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Down East Magazine, August 2015

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Features

Your Favorite Maine State Parks

We asked our readers, then sent our photographers out to 10 of the state’s most beautiful public lands, from beaches to mountains to historic forts.

All Is Well

Ripped from the headlines: a tale of a stranded sailor, an unlikely rescue, an love lost (and found) on the high seas.

Hard Tellin’ Not Knowin

What exactly is the Maine dialect? What does it mean to talk like a Mainer in 2015? The answers are wicked complicated.

Whose Town Is It Anyway?

A flurry of development in the Kennebunks prompts a philosophical tug-of-war over the towns’ identities.

Spose: The King of Maine Gets Happy

Maine’s hardest working rapper on success, misery, and fast food.

Departments

Where in Maine?

Can you peg a name to lake and lighthouse?

Editor’s Note

Maine State Parks

Letters to the Editor

What You Said

Your Maine

What’s your favorite place to paddle a canoe or kayak in Maine?

North by East

Down East Dispatches

News You May Have Missed

What’s in a Picture

The End of an Era in Lubec

Q&A

Walter Skold, Founder of the Dead Poets Society of America

Dooryard

Home

A Retro Cumberland Cottage

Making it Maine

Geoffrey Warner’s Owl Stools

Garden

A Family Affair in Jefferson

My Maine

Blueberries Saved My Life!

Recipe

Tomato and Bread Salad

Room With a View

Seeing Stars

Guide

Dining

Boynton-McKay Food Co.

Radio

Old-Time at WYAR

Excursion

Stemwinder Sculpture Works & Gardens

Book

The Enchanted August

Fiction

From Ann Beattie’s The State We’re In: Maine Stories

August Calendar

Go Here. Do this. See that.

From Our Archives: August 1957

A look back at Down East fifty eight years ago

Care Guide (If Applicable)

For the Perfect Gathering

Discover serveware, textiles, and pantry essentials that make hosting warm & welcoming.

Shop Kitchen

Deck the Halls

Celebrate the season the Maine way with festive décor and cozy winter finds.

Shop Holiday

Everyday Essentials

Find Maine-made accessories & jewelry perfect for gifting (or keeping for yourself).

Shop Accessories

Shop the Down East Originals

From classic merch and vintage posters to beloved calendars and unforgettable Maine adventures, discover what makes Down East truly iconic.