC Nightly News" anchor and managing editor Brian Will, Brian Williams

Photographs, with brief caption, of Balancing Rock in South Berwick, Balance Roc, Staff and wire reports

Various residents are queried about how they would describe a typical Mainer. W, Staff and wire reports

Article on Franco-American cuisine in Maine. With descriptions of: Sunset Acre, Joanne Wood

"Cui scene" piece on a number of drive-thru gourmet coffee shops in Maine, inclu, Joanne Wood

"Cuiscene" piece on apres ski dining at L'Auberge Bistro at L'Auberge Country In, Joanne Wood

Submissions from 2005

A "holiday guide" to Maine events and gifts, including a Maine Tartan plaid shir

Alexandra Alvarado, a junior at Bowdoin College, recently completed the document

Article on the Penobscot Expedition, with a description of the 1779 naval disast

"Chowder" piece on a handcarved wooden tiger by South Portland artist Augustus A

"Chowder" piece on a new, brilliant blue, porcupine weave Micmac basket at Nativ

"Chowder" piece on Brian Allen's South Portland business, The Lamp Repair Shop,

"Chowder" piece on filmmaker Reggie Groff, who is commissioning Russian sculptor

"Chowder" piece on Fred Hale, Sr., who lived most of his 113 years in South Port

"Chowder" piece on "Hold Me Fast," a new audiobook of short stories written and

"Chowder" piece on Kelley's Kafe, which is owned by Kent and Lucinda Kelley, for

"Chowder" piece on Maine's official state dirt, Chesuncook dirt, of the spodosol

"Chowder" piece on Portland novelist Amanda Eyre Ward, who loves Portland and wh

"Chowder" piece on Portland's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, whose bell

"Chowder" piece on Randy Junkins, who ran the Beach to Beacon 10K road race this

"Chowder" piece on singer Jude Johnstone who left Ellsworth at 19 for New Jersey

"Chowder" piece on the Children's Museum of Maine's "Skyward 2005" fundraising c

"Chowder" piece on the Cookies Shorts film and video festival, organized by film

"Chowder" piece on the former owner of Goodall Sanford Mills, Col. William N. Ca

"Chowder" piece on the makeover of Portland Head Light, a project that will requ

"Chowder" piece on the mystery surrounding the silk banner of Gen. Henry Knox's

"Chowder" piece on the Portland parade in honor of World Series champion Boston

"Chowder" piece on the success of "Overnight" at the Sundance Film Festival. Po

"Chowder" piece on the Wild Kingdom's Butterfly Kingdom house in York, which las

"Chowder" piece on the winning $414,000 bid at a Baltimore auction for a 1793 St

"Chowder" piece on warming cottages for ice skaters in Yarmouth and Falmouth and

"Chowder" piece on West Port, where Scott Michaels is selling his family's compo

"Chowder" piece on William Wheeler Anderson's Rockport business, eyetiles. Ande

"Chowder" piece on Zoe Zanidakis, who was on the TV show, "Survivor." She moved

"Chowder" piece reporting that razorbill chicks have been spotted on six islands

"Chowder" piece with a recipe by Martha Stewart for lobster rolls.

"Flash" piece featuring photographs from the Portland Public Library's Brown Bag

"flash" piece featuring photographs of the Edible Books Festival held at the Por

"flash" piece with photos of local events, including the Portland Public Library

Profiles of five Maine artists whose work goes beyond the two-dimensional. Thos

Vacationers from Quebec have a tradition of heading to Old Orchard Beach in the, Joshua Anchors

An article about The Gate, a church-sponsored, volunteer-staffed "Living Room on, Harlan Baker

An article on the first recorded Christmas in North America, celebrated in 1604, Matthew Jude Barker

Article on St. Dominic's Church in Portland, which was purchased from the city i, Matthew Jude Barker

Brief article on the USS Montauk, a Civil War monitor which guarded Portland Har, Matthew Jude Barker

A group of Moxie fans wants to plant a 32-foot-tall Moxie bottle at the fairgrou, Amy Louise Barnett

An articles on Mensa members in Maine, with details on what they enjoy about bei, Amy Louise Barnett

Peter Lewis built a multi-level treehouse on his Bridgton property, and wrote a, Amy Louise Barnett

A short article on the former Pier One store in Portland, now called World Over, Louise Barnett

An article on night-skiing in Portland during the five or six days around a full, Lee Bellevance

Profiles of the "10 Most Intriguing People in Maine," including interviews with, Robert Blechl, Justin Latici, Cathy Genthner, and Julia Hall

"The Lake." Fiction by Jason Brown., Jason Brown