Down East Magazine, March 2026
Features
Lost World
An underwater mountain range provides a rare view into the past, when the Gulf of Maine was teeming with life. Its future is up in the air.
By Susan Hand Shetterly
Photographed by Brian Skerry
Come Sail Away
Down East staff photographer Dave Waddell embarks on a six-day cruise to find out what life is like aboard one of Maine's historic schooners.
Out of the Blue
Jumping into the wild world of bluefin tuna, with the scientists who help sustain the fishery and the fishermen who help sustain the science.
By Charlie Pike
Photographed by Ryan David Brown
Where in Maine
Dooryard
North by East
Taking the Plunge
At an Edgecomb oyster farm, winter diving is worth the leap.
Maine Moment
Net Benefit
A new cookbook takes a deep dive into sustainable seafood.
Splendor in the Grass
A salt marsh provides a painter with inspiration - and art supplies.
An Island Unto Himself
Alone, but not at sea, on an offshore compound.
Story Land
An exhibit sketches out the career of a beloved children's-book illustrator.
Quite a Pickle
Adventurous eating at a spot named after a preserved seafood snack.
Maine Dispatches
Room With a View
At home in the space in between.
My Favorite Place
Bigelow Laboratory Ocean Sciences president Deborah Bronk, on the lab's dock.
ON THE COVER
Buoyed up off Kittery Point.
Photo by Nick LaVecchia.
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Features
Lost World
An underwater mountain range provides a rare view into the past, when the Gulf of Maine was teeming with life. Its future is up in the air.
By Susan Hand Shetterly
Photographed by Brian Skerry
Come Sail Away
Down East staff photographer Dave Waddell embarks on a six-day cruise to find out what life is like aboard one of Maine's historic schooners.
Out of the Blue
Jumping into the wild world of bluefin tuna, with the scientists who help sustain the fishery and the fishermen who help sustain the science.
By Charlie Pike
Photographed by Ryan David Brown
Where in Maine
Dooryard
North by East
Taking the Plunge
At an Edgecomb oyster farm, winter diving is worth the leap.
Maine Moment
Net Benefit
A new cookbook takes a deep dive into sustainable seafood.
Splendor in the Grass
A salt marsh provides a painter with inspiration - and art supplies.
An Island Unto Himself
Alone, but not at sea, on an offshore compound.
Story Land
An exhibit sketches out the career of a beloved children's-book illustrator.
Quite a Pickle
Adventurous eating at a spot named after a preserved seafood snack.
Maine Dispatches
Room With a View
At home in the space in between.
My Favorite Place
Bigelow Laboratory Ocean Sciences president Deborah Bronk, on the lab's dock.
ON THE COVER
Buoyed up off Kittery Point.
Photo by Nick LaVecchia.
