Maine Highlands

Big Mouth


Late in my college career (checkered) my then girlfriend (now orchestral flutist and music prof), Susan Royal, convinced me and several others of our gang to go skydiving. She’d seen a flyer for a place in Seneca Falls, maybe an hour north along Lake Cayuga, upstate New York. She woke me early on a Saturday morning, and since the other guys were going, I had to go. Vastly hungover, I slept in the car, woke to discover I was in a tiny airplane, a snide and mocking instructor reminding us

Musing from Maine

Down East's editors discuss Somes Sound, lightning strikes, UMaine yearbooks, and more.

A Month of Fun: Thursday, July 3

Telescope

Down East Editors' picks for fun ways to celebrate every day this month.

Down East Food Update


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The July 2008 Issue of Down East features fine dining in Boothbay Harbor at 93 Townsend.

Also, read about Maine's favorite summer treat, the Sea Dog Biscuit.

If the ice cream sandwich isn't your thing, how

It's Not Too Late to Join a CSA

Melissa White Pillsbury MOFGA Organic Marketing Coordinator

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association explains the benefits of Community Supported Agriculture.

Musings From Maine

Down East's editors discuss Maine's elusive Longfellow Mountains, the new Acadia (car, that is), and more.

Oh, Orono!

DEE    IM Getaway

Visit Orono, the home of the University of Maine, in summer.

Musings From Maine

Down East's editors discuss the coming of the yellow dust, paying for snow days, creating a new state park, and more.

A Biologist's Tale

DEE    IM Book

A review of Bernd Heinrich's "The Snoring Bird."

Farm Fresh

Carrots

A guide to Maine farmers' markets.

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