“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 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
It was the building of the Grand Trunk Railroad which caused the filling-in of P, Jonathan White
Patsy Wiggins, Channel 6 anchorwoman, and her husband, Ted O'Meara, a candidate, Jonathan White
The dining area is small but as many as 500 patrons a day come into Raffles, the, Hank Whittemore
Submissions from 1987
Description of Portland's changing skyline from several vantage points., M Reed Bergstein
The remnants of Portland's participation in World War II, including military ins, Joel W Eastman
The seamanship of women is evidenced in the careers of LtJG June E. Ryan of the, Colin Sargent
A Kfoury-Weinschenk housing development including 44 houses, a meadow, nature wa, Margarete C. Scnauck
Submissions from 1986
Portland Monthly names "The 10 Most Intriguing People in Maine" and presents sho
The colorful history of Portland's "Gorham Corner" is traced by city councilor a, J Donald MacWilliams