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Old Flame
The Portland Ballet tiptoes its way to reimagining The Firebird. Time Flies 1910 The Firebird makes its world premiere in Paris — and turns previously obscure composer Igor Stravinsky into an...
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Ben’s Picks: April 2018
BEN'S PICKSApril 2018 This stunning image from Sand Beach in Acadia comes from John Putnam. I really love the design and composition, which to me forms an implied triangular relationship between the...
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May 2018
Buy this issue Special Subscription Offer Download app Editor’s Note by Brian Kevin Expand To Read Photograph by Lauryn Hottinger The intimidating thing about writing an editor’s note this month...
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Our Favorite Letter
OUR FAVORITE LETTERWhere in Maine? MARCH 2018 THE SWINGING BRIDGEPhotographed by Benjamin Williamson Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite...
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Bring Back the Original State Flag!
We have three good reasons why. 1 It’s a big improvement. Aficionados at the North American Vexillological Association ranked our flag fashion sense a pitiable 60th out of 72 states, provinces, and...
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How to Transition to an Organic Lawn
9 Steps to a Healthy and Lush Organically Grown LawnBy Edgar Allen Beem Originally appeared in the April 2015 issue. In 2015, when Down East presented the town of Ogunquit with its 33rd annual...
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Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Rooted in the counterculture of the 1970s, Johnny’s Selected Seeds is flourishing with the locavore movement. By Edgar Allen Beem Photographs by Stacey Cramp This article originally appeared in the...
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Life’s a Beech
The real story behind the simultaneous rise and fall of one of our state’s great tree species. Last year, two forestry researchers from UMaine, along with a colleague from Purdue University, published...
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Spirit Animals
Richard Allen’s wild horses could drag you away. The driftwood horses along Route 1 in Rockport have become a curious landmark since showing up outside the Michael Good Gallery two years ago. Heads...
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Flatfish Feast
Flounder with buttered potatoes and asparagus. In Maine, flounder is plentiful this time of year. For a simple take, just pan-fry our flat, finned friend and add a squeeze of lemon. The delicate...
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Maine Coast Explorer’s Guide
SPONSORED CONTENTPRESERVES OF THE MAINE COASTAN EXPLORER'S GUIDEPhotograph by Bridget Besaw Literally (and litorally) brought to you by Maine Coast Heritage Trust — as in, these places wouldn’t exist...
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Fancy-Pants Camps
Sometimes even the heartiest outdoorsperson wants to sleep outside without the backache of tenting it. And is the occasional heated pool too much to ask? These three spots are taking camping in Maine...
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I Dream of Dahlias
She was getting on in years, and her cancer had come back, and so she offered me a present. She offered me her dahlias. . . . these dahlias had been a gift from the original owner of my house in 1952....
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Where the Maine Loon Calls
After decades in free fall, how Maine’s loon population took off. By Virginia Wright Photographed by Paul Tessier This article originally appeared in the April 2016 issue of Down East. If you’ve ever...
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Five Cruiser Faves
North to south, the Maine day cruises not to miss (even if you don’t own a boat). The post Five Cruiser Faves appeared first on Down East.
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Eagle Freaks
The resurgence of Maine’s bald eagle population is one of the state’s most impressive ecological comeback stories. Ron Joseph remembers the big personalities and unorthodox methods that made it work....
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Northern Maine Brewing Company
High-tech brewing and creative cooking generate a buzz at Aroostook County’s only brewpub By Joe Ricchio Photographs by Michael D. Wilson The 10-spice ribeye and a well-balanced IPA made with local...
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Happy Hunting
When we launched last year’s inaugural Great Maine Scavenger Hunt, we weren’t sure anyone would even be ambitious/crazy enough to attempt it. We underestimated you. As we launch this year’s hunt, we...
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Martha Stewart’s Maine Gardening Tips
Martha Stewart shares her favorite resources for plants, seeds, and gardening advice. Photographs by Stacy Cramp This originally appeared in the April 2017 issue of Down East. Skylands, my home on...
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Noah Gray-Cabey’s Favorite Place
Umbagog Lake, Magalloway Noah Gray-Cabey Noah Gray-Cabey was a toddler when his parents moved from suburban Chicago to Maine, his mom’s home state, settling in the woods of Newry, a spot he (fondly)...
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