Features
Running on Faith
With faith, pluck, and plenty of volunteers, Louise Montgomery has successfully established a unique shelter for Portland’s homeless. By Wayne Curtis.
The View from Castine
Eleven poems by award-winning poet Philip Booth, of Castine, evoke life down east at the turn of the season with unusual clarity.
Christmas in Blue Hill
Sleigh rides for children, tea parties for adults, and an annual yuletide concert for townspeople of all ages are part and parcel of Christmas in Blue Hill. Photographs by Tom Stewart.
Upcountry Diva
An obscure museum in Farmington commemorates the storied career and disastrous personal life of soprano Lillian Norton. By Sandy Gregor.
Keeping Up With the Joneses
For the last three years, the friendliest fox on Mount Desert has been keeping tabs on the Jones family of Pretty Marsh. By Nan Lincoln.
Puzzling it Out
A Bates College professor is the nation’s leading expert on jigsaw puzzles. By Jeff Clark.
Departments
Room With A View
People say that the sea makes men silent, but nothing could be further from the truth. The most talkative people in the world are lobstermen. By Caskie Stinnett.
The Talk of Kingfield
Lighting Up the Town
Down East Bookshelf
Maine Poetry
Along the Waterfront
State of the Art
Uniquely Maine
Shopping Guide
Outdoor Maine
One Miserable Moose
The Maine Viewpoint
Success Stories
North by East
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
I Remember
The Goodest Gift
Cover: Blue Hill Brass Quintet. Photograph by Tom Stewart.