Features
Chief Ranger Chris Drew oversees a large staff but is best known for his keen sense of humor.
A former Catholic church in Wells has become a bed and breakfast inn. Location: Wells
- Photography by: Sandy Agrafiotis
Mussels are as flavorful as clams and much easier to come by. Location: Tenants H arbor Long Cove
- Photography by: Marcia Lif
Everything you need to know about Maine's lighthouses.
Author Franklin Burroughs reflects and philosophises about his many years of visiting the area around the confluence of two rivers. Location: The Forks, Caratunk Kennebec River Dead River
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro
.A harbor scene at Perkins Cove in Ogunquit Location: Perkins Cove Ogunquit
- Photography by: Dean Abramson
Location: Boothbay harbor
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
Fairfield Porter's paintings of his family's Great Spruce Head Island retreat. Location: Great Spruce Head Island
- Photography by: Fairfield Porter
A once plain cottage has been turned into a Carpenter Gothic masterpiece. Location: Boothbay Harbor
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
Homegrown bouquets and organic vegetables can be purchased in Buxton's Little River Flower Farm Location: Buxton
An excerpt of writing by Rachel Carson about an island off Boothbay Harbor Location: Boothbay Harbor
Departments
Along the Waterfront Mussel Rafts Ahoy Along the Waterfront From Dodge to Deli Calendar of Events July Highlights Cover Dining Down East Twilight Cafe', Belfast Down East Bookshelf Frankie's Place Down East Bookshelf Briefly Noted Down East Traveler Maine For Lovers I Remember Jeff's Desk Inside Maine
Mussel rafts are presenting a potential navigation hazard.
Take a wilderness walk, then navigate up river for a sandwich at Paige's Deli. Location: Damariscotta River Dodge Point
Dean Abramson photo of Wells Beach and the large binoculars there. Location: Wells Beach
- Photography by: Dean Abramson
This may be the last year for the Great Pond mail boat. Location: Great Pond Belgrade Lakes
.List of trivia about Camden resident Don McLean and his monster hit from 1971.
A New Jersey woman wants to move her Bengal tiger menagerie to Maine. Location: Steuben
A Newport man has built a one of a kind dreamboat. Location: Newport Sebasticook Lake
The attic of Washington County Courthouse holds copies of local newspapers dating back to 1819. Location: Machias
A definition of cat spruce.
Biologists have succeeded in luring the common tern back to nesting grounds on Outer Green Island. Location: Outer Green Island
Keeping 329,000 acres of North Woods open to industrial and recreational use but closed to piecemeal development. Location: North Woods Attean
- Photography by: Clover McAllister
The executive director of Old York Historical Society advises us of a "grave" inaccuracy in the April issue Location: York
A Maryland reader answers the Where In Maine? puzzle for May. Location: Addison Pleasant River
A St. Louis , Missouri reader's comments concerning Maine's casino issue.
A Couple's guide to summer fun in the Pine Tree State
A revised and renamed guide to Maine's sporting lodges and the North Woods. It was formerly called "In the Maine Woods
A winsome memoir about Pulitzer Prize winning author Frances Fitzgerald and her husband, Jim Sterba who has an extravagant crush on coast of Maine, and specifically on a summer camp at Somes Sound.
Mount Desert Islander article about an ongoing process in the towns of Mount Desert to shape the future of their communities. Location: Mount Desert Island
A Portland Press Herald article about the backlog of Maine vets seeking care at Togus. Steve Meyers cartoon. Location: Togus
- Photography by: Steve Meyers
Andy Vietz lists a few places in Belfast to get a wide variety of somewhat unusual fare. Location: Belfast
The Maine Turnpike Authority has a web site complete with strategically placed webcams to let drivers see traffic flow in various places.
Bangor Daily News article about legislation that allows the federal government expanded power to monitor the habits, including library usage, of Americans and others.
Tracking down the history of a Civil War era writing box leads to a veteran from Buckfiel Maine Location: Buckfield
The Twilight Cafe features fine dining that is pleasantly informal Location: Belfast
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro
Garden Tours, outdoor concerts, festivals, and fireworks fill the calendar this month.
- Photography by: Brian Vanden Brink
A 1917 tea party in Biddeford belies the fact that half the world is at war. Location: Biddeford
