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 1995

"Every House Is A World," fiction by Christopher Woods., Christopher Woods

Submissions from 1994

Brief Gazette piece on the family and estate of Falmouth's John Marshall Brown.

Brief piece on Babe Ruth's hunting trips to Maine.

"Gazette" piece on former winter holiday traditions in Maine. From 1954 to 1958

Snow Report on skiing and other winter recreation possibilities.

Short piece on Quillcote, the Salmon Falls home of fiction writer Kate Douglas W, Ken Baker

Early colonial furniture from Maine was cheaply produced from native woods. Stai, Jack Barnes

Letter correcting photograph captions in a previous article about James Healy., William David Barrry

"Gazette" profile of John Neal, "The Man Who Knew Everything Else". Neal was a, William David Barry

Gazette profile of Maine historian Elizabeth Ring, whose former students include, William David Barry

Long Gazette profile of Irish-American philanthropist James A. Healy. Beginning, William David Barry

A tour of eight eclectic furniture-making styles available in Maine., Loraine Bellefleur

Gazette piece on Meyer Goldberg and Eddie DiPhilippo and their families. Goldber, John N. Cole

"Lesson Learned," fiction by Mark Condon., Mark Condon

Long profile of Portland native Jon Legere, a painter whose work has been sold t, Mark Condon

Profile of artist Charles Woodbury. Over fifty years after Woodbury's death in, Michael Culver

Background article on Route 1, the King's Highway., Peter Davenport and Colin Sargent

Historical article on private- and public-sector shipbuilding in South Portland, Joel W. Eastman

The Sunday River Express is reviving a history of ski trains in New England. Th, Tom Eastman

Profile of two Maine jewelry designers, Patricia Daunis-Dunning and Michael Good, Kevin LeDuc

Profiles of artists Phil Kaelin, Abby Huntoon, and Dahlov Ipcar. Descriptions of, Kevin LeDuc

Short profiles of "The 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine". Profiled are: Singe, Kevin LeDuc

Article on Asian immigrants in Portland. Details the difficult and sometimes da, John Lovell

Gazette article on Fred Thompson, Portland's Last Emperor, the grandson of Henry, John Lovell

Review of Carbur's restaurant, which was established in 1977 and has survived th, Mark Mickalide

Descriptive piece of the Maine homes of writers Edna St. Vincent Millay, Edwin A, Mark Mikalide

Long article on the coming of the Seadogs, Portland's new AA minor league baseba, Kevin Mills

"Hot Action in the Pickin' Room," fiction by Sanford Phippen., Sanford Phippen

The music of Maine native and composer Walter Piston is being rediscovered after, Mark Rohr

A photo from the 1940s raises questions about whether German U-Boat U-111 refuel, Colin Sargent

Brief Gazette piece on the rediscovery of a portrait of Portland essayist, criti, Colin Sargent

Essay about developer David Bateman, whose love for Diamond Cove is quixotic, an, Colin Sargent

Essay on the childhood home on Clark Street of Ellen Gould Harmon White, leader, Colin Sargent

Gazette interview with South Portland native and Portland Pirates ice hockey pla, Colin Sargent

Homes piece on architectural innovations showcased at this year's Home Show at t, Colin Sargent

Letter from the Editor about a camera mounted atop the Children's Museum of Main, Colin Sargent

Lincoln Middle School students are being taught a watered-down version of Edgar, Colin Sargent

Long piece on Portland newspaper editor George B. Bagley. His house was one of, Colin Sargent

Long profile on Impressionist painter Walter Griffin of Portland, whose career s, Colin Sargent

The rectangular granite stones we commonly see in the streets are not cobbleston, Colin Sargent

The restoration of the State Theater marks the return of an elegant Portland lan, Colin Sargent

"Dream Islands," long profile of various islands along the Maine coast which are, Gwen Thompson

"Gazette" profile of Ann S. Stephens, prominent 19th-century novelist and editor, Gwen Thompson

"Listings." A "user's guide" to 43 Maine festivals held this year., Gwen Thompson

Long article on the Best of Portland, 1994. Profiles include: sprinter John Cas, Gwen Thompson

"Made in Maine", a profile of four Maine businesses and their products and servi, Gwen Thompson

Submissions from 1993

Channel 24, a simple high-tech operation, began broadcasting from Portland on Fe

The Gateway Mastering Studio, now under construction in Portland, might someday

Billy Swift is on the verge of winning 20 games as a pitcher for the San Francis, Will Anderson

News piece on the development of a "cultural corridor" along Congress St. in Por, Scott Andrews

The Thompson Ice House in South Bristol, in service from 1826 to 1983, is back, Scott Andrews

Artist Michael Waterman combines a talent for abstraction with a gritty knowledg, William David Barry

Award-winning Vermont writer E. Annie Proulx has close ties to Maine, where she, William David Barry

Maine is represented by 21 residents on the roster of Pulitzer Prize winners, in, William David Barry

Profile of writers Jean Stafford and Robert Lowell, and their tumultuous stay in, William David Barry and Stephen G. Booth

"Business Watch" profile on Thomas F. Valleau, Portland's director of transporta, Raymond J Blair

After seven years in Key West, Florida, author John N. Cole learned to appreciat, John N. Cole

Story about Route 1, which carries 7 million cars through Maine each summer. Br, Peter Davenport

Short article about Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's personal life -- including his, Mary Lawrence

A world of wonder will greet Maine youngsters (and their parents) when the Child, Kevin LeDuc

"Nice Digs" story about archaeological digs around the state., Kevin LeDuc

Profiles of Maine residents chosen as "The 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine" i, Kevin LeDuc

Computers are displacing many of Maine's clerical and secretarial positions. Th, John Lovell

In 1860, Prince Albert Edward, Heir to the British throne, visited Portland brie, J Donald MacWilliams

At Portland Stage Company, artistic director Greg Leaming and marketing director, Elizabeth Peavey

Many Portland Symphony Orchestra musicians have surprising second jobs. Profiled, Elizabeth Peavey

Michael Rafkin, who first came to Maine in 1972, finally has realized his 20-yea, Elizabeth Peavey

Portland's Shoreway Trail, now nearly completed offers a comprehensive view of t, Elizabeth Peavey

Portland used to be a major center for the manufacture of melodeons. In the mid, Elizabeth Peavey

Profile of Bob Elliot, feature reporter for WCSH-TV in Portland. Elliot gave up, Elizabeth Peavey

Maine author Sanford Phippen has been editing the letters of well-loved Maine au, Sanford Phippen

Best of Portland gives brief profiles of unusual people, places, and activities, Kris Pulkinnen

A sailing yacht's genealogy tells the same sort of story as a family's. The aut, Colin Sargent

A Seashore Trolley Museum streetcar, circa 1932, appears in the movie "Malcolm X, Colin Sargent

Computer prices will continue to fall as technology becomes cheaper and more sop, Colin Sargent

If Bigelow Laboratory moves to Portland it can generate many jobs and bring in l, Colin Sargent

Painter Dozier Bell produces haunting, abstract landscapes that are attracting a, Colin Sargent

Portland's 1,800-foot Whale Wall and the adjacent Whale Wall Market are attracti, Colin Sargent

Review of the Comedy Club, held downstairs at The Baker's Table in the Old Port., Colin Sargent

Saigon Sandwich is owned and run by Lynn Bogolawski, a Saigon native who left th, Colin Sargent

The building that houses Erasmo's Cafe near Bath Iron Works in Portland has been, Colin Sargent

Submissions from 1992

Night skiing is on the rise in southern Maine, at Lost Valley and Shawnee Peak,, Scott Andrews

Actor Brian Finch of Gorham kept a diary throughout his several weeks as a stand, Brian Finch

With the Scrap City Pack Rats, Mainers Mark Medford and Jay Piscopo might have a, Liz Hancock

Theresa Dannemiller, her daughter Autum Aquino, and her former husband, Tim, all, Kevin LeDuc

The great parade of foreign sailing ships which once carried cargoes to Maine al, Ernest W. Marshall

A plethora of "under appreciated" things in Portland contains descriptions of th, Elizabeth Peavey

Should Portland pay $2.5 million in May to repair several city parking garages?, Elizabeth Peavey

Mystery writer Janwillem van de Wetering, who lives on the Maine coast near Ells, Sanford Phippen

Submissions from 1991

In the "Not-So-Gay '90's" there are many opportunities in the Portland area free

Long-ago summers at Northeast Harbor are recalled in a nostalgic account by a fo, Meredith Hutchins

The new USS Maine, a Trident submarine, is under construction at Groton, Conn., George Nanos

Ships that sail into Portland might be "vessels, tankers, barges, freighters, li, Elizabeth Peavey

Maine is a rich hunting ground for 18th- and 19th-century china, brought to this, Colin Sargent

Humorist Robert Skoglund pokes fun at fellow Mainers in an amusing article on sk, Robert Skoglund

Submissions from 1990

The stories of the vessels Hind, Milo, Angela, and Helen, all caught in a feroci, Randolph Dominic and William David Barry

Night sights, including comets and northern lights are discussed in an article b, Roy A. Gallant

Wendell P. Sargent, a 19-year-old Kennebunk Beach resident when World War II bro, Wendell P. Sargent

The Casco Shipbuilding Company Inc. of South Freeport built curious wooden ships, Elizabeth S. Warner

Submissions from 1989

An "Indian Village at Deering Oaks" was a popular attraction at the Maine Centen