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Found in Translation
Portland playwright Bess Welden on creating a show with help from her city’s immigrant community. Bess Welden’s new work tells the story of a Jewish-American photojournalist and a refugee boy she...
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2018 Maine-Made Gift Guide
2018 Maine-Made Gift GuideShop by interest, shop by person. We've made it easy for you to find the perfect gifts for the lovers of Maine in your life.✧ ORDER BY DECEMBER 17 FOR DELIVERY BY CHRISTMAS ✧...
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Modern in the Middle
When expanding their farmhouse on West Penobscot Bay in Owls Head, Susan Deutsch and Carlisle Towery started down a well-trodden architectural path: uniting existing structures — in this case, a...
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Bowled Over
Strike the crusty nacho cheese, shriveled hot dogs, and skunky beers. A few Maine alleys have a new recipe for success, wowing bowlers with chefy chow and crafty drinks. By Joe Ricchio Since Harvard...
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Four Favorite Things
Our contributors dish on the crafts and boutiques they’re loving right now. Courtesy of Mark Wren Wrenovations 6 Steam Mill Rd., Robbinston. 207-454-2832. Don’t let the name fool you. Wrenovations has...
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Scythe Supply
Carol Bryan and her crew demonstrate scythe mowing, a relaxed swinging motion some say is meditative. By Joyce Kryszak Photographs by Michael D. Wilson Richard Scott uses a hammer and anvil to sharpen...
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Under Our Skin
Under Our Skin Even when they’re not on our bodies, ticks are getting into our heads. Will our burgeoning awareness of tick-borne illness alter our relationship to the Maine landscape?By Brian Kevin...
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Izakaya Minato
Small plates have a big impact at East Bayside’s bustling Japanese pub. By Joe Ricchio Photography by Douglas Merriam Age ochazuke, a fried rice ball in fish broth, topped with ikura (salmon roe). In...
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Provincialisms
By Franklin Burroughs About 20 years ago, I dreamed a dream. The world lay before me. I could go wherever I pleased, with one exception — I could never again set foot in the Kennebec/Androscoggin...
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Judgement Days
By Franklin Burroughs In late September, the sun passes into Libra, the Scales, where it spends most of October. Libra is the only zodiacal sign represented by a man-made object: a simple balance beam,...
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Maine Dispatches
Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine Charleston Convicted murderer Arnold Nash, 65, escaped Mountain View Correctional Facility for five days. In 1981, in for...
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November 2018
Editor’s Note by Kathleen Fleury Kathleen Fleury Capetta is Down East’s fifth editor in chief in the magazine’s 65-year history and the first woman to hold the position. A Yarmouth native, she came to...
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Dirigo-Getter
Photograph by James Allen Walker In 2016, Falmouth-based photographer Joanne Arnold saw a New York Times story about MaineWorks, a Maine-based for-profit employment agency that matches recovering...
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Featured Maine Maker: The Rope Co.
Rustic Maine goods inspired by four generations of lobstering, craftsmanship, and fierce independence. Growing up on the rocky shores of Down East Maine, Logan Rackliff was immersed in the strong...
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Where in Maine?
Can you name this picturesque pier and the historic military installation it was a part of? This pier, extending nearly 600 feet into the sea, almost seems too pretty to be a part of Maine’s military...
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Saints & Sinners
SAINTS & SINNERSBy Virginia M. Wright Photographed by Joanne Arnold“I’ve worked in human resources, and I know you just throw out applications if the person says he’s been a felon,” says MaineWorks...
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Creature Features
Spiders and water bugs are main courses at one Lewiston company. Food editor Joe Ricchio pays a visit and swallows his fears. By Joe Ricchio Photographs by Michael D. Wilson In Maine, we eat bugs all...
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Featured Maine Maker: A&E Stoneworks
A&E Stoneworks Maine-made housewares featured in our Good Things from Maine shop. For years, Evan Hutchins held on to a large gray beach stone — something his father had found on the way to a job...
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Our Favorite Letter
OUR FAVORITE LETTERWhere in Maine? September 2018 Boothbay HarborPhotographed by Harry Lichtman Each month, Down East editors select our favorite response to “Where in Maine?” Here is our favorite...
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Land’s End
SPONSORED CONTENTLAND'S END The Woodward Point Project would make these 80+ waterfront acres open to the public. Photograph by Benjamin Williamson. 150,000 acres and more than 300 entire islands have...
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