Features
Fine Feathered Scapegoat
Fishermen have long blamed the common shag for woes of all sorts, but now they want permission to shoot it. Ken Textor looks at the brewing controversy.
The Outsider
Homespun cosmetics tycoon Roxanne Quimby may become Maine?s greatest benefactor since Percival Baxter ? despite threats and ugliness that have forced her to move out of state.
Glorious Glazes
The colors that distinguish the pottery of Cathy Hammond were inspired, she says, by the natural world she?s observed in Maine.
Sweet Pea Revival
A Surry woman and her family are working overtime to meet the burgeoning demand for these old-fashioned flowers.
- By: Rebecca Martin Evarts
Calming The Motion Of The Ocean
Is your fear of seasickness keeping you from setting sail this summer? Our own Joshua F. Moore ? a schooner captain himself ? explains how easy it is to beat this maritime malady.
The Little Town That Loves a Parade
Nothing about picturesque Round Pond suggests that it might be home to the most outrageous Fourth of July celebration in Maine, as ardent flag-waver Elizabeth Peavey found out.
East Machias Legacy I read with great interest your April article about East Machias, as I was born there and spent twelve years living there when my father was a teacher, coach, and principal at Washington Academy. Your article mentions in passing that "the region was once an important shipbuilding
- Features - 58 The Little Town That Loves a Parade Nothing about the scenic community of Round Pond suggests that it might be home to the most outrageous Fourth of July celebration in Maine. By Elizabeth Peavey. 66 Fine Feathered Scapegoat Fishermen have long blamed the common shag for woes of all sorts,
I'm told that my colleagues are going to give me a party to mark my retirement from more than thirty years at Down East. I only wish it were possible to invite all quarter-million of you who read this magazine each month, as I think together we would have one of the liveliest parties in the history of
Studies in Black and White
Between the villages of Rockport and Camden lies a remarkable farmstead that has been charming photographers for decades.
Behind the Scenes at Acadia
Most of the visitors who pour into Maine?s only national park each summer have no idea that the pristine ?natural? splendor is kept up by a veritable army of workers.
Alex Katz's Maine
Although he?s renowned for his work in Manhattan, his iconic paintings of summer up here showcase this artist?s genius.
Great Maine Pizza
Sometimes nothing else will do. Here are ten places guaranteed to satisfy your craving.
Departments
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine.
Across the state, Mainers are panicked over the possible spread of addiction treatment clinics.
Murder in New Sweden
A new book about the infamous church poisonings bungles the story.
An Insider's Guide to Summer in the Pine Tree State
Bilking Government Workers
The state employees? union just received a $700,000 annual windfall from the governor.
Here?s a bargain for families vacationing in or anywhere near Wells.
At Sea in South Freeport
I might have been homeless in Casco Bay, but I wasn?t friendless.
Blue Spoon, Portland
A neighborhood restaurant on Munjoy Hill might be the city?s most buzzed-about.
July Highlights
Garden tours, concerts, and antique shows make for a lively summer.
Catch of the Day
Walter Tolman knows how to draw a crowd. From the group of onlookers, at left, who have gathered on the docks of the Lane-Libby Fisheries Company in Carvers Harbor to the piles of cod, hake, and pollock that cover his decks, the arrival of Captain Tolman, standing at lower right on the foredeck of his
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