Features
North by East
Opinions and advisories on Fort Kent’s foreign students, Great Chebeague’s sole cabbie, and the imminent disappearance of the Portland Observatory.
Discovering the Real Kennebunkport
The well-known resort town has more going for it than most guidebooks point out. Three veteran Maine travelers share their take on this special place.
Relics of the Log Drives
At remote Ambajejus Lake, riverman Chuck Harris has made it his mission to create a museum of North Woods lore. By Elizabeth Peavey.
Lane’s Island
One of the most beautiful islands on the coast of Maine is fairly easy for day-trippers to reach.
Big-Time Treasure Hunting
More and more rock hounds are heading to Maine each year to prospect for rare gems and minerals. By Edgar Allen Beem.
Fashion Maven of Island Falls
Frances Stratton’s world-class collection of antique finery is on display in an unlikely village up north. By Ellen MacDonald Ward.
Where in Maine?
This upcountry suspension bridge is historic, but no one can agree on its exact history. Photograph by Kevin Shields.
lnside Bar Harbor
From award-winning local brews to guaranteed whale watches, here’s a collection of handy tips for visitors planning a trip to Mount Desert Island.
Katahdin in Bloom
Rare alpine plants thrive atop Maine’s highest mountain.
Paper Giants
Ever wonder what goes on inside Maine’s $3-billion papermaking industry? Sign up for a mill tour and find out. Photograph by Tilman Crane.
Natural Born Innkeeper
Cooking food that people rave about and creating an easygoing atmosphere that people write home about are two talents that come naturally to Richard Malaby. By Elizabeth Peavey.
Portrait of a Lady
A southern Maine museum suspected it might be in for a surprise when it sent a valuable painting off for cleaning.
Solo
Reinhard Zollitsch has canoed more of Maine than just about anyone else — most of it alone. By Jeff Shula.
Knitting Lesson
One of North Haven’s wealthiest rusticators was also among its most jovial, as an antique photograph reveals. By Ellen MacDonald Ward.
Departments
Room With A View
I am fond of The New York Times and I often think its attitude toward Maine is, on the whole, beneficial and even paternal. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Talk of Maine
Lobsterman’s Worst Nightmare
The Maine Viewpoint
Waterboro Novelty
Inside Maine
Camping Amid the Pines
Down East Bookshelf
Birder’s Baedeker
Along the Waterfront
In the Wake of Leif
I Remember
Pirate Gold in Brooklin
Cover: The Nott House and the Village Baptist Church on Maine Street, Kennebunkport, by Jeffrey Stevensen.