Down East Magazine, March 2023

Features Winter People For some Mainers, the coldest months of the year are the best time to test their mettle outdoors. By Adrienne Perron, Photographed by Tara Rice Still Feisty A look back — and a look ahead — as Maine’s Salt Institute for Documentary Studies marks 50 years. By Brian Kevin What We Talk About When We Talk About Character An inquisitive look at a complicated word, as Maine grapples with age-old — but freshly relevant — issues of livability, growth, and belonging. By Jesse Ellison Special Advertising Section: Moving to Maine What every would-be Mainer needs to know. By Bridget M. Burns Departments North by East A classic candlepin alley is under new management, while the long-running CMCA Biennial feels extra new this year. A veteran mariner’s new book is a stormy ride. Plus, in Maine Dispatches, Sugarloaf starts carving out new trails. Food and Drink In Portland, Miyake is back (and so is the dining scene’s momentum). In Searsport, Rio’s finds its form. Around the state, Maine-made bitters are bettering beverages. Good Things from Maine A tip of the cap to Yarmouth’s five-panel hat maker. Taking the measure of New Balance’s factory expansion in Skowhegan. A Portland potter’s ramen bowls make a splash on a PBS docuseries. Maine Homes The revitalization of a 150-year- old home in Portland, the restoration of native Maine plants on a farm in Washington, and the big reveal of a hotly anticipated boutique hotel. + Where in Maine Dooryard Editor’s note, responses to January’s Where in Maine, the masthead, and more. Columns Room With a View. My Favorite Place Movie writer and director Todd Field, on Rockport’s post office. + On Our Cover More Women+ Surf members Pamela Chévez, Miranda Rico, and Britt Dahlberg at Scarborough’s Pine Point Beach, by Tara Rice.