“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.
Submissions from 1993
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
Bebe Buell of The Gargoyles came to Portland in 1980 because it was "someplace g
Brief history of the wedge-shaped H. H. Hay Building in Portland's Congress Squa
Founder Leszlie Hoffman of Fortuna believes that business or corporate decision
Profile article about Nancy Grayson Ames, Kennebunk's "best photographer."
With the invention of snowmaking, skiing in Maine has become big business. Long, Charlie Brown
Schoenbrod Racing Shells, U.S.A., is the biggest producer in this country of rac, Jason Brown
Maine's Kennebec River is one of the first in the nation to support a native, re, John N. Cole
The very busy period before a Portland Stage Company production opens is describ, Jake Jacobson
The Kennebec River's Swan Island has its own mysteries as related by Maine poet, Kendall Merriam
Porlanders who work by night are generally nocturals by choice. Includes interv, W Kirke Reynolds
The Carnaval de Quebec has been called "the world's biggest winter celebration,", Jonathan White
Submissions from 1988
Both Brenda Humphrey and Kevin Grenise edit a Portland neighborhood newspaper.
Portland Harbor was once home to an original Civil War ironclad, the monitor Mon
Portland's Center for Community Dental Health was founded in 1918 as the Red Cro
Prominent Hollywood film director John Ford began as Sean O'Feeney Jr. in Cape E
The Jackson Laboratory on Mount Desert Island breeds three million mice a year f
The Kenneth Roberts Centennial Commission is trying to establish a permanent col
Tongue-in-cheek article projects the future of Maine's now-graying Baby Boomers.
Frances Peabody is an 84-year-old Good Samaritan who tries to ease the suffering, Vicki Adams
The first Armenians arrived in Portland in 1896. Today more than 200 Armenian f, Jack Barnes
Biographical sketch of William Wallace Gilchrist Jr., Maine painter, known prima, William David Barry
A large number of condos on Chandler's Wharf are still unsold as the demand curv, John N. Cole
Portland has been at the center of actor Gary Merrill's life for so long that hi, John N. Cole
Old Orchard Beach's honky-tonk reputation poses some frustrating economic realiz, David Cook
The art of Maine homebuilding, including problems, is outlined in two articles., Amy Demers and John Taylor
Traditional Maine lobstermen are not seeing eye-to-eye with Maine draggers. Shor, John N. Glass
As property values rise there are still some Maine islands up for sale. Article, John S. Glass
Kennebunkport's "Christmas Prelude," started as an event for "locals," has bloss, Judith Hansen
Famous Maine architects and some of their buildings are discussed in pictures an, Christon S. Kellogg
Michael Kilgore, the "Catman of Long Island," buys 50 pounds of Meow Mix a week, Andrew Knowles
Brief article about spruce gum and the man who popularized it, John B. Curtis Jr, J Donald MacWilliams
In 1912 three Maine runners, Harden Holden and Vaughn Blanchard of Bates College, J Donald MacWilliams
Short, humorous article on Maine people who have caught spies., Eric Moody
Short profile article about World War II's notorious "Axis Sally," born Mildred, Eric Moody
The Maine Association of Handicapped Persons (MAHP) is largely responsible for P, Bonnie C. Moore and Nina Schwartz
The Dave Astor show was "a lot of things to a lot of people." Portland Monthly, Derek Nelson
The Maine Historical Society is trying to alert Mainers to how important some of, Derek Nelson
David Brooks, painter, sculptor, carpenter, also is responsible for the South Ha, Stephen Petroff
After 16 years, Cathy Moulton, a Deering High School student in 1971, is still m, Grantland S Rice
Burnham and Morrill, noted for its baked beans, didn't begin with that product., Andrea Ronning
Erebus, the now defunct avant-guard store on Portland's Center Street, had a ric, Andrea Ronning
Article about the Maine-built "Wendameen," the oldest Alden-designed auxiliary s, Colin Sargent
Gary Lawless of "New Age" fame is one of very few practicing poets in Maine. An, Colin Sargent
In 1948, Bobby Lofman, a Rockville schoolboy, appreared on the cover of Life mag, Colin Sargent
The frigate USS Samuel B. Gates, damaged by a submerged mine in the Persian Gulf, Colin Sargent
The Kennebunk River Indians are a breed of sloop created in the 1920s for young, Colin Sargent
Colby College, backed up by a Maine Supreme Court ruling, has outlawed fraternit, Margarete C. Schnauck
Maine is the Mecca for 1,800 photographers every summer and many of them study a, Margarete C. Schnauck
Martin Jones, playwright-in-residence for Portland's Mad Horse Theatre Company,, J P. Standish
Bill and Jayne Overton have come to Maine to start a cottage industry--movie-mak, Jonathan White