Down East Magazine - Maine Vacations, Real Estate, Lifestyles

New in the Neighborhood

A contemporary Northeast Harbor retreat honors its grand old neighbors without succumbing to cliche.

By Kim Ridley, photography by Randy O'Rourke

City Mom, Country Mom

Between parents in Maine and those in Manhattan - let's just say I've noticed a difference in philosophies.

By Heidi Julavits, illustration by Dean Macadam

Gone to the Dogs

These 10 Maine towns - arguably the most pet-friendly in the state - really do treat Rex like royalty.

By Michaela Cavallaro

Called to the Search

When tragedy strikes outdoors, Kate Braestrup is on the scene.

By Kate Braestrup

Forever Maine

Over twenty years, the Land for Maine's Future program has preserved more than 147 of our most beautiful and fragile places - all thanks to you.

By Jeff Clark

Common Ground

For six years, the mass migration of Somali refugees to ewiston has captured the world's attention. But people in L-A no longer want to be part of an international news story. They just want to live their lives.

By Cynthia Anderson, photography by David A. Rodgers

A Shared Inheritance

Camden's historic Harbor Park is both a landscape masterpiece and a community treasure.

By Virginia Wright, photography by Kevin Shields

Editor's Note

By Paul Doiron

Your monthly guide to enjoying life in the pine tree state.

Inside Maine

Letters to the Editor

A Single Tree

September brings thoughts of a stately sugar maple standing alone in a Brunswick meadow.

By Janet Galle

North by East

Table of Contents

Editorial Opinions from Across the State.

An Apple a Day

A controversial program has proven it's worth.

By Jeff Clark

Rural Perspective

A jokester cameraman captured the strength of Maine's agricultural movement during the 1970s.

By Joshua F. Moore

Where in Maine?

By Photography by Mark Wallack