Down East Magazine, August 2017

Features Keepers of the Trail Visiting the stewards who help make Maine’s stretch of the Appalachian Trail a wilderness experience like no other. By Kathryn Miles Beacon of Welcome For 20 years, Cape Elizabeth’s Beach to Beacon road race has welcomed the world’s elite runners — and locals have opened their homes to them. By Tristan Spinksi Prettiest Harbors It’s time to lay anchor. Our pictorial tribute to the eight port towns and peaceful coves we never tire of gazing at. Departments Where in Maine? Connect The Mail North by East Opinions, Advisories, and Musings from the Length and Breadth of Maine The Coldest War Our Oldest Border Skirmish Down East Dispatches News You May Have Missed The Absent Majority Why Ranked-Choice Voting (Potentially) Matters Not on Board Debating Cruise Ships on MDI Dooryard Living the Maine Life Garden Walk This Way House Green and Accessible Living Making It in Maine Sabre Yachts Navigates an Industry’s Choppy Waters Recipe Grilled Veggie Toasts Room With a View Guide What to Do in Maine This Month Dining Vinalhaven’s Salt Treat Frappe Sheet: 5 Great Shakes Art Painter Linden Frederick On the cover: Five Islands in Georgetown by Benjamin Williamson